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Introduction to the Principalship - Theory to Practice (2nd edition): Leslie S Kaplan, William A Owings Introduction to the Principalship - Theory to Practice (2nd edition)
Leslie S Kaplan, William A Owings
R2,019 Discovery Miles 20 190 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

The second edition of this textbook from respected author team Kaplan and Owings explores how principals can effectively build a culture around student achievement. Introduction to the Principalship, a second edition closely aligned with NELP (2018) standards, helps aspiring principals understand how to develop a vision for improvement, make decisions and manage conflict, build teachers’ capacity, communicate, monitor the organization’s performance, and create a school climate of mutual respect. This important book provides readers with various leadership concepts to inform their practice, as well as the cognitive and practical tools to evaluate and prioritize what leadership actions to take. Each chapter offers opportunities for readers to create personal meaning and explore new ways of doing leadership to advance a positive, person-focused environment. Providing both the theoretical framework and skills for effective practice, Introduction to the Principalship addresses the issues most urgent and relevant for educational leadership graduate students learning how to build a school culture that promotes every student’s success. Fully revised, this second edition includes a new chapter on building your capacity for leadership, expanded discussion of data-informed accountability, equity considerations, and crisis management, and all chapters updated and revised throughout to reflect the latest developments in the field. Special Features: •Learning Objectives—chapter openers introduce the topic and initiate student thinking. •Reflections and Relevance—interactive exercises, role plays, class activities, and assignments that can be used synchronously and asynchronously to deepen and extend student learning. •Key Takeaways—organized by learning objective, these answer readers’ question, "What about this information is meaningful for me as an aspiring principal?" •Suggested Readings—each chapter concludes with annotated suggested readings to extend and deepen discussion of key issues in chapter. •NELP Standards—each chapter is aligned to the latest school leadership licensure standards. •Companion Website—includes links to supplemental material, additional readings, video clips with related teaching and learning activities, and PowerPoints for instructors.

Introduction to the Principalship - Theory to Practice (2nd edition): Leslie S Kaplan, William A Owings Introduction to the Principalship - Theory to Practice (2nd edition)
Leslie S Kaplan, William A Owings
R4,134 Discovery Miles 41 340 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The second edition of this textbook from respected author team Kaplan and Owings explores how principals can effectively build a culture around student achievement. Introduction to the Principalship, a second edition closely aligned with NELP (2018) standards, helps aspiring principals understand how to develop a vision for improvement, make decisions and manage conflict, build teachers’ capacity, communicate, monitor the organization’s performance, and create a school climate of mutual respect. This important book provides readers with various leadership concepts to inform their practice, as well as the cognitive and practical tools to evaluate and prioritize what leadership actions to take. Each chapter offers opportunities for readers to create personal meaning and explore new ways of doing leadership to advance a positive, person-focused environment. Providing both the theoretical framework and skills for effective practice, Introduction to the Principalship addresses the issues most urgent and relevant for educational leadership graduate students learning how to build a school culture that promotes every student’s success. Fully revised, this second edition includes a new chapter on building your capacity for leadership, expanded discussion of data-informed accountability, equity considerations, and crisis management, and all chapters updated and revised throughout to reflect the latest developments in the field. Special Features: •Learning Objectives—chapter openers introduce the topic and initiate student thinking. •Reflections and Relevance—interactive exercises, role plays, class activities, and assignments that can be used synchronously and asynchronously to deepen and extend student learning. •Key Takeaways—organized by learning objective, these answer readers’ question, "What about this information is meaningful for me as an aspiring principal?" •Suggested Readings—each chapter concludes with annotated suggested readings to extend and deepen discussion of key issues in chapter. •NELP Standards—each chapter is aligned to the latest school leadership licensure standards. •Companion Website—includes links to supplemental material, additional readings, video clips with related teaching and learning activities, and PowerPoints for instructors.

Critical Resource Theory - A Conceptual Lens for Identifying, Diagnosing, and Addressing Inequities in School Funding... Critical Resource Theory - A Conceptual Lens for Identifying, Diagnosing, and Addressing Inequities in School Funding (Hardcover)
Leslie S Kaplan, William A Owings
R4,137 Discovery Miles 41 370 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

* The only book that offers a new, easily understandable conceptual framework with which to identify, assess, and help remedy inequities in public funding. * Addresses both the inequities in public school funding and the wider societal and cultural issues that make it "normal" to underfund high-poverty schools and to expect low-income children and children of color to perform poorly in school. * Introduces a new theory with practical application and is grounded in contemporary research. * Explores how school district leaders, building principals, and policy makers can conduct meaningful "equity audits" in their schools and districts to determine equitable resource allocations.

Marie Jeanne Riccoboni’s Epistolary Feminism - Fact, Fiction, and Voice: Marijn S. Kaplan Marie Jeanne Riccoboni’s Epistolary Feminism - Fact, Fiction, and Voice
Marijn S. Kaplan
R1,280 Discovery Miles 12 800 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Marie Jeanne Riccoboni’s Epistolary Feminism: Fact, Fiction, and Voice argues that Riccoboni is among the most significant women writers of the French Enlightenment due to her "epistolary feminism". Locating its source in her first novel Lettres de Mistriss Fanni Butlerd (1757), between fact and fiction, public and private, Marijn S. Kaplan provides new evidence supporting both the novel’s autobiography theory and de Maillebois hypothesis. Kaplan then traces how Riccoboni progressively develops a proto-feminist poetics of voice in her epistolary fiction, empowering women to resist patriarchal efforts to silence and appropriate them, which culminates in her final novel Lettres de Milord Rivers (1777). In nineteen relatively unknown letters (included, with translations) written over three decades to her publisher Humblot, several editors, Diderot, Laclos, Philip Thicknesse etc., Riccoboni is shown similarly to defend her oeuvre, her reputation, and her authority as a woman (writer), refusing to be manipulated and silenced by men.

Translations and Continuations - Riccoboni and Brooke, Graffigny and Roberts (Paperback): Marijn S. Kaplan Translations and Continuations - Riccoboni and Brooke, Graffigny and Roberts (Paperback)
Marijn S. Kaplan
R1,057 R626 Discovery Miles 6 260 Save R431 (41%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This edition connects four female writers from two different countries, presenting the English translations of two of the most popular eighteenth-century French novels and a sequel to one of them.

Malvina - by Sophie Cottin (Hardcover): Marijn S. Kaplan Malvina - by Sophie Cottin (Hardcover)
Marijn S. Kaplan
R1,322 Discovery Miles 13 220 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Often linked to the works of early Romanticism, Sophie Cottin's Malvina (1803) was a bestselling sentimental novel. First published in France, the English translation by Elizabeth Gunning - a prolific novelist in her own right - allowed Cottin's book to achieve success internationally. This is the first modern scholarly edition of Malvina.

HBR's 10 Must Reads on Boards (with bonus article "What Makes Great Boards Great" by Jeffrey A. Sonnenfeld) (Paperback):... HBR's 10 Must Reads on Boards (with bonus article "What Makes Great Boards Great" by Jeffrey A. Sonnenfeld) (Paperback)
Harvard Business Review, Jeffrey A. Sonnenfeld, Linda A. Hill, Robert S. Kaplan, Ram Charan
R447 Discovery Miles 4 470 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Keep shareholders happy and manage for the long term. Earning a board seat is a rite of passage. But directors must juggle many responsibilities, from steering company strategy, managing risk, and appointing leaders to setting the right incentives, meeting shareholder expectations, and dealing with activist investors. How do you balance it all? If you read nothing else on boards, read these 10 articles by experts in the field. We've combed through hundreds of articles in the Harvard Business Review archive and selected the most important ones to help you set your board up for success. This book will inspire you to: Ensure you have directors who can meet company goals Establish a robust succession-planning process Encourage the risk-taking that will generate breakthrough innovation Prioritize the health of the enterprise without neglecting shareholders Provide the critical support a new CEO needs to succeed Ignite nonprofit board members by engaging them in work that matters Take on the world's toughest economic, social, and environmental problems This collection of articles includes "What Makes Great Boards Great," by Jeffrey A. Sonnenfeld; "Building Better Boards," by David A. Nadler; "The Error at the Heart of Corporate Leadership," by Joseph L. Bower and Lynn S. Paine; "The New Work of the Nonprofit Board," by Barbara E. Taylor, Richard P. Chait, and Thomas P. Holland; "Dysfunction in the Boardroom," by Boris Groysberg and Deborah Bell; "The Board's New Innovation Imperative," by Linda A. Hill and George Davis; "Managing Risks: A New Framework," by Robert S. Kaplan and Anette Mikes; "Ending the CEO Succession Crisis," by Ram Charan; "Comp Targets That Work," by Radhakrishnan Gopalan, John Horn, and Todd Milbourn; and "Sustainability in the Boardroom," by Lynn S. Paine. HBR's 10 Must Reads paperback series is the definitive collection of books for new and experienced leaders alike. Leaders looking for the inspiration that big ideas provide, both to accelerate their own growth and that of their companies, should look no further. HBR's 10 Must Reads series focuses on the core topics that every ambitious manager needs to know: leadership, strategy, change, managing people, and managing yourself. Harvard Business Review has sorted through hundreds of articles and selected only the most essential reading on each topic. Each title includes timeless advice that will be relevant regardless of an ever-changing business environment.

Translations and Continuations - Riccoboni and Brooke, Graffigny and Roberts (Hardcover): Marijn S. Kaplan Translations and Continuations - Riccoboni and Brooke, Graffigny and Roberts (Hardcover)
Marijn S. Kaplan
R967 Discovery Miles 9 670 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This edition connects four female writers from two different countries, presenting the English translations of two of the most popular eighteenth-century French novels and a sequel to one of them.

American Public School Finance (Hardcover, 3rd edition): William A Owings, Leslie S Kaplan American Public School Finance (Hardcover, 3rd edition)
William A Owings, Leslie S Kaplan
R4,161 Discovery Miles 41 610 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Designed for aspiring school leaders, this text presents the realities of school finance policy and issues, as well as the tools for formulating and managing school budgets. In an era of dwindling fiscal support for public schools, increasing federal mandates, and additional local budget requirements, educational leaders must be able to articulate sound finance theory and application. The authors move beyond coverage found in other texts by providing critical analysis and unique chapters on misconceptions about school finance; fiscal capacity, fiscal effort, adequacy, and efficiency; demographic issues; and spending and student achievement. Examining local, state, and federal education spending, this text gives readers the foundation to understand school finance and knowledgeably educate colleagues, parents, and other stakeholders about its big-picture issues, facts, and trends. The new edition of American Public School Finance will help educational leaders at all stages of their careers become informed advocates for education finance practice and reform. New in this edition: Expanded coverage on school choice Discussion of new standards and law Updated exploration of student demographics and its impact on learning Advanced pedagogical features such as connections to the latest Professional Standards for Educational Leaders (PSEL), Focus Questions, Case Studies, and Chapter Questions/Assignments Complementary electronic resources designed to deepen and extend the topics in each chapter and to provide instructors with lecture slides and other teaching strategies.

The American Family - A Compendium of Data and Sources (Paperback): Josefina J. Card, Evelyn C. Peterson, Sachi Mizuno, Kathryn... The American Family - A Compendium of Data and Sources (Paperback)
Josefina J. Card, Evelyn C. Peterson, Sachi Mizuno, Kathryn L. Muller, Elizabeth A. McKean, …
R1,100 Discovery Miles 11 000 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This compendium is one of a series of social science research and teaching resources created by the American Family Data Archive at Sociometrics Corporation. It describes 28 data sets chosen by a panel of scientist-experts as having outstanding potential for secondary data analysis on issues facing today's American family.

Organizational Behavior for School Leadership - Leveraging Your School for Success (Hardcover): Leslie S Kaplan, William A... Organizational Behavior for School Leadership - Leveraging Your School for Success (Hardcover)
Leslie S Kaplan, William A Owings
R4,770 Discovery Miles 47 700 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Organizational Behavior for School Leadership provides a theoretical and practical framework to help emerging leaders build the mental models they need to be effective. Presenting traditional, modern, and contemporary perspectives, each chapter offers opportunities for readers to reflect on the ideas and apply their leadership perspective and skills to their own work settings. In this way, this important book helps graduate students in educational leadership understand organizational situations and circumstances, an essential step in making appropriate decisions about people, school operations, and the community that generate improved student and teacher outcomes. Special features include: Guiding questions-chapter openers to initiate student thinking. Case studies and companion rubrics-engage students in applying content to real-life school scenarios with guiding rubrics to help think through answers. Reflections and relevance-interactive learning activities, simulations, and graphic assignments deepen readers' understanding. PSEL Standards-each chapter aligns with the 2015 Professional Standards for Educational Leaders. Companion website-includes case studies and rubrics, supplementary materials, additional readings, and PowerPoint slides for instructors.

Medical Issues And The Eating Disorders - The Interface (Hardcover): Allan S. Kaplan, Paul E Garfinkel Medical Issues And The Eating Disorders - The Interface (Hardcover)
Allan S. Kaplan, Paul E Garfinkel
R1,518 Discovery Miles 15 180 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


Series Information:
Brunner/Mazel Eating Disorders Monographs

Critical Resource Theory - A Conceptual Lens for Identifying, Diagnosing, and Addressing Inequities in School Funding... Critical Resource Theory - A Conceptual Lens for Identifying, Diagnosing, and Addressing Inequities in School Funding (Paperback)
Leslie S Kaplan, William A Owings
R1,263 Discovery Miles 12 630 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

* The only book that offers a new, easily understandable conceptual framework with which to identify, assess, and help remedy inequities in public funding. * Addresses both the inequities in public school funding and the wider societal and cultural issues that make it "normal" to underfund high-poverty schools and to expect low-income children and children of color to perform poorly in school. * Introduces a new theory with practical application and is grounded in contemporary research. * Explores how school district leaders, building principals, and policy makers can conduct meaningful "equity audits" in their schools and districts to determine equitable resource allocations.

HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing Risk (with bonus article "Managing 21st-Century Political Risk" by Condoleezza Rice and... HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing Risk (with bonus article "Managing 21st-Century Political Risk" by Condoleezza Rice and Amy Zegart) - (with bonus article 'Managing 21st-Century Political Risk' by Condoleezza Rice and Amy Zegart) (Paperback)
Harvard Business Review, Robert S. Kaplan, Condoleezza Rice, Philip E. Tetlock, Paul J.H. Schoemaker
R567 R443 Discovery Miles 4 430 Save R124 (22%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Is your business playing it safe&#8212or taking the right risks? If you read nothing else on managing risk, read these 10 articles. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help your company make smart decisions and thrive, even when the future is unclear. This book will inspire you to: Avoid the most common errors in risk management Understand the three distinct categories of risk and tailor your risk-management processes accordingly Embrace uncertainty as a key element of breakthrough innovation Adopt best practices for mitigating political threats Upgrade your organization's forecasting capabilities to gain a competitive edge Detect and neutralize cyberattacks originating inside your company This collection of articles includes "Managing Risks: A New Framework," by Robert S. Kaplan and Anette Mikes; "How to Build Risk into Your Business Model," by Karan Girotra and Serguei Netessine; "The Six Mistakes Executives Make in Risk Management," by Nassim N. Taleb, Daniel G. Goldstein, and Mark W. Spitznagel; "From Superstorms to Factory Fires: Managing Unpredictable Supply-Chain Disruptions," by David Simchi-Levi, William Schmidt, and Yehua Wei; "Is It Real? Can We Win? Is It Worth Doing?: Managing Risk and Reward in an Innovation Portfolio," by George S. Day; "Superforecasting: How to Upgrade Your Company's Judgment," by Paul J. H. Schoemaker and Philip E. Tetlock; "Managing 21st-Century Political Risk," by Condoleezza Rice and Amy Zegart; "How to Scandal-Proof Your Company," by Paul Healy and George Serafeim; "Beating the Odds When You Launch a New Venture," by Clark Gilbert and Matthew Eyring; "The Danger from Within," by David M. Upton and Sadie Creese; and "Future-Proof Your Climate Strategy," by Joseph E. Aldy and Gianfranco Gianfrate.

Marie Jeanne Riccoboni's Epistolary Feminism - Fact, Fiction, and Voice (Hardcover): Marijn S. Kaplan Marie Jeanne Riccoboni's Epistolary Feminism - Fact, Fiction, and Voice (Hardcover)
Marijn S. Kaplan
R4,577 Discovery Miles 45 770 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Marie Jeanne Riccoboni's Epistolary Feminism: Fact, Fiction, and Voice argues that Riccoboni is among the most significant women writers of the French Enlightenment due to her "epistolary feminism". Locating its source in her first novel Lettres de Mistriss Fanni Butlerd (1757), between fact and fiction, public and private, Marijn S. Kaplan provides new evidence supporting both the novel's autobiography theory and de Maillebois hypothesis. Kaplan then traces how Riccoboni progressively develops a proto-feminist poetics of voice in her epistolary fiction, empowering women to resist patriarchal efforts to silence and appropriate them, which culminates in her final novel Lettres de Milord Rivers (1777). In nineteen relatively unknown letters (included, with translations) written over three decades to her publisher Humblot, several editors, Diderot, Laclos, Philip Thicknesse etc., Riccoboni is shown similarly to defend her oeuvre, her reputation, and her authority as a woman (writer), refusing to be manipulated and silenced by men.

Betrayed - Politics, Power, and Prosperity (Paperback, 1st ed. 2013): S. Kaplan Betrayed - Politics, Power, and Prosperity (Paperback, 1st ed. 2013)
S. Kaplan
R1,130 Discovery Miles 11 300 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Betrayed takes a new approach to the subject of global poverty, one that doesn't blame the West but also doesn't rely on the West for solutions. Betrayed puts the poor themselves at center stage, and shows how their entrepreneurial energies are shackled by political and social discrimination. When these shackles are removed, as is happening in places such as China and Vietnam, the poor are able to seize opportunities and drive wealth creation. Combining the latest research into poverty and state building with the author's personal observations drawn from years running businesses in the developing world, Betrayed explains how leaders in the developing world can build more inclusive societies and more equitable governments, thereby creating dynamic national economies and giving the poor the opportunity to accumulate the means and skills to control their own destinies. This refreshing new approach will appeal to business people who are fed up with reading critiques of global poverty that see capitalism as the problem, not the solution; people in both the global North and South who want to see attention focused not on Western aid but on what developing countries and their citizens can do to help themselves; scholars and practitioners in the development field who are looking for new, practicable ideas; and general readers who want accessible and engaging accounts of ordinary people struggling to overcome poverty.

Betrayed - Politics, Power, and Prosperity (Hardcover): S. Kaplan Betrayed - Politics, Power, and Prosperity (Hardcover)
S. Kaplan
R2,686 Discovery Miles 26 860 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Betrayed takes a new approach to the subject of global poverty, one that doesn't blame the West but also doesn't rely on the West for solutions. Betrayed puts the poor themselves at center stage, and shows how their entrepreneurial energies are shackled by political and social discrimination. When these shackles are removed, as is happening in places such as China and Vietnam, the poor are able to seize opportunities and drive wealth creation. Combining the latest research into poverty and state building with the author's personal observations drawn from years running businesses in the developing world, Betrayed explains how leaders in the developing world can build more inclusive societies and more equitable governments, thereby creating dynamic national economies and giving the poor the opportunity to accumulate the means and skills to control their own destinies. This refreshing new approach will appeal to business people who are fed up with reading critiques of global poverty that see capitalism as the problem, not the solution; people in both the global North and South who want to see attention focused not on Western aid but on what developing countries and their citizens can do to help themselves; scholars and practitioners in the development field who are looking for new, practicable ideas; and general readers who want accessible and engaging accounts of ordinary people struggling to overcome poverty.

Betrayed - Politics, Power, and Prosperity (Paperback, 1st ed. 2013): S. Kaplan Betrayed - Politics, Power, and Prosperity (Paperback, 1st ed. 2013)
S. Kaplan
R1,125 Discovery Miles 11 250 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Betrayed takes a new approach to the subject of global poverty, one that doesn't blame the West but also doesn't rely on the West for solutions. Betrayed puts the poor themselves at center stage, and shows how their entrepreneurial energies are shackled by political and social discrimination. When these shackles are removed, as is happening in places such as China and Vietnam, the poor are able to seize opportunities and drive wealth creation. Combining the latest research into poverty and state building with the author's personal observations drawn from years running businesses in the developing world, Betrayed explains how leaders in the developing world can build more inclusive societies and more equitable governments, thereby creating dynamic national economies and giving the poor the opportunity to accumulate the means and skills to control their own destinies. This refreshing new approach will appeal to business people who are fed up with reading critiques of global poverty that see capitalism as the problem, not the solution; people in both the global North and South who want to see attention focused not on Western aid but on what developing countries and their citizens can do to help themselves; scholars and practitioners in the development field who are looking for new, practicable ideas; and general readers who want accessible and engaging accounts of ordinary people struggling to overcome poverty.

Herpes Simplex and Pseudorabies Viruses (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1969): Albert S. Kaplan Herpes Simplex and Pseudorabies Viruses (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1969)
Albert S. Kaplan
R1,509 Discovery Miles 15 090 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The herpes group consists of viruses which have been placed together on the basis of a number of distinguishing features that they share in common (ANDRE WES, 1962). All these viruses are relatively large, possess identical morphological characteristics, contain DNA, and are extremely sensitive to inactivation by ether; these viruses are also assembled within the nucleus of the host cell and induce the formation of eosinophilic intranuclear inclusions. The epidemiology of some of the best known viruses in this group (herpes simplex, pseudorabies, and B-virus) is also similar (BURNET et aI., 1939). Herpes simplex virus exists in the latent state in man, the natural host for this virus, and becomes overt in individuals subject to some form of stress; this condition appears to be paralleled by pseudorabies virus in its natural host, swine and by B-virus in monkeys. In each instance, transmission of the virus to a susceptible host other than the natural one results usually in marked symptoms and death. This chapter is confined to a description of herpes simplex and pseudorabies viruses; B-virus is described separately elsewhere in the Hand book. Since the clinical aspects of the diseases caused by herpes simplex virus and pseudorabies virus have been well described, greater emphasis will be placed, therefore, on the basic biological and biochemical properties of these viruses; their clinical features will be discussed only briefly."

Medical Issues And The Eating Disorders - The Interface (Paperback): Allan S. Kaplan, Paul E Garfinkel Medical Issues And The Eating Disorders - The Interface (Paperback)
Allan S. Kaplan, Paul E Garfinkel
R1,287 Discovery Miles 12 870 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

First published in 1993. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Organizational Behavior for School Leadership - Leveraging Your School for Success (Paperback): Leslie S Kaplan, William A... Organizational Behavior for School Leadership - Leveraging Your School for Success (Paperback)
Leslie S Kaplan, William A Owings
R2,351 Discovery Miles 23 510 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Organizational Behavior for School Leadership provides a theoretical and practical framework to help emerging leaders build the mental models they need to be effective. Presenting traditional, modern, and contemporary perspectives, each chapter offers opportunities for readers to reflect on the ideas and apply their leadership perspective and skills to their own work settings. In this way, this important book helps graduate students in educational leadership understand organizational situations and circumstances, an essential step in making appropriate decisions about people, school operations, and the community that generate improved student and teacher outcomes. Special features include: Guiding questions-chapter openers to initiate student thinking. Case studies and companion rubrics-engage students in applying content to real-life school scenarios with guiding rubrics to help think through answers. Reflections and relevance-interactive learning activities, simulations, and graphic assignments deepen readers' understanding. PSEL Standards-each chapter aligns with the 2015 Professional Standards for Educational Leaders. Companion website-includes case studies and rubrics, supplementary materials, additional readings, and PowerPoint slides for instructors.

The Conversion of Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg - From Isolation to International Engagement (Hardcover): Lawrence S. Kaplan The Conversion of Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg - From Isolation to International Engagement (Hardcover)
Lawrence S. Kaplan
R1,269 Discovery Miles 12 690 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The United States has looked inward throughout most of its history, preferring to avoid "foreign entanglements," as George Washington famously advised. After World War II, however, Americans became more inclined to break with the past and take a prominent place on the world stage. Much has been written about the influential figures who stood at the center of this transformation, but remarkably little attention has been paid to Arthur H. Vandenberg (1884--1951), who played a crucial role in moving the nation from its isolationist past to an internationalist future. Vandenberg served as a U.S. senator from Michigan from 1928 to 1951 and was known in his early career for his fervent anti-interventionism. After 1945, he became heavily involved in the establishment of the United Nations and was a key player in the development of NATO. As chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee during 1947 and 1948, Vandenberg helped rally support for President Truman's foreign policy -- including the Marshall Plan -- and his leadership contributed to a short-lived era of congressional bipartisanship regarding international relations. In The Conversion of Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg, Lawrence S. Kaplan offers the first critical biography of the distinguished statesman. He demonstrates how Vandenberg's story provides a window on the political and cultural changes taking place in America as the country assumed a radically different role in the world, and makes a seminal contribution to the history of U.S. foreign policy during the initial years of the Cold War.

American Public School Finance (Paperback, 3rd edition): William A Owings, Leslie S Kaplan American Public School Finance (Paperback, 3rd edition)
William A Owings, Leslie S Kaplan
R2,173 Discovery Miles 21 730 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Designed for aspiring school leaders, this text presents the realities of school finance policy and issues, as well as the tools for formulating and managing school budgets. In an era of dwindling fiscal support for public schools, increasing federal mandates, and additional local budget requirements, educational leaders must be able to articulate sound finance theory and application. The authors move beyond coverage found in other texts by providing critical analysis and unique chapters on misconceptions about school finance; fiscal capacity, fiscal effort, adequacy, and efficiency; demographic issues; and spending and student achievement. Examining local, state, and federal education spending, this text gives readers the foundation to understand school finance and knowledgeably educate colleagues, parents, and other stakeholders about its big-picture issues, facts, and trends. The new edition of American Public School Finance will help educational leaders at all stages of their careers become informed advocates for education finance practice and reform. New in this edition: Expanded coverage on school choice Discussion of new standards and law Updated exploration of student demographics and its impact on learning Advanced pedagogical features such as connections to the latest Professional Standards for Educational Leaders (PSEL), Focus Questions, Case Studies, and Chapter Questions/Assignments Complementary electronic resources designed to deepen and extend the topics in each chapter and to provide instructors with lecture slides and other teaching strategies.

Empire to Nation - Historical Perspectives on the Making of the Modern World (Paperback): Joseph W. Esherick, Hasan Kayali,... Empire to Nation - Historical Perspectives on the Making of the Modern World (Paperback)
Joseph W. Esherick, Hasan Kayali, Eric van Young; Contributions by Karen Barkey, Uradyn E. Bulag, …
R2,358 Discovery Miles 23 580 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The fall of empires and the rise of nation-states was a defining political transition in the making of the modern world. As United States imperialism becomes a popular focus of debate, we must understand how empire, the nineteenth century's dominant form of large-scale political organization, had disappeared by the end of the twentieth century. Here, ten prominent specialists discuss the empire-to-nation transition in comparative perspective. Chapters on Latin America, the Middle East, Eastern Europe, Russia, and China illustrate both the common features and the diversity of the transition. Questioning the sharpness of the break implied by the empire/nation binary, the contributors explore the many ways in which empires were often nation-like and nations behaved imperially. While previous studies have focused on the rise and fall of empires or on nationalism and the process of nation-building, this intriguing volume concentrates on the empire-to-nation transition itself. Understanding this transition allows us to better interpret the contemporary political order and new forms of global hegemony.

The Cultic Milieu - Oppositional Subcultures in an Age of Globalization (Paperback): Jeffrey S. Kaplan, Helene Loeoew The Cultic Milieu - Oppositional Subcultures in an Age of Globalization (Paperback)
Jeffrey S. Kaplan, Helene Loeoew; Contributions by Laird Wilcox, Colin Campbell, Bron Taylor, …
R1,706 Discovery Miles 17 060 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In 1999, a seemingly incongruous collection of protestors converged in Seattle to shut down the meetings of the World Trade Organization. Union leaders, environmentalists dressed as endangered turtles, mainstream Christian clergy, violence-advocating anarchists, gay and lesbian activists, and many other diverse groups came together to protest what they saw as the unfair power of a nondemocratic elite. But how did such strange bedfellows come together? And can their unity continue? In 1972 another period of social upheaval sociologist Colin Campbell posited a "cultic milieu": An underground region where true seekers test hidden, forgotten, and forbidden knowledge. Ideas and allegiances within the milieu change as individuals move between loosely organized groups, but the larger milieu persists in opposition to the dominant culture. Jeffrey Kaplan and Helene Loow find Campbell's theory especially useful in coming to grips with the varied oppositional groups of today. While the issues differ, current subcultures often behave in similar ways to deviant groups of the past. The Cultic Milieu brings together scholars looking at racial, religious and environmental oppositional groups as well as looking at the watchdog groups that oppose these groups in turn. While providing fascinating information on their own subjects, each essay contributes to a larger understanding of our present-day cultic milieu. For classes in the social sciences or religious studies, The Cultic Milieu offers a novel way to look at the interactions and ideas of those who fight against the powerful in our global age.

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