Severe abuse marked D.J. Grant's childhood while he lived with his mother, until he was suddenly sent away to live with an unknown father. His life changed again when he and his father saw a martial arts movie, which influenced him to learn self-defense. Now in his early twenties and a student of Tae Kwon Do, D.J. is excited about a promotion from second degree to third degree black belt status.D.J. had specialized in one style of self-defense. Now he faces disappointment when, ins...

Agency through Teacher Education: Reflection, Community, and Learning addresses the ways that agency functions for those involved in twenty-first-century teacher education. This book, commissioned by the Association of Teacher Educators, relies on the voices of teacher education candidates, in-service teachers, school leaders, and university-based educators to illustrate what agency looks like, sounds like, and feels like for people trying to act as agents of change. These examples take th...

Navigate the fear of a new diagnosis with a groundbreaking health perspective on how cellular energy drives disease. When you or a loved one face the confusing maze of oncology treatments, understanding the root cause brings profound relief. This empowering medical deep-dive transforms complex biology into clear, calming guidance for your healthcare journey.Move beyond traditional genetic models to explore the metabolic theory of cellular dysfunction, giving caregivers and patients...

Overcome chronic procrastination and build rock-solid productivity habits with a proven system for daily consistency. If you are feeling stuck and tired of setting ambitious targets only to watch your motivation fizzle out, this practical, action-oriented audio guide offers an empowering way out. Transform overwhelming aspirations into manageable, bite-sized daily moves you can actually stick to.Stop relying on fleeting willpower, guilt trips, or toxic perfectionism to force your p...

Break the cycle of chronic stress and burnout with a science-backed wellness roadmap to reclaim your natural energy. If you constantly feel wired but tired, battle relentless brain fog, or struggle to balance work and family demands, your nervous system is sounding an alarm. This reassuring audio experience translates complex biology into clear, calming health strategies for exhausted professionals who need real relief.Move past the guilt of daily exhaustion by uncovering the biolo...

A timeless guide to strategy and personal discipline from one of history's greatest samurai. Written by the legendary swordsman Miyamoto Musashi, the book explores principles of combat, focus, leadership, and self-mastery. Its lessons extend beyond martial arts into business, decision-making, and everyday life. Clear, practical, and deeply philosophical, the work remains influential around the world. Written by Miyamoto Musashi. Discover the mindset of a true master strategist—download you...

The leading authorities in the field produced this comprehensive resource, which provides strategies and methods for fostering Transformative Learning (TL) practice in a wide variety of higher and adult education settings. The book answers relevant questions such as: What are effective practices for promoting TL in the classroom? What is it about TL that is most helpful in informing practice? How does the teaching setting shape the practice of TL? What are the successes, strengths, and out...

MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION THEORYManagement and Organization Theory offers a summary and analysis of the 40 most popular, researched, and applied management and organization theories. This important resource includes key instruments used to measure variables in each theory and examines pertinent questions about the theory: strengths and weaknesses, practical applications, and the seminal articles published on each theory."This is a remarkable book...

James Spillane, the leading expert in Distributed Leadership, shows how leadership happens in everyday practices in schools, through formal routines and informal interactions. He examines the distribution of leadership among administrators, specialists, and teachers in the school, and explains the ways in which leadership practice is stretched over leaders, followers, and aspects of the situation, including routines and tools of various sorts in the organization such as memos, sch...

The forward-thinking techniques you need to manage today’s diverse classroomsA well-managed classroom is a successful one. But as cultural diversity increases in schools, old classroom management strategies are growing ineffective—or even counterproductive. In a comprehensive, practical guide, Laura E. Pinto details why today’s classrooms are best managed by valuing culturally responsive engagement and what teachers must do for their classrooms to flourish...

In Great Minds In Management Ken G. Smith and Michael A. Hitt have brought together some of the most influential and original thinkers in management. Their contributions to this volume not only outline their landmark contributions to management theory, but also reflect on the process of theory development, presenting their own personal accounts of the gestation of these theories. The result is not only an ambitious and original panorama of the key ideas in management theory presen...

The book discusses the idea of the learning community as a vehicle for professional learning and school development.As the authors show, the learning community develops in response to building capacity in three domains: personal, interpersonal and organizational. In the personal domain, educators deconstruct and reconstruct their professional narratives to enhance student learning and professional practice. In the interpersonal domain, educators generate norms and values that foste...