Books published by Emerald Publishing Inc

Offers a poignant celebration of grassroots empowerment. Providing inspiration, as well as practical guidance on how to become active in reclaiming education this book covers topics including the corporate takeover of education, high stakes testing, teacher preparation, grassroots activist responses, and much more.

Rethinking education is essential in a global, transcultural, changing and communicated world. This book analyses how to build relationships between the school and society, and the possibilities of transcending the barriers in different national contexts: Chile, Israel, Mexico, Morocco, Poland, and Spain.

Rethinking education is essential in a global, transcultural, changing and communicated world. This book analyses how to build relationships between the school and society, and the possibilities of transcending the barriers in different national contexts: Chile, Israel, Mexico, Morocco, Poland, and Spain.

Focuses on the hierarchical levels of sustainability, strategic leadership, holistic perspectives, strategic and financial performance. It also explores management constructs for developing and implementing cutting-edge solutions to the exciting opportunities and daunting challenges facing strategic leaders.

Offers an advanced breakthrough formula to build, implement, and cultivate an authentic, distinctive, and memorable personal brand, which forms the key to enduring personal success. This new personal branding blueprint entails a systematic and integrated journey towards self-awareness, happiness, and enduring marketing success.

Addresses a fundamental and highly debated issue in the evaluation field - the use of evaluation information for decision-making. Contributors explore a wide range of issues related to the theoretical and practical challenges of using evaluation information to make informed, evidence-based decisions.

Takes stock and critically examines the classical views on science attitudes and explores the contemporary attempts in measuring science related attitudes. The chapters in this book are a reflection of researchers who work tirelessly in promoting science education and will illuminate the current trends and future scenarios in attitude measurement.

Offers a poignant celebration of grassroots empowerment. Providing inspiration, as well as practical guidance on how to become active in reclaiming education this book covers topics including the corporate takeover of education, high stakes testing, teacher preparation, grassroots activist responses, and much more.

Takes stock and critically examines the classical views on science attitudes and explores the contemporary attempts in measuring science related attitudes. The chapters in this book are a reflection of researchers who work tirelessly in promoting science education and will illuminate the current trends and future scenarios in attitude measurement.

Contains tactics and tools that can be experimented with by the social profit improvement team. A playbook allows the team to create, explore, and master without fear while learning. This playbook has been tested across many for-profit and non- (social) profit organisations. It is designed to be a bridge for OD theories that have informed the work to field ready tools for large scale change.

Established in 2006, the American Association of Blacks in Higher Education (AABHE), formerly constituted as the Black Caucus (American Association of Higher Education), has been the consistent voice of Black issues in academe. This book explores important issues across multiple fields-fields represented by the scholars/members of AABHE.

Established in 2006, the American Association of Blacks in Higher Education (AABHE), formerly constituted as the Black Caucus (American Association of Higher Education), has been the consistent voice of Black issues in academe. This book explores important issues across multiple fields-fields represented by the scholars/members of AABHE.

A volume in Professional Development School Research, this exemplifies the current thinking of practitioners and researchers in the field. The authors from the Prek-16 arena illustrate the ways in which professional development schools generate possible solutions to the complex problems facing educators.

Mathematics research papers provide a forum for all mathematics enthusiasts to exercise their mathematical experience, expertise and excitement. The research paper process epitomizes the differentiation of instruction, as each student chooses their own topic and extends it as far as their motivation and desire takes them. This volume offers a selection of articles on mathematics research papers.

Explores teachers' evolving personal epistemologies, or the beliefs we hold about the origin and development of knowledge in the context of teaching. The chapters focus on a range of conceptual frameworks about how university and field-based experiences influence the connections between teachers' personal epistemologies and teaching practice.