Becoming Black: Applying Nigrescense Theory

Author(s): Wanelle Anderson, Dottie Perry, Annie S Perkins, Leroy Hamilton

Becoming Black proposes that in the interest of creating greater success among all students and of creating stable, productive communities, educators must join families and other support networks to ensure that the cultural strengths and values essential to the academic success of African American s...

Dancing Hands, Drumming Feet, and Soaring Spirits: Rhythms and Patterns in Cultural Exchange

Author(s): Barry Bilderback

Early Film History

Author(s): William Rod Foster

Early Film History covers a variety of contributions that played a role in making films what they are today. There have been many individuals, companies, and even countries that have impacted filmmaking during its early years. From the creation of motion pictures, to the pioneers that built Hollywoo...

The Value of Your Message: An Introduction to Public Speaking

Author(s): Lisa Wallace

Public speaking is an important skill for any successful man or woman to have. The Value of Your Message: An Introduction to Public Speaking lays the foundation in which audience members can begin to develop public speaking skills.The Value of Your Message: An Introduction to Public Speaking is a gr...

Notes for Jazz History

Author(s): Charles Wood

Exploring Research for Effective Literacy Instruction in the Elementary Grades

Author(s): Alice Snyder, Debra Coffey

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Experiments in Environmental Science

Author(s): Daniel Ferreira

Experiments in Environmental Science provides a series of experiments for an introductory environmental science class. The experiments are designed to be informative, engaging, and fun! This lab manual does not require any pre-requisite knowledge of biology or chemistry for students to perform and u...

Empires & Constitutions

Author(s): Michelle Tusan

Empires and Constitutions explores the history of the US Constitution in its global context. Organized into three units which are each broken down into short chapters by topic, the book focuses on the western tradition and traces the rise and fall of the imperial model of government starting with th...

Public Speaking and Responsibility in a Changing World

Author(s): Dorothy W. K. Ige, Lori L. Montalbano

We live in an exciting, yet complicated information age. Our era calls for critical thinkers who are willing and able to communicate well toward the twin goals of human survival and career thriving on a connected globe. Thus, public speaking skills are important. Critical thinking and communicati...