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Saunders Elesevier, 1977. Minor edge and corner wear, gently scuffed, lightly shelf worn, corners are very lightly bumped and rubbed, overall a very clean used first edition! Red cloth with gilt and black lettering on the front cover and spine. 445 very clean unmarked and uncreased informative and educational pages wonderfully enhanced by black and white photographs and illustrations! "This book is designed primarily for use as a textbook for introductory courses in general school administration. Section One provides a comprehensive overview of the profession and is, perhaps, unique in its presentation of the many career options in nonschool settings that are open to persons trained in educational administration, and the various career tracks in educational organizations in the United States and abroad. Useful suggestions are also given for entering the profession, career planning, preparation, and professional growth.". First Edition / First Printing. Red Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to -… Leer más

Bristol, IN: Wyndham Hall Pr, 1985. Minor edge and corner wear, lightly scuffed and scratched, spine is lightly creased as well as the lower corner of the front of the wrapper, some light shelf wear, underlining and margin writing in pencil throughout the book, light stain on page 7 (does not affect readability), overall a nice used first edition! Extremely rare and hard-to-find title! Blue wrappers with white lettering. 102 informative and educational pages! Very very scarce and out-of-print! "This essay is an extension of work on the early years of American sociology that I presented in a similarly-titled article which was published in the Spring, 1983, issue of SOCIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS. Those portions that are reprinted here from that piece appear with the gracious permission of the Association for the Sociology of Religion. I am pleased to be able to bring this present edition to publication because it enables me both to correct some minor errors in the article and to enlarge especially upon the… Leer más

Milwaukee, WI, U.S.A.: Bulfin Printers, Inc. , 1994. Minor edge and corner wear; no dj; lightly scuffed and scratched; corners are gently bumped and rubbed; gently shelf worn; ex-library with the usual library markings; overall a nice used copy! Blue cloth with white lettering on the spine. 834 informative and historical pages nicely enhanced by black and white photographs and illustrations! "The authors, Habenstein and Lamers, wrote in the original Preface that the intent of the book is to present a variety of profiles of funeral customs and procedures drawn from cultures, peoples, and nationality groups the world over. Inasmuch as such groupings number well into the thousands, no attempt was made to provide a comprehensive, encyclopedic account of funerary behavior as it is found everywhere among all human groups.........." ------ from the Preface (Intent of Customs).. Fourth Edition. Blue Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

The Community Pride System : The Community Pride System , 1998. Minor edge and corner wear; lightly scuffed and scratched; spine is gently creased; some light shelf wear; ex-library with the usual library markings; overall a nice used FIRST EDITION / FIRST PRINTING! Very very rare and hard-to-find title! White wrapper with blue lettering and illustration on the wrapper. 652 informative and educational pages nicely enhanced by black and white illustrations! Extremely scarce and out-of-print FIRST EDITION / FIRST PRINTING! "Welcome to the Community Pride System. Inside you will find easy-to-used cartoons, surveys, forms and letters to help you prevent problems from gangs and drugs. It's not a book, it's a reference guide. Like a cookbook, you don't read it, you use it. Each form is meant to be copied, mailed, taped to the refrigerator or used in some other way. Community Pride (this manual) empowers private citizens to prevent gang and drug problems without depending on government… Leer más

Colorado Springs, CO, U.S.A.: Turn Around Publishing , 1998. Minor edge and corner wear; lightly scuffed and scratched; spine is creased as well as the lower corner of the front of the wrapper; some outer page edge soil; shelf worn; overall a nice signed first edition (stated)! Inscribed by the author on the inner front cover! Gray illustrated wrapper with black and red lettering. 258 historical and informative pages! "Do you want to do more than just survive? This book shows you how to be more than you ever thought you could be. If you're between the ages of 12 and 22, I dare you to read this book! And if you can't read, or don't like to read, then find somebody else to read it and fill you in on what you missed. If you've ever felt isolated, ignorant, or not good enough, read this book............" (SIGNED COPY).. Inscribed By the Author. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

U.S.A.: Edwin Mellen Pr, 1998. Minor edge and corner wear; no dj; lightly scuffed and scratched; corners are gently bumped and rubbed; some light shelf wear; ex-library with the usual library markings; overall a nice used copy! Black and white pictorial boards with black lettering. 409 informative and educational pages nicely enhanced by black and white and full-color illustrations! "This is a national empirical study of homelessness in the USA based on an analysis of variations in the size of homeless populations among the 3141 counties of the nation. The final chapter of the text presents a detailed review of proposed strategies for ending homelessness............". First Edition. Pictorial Boards. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

U.S.A.: Ballinger Pub. Co, 1979. Minor edge and corner wear; no dj; lightly scuffed and scratched; corners are lightly bumped and rubbed; some light shelf wear; ex-library with the usual library markings; overall a nice used copy! Brown boards with gilt lettreing on the spine. 220 informative and educational pages! "The present work is intended (1) to restate and reexamine the commensurate deserts approach to sentencing and to demonstrate that many of the so-called legislative reforms in sentencing are in fact inconsistent with the philosophies underlying both Doing Justice and Fair and Certain Punishment; and......." ----- from the Introduction.. First Edition. Brown Boards. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

U.S.A.: Berkley Hardcover, 2002. Minor edge and corner wear to the dj; lightly scuffed and scratched; corners are gently bumped and rubbed; some light shelf wear; overall a very crisp and clean SIGNED FIRST EDITION! Inscribed by the author on the title page! Black boards quarterbound by black cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. 243 very clean unmarked and uncreased historical and informative pages! "On September 11, 2001, FDNY Battalion Chief Richard "Pitch" Picciotto answered the call heard around the world. In minutes he was at Ground Zero of the worst terrorist attack on American soil, as the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center began to burnand then to buckle. A veteran of the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center, Picciotto was eerily familiar with the inside of the North Tower. And it was there that he concentrated his rescue efforts. It was in its smoky stairwells where he heard and felt the South Tower collapse. Where he made the call for firemen and rescue workers to… Leer más

New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1970. Minor edge and corner wear, lightly scuffed and scratched, corners are gently bumped and rubbed, lightly shelf worn, overall a very clean used first edition! 397 very clean, unmarked and uncreased, educational and informative pages! "Twenty years ago, it seemed easy to account for organizational conflict by blaming the problem behavior of individuals. But the simple formula, trouble is due to troublemakers, is unfortunately inadequate in the light of our present knowledge of the social process. Troublemakers, we now see, are usually troubled people, and their difficulties may be attributed in large part to the situation in which they live or work.---- Sanford". First Edition. Blue Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.

Chicago, IL, U.S.A.: The University of Chicago Press, 1968. Minor edge and corner wear; no dj; lightly scuffed and scratched; corners are lightly bumped and rubbed; some light shelf wear; ex-library with the usual library markings; overall a nice used 2 VOLUME SET! Red cloth with silver lettering on the spine. 751 hsitorical and magical pages! "The word "folklore" was coined in 1846 by an English antiquary, William John Thoms, although Professor Dorson's intellectual history of the folklore movement shows that the study of folklore had its origins in an earlier period. Educated men and women in many fields, especially in Victorian times, succumbed to the fascination of noting curious tales and odd rituals both at home and abroad. The British Folklorists describes how the influence of folklore extended into many fields such as literature, history, the classics, archaeology, philology, psychical research, legal and medical antiquities, Scandinavian, Germanic, and Celtic studies, and… Leer más

New York, New York: Bureau of Applied Social Research Columbia University , 1973. Minor edge and corner wear, lightly scuffed and scratched, spine is faded as well as the outer edges of the blue wrapper, former owner's name in red in the upper corner of the front of the wrapper, some light shelf wear, overall a very clean used first edition! Very very rare and hard-to-find title! Light blue wraps with black lettering. 64 very clean unmarked and uncreased informative and educational pages! Extremely scarce and out-of-print! "From the late 1960s on, there was a striking increase in interview surveys with low-income people in the United States. With the plight of the pooor a significant item on the political agenda, the need for information about them ---- their attitudes and opinions, life styles, behaviors, conditions, responses to program endeavors ---- increased, and research organizations throughout the country undertook studies based on personal interviews with poor people....." ----… Leer más

Champaign, Illinois, U.S.A.: Stipes Pub Llc, 1977. A hint of edge and corner wear, gently scuffed, lightly shelf worn, overall a clean used first edition, gift quality! Yellow wrappers with black lettering and red design on the front and black lettering on the spine. 297 very clean unmarked and uncreased informative and educational pages! "Readings in Curriculum: A Process Approach is an introductory readings text which is designed to assist students in a rational systematic study of curriculum. too often curriculum decisions are made without a sufficiently comprehensive view of the elements which are essential to the decision making process. In addition, decisions regarding currriculum are frequently made from emotional rather than rational bases. What is lacking is a well articulated and acceptable theory of curriculum development. In the absence of a generally accepted curriculum theory it becomes necessary for the curriculum worker to develop a personal model which he can use to diminish the… Leer más

Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.: Univ of Chicago Pr, 1999. A very crisp and clean used copy, almost new and unread condition, gift quality! 235 very clean, unmarked and uncreased, informative and educational pages! "In this era of educational reform, the certification requirements of many states have been under-going significant revisions. Changes ---- some minor, others substantial and extensive ---- have occurred in the requirements of thirty-three states this past year. This publication updates in clear and concise form the pertinent information for teachers, administrators, librarians, counselors, and other school personnel." ---- from the Introduction. Sixty-fourth Edition. Orange Boards. Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardcover.

Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Harvard University Press, 1968. Minor edge and corner wear, lightly scuffed and scratched, spine is lightly creased as well as the front and rear wrappers, staple in the upper portion of the front of the wrapper, some light shelf wear, overall a clean used first edition! Very very rare and hard-to-find! White wrappers with red lettering on the front. Extremely scarce! 186 very clean unmarked and uncreased informative and educational pages! "As far back as 1955 a leading American demographer demonstrated that a substantial proportion of the Negro population had not been counted in the 1950 Census. According to Ansley J. Coale's estimate, 11 percent of all nonwhites in the United States were not enumerated at that time. However, Coale's work received little attention outside the community of professional demographers. After the 1960 Census, additional work was undertaken to estimate the degree of underenumeration of the nonwhite population. At this time,… Leer más

Binghamton, New York, U.S.A.: Haworth Pr Inc, 2005. Brand new and unread first edition, very fresh and bright condition, gift quality! Color illustrated boards with green and black lettering. 477 new and unread informative and historical pages! "Social Work Visions from Around the Globe examines the fundamental principles and dilemmas of social work with people whose health is under threat. This valuable resource was compiled from material presented at the Third International Conference on Social Work in Health and Mental Health in Tampere, Finland. The book explores key issues in social work in health and mental health, from the early historical roots of social work in health to developing a human rights perspective on the lives of men who face capital punishment. Using tables, figures, case studies, and interviews, the text will help you provide holistic, client-based care to children, men, women, and families..........". First Edition. Pictorial Cover. Brand New/No Jacket. 8vo - over… Leer más

U.S.A.: Routledge, 2000. Minor edge and corner wear; no dj; lightly scuffed and scratched; corners are gently bumped and rubbed; some light shelf wear; ex-library with the usual library markings; overall a nice used copy! Full-color pictorial boards with blue and red lettering. 152 informative and educational pages! "Discover why social work must be restructured if it is to remain viable! Social Work: Seeking Relevancy in the Twenty-First Century provides you with a critical examination of the major issues that social work education and practice must confront if social work is to remain as a mainline profession. The book explores issues that are not normally covered in social work literature, such as the challenge of reconstructing the social work profession, the use of technology in social work, and the tension surrounding various social work education curriculums. You will benefit from this thorough discussion of the many problems that the social work profession is facing: a lack of scholarly… Leer más

U.S.A.: SAGE Publications Pvt. Ltd, 2004. Minor edge and corner wear; no dj; lightly scuffed and scratched; corners are gently bumped and rubbed; some light shelf wear; ex-library with the usual library markings; overall a nice used copy! Black and white pictorial boards with black lettering. 296 informative and historical pages nicely enhanced by black and white photographs and illustrations! "Sri Lanka has suffered from decades of ethnic strife which has left in its wake a failure of governing arrangements, skewed distribution of economic benefits, and an exploitation of cultural traditions to divide people. Hence, argue the contributors to this volume, the time is now ripe for the people of Sri Lanka to consciously take up the task of building a new society. At the same time, there is no readymade model that can be applied to Sri Lanka. Instead, this volume explores three elements which are crucial to the process of social reconstruction: a realistic analysis of novel problems, a search for… Leer más

Albany, New York: State Univ of New York Pr, 1991. Minor edge and corner wear; no dj; lightly scuffed and scratched; corners are lightly bumped and rubbed; some shelf wear; ex-library with the usual library markings; overall a nice used first edition! Green and white boards with yellow and green lettering. 223 informative and educational pages! "This book provides a new answer to the question, 'Why do people use heroin and other street drugs?' Drawing upon a growing body of studies of drug users conducted by sociologists and anthropologists, it attempts to integrate their findings into a theoretically unified sociocultural explanation of heroin use.". First Edition / First Printing. Pictorial Boards. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

Springfield, Illinois, U.S.A.: Charles C Thomas Pub Ltd, 1990. Minor edge and corner wear; lightly scuffed and scratched; spine is lightly creased; some shelf wear; ex-library with the usual library markings; overall a nice used first edition! White wrapper with blue lettering. 196 informative and educational pages! "Law enforcement is an extremely difficult job. An officer must be a counselor, an attorney, athlete, and writer. He must have nerves of steel, be sensitive and caring, honest and trustworthy, brave and intelligent. When all others are in a state of panic, an officer must be calm and reasonable.". First Edition / First Printing. Trade Paperback. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

Champaign, Illinois, U.S.A.: Stipes Publishing L. L. C., 1977. A very crisp and clean used first edition, almost new and unread condition, gift quality! Blue wrappers with black lettering and a gray illustration on the front and black lettering on the spine. 269 very clean unmarked and uncreased informative and educational pages! "Most of the arguments regarding behavioral objectives are centered in whether or not schooling should or should not be completely circumscribed by specific, measurable goals. Generally speaking, proponents and antagonists of behavioral objectives would have us believe that the behavioral format for writing instructional goals must believe that the behavioral format for writing instructional goals must be unconditionally accepted or flatly rejected. Usually, such approaches are too simplistic and lack sufficient viability in the real world of developing curricula. For the supporter of behavioral objectives it seems too much to accept as valid any schooling experience… Leer más