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Written to commemorate the National Congress on Teacher Education in the United States, this book describes the Congress' deliberations on questions of policy, practice and research regarding teacher preparation.

Step-by-step instructions help you choose assessment methods that provide reliable evaluations of your elementary and middle school students' performance in science.

Examines the methods that outstanding teachers use to develop healthy, caring relationships with their students without turning into counselors or parents.

Jeffrey A Kottler states that multiculturalism has become so politically correct that authentic feelings and honest opinions are reserved and limited to the teachers' lounge. What is described as sensitivity to diversity is often transformed into a degree of caution in which people no longer say what they really think. In this book, Kottler presents an honest, intimate, and provocative look at issues related to culture, and suggests ways in which teachers can make their classroom more vibrant and culturally responsive.

This book details the steps that need to be taken to move from a traditional school system to a true learning organization.

PLACE THIS NEXT TO DONALDSON AND MARNIK IN BROCHURES!!!Intended as a companion to Becoming Better Leaders, this book recounts the experiences and challenges of a group of educators from Maine in their evolving identities as leaders.

The contributors present a strong case for teaching the learning process--which evidence shows can be more effective than the teaching of specific disciplines.

This book is designed for the leadership of reform at the high school, disrict, and state levels; for policy-makers instrumental in these reforms; and to university faculty and graduate students in education. It will be a vaulable resource in courses on leadership, administratioin, policy, curriclum and instruction, and change facilitation.

In consideration of the new and varied leadership roles teachers are expected to fill as schools restructure and reform, this collection offers an insightful vision of the changes needed in teacher education to prepare teachers to be proactive leaders. Contributors reflect on key aspects of contexts, processes, communication and curriculum. Topics discussed include: occupational stress; special preparation of urban teachers; peer coaching and collaboration; communication skills; and workplace barriers to leadership development.

Critical issues facing the future of teacher education are presented in this book. The contributors tackle factors including: multicultural education for an increasingly multicultural population; using technology in teacher preparation programmes; developing teacher leadership abilities for on the spot decision-making; and international perspectives in teacher education.

Based on a study of New York schools, this comprehensive book examines how social justice issues relate to outcome equity in education, and suggests ways of using resources more effectively in order to improve learning results.

This volume provides a penetrating look at reform efforts that affirm equal opportunity yet at the same time continue to maintain structures that preserve inequity. Contributors examine ways to achieve greater educational equity and, through inquiry and exploration, offer several paths for thought and action.

A practical guide to making schools dynamic, fair and caring places for both educators and students. It helps educational administrators develop the skills that are necessary to face the challenges of new leadership models and educational policies.

The editors of this volume aim to help educators make better decisions about their efforts at restructuring by showing what has and has not worked in some of the most widely known experiments. Because the programmes examined have been in place for several years, the cases offer richness of detail and a wealth of ideas. This book's insights and practical detail will benefit educators both in schools and at district level, as well as students and academics in the field.

This volume will help teachers and administrators design, organize and conduct evaluations of their school's reading and language arts programmes - without needing to use complicated statistical procedures or research techniques.

This landmark volume responds to the persistent demands from criminal justice professionals, policy advisers and the general public for `correctional options that work'. The contributors: define the options; seek to identify the varied concepts and hidden agendas underneath the simple phrase `what works?'; select three key areas in which to review relevant theory and empirical evidence - risk//needs assessment techniques; intervention//sanctioning options; programme implementation approaches; promote a dialogue amongst the key players which will prepare them for proactive decision-making on when and for whom alternatives to prison, particularly in the community, are appropriate rather than force them into panic dec

Sexual harassment is now a universally recognized topic of concern for employers as well as employed women. The contributors to this volume provide a comprehensive look at what we know about sexual harassment. Their findings are grounded in theory, research and practice.

Features contributors who synthesize research from psychology and from other fields such as education, family studies and social work. This title shows how different methods used by developmental and social psychologists present unique possibilities for exploring questions of mutual interest.

Presents a diagnosis, an approach to organizational consultation and planned change, that reflects current research and theorizing about organizational change and effectiveness.

A detailed review of current research and ideas concerning both communication processes and family functioning is provided in this valuable contribution to the literature. Divided into three parts the book focuses on: communication of family members over time; the role of interaction in various family relationships; and the association between family structure and communication. Readers are provided with a set of questions that they can use to examine their own and other's research and the chapters also illustrate a range of methodological and//or theoretical positions.

The Second Edition of Understanding Family Policy continues to provide the conceptual framework, offered in the First Edition, which enables students and professionals to examine and analyze government policies and their impact on the family. Features new to this edition include: new theoretical frameworks and their applications; an update of the recent history of family policy; a reinforcement of the link between theory and the everyday life experiences people have with the policy process; and study questions and a glossary.

Offers alternatives to the dominant quantitative paradigm in social work research. This title provides studies of social work problems using a diversity of qualitative approaches, including field observations, interviews, single cases, organizational documents and literary narratives.

This text examines how adolescents' problem behaviours develop, and whether there are reliable ways to prevent them. The contributors explore such topics as attention deficit disorder, substance abuse, rape, eating disorders, depression and suicide.

Counseling Persons of African Descent provides an in-depth analysis of the counselling literature pertaining to African American clients.

What quality control methods can be used most effectively to structure and monitor interviews and convert refusals? What telephone numbers should be used in random digit dialling? How can eligible respondents be chosen and their cooperation secured? Addressing these and other survey issues, this book offers researchers a guide to thinking about and executing telephone surveys from generating phone numbers to structuring the work of interviewers and supervisors. New to this edition are a focus on the total survey error concept, a comparison of CATI (computer-assisted telephone interviews) with PAPI (paper and pencil inventory) procedures, mixed-mode surveys and new telecommunication technologies. In addition, the book covers such topics as h

This collection of insights, anecdotes, gifts, and guidance on shared leadership in schools is written by principals for principals.

When using the analysis of variance (ANOVA) in an experimental design, how can the researcher determine whether to treat a factor as fixed or random? This book provides the reader with the criteria to make the distinction between fixed and random levels among factors, an important decision that directly reflects the purpose of the research. In addition to exploring the varied roles random factors can play in social research, the authors provide a discussion of the statistical analyses required with random factors and give an overview of computer-assisted analysis of random factor designs using SAS and SPSSX.

As ever-increasing numbers of children live apart from their parents, how can policymakers and professionals who work with families address the emotional and financial needs of such children? The editors draw on research, policy and practice sources in order to identify a rich array of roles that nonresidential parents may play in the lives of their children. They also explore such issues as: variation in nonresidential parenting across ethnic groups; the financial implications of parenting separately; patterns of involvement of nonresidential parents; and implications for further research and social policy.