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  • A Professor's Duties

    Ethical Issues in College Teaching

    by Peter J. Markie ...
    Series series Issues in Academic Ethics
    Professors, administrators, and trustees talk a lot about education but give little attention to teaching, especially at major research universities. In A Professor's Duties, the distinguished philosopher Peter J. Markie adds to the expanding discussion of the ethics of college teaching. Part One concentrates on the obligations of individual professors, primarily with regard to issues about what ... Read more

    $55.99 USD

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  • Paideia Proposal

    by Mortimer J. Adler ...
    The Paideia Proposal is a system of liberal education intended for all children. It was a response to what Adler characterized as the United States' antidemocratic or undemocratic educational system, a holdover from the 19th century, when the understanding of basic human rights fell short of 20th century expectations.The Paidea Proposal was based upon the following assumptions: 1) All children are ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • When the State Meets the Street

    Public Service and Moral Agency

    by Bernardo Zacka ...
    When the State Meets the Street probes the complex moral lives of street-level bureaucrats: the frontline social and welfare workers, police officers, and educators who represent government’s human face to ordinary citizens. Too often dismissed as soulless operators, these workers wield a significant margin of discretion and make decisions that profoundly affect people’s lives. Combining insights ... Read more

    $32.79 USD

  • Discussion as a Way of Teaching

    Tools and Techniques for Democratic Classrooms

    by Stephen D. Brookfield, Stephen Preskill ...
    Thoroughly revised and updated, the second edition of the landmark book Discussion as a Way of Teaching shows how to plan, conduct, and assess classroom discussions. Stephen D. Brookfield and Stephen Preskill suggest exercises for starting discussions, strategies for maintaining their momentum, and ways to elicit diverse views and voices. The book also includes new exercises and material on the ... Read more

    $35.00 USD

  • Return to Meaning

    A Social Science with Something to Say

    by Mats Alvesson, Yiannis Gabriel, Roland Paulsen ...
    This book argues that we are currently witnessing not merely a decline in the quality of social science research, but the proliferation of meaningless research, of no value to society, and modest value to its authors - apart from securing employment and promotion. The explosion of published outputs, at least in social science, creates a noisy, cluttered environment which makes meaningful research ... Read more

    $29.99 USD

  • Knowledge Management Foundations

    by Steve Fuller ...
    'Knowledge Management Foundations' is just what it claims, the first attempt to provide a secure intellectual footing for the myriad of practices called "knowledge management." A breath of fresh air from the usual KM gurus, Fuller openly admits that the advent of KM is a mixed blessing that often amounts to the conduct of traditional management by subtler means. However, Fuller's deep ... Read more

    $67.99 USD

  • Centering Educational Administration

    Cultivating Meaning, Community, Responsibility

    by Robert J. Starratt ...
    In this book, Starratt enters the national conversation among educational administration scholars and practitioners about what constitutes the core of their knowledge and practice. In Part I, he develops three main themes--cultivating meaning, community, and moral responsibility--which he then positions against national themes about the core of educational administration: school improvement, ... Read more

    $76.99 USD

  • Making Sense of Management

    A Critical Introduction

    by Mats Alvesson, Hugh Willmott ...
    The first edition of Making Sense of Management set out to provide a fresh perspective on management that was both broad and critical, exploring how the disruptive and constructive potential of critical theory can be realized in organizations. Along the way, it has proven to be a landmark contribution to critical management studies. As well as setting the agenda for current research, this revised ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Saints and Scamps

    Ethics in Academia

    by Steven M. Cahn ...
    Saints and Scamps has been widely acclaimed as one of the best academic ethics books in print. In its 25th anniversary edition, Steven M. Cahn has updated and expanded upon his critical look at the duties and responsibilities of college professors; presenting us with a masterfully decisive and learned probe into the ethical standards and practices of the academic world and bringing Saints and ... Read more

    $28.39 USD

  • Beyond the New Morality

    The Responsibilities of Freedom, Third Edition

    by Germain Grisez, Russell Shaw ...
    First published in 1974, with a second, revised edition in 1980, Beyond the New Morality, third edition, retains the best elements of the earlier versions, including the authors' clear, straightforward presentation and use of nontechnical language. Although the basic approach, content, and organization remain substantially the same, the new edition does develop and amend some aspects of the theory ... Read more

    $21.89 USD

  • The Virtues of Green Marketing

    A Constructive Take on Corporate Rhetoric

    by Erik Bengtson, Oskar Mossberg ...
    Series series Business and Management (R0)
    This open access book explores the idea that corporate rhetoric can be a force for good. In developing a new framework for analysis and discussion of green marketing, the authors argue that corporate environmental rhetoric can be harnessed to contribute to climate transition and a more sustainable market economy. The work explores the transformative power inherent in green promises and sets a ... Read more

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  • Ethical Leadership in Schools

    Creating Community in an Environment of Accountability

    by Kenneth A. Strike ...
    Series series Leadership for Learning Series
    Discover the link between ethical leadership and successful educational communities!In an age of accountability and transparency, principals are held responsible for everything from test scores to school finances. Because of this increased accountability, school leaders must regularly confront difficult ethical dilemmas.Ethical Leadership in Schools teaches principals and aspiring principals the ... Read more

    $32.39 USD