Footing the Tuition Bill: The New Student Loan SectorA college degree is the key to opportunity and economic success in America today, a fact that has brought new attention to questions of college access and affordability. Footing the Tuition Bill explores fundamental questions about the purposes of federal student loans, how well traditional arrangements work, and how innovations might offer guidance for rethinking the design of financial aid.
This book will save you time as you master the basics taught in first-year, calculus-based college physics courses. You'll firmly grasp the all-important building blocks needed for every physical science and all branches of engineering. The many problems included with guided solutions make this potentially daunting subject much easier. Additional problems with answers give you a chance to reinforce what you've learned and gauge your progress as you go. This next-best thing to a private tutor makes especially clear the topics most students find most difficult. It's ideal for independent study, brushup before an exam, or preparation for the MED-CAT and GRE.
Country Houses of Tasmania Behind the Closed Doors of Our Finest Private Colonial Estates
A glorious pictorial celebration of Tasmania's finest private residences. Tucked into the folds of Tasmania's wild landscape is an array of beautiful historic homes from a time when life was simpler and grander - and perhaps more of an adventure.
• COVER: Why It's Time To Retire the 401(k) - Last year's market wipeout showed the vulnerability of the popular retirement-savings accounts. But the data are telling us that even in the long run, consumers need better options • WORLD: A Five-Star Ghost Town at the End of 'The World' - Psst. Wanna buy a continent? As the emirate's economy craters, its archipelago of man-made private islands sits empty. A property bust at the end of the World • ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT: The Worlds Within - Two new shows celebrate ..
75 years after Vygotsky's death, scholarship exploring developmental relations between language and thought continues to be strong. This timely edited volume compiles contributions from international leaders in the field on the roles of language and private speech (self-talk) in the development of self-regulation and executive functioning in children and adults. New theoretical insights, empirical research, and potential clinical and educational applications of scholarship on private speech are presented.
