Books published by Rowman & Littlefield

The world is becoming more complex, with increasing possibilities for conflict over national rivalries, economic competition, and cultural and ideological fault lines. Understanding a Changing World offers a structured and theoretically grounded way to think about the forces that animate change and the alternative futures they may create.

American universities were not designed to be nimble and responsive to the changes necessary to meet today's challenges. The Quantum University describes lessons learned from the contemporary sciences which can then serve as guide posts to help our university leaders meet these challenges.

Academy of One introduces readers to open-source Learning, the model that transforms education for the Information Age.

The templates in Professional Learning: A Planning Guide have a strong research-based foundation that increases a teacher educator's ability to develop relevant learning activities.

The book covers such topics as social-emotional learning (SEL) within the context of programs, standards, usage in school accountability, assessments, equity, strategies, culture, and distance learning.

This book explains why the increasingly popular idea of "white fragility" worsens rather than improves the conversation on how to reduce racial inequality.

After exploring the other factors impacting on school success, this book looks at teachers and principals, not from the viewpoint of what they can do, but the viewpoint of their limitations.

Pace draws on the practice of four experienced teacher educators with significant expertise in teaching controversial issues to build a robust framework for contained risk taking from the ground up.

The major stakeholder classes in education have three distinct ways by which they judge the quality of knowledge claims. At times this can cause considerable distraction or mis-communication among stakeholders.

Examines cyberwarfare policy across three main geopolitical actors and develops an application and deterrence of cyberespionage.

This authoritative LITA guide introduces all aspects of integrating universal design and accessibility principles into online library instruction. In light of new legislation, it is vital that library instructors in school, public, special, and academic libraries ensure compliance with universal design for learning principles.

This leading text provides a comprehensive and balanced introduction to Chinese foreign relations. Robert G. Sutter assesses China's growing international political and economic assertiveness and considers the causes and grave consequences of tensions with the United States.

The growing population of neurodiverse college students prompts new approaches to support their success and change traditional student services and collegiate experiences. Chapters cover tutoring, learning supports, academic coaching and advising, career services, residential living, and classroom experiences that impact and assist these students.

This book will describe two of the four major systems needed to effectively lead a school and move the needle on student achievement.

This book uses a communicative perspective to help the higher education leader conceptualize, gear up, implement and follow through with their change plan.

The purpose of this book is to both support schools in their creation of trauma sensitive school systems and classrooms and provide practical strategies for educators to implement in the classroom.

Board governance is examined from perspectives of historical, theoretical, and functional modalities. Present governance challenges associated with board culture, historical practices, policy, politics, talent acquisition, and contracts are reviewed. In-person board/CEO interviews suggest a need for change. A new approach to governing is proposed.

This book critically examines the way men construct and explain relationships between violence, manhood, and inequality in society.

Chinese composers have a growing presence on international stages, and Mandarin-language vocal repertoire is becoming richer and more prevalent. Singing in Mandarin is the definitive guide for singing in Mandarin. The first part focuses on the sounds of the Chinese language while the second focuses on the classical vocal repertoire in Mandarin.

Instruction coordinators & directors in academic libraries may have a variety of titles and wear an entire wardrobe's worth of hats, but we face many of the same challenges in developing, promoting, and evaluating our instruction programs.

With and beyond the political philosophy of Jacques Ranciere, this book rethinks critical agency and its emancipatory effects today through an examination of the body.

Educators struggle with how to develop agency, ownership, curiosity, and persistence in learners. This book offers practical ideas and examples of how to do this.

This book is a non-partisan history of America's elections.

Honoring Identities provides both theory and practice for creating culturally responsive learning communities.

Biology Stories: 50 Stories for Teaching and Learning Biology is a great resource for all biology teachers, putting stories in teachers' hands that can be used in class immediately. Tying these memorable stories to the content being taught will keep students engaged and ensure they never forget the concepts.

This book leads principals through an examination of themselves and their motivation. It takes an unflinching look at the nature of today's principalship at all levels.

This book provides a coherent framework, concrete examples, and a collection of practical ideas for encouraging and sustaining meaningful classroom conversations.