Educators

When Evan Pugh became the first president of Pennsylvania's Farmers' High School-later to be known as The Pennsylvania State University-the small campus was in disrepair and in dire need of leadership. Pugh was young, barely into his 30s, but he was...

Ears, Eyes, and Hands presents the author's reflections on language, literacy, and linguistics that have been shaped by her deafness and by her work as an educator. In short, engaging narratives, Deborah L. Wolter exposes deeply entrenched attitudes and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781733534000Author Morris BejaFormat PaperbackPage Count 248Imprint Impromptu PressPublisher Impromptu PressWeight(grams) 376g

By a succession of living pictures, as it were, this book shows the eminent naturalist in the very act of teaching. Sometimes he himself speaks, sometimes distinguished pupils of his reveal in their own words the process by which they were led to nature...

In 1917, fifty-two years after its founding, the University of Kentucky faced stagnation, financial troubles, and disturbing reports of nepotism, resulting in a leadership crisis. A special committee investigated the institution and issued a report...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780984795888Author Roxanne L. NilanFormat HardbackPage Count 696Imprint Stanford University PressPublisher Stanford University Press

An homage to the life of poet, writer, and teaching artist Judith Tannenbaum and her impact on incarcerated and marginalized students. The Book of Judith honors Judith Tannenbaum but also reflects, through both form and content, on the complexities of...

An homage to the life of poet, writer, and teaching artist Judith Tannenbaum and her impact on incarcerated and marginalized students. The Book of Judith honors Judith Tannenbaum but also reflects, through both form and content, on the complexities of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789633867013Author Ivan T BerendFormat PaperbackPage Count 286Imprint Central European University PressPublisher Central European University Press

Energetic, shrewd, and charming, Herman B Wells was the driving force behind the transformation of Indiana University-which became a model for American public higher education in the 20th century. A person of unusual sensitivity and a skilled and...

James Henry Breasted (1865-1935) had a career that epitomizes our popular image of the archaeologist. Daring, handsome, and charismatic, he travelled on expeditions to remote and politically unstable corners of the Middle East, helped identify the tomb...

Paul W. Ogden has dedicated his life to educating young deaf and hard of hearing people and raising awareness of what it means to be deaf in a hearing world. He has taught and mentored a generation of teachers, and his classic volume, The Silent Garden,...

Originally published in 1969, this is the first biography of Susan Isaacs, the first attempt to estimate her incalculable contribution to the theory and practice of the education of young children. As a pioneer of new teaching methods, Susan Isaacs...

A surprising and revealing memoir populated with art historians, art influencers, and the former lover and lifelong friend of Marcel Duchamp, Beatrice Wood. Francis M. Naumann, a distinguished expert on Dada and Marcel Duchamp reflects upon his...

Author Steven J. Harper pays tribute to a well-respected teacher with this biography of a distinguished William Smith Mason Professor of History at Northwestern University, Richard W. Leopold. Harper had maintained contact with his former professor, as...

Why are some nations rich and others poor? Why do the citizens of some countries lead a happy, prosperous life while others struggle in terrible want?This book takes the reader through the eventful life journey of one of Singapore's best known economists...

This memoir presents a special look into Professor Cheng-Few Lee's formative childhood years, his distinguished career as a respected scholar and conference organizer, and his substantial experience in the fields of education and policy-making. It...

This memoir presents a special look into Professor Cheng-Few Lee's formative childhood years, his distinguished career as a respected scholar and conference organizer, and his substantial experience in the fields of education and policy-making. It...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781932705416Author Viney KirpalFormat PaperbackPage Count 250Imprint New Dawn PressPublisher New Dawn PressWeight(grams) 239g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781897448755Author Semion VinokurFormat HardbackPage Count 344Imprint Laitman Kabbalah PublishersPublisher Laitman Kabbalah Publishers

The goals of achieving equal citizenship rights for African Americans and international respect for human rights inspired Charles H. Thompson to focus his attention on ending segregation as public policy in the United States. As editor of The Journal of...

A sweeping perspective on L. Ron Hubbard, Educator and his deeply illuminating development of "Study Technology", a method of learning and teaching based on full understanding and practical application of any subject. This volume covers the...

Practical Social Justice brings together the mentorship experiences of a diverse group of leaders across business, academia, and the public sector. They relay the lessons they learned from Dr. Joseph L. White through personal narratives, providing a...

This checklist of Thomas Hollis's gifts to Harvard College Library documents the generosity and the motives of one of the earliest and one of the greatest donors to Harvard University. Promoting civil and religious liberty, Hollis distributed books in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788763003223Author Marcus HallgrenFormat PaperbackPage Count 275Imprint Copenhagen Business School PressPublisher Copenhagen Business School...

A behind-the-scenes collection of vignettes, as told by a professor of four decades, shares the story of life at America's second-oldest college from 1950 to 2000. Learn about the remarkable students, faculty, administrators, and alumni who helped...

A Maverick Boasian explores the often contradictory life of Alexander Goldenweiser (1880–1940), a scholar considered by his contemporaries to be Franz Boas’s most brilliant and most favored student. The story of his life and scholarship is complex and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780914630203Author Roger StoddardFormat PaperbackPage Count 64Imprint Houghton Library,U.S.Publisher Houghton Library,U.S.Weight(grams) 172g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781978829749Author George A PruittFormat HardbackPage Count 312Imprint Rutgers University PressPublisher Rutgers University PressWeight(grams) 152g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780980510843Author Coralie ElsenoreFormat PaperbackPage Count 164Imprint Monash University Custom Publishing ServicesPublisher Monash University Custom...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780910671163Author Professor Charles V HamiltonFormat PaperbackPage Count 116Imprint Path PressPublisher Path PressWeight(grams) 200g

The inside story of a maverick reformer with a take-no-prisoners management style Hailed by Oprah as a "warrior woman for our times," reviled by teachers unions as the enemy, Michelle Rhee, outgoing chancellor of Washington DC public schools, has become...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781922235435Author Richard LarkinsFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Monash University PublishingPublisher Monash University PublishingWeight(grams) 368g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781928333159Author Kimon PhitidisFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint BookstormPublisher Bookstorm

In this unique collection, the memoirs of eleven historians provide a fascinating portrait of a formative generation of scholars. Born around the time of World War II, these influential historians came of age just before the upheavals of the 1960s and...

This book has a dual purpose. The first is to present a biography of Yamato Ichihashi, a Stanford University professor who was one of the first academics of Asian ancestry in the United States. The second purpose is to present, through Ichihashi's...

Brilliantly uniting the personal and the critical, French Lessons is a powerful autobiographical experiment. It tells the story of an American woman escaping into the French language and of a scholar and teacher coming to grips with her history of...

When he was seventeen, Sam Kelly met Paul Robeson, who asked him, "What are you doing for the race?" That question became a challenge to the young Kelly and inspired him to devote his life to helping others. Sam Kelly's story intersects with...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781845193867Author Edward TimmsFormat HardbackPage Count 272Imprint Sussex Academic PressPublisher Liverpool University PressWeight(grams)...

Practical Social Justice brings together the mentorship experiences of a diverse group of leaders across business, academia, and the public sector. They relay the lessons they learned from Dr. Joseph L. White through personal narratives, providing a...