Business & Economics - Education

Author: E. a. G. Robinson,J. E. VaizeydISBN-10: 1349084662ISBN-13: 9781349084661Publisher: Palgrave MacMillanLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/1966Pages: 782Format: PaperbackWeight: 2.55lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.78d

""Growth and Prosperity Without Inflation"" is a book written by John Philip Wernette in 1961. The book discusses economic policies and strategies that can lead to sustained economic growth and prosperity without causing inflation. Wernette argues that inflation is a major problem that can...

Skill Acquisition and Training describes the building blocks of cognitive, motor, and teamwork skills, and the factors to take into account in training them. The basic processes of perception, cognition and action that provide the foundation for understanding skilled performance are discussed in the...

Design for Wellbeing charts the development and application of design research to improve the personal and societal wellbeing and happiness of people. It draws together contributions from internationally leading academics and designers to demonstrate the latest thinking and research on the design of products,...

This volume brings together two hitherto disparate domains of scholarly inquiry: organization and management studies on the one hand, and the study of visual and multimodal communication on the other. Within organization and management studies it has been recognized that organizational reality and communication...

While many students, parents, educators, and organizations who hire their graduates hold US universities in high regard, the cost of higher education has risen much faster than the rate of inflation. High costs, in turn, have severely limited access to higher education for large...

Includes detailed case studies of management education in over ten countries around the worldProvides implications and strategies for future practice within business schoolsTackles an area of increasing change and addresses current concernsAuthor: Stéphanie DameronISBN-10: 1137561025ISBN-13: 9781137561022Publisher: Palgrave MacMillanLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/18/2017Pages: 304Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.17lbsSize: 8.27h...

Around the globe, faculty and higher education leaders are actively changing what they teach to create a sustainable world. This book shares how to transition to programs and courses that teach just and sustainable business management practices critical for success.Author: Morgane FritzISBN-10: 1032862106ISBN-13: 9781032862101Publisher:...

Around the globe, faculty and higher education leaders are actively changing what they teach to create a sustainable world. This book shares how to transition to programs and courses that teach just and sustainable business management practices critical for success.Author: Morgane FritzISBN-10: 103283238XISBN-13: 9781032832388Publisher:...

The discussion around whether entrepreneurship can be taught is becoming obsolete as the number of entrepreneurship courses, specializations and degrees is rising at an unprecedented rate all over the world and the demand for entrepreneurial education teachers or instructors is constantly growing. Author: Gustav...

This book explores the Relational Presentation process, where a presenter has dynamic, random access to hundreds, or perhaps even thousands, of visually rich slides while presenting. Instead of robotically advancing through a single linear slide show full of bullet points, he or she can...

Using an interdisciplinary approach, this book analyzes the relationship between higher education, the economy, and government in the development of a democratic and market economy society in select emerging market countries.Author: Matthew S. McMullen,James E. Mauch,Bob DonnorummoISBN-10: 081533463XISBN-13: 9780815334637Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/08/2000Pages: 254Format: HardcoverWeight:...

Business educators everywhere are looking for opportunities where students can gain experiences through study or work in an international context. Study abroad offers meaningful opportunities for exposing business students to cross-cultural learning. In this volume, experts share experiences and guidelines for initiating study abroad...

This study draws upon cultural capital theory and exploits 25 individual cases of students in a middle-size city in China in order to understand the patterns of college planning process of students with different socio-economic status. This study will enrich cultural capital theory by...

It is widely recognized that online and e-learning is no longer an exclusive approach used only in distance education and in isolation from traditional education programmes. A real difficulty facing educators and trainers is how to integrate these new learning methods and embed them...

Systems of teacher appraisal and evaluation are being created across the world in order to monitor and assess teacher performance. This book builds on current theory and international research, opening up possible new debates.Author: Jim Campbell,Leonidas Kyriakides,Daniel MuijsISBN-10: 0415304792ISBN-13: 9780415304795Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/22/2004Pages: 244Format:...

This book looks at consultancy and complexity. The expert authors bring together their experiences to provide vibrant accounts of how to lead in everyday organizational situations using practical judgement. The book reframes the role of consultants and includes real-world narratives illustrating concrete dilemmas in...

The great majority of working Americans are unprepared to face the difficult task of planning for retirement. In fact, the personal savings rate has been holding steady at zero for several years, down from 8 percent in the mid-1980s. Overcoming the Saving Slump explores...

A substantial number of American children experience poverty: about 17 percent of those under the age of eighteen meet the government's definition, and the proportion is even greater within minority groups. Childhood poverty can have lifelong effects, resulting in poor educational, labor market, and...

Achievement tests play an important role in modern societies. They are used to evaluate schools, to assign students to tracks within schools, and to identify weaknesses in student knowledge. The GED is an achievement test used to grant the status of high school graduate...

Why have many developing countries that have succeeded in expanding access to education made such limited progress on improving learning outcomes? There is a growing recognition that the learning crisis constitutes a significant dimension of global inequality and also that educational outcomes in developing...

This is the first book to provide a detailed overview and analysis of autodidactism, or self-education. Autodidacts' strong preference for teaching themselves is likely to manifest itself, in childhood, as a pronounced resistance to formal schooling. However, in later life, an autodidact's passion for...

Can you understand every single word of a conversation but still feel totally lost?Author: Evangeline SmithISBN-13: 9798275889673Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/24/2025Pages: 188Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.99lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.40d

Economics is not merely a game to be played by clever professionals, but a discipline that touches upon the most pressing practical issues at any historical juncture. The wealth and poverty of nations is at stake; the length and quality of life turns on...

Have you ever wanted to know how to trade in the Forex Markets? Are you tired of the daily grind at your dead end job? Looking for a real opportunity to gain wealth?As a Forex Market Service Provider my proven profitable trade system is...

Laurie Suarez is a distinguished author and recognized expert in the field of cryptocurrencies. With a deep passion for blockchain technology and its transformative potential, Laurie has established himself as a prominent figure in the crypto industry. His expertise spans a wide range of...

Everything you need to know before getting into the Forex world.Author: Caglar SaygiliISBN-13: 9798335194228Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/06/2024Pages: 56Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.19lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.12d

The primary purpose of this book is to stimulate dialogue and discussion about the most effective ways of teaching ethics. Contributors to the book focus on approaches and methodologies and lessons learned that are having an impact in leading students to confront with accountability...

The book uses both contemporary and classic film and literature to illustrate 33 fundamental concepts in introductory economics. Films include: Jaws, Legally Blonde, Casablanca, The Great Gatsby, The Scarlet Letter, and The Da Vinci Code.Author: Milica Z. Bookman,Aleksandra S. BookmanISBN-10: 1578869617ISBN-13: 9781578869619Publisher: R &...

Elementary School Counseling is a resource guide for graduate-level elementary school counselors-in-training and for practicing elementary school counselors. Its primary function is to explain how to plan, organize, activate, and control an effective elementary school counseling program. It expands on five developmental dimensions: physical,...

Although the concept of development education has been widely adopted, the term is still not widely understood. With the advent of globalization, the knowledge economy, and, in particular, the formulation of the World Bank's knowledge for development strategy and the UNDP's creative economy ,...

An evidence-based approach to improving the practice of graduate management education Compiled by the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) and with contributions by administrators and professors from the top global MBA programs, this book provides business school decision-makers with an evidence-based approach to improving...

The Uganda school system has expanded over the years resulting from mass education reforms at the primary - since 1997, and the lower secondary level - since 2007. This has enabled provision of key inputs to schools by Government which include tuition, trained teachers,...

Business education is a critical ingredient in establishing a viable middle class of managers in transitioning and developing economies. This book is a comprehensive examination of business and management education, pedagogical models, and curricula innovations in institutions.Author: John R. McIntyre,Ilan AlonISBN-10: 0765615045ISBN-13: 9780765615046Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage:...

The particular strength of this book is Geoff Whitty's grasp on and insights into the politics of education... he is able to bring to bear an authoritative perspective which is unrivaled in the United Kingdom. there is no other current book which compares in...

This book encourages readers to explore significant aspects of current thinking in primary education (for ages 3-13) focusing on pedagogy: the study of processes of teaching. The authors consider contexts, knowledge, skills and curriculum within a framework of practice. A distinctive feature is the...

'This is an inspiring book from bilingual, bicultural New Zealand about revolutionizing the assessment of young children's learning and progress.... I hope this book inspires United Kingdom practitioners to set out on learning story journeys' - Nursery WorldAuthor: Margaret CarrISBN-10: 0761967931ISBN-13: 9780761967934Publisher: Sage Publications...

Written at a very accessible and practical level, this book introduces strategic management and provides self-development activities to help educators develop a strategy within their own organizations.Author: Brian Fidler,British Educational Management and AdminISBN-10: 0761965262ISBN-13: 9780761965268Publisher: Paul Chapman PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/26/2002Pages: 184Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.72lbsSize: 7.92h...

In Schools and Special Needs, the authors provide a critical perspective on the dominant inclusion′ model of special needs education, in terms of implementation in schools and effectiveness of pupil learning outcomes. They take issues with the major advocates of the inclusion model and...

Leadership within educational settings is widely regarded as essential for organizational effectiveness and the improvement of learning outcomes. Through an extensive review of theory and practice, Helen Gunter explores the contested field of leadership studies. She describes and critiques the different contributions made by...

The charismatic transformational leader, who creates a ′vision′ for the future of their organization and persuades others to follow their path towards it, is now the dominant viewpoint that underpins government policies towards leadership development in the English-speaking world. This book offers a much-needed...

If there in one word to describe the issues addressed by Peter Gronn in The New Work of Educational Leaders it′s "timely" And if there is one book that education policy makers, system CEOs and education ministers should find the time to read, this...

"Vesilind′s book will serve as a valuable resource, not only for graduate students on the threshold of academic careers, but also for current assistant professors in need of a mentor and even for those top undergraduates deciding whether a doctorate followed by college teaching...

This book provides an essential resource of ideas, issues and current practice for all those with an interest in this area of education.Author: Jo CairnsISBN-10: 0749439440ISBN-13: 9780749439446Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/01/2003Pages: 356Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.26lbsSize: 9.06h x 7.12w x 1.01d

Across the western world, there is a growing awareness of the importance of workplace learning, seen at the level of national and international policy, as well as in the developing practices of employers, training providers and Trades Unions. Authoritative, accessible, and appealing, it presents...

In this fresh and innovative approach to the complexities and challenges of organizational learning diversities, the authors show that in learning there are no generic solutions, and instead propose several context-specific resolutions.Author: Peter J. Smith,Eugene Sadler-SmithISBN-10: 0415356032ISBN-13: 9780415356039Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/22/2005Pages: 256Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.23lbsSize:...

This excellent companion volume to Research Skills for Management Studies (Routledge, 2003) provides students with an in-depth introduction to five key research concepts and the constellation of ideas in which they are situated.Author: Alan Berkeley ThomasISBN-10: 0415341914ISBN-13: 9780415341912Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/01/2006Pages: 224Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.91lbsSize:...

In this Reader, Stephen Ball has carefully selected contributions to reflect enduring and contemporary trends in the field of Sociology of Education.Author: Stephen BallISBN-10: 041532775XISBN-13: 9780415327756Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/18/2003Pages: 312Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.35lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.75d

Universities are increasingly expected to be at the heart of networked structures contributing to society in meaningful and measurable ways through research, the teaching and development of experts, and knowledge innovation. While there is nothing new in universities' links with industry, what is recent...

Based on extensive research that proves that children actively make sense of literacy outside the official schooling and parental tuition they receive, this book examines how young children take literacy learning into their own hands.Author: Eve Gregory,Susi Long,Dinah VolkISBN-10: 0415306167ISBN-13: 9780415306164Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/19/2004Pages:...