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Category: Books & E-books
Featured E-book: The Real School Safety Problem: Long-Term Consequences of Harsh School Punishment
Author Aaron Kupchik “provides a clear discussion in this e-book of what we know and what we don’t yet know about the school security and punishment practices and their effects on students and schools.” According to Kupchik school safety efforts, in many …Continue Reading
Donate Now to the Textbook Affordability HerdFunder
From the USF Textbook Affordability Project College textbook prices are at an all-time high. More so than tuition and living expenses, textbooks have become less affordable—sometimes even influencing which subject areas students choose to study. In some cases, students have even dropped …Continue Reading
Save the Date: The Lifesaving Power of Books
Library Dean, Todd Chavez, invites you all to a VIP reception to support the lifesaving power of books at the USF Gibbons Alumni Center in Tampa on March 15, 2018 from 5:30-7:30 PM. Speaking at the event is award winning author Shannon …Continue Reading
Recent E-books in Education
Barbeco, Steven, ed. Foreign Language Education in America: Perspectives from K-12, University, Government and International Learning, Palgrave, 2016. Catalog link: http://usf.catalog.fcla.edu/permalink.jsp?24SF034916054 Clandinin, Jean D. and Jukka Husu. The Sage Handbook on Teacher Education, Sage, 2017. Catalog link: http://usf.catalog.fcla.edu/permalink.jsp?24SF035614322 Cooper, Joy …Continue Reading
Save the Date! Textbook Affordability Events in January
The USF Tampa Library is featuring a two-day event on January 24-25, 2018, on Textbook Affordability. The purpose of this event is twofold: 1) to create an awareness of cost-reducing measures that USF has put into place to lower the price of …Continue Reading