Rowman Littlefield Publishers imprint: 5577 books
by Joy Skjegstad
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2002
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2002
A large and growing number of congregations are setting up church-based nonprofit organizations in order to operate community development or educational programs. Once formed, the nonprofit structure allows for new opportunities for accessing additional funding and drawing new collaborative partners...
Pharmaphobia
How the Conflict of Interest Myth Undermines American Medical Innovation
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2015
For millennia, human survival depended on our innate abilities to fight pathogens and repair injuries. Only recently has medical science prolonged longevity and improved quality of life. Physicians and academic researchers contribute to such progress, but the principal contributor is private industry...
The Mouse that Roared
Disney and the End of Innocence
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2010
How are children—and their parents—affected by the world's most influential corporation? Henry A. Giroux explores the surprisingly diverse ways in which Disney, while hiding behind a cloak of innocence and entertainment, strives to dominate global media and shape the desires, needs, and futures of today's children.
Globalization and Media
Global Village of Babel
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2017
The fully updated third edition of this lively and accessible book argues for the central role of media in understanding globalization. Indeed, Jack Lule convincingly shows that globalization could not have occurred without media. From earliest times, humans have used media to explore, settle, and...
An Economic History of the United States
Conquest, Conflict, and Struggles for Equality
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2015
The economy of the United States is constantly evolving in response to wars, technological innovations, cultural revolutions, and political maneuverings. Tracing the economic machine of the United States from its first experiments in the colonies to the post–Great Recession era of today, Frederick...
Integrated Marketing Communication
Creative Strategy from Idea to Implementation
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2018
Now in its third edition, this comprehensive text offers a classroom-tested, step-by-step approach to the creative processes and strategies for effective integrated marketing communication (IMC). Blakeman covers key areas, from marketing plans, branding/positioning, and creative briefs to copywriting,...
What Motivates Getting Things Done
Procrastination, Emotions, and Success
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2017
A marvel of evolution is that humans are not solely motivated by their desire to experience positive emotions. They are also motivated, and even driven to achieve, by their attempt to avoid or seek relief from negative ones. What Motivates Getting Things Done: Procrastination, Emotions, and Success...
University Ethics
How Colleges Can Build and Benefit from a Culture of Ethics
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2015
Stories about ethical issues at universities make headlines every day. From sexual violence to racial conflict, from the treatment of adjuncts to cheating, students, professors, and administrators face countless ethical trials. And yet, very few resources exist to assist universities in developing...
Common Sense Questions about School Administration
The Answers Can Provide Essential Steps to Improvement
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2015
Parents have questions for school administrators. They want to know how they hire teachers, erect facilities, select learning materials, protect students, allocate budgets, use data, make forecasts, measure progress, and compete with for-profit schools. This book examines the questions they pose,...
Career Errors
Straight Talk about the Steps and Missteps of Career Development
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2014
Career Errors: Straight Talk About the Steps and Missteps of Career Development examines the career development encounters that people experience across their life-span. The book begins with a comprehensive examination of the career development process and why these eight phases must be understood...
Grant Writing
Practical Strategies for Scholars and Professionals
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2015
A first of its kind, this book provides you everything you need to know about successfully navigating the grant writing process including understanding the language of grant writing, finding grants, preparing the proposal, completing the application, preparing budgets, organizing information and timelines,...
The Politics of Autism
Navigating The Contested Spectrum
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2015
In the first book devoted exclusively to the contentious politics of autism, noted political scientist and public policy expert John J. Pitney, Jr., explains how autism has evolved into a heated political issue disputed by scientists, educators, social workers, and families. Nearly everything about...
The Mystery in School Finances
Discovering Answers in Community-Based Budgeting
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2014
There are critical roles in the budget process for the Superintendent, Finance Officer, and internal and external stakeholders. The superintendent functions similar to a Chief Executive Officer; they are the main go-between for the board of directors and the district. Providing a vision for the school...
Healing from a Narcissistic Relationship
A Caretaker's Guide to Recovery, Empowerment, and Transformation
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2017
When a relationship with a narcissist ends, the caretaking partner is often left confused, deeply hurt, and often still emotionally connected, while the narcissist seems to easily move on to the next relationship. Healing from a Narcissistic Relationship offers guidance about what to expect as the...