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Handbook on Peace Education

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Gavriel Salomon, Edward Cairns

Not yet published — due 09/11/2009

This handbook encompasses a range of disciplines that underlie the field of peace education and provides the rationales for the ways it is actually carried...

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Handbook of Child Development and Early Education

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Oscar A Barbarin, Barbara Hanna Wasik

Not yet published — due 08/29/2009

How and what should young children be taught? What emphasis should be given to emotional learning? How do we involve families? Addressing these and other...

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Living With Dyslexia

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Barbara Riddick

Not yet published — due 08/11/2009

This book reinforces the need for understanding and support for children
with dyslexia from parents and teachers, but also the importance of the
children's own understanding of...

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Series Name: David Fulton / Nasen 

Developments in Educational Psychology

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Kevin Wheldall

Not yet published — due 08/03/2009

Review comment on the first edition

"Wheldall asks himself and his readers what has transpired within the field of educational psychology … and what its relevance...

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Handbook of Metacognition in Education

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Douglas J Hacker, John Dunlosky, Arthur C Graesser

Published 06/23/2009

Providing comprehensive coverage of the theoretical bases of metacognition and its applications to educational practice, this compendium of focused and in-depth discussions from leading scholars...

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Behavior Analysis for Effective Teaching

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Julie Vargas

Published 03/05/2009

Modern teachers increasingly encounter students who enter their classroom with low motivation, learning problems, or disruptive behavior. The mission of this book is to provide...

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The Theory and Practice of Item Response Theory

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R. J de Ayala

Published 02/28/2009

Item response theory (IRT) is a latent variable modeling approach used to minimize bias and optimize the measurement power of educational and psychological tests and...

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Series Name: Methodology in the Social Sciences 

Evaluation in Distance Education and E-Learning

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Valerie Ruhe, Bruno D Zumbo

Published 02/28/2009

With the rapid proliferation of distance education and e-learning courses, the need is growing for a comprehensive, professional approach to evaluating their effectiveness. This indispensable...

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