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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 331 pp., xvii. '1' in number line. Following the Preface and Acknowledgments, Contents divided into 25 Chapters in 3 Parts: Part I: INTRODUCTION: THE PROBLEM (1) Rosalie A. Kane, "Everyday in Nursing Homes: ' The Way Things Are ' "; (2) Steven S. Foldes, "Life in an Institution: A Sociological and Anthropological View"; (3) Arthur L. Caplan, "The Morality of the Mundane: Ethical Issues Arising in the Daily Lives of Nursing Home Residents"; Part II: CASES AND COMMENTARIES (4) [Editors], "About the Case" [Each Case is accompanied by a Commentary, with Commentator Name preceding the Case]: (5) Ruth Macklin, "Good Citizen, Bad Citizen"; (6) Margaret P. Battin, "The Chair and Other Public Space"; (7) James F. Childress, "If You Let Them They'd Stay in Bed all Morning: The Tyranny of Regulation in Nursing Home Life"; (8) Stephen H. Miles and Greg A. Sachs, "Intimate Strangers: Roommates in Nursing Homes", Case Commentary: "Accommodating Room and Roommate Preferences"; (9) Rosemarie Tong, "Till Death Do Us Part: Married Life in Nursing Homes"; (10) Mary Ellen Waithe, "Thought for Food: Nursing Home Meals", Case Commentary: "Something to Chew On"; (11) Laurence B. McCullough, "Phone Privileges"; (12) Robert Schwartz, "Guardian Angles"; (13) Reinhard Priester, "Leaving Homes: Residents on Their Own Recognizance"; (14) Andrew Jameton, "Let My Persons Go! Restraints of the Trade"; (15) Mila Ann Aroskar, "Bathing: On the Boundaries of Health Treatment"; (16) Sara T. Fry, "Caring on Demand: How Responsive is Responsive Enough?"; (17) Diane K. Kjervik, "Beyond the Call of Duty: A Nurse's Aide Uses Her Judgment"; (18) Terrie Wetle, "Death of a Resident", Case Commentary: "Care of the Dying and the Newly Dead"; (19) Martin Benjamin, "Dressing for ' Success ' "; (20) David J. Mayo, "Tips and Favors", Case Commentary: "Private Contracts Between Residents and Staff"; (21) Harry R. Moody, "Finding a Home"; (22) Loren E. Lomasky, "Letter of the Law: Evictions from Homes"; Part III: TOWARD SOLUTIONS (23) Mila Ann Aroskar, Ene Kristi Urv-Wong, and Rosalie A. Kane, "Building an Effective Caregiving Staff: Transforming the Nursing Services"; (24) Iris C. Freeman, "Developing Systems That Promote Autonomy: Policy Considerations"; (25) Rosalie A. Kane, Arthur L. Caplan, Iris C. Freeman, Mila Ann Aroskar, and Ene Kristi Urv-Wong, " Avenues to Appropriate Autonomy: What Next?"; Contributors, pp. 319--323; Index, pp. 325-331. // Laid-in news items from the New York Times (NO offsetting): (1) Letters to the Editor, Roberta Sales, Gregory Siskind, "The Nursing Shortage" (4 12 2001) (2) Paul Zielbauer, "Some Nursing Homes Lock Out Strikers, and Hartford Vows to Help Homes Cover Costs" (3 22 2001; (3) Jennifer Steinhauer, "As Assisted Living Centers Grow, Calls for Standards and Oversight" (2 12 2001); (4) Letter to the Editor, Bobbie Sackman, "The Homebound Elderly" (4 12 2001); (5) Letter to Editor, Charles H. Roadman II, "Nursing Home Workers" (7 29 2000); (6) Letter to Editor, Pankaj Gupta, "Ethics and the Elderly" (1 21 2000); (7) Sara Rimer, "Home Aides for the Frail Elderly in Shorter Supply"; (8) Ann R. Langdon, "The Aged as an Inconvenience" {"Nursing Homes too easily forget the ' do unto others ' creed.") (7 27 1999); (9) Letters, Charles J. Hynes, Ann Colbert, "Caring for the Elderly" (12 19 1999); (10) Letters, Claire Fagin, Sidney Z. Cohn, "Don't Repeal Nursing Home Rules That Work" (10 14 1995; (11) Eliisabeth Rosenthal, "Once in Big Demand, Nurses Are Targets for Hospital Cuts" (8 19 1996); (12) Sharon R. King, "Nursing Homes Draw Attention As Worker-Saafety Focus Shifts" (8 7 1996). // NO Jacket. Blue boards with bright white lettering on front cover and spine. Previous owner name and origin of purchase discreetly on inside top left front cover, else unqualifiedly As New: Strong binding (NO cracks); sharp corners (NO bumps or curls); NO remainder marks; NO rubbing wear. Clean text. …

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Condition: New. This volume provides a comprehensive account of issues pertaining to performance assessments. The papers explicate the central issues regarding the development, implementation, and utility of performance assessments. Editor(s): Kane, Michael B.; Mitchell, Ruth. Num Pages: 236 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JNKD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408. . 1996. 1st Edition. paperback. . . . . …

Condition: New. This volume provides a comprehensive account of issues pertaining to performance assessments. The papers explicate the central issues regarding the development, implementation, and utility of performance assessments. Editor(s): Kane, Michael B.; Mitchell, Ruth. Num Pages: 236 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JNKD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408. . 1996. 1st Edition. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. …

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Condition: New. Kane, Michael B. Mitchell, RuthAs the commitment to performance assessments as a strategy of reform has increased across the nation, so has the controversy surrounding the purposes, development, implementation, and effects of alternative forms o.

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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - As the commitment to performance assessments as a strategy of reform has increased across the nation, so has the controversy surrounding the purposes, development, implementation, and effects of alternative forms of assessment. One of the first of its kind, this edited volume provides an incisive and comprehensive account of the issues pertaining to performance assessments. The 10 papers comprising the volume were originally written to establish a conceptual framework for a three-year U.S. Department of Education, Office of Educational Research and Improvement sponsored national study of performance assessments. Written by leading experts in the field, the papers explicate the central issues regarding the development, implementation, and utility of performance assessments. The topics covered by the papers include: \* a discussion of contemporary as well as historical events in the performance assessment movement; \* technical characteristics of performance assessments, including reliability, validity, generalizability, and calibration; \* conceptualization and calculation of the costs of performance assessments; \* the implications of performance assessments on students who have traditionally done less well in American schools, including racial and linguistic minorities; \* the fit between performance assessments and organizational change in education; and \* the utilization of performance assessment as an instrument of state policy. Readers will find the policy and technical issues covered in this volume to be useful from a variety of academic, research, and policy perspectives including conceptualizing and implementing performance assessments. …

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Condition: New. This volume provides a comprehensive account of issues pertaining to performance assessments. The papers explicate the central issues regarding the development, implementation, and utility of performance assessments. Editor(s): Kane, Michael; Mitchell, Ruth. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JNKD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 554. . 1996. 1st Edition. hardcover. . . . . …

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Condition: New. Kane, Michael B. Mitchell, RuthAs the commitment to performance assessments as a strategy of reform has increased across the nation, so has the controversy surrounding the purposes, development, implementation, and effects of alternative forms o.

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