A Dunn: 29 books
Boneyard Nose Art
U.S. Military Aircraft Markings and Artwork
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2013
Photos of retired American military aircraft, emphasizing their nose art.
Globalization on the Ground
Postbellum Guatemalan Democracy and Development
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2001
This book presents research, analysis, and reflections on the major issues of Guatemalan development and democracy: the role of the military, the involvement of Mayan communities in national development, the possible emergence of more inclusive political institutions and the roles of international...
The 2012 Presidential Campaign
A Communication Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: July 29, 2013
Presidential campaigns are our national conversations – the widespread and complex communication of issues, images, social reality, and personas. Political communication specialists break down the 2012 presidential campaign and go beyond the quantitative facts, electoral counts, and poll results...
Transgender Communication Studies
Histories, Trends, and Trajectories
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2015
Transgender Communication Studies: Histories, Trends, and Trajectories brings scholarship in transgender studies to the forefront of the communication discipline. Leland Spencer and Jamie Capuzza provide a broad foundation that documents the evolution of transgender communication studies and challenges...
Literacy for Young Children
A Guide for Early Childhood Educators
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2008
This research-based guidebook offers PreK and kindergarten teachers easy-to-implement activities to develop oral language, phonological and print awareness, emergent writing, and comprehension skills in diverse classrooms.
Muslim Spaces of Hope
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Language: English
Release Date: July 4, 2013
Debates about contemporary Islam and Muslims in the West have taken some negative turns in the depressing atmosphere of the war on terror and its aftermath. This book argues that we have been too preoccupied with problems, not enough with solutions. The increased mobilisation and scrutiny of Muslim...
Best Practices for Teaching Beginnings and Endings in the Psychology Major
Research, Cases, and Recommendations
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2010
Introductory and capstone experiences in the undergraduate psychology program are crucial ways to engage students in their major and psychology department, impart realistic expectations, and prepare them for life beyond college. Providing the right orientation and capstone courses in psychology education...
Lost City, Found Pyramid
Understanding Alternative Archaeologies and Pseudoscientific Practices
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2016
*Lost City, Found Pyramid delves into the fascinating world of sensational “pseudoarchaeology,” from perennial discoveries of lost pyramids or civilizations to contemporary ghost-hunting and reality TV. It examines how nonscientific pursuit of myths and legends warps both public perceptions of...
by Dana S. Dunn, Suzanne C. Baker, Jane S. Halonen
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2010
Praise for Using Quality Benchmarks for Assessing and Developing Undergraduate Programs
"This welcome volume provides discipline-friendly, carefully crafted frameworks for focusing faculty and staff on the dimensions that matter to student learning and institutional effectiveness."
—GEORGE...
A World-Systems Reader
New Perspectives on Gender, Urbanism, Cultures, Indigenous Peoples, and Ecology
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2000
This book brings together some of the most influential new research from the world-systems perspective. The authors survey and analyze new and emerging topics from a wide range of disciplinary perspectives, from political science to archaeology. Each analytical essay is written in accessible language...
by Catherine E. Burns, PhD, RN
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2012
Covering the full spectrum of health conditions seen in the primary care of children, Pediatric Primary Care, 5th Edition emphasizes both prevention and management from the unique perspective of the Nurse Practitioner. Written by an expert editor/contributor team, it provides in-depth, evidence-based...
by Buddy D. Ratner, Allan S. Hoffman, Frederick J. Schoen
Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 2009
A one-stop Desk Reference, for Biomedical Engineers involved in the ever expanding and very fast moving area; this is a book that will not gather dust on the shelf. It brings together the essential professional reference content from leading international contributors in the biomedical engineering...
by Peter Dunn-Rankin, Gerald A. Knezek, Susan R. Wallace
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2014
Scaling Methods is written for professionals in the behavioral sciences who analyze data that results from subjective responses. Other books on scaling attitudes or measuring perceptions focus on the psychometrician's view of measurement. This book focuses on the users' view by concentrating on effective...
by Carol S. Baugh, Melanie F. Myers, Michael S. Hendryx
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2012
Appalachians have been characterized as a population with numerous disparities in health and limited access to medical services and infrastructures, leading to inaccurate generalizations that inhibit their healthcare progress. Appalachians face significant challenges in obtaining effective care, and...