Rowman Littlefield Publishers: 5578 books
Teaching, Making a Difference
The Art of Helping Others Help Themselves
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2016
Teachers may retire from their schools, but they never retire from teaching. Teaching, Making a Difference includes two goals. The first is to give guidance to teachers contemplating retirement while helping them to maintain realistic standards for their students. The second goal is to present a multitude...
by David H. Kaplan, Christopher A. Airriess, Heike Alberts
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2006
Immigration has expanded dramatically in both traditional and emerging receiving nations. This worldwide boom has profoundly altered urban areas as new arrivals have transformed inner cities and suburbs alike into bastions of new ethnic economic activity. Examining the essential role of space in assisting...
by Velvet Nelson
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2017
Tourism is an astonishingly complex phenomenon that is becoming an ever-greater part of life in today’s global world. This clear and engaging text introduces undergraduate students to this vast and diverse subject through the lens of geography, the only field with the breadth to consider all of...
Political Campaign Communication
Principles and Practices
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2015
The eighth edition of Political Campaign Communication: Principles and Practices provides a clear understanding of the strategic decisions made and tactical communication practices used in contemporary political campaigns.
The authors:
incorporate examples from all levels—local, statewide,...
The Nightly News Nightmare
Media Coverage of U.S. Presidential Elections, 1988-2008
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2010
The Nightly News Nightmare, Third Edition, examines news coverage of presidential nomination and election campaigns from 1988 to 2008. The book focuses on changes in the amount, tone, and focus of news coverage in these different electoral contexts. In addition to network news, the authors examine...
The Battle Over Health Care
What Obama's Reform Means for America's Future
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2012
As the most substantial health care reform in almost half a century, President Obama's health care overhaul was as historic as it was divisive. In its aftermath, the debate continues.
Drawing on decades of experience in health care policy, health care delivery reform, and economics, Rosemary...
It's Enough to Make You Sick
The Failure of American Health Care and a Prescription for the Cure
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2012
It's Enough to Make You Sick explains how the American health care system developed and how it has deteriorated into a national disgrace. Lobosky indicts the special interests who have played a role in the demise of American health care, examines the current attempts at reform, and offers a practical, compassionate blueprint for effective change.
Exhibit Labels
An Interpretive Approach
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2015
Exhibit Labels: An Interpretive Approach is a vital reference tool for all museum professionals. Beverly Serrell presents the reader with excellent guidelines on the process of exhibit label planning, writing, design, and production. This new edition not only provides expert guidance on the art of...
by Ph. D Ferentinos
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2014
LGBT individuals and families are increasingly visible in popular culture and local communities; their struggles for equality appear regularly in news media. If history museums and historic sites are to be inclusive and relevant, they must begin incorporating this community into their interpretation....
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Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2017
In the second revised and expanded edition of this invaluable reader, Michael Les Benedict draws together the important documents that have shaped and been shaped by the American Constitution from medieval times through the present day. It includes not only the most important Supreme Court decisions,...
Recruiting and Managing Volunteers in Museums
A Handbook for Volunteer Management
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2016
We are in the middle of a museum paradigm shift and a new type of museum volunteer is emerging from the community. Non-profit volunteers are looking for unique and satisfying ways to engage in their communities and museums are primed to offer just the experiences these volunteers are looking for.
Here’s...
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Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2014
Aimed at museum educators, Multiculturalism in Art Museums Today seeks to marry museum and multicultural education theories. It reveals how the union of these theories yields more equitable educational practices and guides museum educators to address misrepresentation, exclusivity, accessibility,...
Museum Operations
A Handbook of Tools, Templates, and Models
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2017
Today’s accelerated pace of decision-making combined with the emphases on accountability and transparency has created the need for analytical tools and templates to support the decision-making process of museum staffs and boards. Museum Operations: A Handbook of Tools, Templates, and Models contains...
Management
Innovative Practices for Archives and Special Collections
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2014
Management: Innovative Practices for Archives and Special Collections explores the kinds of challenges that managers of archival programs face today and how those challenges can be met to achieve optimal results while working within existing resources. The book features thirteen case studies that...