Author : Les Krantz
Publisher : Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 46,12 MB
Release : 2011-04
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 1616083050
Learn all the juicy details and quirky facts about Americans that the official U.S. Census fails to report.
Author : Tom Heymann
Publisher : tom heymann
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 25,58 MB
Release : 1991
Category : History
ISBN : 9780449906224
Funny, amazing, and as quirky as the country, The Unofficial U.S. Census truly has America's number. Published at the same time as the government's findings, these statistics tell things the government leaves out of its report. Readers will learn that: 1,275,000 dogs sleep in their owners' beds; 3,200,000 men use hair coloring; and much, much more. Press syndication.
Author : Thomas Brunell
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 42,37 MB
Release : 2010-04-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1135925216
Pundits have observed that if so many incumbents are returned to Congress to each election by such wide margins, perhaps we should look for ways to increase competitiveness – a centerpiece to the American way of life – through redistricting. Do competitive elections increase voter satisfaction? How does voting for a losing candidate affect voters’ attitudes toward government? The not-so-surprising conclusion is that losing voters are less satisfied with Congress and their Representative, but the implications for the way in which we draw congressional and state legislative districts are less straightforward. Redistricting and Representation argues that competition in general elections is not the sine qua non of healthy democracy, and that it in fact contributes to the low levels of approval of Congress and its members. Brunell makes the case for a radical departure from traditional approaches to redistricting – arguing that we need to "pack" districts with as many like-minded partisans as possible, maximizing the number of winning voters, not losers.
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Page : 880 pages
File Size : 34,32 MB
Release : 1928
Category : University extension
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Author : Rachel Dobkin
Publisher : Workman Publishing
Page : 660 pages
File Size : 39,98 MB
Release : 1995-01-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781563055591
Covers academic life, financial matters, health, sexuality, security issues, job hunting, and other areas as they relate to the experiences of women undergraduates
Author : Lida Cope
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 37,87 MB
Release : 2014-06-03
Category : Education
ISBN : 1317978056
It is a fact that the world’s languages are dying at an alarming rate. This comprehensive volume aspires to raise awareness among applied linguists and language practitioners about the needs and concerns of endangered language communities. It suggests that the way forward lies in building language revitalization teams reflecting the levels of expertise that the fields of formal linguistics and applied linguistics have to offer – in how well researchers and practitioners exploit a tremendous networking potential across disciplines to address the needs of revitalization, stabilization, or maintenance in these communities. A wide range of expert contributors addresses the following themes: (1) how varied language teaching contexts dictate what applied linguists bring to the table; (2) how training in applied linguists can empower members of the speaking community; (3) why we should critically examine the issues and terminology used to describe endangered language contexts; and (4) how linguistic skills can be adapted and integrated, conceptually and pedagogically, into non-traditional teaching contexts. The strength of this collection lies in bringing together expert applied and field linguists whose work represents extensive field experiences, theoretical expertise, and passionate resolve to act. This book was originally published as a special issue of Language and Education.
Author : Mark Foreman
Publisher : David C Cook
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 12,96 MB
Release : 2015-05-01
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 1434708977
The question Mark and Jan Foreman are most often asked is: How did you raise your kids? Never Say No takes you on a personal journey to learn first-hand how they raised Jon and Tim of Switchfoot. They share practical advice for instilling wonder in a media-saturated culture, cultivating specific gifts, and balancing structure with individual choice. Our purpose as parents is the same as our child’s: to live creatively beyond ourselves, bringing the love, beauty and nature of God to this world. Let the adventure begin.
Author : Cory A. Buxton
Publisher : SAGE Publications
Page : 503 pages
File Size : 47,57 MB
Release : 2010-07-08
Category : Education
ISBN : 1483343359
A practical methods text that prepares teachers to engage their students in rich science learning experiences Featuring an increased emphasis on the way today′s changing science and technology is shaping our culture, this Second Edition of Teaching Science in Elementary and Middle School provides pre- and in-service teachers with an introduction to basic science concepts and methods of science instruction, as well as practical strategies for the classroom. Throughout the book, the authors help readers learn to think like scientists and better understand the role of science in our day-to-day lives and in the history of Western culture. Part II features 100 key experiments that demonstrate the connection between content knowledge and effective inquiry-based pedagogy. The Second Edition is updated throughout and includes new coverage of applying multiple intelligences to the teaching and learning of science, creating safe spaces for scientific experimentation, using today′s rapidly changing online technologies, and more. Valuable Instructor and Student resources: The password-protected Instructor Teaching Site includes video clips that illustrate selected experiments, PowerPoint® lecture slides, Electronic Test Bank, Teaching guides, and Web resources. The open-access Student Study Site includes tools to help students prepare for exams and succeed in the course: video clips that illustrate selected experiments, chapter summaries, flash cards, quizzes, helpful student guides links to state standards, licensure exams and PRAXIS resources, and Learning from SAGE Journal Articles.
Author : Khyati Y. Joshi
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 23,14 MB
Release : 2013-10-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0252095952
Extending the understanding of race and ethnicity in the South beyond the prism of black-white relations, this interdisciplinary collection explores the growth, impact, and significance of rapidly growing Asian American populations in the American South. Avoiding the usual focus on the East and West Coasts, several essays attend to the nuanced ways in which Asian Americans negotiate the dominant black and white racial binary, while others provoke readers to reconsider the supposed cultural isolation of the region, reintroducing the South within a historical web of global networks across the Caribbean, Pacific, and Atlantic. Contributors are Vivek Bald, Leslie Bow, Amy Brandzel, Daniel Bronstein, Jigna Desai, Jennifer Ho, Khyati Y. Joshi, ChangHwan Kim, Marguerite Nguyen, Purvi Shah, Arthur Sakamoto, Jasmine Tang, Isao Takei, and Roy Vu.
Author : Mark Monmonier
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 1941 pages
File Size : 49,51 MB
Release : 2015-05-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 022615212X
For more than thirty years, the History of Cartography Project has charted the course for scholarship on cartography, bringing together research from a variety of disciplines on the creation, dissemination, and use of maps. Volume 6, Cartography in the Twentieth Century, continues this tradition with a groundbreaking survey of the century just ended and a new full-color, encyclopedic format. The twentieth century is a pivotal period in map history. The transition from paper to digital formats led to previously unimaginable dynamic and interactive maps. Geographic information systems radically altered cartographic institutions and reduced the skill required to create maps. Satellite positioning and mobile communications revolutionized wayfinding. Mapping evolved as an important tool for coping with complexity, organizing knowledge, and influencing public opinion in all parts of the globe and at all levels of society. Volume 6 covers these changes comprehensively, while thoroughly demonstrating the far-reaching effects of maps on science, technology, and society—and vice versa. The lavishly produced volume includes more than five hundred articles accompanied by more than a thousand images. Hundreds of expert contributors provide both original research, often based on their own participation in the developments they describe, and interpretations of larger trends in cartography. Designed for use by both scholars and the general public, this definitive volume is a reference work of first resort for all who study and love maps.
