What is the purpose of education? What kind of people do we want our children to grow up to be? How can we design schools so that students will acquire the skills they'll need to live fulfilled and productive lives? These are just a few of the questions that renowned educator Dennis Littky explores in The Big Picture: Education Is Everyone's Business. The schools Littky has created and led over the past 35 years are models for reformers everywhere: small, public schools where the curriculum is rich and meaningful, expectations are high, student progress is measured against real-world standards, and families and communities are actively engaged in the educational process. This book is for both big "E" and small "e" educators: . For principals and district administrators who want to change the way schools are run. . For teachers who want students to learn passionately. . For college admissions officers who want diverse applicants with real-world learning experiences. . For business leaders who want a motivated and talented workforce. . For parents who want their children to be prepared for college and for life. . For students who want to take control over their learning ... and want a school that is interesting, safe, respectful, and fun. . For anyone who cares about kids. Here, you'll find a moving account of just what is possible in education, with many of the examples drawn from the Metropolitan Regional Career and Technical Center ("The Met") in Providence, Rhode Island-a diverse public high school with the highest rates of attendance and college acceptance in the state and a dropout rate of less than five percent. The Big Picture is a book to reenergize educators, inspire teachers in training, and start a new conversation about kids and schools, what we want for both, and how to make it happen.

This pioneering book offers a unique constellation of essays focused on the important social and economic changes affecting educational institutions in China. It provides an in-depth examination of the potential and obstacles for business and management education in the world's second largest economy and most populated country. This volume is an essential resource for anyone with an interest in teaching, developing a new program, or entering into a joint venture in China. A wide range of topics, such as economic transition, pedagogical issues, professional training and alliance formation, are.

This book is a modern exploration of how we engage with fashion today. Through a series of articles this book shows the ways through which we can approach fashion. The articles are organized around the following six sections: marketing, consuming, educating, communicating, embodying and positioning - each with a mix of research approaches and strategies. From sustainability and consumerism to street-style and street-food. From how fashion is taught across the globe to how fashion is communicated through photography and the media. We invite the readers to be curators themselves, and to create their own augmented knowledge of fashion, by reading this books varied themes. Contributors are Claire Allen, Deidra Arrington, Naomi Braithwaite, Jill Carey, Federica Carlotto, Karen Dennis, Doris Domoszlai, Linsday E. Feeny, Nádia Fernandes, Jacque Lynn Foltyn, Alessia Grassi, Chris Jones, Lan Lan, Peng Liu, Mario Matos Ribeiro, Natalie C. McCreesh, Alex McIntosh, Alice Morin, Nolly Moyssi, Maria Patsalosavvi, Laura Petican, Jennifer Richards, Susanne Schulz, Ines Simoes, Helen Storey, Steve Swindells, Stephen Wigley, Gaye Wilson and Cecilia Winterhalter.

Articles about what is at stake in understanding and strategizing about international issues and opportunities.

Prepare future hotel general managers to efficiently supervise and run a midsize full-service hotel. Hotel Operations Management provides an up-to-date and comprehensive examination of all aspects of hotel administration from the viewpoint of the hotel general manager.

Marcus runs a training session to help staff manager anger, and invites Serena as the anger management expert, which makes Carol angry. Marcus uses a toy crocodile and some boxing kangaroos to get the messages across, but when Michael and Sam are asked to demonstrate their anger management skills the role-play escalates into an embarrassing situation..

Passionate customers, tremendous profits, happy employees -- the Trader Joe's grocery chain is a powerful business success story. Discover how their secret for success lies in their use of trade-offs to make it hard for imitators and to mitigate the negative effects of the industry.

Professor Longenecker explains the most important things he’s learned about leadership. Among these: the definition of effective leadership; the critical role of competency and character; and six leadership schools of thought..

Why is performance measurement so important to the health of an organization? How do the four dimensions of the 'Balanced Scorecard' framework (financial performance, customer assessment, internal business process, and learning and growth) work independently and together? What is the 'triple-bottom-line' approach, and how does it measure sustainable business performances?

We all have to deal with difficult people. Carlos complains to Steve about difficult people he has to contend with on a daily basis. He often feels like hitting them, which Steve naturally discourages. Carol offers her six ways of dealing with difficult people, explored by Steve and Carlos: (1) Observe calmly, do not get sucked into people’s dramas. (2) Listen and show empathy. Acknowledge people’s frustration. (3) Focus on facts: see what people want, and what you can do for them. (4) Ignore bad behaviors, no matter what people are dishing up (this can be easier said than done). (5) Give feedback about bad behavior in a constructive fashion. (6) Build your skills by rehearsing dealing with difficult people. As Steve says, “be 100% Zen”. And believe it or not, dealing with such people helps you get to the next level.. Key Learning Points: Over-reacting to difficult people gets in the way of a positive outcome.. LEARN TO HANDLE ANYONE DIFFICULT. DON’T get frustrated and emotional INSTEAD: Observe calmly. DON’T blame or over-react INSTEAD: Listen and show empathy. DON’T get involved or side-tracked INSTEAD: Focus on needs and facts. DON’T get upset by annoying behavior INSTEAD: Ignore or give feedback. . Observe calmly 2. Listen and show empathy 3. Focus on facts 4. Ignore bad behaviors 5. Give feedback 6. Build your skills. .