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  • Dogs in Educational Settings

    Applications, Benefits, and Challenges

    by Jean P. Kirnan ...
    Series series New Directions in the Human-Animal Bond
    Bridging the gap between scholarly research and practice, Dogs in Educational Settings: Applications, Benefits, and Challenges provides readers with essential theory and real-world applications underlying the incorporation of dogs into schools. Teachers, administrators, and school staff are implementing therapy dog programs in exciting and innovative ways. However, we might ask, "How are these ... Read more

    $67.99 CAD

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  • Everyday Ethics

    A Case Study Analysis

    by Jean P. Kirnan ...
    This book expands the current discussion on ethics, addressing the gap between "headline" ethics cases, which are often extreme and taken from a business context, and the everyday ethical challenges that we all face in school, work, relationships, and communities. Case studies throughout demonstrate concepts and provide opportunities for readers to apply theory as they consider everyday issues ... Read more

    $109.99 CAD

  • Animal-assisted Interventions

    Recognizing and Mitigating Potential Welfare Challenges

    by Patti Anderson, Nicky Barendrecht-Jenken, Anna van den Berg, Darlene Blackman, Eileen Bona, Donna Clarke, Linda Chassman Craddock, Yvonne Eaton-Stull, Aubrey H. Fine, Cynnie Foss, Angela Fournier, Megan French, Nina Ekholm Fry, Lisa-Maria Glenk, Temple Grandin, Susan D. Greenbaum, Taylor Chastain Griffin, Joy R. Hanson, Terri Hlava, Ann R. Howie, Batya Gugenheim Jaffe, Amy Johnson, Suzanne M. Kapral, Jean Kirnan, Ursula A. Aragunde Kohl, Veronica Lac, Elizabeth A. Letson, Helen Lewis, Kirsty MacQueen, Arieahn Matamonasa-Bennett, Angela M. Moe, Julie Ann Nettifee, Zenithson Ng, Brittany Panus, Caiti Peters, Laura Poleshuck, Missy Reed, Elizabeth Ruegg, Brenda Rynders, Sarah Schlote, Shira Smilovici, Ashley Thompson, Risë VanFleet, Melissa Y. Winkle, Katrina Winsor ...
    This is a practical book exploring how to conduct animal assisted intervention (AAI) in ways that protect and prioritize animal and human welfare. This resource is for social scientists (e.g., psychology, social work, human development and family studies, etc.), as well as ethologists and animal behaviour and welfare students and practitioners. The book is a series of short chapters that depict a ... Read more

    $70.99 CAD

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    How Technology and Brain Science Will Transform Schools and Business for the 21st Century

    by Cathy N. Davidson ...
    A digital innovator shows how we can thrive in the new technological age.When Cathy Davidson and Duke University gave free iPods to the freshman class in 2003, critics said they were wasting their money. Yet when students in practically every discipline invented academic uses for their music players, suddenly the idea could be seen in a new light-as an innovative way to turn learning on its head ... Read more

    $6.99 CAD

  • What Does It Mean to Be Well Educated?

    And More Essays on Standards, Grading, and Other Follies

    by Alfie Kohn ...
    Few writers ask us to question our fundamental assumptions about education as provocatively as Alfie Kohn. Time magazine has called him'perhaps the country's most outspoken critic of education's fixation on grades [and] test scores.' And the Washington Post says he is 'the most energetic and charismatic figure standing in the way of a major federal effort to make standardized curriculums and tests ... Read more

    $14.39 CAD

  • What Every Parent Should Know About School

    by Michael Reist ...
    School is our children's second home. They will spend more time there than anywhere else in their formative years. We all need to talk honestly about the nature of this environment, how it works, and how it doesn't work. Our kids are depending on us to create a school system where they can learn as well as feel happy. The more we know about how school works, the better we will be able to navigate ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Real Education

    Four Simple Truths for Bringing America's Schools Back to Reality

    by Charles Murray ...
    With four simple truths as his framework, Charles Murray, the bestselling coauthor of The Bell Curve, sweeps away the hypocrisy, wishful thinking, and upside-down priorities that grip America’s educational establishment.Ability varies. Children differ in their ability to learn academic material. Doing our best for every child requires, above all else, that we embrace that simplest of truths. ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD

  • The Will to Lead,The Skill to Teach: Transforming Schools at Every Level

    Transforming Schools at Every Level

    by Anthony Muhammad, Sharroky Hollie ...
    Series series Essentials for Principals
    School improvement begins with self-examination and honest dialogue about socialization, bias, discrimination, and cultural insensitivity. The authors acknowledge both the structural and sociological issues that contribute to low-performing schools, and offer multiple tools and strategies to assess and improve classroom management, increase literacy, establish academic vocabulary, and contribute ... Read more

    $36.99 CAD

  • Transformative Learning in Practice

    Insights from Community, Workplace, and Higher Education

    Edited by Jack Mezirow, Edward W. Taylor ...
    The leading authorities in the field produced this comprehensive resource, which provides strategies and methods for fostering Transformative Learning (TL) practice in a wide variety of higher and adult education settings. The book answers relevant questions such as: What are effective practices for promoting TL in the classroom? What is it about TL that is most helpful in informing practice? How ... Read more

    $56.99 CAD

  • Curriculum 21

    Essential Education for a Changing World

    by Heidi Hayes Jacobs ...
    "What year are you preparing your students for? 1973? 1995? Can you honestly say that your school's curriculum and the program you use are preparing your students for 2015 or 2020? Are you even preparing them for today?"With those provocative questions, author and educator Heidi Hayes Jacobs launches a powerful case for overhauling, updating, and injecting life into the K-12 curriculum. Sharing ... Read more

    $39.99 CAD

  • The Skillful Teacher

    On Technique, Trust, and Responsiveness in the Classroom

    by Stephen D. Brookfield ...
    Energize your classrooms with these key techniques for college teachingStudents say the best teachers get them excited about learning, stretch their thinking, and keep them actively involved in class. But with increasingly diverse classrooms and constantly changing technology, each semester throws up new challenges for engaging students.Discover how to keep your teaching, and your students, ... Read more

    $32.99 CAD

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  • Exploring Leadership

    For College Students Who Want to Make a Difference

    by Susan R. Komives, Nance Lucas, Timothy R. McMahon ...
    This third edition is a thoroughly revised and updated version of the bestselling text for undergraduate leadership courses. This book is designed for college students to help them understand that they are capable of being effective leaders and guide them in developing their leadership potential. The Relational Leadership Model (RLM) continues as the major focus in this edition, and the book ... Read more

    $72.99 CAD

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