Kathleen Brown: 27 books
Sustainable Land Development and Restoration
Decision Consequence Analysis
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2010
Decision Consequence Analysis (DCA) is a framework for improving the quality of decision results. The framework is a systematic, multi-criteria quantification of uncertainties and the opportunities for managing and reducing the potential negative consequences of such uncertainties. DCA is demonstrated...
John Green
Teen Whisperer
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2015
In a very short time, John Green has become an icon of young adult literature. His first novel, Looking for Alaska (2005) won the Michael Prinz award, Paper Towns (2008) received an Edgar Allan Poe award, and in 2014, Time magazine named him one its 100 Most Influential People. The Fault in Our Stars...
Media Disparity
A Gender Battleground
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2013
For decades, scholars have repeatedly found the inequity of gender representations in informational and entertainment media. Beginning with the seminal work by Gaye Tuchman and colleagues, we have repeatedly seen a systemic underrepresentation and misrepresentation of women in media. Examining the...
Individual Positive Behavior Supports
A Standards-Based Guide to Practices in School and Community Settings
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2016
Aligned with the Association for Positive Behavior Support’s Standards of Practice, this graduate-level text is an authoritative PBS primer for professionals preparing for work in educational and community-based settings. More than 60 leading scholars present the critical skills and knowledge...
by Mitchell Brown, Kathleen Hale
Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2014
A complete guide to applied research, featuring original data and detailed case studies
Applied Research Methods in Public and Nonprofit Organizations takes an integrative approach to applied research, emphasizing design, data collection, and analysis. Common case studies across chapters illustrate...
A Life of Control
Stories of Living with Diabetes
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2010
Diabetes happens in a life that already has a story. This book, composed of nearly forty personal narratives, based on taped interviews, about the lives of actual patients with diabetes, draws upon the collective experience of an endocrinologist and two nurse practitioners who worked together for...
by Kathleen Kelly-Brown
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2017
<<>> This is a story about hope, acceptance, and moving forward. It is a story about two people given a series of incredibly difficult circumstances and meeting those challenges head-on through their love for each other and guidance from a prayer. The fact that the prayer came from...
Preparing Future Leaders for Social Justice
Bridging Theory and Practice through a Transformative Andragogy
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2018
In today's Western school systems, white, straight, middle-class and physically-able students reach higher achievements, drop out less, and have a greater chance of learning in higher education institutions than their counterparts who do not possess these characteristics. While many agree that theory,...
Leading Schools of Excellence and Equity
Closing Achievement Gaps Via Academic Optimism
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2010
The purpose of this empirical inquiry of staterecognized “Honor Schools of Excellence” was to explore how these schools of distinction are (or are not) promoting and supporting both academic excellence and systemic equity for all students. In Phase One, quantitative data were collected through...
Quick Reference to Adult and Older Adult Forensics
A Guide for Nurses and Other Health Care Professionals
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2010
2010 AJN Book of the Year Award Winner in Gerontologic Nursing!
"[This book] is a wonderful guide to adult and elder forensics, and an important reference for all health care providers who care for adults and the elderely...Highly recommended."
--CHOICE
"It's about time this book...
by Dr. Jennifer Grisham-Brown, Ed.D., Dr. Mary Louise Hemmeter
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2017
As more and more early childhood settings implement inclusive practices, teachers need to blend special and general education techniques to help all children learn. They'll find out how with the new edition of this bestselling text, which combines today's best practices for teaching young children...
by Kathleen Huggins, Jan Brown
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2009
A concise, simple guide with all of the essential information about breastfeeding in an attractive, easy-to-read format.
by Kathleen Sherman-Morris, Charles L. Wax, Michael E. Brown
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2012
From Hurricane Katrina to the Mississippi River floods of 1927 and 2011, and from a high temperature of 115 degrees Fahrenheit to a low of -19, Mississippi has seen its share of weather extremes. In fact, Mississippi's rainfall can be described in terms of "feast or famine." Even during the feast...
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