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View book details for Antiracist Teacher Education
Theory and Practice
In this edited book sponsored by the ATE Diversity Committee, we invited teacher educators to engage in critical dialogue and reflection around theories, issues, complexities, and challenges of antiracist teacher education and to exchange critical ideas and theory/research-informed practices for …
This text offers secondary ELA educators guided instructional approaches for including queer-themed young adult (YA) literature in the English language arts classroom. Each chapter spotlights the reading of one queer-themed YA novel, and offers pre-, during-, and after reading activities …
The Thinkers Guide for Students on How to Study and Learn a Discipline empowers students to take control of their own learning by asking questions, challenging assumptions, drawing upon reliable information, and exploring alternative opinions. Making intellectual work more accessible, …
View book details for Edible Wild Plants
A Falcon Field Guide
Fully revised and updated, Edible Wild Plants highlights ninety of the most common and sought-after edible plant species in North America. Detailed illustrations and descriptions make it easy to identify plants in your backyard and beyond. Organized by family for …
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Employer Involvement in School-to-Work Transition Programs
With job prospects clouded for even the well-educated, those who leave school with no training beyond high school now face great challenges in making the transition from school to work. Emerging research and experience in other countries have led many …
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The Importance of Child Play as a Human Right
This book gathers 16 theorists from diverse spaces to see what they each have to say about play. From deep in the 19th century until contemporary times, across cultures and different disciplines, through many languages, these theorists observed children in …
View book details for Blue Wolf In Green Fire
A Woods Cop Mystery
Lyons Press
A string of protests by animal-rights activists appear to have culminated in a double murder at a wolf lab, which releases into the wild a rare animal: a blue wolf. To the Ojibwa a blue wolf means luck; but if …
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A John Pearce Adventure
Lieutenant John Pearce is in London seeking protection for his friends, the Pelicans, from a reluctant Admiralty. Sitting in the tavern where they were first press ganged, Pearce considers his future. Lacking the evidence of perjury he once had to …
View book details for European Social Policy
Between Fragmentation and Integration
As the European Union grows and matures, its movement toward a single market has been the primary focus of attention. However, other policy areas have been greatly affected by the process of European integration. This volume deals with the development …
Every year, in one out of three big cities, the school superintendent leaves his or her job, sending local community leaders back to square one. Cleveland, Baltimore, and Washington, D.C., are struggling to recreate their failed school systems, and many …
The boom in corporate restructuring, accompanied by large increases in debt finance, was one of the most important developments in the U.S. economy in the 1980s. Financial and tax specialists analyze how the U.S. tax system-especially in its bias toward …
View book details for We as Self
Ouri, Intersubjectivity, and Presubjectivity
We as Self argues for a notion of we-ness based not on a self-centered or a self-less point of view, in which the we is only either a collection of individuals or an anonymous whole, but on relation. This relation …
View book details for Norms and Illegality
Intimate Ethnographies and Politics
Norms and Illegality: Intimate Ethnographies and Politics explores liminal and illegal practices in relation to political control and cultural normativity. The contributors draw on years of ethnographic experiences in Greece, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Italy, Madagascar, Mali, Philippines, and Thailand to …
View book details for America and the Yemens
A Complex and Tragic Encounter
In this book, Bruce Riedel, one of Americas leading experts on the Middle East, provides a history of US relations with the various entities of north and south Yemen, and the first in-depth review of Americas role in the deadly …
View book details for 33 1/3 Revolutions Per Minute
A Critical Trip Through the Rock LP Era, 19551999
Whether you're a lifelong collector or have only just gotten hip to the vinyl revival, navigating the vast landscape of rock albums can be a daunting prospect. Enter Mike Segretto and his mammoth 33 1/3 Revolutions Per Minute, a history …
View book details for Lebanese Women at the Crossroads
Caught between Sect and Nation
Thirty years after the end of the civil war, Lebanese women are still struggling for gender equality. This study builds on recent scholarship on womens activism in the Arab world, in the context of the Arab Spring. It examines how …
View book details for The Athlete's Guide to Recovery
Rest, Relax, and Restore for Peak Performance
"Perfect for athletes in need of a reminder that being quick with their recovery efforts isnt a quick fix. This impressive book shows how slowing down speeds up results in the gym, on the road, and beyond." - Library Journal, …
This book examines the early Muslim conquests that started with the first caliph, Abu Bakr, and accelerated during the reign of the second caliph, Omar. During this time, the Sassanids were destroyed, the political and commercial order of Rome was …
This book provides a systematic framework to enhance the ability of complex dynamical systems in risk identification, security assessment, system protection, and recovery with the assistance of advanced control and optimization technologies. By treating external disturbances as control inputs, optimal …
View book details for A New Perspective on Hebrews
Rethinking the Parting of the Ways
Going against the tide of much recent scholarship on Hebrews, Kenneth Schenck argues that the letter was addressed to a primarily Gentile audience, to console them and strengthen their faith in the wake of the destruction of the Temple. The …
Throughout the postwar era a special relationship between France and Germany has often been the catalyst for European integration. The two countries have achieved jointly the leadership that neither could sustain alone. However, the Soviet collapse has presented them with …
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Authentic Experiences in Classroom Teaching
As teacher educators, we strive to create learning experiences that can best prepare preservice teachers for the complexities they will face when entering classrooms today. Providing authentic learning experiences for teacher candidates is imperative to building their skills to handle …
Chinas emergence as a technology leader has become a major factor in geopolitics, transforming global political and economic relationships. In its bid to achieve digital great power status, Chinas government has reformed laws and policies, drastically increased investment, and become …
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From Casting Call to Curtain Call
While there are many books that attempt to teach people how to act, there are few that show aspiring actors what it takes to succeed as a working professional. The Professional Actors Handbook: From Casting Call to Curtain Call provides …
View book details for Latinx Experiences in U.S. Schools
Voices of Students, Teachers, Teacher Educators, and Education Allies in Challenging Sociopolitical Times
This edited volume brings together voices of Latinx students, teachers, teacher educators, and education allies in Latinx communities to reveal ways in which todays sociopolitical context has given rise to politically-sanctioned hateful anti-immigrant rhetoric. Contributorskey stakeholders in the education of …
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