Buddha in the Classroom By Donna Quesada

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Title	:	Buddha in the Classroom
Author	:	Donna Quesada
ISBN	:	1616083158
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	240

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Donna Quesada had been teaching for about a dozen years when the first signs of burnout hit her Rather than give into her frustration, she reached for Buddha s teachings the Zen wisdom that formed the basis of her own longtime spiritual practice She survived the semester and gradually rediscovered the joy of teaching that had been progressively declining In this wonderf Donna Quesada had been teaching for about a dozen years when the first signs of burnout hit her Rather than give into her frust...

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The American College and University By Frederick Rudolph

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Title	:	The American College and University
Author	:	Frederick Rudolph
ISBN	:	0820312843
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	616

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First published in 1962, Frederick Rudolph s groundbreaking study, The American College and University, remains one of the most useful and significant works on the history of higher education in America Bridging the chasm between educational and social history, this book was one of the first to examine developments in higher education in the context of the social, economi First published in 1962, Frederick Rudolph s groundbreaking study, The American College and University

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Sex, Drag, and Male Roles By Diane Torr

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Title	:	Sex, Drag, and Male Roles
Author	:	Diane Torr
ISBN	:	0472051024
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	314

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Few books blend the critical and creative approaches to drag performance this provocatively and engagingly, and none provides both the historical and the personal perspectives so effectively Torr and Bottoms fundamentally challenge many long standing ideas about drag kings and the performance of masculinity Sarah Bay Cheng, University at Buffalo This book brings the Few books blend the critical and creative approaches to drag performance this provocatively and engagingly, and none provides both ...

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Librarians as Learning Specialists By Allison Zmuda

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Title	:	Librarians as Learning Specialists
Author	:	Allison Zmuda
ISBN	:	1591586798
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	128

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Zmuda and Harada explore the increasing number of job descriptions in schools for learning specialists with the accompanying difficulty in effectively leveraging these roles to positively affect student learning School librarians have been one of these learning specialists for decades The ranks have expanded in recent years to include many other content area specialists Zmuda and Harada explore the increasing number of job descriptions in schools for learning specialists with the accompanying di...

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How to Survive in Your Native Land By James Herndon

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Title	:	How to Survive in Your Native Land
Author	:	James Herndon
ISBN	:	0867094087
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	192

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In How to Survive in Your Native Land James Herndon details classroom life and the inescapable realities of a school situation This is a compelling vision of what really goes on in school and how the conventional school structure actually affects teaching and learning The realities may be hard, but Herndon s humorous touch makes this book easy to read....

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Increasing Persistence By Wesley R. Habley

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Title	:	Increasing Persistence
Author	:	Wesley R. Habley
ISBN	:	0470888431
Format	:	Hardcover
Number of Pages	:	475

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Praise for Increasing Persistence What a gem This is a requisite text for enrollment practitioners, higher education scholars, and progressive public policy makers dedicated to understanding the processes involved in increasing student retention and success rates The authors data focused approach identifies many of the best practices and fundamental efforts that can mak Praise for Increasing Persistence What a gem This is a requisite text for enrollment practitioners, higher education scholars, and progre...

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How to Create a Culture of Achievement in Your School and Classroom By Douglas Fisher

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Title	:	How to Create a Culture of Achievement in Your School and Classroom
Author	:	Douglas Fisher
ISBN	:	1416614087
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	223

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No school improvement effort can be effective without addressing school culture, and in this book you ll learn how to put in place the five pillars essential to building a culture of achievement....

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Whatever It Takes By Paul Tough

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Title	:	Whatever It Takes
Author	:	Paul Tough
ISBN	:	0547247966
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	310

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Whatever It Takes Geoffrey Canada s Quest To Change Harlem And America, by Tough, Paul...

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Ecoliterate By Daniel Goleman

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Title	:	Ecoliterate
Author	:	Daniel Goleman
ISBN	:	1118104579
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	192

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A new integration of Goleman s emotional, social, and ecological intelligence Hopeful, eloquent, and bold, Ecoliterate offers inspiring stories, practical guidance, and an exciting new model of education that builds in vitally important ways on the success of social and emotional learning by addressing today s most important ecological issues.This book shares stories o A new integration of Goleman s emotional, social, and ecological intelligence Hopeful, eloquent, and bold, Ecoliterate...

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Student Success in College By George D. Kuh

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Title	:	Student Success in College
Author	:	George D. Kuh
ISBN	:	0787979147
Format	:	Hardcover
Number of Pages	:	400

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Student Success in College describes policies, programs, and practices that a diverse set of institutions have used to enhance student achievement This book clearly shows the benefits of student learning and educational effectiveness that can be realized when these conditions are present Based on the Documenting Effective Educational Practice DEEP project from the Cent Student Success in College describes policies, programs, and practices that a diverse set of institutions have us...

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Academically Adrift By Richard Arum

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Title	:	Academically Adrift
Author	:	Richard Arum
ISBN	:	0226028569
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	272

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In spite of soaring tuition costs, and students go to college every year A bachelor s degree is now required for entry into a growing number of professions And some parents begin planning for the expense of sending their kids to college when they re born Almost everyone strives to go, but almost no one asks the fundamental question posed by Academically Adrift In spite of soaring tuition costs, and students go to college every year A bachelor s degree is now required for ent...

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The Power of Reading By Stephen D. Krashen

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Title	:	The Power of Reading
Author	:	Stephen D. Krashen
ISBN	:	1591581699
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	180

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Continuing the case for free voluntary reading set out in the book s 1993 first edition, this new, updated, and much looked for second edition explores new research done on the topic in the last ten years as well as looking anew at some of the original research reviewed Krashen also explores research surrounding the role of school and public libraries and the research ind Continuing the case for free voluntary reading set out in the book s 1993 first edition, this new, updated, and much looked f...

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What the Best College Students Do By Ken Bain

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Title	:	What the Best College Students Do
Author	:	Ken Bain
ISBN	:	0674066642
Format	:	Hardcover
Number of Pages	:	289

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The author of the best selling book What the Best College Teachers Do is back with humane, doable, and inspiring help, this time for students who want to get the most out of college and every other educational enterprise, too.The first thing they should do Think beyond the transcript The creative, successful people profiled in this book college graduates who wen The author of the best selling book What the Best College Teachers Do is back with humane, doable, and inspiring help, this time for ...

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To Be a Boy, to Be a Reader By William G. Brozo

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Title	:	To Be a Boy, to Be a Reader
Author	:	William G. Brozo
ISBN	:	0872071758
Format	:	Hardcover
Number of Pages	:	196

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This guide is designed to help teachers use literature to motivate adolescent boys to read It includes a book list of over 300 titles of young adult literature, along with descriptions and examples of instructional strategies to help middle and high school teachers engage boys with books....

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