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Education is a social practice that poses ethical questions of
policy and practice at every level and at almost every turn - what
we teach, how we teach, how we organise educational provision, how
we research it, who controls it, and what principles drive policy
nationally and internationally. This collection is rooted in the
author's experience in the education system nationally and
internationally over half a century, and reflects both the
educational history of this period and the author's experience as a
teacher, parent, school governor, teacher trainer, educational
researcher, senior leader in higher education, and advisor to
governments in many parts of the world. It is, then, historically
located, but the approach to ethical questions is primarily in the
tradition of analytic philosophy, and applied and situated ethics.
Based on recognition, evaluation, and exploitation of
opportunities, entrepreneurship is a process that stimulates
economic growth, provides us with new products and services, and
serves as a solution to low unemployment rates. Hence, many
governments encourage their citizens to embrace entrepreneurship as
a strategy to mitigate unemployment, particularly youth and
graduate unemployment. While studies show that entrepreneurship
education has yielded positive results in Western countries, in
other parts of the world it seems that most students still prefer
to seek paid employment in their career of choice. Promoting
Entrepreneurship to Reduce Graduate Unemployment seeks to expand
understanding of the barriers that face graduates in becoming
entrepreneurs in various countries, examining the role of
educational institutions in promoting graduate entrepreneurship and
evaluating governments as well as other schemes that promote
graduate entrepreneurship. Although it will not be a panacea for
all the obstacles that impede graduate entrepreneurship, it is
hoped that this book will illuminate the entrepreneurship career
path, serve as a platform for further diagnosis for reducing
graduate unemployment, and highlight areas in need of further
research. Covering topics such as entrepreneurial self-efficacy,
career choice, and educated unemployment, it serves as a dynamic
resource for educators, educational administration and faculty,
government institutions, graduate students, student organizations,
professionals, researchers, and academicians.
The topic of special education is rich in knowledge and pedagogy
that covers multiple disciplines within the school environment.
Many special educators complete graduate degrees and explore a
variety of topics within the special education context; however,
there is a need for more resources that provide essential knowledge
to special education professionals. New Considerations and Best
Practices for Training Special Education Teachers discusses best
practices and strategies special education professionals require to
become more proficient in teaching students with exceptional needs
and addresses the most important components of the special
education teacher's job. Serving as a guide of what a special
educator must know to be effective within the classroom and
providing an overview of the most important components of the
special education teacher's job, the needs of the special educator,
along with new research in the field, this timely book covers a
range of topics such as assistive technologies and special
education law. It is ideal for special education teachers, industry
professionals, guidance counselors, academicians, professors,
researchers, practitioners, and students.
Responsive learning and responsible learning have not been
considered and utilized appropriately in the past, especially in
light of the post-pandemic higher education landscape. A discussion
and consideration of the different elements that make up responsive
and responsible learning such as agency, agility, mindfulness,
connectedness, resourcefulness, active and seamless learning, and
regulation of learning are required to advance the field of higher
education. Cases on Responsive and Responsible Learning in Higher
Education encompasses cases on responsive and responsible learning
in higher education and focuses on how the concepts are translated
into practice by instructors, learning facilitators, and higher
education managers. The book also deals with various practicalities
and strategies and adopts existing models and frameworks for 21st
century learning. Covering key topics such as learner agency,
mindfulness, and personalized learning, this reference work is
ideal for administrators, policymakers, researchers, academicians,
practitioners, scholars, instructors, and students.
With the evolving technologies available to educators and the
increased importance of including technologies in the classroom, it
is critical for instructors to understand how to successfully
utilize these emerging technologies within their curriculum. To
ensure they are prepared, further study on the best practices and
challenges of implementation is required. Preparing Pre-Service
Teachers to Integrate Technology in K-12 Classrooms: Standards and
Best Practices focuses on preparing future teachers to integrate
technology into their everyday teaching by providing a compilation
of current research surrounding the inclusion and utilization of
technology as an educational tool. Covering key topics such as
digital assessment, flipped classrooms, technology integration, and
artificial intelligence, this reference work is ideal for teacher
educators, administrators, stakeholders, researchers, academicians,
scholars, practitioners, instructors, and students.
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