This case study offers a situation-based approach to the study of school administration, leadership and management as it examines the professional life of a school principal through a series of distinct episodes. Each episode presents typical problems, challenges, and rewards that school-based administration at all levels encounter. Questions for discussion at the end of each section compliment this highly readable book.
**2025 Textbook and Academic Authors Association (TAA) Textbook Excellence "Texty" Award Winner** The sixth edition of Introduction to Food Engineering, with revised and updated content, aims to enhance the learning of quantitative approaches to designing food processing operations. The book, translated into six languages, is widely acclaimed in teaching and learning food engineering by many generations of students worldwide. It is notable for blending engineering principles based on fundamental physics applied to commonly used and emerging food processing technologies. The chapters are written to facilitate the instructors in presenting lectures in an organized sequence for effective teaching. Numerous solved examples, detailed steps, and end-of-chapter problems of industrial relevance are included to help students learn underlying concepts and their applications. Many illustrations, with companion web-based animations, aim to improve the subject's comprehension. A new chapter introduces quantitative aspects of cleaning and sanitation in food operations to enhance food safety. Quantitative aspects of emerging electrotechnologies for food processing are explained. Spreadsheet-based problem-solving techniques are included for designing unit operations with “what-if” analysis. Practicing professionals in the industry will find an extensive collection of reference data helpful in the design and operation of industrial food processes.
In keeping with increasing professionalism in nonprofits Michael O'Neill and Dennis R. Young have as editors produced a book, Educating Managers of Nonprofit Organizations, that seeks the best ways to educate the persons who are rising to the top in charitable enterprises. Apprenticeships still retain a high value, say some of the contributors to the book, but they are not often practical. Nonprofit management as an academic specialty is considered at length, and on-the-job course work is examined. In the course of the discussion the management of nonprofits is carefully dissected, and some of its most troublesome areas are revealed. LRC NewsbriefEducating Managers of Non-Profit Organizations examines the question of how to most productively train managers for these complex and diverse organizations whose non-profit basis makes them unsuited to many of the traditional business programs. The presentations are broad-based yet detailed, making this volume valuable to a wide range of readers: managers and policy-makers of non-profit organizations, scholars of managerial education, management program funders, consulting and technical service groups, as well as non-profit organization leaders. The editors have assembled 15 papers from highly prestigious scholars, practitioners, and researchers to present a clear and thorough coverage of the topic. Included are expert articles discussing: the types of non-profit managers; curricula for such managers; differences between non-profit and traditional organizations; the non-profit organization's place in higher education.
Based on an in-depth study of over 250 actively practicing teachers and certified school support professionals, this book identifies and explains the 15 most effective strategies an educator can use in order to diffuse hostile conversations with adults. The authors present a variety of stressful confrontations: from curbing the school gossip and dealing with public humiliation, to surviving a false sexual accusation and neutralizing encounters with out-of-control individuals under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol.
Based on an in-depth study of over 250 actively practicing teachers and certified school support professionals, this book identifies and explains the 15 most effective strategies an educator can use in order to diffuse hostile conversations with adults. The authors present a variety of stressful confrontations: from curbing the school gossip and dealing with public humiliation, to surviving a false sexual accusation and neutralizing encounters with out-of-control individuals under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol.
The approach to teaching the concepts of food processing to the undergrad uate food science major has evolved over the past 40 years. In most under graduate food science curricula, food processing has been taught on a commodity basis. In many programs, several courses dealt with processing with emphasis on a different commodity, such as fruits and vegetables, dairy products, meat products, and eggs. In most situations, the emphasis was on the unique characteristics of the commodity and very little empha sis on the common elements associated with processing of the different commodities. Quite often the undergraduate student was allowed to select one or two courses from those offered in order to satisfy the minimum standards suggested by the Institute of Food Technologists. The current 1FT minimum standards suggest that the undergradu ate food science major be required to complete at least one food processing course. The description of this course is as follows: One course with lecture and laboratory which covers general characteristics of raw food materials, principles offood preserva tion, processing factors that influence quality, packaging, water and waste management, and sanitation. Prerequisites: general chemistry, physics, and general microbiology.
From Saigon to Katum takes us on a side-by-side journey of two men who experienced the American Vietnam War from very different perspectives; Bourret from a classical music background set in rural Americana and Huynh from the precarious rice fields of the Mekong Delta in the time of war. The chapters unfold to allow the reader to view each men's trek from childhood into adulthood as each traverses his new surroundings and understanding of a war neither asked to be part of. From Saigon to Katum allows us to journey through two men's experiences as their lives are inexorably transformed. Before becoming a U.S. draftee, Dennis R. Bourret's only wish was to follow his dream of bestowing music on people's lives in an evocative and meaningful way. As a successful student from the Mekong rice fields, Sam Huynh's only wish was for his family to survive and for his nation to heal and be at peace after generations of misery. Fortunately, both men not only survived the war, but years later, they had the wherewithal to document their experiences for us to witness and contemplate. Their combined voices - while distinct in manner, perspective, and recall - create a fuller personal experience of the American Vietnam War, allowing us a foothold in coming to terms with the universal tragedies of a miscalculated war. Sam and Dennis both hope future generations gain the wisdom to learn from their tribulations.
City Politics has received praise for the clarity of its writing, careful research, and distinctive theme – that urban politics in the United States has evolved as a dynamic interaction between governmental power, private actors, and a politics of identity.The book’s enduring appeal lies in its persuasive explanation, careful attention to historical detail, and accessible and elegant way of teaching the complexity and breadth of urban and regional politics which unfold at the intersection of spatial, cultural, economic, and policy dynamics. This 11th edition has been thoroughly updated while retaining the popular structure of past editions.Key updates include:• Individual chapters introducing students to pressing urban issues such as race and racism, gentrification, sustainability and the environment, urban crises, shrinking cities, immigration, and suburbanization, political polarization, and the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on cities• The most recent census data integrated throughout to provide current figures for analysis, discussion, and a more nuanced understanding of current trends.• The effects of the events of 2020 on cities – namely the Coronavirus pandemic; the murder of George Floyd and its aftermath, and the growth of the Black Lives Matter Movement; and the U.S. presidential election in November• The new and present challenges of the climate crisis, and its growing significance for cities.Taught on its own, or supplemented with the optional reader American Urban Politics in a Global Age for more advanced readers, City Politics remains the definitive text on urban politics – and how they have evolved in the United States over time. This is a comprehensive resource for a new generation of undergraduate and graduate students, as well as established researchers in the discipline.This book is accompanied by Support Material online: www.routledge.com/9781032006352
City Politics has received praise for the clarity of its writing, careful research, and distinctive theme – that urban politics in the United States has evolved as a dynamic interaction between governmental power, private actors, and a politics of identity.The book’s enduring appeal lies in its persuasive explanation, careful attention to historical detail, and accessible and elegant way of teaching the complexity and breadth of urban and regional politics which unfold at the intersection of spatial, cultural, economic, and policy dynamics. This 11th edition has been thoroughly updated while retaining the popular structure of past editions.Key updates include:• Individual chapters introducing students to pressing urban issues such as race and racism, gentrification, sustainability and the environment, urban crises, shrinking cities, immigration, and suburbanization, political polarization, and the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on cities• The most recent census data integrated throughout to provide current figures for analysis, discussion, and a more nuanced understanding of current trends.• The effects of the events of 2020 on cities – namely the Coronavirus pandemic; the murder of George Floyd and its aftermath, and the growth of the Black Lives Matter Movement; and the U.S. presidential election in November• The new and present challenges of the climate crisis, and its growing significance for cities.Taught on its own, or supplemented with the optional reader American Urban Politics in a Global Age for more advanced readers, City Politics remains the definitive text on urban politics – and how they have evolved in the United States over time. This is a comprehensive resource for a new generation of undergraduate and graduate students, as well as established researchers in the discipline.This book is accompanied by Support Material online: www.routledge.com/9781032006352
The updated sixth edition of International Human Resource Management is an authoritative resource that focuses on international human resource management (IHRM) within multinational enterprises (MNEs). The book includes fifteen chapters with rich pedagogy students have come to expect and is organized into four sections:Strategic ContextNational and Cultural ContextGlobal Talent ManagementRole and the Future of IHRMEach chapter has been designed to lead readers through key topics in a highly engaging and approachable way with learning goals, relevant data, exhibits, figures, vignettes, end-of-chapter case studies, discussion questions, up-to-date content, and numerous references. The sixth edition includes discussions on evolving IHRM topics such as international experiences and adult third culture kids, expanded analyses on health and safety statistics and global workforce analytics, as well as updated and revised illustrations, cases, references, and instructor resources.Uncovering precisely why IHRM is essential for success in international business and how IHRM policies and practices function within the multinational enterprise, this comprehensive textbook provides an excellent foundation for understanding the theory and practice of IHRM. It is essential reading for all students, instructors, and IHRM professionals.
The updated sixth edition of International Human Resource Management is an authoritative resource that focuses on international human resource management (IHRM) within multinational enterprises (MNEs). The book includes fifteen chapters with rich pedagogy students have come to expect and is organized into four sections:Strategic ContextNational and Cultural ContextGlobal Talent ManagementRole and the Future of IHRMEach chapter has been designed to lead readers through key topics in a highly engaging and approachable way with learning goals, relevant data, exhibits, figures, vignettes, end-of-chapter case studies, discussion questions, up-to-date content, and numerous references. The sixth edition includes discussions on evolving IHRM topics such as international experiences and adult third culture kids, expanded analyses on health and safety statistics and global workforce analytics, as well as updated and revised illustrations, cases, references, and instructor resources.Uncovering precisely why IHRM is essential for success in international business and how IHRM policies and practices function within the multinational enterprise, this comprehensive textbook provides an excellent foundation for understanding the theory and practice of IHRM. It is essential reading for all students, instructors, and IHRM professionals.
Foreword by Roland S. Barth 'The author's observation and analyzing of the various aspects of listening certainly point out the 'art of administration.'" Knowing how to listen and accurately interpret what is heard is a true art. Readers should study this very closely' - Richard Flynn, Assistant Professor, College of Education, Murray State University 'The author understands and listens to the needs of the educational leader and provides useful tools for coping with the diverse needs and challenges of the educational environment' - Michael Purdy, Professor of Communication, Governors State University 'Tate provides insights into the needs of the speakers and strategies to improve listening effectiveness, illustrating how enhancing listening skills would benefit the entire school culture' - Katherine Taber, Elementary Principal, Jefferson Elementary School, Norman, OK Develop strategic listening skills to help advance your overall communication expertise! The ability to communicate effectively is an essential characteristic of effective leaders. Listening strategically is a way of making colleagues, parents, students, and others feel that their ideas and beliefs are of value. Jeannine Tate and Dennis Dunklee's practitioner friendly book concentrates on the importance of listening as a critical interpersonal skill for school leaders in guiding their organizations. Strategic Listening for School Leaders offers valuable, practical insights and research on how listening, serious conversation, and thoughtful dialogue strengthens school leaders' ability to understand others' strengths, weaknesses, and motivations. By learning to listen, the authors demonstrate how a leader can "bring out the best" in everyone. Focusing on an effective style of listening, the authors present: - The basic theories underlying strategic listening - Succinct examples of strategic listening in practice - The positive impact of strategic listening on school leadership and school climate Strategic Listening for School Leaders will help to advance your overall communication expertise and will open a whole new world of possibilities for student success. A powerful way to build a professional learning community is to build a community of strategic listeners!
Foreword by Roland S. Barth 'The author's observation and analyzing of the various aspects of listening certainly point out the 'art of administration.'" Knowing how to listen and accurately interpret what is heard is a true art. Readers should study this very closely' - Richard Flynn, Assistant Professor, College of Education, Murray State University 'The author understands and listens to the needs of the educational leader and provides useful tools for coping with the diverse needs and challenges of the educational environment' - Michael Purdy, Professor of Communication, Governors State University 'Tate provides insights into the needs of the speakers and strategies to improve listening effectiveness, illustrating how enhancing listening skills would benefit the entire school culture' - Katherine Taber, Elementary Principal, Jefferson Elementary School, Norman, OK Develop strategic listening skills to help advance your overall communication expertise! The ability to communicate effectively is an essential characteristic of effective leaders. Listening strategically is a way of making colleagues, parents, students, and others feel that their ideas and beliefs are of value. Jeannine Tate and Dennis Dunklee's practitioner friendly book concentrates on the importance of listening as a critical interpersonal skill for school leaders in guiding their organizations. Strategic Listening for School Leaders offers valuable, practical insights and research on how listening, serious conversation, and thoughtful dialogue strengthens school leaders' ability to understand others' strengths, weaknesses, and motivations. By learning to listen, the authors demonstrate how a leader can "bring out the best" in everyone. Focusing on an effective style of listening, the authors present: - The basic theories underlying strategic listening - Succinct examples of strategic listening in practice - The positive impact of strategic listening on school leadership and school climate Strategic Listening for School Leaders will help to advance your overall communication expertise and will open a whole new world of possibilities for student success. A powerful way to build a professional learning community is to build a community of strategic listeners!
Be prepared to manage stressful situations before they happen with proven, constructive strategies! The second edition of this best-selling resource provides new and updated content influenced by the feedback of over 250 school administrators. Managing Difficult, Frustrating, and Hostile Conversations uncovers safe and effective strategies for dispelling common sensitive situations such as handling legitimate complaints, controlling those under the influence, combating charges of discrimination, serving as the mediator, and diffusing abrasive conversations. Each chapter highlights situations identified by school administrators as most stressful; tips for managing these situations are followed by suggestions and questions for the reader that highlight how to: - Understand the motives and actions behind hostile adults - Become proactive rather than reactive - Maintain control over volatile conversations - Communicate effectively with all types of upset individuals Use this text to constructively address sensitive issues and prevent stressful circumstances from evolving into dangerous situations.
