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  • Aging in Place

    Modifié par James Callahan Jr ...
    Collections series Generations and Aging
    "Aging in place" is among the newer terms to be included along with "senior citizen," "golden agers," and others in the lexicon of gerontology. Since aging is a lifelong process and each of us occupies three-dimensional space, we are, of course, always aging in place, but two factors have caused aging in place to emerge as a salient concern for gerontological policy makers. The first is the ... En savoir plus

    $174.51 CAD

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  • Luxury Fever

    Why Money Fails to Satisfy In An Era of Excess

    par Robert H. Frank ...
    A new luxury fever has America in its grip. Independent of stock prices, recessions, and inflation rates, the past two decades have witnessed a spectacular and uninterrupted rise in luxury consumption. Ordinary, functional goods are no longer acceptable. Our cars have gotten larger, heavier, and far more expensive. Mansions larger than 30,000 square feet no longer seem extravagant. Wristwatches ... En savoir plus

    $19.99 CAD

  • Making Healthy Places

    Designing and Building for Health, Well-being, and Sustainability

    par Emil Malizia, Arthur Wendel, James Sallis, Rachel A. Millstein, Jordan A. Carlson, Carolyn Cannuscio, Karen Glanz, Jonathan Samet, David A. Sleet, Rebecca B. Naumann, Lorraine Backer, William C. Sullivan, Chun-Yen Cheng, Caitlin Eicher, Ichiro Kawachi, Chirs S. Kochtitzky, James Krieger, David E. Jacobs, Paul Schulte, Matt Gillen, Liz York, Kenneth M. Wallingford, Greg Wagner, Craig Zimring, Jennifer DuBose, Jared Fox, Reid Ewing, Gail Meakins, Grace Bjarnson, Holly Hilton, Colin Quinn-Hurst, Timothy Beatley, Margaret Schneider, Lisa M. Feldstein, Manal Aboelata, Leah Ersoylu, Larry Cohen, Nisha Botchwey, Matthew J. Trowbridge, Jennifer C. Johnson, Sandro Galea, Anthony G. Capon, Susan Thompson, Robin F. Abrams, Rose A. Rudd, Donna S. Heidel, L. C. Chosewood ...
    The environment that we construct affects both humans and our natural world in myriad ways. There is a pressing need to create healthy places and to reduce the health threats inherent in places already built. However, there has been little awareness of the adverse effects of what we have constructed-or the positive benefits of well designed built environments.This book provides a far-reaching ... En savoir plus

    $57.19 CAD

  • The Flat World and Education

    How America's Commitment to Equity Will Determine Our Future

    par Linda Darling-Hammond ...
    Collections series Multicultural Education Series
    Linda Darling-Hammond is the 2023 National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE) Policy Leader of the YearIn this bestseller and Grawemeyer Award winner, Linda Darling-Hammond offers an eye-opening wake-up call concerning America’s future and vividly illustrates what the United States needs to do in order to build a system of high-achieving and equitable schools that ensures every child ... En savoir plus

    $45.49 CAD

  • Restoring Opportunity

    The Crisis of Inequality and the Challenge for American Education

    par Greg J. Duncan, Richard J. Murnane ...
    In this landmark volume, Greg J. Duncan and Richard J. Murnane lay out a meticulously researched case showing how—in a time of spiraling inequality—strategically targeted interventions and supports can help schools significantly improve the life chances of low-income children.The authors offer a brilliant synthesis of recent research on inequality and its effects on families, children, and schools ... En savoir plus

    $23.19 CAD

  • Demographics and the Demand for Higher Education

    par Nathan D. Grawe ...
    The decisions we make in the next five years are critical in determining whether colleges thrive or flounder.2017 National Student Clearinghouse Research Center Award for Outstanding AACRAO SEM Research PresentationHigher education faces a looming demographic storm. Decades-long patterns in fertility, migration, and immigration persistently nudge the country toward the Hispanic Southwest. As a ... En savoir plus

    $47.29 CAD

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  • The Parent Trap

    How to Stop Overloading Parents and Fix Our Inequality Crisis

    par Nate G. Hilger ...
    How parents have been set up to fail, and why helping them succeed is the key to achieving a fair and prosperous society.Few people realize that raising children is the single largest industry in the United States. Yet this vital work receives little political support, and its primary workers—parents—labor in isolation. If they ask for help, they are made to feel inadequate; there is no ... En savoir plus

    $31.99 CAD

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  • Aging, Society, and the Life Course

    par Leslie A. Morgan, PhD, Suzanne R. Kunkel, PhD ...
    "[This] book’s unfading preoccupation with social context, social processes, and social structures distinguishes itself and greatly contributes to the discourse in gerontology."-The GerontologistThis classic text, now in its fifth edition, is distinguished by its emphasis on social context, social processes, and social structures as part of a broader understanding of the sociology of aging and the ... En savoir plus

    $121.59 CAD

  • Cases in Public Policy Analysis

    Third Edition

    par George M. Guess, Paul G. Farnham ...
    Combining the insights of an economist and a political scientist, this new third edition of Cases in Public Policy Analysis offers real world cases to provide students with the institutional and political dimensions of policy problems as well as easily understood principles and methods for analyzing public policies.Guess and Farnham clearly explain such basic tools as problem-identification, ... En savoir plus

    $65.99 CAD

  • The Dynamics of Opportunity in America

    Evidence and Perspectives

    Modifié par Irwin Kirsch, Henry Braun ...
    Collections series Education (R0)
    Across the country, our children are beginning life from very different starting points. Some have aspirations and believe they can be achieved. For too many others, aspirations are tempered, if not dashed, by the sobering realities of everyday life. These different starting points place children on distinctly different trajectories of growth and development, ultimately leading to vastly different ... En savoir plus

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  • Overtime

    America's Aging Workforce and the Future of Working Longer

    Modifié par Lisa F. Berkman, Beth C. Truesdale ...
    America is at a crossroads in its approach to work and retirement. Many policymakers think it's logical--almost inevitable--that Americans will delay retirement and spend more years in the paid labor force. But it's an assumption that doesn't match the reality faced by a large and growing proportion of Americans. Though in many ways today's middle-aged adults are less financially prepared for ... En savoir plus

    $32.39 CAD

  • Disaster Resiliency

    Interdisciplinary Perspectives

    Modifié par Naim Kapucu, Christopher V. Hawkins, Fernando I. Rivera ...
    Collections series Routledge Research in Public Administration and Public Policy
    Natural disasters in recent years have brought the study of disaster resiliency to the forefront. The importance of community preparedness and sustainability has been underscored by such calamities as Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and the Japanese tsunami in 2011. Natural disasters will inevitably continue to occur, but by understanding the concept of resiliency as well as the factors that lead to it, ... En savoir plus

    $97.55 CAD