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  • Academically Adrift

    Limited Learning on College Campuses

    by Richard Arum, Josipa Roksa ...
    In spite of soaring tuition costs, more and more students go to college every year. A bachelor’s degree is now required for entry into a growing number of professions. And some parents begin planning for the expense of sending their kids to college when they’re born. Almost everyone strives to go, but almost no one asks the fundamental question posed by Academically Adrift: are undergraduates ... Read more

    $32.99 CAD

  • Aspiring Adults Adrift

    Tentative Transitions of College Graduates

    by Richard Arum, Josipa Roksa ...
    Few books have ever made their presence felt on college campuses—and newspaper opinion pages—as quickly and thoroughly as Richard Arum and Josipa Roksa's 2011 landmark study of undergraduates' learning, socialization, and study habits, Academically Adrift: Limited Learning on College Campuses. From the moment it was published, one thing was clear: no university could afford to ignore its well ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • What Works

    Gender Equality by Design

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    Gender equality is a moral and a business imperative. But unconscious bias holds us back, and de-biasing people’s minds has proven to be difficult and expensive. Diversity training programs have had limited success, and individual effort alone often invites backlash. Behavioral design offers a new solution. By de-biasing organizations instead of individuals, we can make smart changes that have big ... Read more

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  • Lowering Higher Education

    The Rise of Corporate Universities and the Fall of Liberal Education

    by James Cote, Anton L. Allahar ...
    What happens to the liberal arts and science education when universities attempt to sell it as a form of job training? In Lowering Higher Education, a follow-up to their provocative 2007 book Ivory Tower Blues, James E. Côté and Anton L. Allahar explore the subverted 'idea of the university' and the forces that have set adrift the mission of these institutions. Côté and Allahar connect the ... Read more

    $31.99 CAD

  • Mediating Interpersonal and Small Group Conflict

    by Cheryl A. Picard ...
    This is a guide to the theory and practice of mediation. It sets out a systematic approach to the use of mediation and to assuming the role of mediator. This book will be one of value to individuals interested in becoming mediators, to parties in conflict considering recourse to mediation to resolve issues, to students studying mediation as a dispute resolution alternative, to professionals who ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Reaching and Teaching Students in Poverty

    Strategies for Erasing the Opportunity Gap

    by Paul C. Gorski ...
    Series series Multicultural Education Series
    This influential book describes the knowledge and skills educators need to recognize and combat the bias and inequity that undermine educational engagement for students experiencing poverty. This edition features revisions based on new research and lessons from the author’s professional development work, including the dangers of “grit” and deficit perspectives.“A must-read for educators in schools ... Read more

    $39.99 CAD

  • The Principal as Leader of the Equitable School

    by Ontario Principals′ Council ...
    Series series Leading Student Achievement Series
    Equitable schools equal high achievement for all students!The Principal as Leader of the Equitable School is an invaluable book that provides an expanding awareness of equity issues to not only principals and district leaders, but also school equity committees. From the novice to the experienced school leader, readers will discover how to create a learning community that erases achievement gaps ... Read more

    $39.99 CAD

  • Restoring Opportunity

    The Crisis of Inequality and the Challenge for American Education

    by Greg J. Duncan, Richard J. Murnane ...
    In this landmark volume, Greg J. Duncan and Richard J. Murnane lay out a meticulously researched case showing how—in a time of spiraling inequality—strategically targeted interventions and supports can help schools significantly improve the life chances of low-income children.The authors offer a brilliant synthesis of recent research on inequality and its effects on families, children, and schools ... Read more

    $23.99 CAD

  • Business Ethics

    An Ethical Decision-Making Approach

    by Mark S. Schwartz ...
    Series series Foundations of Business Ethics
    Business Ethics: An Ethical Decision-Making Approach presents a practical decision-making framework to aid in the identification, understanding, and resolution of complex ethical dilemmas in the workplace.Focuses exclusively on three basic aspects of ethical decision making and behavior—how it actually takes place, how it should take place, and how it can be improvedUses real-life examples of ... Read more

    $60.99 CAD

  • Effective Inclusive Schools

    Designing Successful Schoolwide Programs

    by Thomas Hehir, Lauren I. Katzman ...
    How to raise the achievement of all kids, from gifted to those with severe disabilitiesThis book presents lessons learned from in-depth case studies of some of our most effective inclusive public schools. The authors conclusively demonstrate that schools can educate students with mild and severe disabilities in general education classrooms by providing special education services that link to and ... Read more

    $23.99 CAD

  • Women Who Opt Out

    The Debate over Working Mothers and Work-Family Balance

    Edited by Bernie D. Jones ...
    In a much-publicized and much-maligned 2003 New York Times article, “The Opt-Out Revolution,” the journalist Lisa Belkin made the controversial argument that highly educated women who enter the workplace tend to leave upon marrying and having children. Women Who Opt Out is a collection of original essays by the leading scholars in the field of work and family research, which takes a multi ... Read more

    $31.99 CAD

  • Unequal Prospects

    Is Working Longer the Answer?

    by Tay McNamara, John Williamson ...
    Series series Framing 21st Century Social Issues
    In light of the recent financial crisis and changing economic landscape, McNamara and Williamson present and analyze the possibility of working longer. Including a range of potential policies (e.g., further increasing the age of eligibility for full Social Security benefits, allocating more government resources to retraining and job search assistance for older workers), this is one of the major ... Read more

    $49.99 CAD