Books on Education > Aims & Objectives (Used, New, Out-of-Print)

AUDIOBOOKS | NEW BOOKS OF NOTE | BARGAIN BOOKS | Find a seller

» advanced search

browse BOOKS

Page 1 of 20

sort by

1	The Leader in Me: How Schools and Parents Around the World Are Inspiring Greatness, One Child at a Time more books like this by Dr. Stephen R Covey add to wishlist One of the world's most influential writers presents an inspiring model for teaching personal leadership to all ages. Perfect for teachers, administrators, and anyone interested in the education of children, this work features life skills necessary in every facet of life. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| SVS
2	Whatever It Takes: How Professional Learning Communities Respond When Kids Don't Learn more books like this by Richard DuFour, Rebecca DuFour, Robert Eaker add to wishlist see all copies from $4.90! new only from $12.38! \| SVS
3	American Education more books like this by Joel Spring add to wishlist Clear, concise, and authoritative - compact and affordable, too - with scholarship that is often cited as a primary source, "American Education" brings up-to-date information and challenging perspectives to teacher educators' classrooms. Revised every two years, "American Education" provides a fresh, concise, and up-to-date introduction to the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.84! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Affirming Diversity: The Sociopolitical Context of Multicultural Education more books like this by Sonia Nieto add to wishlist In this fifth edition of her best-selling book Affirming Diversity: The Sociopolitical Context of Multicultural Education, renowned scholar Sonia Nieto explores the meaning, necessity, and benefits of multicultural education for students of all backgrounds. Intended for preservice and in-service teachers and educators, this book looks at how ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	The Global Achievement Gap: Why Even Our Best Schools Don't Teach the New Survival Skills Our Children Need--And What We Can Do about It more books like this by Tony Wagner add to wishlist Despite the best efforts of educators, our nations schools are dangerously obsolete. Instead of teaching students to be critical thinkers and problem-solvers, we are asking them to memorize facts for multiple choice tests. This problem isnt limited to low-income school districts: even our top schools arent teaching or testing the skills that ... see all copies from $16.87! new only from $16.87! \| SVS
6	We Can't Teach What We Don't Know: White Teachers, Multiracial Schools more books like this by Gary R Howard add to wishlist Once again, in this expanded Second Edition, Gary Howard outlines what good teachers know, what they do, and how they embrace culturally responsive teaching. Howard brings his bestselling book completely up to date with today's school reform efforts and includes a new introduction and a new chapter that speak directly to current issues such as ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.94! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	Basic Principles of Curriculum and Instruction more books like this by Ralph W Tyler add to wishlist What educational purposes should the school seek to attain, and what educational experiences can be provided that are likely to achieve these purposes? Rather than literally answering these questions of curriculum and instruction, Tyler develops a rationale for studying them, and suggests procedures for formulating answers and evaluating programs ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.31! \| SVS
8	Bilingual and ESL Classrooms: Teaching in Multicultural Contexts more books like this by Carlos Julio Ovando add to wishlist Demographic predictions are that students with close connections to their bilingual/bicultural heritages (now labeled "language minority students" by the federal government) will be very large in number in the near future, becoming the majority in many states over the next three decades. The authors feel it is the responsibility of all educators, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $58.11! \| first editions
9	The End of Education: Redefining the Value of School more books like this by Neil Postman add to wishlist Among the arguments for further subversion by Postman, author of "Teaching as a Subversive Activity," are a call to end the pursuit of multiculturalism in favor of helping the young to "transcend individual identity by finding inspiration in a story of humanity," a plea for schools to engage students in the care of their own school facilities and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.36! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom more books like this by Bell Hooks add to wishlist These essays face squarely the problems of teachers who do not want to teach, and of students who do not want to learn, of racism and sexism in the classroom, and of the gift of freedom that is, for Hooks, the teacher's most important goal. Raising many concerns central to the field of critical pedagogy, Hooks connects them to feminist thought, an ... see all copies from $10.71! new only from $19.77! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Foundations of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism more books like this by Colin Baker add to wishlist This work provides a comprehensive introduction to bilingualism and bilingual education. Written as an introductory text from a cross-disciplinary perspective, the book contains 20 chapters covering individual and societal concepts in minority and majority languages. The third edition contains updated references and the latest research findings. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $40.85!
12 view cover	Results Now: How We Can Achieve Unprecedented Improvements in Teaching and Learning more books like this by Michael J Schmoker add to wishlist see all copies from $7.38! new only from $9.00! \| SVS
13 view cover	Excellence Without a Soul: How a Great University Forgot Education more books like this by Harry R Lewis add to wishlist Here is the Former Dean of Harvard College on how Harvard and other great American Universities are failing students. America's great research universities are the envy of the world - and none more so than Harvard. Never before has the competition for excellence been fiercer. But, while striving to be unsurpassed in the quality of its faculty and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.75! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Introduction to Early Childhood Education more books like this by Eva Essa add to wishlist This third edition encompasses a full range of relevant topics with enough information to offer sufficient depth without overwhelming students. Text provides a comprehensive overview of the field of early childhood education, including an introduction to child development, an historic and theoretical view of the field, socialization and helping ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $24.99! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	American Higher Education in the Twenty-First Century: Social, Political, and Economic Challenges more books like this by Professor Philip G Altbach (Editor), Professor Patricia J Gumport (Editor), Robert Oliver Berdahl (Editor) add to wishlist America's colleges and universities are social institutions - embedded in the wider society and subject in various ways to its forces. In this text, researcher explore the realities of higher education and consider its challenges for the 21st century. Subject to increasing scrutiny by the media and the public, colleges and universities must ... see all copies from $9.84! new only from $17.82! \| SVS
16 view cover	Pedagogy of Freedom: Ethics, Democracy, and Civic Courage more books like this by Paulo Freire add to wishlist This volume looks at the territory of learning and activism, the essence of human life. This book shows why an engaged way of learning and teaching is central to the creation of the individual, culture and history. The author, Paulo Freire, finds in the emerging global society a new context in which education cannot be indifferent to the ... see all copies from $3.18! new only from $14.51! \| SVS
17 view cover	Philosophical foundations of education more books like this by Howard Ozmon add to wishlist For Philosophical Foundations of Education, Introduction/Foundations of Education, or Social Foundations of Education courses. Presenting breadth and depth of coverage in a highly readable style, the 8th edition of this popular survey text again provides balanced treatment of all the major schools of thought about education. The authors address ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $49.00! \| SVS
18 view cover	The Power of Their Ideas: Lessons for America from a Small School in Harlem more books like this by Deborah Meier add to wishlist The author writes about the success story of the school she founded in East Harlem from which 90 percent of the students graduate and go on to college. Meier shares her thoughts on why public education is vital to the future of America and its kids. She argues for radical innovation and is a proponent of breaking up huge schools into small schools ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.71! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Multicultural Teaching: A Handbook of Activities, Information, and Resources more books like this by Pamela L Tiedt, Iris M Tiedt add to wishlist What is multicultural education? Why is it important in education today? The authors of Multicultural Teaching define multicultural education broadly to include all types of diversity as they generate an inclusive curriculum that meets the individual needs of each student. Bringing theory and practice together in a student-centered curriculum, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $19.99! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Human Diversity in Education more books like this by Dr. Kenneth Cushner, Averil McClelland, Philip Safford add to wishlist Human Diversity in Education: An Integrative Approach is a research-based, comprehensive text designed to provide an introduction to multicultural education and diversity in society. The text prepares future teachers for the wide diversity of students that they are certain to meet in their classrooms, schools, and communities. It provides an ... see all copies from $72.60! new only from $74.72!
21 view cover	Preparing Instructional Objectives: A Critical Tool in the Development of Effective Instruction more books like this by Robert Frank Mager add to wishlist see all copies from $50.13! new only from $56.01!
22 view cover	Multicultural Education: Issues and Perspectives more books like this by James A Banks, Cherry A Mcgee Banks add to wishlist This handy reference is designed to help present and future educators acquire the concepts, paradigms, and explanations needed to become effective practitioners in culturally, racially, and language diverse classrooms and schools. The Fifth Edition reflects current and emerging research, concepts, and debates about the education of students from ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $36.34! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	A Taxonomy for Learning, Teaching, and Assessing: A Revision of Bloom's Taxonomy of Educational Objectives more books like this by Lorin W Anderson (Editor), David R Krathwohl (Editor), Prof. Peter W Airasian (Editor) add to wishlist Drawing heavily from Bloom's Taxonomy, this new book helps teachers understand and implement a standards-based curriculum. An extraordinary group of cognitive psychologists, curriculum specialists, teacher-educators, and researchers have developed a two-dimensional framework, focusing on knowledge and cognitive processes, that defines what ... see all copies from $31.95! new only from $41.88! \| SVS
24 view cover	Becoming Qualitative Researchers: An Introduction more books like this by Corrine Glesne add to wishlist This text offers a brief, but comprehensive overview of qualitative research that balances the practicalities of conducting research and the theory and debates that keep qualitative inquiry vibrant. As faculty and students increasingly turn to qualitative inquiry, they need a text that will not only provide them with an understanding of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $60.92! \| SVS
25 view cover	Skillstreaming the Elementary School Child: New Strategies and Perspectives for Teaching Prosocial Skills more books like this by Ellen McGinnis, Arnold P Goldstein add to wishlist This newly revised book is divided into five skill groups: classroom survival skills, friendship-making skills, dealing with feelings, alternatives to aggression, and dealing with stress. Within these skill groups the authors provide strategies for teaching 60 specific prosocial skills, such as asking for help, saying thank you, accepting ... see all copies from $10.89! new only from $26.99!

Page 1 of 20: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Next>

Browse authors

Browse subjects

Our Money-Back Guarantee

We guarantee every item's condition, as described on Alibris. If you are not satisfied that an item is as described, return your purchase for a refund.

	Pedagogy of the oppressed by Paulo Freire see all from $3.16! new only from $10.98!
	Other People's Children: Cultural Conflict in the Classroom by Lisa D Delpit see all from $1.99! new only from $3.08!
	Experience and education by John Dewey see all from $1.99! new only from $4.30!
	Deculturalization and the Struggle for Equality: A Brief History of the Education of Dominated Cultures in the United States by Joel H Spring see all from $1.99! new only from $3.13!
	An Introduction to Multicultural Education by James A Banks see all from $1.99! new only from $8.00!
	Designing Qualitative Research by Dr. Catherine Marshall, Dr. Gretchen B Rossman see all from $1.99! new only from $49.76!