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A stunning and poignant account of an extraordinary teacher's determination from the author of the #1 Sunday Times bestsellers The Tiger's Child and O…

Since their inception, America’s community colleges have undergone continuous change. They must, because their mission is to provide learning vital fo…

The first book to describe evidence-based treatment of dental phobia using brief CBT, based on the pioneering single-session treatment for specific ph…

The Excellent Online Instructor is a guide for new and seasoned faculty who teach online, those responsible for training and developing online instruc…

Biomass is a renewable resource, whose utilization has received great attention due to environmental considerations and the increasing demands of ener…

SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURED DIRECTED BY AND STARRING CHIWETEL EJIOFOR.When William Kamkwamba was just 14 years old, his family told him that he…

A project manager must not only master methods and processes, but also have the ability to deal with new, unexpected and critical situations. The book…

Hear from evaluation practitioners throughout Latin America. In this region program evaluation is an emergent practice, one that is shaped by distinct…

Undergraduate students come to college from a myriad of pathways for a variety of purposes, and the same can be said of them as they leave to head off…

This is the first New Directions volume related to young adult learners since 1984. Then, as now, young adults are an important segment of the adult p…

What do equity-oriented practices look like in different community college contexts? Given the increasing role of the community college in realizing e…

Providing an introduction to the fundamentals of body area communications, this book covers the key topics of channel modeling, modulation and demodul…

As a result of transnational migration, many countries are becoming increasingly ethnoculturally diverse, creating both new opportunities and challeng…

Developing healthy sexual behaviors is critical to adolescents’ wellbeing. While more emphasis has been on negative outcomes, there are broad positive…

Highlighting international approaches; the book details strategies to minimize contamination, residue monitoring programs, and classes of drugs and ch…

In the midst of a challenging economic recovery, the nation’s policy makers and education leaders are seeking new and potentially more effective strat…

Gain a greater understanding of the academic, cultural, and social experiences of first-generation college students (FGS). Fascinating, heart-touching…

In a turbulent, unstable era of severe financial pressures, the development of strategic human resource (HR) practices has become an urgent mandate in…

Explore how the peer relationship and extracurricular organized activities—like sports, the arts, and community-based organizations—influence academic…

“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” Many student affairs divisions are doing just that, leading the way in sustainability education …

The AACC competencies were initially developed to help provide guidance in developing community college leaders because of predictions of a leadership…

The expression «We did not see it coming!» has often been heard in recent years from decision makers at the highest levels of the private and public s…

For over two decades, many liberals in Israel have attempted, with wide international support, to implement the two-state solution: Israel and Palesti…

It's not all «fun and games.» A growing body of research suggests that recreation activities can be powerful development contexts when they are proper…

Fully revised and updated, the eighth edition of The World News Prism analyzes the changing role of transnational news media in the 21st-century globa…

Examine the structure and context of identity development in a number of different countries: Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Sweden, Italy, China,…

This book helps students and practicing scientists alike understand that a comprehensive knowledge about the friction and wear properties of advanced …

Explore the complexities of international independent child migration. This volume gives particular focus to agency and vulnerability as central conce…

This book presents both sides of a very controversial subject in today’s media: induced hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking.” It covers the technology …

Gain a greater understanding of organizational capacity to do and use evaluation and implications for evaluation capacity building (ECB). This volume …

Gain a greater understanding of technology management and what it means to the community college campus today. Effective planning, directing, control,…

The Handbook of Global Media and Communication Policy offers insights into the boundaries of this field of study, assesses why it is important, who is…

This issue uses the powerful narrative of autoethnography to make visible the existence of international professors and teaching assistants who speak …

As student affairs units face increasing pressure to use data and evidence to inform planning and decisions, the research related to higher education …

Gone are the days when the term diversity may have been used to solely signify the color of one's skin or gender. This volume examines how diverse and…

This volume addresses the relationship of adult education and health from different perspectives. One task of adulthood is caring for one's health and…

Immigrant populations, growing quickly in both size and diversity, have become an important segment of the U.S. college student population, one that w…

Fashion Designer's Handbook for Adobe Illustrator 2nd Edition is a teach-yourself guide that provides step-by-step instructions and diagrams on how to…

Learn to design interest-provoking writing and critical thinking activities and incorporate them into your courses in a way that encourages inquiry, e…

Proven to be highly effective for the treatment of a wide range of problems, cognitive-behavior therapy is the most widely used psychotherapeutic tech…

Take an in-depth look at the difficulty in gaining traction at the institutional level in improving student retention and degree completion rates—espe…

Comprehensive introduction to finite elastoplasticity, addressing various analytical and numerical analyses & including state-of-the-art theories Intr…

A practical guide to LTE design, test and measurement, this new edition has been updated to include the latest developments This book presents the lat…

With petroleum-related spills, explosions, and health issues in the headlines almost every day, the issue of remediation of petroleum and petroleum pr…

The bestselling guide to qualitative research, updated and expanded Qualitative Research is the essential guide to understanding, designing, conductin…