Education
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Challenge and Change in Appalachia: The Story of Hindman Settlement School [Paperback]
Jess Stoddart (Author)
£26.50ISBN: 9780813192796
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
The first and most successful rural social settlement school in the United States lies at the forks of Troublesome Creek in Knott County, Kentucky. Since its founding in 1902 by May Stone and Katherine Pettit, the Hindman Settlement School has rec... .... Learn More -
Black Greek-letter Organizations in the Twenty-First Century: Our Fight Has Just Begun [Hardback]
Gregory S. Parks (Editor); Julianne Malveaux (Other); Marc Morial (Other)
£30.00ISBN: 9780813124919
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
During the twentieth century, black Greek-Letter organizations (BGLOs) united college students dedicated to excellence, fostered kinship, and uplifted African Americans. Members of these organizations include remarkable and influential individuals... .... Learn More -
Inside Greek U.: Fraternities, Sororities, and the Pursuit of Pleasure, Power, and Prestige [Hardback]
Alan D. DeSantis (Author)
£30.00ISBN: 9780813124681
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
Coal, the nation's most abundant fossil fuel and the only one that is exported, represents one of our most valuable natural resources. This study undertakes a thorough review of the economics of the Appalachian coal industry. It establishes, first... .... Learn More -
Mathematical Educational in Iceland in Historical Context: Socio-Economic Demands and Influences [Paperback]
Kristin Bjarnadottir (Author)
£45.00ISBN: 9789979547266
Published by : Iceland University Press
This book surveys mathematical education in Iceland from medieval times to the present. Its main focus is on the international "modern" mathematics reform movement in the 1960s, promoted by the OECD. At that time mathematics education in Icela... .... Learn More -
Pathways to Inclusion: A Guide to Staff Development [Paperback]
Rosa Eggertsdottir (Author); Gretar L. Marinosson (Author); Rósa Eggertsdóttir (Author)
£30.00ISBN: 9789979546467
Published by : Iceland University Press
The book is, as the title indicates, written to support staff development in schools working towards inclusive education. The purpose of the material is to diseminate to teachers, parents and support services elements of successful practices of... .... Learn More -
Transylvania: Tutor to the West [Paperback]
John D. Wright (Author)
£34.00ISBN: 9780813191676
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
First published in 1913, The Heart of the Hills is the last novel completed by John Fox Jr. and the final piece in his mountain trilogy. This companion to The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come and The Trail of the Lonesome Pine is crucial to an u... .... Learn More -
Berea College: An Illustrated History [Hardback]
Shannon H. Wilson (Author)
£26.50ISBN: 9780813123790
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
The motto of Berea College is "God has made of one blood all peoples of the earth," a phrase underlying Berea's 150-year commitment to egalitarian education. The first interracial and coeducational undergraduate institution in the South, Berea Col... .... Learn More -
Cora Wilson Stewart and Kentucky's Moonlight Schools: Fighting for Literacy in America [Hardback]
Yvonne Honeycutt Baldwin (Author)
£37.50ISBN: 9780813123783
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
The first woman elected superintendent of schools in Rowan County, Kentucky, Cora Wilson Stewart (1875-1958) realized that a major key to overcoming the illiteracy that plagued her community was to educate adult illiterates. To combat this problem... .... Learn More -
A History of Eastern Kentucky University: The School of Opportunity [Hardback]
William E. Ellis (Author)
£30.00ISBN: 9780813123462
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
Eastern Kentucky University (EKU) in Richmond, Kentucky, was originally established as a normal school in 1906 in the wake of a landmark education law passed by the Kentucky General Assembly. One hundred years later, the school has evolved into a ... .... Learn More -
Into the Wilderness: The Lewis and Clark Expedition [Paperback]
James J. Holmberg (Author)
£5.00ISBN: 9780813109138
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
Series: New Books for New Readers
The carnival sideshows of the past have left behind a fascinating legacy of mystery and intrigue. The secrets behind such daring feats as fire-eating and sword swallowing and bizarre exhibitions of human oddities as "Alligator Boys" and "Gorilla G... .... Learn More
