Stephen A Jacobson

School Administration : Persistent Dilemmas in Preparation and Practice

Educational Leadership in an Age of Reform

Reforming Education: The Emerging Systemic Approach

Helping At-Risk Students: What Are the Educational and Financial Costs

Helping At-Risk Students: What Are the Educational and Financial Costs

Transforming Schools and Schools of Education: A New Vision for Preparing Educators

Transforming Schools and Schools of Education: A New Vision for Preparing Educators

The Sacrifice: A Stephen Jacobson Adventure

American History Professor Stephen Jacobson is about to partake his own family history. When Stephen Jacobson begin researching the strange relationship between his brother, James and son of cult leader, Robert Johns. He places the lives of his entire family in danger. Things become worse when Rober...

Endless Empire: Spain's Retreat, Europe's Eclipse, America's Decline

Throughout four millennia of recorded history there has been no end to empire, but instead an endless succession of empires. After five centuries of sustained expansion, the half-dozen European powers that ruled half of humanity collapsed with stunning speed after World War II, creating a hundred em...

Fraggle Rock Classics Volume 1

Archaia Entertainment and The Jim Henson Company are proud to present a new reprinting of the original Fraggle Rock comic book series, which first debuted in 1985. Look back into the history of your favorite Fraggles with stories such as “The Magic Time Machine,” “The Trouble With Being #1,” “The Mo...

Benches, Chairs and Beds: Practical Projects from Shaker to Contemporary (Best of Woodworker's Journal)

If you're a woodworker who loves to create home furnishings that are both beautiful and sensible, then you'll truly value this collection of functional furniture projects. Discover 18 projects that deliver both beauty and practicality. From a classic ladder-back chair to a space saving trundle bed, ...

The Doctoral StudentOs Advisor and Mentor: Sage Advice from the Experts

This book focuses on using faculty mentoring to empower doctoral students to successfully complete their doctoral studies. The book is a collection of mentoring chapters showcasing professors and dissertation advisors from the most prestigious universities in the United States. They provide an extra...

School Administration

A discussion of many of the dilemmas and problems facing school administrators. Topics include: conflicting beliefs regarding the fundamental purpose of school, administering racial and ethnic differences, and monetary incentives to reform teacher compensation. This contributed book uses the voices ...

Catalonia's Advocates: Lawyers, Society, and Politics in Barcelona, 1759-1900 (Studies in Legal History)

Offering a window into the history of the modern legal profession in Western Europe, Stephen Jacobson presents a history of lawyers in the most industrialized city on the Mediterranean. Far from being mere curators of static law, Barcelona's lawyers were at the center of social conflict and politica...

US and Cross-National Policies, Practices, and Preparation: Implications for Successful Instructional Leadership, Organizational Learning, and ... Practices (Studies in Educational Leadership)

This book offers cross-national comparisons and generalizations about leadership qualities and practices that result in successful schools. It compares policies and practices in the U.S. with six other countries and includes theories and case study examples.