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  • Daughter of Earth

    by Agnes Smedley, Nancy Hoffman ...
    This gritty, sweeping novel follows a burgeoning political activist in the early twentieth century: a "precious, priceless book" (Alice Walker)."We owe our world to women like Agnes Smedley, who worked without peace or resolution toward a future they could not see." —Paola MendozaFirst released in 1929, Daughter of Earth remains a seminal work of American socialist literature. This ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • How We See Us

    Young People Imagining a Path to Their Futures

    by Michaela M Leslie-Rule, Nancy Hoffman, Robert B. Schwartz ...
    Series series Work and Learning Series
    A compelling appeal to center the perspectives of young people to support them in mapping pathways to future successIn How We See Us, Michaela Leslie-Rule amplifies the voices of young people approaching adulthood as they consider their experiences, needs, and goals for their education, early careers, and lives. Leslie-Rule encourages adults who support young people to listen more closely to youth ... Read more

    $27.59 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • THE 1960’s: A DECADE I REMEMBER

    60 Essays From My Childhood

    by Nancy Hoffman ...
    In sixty essays Nancy Hoffman gives you a glimpse of growing up in the sixties. A retired teacher of thirty-two years, Nancy shares her memories and insights of an iconic decade. After reading her words and enjoying the many retro photos, it is the hope of this author that you the reader, walk away with a positive feeling about this memorable time in history. Since her retirement Mrs. Hoffman has ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • America’s Hidden Economic Engines

    How Community Colleges Can Drive Shared Prosperity

    by Nancy Hoffman ...
    Series series Work and Learning Series
    Five in-depth case studies reveal the innovative practices that position U.S. community colleges as pathways to quality employment.In America’s Hidden Economic Engines, editors Robert B. Schwartz and Rachel Lipson spotlight community and technical colleges as institutions uniquely equipped to foster more equitable economic growth across America’s regions. As Schwartz and Lipson show, these ... Read more

    $27.39 USD

  • Teaching Students About the World of Work

    A Challenge to Postsecondary Educators

    Edited by Nancy Hoffman, Michael Lawrence Collins ...
    Series series Work and Learning Series
    Teaching Students About the World of Work argues that educational institutions—especially two-year and four-year public institutions serving low-income students—need to make the topic of employment a central element in their educational offerings. Indeed, the book demonstrates that a far greater emphasis on teaching students about the work world will be necessary if colleges are to give ... Read more

    $29.69 USD

  • Was Justice Served?

    For the Brutal Murder of Former Time Magazine Writer/Reporter Julie R. Grace

    by Nancy Hoffman ...
    During her career, Julie Grace worked for several political icons, including Paul Simon, Alan Dixon, Joseph Kennedy, Walter Mondale, and Jimmy Carter. In 1991, she accepted a job with TIME magazine, where she specialized in social issues and was touted as one of TIMEs best human drama reporters.Although Julie appeared to have a solid career, her world began to crumble when the stresses of her job ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Express with Less

    A Mini Memoir by an Aspiring Minimalist

    by Nancy Hoffman ...
    What began as two books, a memoir and a book about minimalism, Express With Less has morphed into one. Growing up as a teenager in the sixties, Nancy Hoffman had numerous experiences that were minimalistic. You will read about her High School trip to Bogota, Columbia, her summer job at a campground in North Carolina and other unique experiences. As time passed, Nancy strayed from her minimalistic ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Learning for Careers

    The Pathways to Prosperity Network

    by Nancy Hoffman, Robert B. Schwartz ...
    Series series Work and Learning Series
    Learning for Careers provides a comprehensive account of the Pathways to Prosperity Network, a national initiative focused on helping more young people successfully complete high school, attain a first postsecondary credential with value in the labor market, and get started on a career without foreclosing the opportunity for further education. It takes as its starting point the influential 2011 ... Read more

    $26.99 USD

  • Anytime, Anywhere

    Student-Centered Learning for Schools and Teachers

    Edited by Rebecca E. Wolfe, Adria Steinberg, Nancy Hoffman ...
    Anytime, Anywhere synthesizes existing research and practices in the emerging field of student-centered learning, and includes profiles of schools that have embraced this approach.Educators have argued that students should be at the center of learning, constructing new knowledge based on what is interesting to them, and receiving guidance in classrooms—or anywhere they may happen to be— from ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

  • Schooling in the Workplace

    How Six of the World's Best Vocational Education Systems Prepare Young People for Jobs and Life

    by Nancy Hoffman ...
    Series series Work and Learning Series
    Which non-American education systems best prepare young people for fulfilling jobs and successful adult lives? And what can the United States—where far too many young people currently enter adulthood without adequate preparation for the twenty-first-century job market—learn, adopt, and adapt from these other systems?In Schooling in the Workplace, Nancy Hoffman addresses these questions head on, ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

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    How We See Us

    Young People Imagining a Path to Their Futures

    by Michaela M. Leslie-Rule ...
    Narrated by Carmen Jewel Jones ...

    Unabridged

    5 hours 53 min

    In How We See Us, Michaela Leslie-Rule amplifies the voices of young people approaching adulthood as they consider their experiences, needs, and goals for their education, early careers, and lives. Leslie-Rule encourages adults who support young people to listen more closely to youth voices so that their perspectives are centered in interventions made on their behalf.Based on in-depth interviews, ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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    Your Guide to Leadership, Action, and Social Innovation

    by Nina Vasan, Jennifer Przybylo ...
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