Educational strategies and policy

Globalisation and National Identity in History Textbooks: The Russian Federation, the 16th book in the 24-volume book series Globalisation, Comparative Education and Policy Research, discusses trends in dominant discourses of identity politics, and nation-building in school history textbooks in the Russian Federation (RF).

In this book, the authors present the most current knowledge and techniques regarding the selection interview.

Lopsided Schools introduces readers to the case method and helps the reader to use the case method to examine the scholastic challenges that critics posed from World War I to the present.

The STEM fields (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) attract many students with autism, ADD, affective disorders and related invisible disabilities who are highly intelligent and analytical, but who, upon entering higher education, may find that they struggle with independent living and a different way of learning.

Security Culture starts from the premise that, even with good technical tools and security processes, an organisation is still vulnerable without a strong culture and a resilient set of behaviours in relation to people risk.

This book is an exploration of story and its importance in early childhood.

Use the updated activities, examples, and research to improve your anti-bias and multicultural education programs.

This book addresses the transformation of primary education in the former Czechoslovakia (now the Czech Republic) after the fall of the communist regime in 1989.

A cutting-edge, relentless, objective approach to inclusion.

What really sets the best managers above the rest?

Seeking Solutions: Maximizing American Talent by Advancing Women of Color in Academia is the summary of a 2013 conference convened by the Committee on Women in Science, Engineering and Medicine of the National Research Council to discuss the current status of women of color in academia and explore the challenges and successful initiatives for creating the institutional changes required to increase representation of women of color at all levels of the academic workforce.

This book outlines a study of the causes and consequences of school exclusions.

Vocational education and training (VET) can be difficult to define since it is set in a turbulent and volatile environment marked by national and regional specificities.

This book reflects a range of pedagogical responses to increasingly complex educational contexts.

This book explores the notion of authenticity in leaders and examines how authentic leadership is supported by emotional intelligence (EI), resiliency, and mindfulness.

The text of the Qur'an appears to many to be desperately muddled and lacking any coherence.

This timely book addresses the need for increasing multi-agency capacity in schools, as the success of initiatives such as 'Every Child Matters' or 'personalised learning' depends on teachers understanding the challenges faced by young people in learning effectively and happily in their school.

Offering an innovative and dynamic approach to adult learning, Playful Learning explores the potential of play in adulthood with the goal of helping educators, corporate trainers and event designers incorporate play-based activities for adults into both educational and work settings.

In the first volume in the Critical Global Citizenship Education series, Torres combines theoretical and empirical research to present an original perspective on global citizenship education as a vitally important way of learning in a globalized world.

The issue of physical resources is one of considerable interest in the field of human resource management, but the solution to such difficulties must depend upon the skills and enterprise of those in positions of management.

This book is a valuable didactic help (school teachers, guardians, and parents included) for those who wish to understand the specifics of education better and for students of pedagogical and psychological faculties who plan to work with young people in various educational institutions.

This book injects a burst of energy into the sociology of work, offering a perspective that is both innovative and deeply informed.

Human resource (HR) governance is a relatively new construct that has recently begun attracting more and more attention in both research and practice.

This book discusses the effect of global pandemic, Covid-19, on human resource and draws strategies with new job designing tools and techniques.

Lance Wright shows why business in the 21st century requires a new understanding of the intersection of risk, security, and human resource management.

Whether from customers, supply-chain partners, policymakers, or regulators, organizations in virtually every industry are facing calls to do more with less.

The essays in this book deal with situations or issues in public education which we need to address.

This book is about the roots of managerial rationality.

A new breed of HR Professional is needed who can offer the sort of effective people management that can change the way organizations work.

Well-established in some fields and still emerging in others, the studio approach to design education is an increasingly attractive mode of teaching and learning, though its variety of definitions and its high demands can make this pedagogical form somewhat daunting.

Managing Diversity in Organizations focuses on a key issue that organizations are facing-diversity.

The Future of Publicly Funded Faith Schools addresses and critically examines the arguments both for and against the continued maintenance of faith-based schools within a publicly funded state system.

In Employment Relations the authors translate years of experience, with the help of interesting vignettes, real life examples and connections with popular culture, into a critical understanding of the topic that brings the field to life.

On a historical global turning point, this book offers a thorough exploration of the "e;New Sustainability Paradigm"e;, originally developed by the Global Scenario Group (GSG) of the Stockholm Environmental Institute (SEI) as a starting point for analyzing real-life transitions and transformations.

This book describes four 'layers' or stages of education - Mythic, Romantic, Philosophic and Ironic and shows how children at each stage most effectively learn, and how they can be helped towards educational maturity.

Today's teachers are responsible for a greater variety of learners with a greater diversity of needs than ever before.

One of the most important requirements of leadership is effective communication.

"e;Do you want to hire great people?

WINNER: getAbstract International Book Award 2024 - Learning ImpactDigital coaching is transforming employee experience and the future of work as we know it.

This handbook brings together a range of global perspectives in the field of critical studies in education to illuminate multiple ways of knowing, learning, and teaching for social wellbeing, justice, and sustainability.

Human resources are the most unique and precious possessions of an organization.

The latest volume of Research in Managing Groups and Teams focuses on multiteam systems (MTSs), or systems of interdependent teams working toward a shared goal.

This book discusses the importance of integrating spirituality from diverse knowledge backgrounds to be effective in its everyday use.