In Boardroom Excellence, author Paul Brountas, a corporate attorney with more than forty years experience, discusses the qualities and components of effective boards in today's post-Enron environment. Written in a concise format, the...

"The best single source about the present state of knowledge of questionnaire construction." -Choice Since it was first published more than twenty-five years ago, Asking Questions has become a classic guide for designing...

Work with students at all levels to help them read novels Whole Novels is a practical, field-tested guide to implementing a student-centered literature program that promotes critical thinking and literary understanding through the study...

Practical approaches to the operation of long-term care facilities Managing the Long-Term Care Facility provides a comprehensive introduction to the growing field of long-term care. Taking a continuum-of-care approach, the text covers...

"Making Questions Work" von Dorothy Strachan ist ein praxisorientierter Leitfaden, der sich an Fachleute wie Moderatoren, Berater, Manager, Coaches und Pädagogen richtet. Das Buch bietet eine umfassende Anleitung zur Kunst des Fragens...

Managing Nonprofit Organizations offers a comprehensive treatment of the key topics in nonprofit management for practitioners, professors, and students in both graduate and undergraduate courses. This groundbreaking volume serves as both...

The Handbook of Scholarly Writing and Publishing is a groundbreaking resource that offers emerging and experienced scholars from all disciplines a comprehensive review of the essential elements needed to craft scholarly papers and other...

A proven system for rallying all of an organizations' employees around a new vision and ideas for making the vision stick When something at work isn't going smoothly, managers struggle with what part of the problem to tackle first. Do...

Explore how the law shapes and influences public health In the newly revised second edition of Legal Epidemiology: Theory and Methods, a team of distinguished researchers delivers a thorough primer on the problems that arise in legal...

"Is It Dyslexia?: An At-Home Guide for Screening and Supporting Children Who Struggle to Read" ist ein hilfreiches Handbuch für Eltern und Betreuer, die Kinder mit Leseschwierigkeiten unterstützen. Geschrieben von April McMurtrey, bietet...

Discover why and how schools must become places where thinking is valued, visible, and actively promoted As educators, parents, and citizens, we must settle for nothing less than environments that bring out the best in people, take...

A guide to promoting literacy in the digital age With young children gaining access to a dizzying array of games, videos, and other digital media, will they ever learn to read? The answer is yes--if they are surrounded by adults who know...