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Race and Class Matters at an Elite College
Temple University Press 2008; US$ 29.95In Race and Class Matters at an Elite College , Elizabeth Aries provides a rare glimpse into the challenges faced by black and white college students from widely different class backgrounds as they come to live together as freshmen. Based on an intensive study Aries conducted with 58 students at Amherst College during the 2005-2006 academic year,... more...
Metallfedern
Springer 2007; US$ 119.99Die grundsätzlichen Verfahren und Probleme der Federherstellung anhand zahlreicher Anwendungsbeispiele. Mit praktischen Berechnungsbeispielen, über 300 Abbildungen, zahlreichen Tabellen. Detailliert: Wärme- und Oberflächenbehandlung, Eigenspannung, Dauerfestigkeit (entscheidend für die Qualität!). In 2. Auflage, umfassend erneuert und ergänzt: Angaben... more...
Creating Community
University of Alabama Press 2009; US$ 19.95A community of inquiry and pride in central Alabama. Creating Community explores how faculty members at Alabama State University, a historically black university in Montgomery, have been inspired by the legacy of African American culture and the civil rights movement and how they seek to interpret and extend that legacy through teaching, scholarship,... more...
The Challenge of Competence
Continuum International Publishing 1994; US$ 110.00Offers a range of related perspectives on competence issues, which should be of interest to policy-makers, practitioners, academics and researchers in the fields of teaching, social work, and youth and community work. The book includes comparisons with vocational education initiatives in Europe. more...
Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Palgrave Macmillan 2008; US$ 105.00Historically Black colleges and universities play a vital role in the education of African Americans in the US. The chapters in this edited volume focus on topics that deserve further attention and that will push students, scholars, policymakers, and Black college administrators to reexamine their perspectives on and perceptions of Black colleges. more...
Fix Your Own Computer For Seniors For Dummies
Wiley 2009; US$ 24.99Learn to diagnose and fix simple PC problems with this easy-to-follow guide When something goes wrong with your computer, it's frustrating and potentially expensive. With Fix Your Own Computer For Seniors For Dummies , you can find out what's wrong, how to fix it, whether you need to call in professional help, and how to practice preventive maintenance.... more...
Milwaukees Jesuit University
Marquette University Press 2007; US$ 40.00Inspired by the ambitions of Milwaukee's first bishop, John Martin Henni, Marquette College opened in September 1881 on a hilltop overlooking the city's expanding downtown. Named for the great explorer and missionary of the American Midwest, Pere Jacques Marquette, the institution's educational foundation drew upon the well-developed, clearly-elucidated... more...
Meetings of the Mind
Princeton University Press 2010; US$ 21.95Comic in tone and serious in intent, this book gives a vivid portrait of academic life in the nineties. With campus populations and critical perspectives changing rapidly, academic debate needs to look beyond the old ideal of common purposes and communal agreement. How can we learn from people we won't end up agreeing with? This question is explored... more...
Crossing Borders
University Press of America 2009; US$ 35.99In the past few decades, there have been an increasing number of Chinese women who are international students in U.S. universities, yet their experiences within American culture have not been the focus of study to educators and researchers in higher education. This book can contribute to the educator's understanding of their experiences. more...
Maroon and White
University Press of Mississippi 2008; US$ 35.00Mississippi State University was founded in 1878 and opened its doors in 1880 as a land-grant school de-signed for teaching agriculture and mechanical arts. Building upon the work of John K. Bettersworth, Michael B. Ballard traces the evolution of this institution. From the beginning, first president Stephen D. Lee wanted to expand the university\'s... more...









