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Evaluating Educaitonal Reforms: Scandinavian Perspectives (PB) (Evaluation and Society) by Elana G. Peters Book News Annotation This volume presents reworked and revised versions of papers delivered at an October 2001 conference held in Oslo to evaluate the most recent comprehensive set of educational reforms in Norway. Eleven academics from Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, and... (read more) Your price: $57.25 New - Trade Paper
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How to Be Involved in Program Evaluation: What Every Administrator Needs to Know by Keith A. Mcneil Publisher Comments The purpose of this book is to improve the direction and utility of the evaluation by program directors in charge, and the implementation of the evaluation by the evaluator. The authors contend that both of these goals can best be met by understanding... (read more) Your price: $64.95 New - Trade Paper
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The New Accountability: High Schools and High-Stakes Testing by Martin Carnoy Publisher Comments Examines the impact of high stakes testing in four different statesShows how emphasis on math and English has affected subjects not traditionally tested, such as music and... (read more) Your price: $180.25 New - Hardcover
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Effective School Governor by Joan Dean Publisher Comments The authors explore teachers' perceptions of the causes of their stress, the experience and effects of stress, and the process of recovery and self renewal. The book is based on interviews with numerous primary school teachers clinically diagnosed as... (read more) Your price: $216.50 New - Hardcover
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Quest for a Credible Model in Lending Evaluation by Charles K. Addo Publisher Comments This book examines potential income as an additional independent variable that will complement credit history to predict loan repayment with applicable interest. Lending exposures constitute the most material risk concentrations within banks, and this... (read more) Your price: $11.95 New - Trade Paper
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Program Evaluation Kit #2: How to Focus an Evaluation by Alan Davis Synopsis Changes in the initial stages of the evaluation process over the last decade are reflected in How to Focus an Evaluation. A new book in the series, this volume replaces the first edition's How to Deal with Goals and Objectives. The volume recognizes that... (read more) Your price: $60.25 New - Trade Paper
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Using Equity Audits To Create Equitable and Excellent Schools (09 Edition) by Linda Skrla Synopsis This resource demonstrates how equity audits can support increased achievement for all students, regardless of socio-economic class, and provides inequity indicators for evaluating your school.... (read more) List Price $28.95 Your price: $22.00 Used - Hardcover
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Local Control and Accountability: How to Get It, Keep It, and Improve School Performance by Richard Sagor Publisher Comments The increasing call for local control and accountability in United States' schools has resulted in a rapid bid by public schools to decentralize. Schools and school systems therefore need to acquire the skills - such as research, assessment and... (read more) Your price: $25.95 New - Trade Paper
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Financial Wisdom Coloring Book for Kids and Parents by Elisabeth Donati Synopsis A fun and entertaining way to have powerful conversations with children aboutmoney, investing, and personal responsibility, this coloring book contains 27important financial principles used by wealthy people everywhere.... (read more) Your price: $18.25 New - Trade Paper
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Removing College Price Barriers (96 Edition) by Michael Mumper Publisher Comments This book explores federal and state governmental efforts to achieve universal college affordability, and explains why those efforts have failed so badly. The author provides a comprehensive overview of trends in college finance from 1965 to the present.... (read more) List Price $31.95 Your price: $24.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Decentralized Decision-Making in Schools: The Theory and Evidence on School-Based Management (Directions in Development) by Felipe Barrera-osorio Publisher Comments An increasing number of developing countries are introducing school-based management (SBM) reforms that are aimed at empowering principals and teachers or at strengthening their professional motivation, thereby enhancing their sense of school ownership... (read more) Your price: $30.75 New - Trade Paper
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Data Dynamics: Aligning Teacher Team, School, and District Efforts by Edie L. Holcomb Publisher Comments Author Edie Holcomb states, Data Dynamics is a book about the deliberate and continuous tasks of accessing and using information in the context of district and school improvement processes and teachers' instructional planning. She illustrates the common... (read more) Your price: $29.95 New - Trade Paper
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School-Based Evaluation: A Dialogue for School Improvement by David Nevo Publisher Comments This book presents a comprehensive conceptual framework for school evaluation, and evaluation methods that can be used within the framework of the school for the benefit of students, teachers, school administrators and parents. It is based on concepts... (read more) Your price: $126.75 New - Hardcover
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Self Monitoring Primary School by Pearl White Publisher Comments This book is a practical guide to the initiation and development of monitoring procedures for school curriculum and management. The authors stress the usefulness of a school-wide approach to monitor school effectiveness.... (read more) Your price: $72.75 New - Trade Paper
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The Art of Money Management: For a Simple Life by Janice Aldrow B. S. Publisher Comments The Art of Money Management is a spiritually-based, practical tool for managing day-to-day finances, that includes short stories of real life experiences that will add humor and wisdom to the reality of the choices we make regarding our financial... (read more) Your price: $11.95 New - Trade Paper
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The Phenomenon of Obama and the Agenda for Education: Can Hope Audaciously Trump Neoliberalism? (Hc) by Paul R. (edt) Carr Publisher Comments A volume in Critical Constructions: Studies on Education and SocietySeries Editor: Curry Stephenson Malott, Queens College/CUNYWho should read this book? Anyone who is touched by public education - teachers, administrators, teacher-educators, students... (read more) Your price: $100.95 New - Hardcover
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Report Card by James Patric Hussey Publisher Comments Includes 100 essays ranging from surprisingly interesting treatises on budgets and bond levies to impassioned articles underscoring the role of public education in a free society. Each essay serves as a catalyst for classroom discussions or independent... (read more) List Price $32.95 Your price: $8.25 Used - Trade Paper
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One Size Fits Few: The Folly of Educational Standards by Susan Ohanian Publisher Comments We're lucky to have someone like Susan Ohanian who is willing to take on all the pious nonsense about Standards. - Alfie Kohn, Author of Punished by Rewards and No ContestOhanian's work is a refreshing call to action. . . . This will hit a responsive... (read more) List Price $29.25 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Where to for Provincial Education? by Russell Wildeman Synopsis South Africa's provincial education departments have been reduced to provincial administrations, for reasons that include the powerful role national government plays in delivering education services. This book looks in detail at education spending and... (read more) Your price: $28.25 New - Trade Paper
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Research-based Approaches for Assessment (13 Edition) by John W. Lloyd Publisher Comments Research-Based Strategies for Assessment, 1e is an authoritative collection of the best approaches known to work for students with disabilities.A volume unlike any other, it helps practitioners, teacher-educators, and policymakers combat the gap between... (read more) List Price $60.00 Your price: $55.20 New - Trade Paper
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