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Fulfilling all the high expectations set by her well-received Crazy Ladies, Michael Lee West's She Flew the Coop brilliantly interweaves dark calamity with comedy to depict everyday life in tiny Limoges, Louisiana, in 1952. Told through the voices of its richly eccentric characters, She Flew the Coop is an entrancing picture of Limoges's gossipmongering citizens and a beautifully rendered picture of small-town life, filled with wry humor and humanity.
Rethinks and refines aspects of curriculum, pedagogy, students’
opportunities to learn, and the organization of the classroom in
light of major changes to the higher education landscape. Addresses
larger conversations about what the “new normal” will look like
in a changed educational environment, with discipline-specific
examples yet consideration to teaching and learning experiences
across the university. Tools and techniques intend to solve
long-standing and current problems in a post-2020 higher education
landscape, offering insight and professional development resources
to new, as well as more experienced faculty.
Rethinks and refines aspects of curriculum, pedagogy, students’
opportunities to learn, and the organization of the classroom in
light of major changes to the higher education landscape. Addresses
larger conversations about what the “new normal” will look like
in a changed educational environment, with discipline-specific
examples yet consideration to teaching and learning experiences
across the university. Tools and techniques intend to solve
long-standing and current problems in a post-2020 higher education
landscape, offering insight and professional development resources
to new, as well as more experienced faculty.
Growing up in the only Korean family in a Minnesota town, Michelle
Lee-Barnewall has felt the pain of racial discrimination and the
resulting identity confusion that follows. Through the telling of
her personal story, she seeks to transcend the current divide
between those who emphasize social justice concerns and those who
believe these concerns compromise the core of the gospel. A Longing
to Belong integrates a biblical worldview and personal experience
on the topic of race and race relations. Lee-Barnewall writes as
both a New Testament scholar and an Asian American who has
personally experienced what it means to be racially marginalized,
seeking to filter those experiences through the lens of the New
Testament and what it has to say to us today about our Christian
calling and our identity in Christ as a member of his body. A
Longing to Belong spurs readers to consider what it means to live
as racially distinctive people in a fallen world that abounds in
misunderstanding and pain and is in desperate need of the gospel of
grace, especially as manifested in the redeemed Christian
community. This memoir extends the discussion beyond academic
discussion of race relations and personal narratives by
demonstrating how theology and experience are necessarily
intertwined and mutually contribute to our understanding of race
and our relationships with each other. Rather than arguing for one
"side," Lee-Barnewall shares examples rooted in her own experience
in light of an overarching kingdom theology.
Discover a collection of fun-to-stitch, role-playing projects that
any child is sure to adore. "Let's pretend" play sets let children
mimic the things they see grown-ups doing: gardening, cooking,
camping, and more. Savor the joys of sewing for children as you
create unforgettable gifts. 20 cute and clever projects with lots
of kid appeal--for boys and girls alike Encourage imaginative play
with items such as a pet bed and carrier, gardening bucket, picnic
blanket, duffel bag, and aprons for the kitchen, garden, and shop
Skill-building techniques include adding applique, applying bias
binding, inserting piping, and installing zippers
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Acclaim for Michael Lee West American Pie "Colorful, larger-than-life characters strut and stew with zest across an equally colorful terrain..." --Kirkus Review "American Pie is delicious, literary treat...Well worth reading for both the humor and poignancy it portrays." --The Nashville Tennessean "West is a major talent, and American Pie serves as proof...West's writing is a 'Discovery Channel' for and about people." --Nashville Life She Flew The Coop "The author of the acclaimed Crazy Ladies has captured the color, eccentricities and tragicomedy that the best Southern writers do so well." --Publishers Weekly, starred review "Funny, irreverent." --New York Times Book Review "West has created characters who are so teeming with life you would have to stand back to create some breathing room if you met them." --Washington Post Book World Crazy Ladies "Not since Flannery O'Connor's first book has a debt by a young Southerner been so filled with wry humor and humanity, so precisely right in its idioms, and so distinctive in its voices." --St. Petersburg Times
Strong, effective, and innovative leadership is critical for
institutions of higher education, especially for Minority-Serving
Institutions (MSIs). Indeed, research and examples have shown
leadership instability among some types of MSIs, while discussions
and research on effective leadership for other MSIs is noticeably
absent from the extant literature. In this volume, noted experts,
researchers, and leaders discuss opportunities and challenges for
leadership across the full range of MSIs, while creating a dialogue
on leadership models and best practices. Chapters explore issues at
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic
Serving Institutions(HSIs), Tribal Colleges and Universities
(TCUs), and Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander
Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs). This book helps higher education
and student affairs scholars and administrators unpack contemporary
leadership issues and strategies, and synthesizes best practices to
help MSI leaders increase the effectiveness and sustainability of
their institutions.
Behavioral medicine has now matured as a field to the point where
all recognize that different populations are presented with
different issues. Psychological reactions and patterns affect the
health and well-being of children, as well as adults, and numerous
standardized instruments for the assessment of a variety of areas
of children's functioning are currently available. Yet, it can be
difficult for practitioners and researchers searching through
general compendia of resources for child assessment--which are
frequently focused on general techniques rather than specific
instruments--to identify the optimal ones to meet their particular
needs and to choose among them. This practical and comprehensive
reference guide is the first to sort, present, and review all the
measures that can be used to evaluate the behavioral, cognitive,
and emotional aspects of children's health. It organizes the
measures under eight general headings, such as quality of life,
adherence, pain management, and patient satisfaction. Each chapter
begins with a leading authority's overview of the underlying
theoretical construct and any concerns about how to measure it.
Descriptions and reviews of relevant instruments follow; these
include information on administration, scoring, psychometric
properties, and ordering, as well as comments by the instruments'
developers. Assessing Children's Well-Being: A Handbook of Measures
will be welcomed by all those professionals and scientists who seek
to assess and effectively address the complex interactions between
physical health and mental health in children.
Behavioral medicine has now matured as a field to the point where
all recognize that different populations are presented with
different issues. Psychological reactions and patterns affect the
health and well-being of children, as well as adults, and numerous
standardized instruments for the assessment of a variety of areas
of children's functioning are currently available. Yet, it can be
difficult for practitioners and researchers searching through
general compendia of resources for child assessment--which are
frequently focused on general techniques rather than specific
instruments--to identify the optimal ones to meet their particular
needs and to choose among them.
This practical and comprehensive reference guide is the first to
sort, present, and review all the measures that can be used to
evaluate the behavioral, cognitive, and emotional aspects of
children's health. It organizes the measures under eight general
headings, such as quality of life, adherence, pain management, and
patient satisfaction. Each chapter begins with a leading
authority's overview of the underlying theoretical construct and
any concerns about how to measure it. Descriptions and reviews of
relevant instruments follow; these include information on
administration, scoring, psychometric properties, and ordering, as
well as comments by the instruments' developers.
"Assessing Children's Well-Being: A Handbook of Measures" will be
welcomed by all those professionals and scientists who seek to
assess and effectively address the complex interactions between
physical health and mental health in children.
Christianity Today Book Award Winner Regarding gender relations,
the evangelical world is divided between complementarians and
egalitarians. While both perspectives have much to contribute, the
discussion has reached a stalemate. Michelle Lee-Barnewall
critiques both sides of the debate, challenging the standard
premises and arguments and offering new insight into a perennially
divisive issue in the church. She brings fresh biblical exegesis to
bear on our cultural situation, presenting an alternative way to
move the discussion forward based on a corporate perspective and on
kingdom values. The book includes a foreword by Craig L. Blomberg
and an afterword by Lynn H. Cohick.
The best martial artists know what they want when they enter the
arena, they know how to get it, and they're not afraid to go after
it. The same could be said of great negotiators. This book uses the
principles of martial arts to guide readers step-by-step, from
basic techniques through advanced strategies, all the way to
achieving their "black belt" in negotiating. Packed with quizzes,
scripts, checklists, and even a Negotiating Rating Sheet for
continual self-assessment, the book trains readers in martial
arts-based negotiation fundamentals, including: * Don't Fear the
Blow -- Black belts aren't afraid of being hit or they would never
step onto the mat. Get over your fear of bargaining, and the fight
is already won. * Identify Vital Striking Points -- Weaken others'
positions by identifying what's most important to them...and bring
down even the biggest opponent. * Read Your Opponent -- Counter an
opponent's moves by honing in on what technique they're using --
and hit them with the perfect response. Grounded in authentic
martial arts tactics, this book turns novice bargainers into black
belt negotiators who can get whatever they want out of any
situation.
This book examines Southerners' claims to loyal citizenship in the
reunited nation after the American Civil War. Southerners - male
and female; elite and non-elite; white, black, and American Indian
- disagreed with the federal government over the obligations
citizens owed to their nation and the obligations the nation owed
to its citizens. Susanna Michele Lee explores these clashes through
the operations of the Southern Claims Commission, a federal body
that rewarded compensation for wartime losses to Southerners who
proved that they had been loyal citizens of the Union. Lee argues
that Southerners forced the federal government to consider how
white men who had not been soldiers and voters, and women and
racial minorities who had not been allowed to serve in those
capacities, could also qualify as loyal citizens. Postwar
considerations of the former Confederacy potentially demanded a
reconceptualization of citizenship that replaced exclusions by race
and gender with inclusions according to loyalty.
The mythic figures of ancient Greece offer wisdom and guidance for
the future in this illustrated collection of forty-five oracle
cards and an in-depth guidebook.
As exciting as they are insightful, the Greek gods, Titans, heroes,
and magical beings of the "Mythic Oracle" deck reflect the many
aspects of human nature, and it is through their stories that we
can better understand ourselves. The bold fantasy styling of the
"Mythic Oracle" goes beyond traditional serious tarot cards to
offer fascinating entertainment and real guidance in matters of
love, creativity, family, and fulfillment through the ancient,
eternal wisdom of Greek mythology.
Now, you can gain deeper understanding into what is happening in
your life, what is needed, and what comes next. Author Carisa
Mellado leads you on a discovery of the myths and their
interpretations and instructs you on how to give accurate and
powerful readings for yourself and others. With forty-five
beautifully illustrated cards and a straightforward guidebook, you
can begin moving through life's challenges with clarity and
confidence. Face the future. Find your courage. And let the "Mythic
Oracle "guide you on your own epic journey.
Africa is commonly perceived as a global growth region and a
continent on the move, with a huge demand for managerial skills to
ensure sustainable economic growth. In order to gain a
comprehensive understanding of the challenges to management
education development in Africa, it is important to understand the
diverse cultures, histories and contexts underlying the 54 member
states. With this is mind, this book explores the future of
management education, considering the differing scenarios for
change and the practical realities of developing management
education in VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous)
environments. This is the second of two volumes, written with
strong support from the EFMD (European Foundation for Management
Development) and the GMAC (Graduate Management Admission Council),
aimed at understanding and examining the challenges of developing
management education across Africa. The authors, through a
fine-tuned, face-to-face interview process, explore the
perspectives and interactions between management educators and
other business and government stakeholders as they look to the
future of management education in Africa.
This is the first of the two volumes, written with strong support
from EFMD (The European Foundation for Management Development) and
GMAC (The Graduate Management Admissions Council), aimed at
understanding and examining the challenges involved in management
education across Africa. The common perception of Africa is as a
global growth region, and a continent on the move, with a parallel,
huge demand for managerial skills to leverage the potential for
economic growth. The authors, through a fine-grained, face-to-face,
interview process, explore the perspectives, and interactions
between, management educators and other business, and government
stakeholders as they seek to close the management education gap.
Africa has no collective identity. Therefore, it is important to
understand the diverse cultures, histories and contexts underlying
the 54 member states. With this is mind, the book "maps" the
diverse landscape of Africa in the earlier chapters. This provides
the framework around which subsequent chapters can reflect sensibly
on the past evolution of alternative management education
approaches in Africa, and the current landscape.
This is the second of two volumes written to celebrate the 40th
anniversary of EFMD. Drawing on interviews conducted with leaders
in the world of management education, the first volume took a
retrospective view, focusing on the evolution of management
education and providing the context that led management education
to where it stands today. It also synthesized respondents' views on
the strengths and weaknesses of the field, the challenges it faces,
as well as lessons learned and not learned from the past. This
second volume similarly draws on the very rich data provided by the
same respondents, but is future-oriented and takes on the theme of
change. It provides the reader with a sense of the challenges on
the horizon, potential blind spots, and new realities of an
increasingly competitive environment. It discusses a range of
alternative future scenarios for management education, and urges
the field to resist the lures of the dominant paradigm and to
develop new models instead. The authors contend that, given the
challenges ahead, it is only through transformations and
innovations that the future of the field can be secured.
Learning from Each Other includes 20 original chapters written by
well-known experts in the field of teaching and learning. Conceived
for both new and experienced faculty at community colleges,
four-year institutions, and research-intensive universities, the
volume also addresses the interests of faculty and graduate
students in programs designed to prepare future faculty and campus
individuals responsible for faculty professional development. With
the aim of cultivating engagement amongst students and deepening
their understanding of the content, topics covered in this edited
volume include: employing the science of learning in a social
science context understanding the effects of a flipped classroom on
student success pedagogical techniques to create a community of
inquiry in online learning environments the risks and rewards of
co-teaching reaching and teaching "non-traditional" students
facilitating learning and leadership in student team projects
connecting students with the community through research issues of
assessment, including backward design, developing and using
rubrics, and defining and implementing the scholarship of teaching
and learning Through Learning from Each Other, all faculty who care
about their teaching, but especially faculty in the social
sciences, can successfully employ curricular innovations, classroom
techniques, and advances in assessment to create better learning
environments for their students.
Strong, effective, and innovative leadership is critical for
institutions of higher education, especially for Minority-Serving
Institutions (MSIs). Indeed, research and examples have shown
leadership instability among some types of MSIs, while discussions
and research on effective leadership for other MSIs is noticeably
absent from the extant literature. In this volume, noted experts,
researchers, and leaders discuss opportunities and challenges for
leadership across the full range of MSIs, while creating a dialogue
on leadership models and best practices. Chapters explore issues at
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic
Serving Institutions(HSIs), Tribal Colleges and Universities
(TCUs), and Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander
Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs). This book helps higher education
and student affairs scholars and administrators unpack contemporary
leadership issues and strategies, and synthesizes best practices to
help MSI leaders increase the effectiveness and sustainability of
their institutions.
This book examines Southerners' claims to loyal citizenship in the
reunited nation after the American Civil War. Southerners - male
and female; elite and non-elite; white, black, and American Indian
- disagreed with the federal government over the obligations
citizens owed to their nation and the obligations the nation owed
to its citizens. Susanna Michele Lee explores these clashes through
the operations of the Southern Claims Commission, a federal body
that rewarded compensation for wartime losses to Southerners who
proved that they had been loyal citizens of the Union. Lee argues
that Southerners forced the federal government to consider how
white men who had not been soldiers and voters, and women and
racial minorities who had not been allowed to serve in those
capacities, could also qualify as loyal citizens. Postwar
considerations of the former Confederacy potentially demanded a
reconceptualization of citizenship that replaced exclusions by race
and gender with inclusions according to loyalty.
During World War II, some 10,000 American bombers and fighters were
shot down over Europe. Of the crews aboard, 26,000 men were killed,
while 30,000 survived being shot down only to be captured and made
prisoners of war. Against the longest of odds, nearly 3,000 airmen
made it to the ground alive, evaded capture, and escaped to safety.
These men proudly called themselves the Blister Club. Drawing on
tens of thousands of pages of mostly untapped documents in the
National Archives, Michael Lee Lanning tells the story of these
courageous airmen. They had received escape-and-evasion (E & E)
training, and some were lucky enough to land with their E-&-E
kits-but all bets were off once they hit the ground. They landed
after an air catastrophe. The geography was usually unfamiliar.
Civilians might or might not be trustworthy. German soldiers and
Gestapo agents hunted down airmen as well as civilians who dared
help them. If an airman abandoned his uniform for civilian garb, he
forfeited Geneva Convention protections. Most faced the daunting
task of escaping on foot across hundreds of miles. The fortunate
connected with one of the established escape routes to Spain or
Switzerland or across the English Channel, or they hooked up with
the underground resistance or friendly civilians. Upon return to
friendly lines, these men were often able to provide valuable
intelligence about enemy troop dispositions and civilian morale.
Many volunteered to fly again even though regulations prohibited
it. The Blister Club is history with a punch. With a historian's
eye, Lanning covers the hows and whys of escape-and-evasion and
aerial combat in the European theater, but the book also vividly
captures the stories of the airmen who did the escaping and
evading, including that of a young pilot named Chuck Yeager, who,
during his own escape, aided the French Resistance and helped
another downed airman to safety-and then begged to fly again,
eventually securing Eisenhower's approval to return to the air,
where he achieved ace status. Stories of escape are popular,
especially those set during World War II, as are stories of the war
in the air. Combining both of these, The Blister Club should find
an enthusiastic audience.
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