1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910461349803321

Autore

Walker Stephen G. <1942->

Titolo

U.S. presidents and foreign policy mistakes [[electronic resource] /] / Stephen G. Walker and Akan Malici

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Stanford, Calif., : Stanford Security Series, 2011

ISBN

0-8047-8069-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (360 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MaliciAkan <1974->

Disciplina

327.73

Soggetti

National security - United States - Decision making

Presidents - United States - Decision making

Electronic books.

United States Foreign relations Decision making

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Mistakes as a feature of everyday political life -- Foreign policy mistakes and the exercise of power -- Fearing losses too little : deterrence failures -- Fearing losses too much : false alarm failures -- Seeking gains too late : reassurance failures -- Seeking gains too soon : false hope failures -- Foreign policy analysis : maximizing rationality -- Foreign policy analysis : minimizing mistakes -- Avoiding foreign policy mistakes : extension and expansion -- Foreign policy dynamics : the Middle East and South Asia systems -- Some final thoughts : exploring the rationality frontier.

Sommario/riassunto

Mistakes, in the form of bad decisions, are a common feature of every presidential administration, and their consequences run the gamut from unnecessary military spending, to missed opportunities for foreign policy advantage, to needless bloodshed. This book analyzes a range of presidential decisions made in the realm of US foreign policy-with a special focus on national security-over the past half century in order to create a roadmap of the decision process and a guide to better foreign policy decision-making in the increasingly complex context of 21st century international relations.<BR



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910810419503321

Autore

Eaker Robert E.

Titolo

A summing up : teaching & learning in effective schools & PLCs at work / / Robert Eaker ; foreword by Douglas Reeves

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bloomington, Indiana : , : Solution Tree Press, , [2020]

c2020

ISBN

1-949539-74-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xv, 269 pages)

Collana

Leading educator series.

Gale eBooks.

Disciplina

370.711

Soggetti

Professional learning communities - United States

School improvement programs - United States

Effective teaching - United States

Educators - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

chapter 1. Clinical supervision : improving classroom instruction -- chapter 2. The consumer validation approach : research into practice -- chapter 3. The teacher effects research : practices for improving instruction and student learning -- chapter 4. The role of teacher interpersonal behavior : impacting student success -- chapter 5. The school effects research -- chapter 6. The impacts of professional learning communities at work -- chapter 7. The implementation of professional learning communities at work concepts and practices -- chapter 8. Absolutely indispensable : passionate and persistent leadership -- chapter 9. Connie Donovan revisited.

Sommario/riassunto

"In A Summing Up: Teaching and Learning in Effective Schools and PLCs at Work author Robert Eaker tells the story of his career in education and, through this story, provides a contextual guide to the PLC at Work framework that is both insightful and full of real-world advice. After a career that has spanned almost half a century, Dr. Eaker has gathered all of his insights and knowledge regarding the improvement of schools, teaching, and student learning into this autobiographical work. Readers will learn about the lives of those who developed the PLC at



Work framework, the events that led to its development, and the founders' experiences creating and implementing the system. Consequently, readers will gain in-depth, contextual knowledge of the theories and concepts of the PLC at Work system, as well as advice and strategies on how the framework should be implemented. Through this book, readers will learn directly from the masters as they develop their knowledge and skills within the PLC at Work system"--