Books published by Emerald Publishing Inc

This latest volume in the Research in Management series reports on advances in authentic and ethical leadership. Among the areas discussed and linked to authentic and/or ethical leadership are mindfulness, decision making, the role of character, antecedents, substitutes for leadership, psychological capital, and some of the "dark side" aspects associated with authenticity.

Examines research, theory, and practice concerning issues of teaching science with undergraduates. This RISE volume addresses higher education faculty and all who teach entry level science. The focus is on helping undergraduates develop a basic science literacy leading to scientific expertise.

Examines research, theory, and practice concerning issues of teaching science with undergraduates. This RISE volume addresses higher education faculty and all who teach entry level science. The focus is on helping undergraduates develop a basic science literacy leading to scientific expertise.

The purpose of this volume is to stimulate thought and discussion among diverse audiences who are concerned about the performance of black students in US schools, and to provide evidence-based strategies to expand the pool of black teachers. The book will contribute to the teacher education literature and will inform the teacher education policy and practice debate.

The purpose of this volume is to stimulate thought and discussion among diverse audiences who are concerned about the performance of black students in US schools, and to provide evidence-based strategies to expand the pool of black teachers. The book will contribute to the teacher education literature and will inform the teacher education policy and practice debate.

Provides a detailed exploration of how qualitative research can be applied in the field of peace and conflict studies. The book explores considerations and components of designing, conducting, and reporting qualitative research in this field, and also provides exemplars of recent empirical research in peace and conflict studies that employed qualitative methods.

Provides a detailed exploration of how qualitative research can be applied in the field of peace and conflict studies. The book explores considerations and components of designing, conducting, and reporting qualitative research in this field, and also provides exemplars of recent empirical research in peace and conflict studies that employed qualitative methods.

This is the fourth, and last, volume in the series Educating About Social Issues in the 20th and 21st Centuries. This volume focuses solely on critical pedagogy: both the lives and work of major critical pedagogues and the different strains of critical pedagogy the latter pursued (e.g., critical theory in education, critical feminism in education, critical race theory).

This is the fourth, and last, volume in the series Educating About Social Issues in the 20th and 21st Centuries. This volume focuses solely on critical pedagogy: both the lives and work of major critical pedagogues and the different strains of critical pedagogy the latter pursued (e.g., critical theory in education, critical feminism in education, critical race theory).

A volume in International Higher EducationSeries Editors Fredrick M. Nafukho, Texas A&M University;and Beverly Irby, Texas A&M UniversityWhile universities world over are undergoing reforms and change, in the case of African universities asillustrated in this book, the reforms and changes are profound and can best be described as transformative.This book is unique in many ways, which makes it extraordinary. First, unlike other books that have examinedissues on higher education in Africa from externalist positions, the contributors to this book are scholars who have been educated, are currentlyteaching in African universities or have taught in African universities. The book specifically focuses on transformations in the governance of Africanuniversities and its implications on equity, entrepreneurship, innovation, quality assurance, information and communication technologies (ICTs), andreform issues in higher education in Africa.The book presents pertinent research on governance in African universities in an experiential and empirical manner. The contributors of the bookchapters include individuals actively involved in teaching, researching and governance of higher education institutions in Africa. The chapters arebased on empirical data, including review of relevant literature. The book also recognizes that university governance is more than just crisis infinancial or economic issues, but includes best management practices, shared governance, meaningful reforms, strategic planning, consultation,transparency and accountability, client (students, lecturers, parents and the public) satisfaction, as wellas the role of the university in development.The contributions take cognizance of the fact that governance as a concept is facing fundamentalchanges in the context of global knowledge economy, and African local conditions. Contributors alsotake cognizance of the fact that one important source of change in Africa has been the acceleratingspeed of scientific and technological advancement in learning at universities where lifelong learningprograms, adult learning programs, distance and online learning are relatively new. The chapters arealso sensitive to new changes in gender, demographical, technological, education reforms, social andeconomic transformations in the governance of African universities. The book is basically an academicbook for use by undergraduates and graduate students at universities, policy makers and formulators inAfrican ministries of Education; supra national organizations, foreign organizations working in Africa,NGOs and CBOs as well as development stakeholders, and community organizers.

This book includes papers written by teachers and how they engage holistic education in their classrooms. It is a rich and diverse collection showing how holistic education can be brought into public education despite the pressures of testing and other accountability measures.

This book includes papers written by teachers and how they engage holistic education in their classrooms. It is a rich and diverse collection showing how holistic education can be brought into public education despite the pressures of testing and other accountability measures.

The book will be designed primarily for graduate students (or advanced undergraduates) who are learning psychometrics, as well as professionals in the field who need a reference for use in their practice. We would assume that users have some basic knowledge of using SAS to read data and conduct basic analyses (e.g., descriptive statistics, frequency distributions). In addition, the reader should be familiar with basic statistical concepts such as descriptive statistics (e.g., mean, median, variance, standard deviation), percentiles and the rudiments of hypothesis testing. They should also have a passing familiarity with issues in psychometrics such as reliability, validity and test/survey scoring. We will not assume any more than basic familiarity with these issues, and will devote a portion of each chapter (as well as the entire first chapter) to reviewing many of these basic ideas for those not familiar with them.We envision the book as being useful either as a primary text for a course on applied measurement where SAS is the main platform for instruction, or as a supplement to a more theoretical text. We also anticipate that readers working in government agencies responsible for testing and measurement issues at the local, state and national levels, and private testing, survey and market research companies, as well as faculty members needing a practical resource for psychometric practice will serve as a market for the book. In short, the readership would include graduate students, faculty members, data analysts and psychometricians responsible for analysis of survey response data, as well as educational and psychological assessments.The goal of the book is to provide readers with the tools necessary for assessing the psychometric qualities of educational and psychological measures as well as surveys and questionnaires. Each chapter will cover an issue pertinent to psychometric and measurement practice, with an emphasis on application. Topics will be briefly discussed from a theoretical/technical perspective in order to provide the reader with the background necessary to correctly use and interpret the statistical analyses that will be presented subsequently. Readers will then be presented with examples illustrating a particular concept (e.g., reliability). These examples will include a discussion of the particular analysis, along with the SAS code necessary to conduct them. The resulting output will then be discussed in detail, focusing on the interpretation of the results. Finally, examples of how these results might be written up will also be included in the text. It is hoped that this mixture of theory with examples of actual practice will serve the reader both as a pedagogical tool and as a reference work.

Focuses on issues in typical and disordered developments in auditory processing, literacy, and language across different cultural and linguistic contexts in Asia, Europe and North America. The contributors of this volume offer insightful theoretical and practical ideas to shape future directions in research, assessment, intervention, and education.

The driving forces behind mathematics learning trajectories is the need to understand how children actually learn and make sense of mathematics and how to use these insights to improve instruction and student learning. This book explains what trajectories are, the research and methodology that are necessary for developing them, and provides insight into their potential applications.

The driving forces behind mathematics learning trajectories is the need to understand how children actually learn and make sense of mathematics and how to use these insights to improve instruction and student learning. This book explains what trajectories are, the research and methodology that are necessary for developing them, and provides insight into their potential applications.

The Optimizing Talent Workbook will guide you through a handson, practical application of what you learned from Optimizing Talent: What Every Leader Needs to Know to Sustain the Ultimate Workforce. Not only will you learn to apply the Optimizing Talent Framework in your organization, you'll find that we've expanded on the foundation of Optimizing Talent to include the incredibly valuable topics of talent branding and neuroscience, as well as case studies of companies that have used the framework to great success. The Optimizing Talent Workbook provides a stepbystep strategic implementation approach for developing and retaining the best talent whatever your business!

Offers research-supported school practices to empower families from diverse cultural backgrounds to make informed decisions regarding their children with diverse disabilities. uggested practices include activities for parent organizing, parent education, ways to provide co-mentoring of families, and formal support at Individualized Education Programme meetings.

Offers research-supported school practices to empower families from diverse cultural backgrounds to make informed decisions regarding their children with diverse disabilities. uggested practices include activities for parent organizing, parent education, ways to provide co-mentoring of families, and formal support at Individualized Education Programme meetings.