Title: The educational entrepreneur : making a difference /
Authors: Leisey, Donald E.; Lavaroni, Charles.
Publisher: Edupreneur Press,
Year: 2000
Subjects: Educators United States; Educational change United States; Educational innovations United States.; Education Aims and objectives United States
Abstract: The authors describe educators who have entered the corporate world to market and develop products for the education marketplace, creating businesses for learning, including educational software, teaching tools, and special needs child care.
Contents: Embracing challenge / Barbara B. Baker (Challenger Schools) -- Marketing mediation / James P. Boyle (Ombudsman Educational Services) -- International networking / Forrest A. Broman (The International Educator) -- Identifying strategies for success / Arthur L. Costa (Search Models Unlimited, The Institute for Intelligent Behavior) -- Emphasizing educational basics / Beverly Stewart Cox (Back to Basics Tutoring Service, Inc.) -- Pioneering educational software / Jan Davidson (Davidson and Associates, Inc.) -- Making learning fun / Kay Fredericks (TREND Enterprises, Inc.) -- Realizing educational flexibility / Randy P. Gaschler (Innovative Education Management) -- Providing access to teaching tools / Cynthia P. Huereque (Eraser Dust and Alpha Teaching Tools) -- Managing innovative schools / Wayne B. Jennings (Designs for Learning, Inc.) -- Opting for adventure in education / Eric A. Kimmel (Shearwater Books, Ltd.) -- Diversifying education through cooperation / Robert E. Kreischer (Mounds Park Academy) -- Providing visual resources for educators / Blanch and John Linton (The LPD Video Journal of Education, Inc.) -- Expanding education through global learning / Larry Lusvardi (Educational Field Studies, Inc.) -- Fostering understanding in the education industry / John M. McLaughlin (The Education Industry Group, LLC) -- Shaping the child care industry / Grace L. Mitchell (Green Acres) -- Enriching education for special needs children / Barbara J. and Roger W. Rossier (Rossier School) -- Expanding sports education / Cathy Rush (Future Stars, Inc.) -- Pioneering educational publishing / Frank Schaffer (Frank Schaffer Publications, Inc.) -- Offering alternatives in communication / Cynthia L. Warger (Warger, Eavy and Associates) -- Accepting the challenge of disadvantaged children / Kenneth E. White (Success Lab, Inc.) -- Promoting private practice for educators / Chris Yelich (Association of Educators in Private Practice).