Books published by Emerald Publishing Inc

Distance Learning is for leaders, practitioners, and decision makers in the fields of distance learning, e-learning, telecommunications, and related areas.

Women's participation in the political arena is still disproportionately low. This book explores current research findings, development practices, theory, and the lived experience to deliver provocative thinking that enhances leadership knowledge and improves leadership development of women around the world.

"What are growing roles of psychology and the behavioural sciences at the United Nations today?" This volume brings together over 20 authors - both key experts and student interns - to answer this question.

Higher education institutions and its stakeholders are often perceived for their proclivity to foster debate. This book is not about how to facilitate debate, but rather, dialogue, which if managed well, can lead to positive growth, learning outcomes, and increased productivity.

Explores the experiences of fifteen Educational Leadership candidates focused on improving their bilingual/ multilingual school communities via conceptual ideas and policies learned as students and synthesizing these ideas into practice as future administrators.

The distinct focus of the book is key European features - 'contexts matter' - to promote and stimulate what 'European' might mean in any given context. The book valorizes different contexts and key strengths of the European perspective.

This is an edited (introduced and annotated) book by the Russian psychologist Lev Vygotsky who belongs to the most well-known social scientists of the previous century. The book deals with an aspect of his life and work that is little known, notably his involvement with child studies.

Offers lessons and strategies that combine the power of inquiry-driven teaching with a funds of knowledge approach to capitalize on the lived civic experiences of urban youth and children. The book presents six strategies for making civic and social studies education relevant and engaging.

The distinct focus of the book is key European features - 'contexts matter' - to promote and stimulate what 'European' might mean in any given context. The book valorizes different contexts and key strengths of the European perspective.

Provides a resource for classes in diversity and inclusion in organisations, HR management, organisational behaviour, organisational sociology, and industrial and organisational psychology. Apart from theories and research on diversity and inclusion, the book also considers implications for designing HR policies and processes in organisations.

Offers lessons and strategies that combine the power of inquiry-driven teaching with a funds of knowledge approach to capitalize on the lived civic experiences of urban youth and children. The book presents six strategies for making civic and social studies education relevant and engaging.

Provides a resource for classes in diversity and inclusion in organisations, HR management, organisational behaviour, organisational sociology, and industrial and organisational psychology. Apart from theories and research on diversity and inclusion, the book also considers implications for designing HR policies and processes in organisations.

Details how the UN's promotion of higher education for peace and international understanding sometimes unintentionally contributes to the reproduction of conflict and violence across diverse cultures. Kevin Kester shows this through an indepth examination of peace curricula, pedagogy and policy in one United Nations higher education institution.

This narrative ethnography adopts an aesthetic lens to relay the lived experiences of a non-traditional, Midwestern public high school during its final year in its original building. The book examines how this high school incorporated a self-paced curriculum with a focus on ""family"" to address the needs of students at risk of not graduating.

Explores the interconnected issues of public health and public policy as they relate to queer issues in the Deep South. The book also points to trends, themes, and dynamics at work in the Deep South that are also implicated in the queer experience in other parts of the US.

Improving the use of evidence in teacher preparation is one of the greatest challenges and opportunities for our field. This volume explores how data availability, quality, and use within and across preparation programs shed light on the structures, policies, and practices associated with high quality teacher preparation.

Explores the interconnected issues of public health and public policy as they relate to queer issues in the Deep South. The book also points to trends, themes, and dynamics at work in the Deep South that are also implicated in the queer experience in other parts of the US.

What our project tries to present throughout this book is that money is not only just a tool of exchange in the context of the market economy; but, it also serves as a tool to mediate human relationships in individual cultures; and the tool is used and mediated by norms.

What our project tries to present throughout this book is that money is not only just a tool of exchange in the context of the market economy; but, it also serves as a tool to mediate human relationships in individual cultures; and the tool is used and mediated by norms.

The general theme of this book is to present the applications of artificial intelligence (AI) in test development. In particular, this book includes research and successful examples of using AI technology in automated item generation, automated test assembly, automated scoring, and computerized adaptive testing.

The general theme of this book is to present the applications of artificial intelligence (AI) in test development. In particular, this book includes research and successful examples of using AI technology in automated item generation, automated test assembly, automated scoring, and computerized adaptive testing.

Explores hidden figures and concerns of social connectedness, mentoring practices, and identity constructs that uncover unnoticed talent pools and encourage STEM matriculation among Black STEM students' in preK-12 and post-secondary landscapes.

Explores hidden figures and concerns of social connectedness, mentoring practices, and identity constructs that uncover unnoticed talent pools and encourage STEM matriculation among Black STEM students' in preK-12 and post-secondary landscapes.

The launching of Sputnik in 1957 sparked an education movement that stressed the importance of curricular rigour and standardization as a means to improve education. This book explores the role of the National Council of Teachers of English during this period.

Addresses a long-standing need for a book that focuses on the success, not failure, of Latino students. Bringing together researchers and practitioners, this unique book provides research-based recommendations from early to later school years on ""what works"" for supporting high achievement.

Addresses a long-standing need for a book that focuses on the success, not failure, of Latino students. Bringing together researchers and practitioners, this unique book provides research-based recommendations from early to later school years on ""what works"" for supporting high achievement.

For the last thirty years, educators have been fascinated yet puzzled with how to build Professional Development Schools. Clinically Based Teacher Education in Action: Cases from PDSs addresses that perplexity by providing images of the possible in school-university collaboration.

For the last thirty years, educators have been fascinated yet puzzled with how to build Professional Development Schools. Clinically Based Teacher Education in Action: Cases from PDSs addresses that perplexity by providing images of the possible in school-university collaboration.

Compares student discipline rates in four major US cities among regular and charter schools to determine whether charter schools are more likely than regular schools to discipline students. The book also studies the relationships among a host of variables by six different discipline categories.