With dwindling funds and resources, tougher state and federal standards, and fatigue from more regulations and testing, many school administrators are giving up _or 'crashing' and leaving their posts. This book examines the process of preparing, encouraging, and retaining quality leaders at the school and district levels. Beginning with a chapter outlining six steps of critical organizational supports, subsequent chapters address factors in preparing administrator candidates effectively; i...

This book focuses on using faculty mentoring to empower doctoral students to successfully complete their doctoral studies. The book is a collection of mentoring chapters showcasing professors and dissertation advisors from the most prestigious universities in the United States. They provide an extraordinary range of mentoring advice that speaks directly to the doctoral student. Each chapter addresses a professional or personal component of the doctoral process that represents how these exc...

Aus wissenschaftlichen, klinisch-therapeutischen und berufspolitischen Gründen ist die Beziehung zwischen Psychoanalyse und Medizin zunehmend diskussionswürdig. In der Person Sigmund Freuds und seiner ersten Schüler noch in Personalunion vorhanden, entfernte sich die Psychoanalyse zunehmend theoretisch wie praktisch von der Medizin. Heute gehört sie mit ihren tiefenpsychologischen Varianten zu den anerkannten Psychotherapierichtungen, sieht sich aber zugleich einem starken Legitimations- u...

Der "Französische Jahrgang" für die Sonn- und Festtage 1713/1714, den Georg Philipp Telemann während seiner Frankfurter Zeit als städtischer Musikdirektor und Kapellmeister komponierte, wurde zeitgleich in Frankfurt und in Eisenach aufgeführt. Er nimmt hinsichtlich der Vollständigkeit, Besetzungsvielfalt und des Formenreichtums eine Sonderstellung ein. Der Sammelband präsentiert die Ergebnisse der interdisziplinären Tagung an der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz im Herbst 2022 im Rahme...

They were the most famous men in America. They came from separate countries, followed different philosophies, and led dissimilar lives. But they were fast friends. No two people did more to shape America in the mid-1700s.Benjamin Franklin was the American prototype: hard-working, inventive, practical, funny, with humble manners and lofty dreams. George Whitefield was the most popular preacher in an era of great piety, whose outdoor preaching across the colonies was heard by thousan...

Intelligence and the National Security Strategist: Enduring Issues and Challenges presents students with a useful anthology of published articles from diverse sources as well as original contributions to the study of intelligence. The collection includes classic perspectives from the history of warfare, views on the evolution of U.S. intelligence, and studies on the delicate balance between the need for information-gathering and the values of democratic societies. It also includes...

Ethisch komplexe oder uneindeutige Situationen, hierarchische Entscheidungen oder ein Mangel an Ressourcen können dazu führen, dass in der Palliative Care Tätige nicht immer so handeln können, wie es ihre tief verwurzelten professionellen moralischen Überzeugungen erfordern würden. In der Folge kommt es zu einem moralischen Belastungserleben wie dem moralischen Stress (Moral Distress) oder der moralischen Verletzung (Moral Injury). Beide Phänomene haben schwerwiegende Auswirkungen für die ...

The primary contribution of this book, is not its advocacy of a specific position but rather, its objective analysis of cogent topics. The content prompts us to consider governance in relation to quality education and to ponder alternative policy strategies that have yet to be fully evaluated. As a young doctoral student more than a few years ago, William Van Til, an eminent scholar and a mentor, reminded me almost daily that members of the education profession had a moral responsibility t...

Georg Forster (1754-1794) havde en enorm indflydelse på Europa i 1700-tallet. Gennem sin forskning i naturvidenskab og sin kamp for samfundsreformer påvirkede han alt fra oplysningstiden til den franske revolution i 1789.I denne bog, som udkom første gang i 1895, fortæller Richard Petersen om den tyske videnskabsmand, revolutionære og opdagelsesrejsende. Bogen handler både om Georg Forsters rolle i sin samtids Europa og hans spændende opdagelsesrejser til fjerne egne.Richar...

An attorney investigates a mysterious hippie who has been named his friend’s sole heir, leading to a dangerous obsession in San Francisco’s Haight-Ashbury district.Set against the kaleidoscopic backdrop of 1967’s Summer of Love, this haunting historical masterpiece weaves together mystery, paranormal intrigue, and the literary magic of an unforgettable era. Award-winning and critically acclaimed, The Summer of Haight has been called mind-bendi...

The true story of a friendship between two very different men: Founding Father Ben Franklin and famed preacher of the Great Awakening George Whitefield.They were the most famous men in America. They came from separate countries, followed different philosophies, and led dissimilar lives. But they were fast friends. No two people did more to shape America in the mid-1700s.Benjamin Franklin was the American prototype: hard-working, inventive, practical, funny, w...

Espectros is a compilation of original scholarly studies that presents the first volume-length exploration of the spectral in literature, film, and photography of Latin America, Spain, and the Latino diaspora. In recent decades, scholarship in deconstructionist "hauntology," trauma studies, affect in image theory, and a renewed interest in the Gothic genre, has given rise to a Spectral Studies approach to the study of narrative. Haunting, the spectral, and the effects of the unseen, carry ...