Elizabeth Frank: 43 books
Swiftly Sterneward
Essays on Laurence Sterne and His Times in Honor of Melvyn New
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2011
These thirteen essays have been collected to honor Melvyn New, professor emeritus (Florida), and are prefaced by a description of his scholarly career of more than forty years. Suggesting the wide range of that career, the first eight essays offer various critical perspectives on a diverse group of...
Alternative Approaches in Music Education
Case Studies from the Field
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2010
Explore the creative ways music educators across the country are approaching emerging practices in music teaching and learning. Outlined in twenty-five unique case studies, each program offers a new perspective on music teaching and learning, often falling outside the standard music education curriculum....
Heart of Creation
The Mesoamerican World and the Legacy of Linda Schele
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2015
This accessible, state-of-the-art review of Mayan hieroglyphics and cosmology also serves as a tribute to one of the field's most noted pioneers.
The core of this book focuses on the current study of Mayan hieroglyphics as inspired by the recently deceased Mayanist Linda Schele. As author or...
Politics of Practical Reasoning
Integrating Action, Discourse, and Argument
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2012
The capacity for reasonable argument about practical and political matters is important to our daily lives. Yet what does arguing really involve? Often, our very concept of what it is to argue seems systematically distorted. Practical, political arguing is too often stylized as hyper-cognitive, ending...
by Catherine MacKenzie, Wilma Stewart-White, Maida Barton Follini
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2018
This anthology of Nova Scotia authors is a collection of spirited prose and poetry written by a range of writers with diverse and intriguing backgrounds. Here you will find history, poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction by men and women who have been TV writers, animators, genealogists, teachers,...
Safeguarding Black Children
Good Practice in Child Protection
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2016
Providing an exploration of the key issues, this book offers practical advice on how to improve the safeguarding and welfare of black children and young people in need.
With contributions from academics, researchers and practitioners, it promotes an understanding of the particular cultural...
by Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards, Frank Thayer Merrill
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2011
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Community Psychology
Fifth Edition
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2015
Community Psychology, 5/e focuses on the prevention of problems, the promotion of well-being, empowerment of members within a community, the appreciation of diversity, and an ecological model for the understanding of human behavior. Attention is paid to both “classic” early writings and the most...
Abriendo Puertas, Cerrando Heridas (Opening doors, closing wounds)
Latinas/os Finding WorkLife Balance in Academia
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2015
Abriendo Puertas, Cerrando Heridas (Opening Doors, Closing Wounds): Latinas/os Finding WorkLife Balance in Academia is the newest book in the series on balancing work and life in the academy from Information Age Publishing. This volume focuses on the experiences of Latina/o students, professors, and...
Climate Economics
The State of the Art
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2013
Climate science paints a bleak picture: The continued growth of greenhouse gas emissions is increasingly likely to cause irreversible and catastrophic effects. Urgent action is needed to prepare for the initial rounds of climatic change, which are already unstoppable. While the opportunity to avert...
Foundations for Designing User-Centered Systems
What System Designers Need to Know about People
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2014
Foundations for Designing User-Centered Systems introduces the fundamental human capabilities and characteristics that influence how people use interactive technologies. Organized into four main areas—anthropometrics, behaviour, cognition and social factors—it covers basic research and considers...
by Michael Caires, Frank Cirillo, D.H. Dilbeck
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2019
Eight prominent and rising scholars come together to grapple with the seismic shifts in the study of the North's decision to wage Civil War in the wake of Gary Gallagher's The Union War (Harvard University Press 2012)
by John Moritsugu, Elizabeth Vera, Frank Y Wong
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2019
Community Psychology, 6th Edition offers an easy-to-navigate, clearly organized, and comprehensive overview of the field, with theoretical roots that carry over to practical applications. Presenting the concepts of community psychology and social change, these concepts are then applied to various...
The Ultimate Summer Read Collection
150 Everlasting Masterpieces of the World Literature
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2019
e-artnow presents to you this unique collection of the greatest books ever written, perfect for the long summer days, the time for rejuvenation and brain revival! American: Huckleberry Finn Tom Sawyer The Call of the Wild White Fang Moby-Dick The Scarlet Letter Little Women My Antonia The Age of Innocence...