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Bookmate was created in 2007 by three former employees of the Russian edition of Look At Me - programmers Andrei Zotov and Egor Khmelev and designer Kirill Ten. In its first version, Bookmate was an aggregator and search engine for bookstores, offering the user the best price. In 2009, the creators relaunched it as a book reading app with ...
OpenStax textbooks follow a traditional peer review process aimed at ensuring they meet a high quality standard before publication. Textbooks are developed and peer-reviewed by educators in an attempt to ensure they are readable and accurate, meet the scope and sequence requirements of each course, are supported by instructor ancillaries, and are available with the latest technology-based ...
Universal access to education [1] is the ability of all people to have equal opportunity in education, regardless of their social class, race, gender, sexuality, ethnic background or physical and mental disabilities. [2] The term is used both in college admission for the middle and lower classes, and in assistive technology [3] for the
The way that education was administered had become increasingly varied across the UK. [63] In 2008 education researcher David Reynolds claimed that policy in Wales was driven by a "producerist" paradigm emphasising collaboration between educational partners. He alluded to lower funding in Welsh schools compared to England, echoing similar ...
The Hidden Curriculum (1973 edition) The Hidden Curriculum (1970) is a book by the psychiatrist Benson R. Snyder, [1] the then-Dean of Institute Relations at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. [2] Snyder advances a thesis that much of campus conflict and students' personal anxiety is caused by unstated academic and social norms.
Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling (ISBN 086571231X) is a non-fiction book written by American teacher and political communitarian John Taylor Gatto. It has sold over 200,000 copies [1] and consists of a multitude of speeches given by the author. The book proposes that radical change is needed to the American ...
Tara Westover [1] (born September 27, 1986) [2] is an American memoirist, essayist and historian.Her memoir Educated (2018) debuted at No. 1 on The New York Times bestseller list and was a finalist for a number of national awards, including the LA Times Book Prize, PEN America's Jean Stein Book Award, and two awards from the National Book Critics Circle Award.
Follett is a provider of educational services and products to colleges, schools, and libraries. [1] Through 2021 and 2022, Follett sold its corporate entity and operating units, Follett School Solutions, Inc. and Follett Higher Education Group, completing the Follett family's exit after nearly 150 years.