Implementing Innovative Leadership in an Inclusive Learning Environment

Author(s): Joseph B Cuseo, Aaron Thompson, Houston M. Barber

"If ever we needed the transformative power of culturally competent educational leadership to drive deep learning, it is now. We need the Why, the What & the How. The Authors of 'Implementing Innovative Leadership in an Inclusive Learning Environment' deliver - with compelling clarity - on all three...

Thriving in College and Beyond: Research-Based Strategies for Academic Success and Personal Development: Concise Version

Author(s): Viki S Fecas, Michele Campagna, Joseph B Cuseo, Aaron Thompson

Thriving in College & Beyond: Research-Based Strategies for Academic Success and Personal Development covers the full range of topics and issues that impact student success. Content is delivered through multiple formats and learning modalities, including snapshot summary boxes, concept maps, content...

Law for Recreation and Sport Managers

Author(s): John Wolohan

Since 1997, Law for Recreation and Sport Managers has been the leading recreation and sports law book for undergraduate and graduate sport management and recreation programs.Key Features:Up-to-date on current court casesEach chapter is written by leading recreation and sport law professors and exper...

Competent Communication at Work: Communication, Technology and Professional Practices

Author(s): Pamela Davis Hopkins, Holly J Payne, Patric Spence

New Fifth Edition Now Available!Communication skills could mean the difference between triumph and failure in countless situations in one’s professional life. Competent Communication at Work helps readers become effective and successful communicators via an array of channels through which they can e...

Fundamentals of Sports Ethics

Author(s): Gregg Twietmeyer

Many students come into sports ethics courses with no previous exposure to academic philosophy. As a result, students no longer have basic philosophic literacy.The NEW Third Edition of Fundamentals of Sports Ethics sets a serious philosophic foundation upon which readers can engage sport ethics. The...

Communication & Human Behavior

Author(s): Brent D Ruben, Lea Stewart

A knowledge of human behavior helps us understand ourselves, our actions, our motives, our feelings, and our aspirations… Communication and Human Behavior portrays a broad and colorful landscape of the field, outlines the history of communication study, and focuses on communication as a basic lif...

Total Pay: Compensation and Benefits: Now and Into the Future

Author(s): Matthew DeLuca

New Publication Now Available! Total Pay: Compensation and Benefits - Now and Into the Future is an opportunity to explore the field of employee compensation—with its five components— from both practical, as well as academic, perspectives. This book treats an important HR area—sometimes considere...

Engaging Discourse: A 21st Century Composition Reader & Curriculum

Author(s): Bradley Summerhill

We are diverse. We do not share the same ideology, religion, ethnicity, or socio-economic background.   We do not need to agree, but we do need to share ideas and to learn to communicate with a clear and open mind, in clear and meaningful language. We need to speak and write with thoughtfulness, ...

The Road to Success: Learning How to Become an Effective Negotiator

Author(s): Terry L Boles, Lon D Moeller, S. Beth Bellman

Think about what it felt like the first time you sat behind the steering wheel of a car. It was exciting because driving a car allowed you to go different places. Driving was frightening because of your new responsibilities and the possibility of making mistakes that could lead to an accident.The Ro...

Media Relations: Tactical Preparation for Life

Author(s): Kelly A. McBride

Many of the text and trade books look at media relations from a journalist’s viewpoint, which is vastly different than what the practitioner should be aware of. Sure, there are deadlines and writing…lots of it, but the methodology in which we approach the communication exchange needs to be different...