1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910960202003321

Autore

Levinson Jay Conrad

Titolo

Guerrilla travel tactics : hundreds of simple strategies guaranteed to save road warriors time and money / / Jay Conrad Levinson, Theo Brandt-Sarif

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : AMACOM, 2004

ISBN

0-8144-2790-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (287 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

Brandt-SarifTheo

Disciplina

910/.2/02

Soggetti

Travel

Business travel

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Guerrilla Travel Tactics -- Fasten Your Seat Belts- We're About to Take Off -- Airfare Savings - Part I Saturday Night Fever and the Power of 7, 14, and 21 -- More Airfare Savings with Advance Notice How to Save Big Without a Saturday Night Stay -- Last- Minute Airfare Savings" Doesn't Have to Be an Oxymoron -- First Class for a Fraction of the Cost -- Comfort in Coach Class It Could Happen to You! -- Airfare Consolidators Hacking Through the Jungle of Savage Wholesalers -- Far from the Madding Crowd Is Airline Lounge Membership Worth the Cost? -- Navigating the Internet to Discover Unbelievable Airfares -- Maximize Your Opportunities for Earning Frequent Flyer Miles -- Getting the Most Mileage Out of Frequent Flyer Awards -- The Many Benefits of Airline Alliances -- How to Capturethe Best Price at the Best Hotel -- Ten Best Discount Rates to Request When Making a Hotel Reservation -- Hotel Loyalty Programs Perks and Promotions Aplenty -- Hotel Internet Where to Book Good Rooms at Great Rates Online -- Car Rental Strategies How to Put Those Savings in Overdrive -- The Affinity Card Advantage Why Smart Travelers Buy Now and Pay Later -- The Art of the Complaint How to Make It Right When Things Go Wrong -- The Last Word A Quick and Easy Checklist of Ultimate Savings Strategies -- Major U. S. Airlines -- International Airlines and Their Frequent Flyer Programs -- North America Low- Cost Airlines -- European Low- Cost



Airlines -- Hotel Chains -- Hotels -- Hotel Consolidators -- Car Rental Agencies -- Credit Cards -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

"Guerrilla Marketing" master Jay Conrad Levinson has done it again  Guerrilla Travel Tactics is the most comprehensive book ever written on finding travel bargains. It's absolutely packed with savvy travel tips, bargain-finding strategies, and insider secrets. You'll discover how to:  Get upgraded to First Class, every time--guaranteed.  Know the quality of any hotel before you make a reservation.  Find the best price on a car rental in five minutes or less.  Maximize your frequent flyer miles--and fly free whenever you want.  Guerrilla Travel Tactics offers the inside scoop on every aspect of travel -- the kind of tips you learn only by being on a first-name basis with the world's top concierges, getting flight attendants to speak off the record, and logging millions of air miles. This is the information hotels, airlines, and travel agents don't want you to know "

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910970417303321

Titolo

Mathematics and science education around the world : what can we learn from the Survey of Mathematics and Science Opportunities (SMSO) and the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS)? / / SMSO to TIMSS writing committee, Hyman Bass co-chair, Jane Butler Kahle, co-chair

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1996

ISBN

9786610191628

9780309184854

0309184851

9781280191626

1280191627

9780309589925

0309589924

9780585155210

0585155216

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

vi, 22 p. : ill

Collana

The compass series

Altri autori (Persone)

BassHyman <1932->

KahleJane Butler

Disciplina

510/.71

Soggetti

Mathematics - Study and teaching - Evaluation

Science - Study and teaching - Evaluation



Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"A joint project of: Mathematical Sciences Education Board and Committee on Science Education K-12; Center for Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Education, National Research Council."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Mathematics and Science Education Around the World: What Can We Learn From the Survey of Mathematics ... -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- Overview -- What is the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS)? -- HOW IS OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN VIEWED IN TIMSS? -- WHAT KINDS OF INFORMATION HAVE THE TIMSS RESEARCHERS COLLECTED? -- WHAT ARE SOME OF THE CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES OF CROSS-NATIONAL RESEARCH? -- What is the Survey of Mathematics and Science Opportunities (SMSO)? -- What Can Be Learned from the Survey of Mathematics and Science Opportunities (SMSO)? -- WHAT DOES SMSO SAY ABOUT INTENDED CURRICULUM? -- WHAT DOES SMSO SAY ABOUT THE IMPLEMENTED CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES? -- What Questions Might Be Explored with TIMSS? -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1: Participating TIMSS Countries -- Appendix 2: TIMSS Conceptual Model for the Provision of Educational Experiences -- Appendix 3: Aspects and Categories in the TIMSS Mathematics and Science Analytic Frameworks -- Appendix 4: TIMSS Reporting Plans -- Mathematical Sciences Education Board -- COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE EDUCATION K-12.

Sommario/riassunto

Amid current efforts to improve mathematics and science education in the United States, people often ask how these subjects are organized and taught in other countries. They hear repeatedly that other countries produce higher student achievement. Teachers and parents wonder about the answers to questions like these: Why do the children in Asian cultures seem to be so good at science and mathematics? How are biology and physics taught in the French curriculum? What are textbooks like elsewhere, and how much latitude do teachers have in the way they follow the texts? Do all students receive the same education, or are they grouped by ability or perceived educational promise? If students are grouped, how early is this done? What are tests like, and what are the consequences for students? Are other countries engaged in Standards-like reforms? Does anything like "standards" play a role in other countries? Questions such as these reflect more than a casual interest in other countries' educational practices. They grow out of an interest in identifying ways to improve mathematics and science education in the United States. The focus of this short report is on what the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), a major international investigation of curriculum, instruction, and learning in mathematics and science, will be able to contribute to understandings of mathematics and science education around the world as well as to current efforts to improve student learning, particularly in the United States.