Educational strategies and policy

Find out why early childhood is the best time to teach your child a second language and learn how to do it with this step-by-step guide.

"e;Reading the book Spiritual Competency in Psychotherapy was like having a series of extended conversations with a good friend about what really matters in psychotherapy and life.

This volume argues that districts are important as a lever for change given the limited success of school-by-school efforts.

Accrediting boards, the federal government, and state legislatures are now requiring a greater level of accountability from higher education.

Learn to Think Critically and Make Better DecisionsAddiction professionals make decisions everyday that impact peoples lives.

As cofounders of the leadership coaching and training firm Ridge Associates, authors Robert Bolton and Dorothy Grover teach that good interpersonal communication is essential to getting things done.

Using Fitz-enz's proprietary analytic model, you will be equipped to measure and evaluate past and current returns and apply the information to make predictions about the future value of human capital investments.

This is a study of higher education in the world's four largest developing economies-Brazil, Russia, India, and China.

This book presents a detailed description of a new group method called Planned Group Counseling (PGC).

An invaluable guide that provides you with the comprehensive tools and knowledge you need to help your teams--and, ultimately, your organization--succeed.

Zappos was broke in 1999 and in 2009 sold itself to Amazon for $1.

Connecting with dual language learners (DLLs) is a growing reality among early childhood educators, who need to learn practical, proven strategies to reach these students.

When it comes to race in America, we must face one uncomfortable but undeniable fact.

For many counseling students, the first experience with a counseling practicum or internship can be daunting.

Using a courtroom trial as a metaphor, Training on Trial seeks to get to the truth about why training fails and puts the business partnership model to work for real.

Since 1995, USC's Center for Effective Organizations (CEO) has conducted the definitive longitudinal study of the human resource management function in organizations.

Updated, reorganized, and streamlined to focus squarely on ethical decision making in counseling and psychotherapy and in the practice of specialties in counseling.

Incorporating a wealth of knowledge from international experts, this is an authoritative guide to provide a comprehensive overview of professional coaching.

This helpful guide provides practical advice to guide team coaches, leaders, and members to high-performance results.

Many mental health practitioners present symptoms that are consistent with their clients' anxiety and stress-related disorders.

This work is the first to examine the educational philosophy of Elijah Muhammad, the patriarch of the Nation of Islam and a pivotal leader in Americas history.

Yael Zofi's proprietary Trust Wheel model is a proven solution to the unique challenges managers must overcome as more people migrate to partially or fully-remote working situations.

Franco-American diplomatic relations were tested at pivotal moments in world history.

This book features eleven first-person stories of men from diverse class and racial backgrounds who have made a long-term commitment to end their physical and emotional abuse and controlling behaviors.

For human resources departments struggling to highlight their worth amidst company cuts and streamlining, this book offers a rigorous yet simple solution that is less costly and intimidating than an outside audit.

This is the first comprehensive text on African Mathematics that can be used to address some of the problematic issues in this area.

This international and thought-provoking volume addresses both theoretical and conceptual issues of resilience in modern organizations, looking at areas of concern and providing suggestions for future preventative measures.

Fourteen years since its first publication, the bestsellerNasty People has been revised and updated to cover the motivations of nasty people, how to avoid confrontation with a nasty boss, how to handle a nasty spouse, and much more, including:How to break the cycle of nastinessA new understanding of personality disorders and depressionNarcissism, nasty behavior, and self-doubtNasty people and self-validationThe role adrenaline plays in nasty behavior and our responses to it.

This Handbook presents opportunities, best practices, and case studies backed by cutting edge research on the drivers of continuous improvement of health, safety, and wellbeing in the architecture, engineering, construction, and facility management sector.

Addressing the fact that under-representation has been a concern for medical educators, medical councils, and the government for some time, this book presents the first evidence-based monograph for pedagogies that can be applied to all aspects of widening participation, tackling chronic under-representation in medical settings.

The founder of the New-Style Education Experiment of China provides Western readers with a rare inside look at the Chinese education systemThe New-Style Education of China details the character and soul of modern education and educational ideals, how to conduct a new education experiment, how to establish new education management rules and develop teachers' potential, and how to develop children's classes and family education.

An effective and engaging way employees can learn Six Sigma and put its concepts into playPart of the popular Big Book of Games series, which capitalizes on the proven effective method for workplace training, this first book of training games for Six Sigma ensures that employees will better retain Six Sigma's complex topics.

Building and maintaining a strong and effective teamIf two heads are better than one, how about a team of heads?

Help your team survive the damaging effects of a layoffLearn how to keep the company running and profitable--and your team motivated and happyBeing laid off from a job can be devastating.

One of China's top education scholars, Zhu Yongxin provides never-before-tried methods for promoting literacy throughout ChinaAs China steps up to power in a modern world, creating a literate population is critical.

Media Exposure and Risk is a video presentation.

*Shortlisted for The Business Book Awards 2025*The essential guide for organizations to understand how toxic cultures form, identify the warning signs, and take effective action to address and prevent them.

Get remote team members to interact as if they're in the same room!

Hiring highly qualified people is crucial to every company, and Background Screening and Investigations is an essential guide to succeeding in a turbulent business environment.

This book explores the impact of technology on Human Resource (HR) practices and how organisations can effectively incorporate progress in technology to improve HR processes.

Critical Analysis of Parental Involvement in School presents in-depth explorations of parental involvement within culturally distinct contexts.

A leadership blueprint for managing cross-cultural issues in any M&A dealIn our rapidly expanding and increasingly volatile global economy, mergers and acquisitions are becoming the strategy of choice for businesses seeking to stimulate growth while managing risk.

Dozens of engaging ways to forge good working relationships between managers and their staffsThis book offers managers 50 fun, illuminating experiential activities for building a positive, open, and productive relationship with the people they manage.

Don't Let the Real Test Be Your First Test!

Positive Special Education spotlights the power of positive special education, combining insights from researchers and teachers in special education from several countries.

This handbook contributes to the advanced knowledge of talent management and learning organizations in the post-pandemic era.

The ultimate guide to spearheading a mobile learning program!

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Effective resource management and reliable equipment are essential for optimum plant performance.

Joel Spring's history of school policies imposed on dominated groups in the United States examines the concept of deculturalization-the use of schools to strip away family languages and cultures and replace them with those of the dominant group.