Business & Economics - Education

This contributed volume explores and reveals the new developments, dynamics and recommendations for entrepreneurship education in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Presenting papers by respected experts in the field, it shares essential insights on the status quo of entrepreneurial education and...

Senior executives, however, sometimes require a richer feedback experience -- one which might also include one or more of the following: detailed verbatim descriptions of performance, observations from family members and friends, psychometric measures of personality and motivation, and data on early history, plus...

Do you ever ask yourself: 'How can I stand out from the crowd?' How can I make my business an industry leader?'Writing a business book will give you instant authority and industry credibility, and it can be a life-changing experience for both you and...

Covid-19 forced nearly all of us to become web presenters or participants - sometimes both. If you're attending Teams meetings with co-workers, Zoom meeting of your garden club, or presenting online learning to others, the need to understand and properly use webinar software is...

The Achieving TABE Success family is designed to provide complete skill preparation and practice for TABE 9&10, encompassing Reading, Mathematics and Language, for levels E, M, D and A.This series of books will help students achieve NRA gain through targeted instruction that specifically addresses...

This Special Author Anniversary Edition put together as an Exclusive DIRTYBIKER 1 in 3 book combo with 1 binding of 3 books for you to enjoy. It includes a hidden crypto story from the unreleased Biography of Author John D. Doty, The story behind...

A textbook on the didactic organization of teaching and learning processes attempts to live up to an ambitious claim. The latter should also be the yardstick for this publication since it addresses students at teacher training colleges, schoolteachers and trainers in industrial training departments....

Expert advice helps you get into the business school of your choiceEarning an MBA from a leading business school can be an important career boost. But first you have to get accepted. This straight-talking guide is dedicated to helping you conquer the business school...

Women faculty's participation in academic science and engineering is critical for future US global competitiveness, yet their underrepresentation particularly in senior positions remains a widespread problem. To overcome persistent institutional resistance and barriers to change, the NSF ADVANCE institutional transformation initiative, instituted in 2001,...

Strategic Public Relations Management features an applied approach to evidence-based, strategic public relations management. It emphasizes understanding audiences through research and demonstrates success through quantitative evaluation methods. The volume presents a scientific approach that helps future and current practitioners understand and communicate the value...

Everyone seeks to attain excellence and happiness in their lives, yet world-class performance is rare. Research shows that education accounts for only 1 per cent of performance levels, work experience only 3 per cent, and age in adults 0 per cent. Dr Harald S....

This book studies young people who are Not in Education, Employment, or Training (NEET); a prime concern among policymakers. Moving past common interpretations of NEETs as a homogeneous group, it asks why some youth become NEET, whereas other do not. The authors analyse diverse...

Leadership and Collaboration provides international examples of how leadership of interprofessional education and practice has developed in various countries and examines how interprofessional education and collaborative practice can make a difference to the care of the patient, client and community.Author: D. FormanISBN-10: 1137432071ISBN-13: 9781137432070Publisher:...

Leadership Development for Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice provides historical and current perspectives on leadership in healthcare. Through international examples of how leadership of interprofessional education and practice has developed in various countries, the book builds on the research conducted by the World Health...

"A practical guide for gaining and maintaining strength through the trials and tribulations of leading and living." Adam Grant, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Think Again and host of the TED podcast WorkLife "Fortunately, there is more than one road to resilience....

AWARDED EXCELLENCE IN FINANCIAL LITERACY EDUCATION BY EIFLE. Also selected as a finalist for the Best Book Awards by the USA Book News! Choices we make every day have financial consequences―in some cases, BIG financial consequences. Understanding these critical decisions requires understanding their long-term...

Clarifying the fine art of workshop design and facilitation, this book - aimed particularly at social workers - is the ultimate guide to setting up and running a workshop. The authors′ model takes account of experiential learning and individual learning styles. Numerous examples and...

Ensure Your Instructional Design Stands Up to Learning ScienceLearning science is a professional imperative for instructional designers. In fact, instructional design is applied learning science. To create effective learning experiences that engage, we need to know how learning works and what facilitates and hinders...

NOTE: This GMAT Official Prep is for a version of the GMAT that was discontinued on January 31, 2024. You will continue to have access to this GMAT Official Prep through May 31, 2024. Your official source of real GMAT practice questions. Study with...

Rated "Best of the Best" in GMAT Prep Books by BestReviews Manhattan Prep's 7th edition All the GMAT set and online syllabus have been fully updated for the new GMAT. The set contains all three of MPrep's best-selling strategy guides along with digital supplements...

Jason Barron spent 516 hours in class, completed mountains of homework, and shelled out tens of thousands of dollars to complete his MBA at the BYU Marriott School of Business. Along the way, rather than taking boring notes that he would never read (nor...

The Student Success Papers is a collection of short essays by Dr. Watson Scott Swail on critical issues related to the retention and graduation of students in higher education. Dr. Swail is a noted expert in student retention and has worked with thousands of...

Focused on grade improvement, this Exam Success Guide brings much-needed clarity to exam preparation, equipping students to achieve their best in the latest IGCSE & O Level exams (0450/0986/7115), and beyond. This guide allows students to recap and review key course content, apply their...

Education has significant and far-reaching effects not only on individuals, but also on the societies in which they live and to which they contribute. The education level of a population affects how a country supports itself and others and the degree to which it...

While Europe is certainly one of the richest and most educated areas of the world, some of the challenges faced by the old continent are staggering: low economic growth, structural difficulties in the labour market, and increasing international competition. Politicians and policymakers may advocate...

A colorful history of US research universities, and a market-based theory of their global success. American education has its share of problems, but it excels in at least one area: university-based research. That's why American universities have produced more Nobel Prize winners than those...

"Indonesia has begun to emerge into middle-income status, yet persistent poverty and stark inequalities continue to affect young children's development. This book tells the story of Indonesia's efforts to change the trajectory of development for poor children. Many countries have similar aims, but several...

This one-stop resource is a time-saving guide for busy instructors to use in finding grants for special classroom projects and schoolwide programs.Author: Susan Lee PetersonISBN-10: 0761977465ISBN-13: 9780761977469Publisher: Corwin PublishersLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/15/2000Pages: 128Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.49lbsSize: 8.96h x 6.08w x 0.35d

According to a 2018 survey, 89 percent of "white-collar" workers at least occasionally work as members of global virtual teams. The percentage has likely increased during the COVID-19 pandemic as bans on international travel and the shifts to telework prompted more online collaboration. Collaboration...

From Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Will Bunch, the epic untold story of college--the great political and cultural fault line of American lifeThis book is simply terrific. --Heather Cox Richardson, publisher of the Letters from an American SubstackA must-read. --Nancy MacLean, author of Democracy in ChainsToday...

Future-proof your career and maximize your competitive advantage by learning the skill necessary to stay relevant, reinvent yourself, and adapt to whatever the workplace throws your way in this essential guide that goes beyond the insights of popular works such as Extreme Productivity, Deep...

We may not realize it, but children are hyperaware of money. They have scores of questions about its nuances that parents often don't answer, or know how to answer well. But for Ron Lieber, a personal finance columnist and father, good parenting means talking...

FOUNDATIONS OF EDUCATION examines and analyzes the key educational issues and policies affecting American education. The book prepares you for your future professional career as an educator through an array of applied features that tie the book's themes to your future practice. The chapters...

RUNNER-UP IN THE MONEY AWARENESS AND INCLUSION AWARDS 2022, FOR BEST BOOK. This second book in the Missing Semester series addresses the most overlooked subject in financial-literacy education-investing. Primarily addressing students and recent graduates, its lessons are not laden with jargon; its focus is...

"Why are we so important?"; "What value do we add?"; and "What good do we create?" These are the opening questions posed to management educators in this book. This is followed by uncomfortable questions about colonization (Who is in the centre and whose knowledge...

When I was a kid, I wish my parents and teachers would have educated me better when it came to saving my money. Of course, at a young age, all I was really interested in was running over to the corner store to blow...

A critical examination of the complex system of college pricing--how it works, how it fails, and how fixing it can help both students and universities. How much does it cost to attend college in the United States today? The answer is more complex than...

Navigate polarizing landscapes and "cancel culture" traps. Businesses wanting to stay relevant and do the right thing are asking questions such as "What is 'woke' and how can a business be it?," and " How can you avoid a mistake that could get you...

A fantastic resource for Economics teachers. Created primarily for IB and UK A-Level qualifications, this is a set of fun and dynamic lesson plans for teachers of students in their first 1-2 years of economics learning. Lesson areas include: 1.Law of Diminishing Marginal Utility...

1. Introduction: The Rise and Puzzling Fall of the Swedish Educational System.- 2. The Silver Age of Swedish Education.- 3. Educational Performance in Swedish Schools-What Are the Facts?.- 4. The Malaise in the School System.- 5. Two Views of Knowledge and Teaching.- 6. The...

This book is meant to simplify and inspire readers to find an interest in economics. The book also serves as a reference guide for students of economics. It is a useful guide when studying for an AP exam or Economics tests.I have been inspired...

This book is about children with speech and language impairments and what teachers and other professionals can do to promote their learning and their social inclusion in a mainstream setting. A brief introduction to SLI is followed by a chapter on the main issues...

The Economics of Education is written to provide a vade mecum, or diploma program, for both undergraduate and postgraduate students undertaking formal courses in economics of Education.The coverage of the subject matter is extensive, covering major titles such as the concept of economics of...

Keep up with the latest on the highly respected multisensory teaching approach to literacy with this new fourth edition, a complete update of the bestselling textbook adopted in colleges and universities across the country. The most comprehensive text available on multisensory teaching, this book...

Have you ever seen teachers standing in a hallway talking at levels that are too low to hear? Wouldn't you love to know what they are talking about? Some will, and some won't.Teachers love working with their kids every day, but there is a...

The Tao of Strategy combines ancient wisdom from the Eastern world's great philosophers and lessons from modern-day business leaders to provide readers innovative approaches to unlock strategic breakthroughs for themselves and their organizations. Today's organizational strategists--including executives, managers, consultants, and the business students who...

New York Times Bestseller"We all want to raise children with good values--children who are the opposite of spoiled--yet we often neglect to talk to our children about money. . . . From handling the tooth fairy, to tips on allowance, chores, charity, checking accounts,...

A timely exploration of intellectual dogmatism in politics, economics, religion, and literature--and what can be done to fight it Polarization may be pushing democracy to the breaking point. But few have explored the larger, interconnected forces that have set the stage for this crisis:...

If you want to know why American Indians have the highest rates of poverty of any racial group, why suicide is the leading cause of death among Indian men, why native women are two and a half times more likely to be raped than...

Credit can be one of the most important negotiating factors in your financial toolbox. With good credit, you gain access to lower interest rates, premium credit cards, and greater spending power. But why stop there? In Secrets of the 800+ Club, industry veteran Terrell...