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Family literacy programs can be remarkably effective in helping families who struggle in various areas of literacy or supporting their children's academic needs.Crash Course in Family Literacy Programs provides an introduction and an overview of this critical subject, defining what literacy, family...

Like the bestselling first edition, this introductory textbook succinctly presents concepts and theories of educational leadership and organizational behavior and immediately applies them to problems of practice. The second edition includes a new chapter on organizational culture, expanded overage...

Renewed Accountability for Access and Excellence advances discussion of a conceptualized model for cultivating democratic professional practice in education (DPPE) and considers its relationship with contemporary teaching and leading praxes. A diverse and highly qualified group of scholars and practitioners...

More than 50% of America's schools today exist in rural settings. This book addresses the distinctiveness of rural school leaders, identifies issues encountered by administrators, faculty, and students, and concludes by proposing new standards for rural schools in general and their leaders. This book...

African American Males in PreK-12 Schools: Informing Research, Practice, and Policy presents a comprehensive viewpoint on preK-12 schooling for African American males. Including theoretical, conceptual, and research based chapters, this edited volume offers readers compelling evidence of the education...

Out of the box, growing and learning Out of the box, growing and learning is a quote in our book. We selected this saying because thats how we feel about our body of work. Our Poetry and Food for Thought is unique in the way that young and old will be able to relate and understand our...

This book focuses on using faculty mentoring to empower doctoral students to successfully complete their doctoral studies. The book is a collection of mentoring chapters showcasing professors and dissertation advisors from the most prestigious universities in the United States. They provide an extraordinary...

In 2014, The Urban Education Collaborative at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte hosted its first biennial International Conference on Urban Education (ICUE) in Montego Bay, Jamaica. In 2016, the second hosting of the conference took place in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Additionally, in 2018,...

We live in a global society, wherein our dependence on our neighbors is growing more intensely each year. Technology, travel, and interdependent economic systems require that nations know more and share more of their natural resources. Among the most precious of these resources is the intellectual...

This revised edition of Young Adult Literature in Action gives librarians an easy-to-use guide for organizing selection criteria and finding the best titles for their specific usage. An ideal resource for teaching young adult literature courses, each chapter includes revised and updated information...

An illegaly honest, sometimes humorous but always refreshing look at Christianity from one not afraid to embrace imperfection. It's Christianity 101.

The premise of the Zone Diet® is a balance of carbohydrates, proteins and fats that promotes both weight loss and healthy eating habits. Most of the meals used in this diet range from 300 - 400 calories in addition to two daily snacks. On average, this caloric intake will provide 1200 calories per...

Somebody in America is infected with the hepatitis C virus every three minutes. That is 20 people every hour, almost 180,000 people per year. Of these, roughly one-quarter cases are diagnosed each year. Those individuals who are diagnosed may feel as if they are sliding off the edge of their old...

Des femmes s'assumant pleinement se lancent dans des aventures sexuelles torrides. Certaines se retrouvent actrices de films pour adultes bien malgré elles, tandis que d'autres découvrent des plaisirs insoupçonnés.  Cinq auteurs à la plume fine, cinq nouvelles qui vous feront vibrer de plaisir.