Circle Inside of a Box: The Business of Hip Hop Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Author(s): C Keith Harrison

On August 11, 1973, rap music and HipHop culture in the modern era began at a house party in the Bronx, NY. DJ Cool Herc and his sister threw this urban jam at 1520 Sedwick Avenue. The rest is history--business history. From film, sport, higher education, and commerce-- adding Hip Hop to the mix oft...

Creative Journeys: Timeless Strategies for Traveling with Purpose

Author(s): Moh'D Bilbeisi, Nathan Richardson

Creative Journeys contains timeless and universal strategies for traveling with goals and purpose. It is written and illustrated as a resource for anyone involved with travel and creativity. Creative people aspire to travel well and gain deep insight and experience while journeying. Likewise, most p...

A New Look at English Education in the 21st Century

Author(s): Peggy Hopper, Mary Ann Parker, Rosemary Oliphant-Ingham, Ellen Shelton

Written by three practitioners with a combined total of approximately a century of teaching experience at K-12 and university levels in both public and private institutions across the Southeastern United States, A New Look at English Education in the 21st Century offers pre-service and practicing te...

Educational Assessment: Using Student Learning Objectives to Promote Student Growth

Author(s): Alan Neville, Janeen Outka

How do educators know when students have mastered important content? Effective educators know they must find the perfect balance of selecting priority standards and carefully identifying high-quality assessments that accurately gauge student progress, while also meeting the needs of diverse learners...

Educational Technology: Big Ideas and Practical Applications for the Classroom

Author(s): Ronda Blevins

One phrase that possesses a unique ability to elicit multiple, strong, and varied emotions from all stakeholders in the world of education is Educational Technology.  There are all sorts of theories, arguments both for and against, and mandates dealing with the use of technology in the classroom.  E...

Measuring & Explaining Contemporary U.S. Macroeconomic Performance: A Practical, Excel-Based Tool Kit For Guiding Beginning & Intermediate Students Through Normal & Turbulent Times

Author(s): MARC RUBIN

Measuring & Explaining Contemporary U.S. Macroeconomic Performance utilizes empirical short-run models of the macroeconomy, together with the latest relevant data, to assess how the economy is faring on three social goals: raising the level of prosperity, maintaining price stability, and sustaining ...

The Architecture of Educational Frameworks

Author(s): PAMELA JEAN BALLARD SAWYER, ROSEMARY KARR, ELAINE ANN ZWEIG

The more proficient students are in critical thinking in college, the better they may be at decision-making and throughout life.The Architecture of Educational Frameworks offers guidance that encourages instructors from all disciplines to be comfortable teaching study skills for education, English, ...

World Regional Geography: Human Mobilities, Tourism Destinations, Sustainable Environments

Author(s): Alan Lew, Dallen Timothy, Colin Michael Hall

3rd Edition Now Available!World Regional Geography addresses the need to understand the cultural, environmental, historical and political context in which international tourism takes place. The expert author team has included major themes and issues in tourism, and positioned them in a regional cont...

LOOK UP--Gaining Insight and Direction Through Experiential Learning For Your Personal, Professional and Civic Life

Author(s): Joani LaMachia, Jonathan Andrew

In their exciting, interactive new book–LOOK UP--Gaining Insight and Direction Through Experiential Learning--For Your Personal, Professional and Civic Life, Dr. Joani LaMachia and Jon Andrew identify and examine the choices that students face when navigating through their institutions of higher lea...

The Marketing Communications Toolbox

Author(s): Ann Bastianelli

The Marketing Communications Playbook provides a practical guide to integrated marketing communications. It includes an overview of fundamentals related to the planning of marketing messaging and media, including consumer behavior and the communications process. Then, the book turns its focus to pro...