Books published by Information Age Publishing

All educators in teacher education want to know what factors contribute to the academic success of undergraduate education majors or pre-service teachers. Teacher educators of eight universities across the state of South Carolina were determined to find out. This compilation is a result of their inquiry.

Provides authentic accounts of the effects of the revolutionary political reform experienced in the past half century on education in Europe's rural hinterland. The research presented unveils the unseen and under-reported consequences of top-down, urban-oriented educational policies on children's and communities' experience of place and space.

Provides authentic accounts of the effects of the revolutionary political reform experienced in the past half century on education in Europe's rural hinterland. The research presented unveils the unseen and under-reported consequences of top-down, urban-oriented educational policies on children's and communities' experience of place and space.

Features eight OST STEM programs for females from across the United States that run one to three days in length, in most cases, a single day. In this book, the chapter authors describe their programs, the effectiveness of those programs, and practical implications of their program evaluation data.

Carefully articulates what (queer) inclusivity is, why it matters for all educators, students, and administrators, and what can happen when inclusive environments are not created and/or sustained.

Designed as a tool to provide information and to suggest ways to deal with pressures and work demands, because stress levels are still on the rise. The book presents the experience and opinions of recognised professionals in the area, so that workers will be able to live better and more balanced lives.

Provides educators with effective, research based interventions to improve the literacy skills of students with emotional and behavioural disorders (EBD) in K-12 classrooms. This book identifies, defines, and describes a number of research-based literacy interventions, and discusses their effectiveness as supports for students with EBD.

Provides educators with effective, research based interventions to improve the literacy skills of students with emotional and behavioural disorders (EBD) in K-12 classrooms. This book identifies, defines, and describes a number of research-based literacy interventions, and discusses their effectiveness as supports for students with EBD.

Explores the values, attitudes, and beliefs depicted on film. Teachers will find the book to be a valuable guide for infusing character education and film into the classroom. The book includes an overview of character education, a discussion of film pedagogy, and explores utilizing film for educational purposes.

The cross-cultural transferability and translatability of educational interventions are often assumed rather than critically assessed and adapted before their implementation in other cultures. In this volume, the editors invited scholars to reassess their intervention work from a sociocultural lens.

Examines the ways in which PDSs build cultural competence for various stakeholders. The book identifies a combination of research-based practices and institutional changes that increase student attainment and develop educators' capacity to serve a range of diverse learners.

The cross-cultural transferability and translatability of educational interventions are often assumed rather than critically assessed and adapted before their implementation in other cultures. In this volume, the editors invited scholars to reassess their intervention work from a sociocultural lens.

Examines the ways in which PDSs build cultural competence for various stakeholders. The book identifies a combination of research-based practices and institutional changes that increase student attainment and develop educators' capacity to serve a range of diverse learners.

Shares tools,techniques and ideas for engaging college students in difficult discussions. From sexual violence to race to poverty and more, this book presents useful strategies as well as limitations in creating safe classroom spaces. Ideal for peace and justice educators, this volume also includes the voices of students in every chapter.

Shares tools,techniques and ideas for engaging college students in difficult discussions. From sexual violence to race to poverty and more, this book presents useful strategies as well as limitations in creating safe classroom spaces. Ideal for peace and justice educators, this volume also includes the voices of students in every chapter.

In order to challenge the presence of racism within social studies, research must attend to the control that whiteness and white supremacy maintain within the field. This edited volume builds from previous works to take on whiteness and white supremacy directly in social studies education.

Provides basic and applied researchers with resources that will enable them to improve the internal validity, external validity, construct validity, and statistical conclusion validity of research in HRM and the related fields of industrial and organizational psychology, and organisational behaviour.