Books published by Emerald Publishing Inc

This book argues that conventional interpretation of Freudian psychology has not accounted for the death anxiety and its relation to illusions and delusions. It contends that there is evidence to support the view that death anxiety is a very normal and central emotional threat human beings deal with by impeding awareness of the threat.

This text features essays that address the topic of equivalence in measurement. Among the issues covered are: perceptions of organizational politics in the USA and the Middle East; the importance of measurement equivalence in transnational research; and Alpha, Beta and Gamma change.

This text investigates issues surrounding the creation of social policy and support systems for children and families in the emerging democracy in eastern Europe. Approaches advocated by progressively oriented Lithuanian educators, mental health and human service professionals are presented.

Examining mentoring in the technological age, this book focuses upon the impact and use of technology in terms of program development, mentoring roles, problems and solutions and issues to be addressed including confidentiality, ethics, and implications for future practice. The editors explore the possibilities for tomorrow from the work of today.

This volume examines mentoring from a global persepctive in an effort to discover the commonalities and differences, not only in diverse fields of practice, but also across a wide range of contextual settings. Each chapter contains an overview of the programme, problems encountered and solutions.

The aim of this book series is to provide a much needed outlet for the wealth of cross-cultural research that has not impacted upon mainstream education. This particular volume is divided into four parts: the motivation context; the learning context; the family context; and the curriculum context.

This title is an examination of educational issues and policies impacting on the blind. Topics include Braille literacy, the teaching of orientation and mobility, adult rehabilitation programmes and policies, and the role of state and federal government in the education and rehabilitation process.

Devoted to understanding and enhancing the education of adolescent students, this title covers areas including: the social structure of the American high school; social relationships and school adjustment; motivation in adolescence; race and gender influences on teen parenting; and school violence.

This handbook explores the curriculum, instruction and assessment used in middle schools. The essays cover: curriculum integration - history and research; the relationship between middle grades teacher certification and teaching practices; and cohorts in middle level teacher preparation.

Devoted to understanding and enhancing the education of adolescent students, this title covers areas including: the social structure of the American high school; social relationships and school adjustment; motivation in adolescence; race and gender influences on teen parenting; and school violence.

This text is divided into three parts: policy perspectives on urban education reform; the supply, demand and quality of city teachers; and equity and adequacy in urban schools.

This book provides an insight into the possibilities that so-called ""Electronic Government"" has to offer. It demonstrates the elements belonging to the concept of E-Government and acts as a point of reference for those aiming to implement it.

This publication is a very significant cooperative effort of the Department of Audiovisual Instruction and the National Society for Programmed Instruction. It is, we believe, a harbinger of future joint activities between our two organizations whose purposes converge in the field of programmed learning.

A discussion of the contributions made by African Americans to public and private black schools in the USA in the 19th and 20th centuries. It suggests that cultural capital from African American communities may be important for closing the gap in the funding of black schools in the 21st century.

A discussion of the contributions made by African Americans to public and private black schools in the USA in the 19th and 20th centuries. It suggests that cultural capital from African American communities may be important for closing the gap in the funding of black schools in the 21st century.

This work looks at innovative theory and empirical research on employee turnover. It covers such topics as: the evolution of a pioneering turnover theory; constructs and processes missing from prevailing turnover formulations; and more.

There are many teaching and curriculum programs that attempt to make education relevant to the wider sociocultural environment of learners. Volume 5 focuses on research on curriculum and teaching from a sociocultural perspective.

This book studies the acquisition, loss and re-acquisition of Spanish, English, Portuguese, and Hebrew, the first languages of this writer's son. It applies the results of current work in the areas of psycholinguistics, bilingualism, and applied linguistics to the study of language development in one multilingual child, Noam, from birth to age 17.

Topics covered in this volume include: research on web-based learning; ways to reduce cognitive load in multimedia learning; gathering and organizing web-based information; the risks in cyberspace; engineering perspectives; and the pedagogical impact of course management systems.

This volume examines mentoring from a global persepctive in an effort to discover the commonalities and differences, not only in diverse fields of practice, but also across a wide range of contextual settings. Each chapter contains an overview of the programme, problems encountered and solutions.

A study of trends in management consulting at the beginning of the new millennium. The contributions are divided into three sections addressing: the consulting industry; trends and techniques in management consulting; and reflections on management consulting.

Aims to bridge the social science and educational literature related to mixed heritage identity development and schooling in diverse contexts. The common threads are: the flexible, yet situated nature of ethnic and racial identities among students; and the importance of theorizing social contexts to identity, community, and belonging.

Examining mentoring in the technological age, this book focuses upon the impact and use of technology in terms of program development, mentoring roles, problems and solutions. It addresses issues including confidentiality, ethics, and implications for future practice.

In recent years there has been increasing interest in issues of space and spatiality in the social sciences and humanities generally, if less so in the study of education. This lack of interest is surprising given the importance of space and time in the organization of teaching and research. This collection examines the significance of space.

This title focuses on electronic learning communities created through the development and use of the Internet for instruction and training. Chapters focus on philosophies, background, reviews, technologies, systems, tools, services, strategies, development, implementation and research.

A Scandinavian perspective on evaluating educational reforms. The essays include: ""The Research Council of Norway Evaluating Reform 97""; ""Models of Evaluation""; and ""What's Being Done in the Name of Evaluation? Experiences Drawn from the Recent Evaluation of Schooling Reforms in Switzerland"".