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Up and Running: Starting and Growing a Leadership Program at a Community College

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  Up and Running: Starting and Growing a Leadership Program at a Community College Up and Running: Starting and Growing a Leadership Program at a Community College OTHER ARTICLES Community colleges are facing a leadership crisis spurred by the retirements of baby boomers from leadership positions at all levels. There is a critical need to prepare leaders to deal with 21st century challenges, such as dramatically improving student outcomes, tackling funding issues, and addressing college affordability. There is also growing recognition that having internal candidates prepared to take on leadership roles may lead to a smoother leadership transition. Up and Running: Starting and Growing a Leadership Program at a Community College by Susan J. Tobia and Judith L. Gay is a roadmap for creating a leadership program to meet the needs of colleges as well as the professional interests of employees. Drs. Tobia and Gay share the basics of starting a program including the application and select...
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Schooling in the Workplace: How Six of the World's Best Vocational Education Systems Prepare Young People for Jobs and Lif...

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  Schooling in the Workplace: How Six of the World's Best Vocational Education Systems Prepare Young People for Jobs and Lif... Schooling in the Workplace: How Six of the World's Best Vocational Education Systems Prepare Young People for Jobs and Lif... OTHER ARTICLES Which non-American education systems best prepare young people for fulfilling jobs and successful adult lives? And what can the United States—where far too many young people currently enter adulthood without adequate preparation for the twenty-first-century job market—learn, adopt, and adapt from these other systems?In Schooling in the Workplace, Nancy Hoffman addresses these questions head on, arguing that “the smartest and quickest route to a wide variety of occupations for the majority of young people in the successful countries—not a default for failing students—is a vocational program that integrates work and learning.” As she notes, the programs that successfully integrate work and learning all share a funda...
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The Power to Prevent Suicide: A Guide for Teens Helping Teens

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  The Power to Prevent Suicide: A Guide for Teens Helping Teens The Power to Prevent Suicide: A Guide for Teens Helping Teens OTHER ARTICLES When teens consider suicide, they often tell other teens—if not always directly, then in other ways. Updated with new facts, statistics, and resources, this book gives teens the information and insight they need to recognize the risk and respond appropriately. It spells out the warning signs, guides teens through the steps of reaching out to a friend, and explains when and how to seek help. It also suggests ways for teens to help themselves when they're feeling stressed or depressed. 
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Cornell Notes Notebook: Note Taking with College Ruled Lines, Index and Numbered Pages, Floral Print (Note-Taking System)

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  Cornell Notes Notebook: Note Taking with College Ruled Lines, Index and Numbered Pages, Floral Print (Note-Taking System) Cornell Notes Notebook: Note Taking with College Ruled Lines, Index and Numbered Pages, Floral Print (Note-Taking System) OTHER ARTICLES Cornell Notes Notebook with College Ruled LinesThis Cornell Note Taking System notebook has the standard cue and summary sections, with college ruled medium lines for the notes area - perfect for all your lecture and classroom notes.Includes date, subject and topic on each numbered page. With the Table of Contents Index you'll be able to stay organized and study with ease.
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The Best Way to Save for College 2007: A Complete Guide to 529 Plans (Best Way to Save for College: A Complete Guide to 52...

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  The Best Way to Save for College 2007: A Complete Guide to 529 Plans (Best Way to Save for College: A Complete Guide to 52... The Best Way to Save for College 2007: A Complete Guide to 529 Plans (Best Way to Save for College: A Complete Guide to 52... OTHER ARTICLES With over 90,000 copies sold, The Best Way to Save for College has become the one book college-bound families and professional planners must have. The Best Way to Save for College is still the number one resource on all 529 programs and other college savings strategies (including Coverdell Education Savings Accounts). Read below for a preview of the 2005 edition's chapters: Section One Chapter 1: History of 529 Plans Chapter 2: Why You Should be Invested in a 529 Plan Chapter 3: Section 529 Overview Chapter 4: Financial Aid Considerations Chapter 5: Prepaid vs. Savings Chapter 6: What to Look for in a 529 Plan: A Checklist Chapter 7: Income Tax Planning with 529 Plans Chapter 8: Estate Planning with 529 Plans Chapter ...
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The Best Boiler Operator Exam Prep Course: Get Your Boiler Operator License in 30 Days (Boiler Plant Prep Series)

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  The Best Boiler Operator Exam Prep Course: Get Your Boiler Operator License in 30 Days (Boiler Plant Prep Series) The Best Boiler Operator Exam Prep Course: Get Your Boiler Operator License in 30 Days (Boiler Plant Prep Series) OTHER ARTICLES Each year more and more local and state municipalities require maintenance professionals to be licensed to operate boilers and their accessories. Skilled trades courses do a decent job providing an introduction to the field of boiler operations but many are deficient in preparing students or readers on what is essential to passing an boiler operator examination. This book has boiled down the crucial and necessary parts in layman terms so the reader can focus on what's most important integrating the knowledge in a manner that will allow them to recall that information either in a written or oral form when needed. There is not a book on the market like this and it will definitely help the reader that applies themselves to adopting its principl...
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Leading from Within: Poetry That Sustains the Courage to Lead

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  Leading from Within: Poetry That Sustains the Courage to Lead Leading from Within: Poetry That Sustains the Courage to Lead OTHER ARTICLES Leading from Within is a wonderful collection of ninety-three poems from well-loved poets, each of which is accompanied by a brief personal commentary from a leader explaining the significance and meaning of the poem in his or her life and work. The contributors represent a wide range of professions including Vanguard Group founder John Bogle, MoveOn.org cofounder Joan Blades, several members of Congress, Christian activist Brian McLaren, business guru Peter Senge, and many other leaders from business, medicine, education, nonprofits, law, politics and government, and religion. In their reflections, these leaders explore how they have been inspired by poets such as T.S. Eliot, Mary Oliver, William Stafford, Langston Hughes, Pablo Neruda, Robert Frost, Rumi, May Sarton, Wallace Stevens, Wendell Berry, and Rainer Maria Rilke. Leading from Within...
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