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Implementing Inclusive Education : Issues in Bridging the Policy-Practice Gap By Amanda Watkins; Cor J. W. Meijer; Chris Forlin
2016 | 311 Pages | ISBN: 1786353881 | EPUB | 1 MB
The volume will provide an examination of issues around how policy for inclusive education can be implemented in practice.In relation to different thematic policy areas considered in each chapter these questions will be considered: * What are the main policy issues for inclusive education?* What recommendations are there for addressing these issues?* What are the difficulties in implementing these recommendations?* How can these difficulties be overcome? Overall conclusions will focus on lessons learnt for supporting the implementation of policy for inclusive education and bridging the policy-practice gap.
Improving Quality in American Higher Education : Learning Outcomes and Assessments for the 21st Century By Richard Arum; Josipa Roksa; Amanda Cook
2016 | 241 Pages | ISBN: 1119268508 | EPUB | 1 MB
An ambitious, comprehensive reimagining of 21st century higher education Improving Quality in American Higher Education outlines the fundamental concepts and competencies society demands from today's college graduates, and provides a vision of the future for students, faculty, and administrators. Based on a national, multidisciplinary effort to define and measure learning outcomes--the Measuring College Learning project--this book identifies 'essential concepts and competencies' for six disciplines. These essential concepts and competencies represent efforts towards articulating a consensus among faculty in biology, business, communication, economics, history, and sociology--disciplines that account for nearly 40 percent of undergraduate majors in the United States. Contributions from thought leaders in higher education, including Ira Katznelson, George Kuh, and Carol Geary Schneider, offer expert perspectives and persuasive arguments for the need for greater clarity, intentionality, and quality in U.S. higher education. College faculty are our best resource for improving the quality of undergraduate education. This book offers a path forward based on faculty perspectives nationwide: Clarify program structure and aims Articulate high-quality learning goals Rigorously measure student progress Prioritize higher order competencies and disciplinarily grounded conceptual understandings A culmination of over two years of efforts by faculty and association leaders from six disciplines, this book distills the national conversation into a delineated set of fundamental ideas and practices, and advocates for the development and use of rigorous assessment tools that are valued by faculty, students, and society. Improving Quality in American Higher Education brings faculty voices to the fore of the conversation and offers an insightful look at the state of higher education, and a realistic strategy for better serving our students.
Improving Services for Young Children : From Sure Start to Childrens Centres By Angela Anning; Mog Ball
2008 | 132 Pages | ISBN: 0857026925 | EPUB | 1 MB
This book makes the lessons learned from the evaluation of Sure Start accessible to the expanding number of practitioners, professionals, students, parents and other interested parties who will benefit from the reform of children's services through Extended Schools and Children's Centres.
In Byron's Footsteps By Tessa de Loo
2011 | 134 Pages | ISBN: 1906598770 | EPUB | 1 MB
When Tessa de Loo saw Albania for the first time, no foreigners were allowed to enter. Filled with a great curiosity, longing, and a sense of wonderment by this isolated land, de Loo gazed toward the mountains that stood like "the backs of patiently waiting elephants" across the water from Corfu. Inspired by the famous Thomas Phillips portrait of Lord Byron in Albanian national costume, and enthralled by the image of Lord Byron since her teenage years, she sets about exploring not only his physical journey, but attempts to understand his inner one as well. de Loo stole her way in and found a country suffering the hardships of post-communist reality and the constant and sometimes fractious clash between tradition and modernity. In the tradition of Bruce Chatwin, de Loo, the award-winning author of The Twins, has written a fascinating travelogue and a very personal reassessment of the a formative chapter in Lord Byron's short life.
In Defense of Faith : The Judeo-Christian Idea and the Struggle for Humanity By David Brog
2010 | 435 Pages | ISBN: 1594033803 | EPUB | 1 MB
Religious faith is under assault. In books and movies and on television, militant secular critics attack religion with a renewed vigor. These "new atheists" repeat a two-part mantra: that religious faith is hopelessly irrational and that those possessed of such faith are responsible for the hatred and bloodshed that has plagued humanity. Abandon religion, they urge us, and the world will at last live in peace. In Defense of Faith examines this proposition in the context of Western civilization and the Judeo-Christian tradition and asserts that, far from encouraging hatred and violence, the Judeo-Christian tradition has easily been the most effective curb upon the dark defects of human nature and our best tool in the struggle for humanity. From the Christian activists who fought to stop the genocide of Indians in South America and their ethnic cleansing in North America, to the abolition of African slavery on both sides of the Atlantic, and on to modern human rights activists from Martin Luther King Jr. to the rock star Bono-In Defense of Faith rebuts the fashionable arguments against religion and presents the strong and lasting record of the Judeo-Christian idea. History has not been as kind to the atheist model: every time it is put to the test, we have reverted to the most base, violent instincts of our selfish genes.
In Search of Annie Drew : Jamaica Kincaid's Mother and Muse By Daryl Cumber Dance
2016 | 264 Pages | ISBN: 0813938465 | EPUB | 1 MB
There is perhaps no other person who has been so often and obsessively featured in any writer's canon as Jamaica Kincaid's mother, Annie Drew. In this provocative new book, Daryl Dance argues that everything Kincaid has written, regardless of its apparent theme, actually relates to Kincaid's efforts to free herself from her mother, whether her subject is ostensibly other family members, her home nation, a precolonial world, or even Kincaid herself. A devoted reader of Kincaid's work, Dance had long been aware of the author's love-hate relationship with her mother, but it was not until reading the 2008 essay "The Estrangement" that Dance began to ponder who this woman named Annie Victoria Richardson Drew really was. Dance decided to seek the answers herself, embarking on a years-long journey to unearth the real Annie Drew. Through interviews and extensive research, Dance has pieced together a fuller, more contextualized picture in an attempt to tell Annie Drew's story. Previous analyses of Kincaid's relationship with her mother have not gone beyond the writer's own carefully orchestrated and sometimes contrived portraits of her. In Search of Annie Drew offers an alternate reading of Kincaid's work that expands our understanding of the object of such passionate love and such ferocious hatred, an ordinary woman who became an unforgettable literary figure through her talented daughter's renderings.
In Search of Legitimacy : How Outsiders Become Part of the Afro-Brazilian Capoeira Tradition By Lauren Miller Griffith
2016 | 206 Pages | ISBN: 1785330632 | PDF | 1 MB
Every year, countless young adults from affluent, Western nations travel to Brazil to train in capoeira, the dance/martial art form that is one of the most visible strands of the Afro-Brazilian cultural tradition. In Search of Legitimacy explores why "first world" men and women leave behind their jobs, families, and friends to pursue a strenuous training regimen in a historically disparaged and marginalized practice. Using the concept of apprenticeship pilgrimage-studying with a local master at a historical point of origin-the author examines how non-Brazilian capoeiristas learn their art and claim legitimacy while navigating the complexities of wealth disparity, racial discrimination, and cultural appropriation.
In Search of the Classical World : An Introduction to the Ancient Aegean By Dudley Moore
2015 | 208 Pages | ISBN: 1443878138 | PDF | 1 MB
This book provides an introduction to the complex world of the ancient societies of the Aegean, offering general insights into the Aegean civilisations of the Minoans, the Mycenaeans, the Trojans of the Bronze Age, and the later Classical Greeks. With regard to the latter, the book explores their history against the might of Persia and the strife and tribulations between their own Greek city states - particularly Athens and Sparta. It also shows how Classical Greece made use of the Homeric heroes of the Mycenaean period in its literature and drama to reflect upon its own ancient heritage.
In Search of the Great Canadian Shark by Chris Harvey-Clark
English | March 15, 2024 | ISBN: 1990770517 | 196 pages | PDF | 2.66 Mb
The story provides a firsthand account of underwater naturalist and veterinarian Dr Chris Harvey-Clark's many diving research adventures with sharks, torpedo rays, endangered Northern Right Whales and other charismatic megafauna in Canadian waters. The book is loaded with fascinating biological discoveries and anecdotes featuring the secret lives of aquatic animals and tells the story of a burgeoning passion for marine species and undersea exploration.
From early experiences as a marine biologist and commercial diver to later, first-ever studies with Greenland sharks, torpedo rays, beavers and ultimately Great White sharks in Canadian waters, Chris gives you an immersive look at the unique animals and people encountered in Canada's three oceans, as global warming changes the invisible underwater world that surrounds us.
In the House By Lynn K. Kilpatrick
2010 | 138 Pages | ISBN: 1573661546 | PDF | 1 MB
A collection of stories that limn the dangers of domesticity a In Lynn K. KilpatrickOCOs "In the House, "anything can happen. A collection of shortsOColists, character sketches, directions, scripts, and instructionsOCo"In the House" reveals the often conspicuous, yet frequently overlooked, dangers of relationships gone awry. a In a home suffused with fragility or in a kitchen surrounded by knives, KilpatrickOCOs men and women navigate around one anotherOCOs eccentricities with caution, highlighting the unspoken desires and veiled needs of domestic routine. In these stories those desires collide, illuminating the dangers that can lurk in seemingly insignificant places such as the pantry, a basement, the Miss America pageant, dioramas, or in the mind of the one you love."
In the Shadow of Progress : Being Human in the Age of Technology By Eric Cohen
2008 | 192 Pages | ISBN: 1594032084 | PDF | 1 MB
We live in an age of unprecedented human mastery -- over birth and death, body and mind, nature and human nature. In every realm of life, science and technology have brought remarkable advances and improvements: we are healthier, wealthier, and more comfortable than ever before. But our gratitude for the benefits of progress increasingly mixes with concern about the meaning and consequences of our newfound powers. If we can dream about a new age of genetic medicine, we can also shudder at a new age of weapons of mass destruction. As we welcome longer lives, we wonder if we will still value human life as we should. In the Shadow of Progress: Being Human in the Age of Technology is a deep and lively reflection on the moral challenges of the technological age. Eric Cohen, a leading voice in America's bioethics debates, offers a tour of the complex dilemmas at the intersection of science and morality, moving seamlessly from contemporary subjects like stem cells and evolution to classic texts like the Hebrew Bible and Francis Bacon's "New Atlantis." Why are the wealthiest people in human history the least likely to want children? What kind of civilization will we become if we seek cures for the sick by destroying human embryos? What is lost when we relieve human sadness by altering the chemical balance of the brain, or enhance human performance by altering the biological workings of the body? In this age of scientific wonders, have we forgotten what sets human beings apart from everything else in the natural world? Can the fruits of modern science ever satisfy our deepest longings -- for love, for virtue, and for transcendence? In the end, Cohen argues, there are no easy answers. Our challenge is to live simultaneously with gratitude and fear, pride and shame, sobriety and hope, in this new age of technology.
In the Twilight with God : A Critique of Religion in the Light of Man's Glassy Essence By Benjamin W. Farley; Donald K. McKim
2014 | 138 Pages | ISBN: 1625646313 | EPUB | 1 MB
Granted that God may exist, how may God be defined in our time? Addressing this issue Benjamin Farley explores a variety of belief systems, Western and Eastern, religious and skeptical. Taking an approach that is both critical of religion as well as sympathetic, Farley refuses to shy away from hard questions or to dismiss constructive answers that speak to the human condition. He distinguishes human "intellectual ascent" towards God from humankind's "innate and inner sense" to know and relate to the living God, demonstrating the efforts and rewards of both approaches in Christianity, as well as in Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, and Zen. Alongside these more obviously "religious" approaches, Farley reviews the methodologies and findings of today's greatest scientific minds, including skeptics such as Hawking, Dawkins, and Wilson, as well as their skeptical forerunners of the past. He argues that belief in God can no more ignore the scientific truth about the universe than science can dismiss the spiritual yearnings and hunger of humanity for purpose, meaning, and its inescapable sense of the presence of God.
Including a Symposium on Bruce Caldwell's Beyond Positivism after 35 Years By Luca Fiorito; Scott Scheall; Carlos Eduardo Suprinyak
2018 | 203 Pages | ISBN: 1787561267 | EPUB | 1 MB
Volume 36A of Research in the History of Economic Thought and Methodology featuresa symposium on Bruce Caldwell's BeyondPositivismafter 35 years. Contributors to the symposium include KevinHoover, Wade Hands, Tony Lawson, and Peter Boettke. The volume also featuresgeneral-research essays from Luis Mireles-Flores and Alain Marciano. LucaFiorito presents a new discovery from the archives.
Inclusive Principles and Practices in Literacy Education By Marion Milton; Chris Forlin
2017 | 289 Pages | ISBN: 1787145905 | EPUB | 1 MB
This volume draws together research and practice from the fields of literacy education and inclusion. As such it provides an insight into current theory, research and issues associated with teaching literacy to all students in inclusive classrooms. Literacy remains a critical success factor for students, as the basis for concurrent and future learning throughout the curriculum. As such, we take a broadened view of inclusive education and include not only students with disabilities and learning difficulties, but also those whose linguistic, cultural or social backgrounds act to marginalise or inhibit their learning. Numerous books publish research on inclusive education but this volume is dedicated to the critical aspect of literacy and inclusive practices in a range of countries. The changes to literacy in today's technological world are considered along with the impact on teaching and learning. Examples of good practice are provided, as are models of effective inclusion and differentiation in literacy teaching at different year levels, for different groups of students and the application in important subjects such as mathematics and science. Chapter authors have expertise in the fields of pre-school and early literacy, mathematical, technology and science literacy, English as an additional language, literacy difficulties in primary and secondary schools, inclusion and special education. They provide highly relevant research and useful information for researchers, teacher educators and those engaged at all levels of the implementation of inclusive literacy education in schools.
Increase By Lia Purpura
2000 | 76 Pages | ISBN: 0820322326 | EPUB | 1 MB
Increase is Lia Purpura's chronicle of her pregnancy, the birth of her son, Joseph, and the first year of his life. She recounts her journey with the heightened awareness of a mother-to-be and through the eyes of a poet, from the moment she confirms her pregnancy as "A blue X slowly crosses itself, first one arm, then the other in the small white window of the test," through "the X of his crossed feet in sleep" as her child's world begins. Purpura's sensibility transcends the facts of personal experience to enfold the dramatically changing shape of a larger, complex world. These closely knit essays portray the rhythms of a new mother's life as it is challenged and transformed in nearly every aspect, from the emotions of wildness, loss, need, and desire to the outward progress--and interruption--of her work and activities. Increase offers us motherhood at an extraordinary pitch, recording, absorbing, and revisiting experiences from a multitude of angles. Purpura presents her story of discovery with unequaled eloquence, grace, and power.
Incredible Pirate Tales : Nineteen Classic Stories Of The Outlaws Of The High Seas By Tom McCarthy
2016 | 305 Pages | ISBN: 1493018787 | EPUB | 1 MB
From Long John Silver to Captain Hook, Blackbeard to Captain Kidd, pirates are the stuff of legend. Storylines have been based on these terribly charismatic cutthroats for decades, with varying degrees of fact thrown in. Incredible Pirate Tales captures the most audacious tales of actual and fictional characters who took up the "black flag" and a life of crime on the high seas. *Books on pirates and their escapades are irresistable *Anthologies of classic stories make great gifts Tom McCarthy grew up on the Great Lakes. His love of sailing and the ocean is the driving force behind this collection of stories.
India Rising : Emergence of a New World Power By Tarun Das; Frank-Jurgen Richter; Colette Mathur
2005 | 237 Pages | ISBN: 9812611967 | PDF | 1 MB
As India marks a decade of economic reforms, it stands poised to enter a new era. With the reform process finally starting to pay off, the economy has been developing along the path of sustainable growth. If the current reforms are sustained, India will be the third largest economy in the world by 2050. "India Rising" is a timely publication on India's political, economic and social underpinnings. It provides a sharp assessment of India's current challenges and a comprehensive outlook on the future. With contributions from senior leaders in the business and government sectors, media and civil society, the book captures the progress made by India to become one of the world's engines for growth. Bringing together a wide array of expert scenarios, the book provides a rich and textured analysis of the diverse factors that are shaping India's future. The book delves into the 10 pillars for sustainable growth: * Economic Reforms * Financial Reforms * Geopolitics * Manufacturing * Trade and Foreign Investment * Energy * Information Technology * Agriculture * Infrastructure * Social Issues
Indigeneity and Decolonization in the Bolivian Andes : Ritual Practice and Activism By Anders Burman
2016 | 283 Pages | ISBN: 1498538487 | EPUB | 1 MB
Indigeneity and Decolonization in the Bolivian Andes: Ritual Practice and Activism explores how Evo Morales's victory in the 2005 Bolivian presidential elections led to indigeneity as the core of decolonization politics. Anders Burman analyzes how indigenous Aymara ritual specialists are essential in representing this indigeneity in official state ceremony and in legitimizing the president's role as "the indigenous president." This book goes behind the scenes of state-sponsored multiculturalist ritual practices and explores the political, spiritual and existential dimensions underpinning them.
Indonesia Matters : Diversity, Unity and Stability in Fragile Times By Thang D Nguyen; Frank-Jurgen Richter
2003 | 255 Pages | ISBN: 9812325441 | PDF | 1 MB
The recent years for Indonesia have been especially tumultuous in terms of its political directions, its economy and its social stability. What impact does all the changes have on Indonesia now and on its future? This is a timely publication with contributions from various experts and leaders on Indonesia's political, economic and social changes since the fall of President Suharto, a sharp assessment of its current challenges, and a comprehensive outlook on its future. The book will be useful background references for policy-makers, business investors, researchers and students in tertiary institutions, informed readers, and a must-read for anyone who wants to know about the world's fourth most populous country.
Indonesian Muslims in a Global World : Identity Narratives of Young Muslims in Australian Society By Teuku Zulfikar
2017 | 198 Pages | ISBN: 144387941X | PDF | 1 MB
Muslim communities in non-Muslim countries, and particularly their younger members, have been an interesting topic in academia recently. Many books and journal articles have been written on the identity issues of young Muslims, and this book serves to enrich previous literature on this important issue. It highlights Indonesian Muslims' experience of living in between their home and their host society, namely Australia. However, the study differs in some respects from other books on similar issues, describing Muslim identity through the viewpoints of the sacred book of Islam, the Qur'an, and also as described by scholars investigating the identity construction of young Muslims. The book suggests an essentialized understanding of Muslim identity as described in the sacred text, but at the same time recognizes that discourses and agencies influence the way in which a community projects itself.
