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Winner of the 2007 Outstanding Publication Award given by the American Educational Research Association Division J.Community colleges enroll almost half of all undergraduates in the United States. These two-year colleges manifest the American commitment to accessible and affordable higher education.... More

For nearly two centuries, the creation myth for the United States imagined European settlers arriving on the shores of a vast, uncharted wilderness. Over the last two decades, however, a contrary vision has emerged, one which sees the country's roots not in a state of "pristine" nature but rather in... More

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www. million-books. com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: PLOT AND CHARACTER Henry James, in his paper on Anthony Trol- lope, says that if Trollope had taken sides on the ... More

Every Rivermouth boy looks upon the sea as being in some way mixed up with his destiny. While he is yet a baby lying in his cradle, he hears the dull, far-off boom of the breakers; when he is older, he wanders by the sandy shore, watching the waves that come plunging up the beach like white-maned s... More

Marjorie Daw (1908). This book, "Marjorie Daw," by Thomas Bailey Aldrich, is a replication of a book originally published before 1908. It has been restored by human beings, page by page, so that you may enjoy it in a form as close to the original as possible.... More

Thomas Bailey Aldrich attracked a lot of atention in his day with his writing style. An Old Town by the Sea captures the spirit of the Portsmouth, New Hampshire, region at the end of the 19th century, and the illustrations add to the mixture.... More

Highlights critical factors involved in successful chromatographic analysis. Details analytical procedures; outlining sample preparation, collection, transportation, and storage. Provides step-by-step guidelines for producing analytical reports.... More

This extensively updated second edition describes the increasing use of digital health technologies. It reflects and describes the scenario that healthcare consumers and providers have realized the potential of digital health technologies in light of the recent global healthcare issues, such as the ... More

Presents the social and political history of the United States through contemporary source materials from the era of Reconstruction to the present day.... More

Develop the real-world experience you need to build and launch your own Flutter appsKey FeaturesGet up to speed with the basics of Dart programming and delve into Flutter developmentLearn about Flutter widgets, plugins, and animations to create a high-quality app user experiencePackage and deploy yo... More

Phosphoinositides play a major role in cellular signaling and membrane organization. During the last three decades we have learned that enzymes turning over phosphoinositides control vital physiological processes and are involved in the initiation and progression of cancer, inflammation, neurodegene... More

Phosphoinositides play a major role in cellular signaling and membrane organization. During the last three decades we have learned that enzymes turning over phosphoinositides control vital physiological processes and are involved in the initiation and progression of cancer, inflammation, neurodegene... More

Senioren, Best Ager, Zielgruppe 50plus oder Silver Surfer werden sie oft genannt. Hinter ihnen steckt unglaubliches Konsumpotenzial und immer mehr Unternehmen erkennen die Chancen dieses großen Wachstumsmarktes. Gleichzeitig befindet sich unsere Gesellschaft mitten im digitalen Wandel. Auch das hat ... More

When Dorothy Burnett joined the library staff at Howard University in 1928, she was given a mandate to administer a library of Negro life and history. The school purchased the Arthur B. Spingarn Collection in 1946, along with other collections, and Burnett, who would later become Dorothy Porter Wesl... More

Männliche Betroffene von sexualisierter Gewalt in Kindheit und Jugend stehen aufgrund von gesellschaftlich vorherrschenden Männlichkeitsanforderungen vor spezifischen Herausforderungen, wenn sie ihre Gewaltwiderfahrnisse aufdecken (wollen). In diesem Band wird auf Basis von Interviews mit Betroffen... More

Der Band präsentiert Perspektiven von Wissenschaftler*innen verschiedener Fachgebiete auf die Themen Sexualität und Macht in pädagogischen Handlungsfeldern. Einleitend wird ein resümierender Blick auf die Forschungslandschaft zu professionsethischen Fragen geworfen. In weiteren Beiträgen rekonstruie... More

Community colleges enroll half of the nation's undergraduates. Yet only 40 percent of entrants complete an undergraduate degree in six years. Redesigning America's Community Colleges explains how two-year colleges can increase their students' success rate quickly and at less cost, through a program ... More

Presents the social and political history of the United States through contemporary source materials from the era of Reconstruction to the present day.... More

Originally published in 1987, this book presents a novel approach to the study of competition between immigrant groups and native minorities (teenagers, women, and black men) in low-wage labor markets.... More

Develop standards-based report cards that are meaningful to students, parents, and educators! Helping school leaders gain support for transitioning from traditional to standards-based report cards, this book guides educators in aligning assessment and reporting practices with standards-based educat... More

Life in the Open Ocean Life in the Open Ocean: The Biology of Pelagic Species provides in-depth coverage of the different marine animal groups that form the communities inhabiting the ocean’s pelagic realm. This comprehensive resource explores the physical environment, foraging strategies, energetic... More

Supported by colorful anecdotes, first-person quotations, and its trademark wit, The American Pageant is one of the most readable, popular, and effective American history textbooks available. Pedagogy includes chapter-ending chronologies, numerous interesting quotes from historical figures, and inci... More

The American Pageant lays special emphasis on the great public issues that have dominated national life: the Revolution and the making of the Constitution, slavery and the Civil War, the struggles of minorities, the transformation of the economy from an agricultural to an industrial to a post-indust... More

In the United States, 1,200 community colleges enroll over ten million students each year―nearly half of the nation’s undergraduates. Yet fewer than 40 percent of entrants complete an undergraduate degree within six years. This fact has put pressure on community colleges to improve academic outcomes... More

Like its predecessors, this edition of The American Pageant tries to cultivate in its readers the capacity for balanced judgment and informed understanding about American society by holding up to the present the mirror and measuring rod that is the past. The book's goal is not to teach the art of pr... More