The Best Organizations & Educational Institutions Books 2024

1. The Road Well Kept : Branksome Hall Celebrates 100 Years

Extensively researched by journalist Heather Robertson, The Road Well Kept examines and celebrates the first 100 years of this Toronto private girls' school. Set against the backdrop of a changing Toronto, the book explores the strong personalities, unforeseen events, and the steadfast staff and students that make up Branksome Hall. From its humble beginnings in 1903 to its rise as an outstanding educational institution that has presence on the global stage, Branksome Hall is proud of its history: one that provided education and a home to English girls during World War II, that gave singer Portia White a platform to develop her musical career, and that entertained important foreign dignitaries, such as former U.S. President Jimmy Carter. Well-written, fast-paced, and blending historical fact with interviews and notes from diaries and letters, The Road Well Kept is an entertaining and informative read about the fascinating history of Branksome Hall. Complemented with a century's worth of archival photographs, this book is a must- have for Branksome alumnae, parents considering sending their children to private school, people in education, and those who enjoy social histories.

The Road Well Kept (Paperback)

2. Junior Girl Scout Handbook [Paperback - Used]

CONDITION - USED - Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included. Paperbound approx 11x9 color illustrated sturdy

Junior Girl Scout Handbook, Used [Paperback]

3. Handbook & Try-Its (My Brownie Girl Scout Books) [Spiral-bound - Used]

CONDITION - USED - Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included. Handbook & Try-Its (My Brownie Girl Scout Books) by GSUSA Staff

Handbook & Try-Its (My Brownie Girl Scout Books) [Spiral-bound - Used]

4. Brownie Girl Scouts Leader's Guide, Used [Paperback]

Brownie Girl Scouts Leader's Guide by Girl Scouts of the U. S. A. Staff

Brownie Girl Scouts Leader's Guide, Used [Paperback]

5. Academic Departments Vol. 27 : How They Work, How They Change, Used [Paperback]

A practical tool for instigating change, this report, supported by in-depth studies at eight college campuses, reveals how change can be effected at many different levels withing the academic departmental structure. Demonstrates how centralized resources and administrative unites, unions, student and others can impact departmental power, and outlines effective steps to take to initiate reform and new directions.

Academic Departments Vol. 27 : How They Work, How They Change, Used [Paperback]

6. FROM OLD MAIN TO A NEW CENTURY: A History of Phi Kappa Tau, Used [Hardcover]

Book by Charles T. Ball

FROM OLD MAIN TO A NEW CENTURY: A History of Phi Kappa Tau, Used [Hardcover]

7. Discussion and Interaction in the Academic Community, Used [Paperback]

The increased focus on internationalism in business and academics has caused an increase in the awareness of the importance of interactive skills for both native and nonnative speakers. One of the primary focuses of Discussion and Interaction in the Academic Community is to enhance the ability of nonnative speakers of English to contribute to the development of their disciplines and to the internationalism of the academic community. For many students one of the most difficult tasks is to interact effectively and confidently within the discussions, seminars, and ongoing dialogues in their disciplines. All of these areas require opportunity, awareness, and understanding of communication strategies, knowlege of effective discourse, and a willingness to participate. Discussion and Interaction in the Academic Community is divided into three major sections. Unit 1 focuses on the student as a member of the academic community. Unit 2 focuses on the student as facilitator. Unit 3 focuses on the student as expert. The objective of these units is to make students comfortable within the academic environment, to provide students with the opportunity to learn new skills for participation in academic discussion, and to provide students the opportunity to present, critique, monitor, and improve on the exchange of technical information. The text builds on the expertise and the linguistic abilities of the learners. It assumes that while many of the learners have a sense of their academic goals and have much information to bring to bear on any task, their ability to make their knowledge and objectives explicit in English is limited. This is a vital text for the growing cadre of students who find themselves at ease within their disciplines, but unable to make themselves fully understood in an English-speaking environment.

Discussion and Interaction in the Academic Community, Used [Paperback]

8. Bound by a Mighty Vow: Sisterhood and Women's Fraternities, 1870-1920 [Paperback - Used]

CONDITION - USED - Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included. Sororities are often thought of as exclusive clubs for socially inclined college students, but Bound by a Mighty Vow , a history of the women's Greek system, demonstrates that these organizations have always served more serious purposes. Diana Turk explores the founding and development of the earliest sororities (then called women's fraternities) and explains how these groups served as support networks to help the first female collegians succeed in the hostile world of nineteenth century higher education. Turk goes on to look at how and in what ways sororities changed over time. While the first generation focused primarily on schoolwork, later Greek sisters used their fraternity connections to ensure social status, gain access to jobs and job training, and secure financial and emotional support as they negotiated life in turn-of-the-century America. The costs they paid were conformity to certain tightly prescribed beliefs of how "ideal" fraternity women should act and what "ideal" fraternity women should do. Drawing on primary source documents written and preserved by the fraternity women themselves, as well as on oral history interviews conducted with fraternity officers and alumnae members, Bound by a Mighty Vow uncovers the intricate history of these early women's networks and makes a bold statement about the ties that have bound millions of American women to one another in the name of sisterhood.

Bound by a Mighty Vow : Sisterhood and Women's Fraternities, 1870-1920, Used [Paperback]

9. Daisy Girl Scouts, Leaders' Guide/Leather Case With Pamphlets [Paperback - Used]

CONDITION - USED - Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included. Daisy Girl Scouts, Leaders' Guide/Leather Case With Pamphlets by Girl Scouts of the U. S. A. Staff

Daisy Girl Scouts, Leaders' Guide/Leather Case With Pamphlets, Used [Paperback]

10. A Century and a Half of DKE: The Illustrated History of Delta Kappa Epsilon [Hardcover - Used]

CONDITION - USED - Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included. Book by

A Century and a Half of DKE: The Illustrated History of Delta Kappa Epsilon, Used [Hardcover]