J John: 1441 books
Liberal Arts in the Doldrums
Rethink, Revise, and Revitalize to Reverse the Trend
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2017
This book argues for changes in the common cultural heritage of an educated person. It addresses the need to differentiate teaching and scholarship. It proposes expansive views of an undergraduate education. It explains why colleges and universities must replace parochialism, reform the public perception...
by John J. Rodger, Jo Campling
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2000
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2000
The welfare state is being subjected to fundamental reappraisal. It is now
commonly argued that modern Western societies require a new 'moral economy', whether one of rediscovered charity and family values and increased welfare pluralism, or of rebuilt communities and a welfare system which provides...
Cultivating Food Justice
Race, Class, and Sustainability
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2011
Documents how racial and social inequalities are built into our food system, and how communities are creating environmentally sustainable and socially just alternatives.
Popularized by such best-selling authors as Michael Pollan, Barbara Kingsolver, and Eric Schlosser, a growing food movement...
The Neal-Schuman Library Technology Companion
A Basic Guide for Library Staff, Fifth Edition
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2016
In its new fifth edition, which has been completely updated and reorganized, this one-stop overview of all technologies used in libraries today is more comprehensive and compelling than ever. The perfect primer for LIS students, Burke's guide should also be at the top of the list for any current or...
by Maf Smith, John Whitelegg, Nick J. Williams
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2013
This work aims to provide a possible specification of the problems involved in greening the built environment and an articulation of the solutions. It begins with a discussion of sustainability as a concept and its applicability to contemporary towns and cities. The following chapters take up particular...
by Terry L. Anderson, Ann M. Carlos, Christian Dippel
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2016
Most American Indian reservations are islands of poverty in a sea of wealth, but they do not have to remain that way. To extract themselves from poverty, Native Americans will have to build on their rich cultural history including familiarity with markets and integrate themselves into modern economies...
Makerspaces
A Practical Guide for Librarians
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2014
A “makerspace” is an area in a library where users can use tools and equipment to design, build, and create all sorts of different things. It may be a dedicated room or a multipurpose space in which a collection of raw materials and resources can be utilized as desired. Projects range from prototyping...
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...
Restoring Disturbed Landscapes
Putting Principles into Practice
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2010
Restoring Disturbed Landscapes is a hands-on guide for individuals and groups seeking to improve the functional capacity of landscapes. The book presents a five-step, adaptive procedure for restoring landscapes that is supported by proven principles and concepts of ecological science. Written by restoration...
by Rino J Patti, Charles A Rapp, John Poertner
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2014
This important book is the first to make an explicit link between management practices and service outcomes in social welfare agencies. Managing for Service Effectiveness in Social Welfare Organizations is based on the premise that the primary responsibility and distinctive competency of social welfare...
Why Hospitals Should Fly
The Ultimate Flight Plan to Patient Safety and Quality Care
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2008
“How can it be that in 2008, a checked bag on an airline flight is still exponentially safer than a patient in an American hospital? Simply put, one industry has learned the realities of what it takes to make a human system safe, and the other has not.
So what does it take to...
by John R Fanchi, Christopher J Fanchi
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2016
Energy in the 21st Century is a valuable source of information for students, decision makers, opinion leaders, and the general public. Oil and natural gas price volatility continue to affect both the supply and demand for energy. Advances in other technologies, such as nuclear, wind, solar, and tidal...
by John S. Bircham, Heather J. Connolly
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2013
Take a journey down into the inner-workings of organizations as they strive to meet the addiction-fuelled expectations of their stakeholders - what they do and what they don't do. Moveover, don't just look through the eyes of success, but look also through the eyes of failure and learn, both from...
Will the Last Reporter Please Turn Out the Lights
The Collapse of Journalism and What Can Be Done to Fix It
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2010
Essays by Thomas Frank, Clay Shirky, David Simon, and others: “Anyone concerned about the state of journalism should read this book.” —Library Journal
The sudden meltdown of the news media has sparked one of the liveliest debates in recent memory, with an outpouring of opinion and analysis...