03003nam 2200673 a 450 991045159750332120200520144314.01-281-21346-297866112134660-8032-1622-X(CKB)1000000000483911(EBL)332887(OCoLC)476136293(SSID)ssj0000180932(PQKBManifestationID)11165585(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000180932(PQKBWorkID)10150079(PQKB)10734906(MiAaPQ)EBC332887(Au-PeEL)EBL332887(CaPaEBR)ebr10216996(CaONFJC)MIL121346(EXLCZ)99100000000048391120070607d2008 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrInterior places[electronic resource] /Lisa KnoppLincoln University of Nebraska Pressc20081 online resource (300 p.)"Bison Books"--P. [i].0-8032-1143-0 Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-289).Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; One: The Way In; Two: Traces; Three: Bread and Butter; Four: Surrender; Five: Thirty Shades of White; Six: Pilgrimage; Seven: In the Corn; Eight: Enclosures; Nine: A Bit of Land; Ten: The Fence; Eleven: Tending; Twelve: Souvenir; Thirteen: Lingering Curiosities; Fourteen: Departure Moon; Fifteen: Visiting Frederic; Sixteen: This Creek; Works CitedA collection of essays embracing nonfiction from memoir and biography to travel writing and natural history, Interior Places offers a curiously detailed group photograph of the Midwest's interior landscape. Here is an essay about the origin, history, and influence of corn. Here we find an exploration of a childhood meeting with Frederick Leopold, youngest brother of the great naturalist Aldo. Here also are a chronicle of the 146-year alliance between Burlington, Iowa, and the Burlington Route (later the CB&O, the BN, and finally, the BNSF) and a pilgrimage to Amelia Earhart's Kansas hometown. Natural historyNebraskaWomen authors, AmericanBiographyHomePsychological aspectsLincoln Region (Neb.)BiographyLincoln Region (Neb.)Description and travelLincoln Region (Neb.)Social life and customsNebraskaHistoryMiscellaneaNebraskaBiographyMiscellaneaElectronic books.Natural historyWomen authors, AmericanHomePsychological aspects.978.2/82033092BKnopp Lisa1956-944406MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910451597503321Interior places2177983UNINA02734oam 22005775 450 991081206340332120230126215345.010.1596/978-1-4648-1012-1(CKB)3710000001576683(MiAaPQ)EBC4939153(The World Bank)211012(US-djbf)211012(EXLCZ)99371000000157668320020129d2017 uf 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierStepping Up Skills in Urban Ghana : Snapshot of the STEP Skills Measurement Survey /Peter DarvasWashington, D.C. :The World Bank,2017.1 online resource (178 pages)Directions in Development;Directions in Development - Human Development1-4648-1012-5 1-4648-1013-3 Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.Country Context -- Conceptual Framework: Why Is It Important to Focus on Skills? -- Skills Toward Employment and Productivity Data -- Education Issues in Ghana -- Labor Market Participation -- The Use of Cognitive Skills, Job-Specific Skills, and Literacy -- The Returns to Education and Skills: Building the Job-Relevant Skills That Employers Demand -- Mismatch of Skills: A Measurement Issue and Unexploited Potential at Work -- Appendix A-G.The Skills Toward Employment and Productivity (STEP) Survey is an initiative of the World Bank in cooperation with other development partners and nongovernmental agencies and carried out in more than 14 countries globally. In Ghana, the first phase of the survey focusing on adults in urban communities was carried out in cooperation with the University of Ghana's Institute of Statistical, Social, and Economic Research (ISSER), the Ministry of Education, the Council for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (COTVET), and the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS).Directions in Development;Directions in Development - Human DevelopmentWorld Bank e-Library.EmploymentOccupationProductivitySkillsTVETGhanaSocial conditionsEmploymentOccupationProductivitySkillsTVET306.09667Darvas Peter1142803Favara MartaArnold TamaraDJBFDJBFBOOK9910812063403321Stepping Up Skills in Urban Ghana4039285UNINA