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As news organizations adapt to a changing media landscape, strategic learning is critical for organizations that want to increase their audiences and maintain journalistic quality. This title shows how leadership, goal-setting and staff development improve the culture of the newsroom and the content of the news product.

Offers a narrative that unfolds on the night of August 16, 1996, with the brutal and senseless murder of Eric Nesbitt, a young man stationed at Langley Air Force Base, at the hands of 18-year-old Daryl Atkins.

Decades after the resignation of President Nixon, the impact of the Watergate scandal continues to affect the institutional power of the president of the United States. This title traces the events, characters, and outcomes of one of the greatest scandals in US political history.

A reference that provides the historical context and constitutional perspective of more than 1,000 of the important Supreme Court cases. It offers history of the Supreme Court and its impact on American democracy and society.

Provides the complete story of African Americans making US political history. This title assembles a collection of narrative supported by more than 120 of the important historical documents tracing the African American political experience and the history of African American legislators in the US Senate and House of Representatives.

Tells of a story about incremental policymaking and inter-branch struggle, about institutional design and unintended consequences, about the influence of interest groups and the media, and about the health of our representative democracy. This book traces an issue from inception, through legislation and litigation, and finally to implementation.

Covers the historic documents that are listed alphabetically by name and grouped by topic area. This title offers coverage ranging from the Watergate scandal and the Vietnam War to homeland security and the 2002 midterm elections.

Program evaluation requires attention to rationality, rigor, and careful methods. Yet precision and accuracy alone do not guarantee that program evaluations can be implemented. This title focuses on the applied side of program evaluation, with the goal of creating and presenting program evaluations that are used to improve public enterprises.

Talk of politics in the United States is abuzz with warring red and blue factions. The message is that Americans are split due to deeply-held beliefs - over abortion, gay marriage, stem-cell research, and prayer in public schools. Is this cultural divide a myth, the product of elite partisans? This work argues that the cultural divisions are real.

Starting from the premise that California is in deep crisis politically, economically, culturally, and environmentally, this title traces the state's economic and political development as a process controlled by and for the elite, be they land barons, the Hollywood glitterati, or Silicon Valley executives.

Based on a scholar's firsthand observations of legislatures as well as interviews with legislators, legislative staff, and lobbyists, this work describes and analyzes the contemporary state of legislatures and the legislative process in the fifty states.

Examines the controversial and complex policy issues surrounding reproduction. This book argues that medical advances, changing social values, and novel legal cases are challenging conventional notions of reproductive rights, and creating difficult public policy dilemmas.

The tone of British politics has shifted from the ideology-driven years of Conservatives Margaret Thatcher and John Major to the relatively ideology-free years of their Labour successors. This text examines these shifts in British politics and offers a balanced perspective on the changing nature of political leadership.

Providing a comprehensive examination of the origins, development, and status of committees and committee systems in both the House and Senate, this book looks at the reforms that evolved under the Republicans. It offers coverage of the rules and structural changes to the House and Senate committee systems.

Introduces the institutional development of the presidency and its organizational structure. This book provides an extended discussion of the institutional presidency, examining the working relationships of the White House with Congress and with the media, and looking at policy-making in differing policy areas.

Analyzes patterns of political participation by citizens and offers five different explanations for those patterns based on research findings. This book also analyzes symbolic and instrumental forms of participation - from the simple act of discussing politics to the complex one of running for office.

A record of Congressional Quarterly's exhaustive coverage of the 1970s Watergate scandal that led to the resignation of President Richard M Nixon. It covers President Nixon's resignation, his later pardon by successor Gerald Ford, the trail of conspirators in the events, and extensive excerpts from transcripts of White House conversations.

The author of this study turns his attention to the everyday, less visible forms of nationalism that are deeply ingrained in contemporary consciousness. This form of nationalism, which is neither exotic nor remote, he describes as "banal nationalism".

By framing chapters around a central question in the field, this title shows students how scholars approach inquiry with different perspectives, producing controversy and consensus in interesting and instructive ways.

Major themes include nature versus nurture in arts talent development, teacher empowerment, and collaboration with community members.

This work introduces students to the process of programme evaluation and the experimental and quasi-experimental approaches to evaluation. It covers approaches to outcome evaluations, measurement, and benchmarking.

By integrating power transition theory and national policy, this title explores emerging issues in world politics in the 21st century, including proliferation and deterrence, the international political economy, regional hierarchies, and the role of alliances. It draws a map of the new world that can stimulate, provoke, and offer solutions.

Built on Bloom's Taxonomy, this resource helps middle and high school teachers write measurable, standards-based lesson plan objectives and develop assessments in the content areas.

This resource offers math activities, planning activities, and a facilitator's guide for developing mathematics leaders' coaching practice and knowledge of math teaching and learning.

Children, Play, and Development offers a comprehensive look at children's play from birth to adolescence.

With helpful hints on lesson planning, classroom management, student assessment, and more, this resource provides essential knowledge and activities that novice teachers need to become exceptional.

Develop students' test-taking skills with a fun, three-week instructional unit that helps them excel in multiple test formats while building strong metacognitive skills for lifelong learning.

Presents the important theories, methodologies, and practices in feminist family studies. This title showcases feminist family scholarship, providing both a retrospective and a prospective overview of the field and creating a scholarly forum for interpretation and dissemination of feminist work.

Use this guide to identify students with ASD, organize the classroom; manage time; promote independence, communication, and appropriate behaviors; and select visual strategies, tools, and curriculum resources.

This second edition guides principals through the process of creating a proactive, student-centered school safety program and offers new case studies, vignettes, and strategies.