Julie Scott: 34 books
by Andrew Scott, Mari Jean Eggen, Juan Felix Espinosa
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2017
Biophysical techniques are used in many key stages of the drug discovery process including in screening for new receptor ligands, in characterising drug mechanisms, and in validating data from biochemical and cellular assays.
This book provides an overview of the biophysical methods applied in drug...
Beyond Collapse
Archaeological Perspectives on Resilience, Revitalization, and Transformation in Complex Societies
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2015
The Maya. The Romans. The great dynasties of ancient China. It is generally believed that these once mighty empires eventually crumbled and disappeared. A recent trend in archaeology, however, focusing on what happened during and after the decline of once powerful societies has found social resilience...
A Big Apple for Educators: New York City's Experiment with Schoolwide Performance Bonuses
Final Evaluation Report
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2011
For three school years, from 2007 to 2010, about 200 high-needs New York City public schools participated in the Schoolwide Performance Bonus Program, whose broad objective was to improve student performance through school-based financial incentives. An independent analysis of test scores, surveys,...
Good Birders Don't Wear White
50 Tips From North America's Top Birders
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2007
David Sibley, Don and Lillian Stokes, and many more share their inside tips—and witty observations—on the birding life.
The biggest names in birding dispense advice to birders of every level—on topics ranging from feeding birds and cleaning binoculars to pishing and pelagic birding—in...
by Bob Beatty, Scott Carrlee, Bruce Teeple
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2011
Proper collections care, planning, and conservation is an essential responsibility for a museum of any size, but funding for these obligations often falls to the bottom of funding priorities because its constituencies are the quietest. Small museums need affordable ways to provide basic care for their...
by Julie J. Scott
Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2011
All I wanted was a little vacation. Away from the city, away from the tormenting memories that I wanted to leave behind. But who knew that I would find myself in an adventure that was bound to be the death of me yet....
Up in the Blue Ridge Mountains, I thought I found my salvation, but instead I found a pack of the most haunting creatures to walk the face of the earth.
by Kristen Whissel, Scott Higgins, Dan North
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2016
Most moviegoers think of editing and special effects as distinct components of the filmmaking process. We might even conceive of them as polar opposites, since effective film editing is often subtle and almost invisible, whereas special effects frequently call attention to themselves. Yet, film editors...
Renewed Accountability for Access and Excellence
Applying a Model for Democratic Professional Practice in Education
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2015
Renewed Accountability for Access and Excellence advances discussion of a conceptualized model for cultivating democratic professional practice in education (DPPE) and considers its relationship with contemporary teaching and leading praxes. A diverse and highly qualified group of scholars and practitioners...
by Hank Savitch, James C. Clinger, Michael W. Hail
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2013
The cornerstone of the American republic is an educated, active, and engaged citizenry; however, the multifaceted inner workings of government and the political forces that shape it are incredibly complex. Kentucky Government, Politics, and Public Policy is the first book in nearly three decades to...
by James Acheson, Matthew Bird, Gracia Clark
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2010
The essays in the book analyze cases of cooperation in a wide range of ethnographic, archaeological and evolutionary settings. Cooperation is examined in situations of market exchange, local and long-distance reciprocity, hierarchical relations, common property and commons access, and cooperatives....
Recognizing and Helping the Neglected Child
Evidence-Based Practice for Assessment and Intervention
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2011
Neglect is the most common form of child abuse, but recognizing the signs, assessing the family's and the child's needs, and undertaking intervention can be difficult and complicated.
This book, based on extensive research of the evidence, outlines how neglect can be recognized, examining the...
Teaching for Experiential Learning
Five Approaches That Work
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2009
This book describes how to change the way in which educators conduct business in the classroom. Our current educational systems lack ways to reach today's learners in relevant, meaningful ways. The five approaches in this book inspire and motivate students to learn. The authors provide in-depth descriptions...
Connecting Teaching and Learning
History, Evolution, and Case Studies of Teacher Work Sample Methodology
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2011
As accountability in education has become an increasingly prominent topic, teacher preparation programs are being asked to provide credible evidence that their teacher candidates can impact student learning.
Teacher Work Samples, first developed 30 years ago, have emerged as an effective method...
Not by Faith Alone
Social Services, Social Justice, and Faith-Based Organizations in the United States
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2010
This edited collection provides an in-depth ethnographic study of faith-based development organizations in the United States, shining a much needed critical light onto these organizations and their role in the United States by exploring the varied ways that faith-based organizations attempt to mend...