Decision theory: general

Our students aren't learning, we're falling behind other countries, and many of our college graduates are even functionally illiterate.

This book highlights the current ideas about the what, why and how of educational change and what these suggest about the essential issues that change policy makers and planners need to consider.

Offering a philosophical perspective to the educational improvement agenda, this engaging text provides a new language for research into educational improvement, bringing leading-edge philosophy to current practice.

Offering a philosophical perspective to the educational improvement agenda, this engaging text provides a new language for research into educational improvement, bringing leading-edge philosophy to current practice.

Working in the challenging context of inner city areas on accelerated school improvement does not allow time for reflection.

This book will help you learn the importance of organizations treating enterprise cyber risk management (ECRM) as a value creator, a business enabler, and a mechanism to create a competitive advantage.

Health economics is concerned with the study of the cost-effectiveness of health care interventions.

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Recent global developments have fundamentally changed the landscape for conducting businesses and undertaking social transactions.

In 1986, the SEC and the U.

The world needs great individual educational changemakers capable of identifying problems and creating bold, scalable solutions.

The world needs great individual educational changemakers capable of identifying problems and creating bold, scalable solutions.

Good ideas, the best intentions, and a stirring vision aren't enough to effect change in schools.

Good ideas, the best intentions, and a stirring vision aren't enough to effect change in schools.

Every teacher seeks to be an effective teacher.

Students learning math are expected to do more than just solve problems; they must also be able to demonstrate their thinking and share their ideas, both orally and in writing.

Students learning math are expected to do more than just solve problems; they must also be able to demonstrate their thinking and share their ideas, both orally and in writing.

In this lively and practical book, seasoned educator Jonathan Cassie shines a spotlight on gamification, an instructional approach that's revolutionizing K-12 education.

Curiosity comes from withinwe just have to know how to unleash it.

In this lively and practical book, seasoned educator Jonathan Cassie shines a spotlight on gamification, an instructional approach that's revolutionizing K-12 education.

Curiosity comes from withinwe just have to know how to unleash it.

Whether they're the result of a mandate from on high, a crisis that needs addressing, or simply a desire for improvement, change initiatives are a constant in most every school.

Whether they're the result of a mandate from on high, a crisis that needs addressing, or simply a desire for improvement, change initiatives are a constant in most every school.

In How to Make Decisions with Different Kinds of Student Assessment Data, best-selling author Susan M.

In How to Make Decisions with Different Kinds of Student Assessment Data, best-selling author Susan M.

Curriculum design experts Jay McTighe and Grant Wiggins have reviewed thousands of curriculum documents and unit plans across a range of subjects and grades.

Curriculum design experts Jay McTighe and Grant Wiggins have reviewed thousands of curriculum documents and unit plans across a range of subjects and grades.

In The Freedom to Fail, veteran educator Andrew K.

In The Freedom to Fail, veteran educator Andrew K.

Why have decades of school reform had so little measurable effect on student achievement?

Why have decades of school reform had so little measurable effect on student achievement?

Teachers share one vital characteristic with students: they function best in settings that are organized enough to provide structure and focus, yet flexible enough to respect developmental and personality differences.

How to Help Your School Thrive Without Breaking the Bank will help you improve your school without investing in externally developed, expensive, and time-consuming reform programs or initiatives.

We already know what works in schools; we just need to focus on getting it right.

We already know what works in schools; we just need to focus on getting it right.

Teaching isn't merely transmitting knowledge to students; it's also about teaching students to approach learning in engaging and unexpected ways.

How to Help Your School Thrive Without Breaking the Bank will help you improve your school without investing in externally developed, expensive, and time-consuming reform programs or initiatives.

Teachers share one vital characteristic with students: they function best in settings that are organized enough to provide structure and focus, yet flexible enough to respect developmental and personality differences.

The book offers important insight relevant to Corporate, Government and Global organizations management in general.

The world's financial landscape is transforming as economies become increasingly interdependent.

The author outlines the reasons why management risk must be examined within the perspective of each company's business challenges.

Asset management standards are crucial for building trust between investors and capital market experts.

Energy Price Risk was inspired by the success of the courses Tom James has been running in global energy and commodities trading and price risk management.

Why a strong mission and inspired leadership are vital to the success of America's colleges and universitiesIn 1998, soon after assuming the presidency of Tulane University, Scott Cowen was confronted with a setback.

In the 1990s, large insurance companies failed in virtually every major market, prompting a fierce and ongoing debate about how to better protect policyholders.

Develop and execute a resilient climate change enterprise risk strategy that can be tailored to any organization with this essential guide for risk professionals and business leaders.

Our daily lives are permeated by the activities of logistics and supply chain, from food and clothing to doorstep deliveries.

There is a plethora of literature on the topic of penetration testing, hacking, and related fields.

Siting Noxious Facilities explains and illustrates processes and criteria used to site noxious manufacturing and waste management facilities.

Siting Noxious Facilities explains and illustrates processes and criteria used to site noxious manufacturing and waste management facilities.