Books published by Information Age Publishing

Comprised of scholarly essays, case studies, and interviews, this book argues that to address equity issues related to women faculty, academic institutions should consider work-life perspectives, including dual careers, when designing faculty recruitment, retention, and advancement strategies.

This textbook is for the developing coach practitioner as well as the experienced coach practitioner that would like to develop further. The approach of this book is to look at the theoretical framework of coaching as it applies to the actual practice of coaching others and groups. It covers the comprehensive coaching curriculum that is ingrained in the 11 core competencies of coaching.

Comprised of scholarly essays, case studies, and interviews, this book argues that to address equity issues related to women faculty, academic institutions should consider work-life perspectives, including dual careers, when designing faculty recruitment, retention, and advancement strategies.

In this volume, researchers share their experiences working with edTPA in three areas of language learning: English Language Arts, English to Speakers of Other Languages, and World Languages. The volume provides empirical research in the areas of multicultural perspectives, pedagogical practices, and edTPA (in)compatibility.

Following on from the preceding volume in this series that focused on innovation and implementation in the context of school-university-community collaborations in rural places, this volume explores the positive impact of such collaborations in rural places, focusing specifically on the change agency of such collaborations.

Following on from the preceding volume in this series that focused on innovation and implementation in the context of school-university-community collaborations in rural places, this volume explores the positive impact of such collaborations in rural places, focusing specifically on the change agency of such collaborations.

Focuses on innovative school-university-community collaborations that are being implemented in rural places in the United States. A foundational belief that underpins the contributions to this volume is that rural communities contain within themselves the resources to promote and sustain vibrant educational endeavours.

Focuses on innovative school-university-community collaborations that are being implemented in rural places in the United States. A foundational belief that underpins the contributions to this volume is that rural communities contain within themselves the resources to promote and sustain vibrant educational endeavours.

The only professional journal in education devoted to character education. It is designed to cover the field - from the latest research to applied best practices. Included are original research reports, editorials and conceptual articles by the best minds in the field, reviews of latest books, and other relevant strategies and manuscripts by educators that describe best practices.

Drawing on the FNEGE-ISEOR intervention-research workshop, the volume contains 18 chapters that explore the intervention-research process, from initial conceptualization, to implementation, to publication. The volume is published in French and English.

A professional journal with applicable information for those involved with providing instruction to all kinds of learners, of all ages, using telecommunications technologies of all types. Articles are written by practitioners for practitioners with the intent of providing usable information and ideas.

A rigorously refereed journal publishing articles, research briefs, reviews, and editorials dealing with the theories, research, and practices of distance education. The Quarterly Review publishes articles that utilize various methodologies that permit generalizable results which help guide the practice of the field of distance education in the public and private sectors.

Addresses conflict, mediation and dialogue. Managed poorly, some conflicts can escalate to the point that they can destroy individuals or organisations. As illustrated in this book, the key to managing conflicts is to understand conflicts; expect conflicts, and manage conflicts before they escalate into destructive or costly loss of personnel, diminished climate or lead to lawsuits.

This is a book for students of life, which means all of us! We are all learners whether we are students, teachers, community leaders, university professors and leaders, researchers, scholars, politicians, to mention a few. We all need to read this book to optimize conversations, create open and healthy environments, and advance our nations and world.

Suggests ways to scaffold activities, encourage discussion, and instigate reflection with teacher-participants of differing mathematics backgrounds and with varying teaching assignments. Each guide has ideas for engaging and furthering mathematical thought across a range of facilitator and participant mathematics backgrounds.

Suggests ways to scaffold activities, encourage discussion, and instigate reflection with teacher-participants of differing mathematics backgrounds and with varying teaching assignments. Each guide has ideas for engaging and furthering mathematical thought across a range of facilitator and participant mathematics backgrounds.

Presents a collection of approaches aimed specifically at teaching controversial issues in elementary social studies. This reader challenges social studies education (i.e., classrooms, teacher education programs, and research) to engage controversial issues in profound ways at the elementary level.

Presents a collection of approaches aimed specifically at teaching controversial issues in elementary social studies. This reader challenges social studies education (i.e., classrooms, teacher education programs, and research) to engage controversial issues in profound ways at the elementary level.

Offers portraits of thirteen scholars and their lifelong professional accomplishments in and contributions to teaching, service, and research in global international education. This book exposes globally-minded individuals, educators, scholars, administrators, and policymakers around the world to empowering role models from Africa, Europe, and the United States.

Offers portraits of thirteen scholars and their lifelong professional accomplishments in and contributions to teaching, service, and research in global international education. This book exposes globally-minded individuals, educators, scholars, administrators, and policymakers around the world to empowering role models from Africa, Europe, and the United States.

Discusses business and institutional activity in Middle Eastern countries and provides a new perspective of the scientific inquiry in the responsibility of various organisations operating in this part of the world.

Within the multiple theoretical and research dimensions of management, religion and spirituality, this book explores theoretical, conceptual and strategic theories and research which consider how individuals and organisations integrate their Christian faith in the workplace, and how these groups attempt to change society as a whole.

Discusses business and institutional activity in Middle Eastern countries and provides a new perspective of the scientific inquiry in the responsibility of various organisations operating in this part of the world.

Data mining seeks to discover knowledge from vast amounts of data with the use of statistical and mathematical techniques. The series, Contemporary Perspectives on Data Mining, is composed of blind refereed scholarly research methods and applications of data mining. This series is targeted both at the academic community, as well as the business practitioner.