J C D C : 324 books
Finding, Preparing, and Supporting School Leaders
Critical Issues, Useful Solutions
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2010
With dwindling funds and resources, tougher state and federal standards, and fatigue from more regulations and testing, many school administrators are giving up _or 'crashing' and leaving their posts. This book examines the process of preparing, encouraging, and retaining quality leaders at the school...
by Lisa Guerin, J.D., Deborah C. England
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2018
AUDIENCE:
Managers, HR professionals, supervisors, human resource professionals, small business owners, and anyone else who needs to understand and apply family and medical leave laws (particularly the FMLA).
REASONS TO BUY THIS NEW EDITION:
The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is...
by Alexandra De Vito, M.C.R.P., John Balouziyeh
Language: English
Release Date: December 29, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 29, 2015
Over the past sixty years, the field of international development has come full circle, returning to priorities that value people over gross domestic product. Principles for successful development, such as institution building, managed competition to reduce corruption, human organization, the design...
How College Affects Students
21st Century Evidence that Higher Education Works
Language: English
Release Date: August 23, 2016
The bestselling analysis of higher education's impact, updated with the latest data
How College Affects Students synthesizes over 1,800 individual research investigations to provide a deeper understanding of how the undergraduate experience affects student populations. Volume 3 contains the...
by John Yunker, Sascha Morrell, JoeAnn Hart
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2016
A second collection of critically acclaimed stories that affirm the bond among humans and animals
The relationships among human and non-human animals have captivated writers since the beginning of time—and the ways in which these relationships have evolved (and sometimes have not) continue...
by Dennis Rainey, Dennis Rainey, Wayne Grudem
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2002
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2002
From We to Me
Embracing Life Again After the Death or Divorce of a Spouse
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2010
While we don't like to think about it, marriages eventually do come to an end, either with the death of a spouse or tragically through divorce. This "end" of a relationship leaves the other partner alone and facing an uncertain future. Whether widowed or divorced, the feeling and experience...
by Sylvia C. McKean, John J. Ross, Daniel D. Dressler
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2016
The leading textbook of hospital medicine – completely updated to reflect today’s challenges
A Doody’s Core Title for 2019!
Since its publication in 2012, Principles and Practice of Hospital Medicine, Second Edition has become the field’s premier resource. Comprehensive, authoritative,...
ADHD Alternatives
A Natural Approach to Treating Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2012
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most commonly diagnosed, and misdiagnosed, disorders in children. This guide focuses on the root causes of ADHD and offers a natural and holistic approach to combat the disorder, encouraging families to find solutions that don’t rely...
Southern Journeys
Tourism, History, and Culture in the Modern South
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2011
The first collection of its kind to examine tourism as a complicated and vital force in southern history, culture, and economics.
Anyone who has seen Rock City, wandered the grounds of Graceland, hiked in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, or watched the mermaids swim at Weeki Wachee knows...
Enlightenment and Secularism
Essays on the Mobilization of Reason
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2013
Enlightenment and Secularism is a collection of twenty eight essays that seek to understand the connection between the European Enlightenment and the emergence of secular societies, as well as the character or nature of those societies. The contributors are drawn from a variety of disciplines including...
Leadership for Rural Schools
Lessons for All Educators
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2002
More than 50% of America's schools today exist in rural settings. This book addresses the distinctiveness of rural school leaders, identifies issues encountered by administrators, faculty, and students, and concludes by proposing new standards for rural schools in general and their leaders. This book...
Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood: A Response to Evangelical Feminism
A Response to Evangelical Feminism
Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2006
A controversy of major proportions has spread through the church. Recent generations bear witness to the rise of "evangelical feminism"-a movement that has had a profound impact on all of life, challenging some of our basic Christian beliefs.
In this new edition of an influential and award-winning...
by J. D. Douglas, Merrill C. Tenney, Moisés Silva
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2011
The Zondervan Illustrated Bible Dictionary provides a visually stimulating journey for anyone interested in learning more about the world of the Bible. Through the articles, sidebars, charts, maps, and full-color images included in this volume, the text of the Old and New Testaments will come alive...