Автор: Heckman, James J. (henry Schultz Distinguished Service Professor, University Of Chicago) Название: Giving kids a fair chance ISBN: 026253505X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780262535052 Издательство: MIT Press Рейтинг: Цена: 2700.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: A top economist weighs in on one of the most urgent questions of our times: What is the source of inequality and what is the remedy?
In Giving Kids a Fair Chance, Nobel Prize-winning economist James Heckman argues that the accident of birth is the greatest source of inequality in America today. Children born into disadvantage are, by the time they start kindergarten, already at risk of dropping out of school, teen pregnancy, crime, and a lifetime of low-wage work. This is bad for all those born into disadvantage and bad for American society.
Current social and education policies directed toward children focus on improving cognition, yet success in life requires more than smarts. Heckman calls for a refocus of social policy toward early childhood interventions designed to enhance both cognitive abilities and such non-cognitive skills as confidence and perseverance. This new focus on preschool intervention would emphasize improving the early environments of disadvantaged children and increasing the quality of parenting while respecting the primacy of the family and America's cultural diversity.
Heckman shows that acting early has much greater positive economic and social impact than later interventions--which range from reduced pupil-teacher ratios to adult literacy programs to expenditures on police--that draw the most attention in the public policy debate. At a time when state and local budgets for early interventions are being cut, Heckman issues an urgent call for action and offers some practical steps for how to design and pay for new programs.
The debate that follows delves deeply into some of the most fraught questions of our time: the sources of inequality, the role of schools in solving social problems, and how to invest public resources most effectively. Mike Rose, Geoffrey Canada, Charles Murray, Carol Dweck, Annette Lareau, and other prominent experts participate.
Автор: Kottler J et al Название: On Being a Teacher: Third Edition ISBN: 076193944X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780761939443 Издательство: Sage Publications Рейтинг: Цена: 4909.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Linking teaching to the unique human characteristics that each of us possess, this book helps teachers discover their own special traits that make them superlative teachers. It includes: research-based teaching strategies; professional development activities; an in-depth look at parent-teacher evenings; and information on learning styles.
Автор: Kottler J et al Название: On Being a Teacher: Third Edition ISBN: 0761939431 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780761939436 Издательство: Sage Publications Рейтинг: Цена: 9821.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Linking teaching to the unique human characteristics that each of us possess, this book helps teachers discover their own special traits that make them superlative teachers. It includes: research-based teaching strategies; professional development activities; an in-depth look at parent-teacher evenings; and information on learning styles.
Автор: Pedro Tabensky, Sally Matthews (Editors) Название: Being at home ISBN: 186914290X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781869142902 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 3449.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание: Being at ‘Home’ stimulates careful conversation about some of the most pressing issues facing higher education institutions in South Africa today – race, transformation and institutional culture.While there are many reasons to be despondent about the current state of affairs in the South African tertiary sector, this collection is intended as an invitation for the reader to see these problems as opportunities for rethinking the very idea of what it is to be a university in contemporary South Africa. It is also, more generally, an invitation for us to think about what it is that the intellectual project should ultimately be about, and to question certain prevalent trends that affect – or, perhaps, infect – the current global academic system. This book will be of interest to all those who are concerned about the state of the contemporary university, both in South Africa and beyond.
Описание: This handbook addresses universal developmental and cultural factors contributing to child and adolescent mental health and well-being across the globe. It examines sociocultural contexts of development and identifies children's and adolescents' perspectives as critical to understanding and promoting their psychological well-being. It details the Promoting Psychological Well-Being Globally project’s methodology for data collection and analysis, provides cross-cultural analyses of its findings, and offers a practical model for clinicians and other professionals seeking to apply this knowledge to real-life settings.Featured topics include: Sexual health, gender roles, and psychological well-being in India.Psychological well-being as a new educational boundary in Italy.Mapping psychological well-being in Romania.Youth perspectives on contributing factors to psychological well-being in Sri Lanka.Culturally specific resilience and vulnerability in Tanzania.Longing for a balanced life – the voices of Chinese-American/immigrant youth in the United States.The International Handbook of Psychological Well-Being in Children and Adolescents: Bridging the Gaps Between Theory, Research, and Practice is an invaluable resources for researchers, clinicians, scientist-practitioners, and graduate students in child and school psychology, social work, public health, positive psychology, educational policy and politics, and maternal and child health.
Автор: O`brien, Catherine Название: Education for sustainable happiness and well-being ISBN: 1138640808 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781138640801 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 7654.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: In this innovative, cogent, solution-focused presentation of her concept of sustainable happiness, Catherine O`Brien outlines how the leading recommendations for transforming education can be integrated within a vision of well-being for all.
Описание: In this book, Dimitra Hartas explores parenting and its influence on children`s learning and wellbeing while examining the impact of social class amidst policy initiatives to eradicate child poverty in 21st Century Britain.
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