Agency-Based Program Evaluation: Lessons From Practice, ISBN-13: 978-1412939843 [PDF eBook eTextbook] 301 pages Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc; 1 edition (December 10, 2009) Language: English ISBN-10: 1412939844 ISBN-13: 978-1412939843 This text aids both students and practitioners in articulating the elements of program evaluation, deepening their understanding of the contextual issues that surround and shape an evaluation. Authors Stephen A. Kapp and Gary R. Anderson offer readers details on the application of useful and accepted evaluation methods. It also…
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Information Systems for Managers with Cases 3.1 Edition, ISBN-13: 978-1943153053 [PDF eBook eTextbook] 506 pages Publisher: Prospect Press; 3.1 edition (January 13, 2016) Language: English ISBN-10: 1943153051 ISBN-13: 978-1943153053 Description Information Systems for Managers offers a general introduction to Information Systems as well as focused coverage of the strategic role of information systems in the modern firm, and the design and implementation of IT-department strategic initiatives. Going beyond just a discussion of concepts, Piccoli & Pigni empowers…
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For two decades, educators have attempted to get parents more involved in children’s learning. Experts agree that parental involvement is crucial to student success, but too often the typical involvement—work on fundraising, open houses, and school committees—is detached from an understanding of the type of involvement that research has shown necessary for improved student learning.…
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If one seeks to eliminate achievement gaps at elementary, middle, and secondary school levels, then it is essential that improvement efforts focus on implementing a series of initiatives. The initiatives must aim to achieve a targeted degree of implementation in a focused and progressive effort. Periodic evaluations of progress in reaching new standards help determine…
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Project Management Workbook and PMP/CAPM Exam Study Guide 12th Edition, ISBN-13:9781119169109 [PDF eBook eTextbook] 544 pages Publisher: Wiley; 12 edition (April 24, 2017) Language: English ISBN-10: 1119169100 ISBN-13: 978-1119169109 Sharpen your project management skills and prepare for the latest PMP®/CAPM® exam The Project Management Workbook and PMP/CAPM Exam Study Guide is a two-in-one resource for…
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The struggles of youth without college degrees constitute a labor-market crisis as they move from one dead-end job to another, unable to develop skills, status, and earnings. Employers complain that these employees lack basic skills, which must be provided on the job. Growing shortages of skilled workers suggest that educational reform must address improving the…
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The teen years are a critical period of development for our children. Teenagers face changes in their biological and emotional makeup and in their social relationships. If teens are to devote their energy and attention to learning in school, these changes require that teens develop an array of coping skills. Talking with teens regularly about…
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Adolescence corresponds with critical developmental occurrences in biological, emotional, social, familial, and cultural domains; teens thus live in a context of tremendous and often difficult personal change. Teens unable to cope successfully with these changes are at high risk for problem behaviors, including substance abuse, contracting sexually transmitted diseases, and dropping out of school. The…
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Since the 1990s, local schools increasingly have been joined by federal, state, and district educational agencies and professional organizations in partnerships to transform and reform American schools (Cohen, 1995). Particularly since 1965, with the enactment of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), federal policy, undergirded by federal funds, has strongly influenced American schooling, even…
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Construction Project Management 6th Edition by S. Keoki Sears, ISBN-13: 978-1118745052 [PDF eBook eTextbook] 352 pages Publisher: Wiley; 6 edition (January 27, 2015) Language: English ISBN-10: 1118745051 ISBN-13: 978-1118745052 A thoroughly updated edition of the classic guide to project management of construction projects. For more than thirty years, Construction Project Management has been considered the…
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Information Technology Project Management: Providing Measurable Organizational Value 5th Edition by Jack T. Marchewka, ISBN-13: 978-1118911013 [PDF eBook eTextbook] 368 pages Publisher: Wiley; 5 edition (February 8, 2016) Language: English ISBN-10: 1118911016 ISBN-13: 978-1118911013 The 5th Edition of Jack Marchewka’s Information Technology Project Management focuses on how to create measurable organizational value (MOV) through IT…
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Career Development Interventions 5th Edition by Spencer G. Niles, ISBN-13: 978-0134286303 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Access code NOT included. Series: Merrill Couseling Hardcover: 552 pages Publisher: Pearson; 5 edition (January 13, 2016) Language: English ISBN-10: 0134286308 ISBN-13: 978-0134286303 This comprehensive, top-selling text presents theories, assessments, planning tools, resources, and technologies relevant to modern career development in…
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