Books published by Rowman & Littlefield

Julie E. Maybee traces the construction of disability in Western societies using a three-body approach. Through an examination of the history of disability as well as of a variety of interdisciplinary sources, she offers a wide-ranging philosophical analysis of existing discourse while developing a new methodology for ongoing debates.

This book reveals the journey to an optimistic, productive mindset that works in classrooms and businesses, and is intentional, seeking to bring out the best in others so that classrooms can be their collaborative finest at all levels. With 21 contributors, each chapter blends a unique leadership trait with classroom wisdom to benefit both spheres.

Race in Post-racial Europe offers an analysis of the intersectional logics of post-racial formations in Europe.

The scope of the book is confined to Asia: China, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines.

Countering our divisive times, this invaluable book makes the conservative case in favor of international organizations and cooperation. Moving beyond empty political rhetoric, Dalibor Rohac's meticulous research and clear analysis assess and explain the strengths, flaws, and relevant trade-offs of different forms of global governance.

Igniting School Performance recognizes persuading stakeholders to commit to high levels of performance is essential. Shifting an organization's mindset requires courage. Only when the their leadership and its stakeholders fully commit to a mantra of equity and excellence for all students will real substantive change become transformational.

The purpose of this book is to oppose the up-and-coming phenomenon of "weak thought." It is a passionate plea for a new Age of Enlightenment.

This book covers topics from the early identification of talent, using demographic characteristics to make academic decisions, and the casting of a `gap' in mathematical performance as about the students themselves. Educators are making decisions about students that contribute to the very gaps in achievement we strive to overcome.

This book was written to define teacher leadership; provide case studies specific to teacher leadership; and acknowledge the commitment and success of 24 teacher leaders who serve as exemplars.

Is Your Organization Designed to Listen demonstrates that listening is an invaluable tool for strategic action that is essential to the success of contemporary organizations. Lewis gives organizations the tools to assess and improve their techniques for listening, including development of how they process and respond to what is heard.

To Explain it All analyzes seven of the foundational works in the field of World History from H.G. Wells in 1920 to Susan Wise Bauer's ongoing multi-volume work.

The book analyzes the characteristics of Standard Written American English sentences.

Dr. Carpenter provides parents, teachers and students with useful information for the prevention of school shootings

This is a book for those who are committed to seeing all boys grow and thrive while avoiding what has been termed as toxic male culture.

This book presents an integrated strategy approach that can be used to accompany text structure instruction on the five most commonly used expository text structures.

The book explains how and why visual literacy can help improve learning for all students. It defines visual literacy and discusses how it works. It shows how the subjective, incomplete nature of visuals can be used to advantage in the classroom. Visual Literacy provides an array of classroom strategies and activities.

The book will provide guiding principles that can be used on a daily basis to improve interactions, conversations, and relationships.

This book offers a brief history of domestic public policy since the New Deal. To understand issues such as poverty, immigration, and religious liberty going into the future, it is vital to understand how these issues originated and developed. This is a supplementary text for introduction to public policy courses at the undergraduate level.

Women in Fundamentalism examines the striking similarities in three extreme fundamentalist religious communities in their views about and treatment of women

Framing Healthcare instruction: An Information Literacy Handbook for the health sciences will analyze bibliographic instruction in the health sciences through the lens of the ACRL Information Literacy Framework. The handbook covers information literacy instruction in progressively higher-stakes health sciences populations in multiple settings.

This guide is designed to equip practitioners with the strategies they need to master interpersonal and technical interdependencies. Learn how to socialize technological changes within your library, assess the core competencies and comfort levels of colleagues, direct reports, and end users, and methodically optimize both library technologies.

Interpreting the Environment at Museums and Historic Sites is for anyone wants to become a better steward of the environment and share lessons learned with others. The book provides a primer on "major problems" in researching about the environment and re-focuses thinking about the environment to thinking from the perspective of place and time.

This book provides practical models for change, with an emphasis on what works, but also considers the critical challenges and lessons learned as community college partnerships have evolved in response to student, employer, and community needs.

This book outlines how administrators in our school system can move from managerial efforts to leadership functions.

The book uses a meta-analysis and meta-synthesis to identify nine areas where humor significantly improves various aspects of the learning environment.

Building a High-Impact Board-Superintendent Partnership will consist of 11 brief chapters, each covering a critical question that practitioners need to answer in building the board-superintendent partnership

The Age of Teacher Shortages is a practical look at the reasons for teacher shortages in schools across America, and suggests solutions.

Schooling Alone is a look at the history of public education and the current state of the efforts to privatize our public schools.

This book explores the influence of historical events and intergenerational transmission of trauma on the psychological lives of pre-1924 Eastern European Jewish immigrants and their children. It explores disavowal of loss, homesickness, and anti-Semitic violence, as well as parents' sacrifices and their children's success.

The book urges the principals, closest to teaching and learning to have the courage to take charge. It offers strategies and approaches that will not only enable them to survive but to thrive as well.