Experiences

The New Backpacker’s Guidebook: Tips and Insight for Getting the Most Out of Overseas Travel



Filled with practical and philosophical insight, The New Backpacker’s Guidebook is an excellent resource for budding travelers who can’t wait to encounter various challenges and experiences as they travel around the world.

This concise book will help you before, during and after your first long-term trip, whether you are planning to study abroad for a semester or taking several months backpacking Europe after you graduate. It will provide you with assistance … More >>

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Teachers and Educational Change: The Lived Experience of Secondary School Restructuring



Presents powerful lessons about the realities of school reform by portraying the experiences of five teachers involved in a restructuring initiative. This book vividly portrays the experiences of five secondary teachers who were involved in a school restructuring initiative that focused on interdisciplinary curriculum development, team teaching, and block scheduling. Though much has been written during the past decade concerning the need for fundamental restructu… More >>

Teachers and Educational Change: The Lived Experience of Secondary School Restructuring

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Preparing to Teach: Learning from Experience



This book gives student-teachers the chance to learn from the experiences of students who have just completed a course in preparing to teach. They offer all manner of insights, from the amusing to the cautionary to the thought-provoking. Course tutors provide additional commentary, identifying key themes and structuring chapters and the whole book to mirror the process of learning to teach. Each chapter takes a different facet of learning to teach, and issues cove… More >>

Preparing to Teach: Learning from Experience

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Going through Acculturation: The Cultural Experience of Indonesian Students Living in Germany



“Acculturation is not a new topic of inquiry, but when applied to a specific group of Indonesian students living in Germany, it is certainly a new area of investigation worthy of inquiry. Kwartarini Yuniarti is a good colleague of mine. Her sharp thoughts and ideas in digesting knowledge amazed me. This book provides incredible details about the dynamic experiences of Indonesian students going through acculturation. Not only the depth of the study but also the wide… More >>

Going through Acculturation: The Cultural Experience of Indonesian Students Living in Germany

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Confessions of a Special Ed Teacher


In her debut work, Confessions of a Special Ed. Teacher, Susan Cramer tells of her feelings and experiences in her journey to teach these special children. Using a humorous style, Susan has created a book that will evoke in others a newfound hope, inspiration, and understanding of special needs children. Chapters in the book take the reader through the educational process of identifying children with emotional disabilities, creating an IEP, capturing an… More >>

Confessions of a Special Ed Teacher

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