The world and all that is in it! For more than 120 years, National Geographic magazine has chronicled exploration, adventure, and changes that affect life on Earth through award-winning photography and journalism. Each issue brings to light the beauty and wonder of our planet and the complex issues facing us all. Be transported to faraway places and distant times. View ancient civilizations and exotic wildlife.
Facing the Music: Shaping Music Education from a Global PerspectiveFacing the Music investigates the practices and ideas that have grown from some five decades of cultural diversity in music education, developments in ethnomusicology, and the rise of 'world music'. Speaking from rich, hands-on experience of more than thirty years at various levels of music education (music in schools, community organizations and professional training courses), Huib Schippers makes a powerful case for the crucial role of learning music in ...
Magazine has chronicled exploration, adventure, and changes that affect life on Earth through award-winning photography and journalism. Each issue brings to light the beauty and wonder of our planet and the complex issues facing us all. Be transported to faraway places and distant times. View ancient civilizations and exotic wildlife.
The layoff survival guide for today's job hunters--what everyone needs to know about getting fired, getting inspired, and getting hired. Losing a job can be devastating-financially, professionally, and emotionally. This comprehensive guide, written by a career consultant with a background in psychiatric therapy, goes further than other job search guides by addressing the full range of issues facing the newly unemployed--from dusting off old resumes, polishing networking skills, and preparing for interviews.
The commercial aviation industry is a major part of the U.S. transportation infrastructure and a key contributor to the nation's economy. The industry is facing the effects of a reduced role by the military as a source of high-quality trained personnel, particularly pilots and mechanics. At the same time, it is facing the challenges of a changing American workforce. This book is a study of the civilian training and education programs needed to satisfy the work-force requirements of the commercial aviation industry in the year 2000 and beyond, with particular emphasis on issues related to access to aviation careers by women and minorities.
