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  • Spatial Intelligence

    Why It Matters from Birth through the Lifespan

    by Daniel Ness, Stephen J. Farenga, Salvatore G. Garofalo ...
    Spatial Intelligence examines public and professional conceptions of the relationships between thinking about spatial attributes and active engagement in spatially related constructions and designs. Even though children’s and adolescents’ spatial propensities in constructive activities parallel the skills needed by professionals in both established and emerging fields, spatial education is often ... Read more

    $68.99 USD

  • Writing Critically in STEAM

    by Daniel Ness ...
    Series Book 1 - Critical Literacies and Language
    Writing can be a tortuous process in any discipline. However, it can be particularly daunting in science, technology, engineering, the arts or architecture, and mathematics (henceforth, STEAM). In fact, it is not uncommon for most STEAM professionals to say things like, "As an engineer, I write only when I have to…" or "engaging in science is easy for me but sitting down and writing my manuscripts ... Read more

    $36.99 USD

  • International Handbook of Research on STEAM Curriculum and Practice

    Edited by Stephen J. Farenga, Salvatore G. Garofalo, Daniel Ness ...
    This comprehensive handbook delves into timely issues in STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts/architecture, and mathematics) curriculum and praxis. Cutting-edge research will help STEAM educators and researchers recognize and appreciate students’ understanding of STEAM concepts, as well as capture contemporary educational, psychological, and social issues within the STEAM context. Drawing ... Read more

    $160.99 USD

  • Block Parties

    Identifying Emergent STEAM Thinking Through Play

    by Daniel Ness ...
    Block Parties examines young children’s spatial development through the lens of emergent STEAM thinking. This book explores the physical and psychological tools that children use when they engage in constructive free play, and how these tools contribute to and shape the constructions they produce. Providing readers with the tools and understanding necessary to develop children’s spatial sense ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

  • Understanding Curriculum Epistemicide

    Possibilities and Complicated Conversations

    Edited by Richard Sawyer, Wanying Wang, Daniel Ness ...
    Series Book 563 - Counterpoints
    The relentless bombing of cities, dismantling of democracies, projection of hate as kindness, and masquerading lies as truth are emerging realities of the 21st century. In reconsidering curriculum epistemicide, this edited collection converges on the erasure of unique ways of knowing. However, differences arise as we examine the definition of curriculum epistemicide, and who gets to define it. The ... Read more

    $112.49 USD

  • Stop High-Stakes Testing

    An Appeal to America's Conscience

    by Dale Johnson, Bonnie Johnson, Steve Farenga, Daniel Ness ...
    Stop High-Stakes Testing: An Appeal to America's Conscience is a compelling indictment of the use of high-stakes assessments with punitive consequences in our public schools. The authors trace the history of the policy and document the inequities for children of poverty that undergird high-stakes testing practices. Lack of dental and medical care, environmental violence, insufficient school ... Read more

    $32.99 USD

  • Encyclopedia of Education and Human Development

    by Stephen J. Farenga, Daniel Ness ...
    This comprehensive and exhaustive reference work on the subject of education from the primary grades through higher education combines educational theory with practice, making it a unique contribution to the educational reference market. Issues related to human development and learning are examined by individuals whose specializations are in diverse areas including education, psychology, sociology ... Read more

    $220.00 USD

  • International Education

    An Encyclopedia of Contemporary Issues and Systems

    by Daniel Ness, Chia-Ling Lin ...
    This encyclopedia is the most current and exhaustive reference available on international education. It provides thorough, up-to-date coverage of key topics, concepts, and issues, as well as in-depth studies of approximately 180 national educational systems throughout the world. Articles examine education broadly and at all levels--from primary grades through higher education, formal to informal ... Read more

    $210.00 USD

  • Trivializing Teacher Education

    The Accreditation Squeeze

    by Dale D. Johnson, Bonnie Johnson, Stephen J. Farenga, Daniel Ness ...
    Trivializing Teacher Education: The Accreditation Squeeze presents a critical analysis of the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). This accreditation organization has been in existence for 50 years and claims to accredit approximately 700 teacher education programs that prepare two-thirds of the nation's teachers. There is no convincing research, however, that NCATE's ... Read more

    $40.49 USD

  • Alternatives to Privatizing Public Education and Curriculum

    Festschrift in Honor of Dale D. Johnson

    Edited by Daniel Ness, Stephen J. Farenga ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Education, Neoliberalism, and Marxism
    Through conversations in honor of Dale D. Johnson, this booktakes a critical view of the monoculture in curriculum and policy that has developed in education with the increase of federal funding and privatization of services for public education, and examines the shift from public interest and control to private and corporate shareholder hegemony. Most states’ educational responsibilities ... Read more

    $51.99 USD

  • The Importance of Average

    Playing the Game of School to Increase Success and Achievement

    by Stephen Farenga, Daniel Ness, Dale D. Johnson, Bonnie Johnson ...
    The Importance of Average calls attention to the policies and practices that discriminate against the silent majority of students in the American educational system. Arguments presented emphasize the collateral damage caused to average students by legislative mandates, administrative policies, teaching practices, parenting beliefs, and adherence to strict psychological constructs. Each of these ... Read more

    $42.09 USD

  • Knowledge under Construction

    The Importance of Play in Developing Children's Spatial and Geometric Thinking

    by Daniel Ness, Stephen J. Farenga ...
    Knowledge under Construction investigates how young children develop spatial, geometric, and scientific thinking skills-particularly those associated with architecture. Based on original research and analysis of videotapes of children's play with blocks, the authors' findings suggest that such play is anything but pointless. Their conclusions fill in gaps in our current understanding of how ... Read more

    $55.99 USD