This edited collection presents an inquiry-based approach to inclusion in higher education that embraces scholarly inquiry, collaborative efforts, and data-driven interventions to inform transformative institutional change. The contributors analyze inclusion initiatives and recommend tailored solutions for the needs of underrepresented students.
The Incredible Story of America's First Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient
Soldier Parrot brings a new level of research and personal grit to Civil War history with this riveting account of how Jacob Parrott, an 18-year-old, illiterate orphan from Ohio became the first soldier to be awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor.
Preparing Mentor Teachers and University-Based Educators to Support Teacher Candidate Learning and Development
The primary purpose of this text is to provide readers a varied set of examples from teacher preparation programs that have established effective systems, practices, and/or pedagogies.
This edited text provides readers a varied set of examples from teacher preparation programs that have established effective systems, practices, and/or pedagogies to develop and support mentor teachers and university-based educators in becoming effective clinical coaches.
Timelier than ever, teaching mathematics through the lens of social justice will connect content to students' daily lives and fortify their mathematical understanding.
A Doomed Ship, a Violent Storm, and New England's Worst Maritime Disaster
The SS Portland was a solid and luxurious ship, and its loss in 1898 in a violent storm with some 200 people aboard was later remembered as "New England's Titanic." The Portland was one of New England's largest and most luxurious paddle steamers, and after nine years' solid performance, she had earned a reputation as a safe and dependable vessel. ......
The book of Judges is full of characters of ambivalent moral integrity and acts of dubious propriety, such as Jael’s murder of Sisera and the sacrifice of Jephthah’s daughter. And yet the terse narrative and the reticent narrator frequently leave the ethical character of these actions in doubt. In order to avoid reading contemporary ......
The Sensational Bank Robbery of 1878 That Shocked America
Murder, thievery, lust, and intrigue in the true story of the most audacious bank robbery in New York City history, and perhaps the largest bank heist in American history--the Manhattan Savings Institution robbery of 1878. The first in the New York City Gilded Age Crime Trilogy by J. North Conway.
The Rise and Fall of America's First, Most Ruthless, and Greatest Detective
A story bursting with murder, mayhem, and intrigue-the astonishing career of Thomas Byrnes, the 19th Century New York City detective who closed the city's most notorious murders and robberies and became one of the most celebrated detectives in American history. The second in the New York City Gilded Age Crime Trilogy by J. North Conway.
