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Collecting Qualitative Data
A Field Manual for Applied Research
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2012
Collecting Qualitative Data: A Field Manual for Applied Research provides a very practical, step-by-step guide to collecting and managing qualitative data. The data collection chapters focus on the three most often used forms of qualitative data collection: participant observation, in-depth interviews,...
Thinking about Oral History
Theories and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2007
A companion to History of Oral History, Thinking about Oral History presents parts III and IV of Handbook of Oral History, an essential resource for scholars and students. Guided by Charlton, Myers, and Sharpless, the prominent authors capture the current state-of-the-art in oral history and predict key directions for future growth in theory and application.
by George S. McClellan, Chris King, Donald L. Rockey Jr.
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2012
Praise for The Handbook of College Athletics and Recreation Administration
"The Handbook of College Athletics and Recreation Administration provides insiders' in-depth and firsthand perspectives on issues in the contemporary professional administration of intercollegiate athletics and...
Virtual Success
How To Build High Performing Virtual Teams
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2012
When all is said and done, the benefits of virtual teams far outweigh the costs in terms of maximizing resources and ensuring the long-term viability of the global organization. There is a real and present need for virtual teams to think insightfully, and creatively, about complex issues. Organizations...
Text Structures From the Masters
50 Lessons and Nonfiction Mentor Texts to Help Students Write Their Way In and Read Their Way Out of Every Single Imaginable Genre, Grades 6-10
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2016
Text Structures from the Masters provides 50 short texts written by famous Americans driven by what Peter Elbow described as “an itch” to say something. By examining the structure of these mentor texts, students see that they too have an “itch” and learn how to use the text structure of each...
by Rene S. Townsend, James R. Brown, Walter L. Buster
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2005
Now superintendents can turn board meetings into productive, results-getting events that help them focus on teaching and learning to achieve district goals.
Enterprise Software Security
A Confluence of Disciplines
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2014
STRENGTHEN SOFTWARE SECURITY BY HELPING DEVELOPERS AND SECURITY EXPERTS WORK TOGETHER Traditional approaches to securing software are inadequate. The solution: Bring software engineering and network security teams together in a new, holistic approach to protecting the entire enterprise. Now, four...
Data Strategies to Uncover and Eliminate Hidden Inequities
The Wallpaper Effect
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2010
Uncover buried data to close the achievement gap!
Standardized test scores only reveal part of the story. Many hidden factors contribute to the achievement gap and chronic low school performance. The authors dramatically illustrate how to mine data from nontraditional sources—disciplinary...
by Paula S. Bauer, MD; Mark C. Horattas, MD; George L. Litman
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Masterful medicine is the pursuit of perfection. Perfection may be unattainable, but the relentless pursuit of perfection is available to all who have courage, determination and perseverance. Masters of any endeavor learn with practice to be the very best. They learn with equal measure from their successes,...
Moral Maturity
Measuring the Development of Sociomoral Reflection
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2013
The traditional production measure of moral judgment has been the Moral Judgment Interview (MJI), which uses hypothetical moral dilemmas to elicit moral judgment. However, the MJI dilemmas have been criticized as artificial and may not be entirely appropriate for children, certain cultures, and practical...
Texans on the Brink
Threatened and Endangered Animals
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2019
What good is a rattlesnake? What purpose do animals serve? All species play a vital role in their biological communities, and the removal of just one can have a noticeable and catastrophic ripple effect.
Yet social and political pressures frequently pit species conservation against economic...
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by Colonel S. L. A. Marshall
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2014
Includes 6 maps
As the tens of thousands of American troops began their approach toward the forbidding German-defended Normandy coast, their comrades in the 82nd and 101st Airborne divisions had already flown over the Channel and began dropping and gliding into enemy territory. The Airborne Divisions...
Utopian Images and Narratives in Advertising
Dreams for Sale
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2012
Utopian Images and Narratives in Advertising: Dreams for Sale, edited by Luigi Manca, Alessandra Manca, and Gail W. Pieper, is a collection of essays which examine narratives created on the advertising page, with special focus on gender images. Through a cross-disciplinary investigation, this collection...
by L-Cmdr Michael S. Trench
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2014
This is a study of the effectiveness of Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis as Commanders in Chief during the Civil War. It begins by comparing their backgrounds prior to assuming the Presidency; then comparing their military strategies and command structures. The final area of comparison is their...