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Maryanne Kearny Datesman is the author of several ESL reading texts. She has taught ESL and administered programs at Western Kentucky University and American University, and she has taught also at Georgetown University. In Kentucky, she established and administered a private language school and directed programs for refugees. She was co-founder of Kentucky TESOL and is a former president of WATESOL.
JoAnn (Jodi) Crandall is a professor of education at the University of Maryland Baltimore County. At UMBC she had co-directed the master's program in ESOL/Bilingual Education and directed the interdisciplinary Ph.D. program in Language, Literacy and Culture. She is a former president of TESOL and AAAL (American Association for Applied Linguistics) and a frequent speaker at national and international conferences.
Edward N. Kearny is professor emeritus of government at Western Kentucky University. He earned his Ph.D. in government from American University in 1968. He also holds a bachelor's degree in economics and a master's degree in psychology, and he has written a number of books and articles on American politics.
To the Teacher
About the Third Edition
The Book at a Glance
1 Introduction: Understanding the Culture of the United States
2 Traditional American Values and Beliefs
3 The American Religious Heritage
4 The Frontier Heritage
5 The Heritage of Abundance
6 The World of American Business
7 Government and Politics in the United States
8 Ethnic and Racial Diversity in the United States
9 Education in the United States
10 How Americans Spend Their Leisure Time
11 The American Family
12 American Values at the Crossroads
Academic Word List
Bibliography