Megan Moore: 8 books
Exchanges in Exoticism
Cross-Cultural Marriage and the Making of the Mediterranean in Old French Romance
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2014
Charting important new territory within medieval gender studies, Megan Moore explores the vital role that women played in transmitting knowledge and empire within Mediterranean cross-cultural marriages. Whereas cross-cultural exchange has typically been understood through the lens of male-centered...
Demonstrating Student Success
A Practical Guide to Outcomes-Based Assessment of Learning and Development in Student Affairs
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2012
“A wonderful addition to existing resources on assessment in student affairs. Its value is in its focus on a crucial form of assessment: demonstrating how student experiences contribute to the richness of undergraduate life.”?John H. Schuh, Distinguished Professor, Iowa State UniversityBeginning...
Gringo Gulch
Sex, Tourism, and Social Mobility in Costa Rica
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2016
The story of sex tourism in the Gringo Gulch neighborhood of San José, Costa Rica could be easily cast as the exploitation of poor local women by privileged North American men—men who are in a position to take advantage of the vast geopolitical inequalities that make Latin American women into suppliers...
The DASH Diet for Weight Loss
Lose Weight and Keep It Off--the Healthy Way--with America's Most Respected Diet
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2012
Noted physician Thomas J. Moore, M.D., presents the ultimate guide to the revolutionary DASH diet.
Based on nearly twenty years of scientific research by doctors at Johns Hopkins, Harvard, Duke, and more, the DASH diet has been proven to lead to sustainable weight loss—and to prevent and...
Staging Social Justice
Collaborating to Create Activist Theatre
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2013
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Fringe Benefits, an award-winning theatre company, collaborates with schools and communities to create plays that promote constructive dialogue about diversity and discrimination issues. Staging Social Justice is a...
by Patricia Alvarenga, Roger E. Bonilla-Calderón, Mónica Brenes
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2010
Shattering Myths on Immigration and Emigration in Costa Rica provides the first comprehensive examination of transnational migration patterns into and out of Costa Rica. This impressive edited volume brings together the work of 18 top scholars from diverse social science backgrounds to analyze Costa...
Pro Football and the Proliferation of Protest
Anthem Posture in a Divided America
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2019
Pro Football and the Proliferation of Protest: Anthem Kneeling and Standing in a Divided America examines the take-a-knee NFL protests, a trend that has led to deep political divisiveness in America. The author explores this phenomenon by incorporating analysis of media coverage, impact on attitudes...
Flourishing Children
Defining and Testing Indicators of Positive Development
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2014
This volume presents the results of the Flourishing Children Project. The study addressed gaps in the research on indicators of positive development of adolescents. Such indicators are essential for the balanced and scientifically sound study of adolescents. Yet measures of many aspects of flourishing...