Books published by Rowman & Littlefield

Forty years after its initial publication, this new edition features over 150 revisions, including case studies from the authors' experiences, complete look with color images of the archaeological excavation at Bacon's Castle and Monticello in Virginia, 74 illustrations and new chapters based on emerging information in the field.

This book is for those who are chairing their first search, trying to avoid some of the mistakes they made during their last search, interested in picking up a few pointers that have helped other department chairs and deans, or hoping to get the next hire right simply because they are dedicated to the job.

This book helps school principals understand the practical application of instructional leadership while improving ISLLC Competency. The case studies provide a multifaceted approach to effective instructional practices by exploring the behaviors, practices and actions that a school leader embodies and is exposed to daily.

This books highlights the questions that parents have posed about learners. It also highlights the groups that responded to their question, the answers they gave, the rhetoric in which they couched their answers, and their motives.

This book is about changing curriculum to align with school's goals for culture change. Original stories about subjects such as vengeance, prejudice and self-respect provide entry points into ideas for prioritizing group learning, demonstrating the linkages between personal and social concerns and making clear how all actions have consequences.

This is a story driven book about changing school culture from `me first' to `us' through curriculum and pedagogical change. Mr. Levitt addresses bullying, bystander behavior, shunning, and forgiveness, while emphasizing connections and mutuality of interest and suggesting real life opportunities to demonstrate how we are 'All in it Together.'

This book seeks to educate principals, counselors, teachers, coaches, and support staff about sexual misconduct, while providing a training model to prepare school staff to avoid sexual misconduct, to encourage school leaders to upgrade their supervision efforts, and to provide needed outreach and intervention before sexual misconduct occurs.

Museum Operations: A Handbook of Tools, Templates, and Models contains 19 research and analytical tools, templates, and models - giving museum professionals processes and procedures for analyzing information and making decisions that are easily explainable to staff, board members, donors, patrons, and other stakeholders.

Michael Ruse, a leading expert on Charles Darwin, presents a fictional dialogue among characters with sharply contrasting positions regarding the tensions between science and religious belief.

This book engages with recent philosophical interventions into democracy, equality, and human rights to demonstrate their relevance to the field of Francophone Postcolonial Studies. The book explores the relationship between aesthetics and politics in the postcolonial Algerian novel.

Spaces and Politics of Motherhood considers motherhood through themes at the cutting-edge of social and feminist theory including: materiality and material agency; place and memory in the formation of maternal identity; issues relating to parenting in public, and the politics of combining breastfeeding with wage-work.

Searching the Grey Literature is for librarians and information professionals interested in learning more about grey literature. This book will aid with crafting a grey lit search successfully, from start to finish. Many types of librarians will find the content of this book useful, particularly those in health or social science.

A Practical Guide to Library of Congress Classification is a hands-on introduction to LC Classification. It examines each part of the LCC call number, how it's assembled, and guides the reader through each step of finding and constructing LCC class numbers in Classification Web. Exercises give readers immediate practice with what they just learned.

Combining Bonshor's experience as a singing teacher and choral director with a series of interviews with choral singers from a wide range of amateur ensembles, The Confident Choir explores the inner workings of choir singing. Readers will glean insight on how to bolster confidence and reduce anxiety as they direct and participate in choirs.

Recovering from any broken relationship is difficult, but when one partner is a narcissist, extracting yourself from the union and healing from the emotional damage can be overwhelming. Using stories from her practice, Margalis Fjelstad helps "caretakers" heal from their broken relationships and navigate the rocky waters post-break up.

Using concepts that are not already a part of the militant discourse as a way to undermine extremism, the book explores a stratagem aimed at defusing jihadist ideology. By integrating the theology with viable methods for dissemination, it shows how to confuse members of radical groups and neutralize their recruiting efforts.

Medical errors happen all the time. Yet, it's not enough to rely on the health care system itself to remedy the problems. Patients must be aware of the risks and involved in the solutions. Here, the author looks at the most common risks, offers solutions patients can employ, and considers approaches to solving problems where they exist.

When a woman is pregnant, she may hear no end of old wives' tales, folklore, and advice on what will affect her baby or what will help her pregnancy to go well. Schaffir reviews the origins and the variety of these old tales and advice, repeated generation after generation, and helps women decide which bits they can believe.

This full-color book reveals the techniques and tricks gleaned from John Sherman's 42-year career as one of America's most respected and notorious bouldering gurus.

Beyond Tolerance is a hopeful, optimistic book focused on creating positive and sustained social change through engagement with beautiful, sometimes complex, and consistently interesting multiethnic children's literature.

The Mexican American Community College Experience addresses the challenge of educating Mexican American students, the largest segment of the growing Latino population, in community colleges.

Drawing from Louis Farrakhan's decades of teaching on education and leadership this volume brings his ideas into the educational leadership discourse.

As community colleges are facing unprecedented challenges with the exodus of successful presidents, Generation X leaders are stepping in to fulfill the vacant leadership positions. This book is about them.

This book gives principals the tools they need to avoid lawsuits by teaching their staff the information they need to practice preventive law.