Authors:Milica Z. Bookman, Aleksandra S. Bookman,
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Education
Keywords: fiction, film, economics
Number of Pages: 207
Published: 2008-12-28
List price: $80.00
ISBN-10: 1578869617
ISBN-13: 9781578869619

Economics is everywhere. It’s in business. It’s in government. It’s in our personal lives. Now, a groundbreaking textbook supplement brings this reality to the classroom: Economics in Film and Fiction. This book uses both contemporary and classic films and literature to illustrate thirty-three fundamental concepts in introductory economics. Designed for use in introductory economics courses, this clearly organized text brings both sides of the lectern closer together through real life illustrations of economic concepts in such favorites as Jaws, Legally Blonde, Casablanca, Th

Author: Mark Stock
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Education
Keywords: blogging, guide, administrator, school
Number of Pages: 104
Published: 2008-11-28
List price: $50.00
ISBN-10: 1578869196
ISBN-13: 9781578869190

Author: Carleton R. Holt
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Education
Keywords: america’s, schools, building, strategy, bond, success, school
Number of Pages: 252
Published: 2009-03-28
List price: $95.00
ISBN-10: 1607091666
ISBN-13: 9781607091660

The nuts and bolts of securing the funding for facility construction, a component of the building process usually overlooked in training administrators, are clearly outlined in chapters that begin with a look at the problem of aging schools and follow through the planning and project development phases to the bond campaign and election day. Filled with tips, checklists, and insights on the details from experienced school leaders, this is the perfect guide to consult every step on the way to victory.

Author: Sandra J. Balli
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Education
Keywords: connect, students, strategies, classroom, difference, making
Number of Pages: 158
Published: 2009-04-28
List price: $65.00
ISBN-10: 1607090341
ISBN-13: 9781607090342

Author: Janet Kettlewell
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Education
Keywords: science, math, edge, competitive, increasing
Number of Pages: 219
Published: 2009-02-28
List price: $80.00
ISBN-10: 1607090139
ISBN-13: 9781607090137

The U. S. is losing its competitive edge in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Thomas Friedman warns that America is not producing enough young people in STEM fields that are essential for entrepreneurship and innovation in the 21st century (The World Is Flat A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century, 2005).

Author: Edith Luc
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Education
Keywords: strategies, success, seven, potential, leadership, unleashing
Number of Pages: 168
Published: 2009-04-16
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 1578868742
ISBN-13: 9781578868742

Dr. Luc’s model presents seven strategies and underlying actions by which anyone_teacher or student, manager or subordinate, employee or community volunteer, parent or caregiver_can discover his leadership capability and then continuously improve it. This book is not a study of the skills needed for leadership, since leaders come in all shapes and forms, rather it is a guide for readers to use to develop into leaders without attending expensive workshops or time-consuming formal programs.

Author: Matthew Jennings
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Education
Keywords: ours, teams, leadership, educational, dynamic
Number of Pages: 140
Published: 2008-07-25
List price: $22.95
ISBN-10: 1578868483
ISBN-13: 9781578868483

Characterized by complex challenges and constant change, a school or district hierarchy can prove a difficult setting in which to establish high-performance teamwork. Dynamic Educational Leadership Teams: From Mine to Ours provides school and district level leaders with research-based, practical guidelines that they can use to create high-performing school- and district-level leadership teams. High-performing leadership teams emerge with adherence to Jennings’s set of simple behavioral principles, which he teaches through a sequence of interactive activities on subjects ranging from prom