Hostrop, Richard W.

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HOSTROP, Richard W.

HOSTROP, Richard W. American, b. 1925. Genres: Education, Librarian- ship, Travel/Exploration. Career: Prairie State College, Chicago Heights, IL, president, 1967-70; Linnet Books, Hamden, CT, editor, 1970-72; ETC Publications, president/publisher, 1972-. Publications: Teaching and the Community College Library, 1968; Orientation to the Two-Year College, 1970; Handbook for Achieving Academic Success, 1970; Learning inside the Library Media Center, 1972; Managing Education for Results, 1983; United States History Simulations, 1787-1868, 1988; United States History Simulations, 1925-1964, 1990; Prairie State - The Civil Rights of Administrators, 1995; Profiles in Courage Simulations, 1995; (with L.S. Hostrop) Australia and New Zealand by Campervan and/or Car-with Stopovers in the Cook Islands, Fiji, Hawaii, and Tahiti, 1998. EDITOR/CO-EDITOR: Learning C.O.D.-Can the Schools Buy Success?, 1972; Accountability for Educational Results, 1972; (with J. Mecklenburger) Education Vouchers: From Theory to Alum Rock, 1972; Foundations of Futurology in Education, 1973; Education beyond Tomorrow, 1975; Outstanding Public and Private Elementary Schools in the United States, 1989; The Effective School Administrator, 1990.