This book looks at why teens resort to self-injury and the different ways they carry out this harmful form of expression. It offers advice for family and friends on what signs to look for when they suspect someone is inuring him or herself, as well as productive alternatives for teens to express themselves.
Life as a teenager can be tough. Pressures from school, expectations from parents, fitting in with peers, and facing self-doubt are just a few things that can weigh heavily on a teen's shoulders. While some young adults seem to thrive on adversity, others wilt under the strain and opt for less productive means of coping. Millions of American ......
A Social History of Pittsburgh's First Public High School
Traces the history of Schenley High, Pittsburgh's first public high school. Includes 150 original interviews examining issues of class, race, ethnicity, and collaboration, and how these reflect on the history of education in Pittsburgh.
How College Governing Boards Fail to Protect Their Students
In the United States, college costs, especially tuition and fees, have increased much more rapidly than either the overall Consumer Price Index or median household income. This cost inflation has effectively closed the doors of higher education to many qualified students and contributed to a staggering $1.5 trillion in student debt. ......
Hyper-secure school buildings, surveillance cameras, and lockdown drills are taking a toll on students in American high schools, and they don't guarantee safety. This book discusses how we've ended up where we are and suggests that rhetoric and empathy can be employed in ways that render schools safer than technological security measures do.
What single factor makes for an excellent college education? As it turns out, it's pretty simple: human relationships. Decades of research demonstrate the transformative potential and the lasting legacies of a relationship-rich college experience. Critics suggest that to build connections with peers, faculty, staff, and other mentors is ......
This book constitutes a collection of case studies that explore issues faced by administrators in school settings, with the scenarios designed to develop PSEL Professional Competencies.
This book constitutes a collection of case studies that explore issues faced by administrators in school settings, with the scenarios designed to develop PSEL Professional Competencies.
One of the most significant trends in American higher education over the last decade has been the shift in faculty employment from tenured to contingent. Now upwards of 75% of faculty jobs are non-tenure track; two decades ago that figure was 25%. One of the results of this shift'along with the related degradation of pay, benefits, and working ......
