Community-based Language Learning offers a new framework for world language educators interested in integrating community-based language learning (CBLL) into their teaching and curricula. CBLL connect
Salafism, comprised of fundamentalist Islamic movements whose adherents consider themselves the only "saved" sect of Islam, has been little studied, remains shrouded in misconceptions, and has provoke
Salafism, comprised of fundamentalist Islamic movements whose adherents consider themselves the only "saved" sect of Islam, has been little studied, remains shrouded in misconceptions, and has provoke
How can Catholic institutions of higher learning maintain their distinctive character despite having faculties, administrations, and student that have little connection to a Catholic tradition? This q
Declaring George W. Bush to be the philosophical heir of Ronald Reagan, Williams (emeritus, public affairs, U. of Washington) condemns their "antigovermentalism and market fundamentalism" as destructi
Seventeen American scholars provide second language acquisition researchers, scholars, graduate students, and practitioners with the first text to give a broad overview of research conducted during th
Coauthors Werther (management, U. of Miami) and Berman (public administration, U. of Central Florida-Orlando) address strategic issues relating to the management of nonprofit organizations. The first
Post (biomedical ethics, Case Western Reserve U.) reviews the various opinions on selected issues, including designer babies, adoption, psychiatry and religious toleration, the good death, health-care
Hezbollah: The Global Footprint of Lebanon's Party of God is the first thorough examination of Hezbollah's covert activities beyond Lebanon's borders, including its financial and logistical support ne
Mastering English through Global Debate brings together the rhetorical traditions and the best practices of ESL instruction to facilitate superior-level proficiency in the English language. Each chapt
Mastering Russian through Global Debate brings together the rhetorical traditions of the communications field and the best practices of adult second language instruction to facilitate superior-level p
Analyzing Intelligence, now in a revised and extensively updated second edition, assesses the state of the profession of intelligence analysis from the practitioner's point of view. The contributors -
Analyzing Intelligence, now in a revised and extensively updated second edition, assesses the state of the profession of intelligence analysis from the practitioner's point of view. The contributors -
Hezbollah: The Global Footprint of Lebanon's Party of God is the first thorough examination of Hezbollah's covert activities beyond Lebanon's borders, including its financial and logistical support ne
O'Leary (public administration, Syracuse U.) and Bingham (public service, Indiana U.) have edited these essays on the collaboration of public managers on critical issues that require organizational st
For well over a century the Catholic Church has articulated clear positions on many issues of public concern, particularly economics, capital punishment, foreign affairs, sexual morality, and abortion
In this succinct introduction to modern Arabic literature of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, Paul Starkey traces its development from the medieval Arabic literary tradition -- beginning in the
In this succinct introduction to modern Arabic literature of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, Paul Starkey traces its development from the medieval Arabic literary tradition -- beginning in the
Based on a national random-sample telephone survey, this report examines the digital divide in terms of unequal access, unequal skills, unequal economic opportunities, and political inequality. Policy
Plunging into the verbal quagmire of official language used by bureaucrats in both government and business, distinguished linguist Roger W. Shuy develops new techniques based on linguistic principles
Prayer in public schools, abortion, gay and lesbian rights -- these bitterly divisive issues dominate American politics today, revealing deep disagreements over basic moral values. In a highly readabl
Fifteen research linguists discuss the varieties of Spanish spoken in California, Iowa, Indiana, Louisiana, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, and Texas. They variously address language maintenance, sy
This second volume of the basic Portuguese course contains additional readings for vocabulary refinement and development of cultural knowledge.A set of 10 audiocassettes is available to accompany Volu
While language instructors recognize the value of debate as a means of facilitating Advanced- and Superior-level skills, no single advanced Chinese textbook exists that provides level-specific scaffol
Dover (international relations, Loughborough U., England) and Goodman (war studies, King's College London, England) present 11 papers that delve into the history of British intelligence in order to dr
Heated debates are not unusual when confronting tough medical issues where it seems that moral and religious perspectives often erupt in conflict with philosophical or political positions. InThe Sanct
Greaves (religious studies, U. College Chester) often offers his graduate and undergraduate students of Islam the possibility of undertaking seminars on particular aspects of the religion. Here are 11
Is Panini's Principle really also called the "elsewhere principle"? What is the "right-hand head rule"? Bauer (linguistics, Victoria U., Wellington) helps legions of students and scholars in anthropol
Pronouncing English is a textbook for teaching English phonetics and phonology, offering an original "stress-based" approach while incorporating all the standard course topics. Drawi
The increasing standardization of the training of policy analysts calls for increased attention to how they present themselves and their work, suggests Mintrom (political studies, U. of Auckland, New
Three decades after the first heart transplant surgery stunned the world, organs including eyes, lungs, livers, kidneys, and hearts are transplanted every day. But despite its increasingly routine nat
Catholic colleges and universities have achieved a prestigious place in American higher education, but at the risk of losing their religious identity. This book confronts challenges facing all members
A collection of 31 cases with commentary and bibliographic resources, designed for educational efforts in hospitals. Most cases were submitted from hospitals not affiliated with an academic health sci
This book is the first comprehensive examination of medical ethics in the Renaissance. It investigates the ethical considerations, evaluations of procedures, and techniques of problem-solving in the w
Despite the growing interest among philosophers and theologians in virtue ethics, its proponents have done little to suggest why Christians in particular find virtue ethics attractive. Joseph J. Kotva
The author provides an overview and brief history of the changing economics of medicine, followed by a discussion of the resulting clinical constraints, "fiscal scarcity," resource use, the obligation
Piderit explores the failures of mainstream economics and proposes an alternative grounded in natural law. His assessment is grounded in the Christian higher law tradition which assumes that objective
Poorman brings together ethics and pastoral practice in an interactional model that captures the distinctive character of Christian pastoral counseling. His work is especially important in a culture t
Comme on dit, a comprehensive first year French textbook program, engages students in the learning process from day one using an inductive methodology centered around guided observation and rule disco
For decades, students learning the Arabic language have begun with Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) and then transitioned to learning spoken Arabic. While the MSA-first approach neither reflects the socio
