Labor Relations in the Public Sector or Grammar Connection 3

Labor Relations in the Public Sector, Vol. 85

Author: Richard Kearney

Summarizing the critical changes affecting labor relations in the global marketplace, this comprehensive text outlines problems and provides strategies for success in the dynamically evolving work environment. Blending description, analysis, and empirical research into a thorough overview of the field, the authors discuss court decisions and collective bargaining and labor relations at all levels of government. In addition to a compendium of research resources, this classroom-friendly edition includes more new case studies illustrating key examples. The third edition retains the successful features of previous editions and combines expertise from both academic and professional perspectives.

Norma Riccucci

...by far the best textbook in this area on the market today. It offers rich insights into public sector labor relations from historical, political and legal perspectives. "...the book is extremely versatile. It is well-suited for upper-level undergraduate and graduate courses in public personnel and labor relations. Yet, because the material is presented in a scholarly, analytical fashion, it is also an excellent resource tool for persons conducting research in or practicing public sector labor relations.

Industrial and Labor Relations Review

Praise for the previous editions... "...go[es] beyond most other texts in its comprehensiveness and its informed treatment of the research literature on public sector labor relations.

Booknews

A textbook for a graduate or undergraduate course in labor relations, collective bargaining, human resource management, and problems in public administration. Kearney (political science, East Carolina U., North Carolina), with some help from Carnevale (human relations and political science, U. of Oklahoma), looks at the current state of unions at all levels of government, and compares it with the private and non-profit sectors. No date is mentioned for earlier editions; the third takes account of the movement to downsize government, and has been reorganized. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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Grammar Connection 3: Structure Through Content

Author: Karen Carlisi

The Grammar Connection series offers a basal program in Academic, Adult, and International programs. The skills it develops are useful for students planning to enroll in college-level courses, adults planning to return to college, or high school students in preparation for college.

Table of Contents:

LESSON 1: ACADEMIC SUCCESS: THE FIRST WEEK OF CLASS Simple present: Statements /Questions /Short Answers. Adverbs of Frequency LESSON 2: ACADEMIC SUCCESS: REGISTRATION AND CHOOSING CLASSES Wh-Questions: What, Who, When, Where, Why, How, Which. Tag Questions LESSON 3: NURSING: ILLNESS AND INJURY Linking Verbs. Imperative Verbs LESSON 4: SOCIAL SCIENCES: CHILD DEVELOPMENT Ability: Can/Could/ Be Able to. Reflexive and Reciprocal Pronouns LESSON 5: ACADEMIC SUCCESS: BALANCING SCHOOL AND WORK Present Progressive: Statements /Questions /Short Answers. Simple present vs. Present Progressive LESSON 6: ENGLISH: READING AND WRITING ASSIGNMENTS Phrasal Verbs: Transitive/Separable. Phrasal Verbs: Transitive/ Inseparable. Phrasal Verbs: Intransitive/Inseparable LESSON 7: MUSIC HISTORY: GREAT COMPOSERS Simple Past Tense: Statements/Questions/Short Answers; Common Irregular Past Forms. Simple Past Time Expressions: Words/ Phrases/Clauses LESSON 8: SOCIOLOGY: URBAN HISTORY Past vs. Present: Used to. Past State or Habit: Used to /Would LESSON 9: GEOLOGY: THE EARTH AND EARTHQUAKES Past Progressive. Time Clauses: While/When LESSON 10: GEOLOGY: FIELD TRIP Future Tense: Be Going To and Will: Forms. Be Going To vs. Will (Uses). Present Progressive and Simple Present Tense for Future LESSON 11: NATURAL SCIENCES: WEATHER AND CLIMATE CHANGE Future Time Clauses: After/ Before/ When / As soon as. Future Conditional with If clauses. Future Progressive LESSON 12: CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY: THE QUECHUA OF PERU Verbsof Perception: Non-Progressive vs. Progressive. Non-Progressive Verbs of Emotion/Cognition/Possession LESSON 13: ECONOMICS: MONEY AND TRADE Count Nouns: Singular and Plural Forms. Count vs. Noncount Nouns LESSON 14: NUTRITION: DIET AND HEALTH Units of Measure: servings, glasses, cups, bowls, pieces, etc.. Much/ Many/ A lot of. A few vs. few / a little vs. little /very vs. too LESSON 15: LINGUISTICS: LANGUAGE LEARNING STAGES Quantity: Some / Any /No / None. General vs. Specific- Articles and Quantity Expressions. Some/Others/One/Another/The Other/The Others LESSON 16: CAREER DEVELOPMENT I: PERSONALITY PROFILE Adjectives and Adverbs. Participial Adjectives. Nouns as Adjectives LESSON 17: CAREER DEVELOPMENT II: GOALS AND VALUES Gerunds and Gerund Phrases. Verbs + Infinitives; Verbs + Infinitives or Gerunds. Prepositions followed by Gerunds LESSON 18: ASTRONOMY: THE PLANETS Adjectives/ + Infinitive. Too/Enough + Infinitive. Adverbial Infinitives of Purpose: To/In order to LESSON: 19: BUSINESS: ADVERTISING Comparatives: - er/more/less. Superlatives LESSON 20: LITERATURE: THE LANGUAGE OF POETRY As. . . as. for comparisons. Comparative Expressions: the same as / similar to/ different from/like /alike/unlike LESSON 21: JOURNALISM: RULES AND ETHICS Advice, Rules, and Obligations: Should/Ought to/Had Better/. Be supposed to: (e.g. You're supposed to be on time.) LESSON 22: ACCOUNTING: MONEY AND TAXES Necessity and Prohibition: Must/Must Not/Have to/ Don't Have to. Possibility and Permission: May/Might/Can/Could/ Do you mind if…? LESSON 23: PHYSICAL EDUCATION: HEALTH AND FITNESS Polite Requests: Can/Could/Will/Would/ Would you mind..?. Preferences: Would like/Would prefer/Would rather LESSON 24: NURSING I: BASIC SKILLS The Present Perfect Tense: Statements/Questions/Short Answers. Ever/Never/Not Ever LESSON 25: ENGLISH COMPOSITION: THE RESEARCH PAPER Already/Yet/Just. Since / for LESSON 26: SOCIOLOGY: THE IMPACT OF THE INTERNET Present Perfect Progressive. Present Perfect vs. Present Perfect Progressive LESSON 27: APPLIED SCIENCE: THE EMT MAJOR (EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY) Passive Voice: Forms & Tenses (e.g. The engine is being repaired.). Passive with and without by. Passive with Get & Have( e.g. We need to get the car fixed.) LESSON 28: LITERATURE: JANE AUSTEN'S PRIDE AND PREJUDICE Direct Quotation. Reported Statements LESSON 29: PSYCHOLOGY: RESEARCH METHODS Yes-No Reported Questions: Present Tense. Wh-Reported Questions: Present Tense LESSON 30: COMMUNICATION STUDIES: THE HISTORY OF COMMUNICATION Past Tense Review: Simple Past, Past Progressive, Used to/Would.Present Tense Review: Simple Present, Present Progressive, Present Perfect, Present Perfect Progressive.Future Tense Review: Future, Future Progressive