If the Hohokam beheld Lake Pleasant today, spreading across the desert northwest of Phoenix, their eyes would scarcely recognize their home. Nearly a century ago, early pioneers in central Arizona wer
This books highlights the questions that parents have posed about learners. It also highlights the groups that responded to their question, the answers they gave, the rhetoric in which they couched th
This books highlights the questions that parents have posed about learners. It also highlights the groups that responded to their question, the answers they gave, the rhetoric in which they couched th
This book enables readers to differentiate substantive from cockeyed suggestions for improving schools.. It directs them to the suggestions that scholastic experts, politicians, and members of the pub
The case method is a question-based approach to teaching and learning. Giordano (education, University of North Florida) introduces the case method and helps readers apply it to various events and tre
Giordano (research, U. of North Florida) offer readers a history of advocacy for and obstacles to special education in American public and private schools. Chapters discuss the categorization of speci
Giordana (education, U. of North Florida) examines how tests originally designed to assess student progress became the foundations of curricula, learning materials, and practice, and then expanded bey
Rich in practical information about the history of American education, Solving Education's Problems Effectively encourages readers to analyze, prioritize, and synthesize historical information by appl
Teachers Go to Rehab examines the advice given to teachers from multiple critics both historically and recently. This book looks at the scope, cost, and impact of this advice to teachers, as well as t
Teachers Go to Rehab examines the advice given to teachers from multiple critics both historically and recently. This book looks at the scope, cost, and impact of this advice to teachers, as well as t
Lopsided Schools introduces readers to the case method. It is intended for school administrators, instructors, guidance counselors, teacher trainers, school board members, parents, and the general pub
Lopsided Schools introduces readers to the case method. It is intended for school administrators, instructors, guidance counselors, teacher trainers, school board members, parents, and the general pub
This account of the various controversies caused by textbooks, their content, marketing, illustration, and publishers, provides an insight into the societal and educational concerns in the US through
"Early and recent school reformers demanded greater funding. They insisted that they needed it to protect children, the economy, and the nation. This book uses the case method to analyze the budgets t
Early and recent school reformers demanded greater funding. They insisted that they needed it to protect children, the economy, and the nation. This book uses the case method to analyze the budgets th
Archaeologists discovered that the Hohokam were an advanced native tribe who built elaborate irrigation systems along the Verde River, and then disappeared. Early Arizona settlers recognized the tenac
