Rowman Littlefield Publishers imprint: 5577 books
Taking Charge of Your Emotions
A Guide to Better Psychological Health and Well-Being
Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2015
From time to time, all of us face circumstances that can be psychologically demoralizing. We might have difficulties with certain types of people, have marital problems, or be overwhelmed by day-to-day burdens. When conditions are especially troublesome, we might experience destructive emotions such...
Momentum
The Responsibility Paradigm and Virtuous Cycles of Change in Colleges and Universities
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2015
An era of accountability has swept over the higher education landscape. Everyone it seems—legislatures, think tanks, newspapers, magazines, books, and bloggers—wants to “hold colleges and universities accountable.” They are attaching strings to budgets; producing reports that read like exposés;...
by Terry U. O'Banion
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 1997
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 1997
Many earlier attempts at education reform have failed, causing some critics to call for a much more expansive wave of reform in which learning becomes a central focus. O'Banion presents an argument for the community college, with its strong penchant for innovation and risk-taking, as the ideal forum...
Big Media, Big Money
Cultural Texts and Political Economics
Language: English
Release Date: December 24, 2002
Big Media, Big Money is a lively and scathing critique of the contemporary communications industry. With close readings of recent news events, Bettig and Hall look critically at the effects of 'media merger mania' on the structure and content of the movie, music, and book publishing industries. They...
Doing Business with the Dictators
A Political History of United Fruit in Guatemala, 1899-1944
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 1993
The United Fruit Company (UFCO) developed an unprecedented relationship with Guatemala in the first half of this century. By 1944, UFCO owned 566,000 acres, employed 20,000 people, and operated 96% of Guatemala's 719 miles of railroad, making the multinational corporation Guatemala's largest private...
The Power of Questioning
Opening up the World of Student Inquiry
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2015
Teaching and learning cannot happen without questions. Inquiry is the offspring of curiosity and creativity. Questions are incredibly powerful tools that open the world up. In the age of Google, the way we teach needs to change and students need to be reconnected with their early childhood curiosity....
Plain Language, Please
How to Write for Results
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2016
Writing in plain language is not something they teach in you school. But it is an art and a science, and you can learn how to do it and apply it—how to write for results. This book provides a step-by-step, example-filled guide to the critical aspects of writing in plain English—plain language—the...
by Arnetha F. Ball, Gloria Ladson-Billings, Patricia D. Quijada Cerecer
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2011
Studying Diversity in Teacher Education is a collaborative effort by experts seeking to elucidate one of the most important issues facing education today. First, the volume examines historically persistent, yet unresolved issues in teacher education and presents research that is currently being done...
Rich, Free, and Miserable
The Failure of Success in America
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2010
Compared to much of the rest of the world, America and its citizens are rich. But many people are also deeply miserable—at work, at home, or both. In this provocative book, author John Brueggemann unpacks why so many people are struggling, both emotionally and financially, in a nation that looks...
Framing Class
Media Representations of Wealth and Poverty in America
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2011
Framing Class explores how the media, including television, film, and news, depict wealth and poverty in the United States. Fully updated and revised throughout, the second edition of this groundbreaking book now includes discussions of new media, updated media sources, and provocative new examples...
Poverty and Power
The Problem of Structural Inequality
Language: English
Release Date: January 21, 2015
Poverty and Power asserts that American poverty is a structural problem resulting from failings in our social system rather than individual failings of the poor. Contrary to the popular belief that poverty results from individual deficiencies—that poor people lack intelligence, determination, or...
Education in a Globalized World
The Connectivity of Economic Power, Technology, and Knowledge
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2002
The seemingly amorphous phenomenon we call 'globalization' involves concrete realities that make it a major source of social change in our contemporary world. Bringing globalization alive for students, this book uses examples and perspectives from economics, technology, and mass media to show how...
The Ethics of the Story
Using Narrative Techniques Responsibly in Journalism
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2006
The best journalists are masters at their craft. With a comma and a colon, a vivid verb and a colorful adjective, they not only convey important information but also create a sense of place and evoke powerful emotions. A compelling story can shape_for good or ill_the way a reader understands people,...
The California Republic
Institutions, Statesmanship, and Policies
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2003
Even before its budget crisis and recall election, California held a unique position in the United States. Often lauded as having the fifth largest economy in the world, California leads the nation in other measures as well, particularly cultural and political trends. But were it an independent state,...