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This book is a manual for the application of a threat assessment system that follows the recommendations of the Safe Schools Initiative and the prescriptive outline provided by the FBI. Written from an educator's perspective with contributing authors from Law Enforcement, Publ...

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This book is a manual for the application of a threat assessment system that follows the recommendations of the Safe Schools Initiative and the prescriptive outline provided by the FBI. Written from an educator's perspective with contributing authors from Law Enforcement, Publ...

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Reform of the United States tax system has become a central political issue. Assessing Tax Reform is a concise, non-technical book to help general readers and students understand the tax reform issues Congress is now debating. Henry Aaron and Harvey Galper lay out the major alternative proposals and analyse principles of taxation that can be used for judging them.

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Each of its essays illuminates the worth of Synge's dramatic canon either by some form of reassessment of individual plays or by comparison of Synge's work to that of authors whose reputation is still indisputably well established, such as Yeats, or to that of contemporary authors whose work is much in the public eye, such as Salman Rushdie.

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A concise but comprehensive resource on environmental assessment and its importance in the strategic planning process.

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This book is a basic treatment of faculty performance appraisal in higher education. Neophyte administrators, committee members, and those facing evaluation are often perplexed by the range and depth of the questions concerning what constitutes an effective and reasonable performance appraisal system.

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The second half sets some limitations in assessing changes in

composing processes, describes some methods researchers in other areas have used to investigate cognitive processes, and outlines a model of writers' knowledge that can lead to comprehensive assessments of writing skills.

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This work discusses the assessment of writing across the curriculum. It is the first volume in a series analyzing perspectives on writing. The series provides a broad-based forum for monographs and collections in a range of topics that employ diverse theoretical research and pedagogical approaches.

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This book on assessing writing is designed for teachers, school leaders, and evaluators. It begins with a collection of assessment practices that will increase teachers' efficiency and effectiveness as they guide students in learning how to think and write successfully.

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As the technological demands of a rapidly changing society impact the training needs of the industrial sector, mechanisms for identifying learner strengths as well as weaknesses are needed to optimize the training process.

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This volume analyzes selected state-of-the-art addiction research presently being conducted by leaders in the field. In Part II, the treatment section, they examine aversion therapy for both cigarette smokers and alcoholics, coping-response counseling, the effectiveness of relapse prevention, and a job-training program for heroin addicts.

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This book will be of interest to faculty and students in undergraduate and graduate courses dealing with addictions. It will also be useful to counselors and clinical professionals dealing with addiction and substance abuse.

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The emphasis throughout is on the development of the principles and treatment procedures that will allow the reader to apply the strategies necessary to teach behaviorally disordered students to learn to control their own social and academic behavior in the school setting.

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This book presents a powerful call to action for an assessment system that advances equity and offers educators practical applications that promote sound instructional decision making.

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This book covers the reason why teachers should assess in an ongoing fashion. It also provides a clear structure for designing and analyzing meaningful formative assessments. In addition, it guides the teacher in the development of differentiated activities for every level of ...

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This book covers the reason why teachers should assess in an ongoing fashion. It also provides a clear structure for designing and analyzing meaningful formative assessments. In addition, it guides the teacher in the development of differentiated activities for every level of ...

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Suitable reading for further education (FE) lecturers, this guide offers a general introduction to unravelling the maze of assessment in FE. It provides readers with hints and strategies for answering the key questions, including why, what, how and where to assess.

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As part of the American school reform movement, administrators are searching for ways of measuring students' skills and progress within the system. The authors propose a new compact among teachers and students as they take mutual responsibility for the learning process and changing curriculum.

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As part of the American school reform movement, administrators are searching for ways of measuring students' skills and progress within the system. The authors propose a new compact among teachers and students as they take mutual responsibility for the learning process and changing curriculum.

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Today American schools are typically large, consolidated, bureaucratic organizations controlled by state and/or municipal governments. This book examines the remarkable transformation in the form and function of education and assesses the problems and possibilities for the future of schools and our nation.