Education and Study aids / Reference

Schools for Special Needs 2012-2013: The Complete Guide to Special Needs Education in the United Kingdom

by Gabbitas

Special needs provision continues to be the focus of much attention. Growing emphasis on the importance of meeting individual and often highly complex needs means that finding the right school for a child can...

Not Your Mother's Vampire: Vampires in Young Adult Fiction

by Deborah Wilson Overstreet

Not Your Mother's Vampire analyzes twenty current young adult vampire novels and also addresses Buffy the Vampire Slayer-all vampire representations aimed at younger audiences. The book's structure includes...

Libraries and Librarianship: Sixty Years of Challenge and Change, 1945 - 2005

by George Bobinski

George Bobinski's career as a library professional spans 60 epochal years, from 1945 to the present. In this book, he summarizes the major trends and events that have transformed the library world and the profession...

J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan In and Out of Time: A Children's Classic at 100

by Anita C. Tarr, Donna R. White & Emily Clark

Celebrating 100 years of Peter Pan, this fourth volume in the Centennial Studies series explores the cultural contents of Barrie's creation and the continuing impact of Peter Pan on children's literature and...

Planning Educational Facilities for the Next Century

by Glen I. Earthman

This book takes a systematic approach to planning educational facilities, discussing in detail each phase of the process of planning capital projects and the responsibilities of those in the schools who make...

A Learning College for the 21st Century

by Terry O'Banion

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The Doubter's Companion: A Dictionary of Aggressive Common Sense

by John Ralston Saul

A long and distinguished tradition of writers have used the form of a satirical dictionary to undermine the received ideas of their day. Voltaire wrote a sharply humorous "Philosophical Dictionary," while Samuel...

Women in the New Millennium: The Global Revolution

by Rebecca N. Mbuh, Anne R. Breneman & Anne Breneman

In this dynamic analysis of the gender revolution, authors Anne Breneman and Rebecca Mbuh create a platform for scholars from a variety of cultures to reflect upon their experiences as women and men in gendered...

50 Successful Harvard Application Essays, Third Edition

by Staff of the Harvard Crimson

Where to Begin?

With an ever-growing pool of talented and diverse college applicants coming from the top high schools in the country and beyond, students everywhere are feeling the pressure to craft application...

Varsity Letters: Documenting Modern Colleges and Universities

by Helen Willa Samuels

A study of the functions of colleges and universities, Varsity Letters is intended to aid those responsible for the documentation of these institutions. Samuels offers specific advice about the records of modern...

Updraft Downdraft: Secondary Schools In the Crosswinds of Reform

by Marilyn Crawford & Eleanor Dougherty

Ever wonder why there is such a big gap in the number of students who succeed in comparison to those who do not? The authors recognize this problem and offer suggestions on how to improve this phenomenon. This...

Identifying Additional Learning Needs in the Early Years: Listening to the Children

by Christine Macintyre

I know there is something wrong, but what? How do I know if outside help for this child is needed? How do I tell parents that their child could have a learning difficulty?

These are questions that most nursery...

Food Choices: The Ultimate Teen Guide

by Robin F. Brancato

This book discusses numerous topics related to food and eating, including the biological and chemical reasons we prefer certain foods and the eating habits that are unique to teens today. Throughout, teens are...

Student Teaching and the Law

by Zorka Koranxha, Perry A. Zirkel & David A. Ritchey

This volume fills that gap in the burgeoning literature of education law that lacks a comprehensive and current source specific to student teaching.

The High School Athlete's Guide to College Sports: How to Market Yourself to the School of Your Dreams

by College Bound Sports

This is a guide for high school athletes who wish to leverage their talent to get into the best possible college of their choice. In addition to ranking schools according to value, academics, best housing, and...

What We Work With: Troubling Times for Educators

by William C. McCoy

This educator's response to the 'failing school' issue offers firsthand knowledge and in depth understanding into rationale other than poor teachers and schools. Pointing a good portion of the responsibility...

Chases Calendar of Events 2013 with CD-ROM

by Editors of Chase's Calendar of Events

12,500 entries. 196 countries. 365 days.Find out what's going on any day of the year, anywhere across the globe!

If you're looking to tie a promotional event to a special month, create a suggested reading list...

Cool Colleges 2013

by Peterson's

Our newly updated, Peterson's Cool Colleges 2013, features colorful, easy-to-read profiles of hundreds of "cool" colleges and universities across the United States and abroad. You're about to make one of the...

Constructing Girlhood through the Periodical Press, 1850-1915

by Kristine Moruzi

Focusing on six popular British girls' periodicals, Moruzi explores the debate about the shifting nature of Victorian girlhood between 1851 and 1915. Moruzi's analyses of competing discourses within girls' periodicals...

The Principal as School Manager, 2nd ed

by William L. Sharp & James K. Walter

Designed to teach the principal to become efficient and effective in accomplishing noninstructional roles, this book offers advice on expectations and survival techniques to ensure the principal's longevity...