Education, August 2017 | Best Sellers

by LJ Reviews
Aug 10, 2017 | Filed in Reviews+
November 2016 to date as identified by GOBI Library Solutions from EBSCO
November 2016 to date as identified by GOBI Library Solutions from EBSCO
  1. Lower Ed: The Troubling Rise of For-Profit Colleges in the New Economy Cottom, Tressie McMillan New Press 2017. ISBN 9781620970607. $26.95
  2. Language at the Speed of Sight: How We Read, Why So Many Can't, and What Can Be Done About It Seidenberg, Mark S. Basic Books: Perseus 2017. ISBN 9780465019328. $28.99
  3. Teaching Controversial Issues: The Case for Critical Thinking and Moral Commitment in the Classroom Noddings, Nel Teachers College Press 2017. ISBN 9780807757819. $76
  4. The Faculty Factor: Reassessing the American Academy in a Turbulent Era Finkelstein, Martin J. Johns Hopkins University Press 2016. ISBN 9781421420929. $50
  5. Smart Girls: Success, School, and the Myth of Post-Feminism Pomerantz, Shauna University of California Press 2017. ISBN 9780520284142. $85
  6. The Great Mistake: How We Wrecked Public Universities and How We Can Fix Them Newfield, Christopher Johns Hopkins University Press 2016. ISBN 9781421421629. $32.95
  7. Trans* in College: Transgender Students’ Strategies for Navigating Campus Life and the Institutional Politics of Inclusion Nicolazzo, Z Stylus Publishing 2017. ISBN 9781620364550. $95
  8. Graduate Programs in Business, Education, Information Studies, Law & Social Work; 2017 Peterson’s Peterson's 2017. ISBN 9780768940978. $54.95
  9. Connected Gaming: What Making Video Games Can Teach Us About Learning and Literacy Kafai, Yasmin B. MIT Press 2016. ISBN 9780262035378. $35
  10. Written/Unwritten: Diversity and the Hidden Truths of Tenure Matthew, Patricia A. University of North Carolina Press 2016. ISBN 9781469630168. $85
  11. The Work and Lives of Teachers: A Global Perspective Cohen, Rosetta Marantz Cambridge University Press 2017. ISBN 9781107135741. $99.99
  12. The Diversity Bargain: And Other Dilemmas of Race, Admissions, and Meritocracy at Elite Universities Warikoo, Natasha Kumar University of Chicago Press 2016. ISBN 9780226400143. $26
  13. Impactful Practitioner Inquiry: The Ripple Effect on Classrooms, Schools, And Teacher Professionalism Nichols, Sue, 1959- Teachers College Press 2017. ISBN 9780807756720. $39.95
  14. Peterson’s Graduate Programs in Engineering & Applied Sciences; 2017 Peterson's 2017. ISBN 9780768940961. $54.95
  15. Being Black, Being Male On Campus: Understanding And Confronting Black Male Collegiate Experiences Brooms, Derrick R. State University of New York Press 2017. ISBN 9781438463995. $85
  16. Downed by Friendly Fire: Black Girls, White Girls, and Suburban Schooling Fordham, Signithia University of Minnesota Press 2016. ISBN 9780816689668. $87.50
  17. Research Methods for Education in the Digital Age Savin-Baden, Maggi Bloomsbury Academic 2017. ISBN 9781474245630. $114
  18. Why Afterschool Matters Nelson, Ingrid A. Rutgers University Press 2017. ISBN 9780813584942. $90
  19. Hard Questions on Global Educational Change: Policies, Practices, and the Future of Education Sahlberg, Pasi Teachers College Press 2017. ISBN 9780807758199. $63
  20. Critical Educational Psychology Vassallo, Stephen Johns Hopkins University Press 2017. ISBN 9781421422633. $44.95
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