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Contributors treat issues of evaluation and testing, and conclude by addressing the potential of collaborative efforts.

Responding to a major challenge, community groups and organizations throughout the country are seeking answers to the problem of underachieving minority students.

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This work is a study of the sociological and political implications of adult education and adult learning theories and practices through the lens of race, class, gender, language, culture and sexual orientation.

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This work is a study of the sociological and political implications of adult education and adult learning theories and practices through the lens of race, class, gender, language, culture and sexual orientation.

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Christian missionaries, secular cultural elite, and the government have served as three major forces pushing American cultural values and political idealism abroad, although each has emphasized different elements of AmericanismChristian beliefs, individualism, democracy, and free enterprisein championing American leadership.

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In Making Youth Matter Robert Mitchener shares from his own experiences the importance of young people being valued, developed and directed through collaborative community efforts.

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Can America's faith in public education be restored As they analyse the ways in which public school leaders successfully formed and transformed American education, historian Tyack and political scientist Hansot conclude that the main challenge facing today's leaders is to create a new community of commitment to public education as a common good.

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A practical guide for early years practitioners on managing children's behaviour in childcare and early years settings. Filled with tips and suggestions on how practitioners can help children to learn, the author demonstrates how positive methods encourage the development of appropriate behaviour.

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A practical and engaging guide for teachers on tackling boys' behaviour problems. This work analyses the many factors that can lead to boys' misbehaving in class and shows how their full potential can be unleashed and exploited by teachers.

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Hoffman and Summers provide both a conceptual framework and practical approaches relevant to leadership issues in higher education.

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Further education colleges have been asked to play an important role as providers of higher education programmes. This book addresses issues of organisation, planning and funding as well as staffing, teaching and quality assurance. It is a guide to institutional strategy and good practice in the provision of higher education in further education.

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Rising costs, shrinking enrollments, more diverse student populations, the need for adaptive management, the trend toward evaluation and assessment of programs and students will require proactive responses by college and university administrators in the 1990s and beyond.

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Pastoral care provision in schools has become increasingly marginalized in recent years. This book stresses the need for a radical rethink and reprioritizing of pastoral support. It promotes the belief that pastoral care can contribute to and improve academic achievement.

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Directed at the managers of primary (elementary) schools, this guide shows how to motivate staff, drawing on detailed case studies of both positive and negative experiences. It offers advice on involving teachers in their schools and creating "extended professionals".

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Teachers often find that the hardest part of their job is controlling children's behaviour. The author gives practical advice not only on how to eliminate unruly behaviour but also on how to entertain pupils.

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What can we do to promote more effective learning This book shows that effective learning depends crucially on a few easily understood principles, regardless of the age or nature of the learner or the context of the work. The book explains those principles and how to apply them.

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What can we do to promote more effective learning This book shows that effective learning depends crucially on a few easily understood principles, regardless of the age or nature of the learner or the context of the work. The book explains those principles and how to apply them.

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