Facing Challenges and Complexities in Retention of Novice Teachers

Denise McDonald, University of Houston-Clear Lake

Reflections of a Rookie Dean

Lessons from the First Year

Prentice T. Chandler, Austin Peay State University

Dignity of the Calling

Educators Share the Beginnings of Their Journeys

Andrew T. Kemp, Augusta University

More Like Life Itself

Simulations as Powerful and Purposeful Social Studies

Cory Wright-Maley, St. Mary’s University

Distance Education

Definition and Glossary of Terms, 4rd Edition

Michael Simonson, Nova Southeastern University; Deborah J. Seepersaud, The University of Mississippi

Educating Teachers and Tomorrow’s Students through Service-Learning Pedagogy

Virginia M. Jagla, National Louis University; Kathleen C. Tice, University of Texas at Arlington

Outcomes of High-Quality Clinical Practice in Teacher Education

Diane Yendol-Hoppey, University of North Florida; David T. Hoppey, University of South Florida

Activating the Modern Classroom

Julian A. Reed, Furman University

Preparing Middle Level Educators for 21st Century Schools

Enduring Beliefs, Changing Times, Evolving Practices

Penny B. Howell, University of Louisville; Shawn A. Faulkner, Northern Kentucky University; Jeanneine Jones, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Jan Carpenter, Maryhurst University

Inquiries Into Literacy Learning and Cultural Competencies in a World of Borders

Tonya Huber, Texas A&M International University; Philip S. Roberson, Texas A&M International University

Literature Reviews in Support of the Middle Level Education Research Agenda

Steven B. Mertens, Illinois State University; Micki M. Caskey, Portland State University

Using Classification and Regression Trees

A Practical Primer

Xin Ma, University of Kentucky

Improving Instruction Through Supervision, Evaluation, and Professional Development

Second Edition

Michael DiPaola, The College of William and Mary; Charles A. Wagner, The College of William & Mary

Mobile Learning

Perspectives on Practice and Policy

Danielle Herro, Clemson University; Sousan Arafeh, Southern Connecticut State University; Richard Ling, Nanyang Technological University; Chris Holden, University of New Mexico

The Role of Leadership Educators

Transforming Learning

Kathy L. Guthrie, Florida State University; Daniel M. Jenkins, University of Southern Maine

Charting a New Course

Reinventing High School Classes for the New Millennium

Eric E. Castro, St Ignatius College Preparatory; Paul Totah, St Ignatius College Preparatory

Exploring the Impact of the Dissertation in Practice

Valerie A. Storey, University of Central Florida

Teachers’ Personal Epistemologies

Evolving Models for Informing Practice

Gregory Schraw, University of Nevada - Las Vegas; Jo Lunn Brownlee; Lori Olafson, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Michelle Vander Veldt Brye

Control is Not a Four‐Letter Word!

Establishing Positive Classroom Behavior for the Year in the First Five Days

Sarah Clancy‐Ballard

Imagine a Place

Stories from Middle Grades Educators

Jan Carpenter, Maryhurst University; Amy Lutz, Pacific University, George Fox University; Linda Samek, George Fox University; Micki M. Caskey, Portland State University; William L. Greene, Southern Oregon University; Younghee M. Kim, Southern Oregon University; Jay Casbon, Oregon State University; Maureen Musser, Educational Consultant

Test Fairness in the New Generation of Large‐Scale Assessment

Hong Jiao, University of Maryland; Robert W. Lissitz, University of Maryland

Teaching Social Studies

A Methods Book for Methods Teachers

S. G. Grant, Binghamton University; John Lee, North Carolina State University; Kathy Swan, University of Kentucky

Holistic Education and Embodied Learning

John P. Miller, University of Toronto; Kelli Nigh, The Living Institute

Better Teachers, Better Schools

What Star Teachers Know, Believe, and Do

Valerie Hill-Jackson, Texas A&M University; Delia Stafford, Haberman Educational Foundation

Democratic Evaluation and Democracy

Exploring the Reality

Donna Podems, University of Johannesburg