Argues that the key to improving schools is to establish policies and programs which support teacher education institutions and public schools in order to create quality teacher-training programs.
The authors first address the history of educational philosophy, including John Dewey, Robert Hutchins, Theodore Brameld, Ivan Illich, and present-day educational theorists.
The Moral Education of Adolescents in Public and Private Schools
A rabbi and educator shows how moral education can be crafted to address each of the three main branches of the moral life: philosophy, civics, and ethics. • 15 illustrations • Ideas and examples for the classroom practice of moral education • Series foreword
two terms while speaking about character education and moral education. To muddy the waters further, the terms cannot be isolated, because both depend on the other. Good character education cannot exist without strong morals, ...
A comprehensive guide to help public analysts, managers, and administrators understand how management analysis can improve output, productivity, and bottom line performance.
ExpressExec is a unique business resource of one hundred books. These books present the best current thinking and span the entire range of contemporary business practice.
How Digital Technology Is Changing the Way We Worship and Pray
Religion Online provides new insights about religiosity in a contemporary context, offering a comprehensive look at the intersection of digital media, faith communities, and practices of all sorts. * Shows how religion is as important as politics in contemporary public affairs * Breaks new ground on the subject of media and religion (e.g., studying actual audiences, exploring cultural religion outside denominations, and synthesizing communication and sociology of religion) * Features a variety of diverse voices from different faiths to give readers a broad overview of ideas * Describes how young adults have a unique affinity for new media and are more comfortable using them in religious worship than previous generations
While other works describe case studies, this book explains how new media are interwoven into the very fabric of religious belief, behavior, and community.
Labor-Management Cooperation in a Public Service Industry outlines the historical aspects of labor-management cooperation and the characteristics of the transit industry which made it conducive to this cooperation. The second chapter discusses different cooperative programs such as employee input programs, safety programs, performance incentive programs, and training programs. Administrative considerations are examined in chapter three, along with the potential difficulties and calculating cost benefits. The two appendices offer a case study analysis format and quantitative assessment of four quality circles. This book contains extensive interviews with nearly seventy mass transit practitioners.
The two appendices offer a case study analysis format and quantitative assessment of four quality circles. This book contains extensive interviews with nearly seventy mass transit practitioners.
Many books have been written about the importance of the EC's 1992 initiative for the international economy. This book focuses on the social dimension of the initiative and the impact on the daily lives of ordinary Europeans. It deals with both the substance and the politics of the proposed social policy. Based on extensive use of primary sources and interviews, the book begins with a quick review of the history and organization of the EC, discusses major developments in employment policies, and examines current developments in social policy.
Many books have been written about the importance of the EC's 1992 initiative for the international economy. This book focuses on the social dimension of the initiative and the impact on the daily lives of ordinary Europeans.
Strategy, Innovation, and Management in Higher Education
An examination of organizational dynamics as they are affected by internal creative processes, using the example of a regional state university campus, which dynamics the authors believe are applicable to other public institutions or possibly organizations of any kind. Emphasis is on the utilization.
An examination of organizational dynamics as they are affected by internal creative processes, using the example of a regional state university campus, which dynamics the authors believe are applicable to other public institutions or ...
