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Ripe for Change: Garden-Based Learning in Schools
By David Sobel, Jane S Hirschi. 2015
Ripe for Change: Garden-Based Learning in Schools takes a big-picture view of the school garden movement and the state of…
garden-based learning in public K–8 education. The book frames the garden movement for educators and shows how school gardens have the potential to be a significant resource for teaching and learning. In this inviting and accessible book, the author:Summarizes the current school gardening movement and the emerging field of garden-based learningProvides an overview of the origins, benefits, and barriers to school gardeningExplores sustainable models for garden-based learningIncludes five case studies of successful partnerships between urban districts and nonprofit school gardening organizations around the countryIllustrates how gardens can be used for integrating academic lessons aligned with the Common Core State Standards and Next Generation Science StandardsIncludes examples of important tools available for assessing the impact of school gardensRipe for Change reveals a wealth of resources to show how garden-based learning is being implemented in a systematic way in public education, and offers next steps to widen and deepen the practice to reach children in all schools.Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow: School Desegregation and Resegregation in Charlotte
By Amy Hawn Nelson, Stephen Samuel Smith, Roslyn Arlin Mickelson. 2015
Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow provides a compelling analysis of the forces and choices that have shaped the trend toward the…
resegregation of public schools. By assembling a wide range of contributors—historians, sociologists, economists, and education scholars—the editors provide a comprehensive view of a community’s experience with desegregation and economic development. Here we see resegregation through the lens of Charlotte, North Carolina, once a national model of successful desegregation, and home of the landmark Swann desegregation case, which gave rise to school busing. This book recounts the last forty years of Charlotte’s desegregation and resegregation, putting education reform in political and economic context. Within a decade of the Swanncase, the district had developed one of the nation’s most successful desegregation plans, measured by racial balance and improved academic outcomes for both black and white students. However, beginning in the 1990s, this plan was gradually dismantled. Today, the level of resegregation in Charlotte has almost returned to what it was prior to 1971. At the core of Charlotte’s story is the relationship between social structure and human agency, with an emphasis on how yesterday’s decisions and actions define today’s choices.Choosing a School for a Child With Special Needs
By Ruth Birnbaum. 2010
If you are considering placing a child with special needs at a new school, it can be difficult to know…
where to begin. Should you choose a special school, or a special unit within a mainstream school? What will be the involvement of therapists? Maybe home schooling would be best? Whether the child has autism, dyslexia or any other special educational, emotional or behavioural difficulty, this book will help you find the school that suits the child best. From drawing up a list of possibilities and setting up a school visit, to asking the right questions and recording your opinions in order to make an informed decision, Choosing a School for a Child with Special Needs will guide you through this complex and stressful process with confidence and ease. Whether you are a parent seeking a special school, a professional researching a school, or a teacher recommending what to look for in a school, this book is a must-have reference for anyone taking school placement seriously.Everything’s an Argument/with readings
By Andrea A. Lunsford, John J. Ruszkiewicz, Keith Walters. 2016
Pairing a best-selling argument text with a thematic reader, Everything's an Argument with Readings teaches students to analyze the arguments…
that surround them every day and to create their own. The book starts with proven instructional content by composition luminaries Andrea Lunsford and John Ruszkiewicz, covering five core types of arguments. Revised based on feedback from its large and devoted community of users, the seventh edition offers a new chapter on multimedia argument and more than 35 readings across perspectives and genres, from academic essays and newspaper editorials to tweets and infographics. Combine the text with LaunchPad for Everything's an Argument with Readings for even more engaging content and new ways to get the most out of your course. Access unique, book-specific materials in a fully customizable online course space; then adapt, assign, and integrate our resources with yours. This LaunchPad includes: Interactive exercises and tutorials for reading, writing, and research LearningCurve adaptive, game-like practice that helps students focus on the topics where they need the most help, such as fallacies, claims, evidence, and other key elements of argument Reading comprehension quizzes Everything's an Argument is also available in a brief version without the reader.Interpreting Quantitative Data with IBM SPSS Statistics
By Rachad Antonius. 2013
The second edition of Interpreting Quantitative Data with IBM SPSS Statistics is an invaluable resource for students analysing quantitative data…
for the first time. The book clearly sets out a range of statistical techniques and their common applications, explaining their logic and links to the research process. It also shows how SPSS can be used as a tool to aid analysis. Key features of the second edition include: - new chapters on one-way and two-way ANOVA, the Chi-square test and linear regression. - SPSS lab sessions following each chapter which demonstrate how SPSS can be used in practice - sets of exercises and 'real-life' examples to aid teaching and learning - lists of key terms to aid revision and further reading to enhance students' understanding - an improved text design making the book easier to navigate - a companion website with answers to the labs and exercises, along with additional data sets and powerpoint slidesThis book explores the arguments, appeals, and narratives that have defined the meaning of infertility in the modern history of…
the United States and Europe. Throughout the last century, the inability of women to conceive children has been explained by discrepant views: that women are individually culpable for their own reproductive health problems, or that they require the intervention of medical experts to correct abnormalities. Using doctor-patient correspondence, oral histories, and contemporaneous popular and scientific news coverage, Robin Jensen parses the often thin rhetorical divide between moralization and medicalization, revealing how dominating explanations for infertility have emerged from seemingly competing narratives. Her longitudinal account illustrates the ways in which old arguments and appeals do not disappear in the light of new information, but instead reemerge at subsequent, often seemingly disconnected moments to combine and contend with new assertions.Tracing the transformation of language surrounding infertility from “barrenness” to “(in)fertility,” this rhetorical analysis both explicates how language was and is used to establish the concept of infertility and shows the implications these rhetorical constructions continue to have for individuals and the societies in which they live.Advanced Language & Literature For Honors and Pre-AP® English Courses
By Shea, Renee H.. 2016
AP 65533 teachers know the roots of AP 65533 success are established in the earlier grades …
That is the idea behind Advanced Language Literature a complete solution for 10th grade honors and Pre-AP 65533 English classes Driven by the expertise of Renee Shea John Golden and Lance Balla this introduction to literature and nonfiction reading and writing analysis and argument is both challenging and nurturing a book full of big ideas thought-provoking texts and all of the support young minds need to be prepared for AP 65533 success Pre-AP is a trademark registered and or owned by the College Board which was not involved in the production of and does not endorse this productPrimary Science: Teaching Theory And Practice (Achieving QTS Series)
By Robin Smith, Alan Cross, Diane Harris, Professor John Sharp, Graham A Peacock, Rob Johnsey, Shirley Simon. 2017
Now with online resources to support teaching practice! An extensive knowledge of the primary science curriculum is not enough for…
trainee teachers, they need to know how to teach science in the primary classroom. This is the essential teaching theory and practice text for primary science that takes a focused look at the practical aspects of teaching. It covers the important skills of classroom management, planning, monitoring and assessment and relates these specifically to primary science, with new material on assessment without levels. New coverage on being a scientist is included to help readers understand how science teaching goes far beyond the curriculum, whilst practical guidance and features support trainees to translate their learning to the classroom. And to support students even further with the very latest strategies in classroom practice, this 8th edition now includes the following online resources on the brand new companion website: practical lesson ideas for the classroom The Primary National Curriculum for science in Key Stages one and two tips for planning primary science useful weblinks for primary science teaching Using this new edition with the supporting online material makes it an essential guide to effective and creative science teaching.Media Essentials
By Richard Campbell, Bettina Fabos, Christopher R. Martin, Shawn Harmsen. 2016
Media Essentials focuses on the most pivotal aspects of mass communication, and its new edition is more effective than ever…
at helping students understand the everchanging mass-media landscape. It features new Media Convergence and Media Literacy boxes plus specific, detailed case studies; a newly integrated chapter on the history of journalism; and an expanded program of video clips on LaunchPad that drive home the book's approach to media literacy and analysis.The Media and Religious Authority
By Stewart M. Hoover. 2016
As the availability and use of media platforms continue to expand, the cultural visibility of religion is on the rise,…
leading to questions about religious authority: Where does it come from? How is it established? What might be changing it? The contributors to The Media and Religious Authority examine the ways in which new centers of power and influence are emerging as religions seek to “brand” themselves in the media age. Putting their in-depth, incisive studies of particular instances of media production and reception in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and North America into conversation with one another, the volume explores how evolving mediations of religion in various places affect the prospects, aspirations, and durability of religious authority across the globe.An insightful combination of theoretical groundwork and individual case studies, The Media and Religious Authority invites us to rethink the relationships among the media, religion, and culture.The contributors are Karina Kosicki Bellotti, Alexandra Boutros, Pauline Hope Cheong, Peter Horsfield, Christine Hoff Kraemer, Joonseong Lee, Alf Linderman, Bahíyyah Maroon, Montré Aza Missouri, and Emily Zeamer, with an afterword by Lynn Schofield Clark.Riots and After in Mumbai: Chronicles of Truth and Reconciliation
By Meena Menon. 2011
Riots and After in Mumbai provides a synoptic record of events in Mumbai, focusing essentially on the history of riots…
in the city. Using this framework, it attempts to understand the sociopolitical and cultural realities of present-day Mumbai through a collection of narratives of the people affected by the communal riots of 1992-93. The author uses a novel approach, combining historical records from the pre-Independence era (1893-1945) and personal interviews of both Muslims and Hindus living in the city. It also looks into the political manipulations that ordinary people of both communities alike are subjected to by the ruling powers and political parties. This book will help the reader form a bridge between the Mumbai's past and present in order to better understand the relations between the two communities. On the one hand it undercuts the cosmopolitan image that the city holds, and on the other, speaks volumes of the reconciliation-without any real justice-that has happened over the years in the minds of the people who live together despite much brutality and strife.Qualitative Inquiry in Everyday Life: Working with Everyday Life Materials
By Svend Brinkmann. 2012
This book is a 'survival guide' for students and researchers who would like to conduct a qualitative study with limited…
resources. Brinkmann shows how everyday life materials such as books, television, the internet, the media and everyday conversations and interactions can help us to understand larger social issues. As living human beings in cultural worlds, we are constantly surrounded by 'data' that call for analysis, and as we cope with the different situations and episodes of our lives, we are engaged in understanding and interpreting the world as a form of qualitative inquiry. The book helps its reader develop a disciplined and analytic awareness informed by theory, and shows how less can be more in qualitative research. Each chapter introduces theoretical tools to think with, and demonstrates how they can be put to use in working concretely with everyday life materials.Data Analysis for the Social Sciences: Integrating Theory and Practice
By Professor Douglas Bors. 2018
'This book fosters in-depth understanding of the logic underpinning the most common statistical tests within the behavioural sciences. By emphasising…
the shared ground between these tests, the author provides crucial scaffolding for students as they embark upon their research journey.' —Ruth Horry, Psychology, Swansea University 'This unique text presents the conceptual underpinnings of statistics as well as the computation and application of statistics to real-life situations--a combination rarely covered in one book. A must-have for students learning statistical techniques and a go-to handbook for experienced researchers.' —Barbra Teater, Social Work, College of Staten Island, City University of New York Accessible, engaging, and informative, this book will help any social science student approach statistics with confidence. With a well-paced and well-judged integrated approach rather than a simple linear trajectory, this book progresses at a realistic speed that matches the pace at which statistics novices actually learn. Packed with global, interdisciplinary examples that ground statistical theory and concepts in real-world situations, it shows students not only how to apply newfound knowledge using IBM SPSS Statistics, but also why they would want to. Spanning statistics basics like variables, constants, and sampling through to t-tests, multiple regression and factor analysis, it builds statistical literacy while also covering key research principles like research questions, error types and results reliability. It shows you how to: Describe data with graphs, tables, and numbers Calculate probability and value distributions Test a priori and post hoc hypotheses Conduct Chi-squared tests and observational studies Structure ANOVA, ANCOVA, and factorial designs Supported by lots of visuals and a website with interactive demonstrations, author video, and practice datasets, this book is the student-focused companion to support students through their statistics journeys.Saving One's Own: Jewish Rescuers during the Holocaust
By Mordecai Paldiel. 2016
In this remarkable, historically significant book, Mordecai Paldiel recounts in vivid detail the many ways in which, at great risk…
to their own lives, Jews rescued other Jews during the Holocaust. In so doing he puts to rest the widely held belief that all Jews in Nazi-dominated Europe wore blinders and allowed themselves to be led like “lambs to the slaughter.” Paldiel documents how brave Jewish men and women saved thousands of their fellow Jews through efforts unprecedented in Jewish history. Encyclopedic in scope and organized by country, Saving One’s Own tells the stories of hundreds of Jewish activists who created rescue networks, escape routes, safe havens, and partisan fighting groups to save beleaguered Jewish men, women, and children from the Nazis. The rescuers’ dramatic stories are often shared in their own words, and Paldiel provides extensive historical background and documentation. The untold story of these Jewish heroes, who displayed inventiveness and courage in outwitting the enemy—and in saving literally thousands of Jews—is finally revealed.Brooklyn Dreams: My Life in Public Education
By Sonia Nieto. 2015
In Brooklyn Dreams, Sonia Nieto—one of the leading authors and teachers in the field of multicultural education—looks back on her…
formative experiences as a student, activist, and educator, and shows how they reflect and illuminate the themes of her life’s work. Nieto offers a poignant account of her childhood and the complexities of navigating the boundaries between the rich culture of her working-class Puerto Rican family and the world of school. Brooklyn Dreams also chronicles her experiences as a fledgling teacher at the first bilingual public school in New York City—in the midst of the Ocean Hill-Brownsville strike—and the heady days of activism during the founding of the bilingual education program at Brooklyn College and later in establishing and running an alternative multicultural school in Amherst, Massachusetts. Along the way, Nieto reflects on the ideas and individuals who influenced her work, from Jonathan Kozol to Paulo Freire, and talks frankly about the limits of activism, the failures of school reform, and the joys and challenges of working with preservice and in-service educators to deepen their appreciation of diversity.Brooklyn Dreams is an intimate account of an educator’s life lived with zest, generosity, and warmth.Policy Issues in the Early Years (Critical Issues in the Early Years)
By Linda Miller, Denise Hevey. 2005
Providing a unique and critical insight into some of the most significant issues affecting Early Years Policy, this book has…
chapters from leading authorities and researchers in the field and draws on current research, addresses key debates and considers international perspectives. Topics covered include: - policy making - poverty, disadvantage and social exclusion - promoting infant mental health - safeguarding and well-being - enhancing children's potential - parenting policies and skills - national strategies versus professional autonomy - the marketisation of early years provision - democracy as a fundamental value in Early Years Taking a critical perspective and written in an accessible style, the book is relevant to all levels of Early Years courses, from Foundation Degree to Masters. The reader is encouraged to engage with debates and to develop their own views and opinions. With staggered levels of Further Reading, the editors and contributors provide a rich source of material that encourages reflection and promotes progression. Linda Miller is Professor Emeritus of Early Years, The Open University. Denise Hevey is Professor of Early Years, The University of Northampton.China's Christian Colleges
By Widmer. 2009
Multicultural interactions between Americans and Chinese take center stage as social scientists, historians, and other researchers trace the history of…
13 Protestant and three Catholic colleges over the half century before they merged into state institutions. Among their topics are American geometries and the architecture of the campuses in China, liberal arts education in English and campus culture at St. John's University, Anglo-American law at Soochow University, the American postwar plan for China's Christian colleges 1943-46, and Umeko Tsuda's Bryn Mawr network and the founding of Tsuda College. The 13 papers are from a September 2003 conference at Wesleyan University. Annotation c2010 Book News, Inc. , Portland, OR (booknews. com)The Most Fundamental Right
By Daniel Mccool. 2012
Passed in 1965 during the height of the Civil Rights movement, the Voting Rights Act (VRA) changed the face of…
the American electorate, dramatically increasing minority voting, especially in the South. While portions of the Act are permanent, certain provisions were set to expire in 2007. Reauthorization of these provisions passed by a wide margin in the House, and unanimously in the Senate, but the lopsided tally hid a deep and growing conflict. The Most Fundamental Right is an effort to understand the debate over the Act and its role in contemporary American democracy. Is the VRA the cornerstone of civil rights law that prevents unfair voting practices, or is it an anachronism that no longer serves American democracy? Divided into three sections, the book utilizes a point/counterpoint approach. Section 1 explains the legal and political context of the Act, providing important background for what follows; Section 2 pairs three debates concerning specific provisions or applications of the Act; while Section 3 offers commentaries on the previous chapters from attorneys with widely divergent viewpoints.The Role of Population Games in the Design of Optimization-Based Controllers: A Large-scale Insight (Springer Theses)
By Julian Barreiro-Gomez. 2019
This book reports on the implementation of evolutionary-game theory in the design of distributed optimization-based controllers. First, it discusses how…
the classical population-game approach can contribute to and complement the design of optimization-based controllers. It shows how the features of this approach can be exploited to extend their capabilities in the solution of distributed optimization problems, and examines density games in order to consider multiple coupled constraints and preserve the non-centralized information requirements. Furthermore, it establishes a close relationship between the possible interactions among agents in a population with constrained information sharing among different local controllers. It also discusses coalitional games, focusing on the Shapley power index and proposes an alternative method of computing the latter, which reduces computational time, as well as a different way of finding it using distributed communication structures. All the proposed strategies are then tested on various control problems, such as those related to the Barcelona water supply network, multiple continuous stirred tank reactors, various unmanned aerial vehicle systems, and a water distribution system. This thesis, examined at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya and Universidad de los Andes in 2017, received the award for best thesis in control from the control group of the Spanish Committee of Automatic Control (CEA) in the same year.Explorer's Guide Nova Scotia & Prince Edward Island: A Great Destination
By Nancy English. 2009
From games of chance at Halifax's Casino Nova Scotia to seafood of guaranteed freshness, excitement and pleasure attend visitors to…
these ocean-bound lands. Includes information, activities, and hundreds of lodging, dining, shopping, and recreational recommendations organized by town. English also includes details on border and ferry crossings and general travel logistics.