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Books in Education

Supporting scholars, educators, and policymakers, this collection covers teaching methods, curriculum development, and educational psychology. It features innovative strategies, policy analysis, and technology integration that enhance learning environments, promote equity, and foster lifelong learning. These resources address contemporary challenges in education worldwide.

  • Student Feedback

    The Cornerstone to an Effective Quality Assurance System in Higher Education
    • 1st Edition
    • Chenicheri Sid Nair + 1 more
    • English
    In recent years, student feedback has appeared at the forefront of higher education quality. In particular, the issues of effectiveness and the use of student feedback to affect improvement in higher education teaching and learning, and also other areas of student tertiary experience. Despite this, there has been a relative lack of academic literature, especially in book format, focusing on the experiences of academics, higher education leaders and managers with expertise in this area. This comprehensive book addresses this gap.With contributions by experts in the area of higher education quality (academics, higher education leaders and managers) from a range of countries the book is concerned with the practices and theory of evaluation in higher education quality, in particular the issue of student feedback.

  • Plagiarism Education and Prevention

    A Subject-Driven Case-Based Approach
    • 1st Edition
    • Cara Bradley
    • English
    Academic librarians and university instructors worldwide are grappling with an increasing incidence of student plagiarism. Recent publications urge educators to prevent plagiarism by teaching students about the issue, and some have advocated the value of a subject-specific approach to plagiarism prevention education. There is, however, a complete lack of resources and guidance for librarians and instructors who want to adopt this approach in their teaching. This book opens with a brief overview of plagiarism today, followed by arguments in favour of a subject-based approach. The rest of the book is divided into academic subject areas and features an overview of the major issues in that subject area, followed by a high profile and engaging case within the discipline.

  • Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning

    • 1st Edition
    • Sanna Jarvela
    • English
    Social and emotional aspects of schooling and the learning environment can dramatically affect one's attention, understanding, and memory for learning. This topic has been of increasing interest in both psychology and education, leading to an entire section being devoted to it in the third edition of the International Encyclopedia of Education. Thirty-three articles from the Encyclopedia form this concise reference which focuses on such topics as social and emotional development, anxiety in schools, effects of mood on motivation, peer learning, and friendship and social networks.

  • Adult Learning and Education

    • 1st Edition
    • Kjell Rubenson
    • English
    As individuals and societies try to respond to fundamental economic and social transformation, the field of adult learning and education is rapidly getting increased attention and new topics for research on adult learning have emerged. This collection of articles from the International Encyclopedia of Education 3e offers practitioners and researchers in the area of adult learning and education a comprehensive summary of main developments in the field. The 45 articles provide insight into the historical development of the field, its conceptual controversies, domains and provision, perspectives on adult learning, instruction and program planning, outcomes, relationship to economy and society and its status as a field of scholarly study and practice.

  • Eleventh Hour CISSP

    Study Guide
    • 1st Edition
    • Eric Conrad + 2 more
    • English
    Eleventh Hour CISSP Study Guide serves as a guide for those who want to be information security professionals. The main job of an information security professional is to evaluate the risks involved in securing assets and to find ways to mitigate those risks. Information security jobs include firewall engineers, penetration testers, auditors, and the like. The book is composed of 10 domains of the Common Body of Knowledge. In each section, it defines each domain. The first domain provides information about risk analysis and mitigation, and it discusses security governance. The second domain discusses techniques of access control, which is the basis for all security disciplines. The third domain explains the concepts behind cryptography, which is a secure way of communicating that is understood only by certain recipients. Domain 5 discusses security system design, which is fundamental in operating the system and software security components. Domain 6 is one of the critical domains in the Common Body of Knowledge, the Business Continuity Planning and Disaster Recovery Planning. It is the final control against extreme events such as injury, loss of life, or failure of an organization. Domain 7, Domain 8 and Domain 9 discuss telecommunications and network security, application development security, and the operations domain, respectively. Domain 10 focuses on the major legal systems that provide a framework for determining laws about information system.

  • Leadership and Management of Quality in Higher Education

    • 1st Edition
    • Chenicheri Sid Nair + 2 more
    • English
    This book provides a range of case studies concerning the leadership and management of quality development in higher education. It captures the experiences of senior administrators and managers to the complexity of problems that quality development involves. The authors draw attention to the human-centred approach to quality, as they argue that in any activity there is a need to take account of human values and attitudes.

  • Online and Blended Business Education for the 21st Century

    Current Research and Future Directions
    • 1st Edition
    • J B Arbaugh
    • English
    Examines the state of research of online and blended learning in business disciplines with the intent of identifying opportunities for meaningful future research and enhancing the practice of online teaching in business schools. The book evaluates research from business disciplines such as accounting, economics, finance, information systems (IS), management, marketing, and operations/supply chain management. The author reports on topics attracting interest from scholars in the respective disciplines, the methods commonly used to examine those topics, and the most noteworthy conclusions to date from that research.

  • The Lessons Learned Handbook

    Practical Approaches to Learning from Experience
    • 1st Edition
    • Nick Milton
    • English
    The phrase “lessons learned” is such a common one, yet people struggle with developing effective lessons learned approaches. The Lessons Learned Handbook is written for the project manager, quality manager or senior manager trying to put in place a system for learning from experience, or looking to improve the system they have. Based on experience of successful and unsuccessful systems, the author recognises the need to convert learning into action. For this to happen, there needs to be a series of key steps, which the book guides the reader through. The book provides practical guidance to learning from experience, illustrated with case histories from the author, and from contributors from industry and the public sector.

  • International Encyclopedia of Education, Volume 9

    • 3rd Edition
    • Penelope Peterson + 2 more
    • English

  • The Critical Assessment of Research

    Traditional and New Methods of Evaluation
    • 1st Edition
    • Alan Bailin + 1 more
    • English
    This book examines the following factors: sponsorship of research, control of the dissemination of research, effects of dominant research paradigms, financial interests of authors, publishers, and editors, role of new technologies (for example, Web 2.0).It is widely accepted among researchers and educators that the peer review process, the reputation of the publisher and examination of the author's credentials are the gold standards for assessing the quality of research and information. However, the traditional gold standards are not sufficient, and the effective evaluation of information requires the consideration of additional factors. Controversies about positive evaluations of new medications that appear in peer-reviewed journals, the financial reports on Enron prior to the revelations that led to its collapse, and obstacles to the publication of research that does not conform to dominant paradigms are just a few examples that indicate the need for a more sophisticated and nuanced approach to evaluating information.Each of the factors is discussed in a factual manner, supported by many examples that illustrate not only the nature of the issues but also their complexity. Practical suggestions for the evaluation of information are an integral part of the text.

  • Economics of Education

    • 1st Edition
    • Dominic J. Brewer + 1 more
    • English
    A collection of short, stand-alone chapters divided into five sections including overview of the field; private and social returns to human capital investments; production, costs and financing of education; teachers and teacher labor markets; and education markets, choice and incentives. The collection provides international perspectives that describe the origins of these subjects, their major issues and proponents, their landmark studies, and opportunities for future research. The 70 contributors are each well-regarded economists whose research has advanced the topic on which they write, and this book fulfills an undersupplied niche for a text in the economics of education. The chapters come from the acclaimed International Encyclopedia of Education, 3e (2010), edited by Eva Baker, Barry McGaw, and Penelope Peterson. The Encyclopedia contains over 1,350 articles in 24 sections that stretch from educational philosophies and technologies to measurement, leadership, and national systems of education.

  • Eleventh Hour Linux+

    Exam XK0-003 Study Guide
    • 1st Edition
    • Chris Happel + 3 more
    • English
    Eleventh Hour Linux+: Exam XK0-003 Study Guide offers a practical guide for those preparing for the Linux+ certification exam.The book begins with a review of important concepts that are needed for successful operating system installation. These include computer hardware, environment settings, partitions, and network settings. The book presents the strategies for creating filesystems; different types of filesystems; the tools used to create filesystems; and the tools used to administer filesystems. It explains the Linux boot process; how to configure system and user profiles as well as the common environment variables; and how to use BASH command line interpreter.The remaining chapters discuss how to install, configure, support, and remove applications; the configuration of Linux as a workstation and as a server; securing the Linux system; and common tools for managing a system. Each chapter includes information on exam objectives, exam warnings, and the top five toughest questions along with their answers.

  • CompTIA Linux+ Certification Study Guide (2009 Exam)

    Exam XK0-003
    • 1st Edition
    • Chris Happel + 3 more
    • English
    CompTIA Linux+ Certification Study Guide (2009 Exam) offers a practical guide for those interested in pursuing a Linux+ certification. It covers the required content as specified in CompTIAs exam objectives and has been shaped according to the respective exam experiences of the authors. Careful attention has been paid to ensure that each exam objective has been covered and that each term in the list at the end of the objectives has been included in a glossary at the end of the book. The book has been designed in such a way that readers will start with installing Linux and end up with a useable and secure Linux workstation and server that is supported and managed. Key topics discussed include booting Linux; how to use the BASH command-line interpreter (CLI) or BASH shell; and how to install applications to transform the Linux system into a productive tool. The remaining chapters cover the configuration of Linux as a workstation and as a server; security objectives; and the care and feeding of a Linux system. Each chapter ends with 15 exam questions along with a corresponding answer key.

  • Eleventh Hour Security+

    Exam SY0-201 Study Guide
    • 1st Edition
    • Ido Dubrawsky
    • English
    Eleventh Hour Network+: Exam N10-004 Study Guide offers a practical guide for those preparing for the Security+ certification exam. The book's 14 chapters provide in-depth discussions of the following topics: systems security; operating system hardening; application security; virtualization technologies; network security; wireless networks; network access; network authentication; risk assessment and risk mitigation; general cryptographic concepts; public key infrastructure; redundancy planning; environmental controls and implementing disaster recovery and incident response procedures; and legislation and organizational policies. Each chapter includes information on exam objectives, exam warnings, and the top five toughest questions along with their answers.

  • Eleventh Hour Network+

    Exam N10-004 Study Guide
    • 1st Edition
    • Naomi Alpern
    • English
    Eleventh Hour Security+: Exam SY0-201 Study Guide offers a practical guide for those preparing for the CompTIA Network+ exam. The book's 10 chapters provide in-depth discussions of the following topics: network fundamentals; network media; network devices; wireless networking; open systems interconnection (OSI) model and networking protocols; transmission control protocol/internet protocol (TCP/IP) and IP routing; wide area networking; hardware and software security; network management; and network troubleshooting. Each chapter includes information on exam objectives, exam warnings, and the top five toughest questions along with their answers.

  • Teaching Information Literacy for Inquiry-Based Learning

    • 1st Edition
    • Mark Hepworth + 1 more
    • English
    Teaching Information Literacy for Inquiry-Based Learning is highly beneficial to those who teach or train people and need to develop systematic ways of using information sources and tools to help them participate in inquiry based learning. Whether at school, college, university or work people need to use the wealth of information around them effectively. They need to find things out, assemble, process, evaluate, manage as well as communicate information. Increasingly a fundamental part of being information literate and an independent learner is being e-literate. This book helps the trainer understand the learner and use appropriate methods to help them explore and engage with being information and e-literate. It also helps the learner to be conscious of what it means to be information and e-literate and to use information effectively.

  • Configuring and Troubleshooting Internet Explorer 7.0

    Exam: 70-620
    • 1st Edition
    • English
    Syngress vLabs let you learn on live systems in a safe, secure staging environment. You will learn more effectively by experiencing real-world situations and getting immediate feedback. You will be more certain to pass your certification exams because you've studied specific scenarios that you'll see on exam day.

  • Installing and Managing Windows Server 2008

    Exams 70-640,642,643,646
    • 1st Edition
    • English
    Syngress vLabs let you learn on live systems in a safe, secure staging environment. You will learn more effectively by experiencing real-world situations and getting immediate feedback. You will be more certain to pass your certification exams because you've studied specific scenarios that you'll see on exam day.

  • Implementing Network Access Protection in Windows Server 2008

    Exams: 70-640, 642, 643
    • 1st Edition
    • English
    Syngress vLabs let you learn on live systems in a safe, secure staging environment. You will learn more effectively by experiencing real-world situations and getting immediate feedback. You will be more certain to pass your certification exams because you've studied specific scenarios that you'll see on exam day.

  • Recovering Windows Vista and Capturing User Settings

    Exam: 70-620
    • 1st Edition
    • English
    Syngress vLabs let you learn on live systems in a safe, secure staging environment. You will learn more effectively by experiencing real-world situations and getting immediate feedback. You will be more certain to pass your certification exams because you've studied specific scenarios that you'll see on exam day.

  • Configuring and Troubleshooting Post-Installation System Settings

    Exam: 70-620
    • 1st Edition
    • English
    Syngress vLabs let you learn on live systems in a safe, secure staging environment. You will learn more effectively by experiencing real-world situations and getting immediate feedback. You will be more certain to pass your certification exams because you've studied specific scenarios that you'll see on exam day.

  • SQL Server 2008 Database Development Practice Exams: Microsoft Exam 70-433

    • 1st Edition
    • Mark Horninger
    • English
    Leave no doubt that you're ready for exam day by using these realistic practice exams closely matched to the Microsoft exam. This Practice Exam includes practice tests with full explanations. Our diagnostic tool identifies strengths and weaknesses and tells you where to focus your preparation.

  • Managing Internet Information Services 7.0 and Windows Media Server in Windows Server 2008

    Exams: 70-640, 642, 643
    • 1st Edition
    • English
    Syngress vLabs let you learn on live systems in a safe, secure staging environment. You will learn more effectively by experiencing real-world situations and getting immediate feedback. You will be more certain to pass your certification exams because you've studied specific scenarios that you'll see on exam day.

  • Implementing a Storage Infrastructure in Windows Server 2008

    Exams: 70-640, 642, 643
    • 1st Edition
    • English
    Syngress vLabs let you learn on live systems in a safe, secure staging environment. You will learn more effectively by experiencing real-world situations and getting immediate feedback. You will be more certain to pass your certification exams because you've studied specific scenarios that you'll see on exam day.

  • Examing TCP/IP Communications

    Exam: 70-620
    • 1st Edition
    • English
    Syngress vLabs let you learn on live systems in a safe, secure staging environment. You will learn more effectively by experiencing real-world situations and getting immediate feedback. You will be more certain to pass your certification exams because you've studied specific scenarios that you'll see on exam day.

  • Implementing High Availability and Virtualization in Windows Server 2008

    Exams: 70-640, 642, 643
    • 1st Edition
    • English
    Syngress vLabs let you learn on live systems in a safe, secure staging environment. You will learn more effectively by experiencing real-world situations and getting immediate feedback. You will be more certain to pass your certification exams because you've studied specific scenarios that you'll see on exam day.

  • SQL Server 2008 Database Development Quick Test: Microsoft Exam 70-433

    • 1st Edition
    • Mark Horninger
    • English
    We know you don't have time to waste. Use the Quick Test to quickly assess what you need to do to pass the 70-433 cert exam. The Quick Test identifies your strengths and weaknesses and gives you a roadmap of where to focus your test prep efforts.

  • Installing Windows Vista Ultimate Edition

    Exam: 70-620
    • 1st Edition
    • English
    Syngress vLabs let you learn on live systems in a safe, secure staging environment. You will learn more effectively by experiencing real-world situations and getting immediate feedback. You will be more certain to pass your certification exams because you've studied specific scenarios that you'll see on exam day.

  • Managing the Windows Vista Startup Process

    Exam: 70-620
    • 1st Edition
    • English
    Syngress vLabs let you learn on live systems in a safe, secure staging environment. You will learn more effectively by experiencing real-world situations and getting immediate feedback. You will be more certain to pass your certification exams because you've studied specific scenarios that you'll see on exam day.

  • Configuring and Troubleshooting Windows Vista Media Center and Applications

    Exam: 70-620
    • 1st Edition
    • English
    Syngress vLabs let you learn on live systems in a safe, secure staging environment. You will learn more effectively by experiencing real-world situations and getting immediate feedback. You will be more certain to pass your certification exams because you've studied specific scenarios that you'll see on exam day.

  • Maintaining an Active Directory Environment: Exam 70-649

    Exam 70-649
    • 1st Edition
    • Anthony Piltzecker
    • English
    This is a 1-hour short course from the complete self-paced online training course for 70-649. It provides a unique and intense test prep experience. Written and designed by leading experts and Microsoft MVPs, this short course delivers rich content, an interactive learning experience, and realistic practice questions.

  • Configuring Certificate Services and PKI: Exam 70-648

    Exam 70-648
    • 1st Edition
    • Anthony Piltzecker
    • English
    This is a 1-hour short course from the complete self-paced online training course for 70-648. It provides a unique and intense test prep experience. Written and designed by leading experts and Microsoft MVPs, this short course delivers rich content, an interactive learning experience, and realistic practice questions.

  • Configuring Network Access: Exam 70-649

    Exam 70-649
    • 1st Edition
    • Robert Shimonski
    • English
    This is a 1-hour short course from the complete self-paced online training course for 70-649. It provides a unique and intense test prep experience. Written and designed by leading experts and Microsoft MVPs, this short course delivers rich content, an interactive learning experience, and realistic practice questions.

  • Configuring and Managing the Terminal Services: Exam 70-649

    Exam 70-649
    • 1st Edition
    • Robert Shimonski
    • English
    This is a 1-hour short course from the complete self-paced online training course for 70-649. It provides a unique and intense test prep experience. Written and designed by leading experts and Microsoft MVPs, this short course delivers rich content, an interactive learning experience, and realistic practice questions.

  • Configuring the Active Directory Infrastructure: Exam 70-648

    Exam 70-648
    • 1st Edition
    • Anthony Piltzecker
    • English
    This is a 1-hour short course from the complete self-paced online training course for 70-648. It provides a unique and intense test prep experience. Written and designed by leading experts and Microsoft MVPs, this short course delivers rich content, an interactive learning experience, and realistic practice questions.

  • Introduction to Microsoft Certification and Study Skills: Exam 70-647

    Exam 70-647
    • 1st Edition
    • Robert Shimonski
    • English
    This is a 1-hour short course from the complete self-paced online training course for 70-647. It provides a unique and intense test prep experience. Written and designed by leading experts and Microsoft MVPs, this short course delivers rich content, an interactive learning experience, and realistic practice questions.

  • Introduction to Microsoft Certification and Study Skills: Exam 70-643

    Exam 70-643
    • 1st Edition
    • Robert Shimonski
    • English
    This is a 1-hour short course from the complete self-paced online training course for 70-643. It provides a unique and intense test prep experience. Written and designed by leading experts and Microsoft MVPs, this short course delivers rich content, an interactive learning experience, and realistic practice questions.

  • Configuring Web Infrastructure Services: Exam 70-649

    Exam 70-649
    • 1st Edition
    • Robert Shimonski
    • English
    This is a 1-hour short course from the complete self-paced online training course for 70-649. It provides a unique and intense test prep experience. Written and designed by leading experts and Microsoft MVPs, this short course delivers rich content, an interactive learning experience, and realistic practice questions.

  • Deploying Servers: Exam 70-649

    Exam 70-649
    • 1st Edition
    • Robert Shimonski
    • English
    This is a 1-hour short course from the complete self-paced online training course for 70-649. It provides a unique and intense test prep experience. Written and designed by leading experts and Microsoft MVPs, this short course delivers rich content, an interactive learning experience, and realistic practice questions.

  • Configuring Web Application Services: Exam 70-648

    Exam 70-648
    • 1st Edition
    • Robert Shimonski
    • English
    This is a 1-hour short course from the complete self-paced online training course for 70-648. It provides a unique and intense test prep experience. Written and designed by leading experts and Microsoft MVPs, this short course delivers rich content, an interactive learning experience, and realistic practice questions.

  • Configuring Windows Vista Practice Exams: Exam 70-620

    Exam 70-620
    • 1st Edition
    • Anthony Piltzecker + 1 more
    • English
    Leave no doubt that you're ready for exam day by using these realistic practice exams closely matched to the Microsoft exam. This Practice Exam product includes practice tests with full explanations. Our diagnostic tool identifies strengths and weaknesses and tells you where to focus your preparation.

  • Configuring Server Roles in Windows 2008: Exam 70-649

    Exam 70-649
    • 1st Edition
    • Anthony Piltzecker
    • English
    This is a 1-hour short course from the complete self-paced online training course for 70-649. It provides a unique and intense test prep experience. Written and designed by leading experts and Microsoft MVPs, this short course delivers rich content, an interactive learning experience, and realistic practice questions.

  • Configuring Web Application Services: Exam 70-649

    Exam 70-649
    • 1st Edition
    • Robert Shimonski
    • English
    This is a 1-hour short course from the complete self-paced online training course for 70-649. It provides a unique and intense test prep experience. Written and designed by leading experts and Microsoft MVPs, this short course delivers rich content, an interactive learning experience, and realistic practice questions.

  • Deploying Servers: Exam 70-648

    Exam 70-648
    • 1st Edition
    • Robert Shimonski
    • English
    This is a 1-hour short course from the complete self-paced online training course for 70-648. It provides a unique and intense test prep experience. Written and designed by leading experts and Microsoft MVPs, this short course delivers rich content, an interactive learning experience, and realistic practice questions.

  • Configuring DNS: Exam 70-648

    Exam 70-648
    • 1st Edition
    • Robert Shimonski
    • English
    This is a 1-hour short course from the complete self-paced online training course for 70-648. It provides a unique and intense test prep experience. Written and designed by leading experts and Microsoft MVPs, this short course delivers rich content, an interactive learning experience, and realistic practice questions.

  • Configuring Network Access: Exam 70-648

    Exam 70-648
    • 1st Edition
    • Robert Shimonski
    • English
    This is a 1-hour short course from the complete self-paced online training course for 70-648. It provides a unique and intense test prep experience. Written and designed by leading experts and Microsoft MVPs, this short course delivers rich content, an interactive learning experience, and realistic practice questions.

  • Network Access Protection (NAP): Exam 70-649

    Exam 70-649
    • 1st Edition
    • Robert Shimonski
    • English
    This is a 1-hour short course from the complete self-paced online training course for 70-649. It provides a unique and intense test prep experience. Written and designed by leading experts and Microsoft MVPs, this short course delivers rich content, an interactive learning experience, and realistic practice questions.

  • Deploying the Terminal Services: Exam 70-649

    Exam 70-649
    • 1st Edition
    • Robert Shimonski
    • English
    This is a 1-hour short course from the complete self-paced online training course for 70-649. It provides a unique and intense test prep experience. Written and designed by leading experts and Microsoft MVPs, this short course delivers rich content, an interactive learning experience, and realistic practice questions.

  • Configuring Certificate Services and PKI: Exam 70-649

    Exam 70-649
    • 1st Edition
    • Anthony Piltzecker
    • English
    This is a 1-hour short course from the complete self-paced online training course for 70-649. It provides a unique and intense test prep experience. Written and designed by leading experts and Microsoft MVPs, this short course delivers rich content, an interactive learning experience, and realistic practice questions.

  • Windows Server 2008, Enterprise Administrator Practice Exams: Exam 70-647

    Exam 70-647
    • 1st Edition
    • Anthony Piltzecker + 1 more
    • English
    Leave no doubt that you're ready for exam day by using these realistic practice exams closely matched to the Microsoft exam. This Practice Exam product includes practice tests with full explanations. Our diagnostic tool identifies strengths and weaknesses and tells you where to focus your preparation.

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