books by University Press Of America     books:       The Principal's Companion: A Workbook for Future School Leaders Ross Sherman, Jason R. Mixon University Press of America, 2009 The Principal's Companion offers aspiring educational administrators situational exercises with the aim of improving their leadership and decision making skills. Utilizing five major sets of activities: 1) Creating the School, 2) Leading the School, 3) Preparing for Success, 4) In-basket Simulations, and 5) Case Studies, the authors introduce real life simulations as a practicum to learning and a "practice field" for implementing newly-acquired ...             Swahili: A Foundation for Speaking, Reading, and Writing - Second Edition Thomas J. Hinnebusch, Sarah M. Mirza University Press Of America, 1998 This is a comprehensive manual intended to teach students the basics of communicating in Swahili at an elementary level. It is designed to teach major communicative skills such as speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Moreover, the text strives to impart fundamental knowledge about East African and Swahili culture.             Truth in Translation: Accuracy and Bias in English Translations of the New Testament Jason David BeDuhn University Press Of America, 2003 Written with the student and interested public in mind, Truth in Translation aims to explain what is involved and what is at stake in Bible translation. It begins with brief treatments of the background to the Bible and its translation, the various approaches to translation, and the specific origins of nine translation versions in wide use in the English-speaking world today. It then proceeds to compare those versions on nine points of ...             Christian Footings: Creation, World Religions, Personalism, Revelation, and Jesus Robert Imperato University Press of America, 2009 Christian Footings is an examination of presuppositions for Catholic thought, as well as an introduction to the most important Catholic thinkers of our time. The book begins with a grounding in the earth's movement toward higher consciousness and the pointers toward God in creation via the thought of Teilhard de Chardin. The author looks at the question of the relationship between Christianity and world religions to discover what is ...             A Short Guide to Academic Writing Andrew P. Johnson University Press Of America, 2003 A Short Guide to Academic Writing de-mystifies the process of writing and describes everything that is needed to write in an academic and professional style. Contained are instructions related to the writing process and what the product should look like. Written in a crisp, concise style, Andrew Johnson makes these ideas easily accessible to readers of all levels of writing experience. This text contains information that is appropriate for any ...             Job One: Experiences of New Professionals in Student Affairs (American College Personnel Association Series) Peter M. Magolda; Jill Ellen Carnaghi University Press Of America, 2004 In Job One , editors Peter Magolda and Jill Carnaghi place new professionals' stories "center stage." The book focuses on nine narratives written by new professionals about their introduction and transitions into Student Affairs work. These stories document the joys and angst felt as new professionals prepare to transition from graduate school-to-work, search for their first Student Affairs position, assimilate campus norms, formulate a ...             Pneumatic Correctives: What is the Spirit Saying to the Church of the Twenty-first Century? Michael J. Tkacik, Thomas C. McGonigle University Press of America, 2006 This work confronts the Catholic Church's need to be ecumenically sensitive and open to acculturation. The primary argument is that the Holy Spirit perennially illuminates reforms that give life to the Church, such as affirming the baptismal dignity of the laity and affording the laity their rightful voice in the Church's decision-making processes. Tkacik's and McGonigle's visions regarding the future of the Catholic Church require that the ...             Where You Work Matters: Student Affairs Administration at Different Types of Institutions (American College ... Joan B. Hirt University Press of America, 2006 This volume challenges the widely held assumption that the professional practice of student affairs administration transcends the influence of organizational culture. Based on data and commentaries from more than 1,100 practitioners, this book describes how the experience of student affairs administrators varies by institutional type. The findings paint a multifaceted and integrated portrait of the profession. For instance, the standard bearers ...             Sexual Identity Synthesis: Attributions, Meaning-Making, and the Search for Congruence Mark Yarhouse, Erica S. N. Tan University Press of America, 2004 How does religious identity inform a person's sexual identity and vice versa? Sexual Identity Synthesis: Attributions, Meaning-Making, and the Search for Congruence answers these questions in this groundbreaking study on the development and synthesis of sexual identity among Christians who experience same-sex attraction.             Systems Theory and Family Therapy: A Primer Dorothy Stroh Becvar, Raphael J. Becvar University Press of America, 1998 Systems Theory and Family Therapy describes the basic concepts of systems theory and its application in family therapy in a clear, understandable manner with many illustrations drawn from clinical practice. This edition provides a revised and updated version of the original, that simplifies a complex area of study, enabling students to learn the subject more easily without being overwhelmed by the language normally employed in presenting these ...             Christianity among the Religions of the World Carlos G. Martin University Press of America, 2007 This work examines the religions of the world form the particular perspective of Christianity. It aims to accomplish a dual goal: 1) to provide an introductory review of the historical development of the religions of the world and a description of their belief systems, and 2) to explore avenues for an effective Christian witnessing among those who follow them. Christianity Among the Religions of the World is appropriate for students and ...             Written in Blood: The Story of the Haitian People 1492-1995 Robert Debs Heinl, Nancy Gordon Heinl University Press of America, 2005 This newly revised edition of Written in Blood , expanded by Michael Heinl, includes new research and an updated version of the 1996 edition's orthography of Creole. Written in Blood remains the most complete history of Haiti ever written in English and one of the most complete in any language.              search for books 1492-1995, academic, accuracy, administration, american, association, attributions, christian, christianity, companion, congruence, correctives, different, experiences, foundation, identity, institutions, meaning-making, personalism, personnel, pneumatic, principal, professionals, religions, revelation, synthesis, testament, translation, translations, twenty-first books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen kitchen: Vic Firth Rubberized & Stainless Steel Combo Mill, Stainless/Black/White, ... home  impressum - about us