1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910480314803321

Titolo

50 ways to close the achievement gap [[electronic resource] /] / Carolyn J. Downey ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, Calif., : Corwin

London, : SAGE, c2009

ISBN

1-4522-9346-5

1-4129-5898-9

1-4522-0846-8

Edizione

[3rd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (337 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

DowneyCarolyn J

Disciplina

371.207

379.158

Soggetti

Academic achievement

School improvement programs

Electronic books.

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 (p. 293-305) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction: 50 Ways to AchieveHigh-Performing Schools; 1 - Standard One; 2 - Standard Two; 3 - Standard Three; 4 - Standard Four; 5 - Standard Five; 6 - Standard Six; Summary; Refs-Downey (50)-45726; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This resource offers masters and doctoral-level students in education and the social sciences a six-point model for developing and writing an effective literature review for a research project, thesis or dissertation. The book includes guided exercises, graphics, charts and examples.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910698733803321

Titolo

Foreign assistance [[electronic resource] ] : continued efforts needed to strengthen USAID's oversight of U.S. democracy assistance for Cuba : report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight, Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Washington, D.C.] : , : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, , [2008]

Descrizione fisica

ii, 35 pages : digital, PDF file

Soggetti

Economic assistance, American - Cuba

Democratization - Cuba - Finance

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from title screen (viewed on Feb. 26, 2009).

"November 2008."

"GAO-09-165."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Sommario/riassunto

GAO was asked to examine (1) actions that USAID has taken since 2006, or plans to take, to improve its award and oversight of the Cuba Program's grants and (2) actions that USAID has taken in response to the recently detected misuses of grant funds.