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June 2013: Textbook of the Month

Streamlined ID
A Practical Guide to Instructional Design
By Miriam Larson, Barbara B. Lockee

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Streamlined ID: A Practical Guide to Instructional Design presents a focused and generalizable approach to instructional design and development – one that addresses the needs of ID novices, as well as practitioners in a variety of career environments. Emphasizing the essentials and "big ideas" of ID, Streamlined ID presents a new perspective – one that aims to produce instruction that is sustainable, optimized, appropriately redundant, and targeted at continuous improvement.
Authors of the Month, June: Kristen Sosulski & Ted Bongiovanni

Kristen Sosulski and Ted Bongiovanni's, The Savvy Student's Guide to Online Learning, published at the beginning of this month. This title prepares students of all kinds for contemporary online learning. While technologies and formats vary, this book serves as an authoritative resource for any student enrolling in an online degree program or taking an online course.

Kristen Sosulski is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Information, Operations and Management Sciences at New York University Stern School of Business.

Ted Bongiovanni is the Director for Distance Learning at NYU's School of Continuing and Professional Studies.
New Books in June 2013!

Read on to browse all of our new books publishing this month
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College and university faculty are asked to serve an increasingly diverse and at-risk population of students. They face disruptive and dangerous behaviors that range from speaking out of turn or misusing technology, to potentially agressive behavior. A Faculty Guide to Addressing Disruptive and Dangerous Behavior provides the practical ideas and guidance necessary to manage and mitigate these behaviors.

We have arranged for NCHERM members to receive a 20% discount on this essential, reliable, and eye-opening guide.
Featured Education Series: June 2013

Routledge International Studies in the Philosophy of Education

The philosophy of education is enjoying a resurgence of interest internationally, in line with the growing attention worldwide to education's seminal importance in shaping societies, economies and people's lives. This series brings together some of the leading experts from around the world, and provides an outlet for the very latest cutting-edge research.
How is Testing Supposed to Improve Schooling?

Testing is a ubiquitous tool for day-to-day decision making in schools, communicating learning goals and evaluating progress. Testing also brings unintended consequences.

This major, free Special Issue of Measurement: Interdisciplinary Research and Perspectives explores the ramifications of testing in the classroom, with a view to maximizing the benefits and minimizing possible drawbacks of current educational testing applications.

Click here to read How is Testing Supposed to Improve Schooling? for free, in full.
AERA 2013 Best Sellers

Read on to learn more about the top ten bestselling Routledge books at AERA 2013!

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May 2013: Textbook of the Month

Qualitative Research
The essential guide to theory and practice
By Maggi Savin-Baden, Claire Howell Major

Published December 19th 2012 by Routledge – 608 pages

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Qualitative Research: The Essential Guide to Theory and Practice provides a one-stop resource for all those approaching qualitative research for the first time, as well as those revisiting core concepts and issues. It presents a comprehensive overview of this rapidly developing field of inquiry, cleverly combined with practical, hands-on advice on how to conduct a successful qualitative study.
Authors of the Month, May: William B. Russell III, Stewart Waters and Thomas N. Turner

The fourth edition of Dr. William B. Russell III, Dr. Stewart Waters and Dr. Thomas N. Turner's latest textbook, Essentials of Elementary Social Studies, published this past November. Their new upcoming textbook, Essentials of Middle and Secondary Social Studies, will publish this August.

William B. Russell III, Ph.D. is Associate Professor of Social Science Education at The University of Central Florida. He teaches social studies education courses and serves as the Social Science Education Ph.D. track coordinator.

Stewart Waters, Ph.D. is Assistant Professor of Social Science Education in the Department of Theory and Practice in Teacher Education at The University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

Thomas N. Turner, Ed.D. is Professor of Social Science Education in the Department of Theory and Practice in Teacher Education at The University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
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