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Cambridge Handbook of the Learning Sciences

2006
Elementary Teachers Guide to Free Curriculum Materials

2007
Encyclopedia of Education and Human Development

2005
Encyclopedia of Education and Human Development (Adult Education)

2005

See section on "Adult Learning and Developm.ent Today" in volume 2 on pp. 565-594
Encyclopedia of Information Technology Curriculum Integration

2008

"The Encyclopedia of Information Technology Curriculum Integration amasses a comprehensive resource of concepts, methodologies, models, architectures, applications, enabling technologies, and best practices for integrating technology into the curriculum at all levels of education."
Encyclopedia of Special Education: A Reference for the Education of Children, Adolescents, and Adults with Disabilities and Other Exceptional Individuals

2007
Frameworks for Thinking: A Handbook for Teaching and Learning

2005
Gifted Children and Gifted Education

2006

Designed for teachers and parents, this book "describes cornerstone components of today's school programs for gifted and talented students."
Handbook of Child Psychology

2006
Handbook of Educational Psychology

2006

Sections include: "Foundations of the Discipline," "Development and Individual Differences," "Cognition and Cognitive Process," "Motivation," "Educational Content," "Society and Cultural Perspectives," "The Educational Context," and "Assessment of Learning, Development, and Teaching."
Handbook of Research and Policy in Art Education

2004
Handbook of Research on Teaching

2001
Handbook of Research on the Education of Young Children

2006

Sections include "Early Childhood Education and Child Development," "Early Childhood Educational Curriculum," "Foundations of Early Childhood Educational Policy," and "Research and Evaluations Strategies for Early Childhood Education."
Handbook of School Violence and School Safety: From Research to Practice

2006

"provides the conceptual, empirical, and practical foundation for implementing effective prevention and intervention programs to reduce school violence and promote safe and effective schools."
International Handbook of Literacy and Technology

2006
International Handbook of Virtual Learning Environments

2006
Praeger Handbook of Learning and the Brain

2006

"Classroom teachers will find this book helpful because it not only validates much of their teaching through research-based instructional strategies, but also adds to their stockpile of strategies. (p.xx)"
Requirements for Certification of Teachers, Counselors, Librarians, Administrators for Elementary and Secondary Schools

2008

"provides much-needed current information on certification requirements for all fifty states and the District of Columbia."
Secondary Teachers Guide to Free Curriculum Materials

2007
Teacher Certification Requirements in All Fifty States

2008

"How and Where to Get a Teaching Certificate in All Fifty States and D.C."
The Praeger Handbook of Latino Education in the U.S.

2007

"A-Z thematic entries written by contemporary scholars" "including major educational perspectives, policies and concerns, significant events, historical figures in the field, and major organizations--provides a comprehensive educational resource..."
The Praeger Handbook of Urban Education

2006
The Sage Handbook of Gender and Education

2006

"It is a comprehensive overview of different theoretical positions on gender issues in schools. The contributions cover all sectors of education from early years to higher education; curriculum subjects; methodological and theoretical perspectives; and gender identities in education. Each chapter reviews, synthesises and provides a critical interrogation of key contemporary themes in education."
Twenty first century education

2008