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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, ...

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...

Calculus I: A Guided Inquiry

Author(s): The POGIL Project, Andrei Straumanis, Catherine Bénéteau, Zdenka Guadarrama, Jill E. Guerra, Laurie Lenz

Students learn when they are activity engaged and thinking in class. The activities in this book are the primary classroom materials for teaching Calculus 1, using the POGIL method. Each activity leads students to discovery of the key concepts by having them analyze data and make inferences.  The re...

Cracking the Code: Successful Strategies for Business Writing

Author(s): Cherilyn Boyer, Cheryl Brodersen, Mikel Chertudi, Caitlin Hills, Michael Mandel, Kimberly Marchesseault, Marisa Michaels, Diza Sauers

For early-career professionals, your first contact with prospective employers or customers is usually through your writing.  Email introductions, cover letters, and everyday correspondence play a large and important role in your professional success.  Cracking the Code: Successful Strategies for Bus...

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...

Business Quantitative Analysis: A Practical Approach

Author(s): MARTIN MCMAHONE

Business Quantitative Analysis: A Practical Approach explains business math concepts in a manner that focuses on their practical application in the business environment. Spreadsheet software is a major tool in the business environment. Therefore, the text emphasizes using spreadsheets (specifically,...

Global HR: Strategic Thinking and Talent Management in an International Workforce

Author(s): Amy Jauman

A continuous examination of policies and practices for multinational companies in every industry is no longer a business goal for organizations today – it is a requirement for success. With contributions from a variety of HR professionals, this book provides multiple perspectives related to changes ...

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...

Hip Hop, Cinema and African American Perspectives

Author(s): Tani Sanchez

Hip Hop, Cinema and African American Perspectives offers theoretical analysis from film, cultural studies, and race perspectives. This e-book reflects an attempt to address these concerns in a way that privileges and contextualizes all three. Hip-hop cinema is framed as a phenomenon born within the ...

Foundations of Child and Youth Care

Author(s): Carol Stuart, Kristen Fryer

Foundations of Child & Youth Care explores the field of child and youth care, introducing unique perspectives, theories, and interventions in which the practice is grounded as well as emerging concepts essential to current practice.  Foundations of Child & Youth Care : Describes foundational concept...