Advice on Education

A word of mouth bestseller which has become one of the best loved and most successful books in the parenting field. With around 20% new material, S...

In this ground-breaking book, Dr. Michaeleen Doucleff looks back to our ancestors for solutions to our failing modern-day parenting theories. ...

Essential guide to British universities that gives you all the information you need to make the crucial decisions on what to study, where to study,...

Kiyosaki expands on his belief that the school system was created to churn out 'Es' / Employees...those "A Students" who read well, memorize well a...

Cultures in Contrast is designed for students who are entering college or university life in the 21st century. It provides challenging readings and...

This book, written by an experienced urban classroom teacher and coach, aims to document effective practices in urban schools and to provide insigh...

Dieser Band dokumentiert eine Reihe von Beiträgen der XIX. Internationalen wissenschaftlichen Konferenz Bildungsreform und Lehrerausbildung zum The...

The adoption of Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) in Higher Education teaching has been widespread. This learning strategy has develo...

Being a physician is an amazing privilege, and it can be a deeply rewarding career...but first you have to get through medical school. Students, wh...

This Guide is produced on behalf of the European Science Foundation Asia Committee. The Guide provides a comprehensive survey of researchers, insti...

Translation can help improve foreign language teaching and learning – this study shows how. In an increasingly globalised world and in an increasin...

Is College a Lousy Investment?: Negotiating the Hidden Cost of Higher Education discusses many of the economic misconceptions about earning a colle...

Is College a Lousy Investment?: Negotiating the Hidden Cost of Higher Education discusses many of the economic misconceptions about earning a colle...

The United States educational system has more tradition and emotion bound to the concept of grading than nearly any other nation in the world. The ...

What should you do when your three-year old Sesame-Street afficianado suddenly announces that he wants to study the violin? Or when your seven-year...

The United States educational system has more tradition and emotion bound to the concept of grading than nearly any other nation in the world. The ...

Military spouse education is an often overlooked topic. With the proliferation of service member programs and benefits, and the spotlight on them, ...

What would it cost the education system to adopt policies that emphasize science literacy for all students? How can we ensure that tests measure wh...

Casework in K–6 Writing Instruction is a collection of teaching cases that feature real teachers, real students, and real examples of K–6 writing i...

The Truth About Career Planning and the College Search Process“…the go-to guide for students to find the right path, at the right time, for the rig...

This book explores the evidence for paradigm shifts in the context of science education. The articles draw attention to areas where there is a perc...

This collection of papers provides a small overview of educational research in Estonia. The papers in the collection treat school reforms since the...

Pedagogy for autonomy is a continuous struggle for transformative and empowering education. That struggle entails reflecting on what fosters or hin...

Several topics in contemporary educational research in Estonia have been covered in this collection. The professional identities of vocational teac...

The Soviet Union collapsed more than 20 years ago, but the traces left in occupied countries by this monstrous system still affect the lives of mil...

The studies in this volume explore a number of issues in education today. One paper reveals what actually motivates teachers to develop their caree...

This volume assumes no prior knowledge of the subject. For students who have never studied American Studies before, it will give an idea of what to...

A new, innovative way for students to navigate the college application landscape and find the school that’s best for their future.Much attention ha...

How to Study contains around 1,000 practical tips, taking students at college or university from their first lectures through to their final exams ...

The Freshman Year Experience presents an authoritative, comprehensive guide to the policies, strategies, programs, and services designed to ensure ...

The statistic is staggering: Fifty percent of Christian college students lose their faith--or at least have made it a low priority--by the time the...

Deluged with messages that range from “It’s Ivy League or bust” to “It doesn’t matter where you go,” college applicants and their families often fi...

In a time when crossing guards are posted to prevent high schoolers from jumping in front of trains and parents shelling out $100K for packaged col...

There is an ocean of information about college admissions but no one source that satisfactorily summarizes the whole process for parents and studen...

Who am I as a psychologist? This book examines the role of psychologists in cross- cultural settings and explores the value of self-knowledge in th...

Entering a doctoral program can be an important first step in advancing your career. You will create a network of support that will include profess...

This collection of essays frames the work of teachers and teacher educators within a struggle over what it means to educate a highly diverse public...

This book won the 2014 CCCC (Conference on College Composition and Communication) Outstanding Book Award – Edited Collection Race and Writing Asse...

The goal of an elementary school is to educate all children. However, the growing number of students per school and the increased demands placed up...

This book won the 2014 CCCC (Conference on College Composition and Communication) Outstanding Book Award – Edited Collection Race and Writing Asse...

Problem-solving in mathematics is seen by many students as a struggle. Since the capacity to count and understand basic arithmetical concepts (addi...