S Hamilton: 37 books
The Golden Chain of Homer
Aurea Catena Homeri
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2012
The Aurea Catena Homeri, written in German by Dr. Anton Josef Kirchweger, was first printed in 1723, though it was distributed in a handwritten format prior to that time. It is said to be one of the most important books ever created giving insight into alchemythe idea that all creation, no matter...
The Project Manager
Life is a Project
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2017
The Project Manager: Life is a Project is a business fable designed to teach readers how to apply simple project management techniques to their daily lives to become more organized and reach their goals.
The story follows Ashley, who is a very good project manager who has a chaotic personal...
Doing Business With China
Avoiding the Pitfalls
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2011
This book is about understanding the differences and risks, ownership, culture and management practices when investing, managing or working with Chinese companies. It explores the progression of overseas listing of Chinese companies and the reasons behind theattitude shifts towards overseas Chinese stocks.
Taking Measure of Charter Schools
Better Assessments, Better Policymaking, Better Schools
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2010
Charter schools offer something that public school systems, parents, and teachers need: a way to experiment with alternative ways of teaching, motivating students, organizing schools, using technology, and employing teachers. While people came down on both sides of support for or against charter schools,...
Toward a Culture of Consequences
Performance-Based Accountability Systems for Public Services -- Executive Summary
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2010
Performance-based accountability systems (PBASs) link incentives to measured performance to improve services to the public. Research suggests that PBASs influence provider behaviors, but little is known about PBASs' effectiveness at achieving their performance goals. This document explores the design...
Mining Environmental Policy
Comparing Indonesia and the USA
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2017
Illustrated by a detailed comparative examination of mining regulations and environmental impact assessment (EIA) in the USA (the second largest producer of coal in the world) and Indonesia (the eighth largest and most rapidly growing), this book argues that the degree of policy integration often...
Improving School Leadership Through Support, Evaluation, and Incentives
The Pittsburgh Principal Incentive Program
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2012
This report examines Pittsburgh Public Schools' implementation and outcomes of the Pittsburgh Principal Incentive Program from school years 2007-2008 through 2010-2011, how principals and other school staff have responded to the reforms, and what outcomes accompanied program implementation.
by Susan Burkhauser, Ashley Pierson, Susan M. Gates
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2012
Given the focus on accountability in education, stakeholders are interested in evaluating whether efforts aimed at improving school leadership show results; the key criteria are student outcomes. This report describes challenges that states, districts, and other entities can expect to encounter as they...
New Assessments, Better Instruction?
Designing Assessment Systems to Promote Instructional Improvement
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2013
This report reviews the literature on how assessment affects teaching practice and the conditions that moderate that relationship. The authors identify a wide variety of effects that testing might have on teachers' activities in the classroom and a number of conditions that affect the impact that assessment may have on practice.
Toward a Culture of Consequences
Performance-Based Accountability Systems for Public Services
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2010
Performance-based accountability systems (PBASs) link incentives to measured performance to improve services to the public. Research suggests that PBASs influence provider behaviors, but little is known about PBAS effectiveness at achieving performance goals. This study examines nine PBASs that are...
by Tierney S. Hamilton
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2012
Kristen Johnson is normally a strong, independent, thirty year old woman. However, when faced with divorce from a man she has been with since high school her strength and independence becomes harder to keep a hold on. His prolonged affairs with numerous women have finally taken its tollon him. With...
Edible Wattle Seeds of Southern Australia
A Review of Species for Use in Semi-Arid Regions
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 1998
This book identifies 47 Acacia species which have potential for cultivation in the southern semi-arid region of Australia as a source of seed for human consumption. Eighteen species are regarded as having the greatest potential. Botanical profiles are provided for these species, together with information...
by Tierney S. Hamilton
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2010
Life has never been easy for Trinity Thompson. She lived in fear most of her childhood. Fear of failure, fear of her fathers abuse and fear of hoping for anything good. Discovering love seemed impossible to her since the only example of love she had ever seen was the way her father "loved"...
Energy Policy Analysis: A Conceptual Framework
A Conceptual Framework
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2014
Presented in nontechnical terms, this book offers a unique and powerful conceptual framework for analysis of energy technologies (standard and alternative) in terms of their respective dollar costs, environmental costs, and national security costs. Energy technologies examined include coal, nuclear,...