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Social and Behavioral Sciences

Selected Works

2007

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Full-Text Articles in Higher Education

The Effectiveness Of Expert Guest Lecturers In The Classroom, A. Gharib, W. Phillips, N. Schur, L. Bartolini Apr 2007

The Effectiveness Of Expert Guest Lecturers In The Classroom, A. Gharib, W. Phillips, N. Schur, L. Bartolini

LeeAnn Bartolini

no abstract available

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Education And Homeless Youth: Policy Implementations, Ronald Hallett Jan 2007

Education And Homeless Youth: Policy Implementations, Ronald Hallett

Ronald Hallett

Hallett provides a review of research project related to McKinney-Vento.

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It’S About Time: Temporal Dimensions Of College Preparation Programs, William Tierney, Ronald Hallett, Kristan Venegas Jan 2007

It’S About Time: Temporal Dimensions Of College Preparation Programs, William Tierney, Ronald Hallett, Kristan Venegas

Ronald Hallett

After-school education programs for at-risk students are often implemented to increase academic performance and college readiness. This article explores the terms "out-of-school" and "after-school" related to college preparation programs and suggests that these programs should consider attendance, participation and intensity to impact a student's success in college. This article concludes with four practical steps to improve the structural design of after-school programs concerned about college preparation.

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Greening The Business Economics Curriculum: A Paradigm For Environmental Stewardship In The 21st Century, Asayehgn Desta Dec 2006

Greening The Business Economics Curriculum: A Paradigm For Environmental Stewardship In The 21st Century, Asayehgn Desta

Asayehgn Desta

Economic growth depends upon the wealth of goods and services that natural resources provide. Yet, over the years, as corporations pursue hefty returns on their investment, they have been depleting the natural resources so vital for economic development. After the Rio Earth Summit of 1992, however, corporations that once viewed environmentalism as a threat to their survival all of a sudden realized sustainability as a means of gaining a competitive edge; it reduced costs and stimulated greater innovation. When the program of action for the Earth Summit was reviewed in 2002 at the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) in …

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Könyvtárszakon Amerikában: Feljegyzések Az Iskolapadból. [Class: A Guide Through The American Library School. In Hungarian]., Judit H. Ward Dec 2006

Könyvtárszakon Amerikában: Feljegyzések Az Iskolapadból. [Class: A Guide Through The American Library School. In Hungarian]., Judit H. Ward

Judit H. Ward

The author presents her experience with American higher education as a career changer and new immigrant, while trying to navigate through the maze of library school and find a new job.

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Reference Librarians Speak For Users: A Learning Commons Concept That Meets The Needs Of A Diverse Student Body, Jeffrey A. Franks, Michael P. Tosko Dec 2006

Reference Librarians Speak For Users: A Learning Commons Concept That Meets The Needs Of A Diverse Student Body, Jeffrey A. Franks, Michael P. Tosko

Jeffrey A Franks

This article describes the creation of a learning commons at a main campus library at a medium-sized, state university.

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