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L’Chaim and Lamentations is a collection of seven richly layered stories that tackle not only the question of what it means to be Jewish but also what it means to be human, exploring universal themes of companionship and loneliness, faith and perseverance. The colorful characters who people its pages are varied: Aharon, who struggles to assert his sexuality against the burden of his father’s expectations; Esther and Sadie, an odd-couple pair of elderly roommates; Ida Nudelman, an aging secretary whose place in the world no longer feels certain; and Mendel Nachman, a cantor who finds redemption in a diner. These stories detail the lives of the powerful and confident, but also the struggle...
This 723-item bibliography lists materials on teacher effectiveness research published from 1978 to early 1984. Reference to some earlier works of significance is also included. Teacher effectiveness research is here defined to include principally studies conducted in the presage-context-process-product tradition in an attempt to determine relationships between teacher behaviors and students' cognitive and affective attainments. The bibliography deals with specific aspects of the topic: (1) classroom climate, warmth, enthusiasm; (2) classroom management; (3) direct instruction; (4) expectations; (5) instructional time; (6) mastery learning; (7) nonverbal behavior; (8) questions, turn allocation, and wait time; (9) reinforcement, feedback, praise, behavior modification; and (10) structure, planning, decision making, and clarity. (Author/JD)
This text uses a straightforward approach and a highly personalized tone to present research and teaching practices, emphasizing the effects of disabilities on the lives of individuals, their families, and their teachers. Themes of commonality and collaboration encourage respect, minimize teacher anxiety, and de-emphasize the typical clinical approach to this content. "Portfolio Activities" help students prepare for their careers and provide resources such as online templates. Multicultural coverage has been fully integrated as a result of the advisory work of nationally known specialist Festus Obiakor (University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee). Enhancements to the companion Web site provide great...
This is an exceptionally strong textbook in the field of classroom discipline. It is simple and concise, yet comprehensive in its coverage of the extant research on the subject.