The preeminent guide to business schools is bigger and better than ever.
Here is the only business school guide that delivers the latest ratings of the schools by the people who know them best: more than 14,000 recent
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This edition features:
Coverage of the top 25 business schools plus 25 runners-up
New data on how the best-schools compare
Insider tips on taking the GMAT prep courses and finessing the application process
Complete E-mail and Web site addresses
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These are just a few of the reasons that the book called "the Bible for prospective business school students in the U.S. and abroad" will continue to be the first choice of MBA candidates. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Though this is called the second edition of the 1971 Macmillan set, all of the articles are new. They cover policy and curriculum issues (Accreditation in the United States, Class size and student learning, Scheduling, Single-sex institutions); learning (Categorization and concept learning, Learning theory); assessment (General educational development test, Statewide testing); standards (School reform, Standards movement in American education); history and culture (G.I. Bill of Rights; Islam; Special education: History of); legislation (No Child Left Behind Act of 2001) ; and profiles of organizations, schools, and people (Gary schools; Harvard University; Military academies; Montessori, Maria). The writing is well edited and accessible, with more than 850 signed articles from nearly the same number of experts
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Science is exciting and relevant, and part of the aim of this
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Farming Tales is designed to illustrate the value and benefits of
agricultural science to the community. The package involves children of
eight to ten years old in a range of active learning, developed from
real life contexts or 'stories' taken from the agrochemical industry.
Science is exciting and relevant, and part of the aim of this
resource is to show that the same science taught in schools is used in
the world outside the classroom to solve real problems.The package
offers information on food production, the use of pesticides and an
opportunity for primary schools to become closely involved with an
industry.
The research is indisputable: Students are less disruptive and do better academically in schools that cultivate the internal motivation of students. In Activating the Desire to Learn, veteran educator Bob Sullo shows how to apply lessons from the research on motivation in the classroom. According to the author, we are all driven to fulfill five essential needs: to connect, to be competent, to make choices, to have fun, and to be safe. Studies show that when these needs are met in schools, good behavior and high achievement tend naturally to ensue.
