Understanding Value-Added Models in the Law of Teacher Evaluation
The book advocates for a complete removal of VAMs in high-stakes decisions. It sets forth numerous recommendations for administrators and policymakers to enable them to effectively deal with the complications created by VAMs.
Building a Business reveals the free enterprise system at its best-a success story for our time, tracing the rise of a tiny, entrepreneurial home-building company from its origins on the back roads of Florida in the late 1940s through its takeover by the power elite on Wall Street in the 1980s and '90s. As a young man of twenty-three, Jim Walter ......
A Guide for Doctoral Students in the Behavioral and Social Sciences
While many graduates go on to pursue academic careers, academia isn't for everyone. This career guide examines the rewarding opportunities that await social and behavioural science doctorates in non-academic sectors, including government, consulting, think tanks, forprofit corporations, and nonprofit associations.
This ground-breaking book reflects the accomplishments of an internationally recognized leader of innovation, which utilized simulation and interprofessional clinical learning. Based on the North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System corporate university experience, this book describes how simulation was used to successfully tackle the major ......
Building a High-Impact Board-Superintendent Partnership will consist of 11 brief chapters, each covering a critical question that practitioners need to answer in building the board-superintendent partnership
Building a High-Impact Board-Superintendent Partnership will consist of 11 brief chapters, each covering a critical question that practitioners need to answer in building the board-superintendent partnership
Nancy J. Whiteman and Linda Roan-Yager are co-founders and Presidents of Shifting View Inc., an organisation set up to provide inspiration, support, and practical strategies for parents of children with special needs. They are both parents of children with special needs.
With elections in both the Philippines and the United States in 2016, the future of the alliance must be institutionalized to ensure that it is not diminished by a change of leadership in either country.
In the wake of the Taliban nightmare, Afghanistan must tackle serious problems before it can emerge as a confident, independent nation. Security in this battered state continues to deteriorate; suicide bombings, convoy ambushes, and insurgent attacks are all too common.
