School, Family, and Community Partnerships

School, Family, and Community Partnerships

Author: Joyce L. Epstein

Publisher: Corwin Press

Published: 2018-07-19

Total Pages: 508

ISBN-13: 1483320014

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Strengthen programs of family and community engagement to promote equity and increase student success! When schools, families, and communities collaborate and share responsibility for students′ education, more students succeed in school. Based on 30 years of research and fieldwork, the fourth edition of the bestseller School, Family, and Community Partnerships: Your Handbook for Action, presents tools and guidelines to help develop more effective and more equitable programs of family and community engagement. Written by a team of well-known experts, it provides a theory and framework of six types of involvement for action; up-to-date research on school, family, and community collaboration; and new materials for professional development and on-going technical assistance. Readers also will find: Examples of best practices on the six types of involvement from preschools, and elementary, middle, and high schools Checklists, templates, and evaluations to plan goal-linked partnership programs and assess progress CD-ROM with slides and notes for two presentations: A new awareness session to orient colleagues on the major components of a research-based partnership program, and a full One-Day Team Training Workshop to prepare school teams to develop their partnership programs. As a foundational text, this handbook demonstrates a proven approach to implement and sustain inclusive, goal-linked programs of partnership. It shows how a good partnership program is an essential component of good school organization and school improvement for student success. This book will help every district and all schools strengthen and continually improve their programs of family and community engagement.


Russia as an Aspiring Great Power in East Asia

Russia as an Aspiring Great Power in East Asia

Author: P. Rangsimaporn

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2009-08-27

Total Pages: 275

ISBN-13: 0230244742

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Rangsimaporn argues that Russia aspires to become a great power and tries to achieve this through utilizing its position as a Eurasian country, with vast territories in East Asia, its economic assets, primarily arms and energy, and careful management of its role in a multipolar East Asia with a complex balance of power.


Index Medicus

Index Medicus

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 2180

ISBN-13:

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Vols. for 1963- include as pt. 2 of the Jan. issue: Medical subject headings.


Strategic Partners

Strategic Partners

Author: Jeanne Lorraine Wilson

Publisher: M.E. Sharpe

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 314

ISBN-13: 9780765609397

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Analysing Russia's evolving foreign policy with regard to China, Jeanne Wilson considers the various infuences and constraints on this policy, looking particularly at economic policy, integration into global economic structures and military relations.


Surgical Techniques of the Shoulder, Elbow and Knee in Sports Medicine E-Book

Surgical Techniques of the Shoulder, Elbow and Knee in Sports Medicine E-Book

Author: Brian J. Cole

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2008-02-05

Total Pages: 811

ISBN-13: 1437721192

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This reference offers a step-by-step, “how-to approach on performing both open and arthroscopic surgeries for sports-related injuries of the knee, elbow, and shoulder. Leaders in sports medicine offer guidance on everything from patient positioning and the latest surgical techniques through pearls and pitfalls and post-operative care. A concise and consistent chapter format makes it easy to find the answers you need; and abundant illustrations help you to master even the most technically challenging procedures. Guides you through the latest open and arthroscopic techniques, including arthroscopic rotator cuff repair and hamstring and allograft ACL reconstruction, in one convenient resource. Features a consistent, step-by-step approach, with numerous tips, pearls, and pitfalls, to help you obtain optimal outcomes from each procedure. Includes abundant illustrations so you can see exactly how to perform every technique step by step.


Tuberculosis E-Book

Tuberculosis E-Book

Author: H. Simon Schaaf

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2009-03-24

Total Pages: 1049

ISBN-13: 1437711065

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This book provides all the vital information you need to know about tuberculosis, especially in the face of drug-resistant strains of the disease. Coverage includes which patient populations face an elevated risk of infection, as well as which therapies are appropriate and how to correctly monitor ongoing treatment so that patients are cured. Properly administer screening tests, interpret their results, and identify manifestations of the disease, with authoritative guidance from expert clinicians from around the world. Discusses screening tests for tuberculosis so you can interpret their results and identify not only common manifestations of the disease, but also those that are comparatively rare—such as tuberculosis in pregnant women. Covers all clinical aspects of tuberculosis in children, including current practices on managing those infected with HIV. Provides details on how best to interact with the public health system in both industrialized and developing countries. Addresses the social aspects of tuberculosis and presents the latest advances on new and potential vaccines against tuberculosis. Offers the expertise of internationally recognized tuberculosis clinicians to provide you with well-rounded, global coverage. Features numerous illustrations to provide clear and detailed depictions of rare manifestations of tuberculosis.


E-Planning and Collaboration: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications

E-Planning and Collaboration: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications

Author: Management Association, Information Resources

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2018-06-04

Total Pages: 1775

ISBN-13: 1522556478

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As population growth accelerates, researchers and professionals face challenges as they attempt to plan for the future. E-planning is a significant component in addressing the key concerns as the world population moves towards urban environments. E-Planning and Collaboration: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications contains a compendium of the latest academic material on the emerging interdisciplinary areas of e-planning and collaboration. Including innovative studies on data management, urban development, and crowdsourcing, this multi-volume book is an ideal source for planners, policymakers, researchers, and graduate students interested in how recent technological advancements are enhancing the traditional practices in e-planning.