Since it was first published, LIS students and professionals everywhere have relied on Miller's authoritative manual for clear instruction on the real-world practice of metadata design and creation. Now the author has given his text a top-to-bottom overhaul to bring it fully up-to-date, making it even easier for readers to acquire the knowledge and skills they need, whether they use the book on…
Engaging Minds: Evolving Learning and Teaching explores the diverse beliefs and practices that define the current landscape of formal education. The revised, updated, and expanded fourth edition of this groundbreaking introduction to current interdisciplinary studies of teaching and teacher education is structured around five prominent "frames" of formal education, together offering an overview…
Teaching and Learning History Online: A Guide for College Instructors offers everything a new online history instructor needs in one package, including how to structure courses, integrate multimedia, and manage and grade discussions, as well as advice for department chairs on curriculum management, student advising, and more. In today’s technological society, online courses are quickly bec…
Longitudinal Studies of Second Language Learning: Quantitative Methods and Outcomes provides a how-to guide to choosing, using, and understanding quantitative longitudinal research and sampling methods in second and foreign language learning. This volume will provide readers with exemplary longitudinal studies of language learning outcomes, as well as an overview of widely used methods of da…
Language fundamentally defines and distinguishes us as humans, as members of society, and as individuals. As we go through life, our relationship with language and with learning shifts and changes, but it remains significant. This book is an up-to-date resource for graduate students and researchers in second language (L2) acquisition who are interested in language learning across the lifespan. …
This book explores the conceptual framework, opportunities for learning, as a transaction between literacy learners, mediating agents, and the literacy content to be learned within social, cultural, and historical contexts. With contributions from top scholars from around the world, the chapters in this book provide a window into the varied ways learners, their families, educators, and research…
Supporting Disabled Students in Higher Education is a practical and inclusive handbook designed to ensure disabled students are supported in their journey through mainstream higher education. Informed by case studies, this essential guide highlights how this can be achieved through the adoption of practical, reasonable adjustments. Coupled with recommendations for best practice across higher ed…
Drawing on the authors' experience gained from library projects around the world, this book charts a readable path through everything from the planning of a new library, to major refurbishment, or the remodeling of a current library. It clearly explains the library design language and processes needed by professionals overseeing any project, and covers essential aspects including ensuring cost-…
Focusing on creating learning environments, this book explores what it means to be an innovative leader of learning and teaching in higher education. Providing practical tips and guidance to support those designing or redesigning higher education curricula, this book highlights approaches and solutions to leading change in learning and teaching. Covering all areas from an overview of external …
How should curriculum designers translate abstract learning outcomes into engaging learning experiences that get results? What is the right balance between depth and breadth or between content and skills? What methods should be used to continuously improve a curriculum over time? To answer these kinds of questions, the authors combined research from cutting-edge fields with their own first-hand…
Theories of Early Childhood Education continues to provide a comprehensive overview of the various theoretical perspectives in early childhood education from developmental psychology to critical studies, Piaget to Freire. This revised and updated edition includes additional chapters on Michael Alexander Halliday’s view of language learning and the attachment theory work of John Bowlby and Mar…
Situating strategic planning and budgeting within the organization and administration of higher education institutions, this text provides effective and proven strategies for today’s change-oriented leaders. Bringing together distinguished administrators from two-year, four-year, public, and private colleges and universities, this volume provides both practical and effective guidance on the i…
Edited by Donna Pendergast and Susanne Garvis, this new edition of Teaching Early Years provides a comprehensive overview of and introduction to educating children from birth to eight years. Structured around the key priorities for early childhood education and care – curriculum, pedagogy, and assessment – this book supports readers to develop and enhance their knowledge and understandin…
Politik santri telah bermula sejak pra kemerdekaan. Namun politik santri di masa itu lebih dimotivasi spirit resistensi terhadap kolonial. Peran pesantern sebagai satu-satunya lembaga pendidikan Islam di masa itu tidak lagi sekadar tempat belajar, tetapi sebagai lokus doktrinisasi melawan penjajah. Sikap yang demikian dianggap paling nasionalis kala itu, meskipun maut taruhannya.
Buku berjudul Omnibus law (Teori dan Penerapannya) berisi latar belakang pembentukan omnibus law di Indonesia, khususnya pembentukan omnibus law pada masa setelah orde reformasi, termasuk mengulas dampak banyaknya peraturan perundang-undangan yang berlaku sejak masa penjajahan Belanda dan ketika Indonesia merdeka pada tahun 1945. Pada aturan tersebut, berdasarkan Pasal 2 Aturan Peralihan Undang…
Pada dasarnya, harta diciptakan untuk diambil manfaatnya. Pemanfaatan harta bisa dilakukan dengan dua cara, yaitu dengan menghabiskan benda tersebut atau menggunakan harta secara terus-menerus dengan tetap menjaga kelanggengan benda tersebut, yakni wakaf. Harta benda wakaf dari sisi objek dapat berupa benda tidak bergerak ataupun benda bergerak, salah satunya berbentuk uang. Wakaf uang merupaka…
Peradilan Islam dalam buku ini menyajikan unsur sejarah Peradilan Islam sebagai sebuah pijakan atau sebagai konsep dasar pengembangan peradilan bagi kaum muslimin. Karena untuk dapat mengimplementasikan peradilan dalam konteks kekinian yang berdasarkan syariat Islam, diperlukan pemahaman yang utuh terkait pengertian, dasar hukum, rukun syarat, sejarah, dan prinsip terkait peradilan Islam serta …