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This book, from an international panel of contributors, significantly expands the boundaries of discussion around Muslims in film, asking new questions of the archive and magnifying analyses of particular cultural productions.

An exploration of major historical developments of global significance the Atlantic slave trade, industrialization, colonialism, the World Wars, decolonization, and feminism from the perspectives of Africans who experienced them"

Discusses the problems and paradoxes of water resources in the Middle East and North Africa. Based on four years of research and travel from Iran to Libya and from Israel to Syria, this book combines character sketches, interviews, travel descriptions, historical anecdotes, and facts to reveal the complexity of this invaluable resource.

This text examines liability issues and discusses disputes involving some of the most famous people and events in sports history. Lawyers unfamiliar with sports law could appreciate this book, as well as scholars in other fields, as it also serves as a legal primer and survey of cases and issues.

Brings together in one place essential information about college students in the US in the 21st century. Synthesizing existing research and theory, the book presents an introduction to studying student characteristics, college choice and enrolment patterns, institutional types and environments, student learning, persistence, and outcomes.

Presents the distilled wisdom of scores of instructors across ranks, disciplines and institution types, whose contributions are organised into a thematic framework that progressively introduces the reader to the key dispositions, principles and practices for creating the inclusive classroom environments that will help students succeed.

Drawing on the concept of the student-ready college, and on emerging research and practices that colleges and universities can use to explore campus-specific social class issues and identify barriers, this book provides examples of support programs and services across the field of higher education.

Describes the development of Purdue University's IMPACT program (Instruction Matters: Purdue Academic Course Transformation), from its tentative beginning, when it struggled to recruit 35 faculty fellows, to the present, when 350 have been enrolled and the university has more applications than it can currently handle.

Drawing on the concept of the student-ready college, and on emerging research and practices that colleges and universities can use to explore campus-specific social class issues and identify barriers, this book provides examples of support programs and services across the field of higher education.

You've heard it said many times; reading and writing go hand in hand. It's true. But how do you meaningfully connect the two in everyday classroom practice? Taking cues from their students, two seasoned teachers will share what they've learned from occasionally converging their separate reading and writing workshops into one literacy workshop.

Whether they recognize it or not, virtually all colleges and universities face three Grand Challenges: improve the learning outcomes of a higher education; extend more equitable access to degrees; make academic programs more affordable. This book analyses how six pioneering colleges and universities have begun to make progress on all three fronts.

The field of survey sampling has grown considerably. This work covers the modern innovations of survey sampling, both methodological and theoretical.

Predicting Outdoor Sound provides a scholarly yet practical examination for acoustical engineers of the phenomena that affect outdoor sound close to the ground and its prediction.

Northeast India is home to many distinct communities and is an area of incredible ethnic, religious, and linguistic diversity. This book explores the shared cultural heritage among the highland and river valley communities of Northeast India and mainland South East Asia, including South China, through oral traditions.

The contents of the book can be categorized in two: fault tolerant attitude filtering algorithms for small satellites and sensor calibration methods to compensate the sensor errors. This book also covers the in-flight sensor calibration algorithms for magnetometers and gyros.

Offers faculty practical strategies to engage students that are grounded in research and endorsed by students themselves. Through student stories, a signature feature of this book, readers will discover why professor actions result in changed attitudes, stronger connections to others and the course material, and increased learning.

A guide for designing professional development programs for graduate students. The teaching competencies framework presented here can serve as the intended curriculum for such programs. The book will also be an excellent resource for evaluating programs and for academics who study graduate students.