Richard David: 397 books
by David Gowland, Richard Dunphy, Charlotte Lythe
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2014
First published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Privileged Thinking in Today's Schools
The Implications for Social Justice
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2010
Privileged thinking in today's schools is alive and well and shows its ugly head in a variety of ways that often go undetected (or are not addressed) by the educators down in the trenches. In this collection of scenarios and episodes, many of which were experienced by the authors in their years as...
by David J. Telfer, Richard Sharpley
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2015
Tourism is widely considered to be an important factor in socio-economic development, particularly in less developed countries. However, despite almost universal recognition of tourism’s development potential, the extent to which economic and social progress is linked to the growth of a country’s...
Caring For Kids
A Critical Study Of Urban School Leavers
Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 2013
The official school drop-out figure in the US in recent years has been 25 per cent of the cohort. Estimates from large cities are often double these rates, and in some areas 60 per cent or worse. This text focuses on this problem in US schools, but from an unusual perspective. It is a study gained...
Higher Education in the American West
Regional History and State Contexts
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2014
Higher Education in the American West: Regional History and State Contexts is the first comprehensive regional history of American higher education. It offers new historical research on how societal forces and state actions brought about the region's one thousand two hundred institutions of higher learning in 15 western states.
by David Middlewood, Richard Parker, Ms Jackie Beere
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2005
'Improving the quality of learning and teaching is the most important thing that school leaders do. This book contains much that will help the reader in that enterprise. It reflects the fact that much of what we know about effective, high-quality schools is already 'out there' in schools across the...
Citizen Planners
Shaping Communities with Spatial Tools
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2015
Citizen Planners: Shaping Communities with Spatial Tools describes how geographic information systems can be made accessible to ordinary citizens with little or no professional training to help plan and shape their local communities. The book focuses on the efforts of a group of Wisconsin citizens...
The Recorder
A Research and Information Guide
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2003
A Choice "Best Academic" book in its first edition, The Recorder remains an essential resource for anyone who wants to know about this instrument. This new edition is thoroughly redone, takes account of the publishing activity of the years since its first publication, and still follows the original organization.
NATO
From Regional to Global Security Provider
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2015
The purpose of NATO: From Regional to Global Security Provider is to provide a comprehensive analysis of the Alliance’s new vision (the new Strategic Concept) and common security impact – associated tasks to be undertaken within a short and longer term time horizon. The book serves as a relevant...
Pediatric Orthopedics
A Guide for the Primary Care Physician
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Many residency programs in primary care specialties do not provide the education in pediatric orthopedics necessary to effectively deal with the field's challenges. Here, the authors present a framework for the effective evaluation of childhood musculoskeletal problems in a practical and problem-based manner. The volume contains case studies and over 200 illustrations.
by Scott Schang, Leila B. Azari, Nicholas Bianco
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2013
Few if any people think the Clean Air Act is the optimal legislative solution to climate change; but it is a powerful tool that is being used sometimes despite the prevailing political will. To address this reality, this volume calls on the best writing from the most often-cited environmental law journal...
Bigger than Ben-Hur
The Book, Its Adaptations, and Their Audiences
Language: English
Release Date: January 21, 2016
First published in 1880, Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ became a best-seller. The
popular novel spawned an 1899 stage adaptation, reaching audiences of over
10 million, and two highly successful film adaptations. For over a century, it has
become a ubiquitous pop cultural presence, representing a deeply...
登月大作戰：NASA動員6億人的行銷實錄
Marketing the Moon: The Selling of the Apollo Lunar Program
Language: Chinese
Release Date: November 30, 2017
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The Influence of Airpower upon History
Statesmanship, Diplomacy, and Foreign Policy since 1903
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2013
From early zeppelins, to the Luftwaffe and the Enola Gay, to the unmanned aerial vehicles of today, air power has long been regarded as an invaluable instrument of war. However, nations have employed aircraft for many other purposes as well; they provide security and surveillance, and they are vital...