J A Johnson: 76 books
Connecting Teaching and Learning
History, Evolution, and Case Studies of Teacher Work Sample Methodology
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2011
As accountability in education has become an increasingly prominent topic, teacher preparation programs are being asked to provide credible evidence that their teacher candidates can impact student learning.
Teacher Work Samples, first developed 30 years ago, have emerged as an effective method...
by Alan Sikes, Andrew Gibb, Nicole Berkin
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2015
Volume 34 of Theatre History Studies revisits the foundations of theatre, explores the boundaries and definitions of theatre, and illuminates how writing about the history of theatre is itself a form of historiography.
The five essays are arranged chronologically, starting with Alan Sikes’s discussion...
Quo Vadis, Evangelicalism?
Perspectives on the Past, Direction for the Future: Nine Presidential Addresses from the First Fifty Years of the Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2007
Quo vadis?-Where are you going?-is an appropriate question to ask of the current evangelical movement. To get a bearing on evangelical thought and assess future directions, the editor of the Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, Andreas J. Köstenberger, has gathered selected addresses from...
by Howard Schweber, David A Schultz, Henry L. Chambers Jr.
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2018
Many hoped or feared that Antonin Scalia’s appointment to the Supreme Court in 1986 would guarantee a conservative counter-revolution that would reverse the liberal jurisprudence of the Supreme Court under Chief Justice Earl Warren and which was continued to some extent under the Burger Court though...
A Game of Horns
A Red Unicorn Anthology
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2015
Red. The color of blood, of war, of passion—and of a new unicorn herd.
A Game of Horns: A Red Unicorn Anthology has gathered 21 original stories about red unicorns from famous and soon-to-be-famous authors, including New York Times best-selling authors Jody Lynn Nye and David Farland. Some...
Research on Schools, Neighborhoods and Communities
Toward Civic Responsibility
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2012
Research on Schools, Neighborhoods, and Communities: Toward Civic Responsibility focuses on research and theoretical developments related to the role of geography in education, human development, and health. William F. Tate IV, the Edward Mallinckrodt Distinguished University Professor in Arts &...
Social Psychology
Individuals, Interaction, and Inequality
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2017
Social Psychology takes a sociological approach to the study of the individual in relationship to society. It's main purpose is is to highlight how social psychology provides varied, yet inter-related, explanations for individuals’ experiences in groups. The text tells the story of how these...
by Michele Kennerly, Damien Smith Pfister, Scott Haden Church
Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2018
An examination of two seemingly incongruous areas of study: classical models of argumentation and modern modes of digital communication
What can ancient rhetorical theory possibly tell us about the role of new digital media technologies in contemporary public culture? Some central issues we...
by A.J Johnson
Language: English
Release Date: December 29, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 29, 2013
I have noticed overtime without number that the first thing that most people, who wish to lose weight, think about is reducing their belly fat.
The truth is that, it does not matter if you need to lose those extra 15 pounds or a whole lot more. And this is exactly where they all go wrong!
However,...
by A.K. David, T.A. Jr. Johnson, D.M. Phillips
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2013
Fundamentals of Family Medicine presents the common clinical problems encountered by generalists and, through case studies and discussion questions, enhances the reader's understanding of the process by which practitioners define, prioritize, and manage the diverse problems of many patients.
Core...
Rhetoric and Writing Studies in the New Century
Historiography, Pedagogy, and Politics
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2017
This collection of essays investigates the historiography of rhetoric, global perspectives on rhetoric, and the teaching of writing and rhetoric, offering diverse viewpoints. Addressing four major areas of research in rhetoric and writing studies, contributors consider authorship and audience, discuss...
by Charles E. Ziegler, Reuel Hanks, Andrey A. Kazantsev
Language: English
Release Date: December 30, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 30, 2014
The five Central Asian states of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan constitute an area of increasing importance in global politics. The region currently serves as the main route for transporting American and NATO supplies and personnel into Afghanistan. Its Turkic Muslim...
Intelligence and the National Security Strategist
Enduring Issues and Challenges
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2005
Intelligence and the National Security Strategist: Enduring Issues and Challenges presents students with a useful anthology of published articles from diverse sources as well as original contributions to the study of intelligence. The collection includes classic perspectives from the history of warfare,...
Past, Present, and Future Research on Teacher Induction
An Anthology for Researchers, Policy Makers, and Practitioners
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2010
This anthology on teacher induction research is intended for researchers, policy makers, and practitioners in the field of teacher induction both nationally and internationally. This book is the final and major project of the Association of Teacher Educators' (ATE) Commission on Teacher Induction...