Topics covered in this volume include: research on web-based learning; ways to reduce cognitive load in multimedia learning; gathering and organizing web-based information; the risks in cyberspace; engineering perspectives; and the pedagogical impact of course management systems.
This text is divided into four parts: exploring theoretical paradigms in design, development and enactment of PDSs; standard-based teacher education and PDSs; best practices profiles of PDSs that advance understanding of research in the field; and toward a research agenda that strengthens PDSs.
This text is a study of literacy based upon a set of correspondence, the Osborne Family Papers, 1812-1968, housed in the Special Collections Research Center of Syracuse University.
Through the chapters in this volume we learn about the questions that capture the attention of teachers, the methodologies they use to gather data, and the ways in which they make sense of what they find.
The purpose of this book is to describe the approach and process involved in a program designed to assist faculty in acquiring technology skills and to apply these skills in constructing meaningful learning-centered applications.
(special supplemental workbook)The goal of this manual is to enhance the capacity of all members of the educational context, whether student, parent, teacher, administrator, or consultant, to activate the benefits of infused technologies for all learners, including those who are blind or have low vision.
This book recounts the dramatic story of the transformation of the Iowa Commission for the Blind from a verifiably ineffective service agency to perhaps the most outstanding and effective adult service program in the nation in the span of 10 short years.
This collection of research has attempted to capture the essence and promise embodied in the concept of "e;identity"e; and built a bridge to the realm of second language studies.
Nanosatellites, CubeSats of the NewSpace Era for Space Observation 2 presents the entire life cycle of a CubeSat, from the design phase to orbital operations.
The field of education generally, and teacher education particularly, is experiencing some general disquiet with traditional approaches to the identification and classification of knowledge.
A Systems Approach to Public Administration uses General Systems Theory - a cross-disciplinary scientific philosophy first articulated by Ludwig von Bertalanffy then refined by Ervin Laszlo, and covering fields that include but are not limited to human psychology, cell biology, evolutionary biology, linguistics, the theory of consciousness and the human mind, and physics - to formulate "e;The Plan"e;: a series of social policies that if enacted, will enable all of humanity to live in the best possible world given the conditions of our existence.
This book presents cases of schools (Part One) and programs at the district level and beyond (Part Two) in which reform, while driven by high-stakes accountability, became larger and deeper through data-driven dialogue, culture change, organizational learning, and other elements of high performing cultures.
The goal of this book is to serve as a gathering of knowledge and ideas at the intersection of the human resource management (HRM) and management information systems (MIS)/information technology (IT) fields.
"e;Know thyself"e; is something that has been advocated by great philosophers, psychologists, and religious leaders since the beginning of recorded history.
This volume covers such topics as Developing Theories of Fairness Motivation; Development of Justice Integration Theory; and The Roles of Empathy, Self-esteem, and Moral Development in Interactional Fairness.
Wie man aus verlasslichen Kreisen hort, herrscht in der Holle standig Weihnachten , mutmate einst Helmut Qualtinger - und konnte nicht ahnen, dass heutzutage schon im September die ersten Schokoladen-Weihnachtsmanner und Lebkuchen im Supermarkt den Weihnachtsstress ankundigen.
This volume highlights research and conceptual insights into one of the most basic, and yet, perplexing research issues in management-handling and assessing the comparability of our measurement devices across groups and measures.
(Sponsored by the Middle Level Education Research SIG and the National Middle School Association)The Young Adolescent and the Middle School focuses on issues related to the nature of young adolescence and the intersection of young adolescence with middle level schooling.
The chapters in this volume reflect the impact that teachers have on their students when "e;they stand in front of the classroom"e; and the effect their performance have on children such as teachers gender, preparation, certification, knowledge, beliefs, cognitive style, creativity, accountability, and other actions on the part of the teachers.
