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 | Programed College Vocabulary Product# 460679277 Selling for $58.2 "Now in its sixth edition, George Feinstein's PROGRAMED COLLEGE VOCABULARY has prepared thousands and thousands of students for their their college careers. Stressing the basic terminology of fiction, poetry, psychology, social science, and computer words, this self-paced text is grounded in the belief that students can learn anything that is broken down into easy steps. This programed approach empowers students to master college vocabulary at their own spped as though a tutor is at their elbow confirming their answers. As always, quizzes and review tests are plentiful. New to the Sixth Edition: A free Comapnion Website at www.prenhall.com/feinstein has been added to give students additional self-paced practice. This self-grading sites features a variety of questions, including multiple choice, fill-in, and matching, allowing students to guage their mastery of the material. Their results can be e-mailed directly to the instructor. A new social Science chapter has been added to broaden the scope of the college vocabulary in the text. A new Spelling Demons chapter alerts students to common spelling errors in the vocabulary they learn. Chapters of Diction and Words in Context have been updated, revised, and returned to the text from previous editions." |
 | Governing Tomorrow's Campus: Perspectives and Agendas Product# 460680749 Selling for $33.95 "This collection of original essays brings to center stage new ideas about who shares--and will share--in governing colleges and universities. The chapters cover a range of issues. Part One surveys the evolution of academic governance, from the middle ages to the present. Part Two offers theoretical perspectives on the unique structures and dynamics of academic organizations, including fresh insights into the complexity and diversity of higher education. Part Three examines the changing place of faculty in governance--and challenges to the traditional notions of the professiorate's role in running the institution. Part Four looks at developments in unionization, changes in management styles and participation, and the impact of grievance systems on academic organizations. Part Five considers a range of external forces on the quality of governance, including relations between campus and alumni, donors, and political entities." |
 | New Worlds: An Introduction to College Reading Product# 460765538 Selling for $64.68 "'New Worlds' is an introductory college reading improvement text that applies the successful approach of the authors' 'Opening Doors,' and 'Comprehending College Textbooks,' and Janet Elder's 'Exercise Your College Reading Skills' in a format designed to help lower-level developmental reading students succeed in college. This approach presents skills clearly, in a structured approach that emphasizes comprehension and provides thorough, on-going practice and application of the skills. This second edition includes fuller explanations, more practice exercises, ten new reading selections, expanded quizzes for all reading selections, and a wealth of new media support." |