education-economics

The publisher has added a lot of graphs and diagrams to aid understanding. It is a very user-friendly book and suitable for undergraduates and beginner postgraduates courses. The only room for improvement is that the depth of material is not enough for more advanced course.

The people who wish to learn about financial and would like to become a CFO- this book is a must read. Understanding lot of technical financial terms, face number of corporate challenge- you need some guidence and feed back and I believe this book will be really helpful!

Firstly, I put this book at 4.5 and although it had its fault, it was fantastic book to read. This book was on my booklist for my fundraising course in College. At first glance, I nievely thought, Ethics and Fundraising, a bit of an oxymoron, isn't it? Upon closer examination of fundraising learning its craft, and reading this book, ethics and fundraising can be coupled together without any hesitation.
This book described the ideologies and theories of fundraising ethics. Upon completion, I can see that there is a distinct difference. One I never thought possible. Examples given are placed appropriatly and theories outlined are understood fully.
So, with my praise of the book, what was wrong to garner 4/4.5 stars? Well, the language was difficult to grasp at times. It used jargon of the trade that someone not in a course would necessarily know. As well, I found some of the political persons they chose to compare to fundraising as philanthropic people, strange.
Overall though, Fundraising, the fundraiser and ethics were protrayed in the most moral way with a truth love for humankind. For people who unsure of fundraising or the hoopla that is surrounding it because of shams, this is the book. You'll learn a lot and what is learnt, will stick with you.

This book [and separate tape are] essential for ESL/EFL teachers who teach intermediate or advanced communications courses. Each chapter focuses on a business theme such as negotiation, business meetings, telephoning. The tapes are slow for learners above an intermediate level; however, the speaking activities can easily be used by both intermediate and advanced learners. One good aspect of the tapes is the British Accents which makes a nice contrast to my North American accent for learners in EFL situations. You can even stretch certain exercises into writing exercises. However, the book lacks any structured grammar lessons. At an intermediate level in some contexts you might find the book a bit thin because of this.The teachers guide is unfortunately essential because you often can't complete exercises without having the companioned instructions. Which means more of a cost outlay for some teachers.This book absolutely cannot be used for self-study or one-on-ones. Nevertheless, it is the best resource I've had for these types of courses so far. Definitely worth investing in.

I have found this workbook extremely helpful in instructing business English to the many foreign professional students I receive. For the intermediate English speaker it is helpful in teaching them the basic communication that they need as they communicate around the world with colleagues. The book makes my instructing easy and covers all the basics I need to convey the language to them. I use the book with all my International professional businessmen .

I really admire Jane Brody, but some of the material in this book is 4-5 years old. In the fast paced world of integrative medicine, some info seems a little dated.

This book contains a lot of general information about the library profession. As an individual getting ready to embark on the M.L.S. journey, I found it useful. The title includes basic information on the history of librarianship and the players in today's profession. There are different sections concerning the overall purposes of public and academic institutions and information centers. In addition, the book describes the "professional functions" of different jobs in the aforementioned sectors. Particularly useful was the information on selecting the perfect M.L.S. program, as well as the job placement section, which details what one should expect from a job interview and the first job. Priceless resources like job lines, listservs, and other reading were also listed.

A subject to often ignored by every audience in the world is of the pacific islands. I suggest everyone read, if not this book, a book on the pacific islands because of their extermely unique situation in history, not to be found anywhere in the rest of the world. For this work, Dr Crocombe focuses on the relationship between the United States and the islands that stretch across the Pacific Ocean. One the great aspects of this work is its effort to encompass all fronts of this relationship. From the diaspora of islanders in the US to the unusual legalities of territoral claims by the USA. The one key problem, however, is not with the work itself. In the recent past, since the book was published in 1995, many aspects of this relationship have been altered, reevaluated, or redirected. For example, the momentum of the Hawaii sovereignty movement has quieted, territorial claims in Micronesia were forthcoming at the turn of the century, and Japanese economic strength and hegemony has continued to decline. Perhaps, Dr. Crocombe analysis might have become out of touch with the relationship as it stands today. This, however, should not underestimate this great comprehensive and concise work. It would be fabulous for use as an university text because of its clarity and its ability to encompass all audiences interests.

This comprehensive directory is an excellent source for those looking to enter the field of alternative or complementary medicine. In a market with such tremendous growth and clutter, there is a viable need for a resource such as this to sort through what is available nationally. The book includes: a reader-friendly section defining all terms and fields associated with the industry, how to choose a program, what programs are available sorted by location, the top schools and programs, accrediation information, professional organizations, and self-study resources. The only piece missing was an updated version. Hence, that is on its way to being published in September of 2000. After months of research, this is by far the best directory I have encountered.

"Price of Admission" is a book to read along with McPherson and Schapiro's "The Student Aid Game." Together they make up a two volume library on federal higher education policy the likes of which could not be collected in a hundred lesser titles.

Thomas Kane writes four easy-reading chapters on "How We Pay for College," "Rising Costs in Higher Education," "Has Financial Aid Policy Succeeded in Ensuring Access to College?", and "Rethinking How Americans Pay for College." To each chapter he brings empirical research and impressive analysis.

Kane's last two chapters are the most provocative. Repeating the findings of his earlier works, Kane is not convinced that federal student financial aid has done much to ensure college access. He offers both modest and ambitious policy suggestions: dropping asset tests to simplify financial aid applications, front-loading Pell Grants during the first two years of college, raising federal student loan program limits, experimenting with various forms of financial aid, and basing means-tests on future earnings through income contingent tax credits.

Some experts in higher education policy may react to the book with a yawn because none of these policy prescriptions is new, and none original with Kane. But if so, they are missing the essence of the book. Like few others, Kane prods the U.S. Department of Education to begin more ambititous evaluations of its student financial aid programs, and challenges the Congress to think beyond dividing up the billions of dollars of bounty among narrow interests of banks and higher education institutions.

Careful readers of Kane, as well as of McPherson and Schapiro, will notice a growing recognition that the behavior of higher education institutions, more than federal policy, determines how access is distributed. Kane is troubled, as we all should be, by the fact that "the gaps in college entry by family income have widened" despite the efforts of federal need-based student financial aid. He notes that "aid packaging and the marketing of federal financial aid programs remain largely in the hands of college student financial aid administrators [and] as a result, the process remains shrouded in mystery."

Kane suggests that lowering the barriers involved in the process may have a larger payoff for some students than increasing federal aid.