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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.

  • Correctional Organization and Management

    Public Policy Challenges, Behavior, and Structure
    • 1st Edition
    • Robert M. Freeman
    • English
    Correctional Organization and Management looks at correctional management in terms of a typology of specific management tasks such as leadership, planning, directing, and controlling with some discussion of generic organizational theory and history. The book is unique to the market because its focus goes beyond looking exclusively at inmates, wardens, and correctional officers.The author is a former corrections superintendent (warden) and prison psychologist and approaches his material with a broad understanding of corrections. The author draws on a wealth of personal experience, current information and the continually growing body of research examining management and leadership issues in organizations both inside and outside of corrections.This book is unique in that it focuses on three distinct areas: the introductory, the administration, and the issues of corrections.Among the strengths of this comprehensive book is that the author places emphasis on areas previously ignored such as the importance and influence of attitudinal change and the politicization of correctional ideology. This book bridges the gap between critical elements of organizational theory and psychosocial issues.

  • Handbook of Educational Policy

    • 1st Edition
    • Gregory J. Cizek
    • English
    The Handbook of Educational Policy provides a comprehensive overview of policy questions in education reform at local, state, and national levels. The book raises controversial questions, such as who really benefits from educational reform, and investigates issues of accountability, assessment, educational fads, technology in education, and other matters of educational policy. The book explores not only what education is, but what it can be and should be, providing a scholarly analysis of policy decisions as well as practical recommendations for parents, teachers, and policy-makers.

  • Education: The Complete Encyclopedia (CD-ROM)

    • 1st Edition
    • T.N. Postlethwaite + 3 more
    • English
    Education: The Complete Encyclopedia (CD-ROM) contains full text, extensively updated, of the acclaimed leading reference works International Encyclopedia of Education, 2nd Edition, published in 12 volumes, and the Encyclopedia of Higher Education, published in 4 volumes.Complete resource for educational researchTogether these two encyclopedias provide a complete resource for educational research - and they have been extensively updated since their first publication. This CD-ROM provides educational researchers, teachers and students at universities, institutes of education and colleges with a unique information resource, unrivaled in its depth of coverage of all aspects of educational research.Important additional featuresThere are full-text searching capabilities offered in the electronic edition. The CD-ROM features a customized interface, multiple tables of contents arranged both thematically and sequentially, and extensive cross-referencing. An important additional feature is the inclusion of 17,000 abstracts supplied from the ERIC® (Educational Resources Information Center) database, assisting the reader in the identification of further reading.Easy access and functionalityInforma... on the CD-ROM can be accessed in many ways - by browsing the tables of contents, on searching by author, contributor or topic, or by using the thematic guide which is based on the classified list of entries. Keywords can also be used in a natural-language or Boolean search. References in the text are hot-linked to the full ERIC® abstract where this is available to help make your searching more complete.Education: The Complete Encyclopedia (CD-ROM) offers you:Approximately 1,600 articles, fast and effective access to 16 volumes of information on educational research and practice, extensive cross-referencing and indexing, approximately 33,000 fully verified literature references, references linked to full ERIC® references and abstracts, unrivaled search facilities, over 1,000 internationally renowned contributors, extensive international coverage of the field, the most comprehensive work that embraces all relevant educational research and practice in the field.See http://www.elsevier.... for further information and to order you free sample disc.

  • A Dictionary of Pharmacology and Allied Topics

    • 2nd Edition
    • D.R. Laurence + 1 more
    • English
    This dictionary spans the practice of pharmacology, and of allied sciences insofar as they are related to it, with particular emphasis on the development, regulation and use of human medicine. It is offered to students as well as to professionals in pharmacology and allied sciences for reference and for browsing, and as a bedside book and travelling companion. Its size (approximately 2000 entries) is appropriate for these uses.Features of this dictionary:• Provides definitions of terms in pharmacology, both basic and clinical• Gives information on new medicine development and official regulations• Covers allied topics, including statistics, ethics, scientific miscounduct, authorship, publication and law.

  • Regression Analysis for Social Sciences

    • 1st Edition
    • Alexander von Eye + 1 more
    • English
    Regression Analysis for Social Sciences presents methods of regression analysis in an accessible way, with each method having illustrations and examples. A broad spectrum of methods are included: multiple categorical predictors, methods for curvilinear regression, and methods for symmetric regression. This book can be used for courses in regression analysis at the advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate level in the social and behavioral sciences. Most of the techniques are explained step-by-step enabling students and researchers to analyze their own data. Examples include data from the social and behavioral sciences as well as biology, making the book useful for readers with biological and biometrical backgrounds. Sample command and result files for SYSTAT are included in the text.

  • The Changing Career of the Correctional Officer

    Policy Implications for the 21st Century
    • 1st Edition
    • Don Josi + 1 more
    • English
    The late 1990s mark a turning point for correctional systems in the United States. For some time, there has been an intensive effort by corrections to gain the confidence of the public. With increased urbanization, more timely electronic news media reports, and renewed emphasis on human rights, corrections has more and more become the target of a wide variety of attacks. To combat this backlash, correctional agencies have devised a plan that has worked very well for law enforcement, a plan best summed up by a single word: professionalization. This movement has been led by an articulate and tactful group of correctional officials who have stressed a new ideology of the correctional officer occupation. The Changing Career of the Correctional Officer is a comprehensive, timely, and issue-oriented perspective on this ever-developing field. It articulates the principles upon which correctional practices have evolved with time. Students will find this book of value to discussion and thought regarding the nature of the corrections profession. Administrators, management personnel, and line/staff supervisors seeking information about career development options will find this text useful in focusing and placing their careers in perspective and in providing guidance for professional development.

  • Teaching Science for Understanding

    A Human Constructivist View
    • 1st Edition
    • Volume .
    • Joseph D. Novak
    • Joel J. Mintzes + 1 more
    • English
    Science education has undergone a revolution in recent years, shifting its emphasis from breadth and memorization to depth and understanding. Teaching Science for Understanding begins with an overview of the changes in science education. It then presents a review of each major instructional strategy, information about how it is best used, and the effectiveness of the strategies for understanding and retention of information. The book presents the main strategies used to achieve this depth of understanding, including the use of computer simulations, small laboratories, and journal writing, and it discusses how to use each strategy at the elementary, secondary, and college level.

  • Engineering Applications: Tutor's Resource Pack

    • 1st Edition
    • James Ritchie + 1 more
    • English
    Together with the Engineering Applications student text, this pack provides a complete resource for undergraduate EA courses. To enable lecturers to have control over the information available to students all the project briefs for the course, and supporting handouts appear in the Tutor's Resource Pack, but not in the textbook. Guidance on running the projects is also provided. The whole pack is freely photocopiable within the purchasing institution, making the course both economical and highly flexible.

  • Mental Health Outcome Evaluation

    • 1st Edition
    • David C. Speer
    • English
    Mental Health Outcome Evaluation bridges the gap between traditional research and evaluation methods by presenting an alternative to the highly technical and statistical methods developed in the laboratory for mental health care professionals. It focuses on outcome evaluation of mental health services for adults, concentrating on the general principles that can be used to assess the service effectiveness of community health centers, clinics, and private practices. The book presents a formidable argument for descriptive outcome studies through its evaluation of the results and consequences of care and treatment as well as clinician ratings. It is written in a non-technical style, making it accessible to anyone in the mental health industry.

  • WISC-III Clinical Use and Interpretation

    Scientist-Practitioner Perspectives
    • 1st Edition
    • Aurelio Prifitera + 1 more
    • English
    The WISC-III is the most frequently used IQ assessment technique in the United States. This book discusses the clinical use of the WISC-III with respect to specific clinical populations, and covers research findings on the validity and reliability of the test. It also includes standardization data from the Psychological Corporation. Many of the contributors participated in the development of the WISC-III and are in a unique position to discuss the clinical uses of this measure. The book describes the WISC-III from scientist-practition... perspectives. It provides methods to aid in understanding and interpreting the WISC-III results for various groups of exceptional children. The book also presents detailed descriptions of behavior and achievement as well as recommendations for test interpreting standards.WISC-III Clinical Use and Interpretation has immediate and practical relevance to professionals who administer, interpret, or use the results of the WISC-III. The solid writing by leading experts makes the contents of this book an essential reference for WISC-III users.

  • Handbook of Academic Learning

    Construction of Knowledge
    • 1st Edition
    • Gary D. Phye
    • English
    The Handbook of Academic Learning provides a comprehensive resource for educational and cognitive psychologists, as well as educators themselves, on the mechanisms and processes of academic learning. Beginning with general themes that cross subject and age levels, the book discusses what motivates students to learn and how knowledge can be made personal for better learning and remembering. Individual chapters identify proven effective teaching methods for the specific domains of math, reading, writing, science, and critical problem solving; how students learn within those domains; and how learning can be accurately assessed for given domains and age levels.The Handbook takes a constructivist perspective to academic learning, emphasizing the construction of personal knowledge of an academic nature. Constructivism within the context of learning theory is viewed as involving an active learner that constructs an academic knowledge base through the development of cognitive strategies and metacognition. The book discusses the development of basic literacy skills that provide the foundation for higher order thinking and problem solving. Constructivism recognizes the social dimension of classroom learning and emphasizes the motivational elements of self-regulation and volition as essential learner characteristics.Writ... by authors who have experience with both theory development and the development of classroom instructional techniques, the Handbook empowers educators to develop, implement, and field-test instructional practices at their school site. The book provides a review of the literature, theory, research, and skill techniques for effective teaching and learning.

  • Handbook of Classroom Assessment

    Learning, Achievement, and Adjustment
    • 1st Edition
    • Gary D. Phye
    • English
    The Handbook of Classroom Assessment takes a multi-dimensional approach to classroom assessment. A successful combination of theory and practice, the book emphasizes the assessment of classroom learning within content areas and the development of standards for evaluation. Most chapters are devoted to the assessment of learning and achievement and discuss current theories. The book also features assessment of academic self-concept and subjective well-being in children and adolescents. The Handbook provides successfully field-tested examples of assessment techniques and strategies within the content areas of mathematics, social studies, foreign languages, and the visual arts. Contributing chapter authors share the unique distinction of having backgrounds that include both the development of assessment theory and first hand experience translating theory into practice at the classroom, school site, state, or national level. The book is divided into four sections. Section I discusses the top five theories with respect to what learning is, how it's related to achievement, and how we assess both in the classroom setting. Section II on standardized assessment briefly covers all major standardized achievement tests used in preschool, K-6, and 7-12. Assessment of classroom learning, Section III, presents test instruments and techniques specific to the measurement of math skills, social science skills, and artistic talent across ages and grades. Section IV on classroom practices includes an assessment of general reasoning skills and performance and how to develop a grading philosophy.

  • Safe Schools: A Security and Loss Prevention Plan

    • 1st Edition
    • J. Barry Hylton
    • English
    Safe Schools: A Security and Loss Prevention Plan is an excellent reference for school administrators, school safety personnel and law enforcement for creating a safe and secure academic environment. Addressing a wide range of security programs and measures which have been proven to be effective, Safe Schools serves as a manual for safeguarding students, employees, visitors, material and the property of school district.This book addresses a wide range of security programs and measures which have been proven to be effective. Essential topics discussed in this manual are:Bomb threats and checklistsDrug and alcohol testingRandom inspectionMetal detector and search guidelinesEmergency and response plansSecurity assessment and survey toolsLoss prevention and physical securityIntrusion detection systemsEmployee and security education and trainingMinimum training standardsOperating proceduresCrime prevention, security awareness and support of security programs are more effective and less costly than dealing with criminal incidents and public relations challenges after the fact. Safe Schools: A Security and Loss Prevention Plan allows school personnel to become proactive instead of reactive and to gain control of the school environment.

  • Multivariate Analysis of Data in Sensory Science

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 16
    • T. Naes + 1 more
    • English
    The state-of-the-art of multivariate analysis in sensory science is described in this volume. Both methods for aggregated and individual sensory profiles are discussed. Processes and results are presented in such a way that they can be understood not only by statisticians but also by experienced sensory panel leaders and users of sensory analysis.The techniques presented are focused on examples and interpretation rather than on the technical aspects, with an emphasis on new and important methods which are possibly not so well known to scientists in the field. Important features of the book are discussions on the relationship among the methods with a strong accent on the connection between problems and methods. All procedures presented are described in relation to sensory data and not as completely general statistical techniques.Sensory scientists, applied statisticians, chemometricians, those working in consumer science, food scientists and agronomers will find this book of value.

  • The Data Analysis Handbook

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 14
    • I.E. Frank + 1 more
    • English
    Analyzing observed or measured data is an important step in applied sciences. The recent increase in computer capacity has resulted in a revolution both in data collection and data analysis. An increasing number of scientists, researchers and students are venturing into statistical data analysis; hence the need for more guidance in this field, which was previously dominated mainly by statisticians.This handbook fills the gap in the range of textbooks on data analysis. Written in a dictionary format, it will serve as a comprehensive reference book in a rapidly growing field. However, this book is more structured than an ordinary dictionary, where each entry is a separate, self-contained entity. The authors provide not only definitions and short descriptions, but also offer an overview of the different topics. Therefore, the handbook can also be used as a companion to textbooks for undergraduate or graduate courses.1700 entries are given in alphabetical order grouped into 20 topics and each topic is organized in a hierarchical fashion. Additional specific entries on a topic can be easily found by following the cross-references in a top-down manner. Several figures and tables are provided to enhance the comprehension of the topics and a list of acronyms helps to locate the full terminologies. The bibliography offers suggestions for further reading.

  • Correspondence Analysis in the Social Sciences

    • 1st Edition
    • Michael Greenacre + 1 more
    • English
    Correspondence Analysis in the Social Sciences gives a comprehensive description of this method of data visualization as well as numerous applications to a wide range of social science data. Various theoretical aspects are presented in a language accessible to both social scientists and statisticians and a wide variety of applications are given which demonstrate the versatility of the method to interpret tabular data in a unique graphical way.

  • Comprehension of Graphics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 108
    • W. Schnotz + 1 more
    • English
    Graphic displays such as charts, graphs, diagrams, and maps play in important role today in the design and presentation of instructional materials education. There is also a strong need in scientific, technical and administrative fields to visually present facts, laws, principles etc. The increasing use of computer-based learning environments has also become an important field where the visual presentation of information plays a central role. Despite the importance of graphical displays as a means of communication and the fact that research about learning and cognition has advanced rapidly in the past two decades, the comprehension of graphics is still a rather unexplored area.The comprehension of graphics is not only a stimulating topic in the fields of science and instructional psychology, but also in related disciplines such as semiotics, and artificial intelligence. Research on the comprehension of graphics complements the scientific investigation of cognitive processes in text comprehension, which has contributed much to our understanding of human cognition and learning. Ultimately, a better understanding of the cognitive processes involved in the comprehension of graphics will have an impact not only on cognitive theory, but also on educational practice.

  • The International Encyclopedia of Education

    12-Volume Set
    • 2nd Edition
    • T.N. Postlethwaite + 1 more
    • English
    Scholarly information in all fields of human knowledge is in continuous flux. Educational practices change not only as a result of reforms which are the subject of legislation, but also in response to new societal demands, needs, and changes in the economic conditions in different countries. It is this change within the various fields of education and the fact that many of the entries in the first edition were written in the early 1980s which convinced the editors in 1990 of the need for a completely new edition of the Encyclopedia.The vast majority of entries in the second edition are completely new; in only a few cases, have entries from the first edition or from the supplementary volumes, been updated. New entries have also been commissioned on specific topics: sociology of education, girls and women in education, the history of education, anthropology, philosophy of education and instructional psychology, so that the scope of the original sections has been expanded.Every effort has been made to present the most up-to-date information about the theme dealt with in each entry. Authors were selected on the strength of their 'worldwide' knowledge of the topic on which they were asked to write. The authors of over 1,200 entries represent 96 countries. The Honorary Editorial Advisory Board helped ensure that a balance was achieved and contacts with international organizations assisted in selecting authors with a good international overview. Particular attention has been paid to the inclusion of entries of special concern to the Third World. This is clearly evident in those entries dealing with educational and policy planning, economics of education, vocational education and comparative education.

  • Encyclopedia of Human Behavior, Volume 3

    • 1st Edition
    • Vilayanur S. Ramachandran
    • English

  • Encyclopedia of Human Behavior, Volume 2

    • 1st Edition
    • Vilayanur S. Ramachandran
    • English

  • Encyclopedia of Human Behavior, Volume 4

    • 1st Edition
    • Vilayanur S. Ramachandran
    • English

  • Experimental Design: A Chemometric Approach

    • 2nd Edition
    • Volume 11
    • S.N. Deming + 1 more
    • English
    Now available is the second edition of a book which has been described as "...an exceptionally lucid, easy-to-read presentation... would be an excellent addition to the collection of every analytical chemist. I recommend it with great enthusiasm." (Analytical Chemistry)N.R. Draper reviewed the first edition in Publication of the International Statistical Institute "...discussion is careful, sensible, amicable, and modern and can be recommended for the intended readership."The scope of the first edition has been revised, enlarged and expanded. Approximately 30% of the text is new. The book first introduces the reader to the fundamentals of experimental design. Systems theory, response surface concepts, and basic statistics serve as a basis for the further development of matrix least squares and hypothesis testing. The effects of different experimental designs and different models on the variance-covariance matrix and on the analysis of variance (ANOVA) are extensively discussed. Applications and advanced topics (such as confidence bands, rotatability, and confounding) complete the text. Numerous worked examples are presented.The clear and practical approach adopted by the authors makes the book applicable to a wide audience. It will appeal particularly to those with a practical need (scientists, engineers, managers, research workers) who have completed their formal education but who still need to know efficient ways of carrying out experiments. It will also be an ideal text for advanced undergraduate and graduate students following courses in chemometrics, data acquisition and treatment, and design of experiments.

  • Dictionary of Animal Health Terminology

    In English, French, Spanish, German and Latin
    • 1st Edition
    • Office International des Office International des Epizo
    • English
    This dictionary contains terms concerning veterinary medicine in general, infectious, parasitic and non-infectious diseases, and anatomy and physiology of domestic animals. These veterinary terms formerly appeared in the "Dictionary of Animal Production Terminology" of the European Assocation for Animal Production, published by Elsevier in 1985. During the preparation of a new edition of this dictionary, it was decided due to the increasing specialization in animal production and of the associated terminology, to divide it into two volumes, one devoted to animal husbandry terms and the other to veterinary terms. Consequently, specialists in animal production and in animal health who have to work in many languages should consult not only the present volume, but also its companion volume which deals with animal production.The dictionary will be a valuable reference tool for all those engaged in animal health who have to work in four languages.

  • Education and Training in Food Science

    • 1st Edition
    • I D Morton + 1 more
    • English
    This book reviews the need for increased training in the food industry in order to bridge the gap between Eastern and Western Europe and the USA. Higher education in food science is discussed, including the training of technicians, and European initiatives, including ERASMUS and Network, are also described. Full coverage of the importance of international trade and the consumer protection acts, including a look at the need of various groups, is provided and the book closes with a look towards the future.

  • Measures of Personality and Social Psychological Attitudes

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 1
    • John Paul Robinson
    • English
    This volume is sponsored by Division 9 of the American Psychological Association: The Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues.****This is an essential reference book for any social scientist or student who uses measuresof attitude or personality in his or her research. The earlier version, published twenty years ago, was to be found on the shelf of virtually everyone who worked in the field.

  • The Second Handbook on Parent Education

    Contemporary Perspectives
    • 1st Edition
    • Marvin J. Fine
    • English
    This book should enhance the reader's understanding of the contemporary scene in parenting education, including effective programming, important issues, and future trends.

  • Statistical Methods for Meta-Analysis

    • 1st Edition
    • Larry V. Hedges + 1 more
    • English
    The main purpose of this book is to address the statistical issues for integrating independent studies. There exist a number of papers and books that discuss the mechanics of collecting, coding, and preparing data for a meta-analysis , and we do not deal with these. Because this book concerns methodology, the content necessarily is statistical, and at times mathematical. In order to make the material accessible to a wider audience, we have not provided proofs in the text. Where proofs are given, they are placed as commentary at the end of a chapter. These can be omitted at the discretion of the reader.Throughout the book we describe computational procedures whenever required. Many computations can be completed on a hand calculator, whereas some require the use of a standard statistical package such as SAS, SPSS, or BMD. Readers with experience using a statistical package or who conduct analyses such as multiple regression or analysis of variance should be able to carry out the analyses described with the aid of a statistical package.

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