Jennifer Catherine: 41 books
by Peter Betjemann, Sari Edelstein, Catherine J. Golden
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2017
A compelling critical investigation into Gilman’s conception of setting and place
Charlotte Perkins Gilman and a Woman’s Place in America is a pioneering collection that probes how depictions of space, confinement, and liberation establish both the difficulty and necessity of female empowerment....
Performance Standards for Restaurants
A New Approach to Addressing the Obesity Epidemic
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2013
This report presents the results of a conference of 38 national experts in nutrition and public health who met to develop performance standards that could guide restaurants toward facilitating healthier choices among consumers and that local communities or states could use as a model for developing and implementing either voluntary or mandatory certification programs.
Civic Media
Technology, Design, Practice
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2016
Examinations of civic engagement in digital culture—the technologies, designs, and practices that support connection through common purpose in civic, political, and social life.
Countless people around the world harness the affordances of digital media to enable democratic participation,...
by Andrew Auge, Geoffrey Bateman, Harry C. Boyte
Language: English
Release Date: December 24, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 24, 2015
Climate Change across the Curriculum examines ways of thinking and conveying information about climate change across university curricula and within academic disciplines. The contributors provide methods, strategies, rationales, and theoretical justifications for teaching climate issues at the university...
Heroines of Film and Television
Portrayals in Popular Culture
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2014
As portrayals of heroic women gain ground in film, television, and other media, their depictions are breaking free of females as versions of male heroes or simple stereotypes of acutely weak or overly strong women. Although heroines continue to represent the traditional roles of mothers, goddesses,...
Winter's Kiss
The Ex Games; The Twelve Dates of Christmas
Language: English
Release Date: January 3, 2012
Cozy up to a double dose of winter-themed romantic comedy with two books in one bind-up.
Lexi has come up with a master plan to make Cameron break up with her: get him to fall for another girl so she’ll be free (and guilt-free, too). But when the plan goes well—too well—Lexi starts to...
by Catherine Lukas, Jennifer Harney, Kim Mitzo Thompson
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2017
Ms. Hippo visited a shoe store one day. "I need new shoes," she said. "I need them right away." Read along and meet Ms. Hippo who wants a very special pair of shoes. Discover why she needs new shoes in a hurry in this funny Early Reader that uses repetitive text and bright illustrations!...
by Catherine Lukas, Jennifer Harney, Carlos Reynoso
Language: Spanish
Release Date: March 2, 2017
Language: Spanish
Release Date: March 2, 2017
Un día un cliente visito la tienda de zapatos. "Necesito zapatos nuevos," ella dijo "Los necesito de inmediato." Lee y conoce a la Sra. Hipopótamo quien quiere un par muy especial de zapatos. Descubre por que necesecita los zapatos de inmediato en este divertido Libor Para Principiantes...
Virginia Women
Their Lives and Times
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2016
This second of two volumes continues the exploration of the history of Virginia women through the lives of exemplary and remarkable individuals. Seventeen essays written by established and emerging scholars recover the stories and voices of a diverse group of women, from the transition from slavery...
Beyond Rosie
A Documentary History of Women and World War II
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2015
More so than any war in history, World War II was a woman’s war. Women, motivated by patriotism, the opportunity for new experiences, and the desire to serve, participated widely in the global conflict. Within the Allied countries, women of all ages proved to be invaluable in the fight for victory....
Individual Positive Behavior Supports
A Standards-Based Guide to Practices in School and Community Settings
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2016
Aligned with the Association for Positive Behavior Support’s Standards of Practice, this graduate-level text is an authoritative PBS primer for professionals preparing for work in educational and community-based settings. More than 60 leading scholars present the critical skills and knowledge...
Improving School Leadership
The Promise of Cohesive Leadership Systems
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2009
This study documents actions of Wallace Foundation grantees to create more-cohesive policies and initiatives to improve instructional leadership in schools; describes how states and districts have worked together to forge such policies and initiatives; and examines the hypothesis that cohesive systems...
Getting to Work on Summer Learning
Recommended Practices for Success
Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2013
RAND is conducting a longitudinal study that evaluates the effectiveness of voluntary summer learning programs in reducing summer learning loss, which contributes substantially to the achievement gap between low- and higher-income students. Based on evaluations of programs in six school districts,...
Teacher, Scholar, Mother
Re-Envisioning Motherhood in the Academy
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2015
Teacher, Scholar, Mother advances a more productive conversation across disciplines on motherhood through its discussion on intersecting axes of power and privilege. This multi- and trans-disciplinary book features mother scholars who bring their theoretical and disciplinary lenses to bear on questions...