1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910454943203321

Autore

Smith Howard A. <1943->

Titolo

Teaching adolescents : educational psychology as a science of signs / / Howard A. Smith

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Toronto, [Canada] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2007

©2007

ISBN

1-4426-8564-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (413 pages)

Collana

Toronto Studies in Semiotics and Communication

Disciplina

371.102/2

Soggetti

Communication in education

Semiotics - Psychological aspects

Teenagers - Education

Adolescence

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Semiotics of Schooling and Teaching -- 2. Signs in Communication -- 3. Signs in Class Management and Discipline -- 4. Signs in Adolescent Development -- 5. Signs of Learning -- 6. Teaching as a Semiotic Venture -- 7. Signs of Exceptionality -- 8. Signs in Culture -- 9. Signs of the Expert Teacher -- Glossary -- References -- Name Index -- Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

Grounded in the semiotic thought of Charles Sanders Peirce, America's greatest polymath, Howard A. Smith's Teaching Adolescents addresses topics in educational psychology from a semiotic or sign-based perspective rather than a behavioural one. In this educational psychology textbook, Smith's main argument is that teachers must rely on signs of all kinds to understand students and to survive as teachers. This book is unique in applying a single unifying framework throughout.Among the many concepts that Smith discusses in Teaching Adolescents are the nature of the sign and its basis in semiotics, and the use of signs in classroom management. Various signs of learning



and thinking are highlighted, as are those signs derived from local culture that have an impact on the lives of students and teachers, such as adolescent preoccupations with drugs and sex. In addition, Smith discusses what teachers can do to ensure their physical and emotional health in the classroom. The theoretical continuity and practical application of semiotics makes Teaching Adolescents both an indispensable resource for students in pre-service teaching programs and teachers working with teens, and a fascinating and real world study for anyone interested in the science of signs.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910692064503321

Titolo

No Child Left Behind Act [[electronic resource] ] : more information would help states determine which teachers are highly qualified : report to congressional requesters

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Washington, D.C.] : , : U.S. General Accounting Office, , [2003]

Soggetti

Teachers - Rating of - United States

Educational accountability - Law and legislation - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from title screen (viewed on Aug. 18, 2003).

"July 2003."

Paper version available from: General Accounting Office, 441 G St., NW, Rm. LM, Washington, D.C. 20548.

"GAO-03-631."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910791867303321

Autore

Clear Todd R.

Titolo

Community justice / / Todd R. Clear and John R. Hamilton, Jr. and Eric Cadora

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2011

ISBN

1-135-14571-7

1-135-14572-5

1-283-04498-6

9786613044983

0-203-85580-9

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (167 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

CadoraEric

HamiltonJohn

Disciplina

364.6/8

Soggetti

Community policing - United States

Community-based corrections - United States

Criminal justice, Administration of - United States

Neighborhood justice centers - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1 Criminal justice and the community; 2 Policing and community justice; 3 The courts and community justice; 4 Corrections and community justice; 5 The future of community justice; Appendix: Community justice as a strategy: how CASES makes it work; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Community Justice discusses concepts of community within the context of justice policy and programs, and addresses the important relationship between the criminal justice system and the community in the USA.Taking a bold stance in the criminal justice debate, this book argues that crime management is more effective through the use of informal (as opposed to formal) social control. It demonstrates how an increasing number of criminal justice elements are beginning to understand that the development of partnerships within the community that enhance informal social control will