Authors:Richard Arum, Irenee R. Beattie, Richard Pitt, Jennif
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Keywords: moral, authority, crisis, discipline, school, judging
Number of Pages: 336
Published: 2005-09-30
List price: $21.50
ISBN-10: 0674018141
ISBN-13: 9780674018143

Reprimand a class comic, restrain a bully, dismiss a student for brazen attire--and you may be facing a lawsuit, costly regardless of the result. This reality for today’s teachers and administrators has made the issue of school discipline more difficult than ever before--and public education thus more precarious. This is the troubling message delivered in Judging School Discipline, a powerfully reasoned account of how decades of mostly well-intended litigation have eroded the moral authority of teachers and principals and degraded the quality of American education. Judging School Di

Authors:Leonard Pitt, Dale Pitt,
Publisher: University of California Press
Keywords: county, city, encyclopedia, angeles, los
Number of Pages: 600
Published: 2000-10-02
List price: $34.95
ISBN-10: 0520205308
ISBN-13: 9780520205307

Few cities captivate the imagination as does Los Angeles. It is the locus of spectaculars: movies, earthquakes, freeways, riots, sunsets. In this fascinating desk reference, Leonard and Dale Pitt have gathered a sweeping array of information on the City of Angels. Bolstering their historical and humanistic approach with scientific and technical information, the Pitts include alphabetically arranged entries on history, geography, automobile culture, sports, movies, current events, architecture, flora, fauna, scandals, biography, the arts, politics, neighborhoods, and ethnic, racial, and religio

Authors:TR Pitt Ford, JS Rhodes, HE Pitt Ford,
Publisher: Martin Dunitz Publishers
Keywords: practice, clinical, solving, problem, endodontics
Number of Pages: 207
Published: 2002-06-03
List price: $99.95
ISBN-10: 1853176958
ISBN-13: 9781853176951

The problems arising from root canals in the daily clinical practice of dentistry can often be difficult and time-consuming to solve. Here a team from one leading center of dental excellence provides detailed and highly illustrated guidance to these difficult areas and how to manage the problems that they often pose.This text aims to be a practical guide for general dental practitioners and endodontists in training through the difficult areas involved in endodontic work. The top-quality illustrations are of primary importance, coming mainly from one of the UK’s leading centers of excelle

Authors:Xu Yan, Douglas C. Pitt,
Publisher: Artech House Publishers
Keywords: telecommunications, library, house, policy, chinese, artech
Number of Pages: 259
Published: 2002-09-01
List price: $131.00
ISBN-10: 1580533280
ISBN-13: 9781580533287

Based on firsthand information obtained from interviews with senior figures in the Chinese telecommunications industry, this book presents a unique review and analysis of the evolution of Chinese telecommunications policy. It analyses the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats facing new entrants, issues of ownership and interconnection, the broad economic background of 3G licensing, and the significant implications of China s accession to the WTO. These are fully analyzed within the context of the unfolding Chinese regulatory system. This account, utilizing new source data, dem

Author: John Pitt
Publisher: Bradt Travel Guide
Keywords: rail, usa
Number of Pages: 352
Published: 2008-10-01
List price: $23.99
ISBN-10: 1841622559
ISBN-13: 9781841622552

Fully updated to take into account route and timetable changes, this is the only book available specifically designed for US train travel. Rugged charm sets the train apart from more mundane means of transport and its ecological soundness is again in fashion. Pampered by helpful attendants, you can travel from coast to coast, explore the Rocky Mountains and ride directly alongside two oceans. Less expensive than flying and more comfortable than the bus, the train keeps you relaxed and in touch with an ever-changing landscape as the world becomes a framed but moving picture.

Author: Stephanie Pitt
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing
Keywords: participation, musical, valuing
Number of Pages: 157
Published: 2005-05-01
List price: $100.00
ISBN-10: 0754650952
ISBN-13: 9780754650959

Increasingly, it is becoming evident that those involved in socio-musical studies must focus their investigative lens on musical practice and articulation of the self, on music and community involvement and on music as a social medium for social relationships. What motivates people to be involved in musical performance, and how do they articulate these needs and drives? What do performers gain from their involvement in musical activities? How do audience members perceive their relationship to the performer, the music and the event? These questions and many more are addressed here with the bene

Author: Alastair Pitt
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Keywords: geomorphology
Number of Pages: 288
Published: 1985-06-01
List price: $70.00
ISBN-10: 0389205370
ISBN-13: 9780389205371

Geomorphology is a major area of geography in which a great deal of new research developments have recently taken place. This book is an international, authoritative, up-to-date review of all the major areas within geomorphology, assessing recent trends and surveying recent advances to portray the latest state of the art. Many case studies and examples are examined and these are drawn from throughout the world. Geographical methodology and applications are considered and likely future developments are assessed.