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Distance Education: A Systems View The most comprehensive and authoritative text on the subject, DISTANCE EDUCATION, SECOND EDITION retains its emphasis on a systems approach in the organization and selection of material. The authors apply their long and broad experience to the task of selecting from, and clarifying, information on the theory, research, and practice of distance education, including how to design and teach courses, the technologies employed, characteristics of learners, organizational structures, and policy $81.84

Teaching Children Physical Education: Becoming a Master Teacher bLearn the skills and techniques of master teachers/bbrbr In this fully updated edition, George Graham, PhD, presents a concise, practical, user-friendly view of what it takes to become a master teacher of children's physical education. The book is contemporary and easy to apply in real-world teaching situations. Dr. Graham knows kids--and the challenges of teaching them. brbriTeaching Children Physical Education, Third Edition,/i is valuable to future and veteran teachers alike. Future $32.11

Historical and Philosophical Foundations of Education: A Biographical Introduction (4th Edition) This unique book is structured around the major movements in world history, the biographies of leading educators, and the philosophies and ideologies that resulted from their ideas. Particularly effective, is the author's use of biographies to enhance and examine the great movements in history. By reading these biographies—of 22 theorists, philosophers and educators—readers are able to better understand the human condition that shaped the major historical movements. This comprehensive and $70.20

Classic Edition Sources: Multicultural Education This reader provides over 40 selections of enduring intellectual value--classic articles, book excerpts, and research studies--that have shaped the study of multicultural education and our contemporary understanding of it. . $36.88

Human Diversity in Education: An Integrative Approach with PowerWeb (5th Edition) This research-based, comprehensive introduction to multicultural education and diversity prepares future teachers for the wide diversity of students they will meet in their classrooms, schools, and communities. Moving beyond the purely cultural approach of many comparable texts, iHuman Diversity in Education/i addresses the full range of human diversity found in today’s schools--including nationality, ethnicity, race, religion, gender, class, language, sexual orientation, and ability levels. $86.88

Affirming Diversity: The Sociopolitical Context of Multicultural Education (5th Edition) p style="margin: 0px;"b/b/pp style="margin: 0px;"In this revision of her best-selling book, author Sonia Nieto explores the meaning, necessity, and benefits of multicultural education for students of all backgrounds./pp style="margin: 0px;" /pp style="margin: 0px;"b/b/pp style="margin: 0px;"The book looks at how personal, social, political, cultural, and educational factors affect the success or failure of students in today's classroom. Expanding upon the popular case-study approach, the fifth $87.48

Education and Identity (Jossey Bass Higher and Adult Education Series) IArthur Chickering and Linda Reisser have produced an intelligent and penetrating scholarly work that is a worthy sequel to its distinguished predecessor. If the history of Education and Identity is any indication, this second edition will take its place among the classics in higher education literature./IBR?Ernest T. Pascarella, professor of educational psychology, the University of Illinois, ChicagoPThis completely revised and updated edition of Chickering's classic work presents new findings $44.00

Will Standards Save Public Education As usual, Deborah Meier has a fresh take on standardized tests. While other critics fault standardized tests and what they measure, Meier contests the very idea of a centralized authority that dictates how and what teachers teach. This, she argues, sets up a terrible model for students because it doesn't allow for their teachers to emerge as thoughtful, accountable adults, seriously engaged with the dynamics of their own schools, classrooms, and communities. In turn, the students can't learn $14.40

Foundations of Physical Education, Exercise Science, and Sport (Foundations of Physical Education and Sport) Integrating the traditional presentation of the nature, scope, philosophy, and history of physical education and sport with the growing career opportunities available within this dynamic field, this text addresses the challenges and the future of the discipline. It emphasizes preparation for a diversity of careers, addressing areas such as teaching, coaching, exercise leadership, athletic and personal training, sport management, and sport media. $95.00

First Class Character Education Activities Program: Ready-to-Use Lessons Activities for Grades 7-12 This resource gives secondary teachers and counselors 95 ready-to-use lessons with reproducible activity sheets to promote healthy character development in students. The lessons are drawn from First-Class, a successful program initiated by students and teachers at Mundelein (IL) High School and can be used as is or adapted to fit the particular needs in any junior or senior high school. Major topics covered include: br * the nature of good character br * student behavior and the related $21.86

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