Deficit thinking refers to the notion that students, particularly low income minority students, fail in school because they and their families experience deficiencies that obstruct the leaning process
The eighteenth century's critique of privilege and its commitment to the idea of advancement by merit are widely regarded as sources of modernity. But if meritocratic values were indeed the product o
With expertise and sensitivity, the author of this accessibly written volume addresses a real but long-neglected problem: the pain and humiliation of sexual assault suffered by many women at the hands
With expertise and sensitivity, the author of this accessibly written volume addresses a real but long-neglected problem: the pain and humiliation of sexual assault suffered by many women at the hands
This short course is ideal for people training to work in all areas of the tourism and travel industry, with units focusing on key communication areas.
This ESIS publication concentrates on dynamic test standard methods and the analysis of the data they produce. A topic of increasing interest, which has wide ranging applications throughout engineerin
This short course is ideal for people training to work in all areas of the tourism and travel industry, with units focusing on key communication areas.
One of the nation's top forensic scientists, Larry Ragle has investigated countless brutal and baffling crimes during his forty-year career. Now he takes us behind the yellow police tape and into the
In this book leading scholars and practitioners present the latest research and theory in customer satisfaction and services marketing with a wealth of stimulating ideas. Topics discussed include: the
At last here is a comprehensive text on the managerial problems of professional firms. David Maister, whose international consulting practice has gained him the reputation among his peers as "the guru
Also available online at: www.kluwerlawonline.com The rapid, recent increase in transnational commercial litigation has made it even more necessary for lawyers to understand how claims are litigat
In recent years, the field of economic methodology has expanded and become popular among economists. This book brings together ten previously published essays by one of the leading practitioners in th
This book provides a rare and authoritative glimpse at the splendid decorative military art of the Ottomans, and art that is both insufficiently known and insufficiently appreciated. Professor Zygulsk
Throughout Africa, Asia, and Latin America public health professionals and paraprofessionals work to control serious, frequent and preventable causes of death and sickness among women and children. De
Maxcy develops a democratic, participatory model of administration and teaching that emphasizes the value of present trends toward decentralization and the need for teacher empowerment through shared
Presents a structural model of information system implementation and tests that model with data from several independent system implementation efforts. The book includes a detailed review of past rese
