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Author : Clifford Daugherty
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780996420709
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (27 download)
Download or read book Quest for Excellence written by Clifford Daugherty and published by . This book was released on 2015-06-15 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Dustin Gish
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 0761868135
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (618 download)
Download or read book The Quest for Excellence written by Dustin Gish and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2016-08-25 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Liberal education aspires to excellence through the cultivation of free human beings who excel in thought, word, and deed. But what exactly is excellence, and why do we admire it? How do we conceive of what is excellent? What constitutes excellence—either for human beings, or in the realms of philosophy, literature, science, and politics? Why is excellence an aim of liberal education? What kinds of texts, courses, and inquiries contribute to achieving this end? Such questions animate the studies herein. The essays in this volume reflect on the idea of excellence embedded within core texts, as well as how such texts influence and ennoble higher education. In its chapters, we consider rival forms of excellence from ancient Greece and Rome, through modern Europe and America, and beyond. The world of antiquity and its accounts of excellence, as represented in the works of Euripides, Aristotle, Plato, Archimedes, and Cicero, are here brought into dialogue with diverse modern perspectives on excellence, as articulated by Shakespeare, Descartes, Newton, Locke, Rousseau, Kant, Austen, Darwin, Lincoln, Tennyson, and Nietzsche, as well as (more recently) by John Dewey, Martin Luther King Jr., Cardinal Newman, and Eboo Patel. Our desire to seek and understand excellence transcends borders, and the purpose of this volume is to help perpetuate in contemporary higher education the study of core texts essential to the cultivation of excellence in the liberal arts and sciences.
Author : Ira Jacobson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780980233100
Total Pages : 139 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (331 download)
Download or read book A Quest for Excellence written by Ira Jacobson and published by . This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Built from an unattractive, flat-roofed former produce stand, Brielle Galleries was a world-renowned retail destination filled with the most exquisite collections of porcelain sculptures, crystal, silver, jewelry, and other magnificent creations. The author's legendary events and dedication to customer service earned him a devoted clientele of celebrities, politicians, world leaders, CEOs, and people who appreciated the store's many objets d'art. An inspirational story of entrepreneurial spirit, this book also provides business lessons for other entrepreneurs.
Author : Stanley Marcus
Publisher : University of North Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 9781574411379
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (113 download)
Download or read book Quest for the Best written by Stanley Marcus and published by University of North Texas Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Quest for the Best is not just a nostalgic look, however, at the age of handcrafted elegance. Marcus gives good advice on how consumers can educate themselves about the best, demand it, and get it. He describes his own experiences with the best in chapters such as "The Things You Love to Touch" and "Bed and Board." Witty, urbane, but always accessible, Marcus is a joy to read."--BOOK JACKET.
Author : Dean A. Hoffman
Publisher : The Russell Meerdink Company Ltd.
ISBN 13 : 0929346742
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (293 download)
Download or read book Quest for Excellence written by Dean A. Hoffman and published by The Russell Meerdink Company Ltd.. This book was released on 2001 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Andy Hargreaves
Publisher : Corwin Press
ISBN 13 : 1452283516
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (522 download)
Download or read book The Global Fourth Way written by Andy Hargreaves and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2012-09-14 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn from global lessons of successful educational change! Deep and lasting educational reform doesn’t happen overnight. This example-packed sequel to The Fourth Way draws upon inspiring examples unearthed by brand new research to challenge educational leaders, teachers, and policy makers to put proven strategies to work promoting student achievement and the high quality teaching that drives it. With striking success stories from diverse systems around the world, Hargreaves and Shirley discuss: The real-life, nitty-gritty challenges facing change leaders Stumbling blocks to enacting best principles and practices Developing and implementing a plan of action to overcome challenges to lasting change
Author : Pradip N. Khandwalla
Publisher : Notion Press
ISBN 13 : 1639575928
Total Pages : 377 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (395 download)
Download or read book Quest for Management Excellence written by Pradip N. Khandwalla and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2021-08-25 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Our civilization is at crossroads. It is brightened by unprecedented technological advances and blighted by murderous strife and unsustainable development. The book argues that the way forward is through management excellence of the key institutions of society: enterprises, not-for-profits, communities, other civil society institutions, organs of the state and so forth. The book explains, with the help of numerous live examples and research findings, what management excellence means for each of these institutional forms, and how it can be harnessed to lift the quality of civilization – towards widespread humaneness, creativity and performance excellence.
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Publisher : Rex Bookstore, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 9789712352188
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (521 download)
Download or read book NUMBER SMART Quest for Excellence written by and published by Rex Bookstore, Inc.. This book was released on with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Thom Rooke
Publisher : MSU Press
ISBN 13 : 1609173260
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The Quest for Cortisone written by Thom Rooke and published by MSU Press. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1948, when “Mrs. G.,” hospitalized with debilitating rheumatoid arthritis, became the first person to receive a mysterious new compound—cortisone—her physicians were awestruck by her transformation from enervated to energized. After eighteen years of biochemical research, the most intensively hunted biological agent of all time had finally been isolated, identified, synthesized, and put to the test. And it worked. But the discovery of a long-sought “magic bullet” came at an unanticipated cost in the form of strange side effects. This fascinating history recounts the discovery of cortisone and pulls the curtain back on the peculiar cast of characters responsible for its advent, including two enigmatic scientists, Edward Kendall and Philip Hench, who went on to receive the Nobel Prize. The book also explores the key role the Mayo Clinic played in fostering cortisone’s development, and looks at drugs that owe their heritage to the so-called “King of Steroids.”
Author : Marie Alcock
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781942496908
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (969 download)
Download or read book Quest for Learning written by Marie Alcock and published by . This book was released on 2017-10-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With Foreword by Heidi Hayes Jacobs It's crucial for 21st century teachers and students to determine together what a student will learn and at what pace. This book dives deep into quest learning, a customizable inquiry model tailored to a student's interests, needs, and abilities. Learn how to use questing to engross students in emotionally gripping learning experiences, engage them with actionable goals, build 21st century skills, and promote collaboration in online and physical spaces. Learn how to motivate students using the education quest model: - Foster students' 21st century learning by engaging critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, and self-direction. - Form learning partnerships with students that lead to co-teaching and co-learning. - Explore the three main design types through which students can quest to learn: (1) inquiry, (2) network, and (3) game. - Investigate the guided inquiry design decisions involved in identifying a quest, determining checkpoints, and helping students reflect on their quest. - Use formative assessment templates for engaging students in learning. Contents: Foreword by Heidi Hayes Jacobs Introduction Part I: Establishing Chapter 1: Making the Case for Questing Chapter 2: Identifying Questing Components Chapter 3: Inquiring With Question Design Chapter 4: Playing With Game Design Chapter 5: Building Connections With Network Design Part II: Guiding Chapter 6: Launching the Quest Chapter 7: Introducing Students to Quests Chapter 8: Providing Instructional Support Chapter 9: Demonstrating Learning Appendix A: Frequently Asked Questions Appendix B: Questing Framework Questions Aligned to Decision Matrix Appendix C: Sample Complete Quest References and Resources Index
Author : Norman E Rosenthal MD
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0399168850
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (991 download)
Download or read book The Gift of Adversity written by Norman E Rosenthal MD and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2014-09-04 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in paperback—this acclaimed book from Norman Rosenthal, the New York Times–bestselling author and research psychiatrist, shows how life’s disappointments and difficulties provide us with the lessons we need to become happier and more resilient human beings. Winner of the 2014 Nautilus Award represents “Better Books for a Better World”—the Silver Award in the category of Heroic Journeys. Adversity is an irreducible fact of life. Although we can and should learn from all experiences, both positive and negative, bestselling author Dr. Norman E. Rosenthal, believes that adversity is by far the best teacher most of us will ever encounter. Whether the adversity one experiences is the result of poor decision-making, a desire to test one’s mettle, or plain bad luck, Rosenthal believes life’s most important lessons—from the value of family to the importance of occasionally cutting corners—can be best learned from it. Running counter to society’s current prevailing message that “excellence” must always be aspired to, and failure or mistakes of any sort are to be avoided at all costs, Rosenthal shows that engaging with our own failures and defeats is one of the only ways we are able to live authentic and meaningful lives, and that each different type of adversity carries its own challenges and has the potential to yield its own form of wisdom. Using stories from his own life—including his childhood in apartheid-era South Africa, his years after suffering a violent attack from a stranger, and his career as a psychiatrist—as well as case studies and discussions with well-known figures like Viktor Frankl and David Lynch, Rosenthal shows that true innovation, emotional resilience, wisdom, and dignity can only come from confronting and understanding the adversity we have experienced. Even when life is hardest, there are meanings to be found, riches to be harvested, and gifts that can last a lifetime. Rosenthal illustrates his message through a series of compact, memorable chapters, each one drawn from episodes in the lives of his patients, colleagues, or himself, and concluded with a take-away maxim on the lesson learned.
Author : Roly Leopold
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9788013009388
Total Pages : 107 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (93 download)
Download or read book Quest for Excellence written by Roly Leopold and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Alexandre Havard
Publisher : Scepter Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1594171114
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (941 download)
Download or read book Virtuous Leadership written by Alexandre Havard and published by Scepter Publishers. This book was released on 2017-03-31 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on the lives of some of the greatest political, intellectual and religious leaders of modern times, and the author’s personal experience, Virtuous Leadership demonstrates that leadership and virtue are not only compatible, they are actually synonymous. Virtuous Leadership defines each of the classical human virtues most essential to leadership – magnanimity, humility, prudence, courage, self-control and justice. It demonstrates how these virtues promote personal transformation and the attainment of self-fulfillment. It also considers the Christian supernatural virtues of faith, hope and charity without which no study of leadership can be complete. The book’s final section, Towards Victory, offers a methodology for the achievement of interior growth tailored to the needs of busy, professional people intent on imbuing their lives with a transcendent purpose. Thus, the aim of Virtuous Leadership is ultimately practical. It is meant to be your guidebook in the quest for excellence.
Author : Steven D. Pearson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190289295
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (92 download)
Download or read book No Margin, No Mission written by Steven D. Pearson and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2003-08-21 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can the ethical mission of health care survive among organizations competing for survival in the marketplace? On this question hinges not only the future of health care in the US, but that of the health care systems of all advanced countries. This book presents both an analytic framework and a menu of pragmatic answers. The team of authors, physician-ethicists from Harvard Medical School and the National Institutes of Health, worked with a consortium of health care organizations to explore some of the most challenging dilemmas in health care today: How can health plans determine medical necessity in a way that ensures quality care, controls costs, and builds trust with patients and physicians? What are the strategies for caring for vulnerable populations that meet their special neds without dramatically increasing costs? To answer these and other similar questions the authors blend ethical analysis with real-world example. The outcome is a rich analysis of the ethical challenges facing health care organizations, combined with tangible examples of exemplary methods to address these challenges. This book will help health care leaders, regulators, and policy makers incorporate exemplary practices, and the underlying themes they embody, into the very heart and soul of health care organizations.
Author : George Plimpton
Publisher : W. W. Norton
ISBN 13 : 9780393034844
Total Pages : 170 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (348 download)
Download or read book The X Factor written by George Plimpton and published by W. W. Norton. This book was released on 1995 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A whimsical quest for the ever-elusive quality that is annoyingly possessed by successful people follows the author's horseshoe match with George Bush, which leads to interviews with such figures as Magic Johnson and the head of American Express.
Author : Clifford Daugherty
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780996420778
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (27 download)
Download or read book My Quest for Excellence - WORKBOOK written by Clifford Daugherty and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Karin Lefranc
Publisher : Greenleaf Book Group
ISBN 13 : 0983045909
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (83 download)
Download or read book A Quest for Good Manners written by Karin Lefranc and published by Greenleaf Book Group. This book was released on 2011 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A princess and her dragon go on a quest for good manners so they won't be banned from the Queen's table.
