Educational: Citizenship and social education
Enslow Publishing What Does a Protester Do
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Crabtree Publishing Co,US For the Environment Be the Change
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Crabtree Publishing Co,US In the World Be the Change
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Crabtree Publishing Co,US In Your Community Be the Change
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Crabtree Publishing Co,US In Your School Be the Change
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Crabtree Publishing Co,US Alcatraz Crabtree Chrome
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Crabtree Publishing Co,US Why Do We Need Rules and Laws Citizenship in Action
£9.17
Crabtree Publishing Co,Canada What Are Goods and Services Economics in Action
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Crabtree Publishing Co,Canada Changing Planet What Is the Environmental Impact
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Crabtree Publishing Company Activism and Volunteering Our Values Level 3
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Perfection Learning Bread Bread Bread
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£18.03
McFarland and Company, Inc. High School Journalism A Practical Guide
Book SynopsisCovers the essential components that students must understand: information gathering, writing, standard and alternative coverage, and packaging. This book also covers the legal rights of student journalists, objective vs opinion writing, staff planning and organization, and Web - based journalism.
£20.89
McFarland & Company Teaching Civics in the Library An Instructional
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Diversity and Citizenship Education
Book SynopsisThe increasing ethnic, racial, cultural, religious, and language diversity in nations throughout the world is forcing educators and policymakers to rethink existing notions of citizenship and nationality. To experience cultural democracy and freedom, a nation must be unified around a set of democratic values such as justice and equality that balance unity and diversity and protect the rights of diverse groups. Diversity and Citizenship Education: Global Perspectives brings together in one comprehensive volume a group of international experts on the topic of diversity and citizenship education. These experts discuss and identify the shared issues and possibilities that exist when educating for national unity and cultural diversity. Diversity and Citizenship Education: Global Perspectives presents compelling case studies and examples of successful programs and practices from twelve nations, discusses problems that arise when societies are highly stratified along race, cultuTrade Review"…provides a solid basis for discussing these issues with faculty and administrators." (NACADA, 03/11/08) “Just such an excellent resource . . .this book is valuable in its attention to curriculum and to a lesser extent, pedagogy . . ." (The National Teaching and Learning Forum) This volume is essential reading for all scholars and students of the academic field of citizenship education. (London Review of Education, Vol. 6, March 2008) This superbly edited volume provides an extremely coherent treatment of diversity and citizenship in the 21st century, perhaps largely owing to the fact that it grew out of a small, focused conferences of heralding thinkings on this topic from 12 countries. (Intercultural Education)Table of ContentsForeword (Will Kymlicka). Preface (James A. Banks). Contributors and Conference Participants. Reviewers. PART ONE: Crosscutting Issues and Concepts. Introduction: Democratic Citizenship Education in Multicultural Societies (James A. Banks). 1. Migration, Citizenship, and Education (Stephen Castles). 2. Higher Learning: Educational Availability and Flexible Citizenship in Global Space (Aihwa Ong). 3. Unity and Diversity in Democratic Multicultural Education: Creative and Destructive Tensions (Amy Gutmann). PART TWO: The United States and Canada. 4. Culture Versus Citizenship: The Challenge of Racialized Citizenship in the United States (Gloria Ladson-Billings). 5. Citizenship and Multicultural Education in Canada: From Assimilation to Social Cohesion (Reva Joshee). PART THREE: South Africa and Brazil. 6. Citizenship Education and Political Literacy in South Africa (Kogila A. Moodley and Heribert Adam). 7. Citizenship and Education in Brazil: The Contribution of Indian Peoples and Blacks in the Struggle for Citizenship and Recognition (Petronilha Beatriz Gonçalves e Silva). PART FOUR: England, Germany, and Russia). 8. Diversity and Citizenship Education in England (Peter Figueroa). 9. Ethnic Diversity and Citizenship Education in Germany (Sigrid Luchtenberg). 10. Citizenship Education and Ethnic Issues in Russia (Isak D. Froumin). PART FIVE: Japan, India, and China. 11. Expanding the Borders of the Nation: Ethnic Diversity and Citizenship Education in Japan (Stephen Murphy-Shigematsu). 12. Crisis of Citizenship Education in the Indian Republic: Contestation Between Cultural Monists and Pluralists (T. K. Oommen). 13. Ethnic Diversity and Citizenship Education in the People’s Republic of China (Wan Minggang). PART SIX: Israel and Palestine. 14. Diversity and Citizenship Education in Israel (Moshe Tatar). 15. Educating for Citizenship in the New Palestine (Fouad Moughrabi). PART SEVEN: Curriculum for Diversity, Democracy, and Citizenship Education. 16. Diversity, Globalization, and Democratic Education: Curriculum Possibilities (Walter C. Parker). Diversity, Democracy, Globalization, and Citizenship: A Bibliography. Name Index. Subject Index.
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Mumbai
Book SynopsisThe most globalized city in India, Mumbai is a world center for financial, manufacturing, and service industries. This work provides a comprehensive overview of this urban magnet - from its establishment as a rich port for the Portuguese in 1534 to its 21st-century role as an information technology powerhouse.
£22.91
The Forensic Aspects of Poisons Inside Forensic
Book SynopsisAims to introduce students to basic principles of forensic toxicology and the role of poisons in forensic science. This book emphasises on the common drugs and poisons that are encountered by a practicing forensic toxicologist and the approach to determining their medicolegal role in establishing the cause of death and disease.
£22.91
Henry Kissinger Modern Peacemakers Ending the
Book SynopsisAs national security advisor and secretary of state under President Richard Nixon, and secretary of state for Gerald Ford, Kissinger played a pivotal role in American foreign policy. This work provides coverage of the life and work of one of the 20th century's greatest diplomats with selected writings, related sidebars, and balanced commentary.
£25.46
Whitecollar Crime
Book SynopsisThe term 'white-collar crime' refers to crimes committed by people in respectable social and professional positions, who commit a crime in the course of doing their job or by using the advantage of their position. This book explains the common types of crime committed, ranging from simple fraud to embezzling to insider trading.
£29.71
Chelsea House Publishers Unsolved Crimes
Book SynopsisExamines unresolved crimes by reviewing what police and experts in forensic science did (or failed to do) while trying to resolve each crime. This book covers cases such as Jack the Ripper, unidentified serial killer; the murder of Elizabeth Short (The Black Dahlia); and, the assassination of John F Kennedy, officially solved but often disputed.
£29.71
The History of the Republican Party
Book SynopsisIn March 1854, a group of men gathered to form a political party in America. They were opposed to the spread of slavery, supported high taxes on imported goods, and were in favor of homesteading. Containing photographs, this work examines the development of the Republican Party, including its prominent figures, key events, and ideological trends.
£25.46
Chelsea House Publishers The African Union
Book SynopsisBased in Ethiopia, the Africa Union, established in July 2002, is the successor to the Organization of African Unity, created in 1963. The AU aims include promoting democracy, human rights, and sustainable economic development across Africa, especially by increasing foreign investment through the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD).Table of Contentssidebars.; chronology.; footnotes.; bibliography.; further reading.; web sites.; index.
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State University Press of New York (SUNY) Democracy and the Policy Sciences Suny Series
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John Wiley & Sons Teaching Democracy Unity and Diversity in Public
Book SynopsisHere, Walter Parker offers a contribution to the debate between proponents of multicultural education and those who favour a cultural literacy approach. Parker demonstrates that educating for democratic citizenship in a multicultural society includes a fundamental respect for diversity.Trade Review“At a moment in time when our connection to the nation seems superficial and jingoistic, Walter Parker offers us a vehicle to reach our ideal of deliberative, committed civic participation for every citizen. This book explores the hard work of citizen-making in a diverse and complex society where individual and group interests often are in conflict. Parker makes us realize that in a democracy ‘public’ is not a dirty word and schooling should not be punishment.” ― Gloria Ladson-Billings, University of Wisconsin, Madison“This book deals in an engaging and thought-provoking way with both social realities and democratic possibilities―exactly what I try to do in my classroom.”―Wendy Ewbank, teacher, Seattle Girls’ School
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John Wiley & Sons Teaching Social Studies that Matters
Book SynopsisIn this book, Thornton details why teachers must develop strong skills in curriculum planning and teaching methods in order for effective instruction to occur.
£19.94
The Medieval World Volume 1 History of Fashion Costume 2
Book SynopsisAn eight-volume set examining the development of costume and fashion and the social history that gave rise to it. It depicts the changing styles, processes, and trends - from the first people to wear clothes in the last Ice Age to the courtly fashion of medieval Europe to the globalization of Western style - that led us to the clothing of today.
£31.46
Elizabethan England Volume 3
Book SynopsisAn eight-volume set examining the development of costume and fashion and the social history that gave rise to it. It depicts the changing styles, processes, and trends - from the first people to wear clothes in the last Ice Age to the courtly fashion of medieval Europe to the globalization of Western style - that led us to the clothing of today.
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The 18th Century Volume 5 History of Fashion
Book SynopsisAn eight-volume set examining the development of costume and fashion and the social history that gave rise to it. It depicts the changing styles, processes, and trends - from the first people to wear clothes in the last Ice Age to the courtly fashion of medieval Europe to the globalization of Western style - that led us to the clothing of today.
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The 19th Century Volume 7 History of Fashion Costume
Book SynopsisAn eight-volume set examining the development of costume and fashion and the social history that gave rise to it. It depicts the changing styles, processes, and trends - from the first people to wear clothes in the last Ice Age to the courtly fashion of medieval Europe to the globalization of Western style - that led us to the clothing of today.
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The 20th Century 8 History of Fashion Costume
Book SynopsisAn eight-volume set examining the development of costume and fashion and the social history that gave rise to it. It depicts the changing styles, processes, and trends - from the first people to wear clothes in the last Ice Age to the courtly fashion of medieval Europe to the globalization of Western style - that led us to the clothing of today.
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Facts On File Inc Food Fergusons Careers in Focus
Book SynopsisCovers 22 jobs in the culinary arts, including: Bakery workers; Cooks and chefs; Dietitians and nutritionists; Food technologists; Meatcutters; and, Personal chefs.
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Facts On File Inc The 1930s
Book SynopsisExamines the role of fashion as it made its way through the Great Depression, exploring the social and cultural aspects of history through a softer lens. Cheaper fabrics that imitated luxury items such as nylon and artificial silks became popular, along with clothing that featured a more muted palette and longer, more flowing lines.
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The 1940s
Book SynopsisTraces the mobilization of clothing trends as they marched across the war-ravaged world. This volume offers a reflection on the role fashion has played throughout the period of 1940s. It serves as a useful reference for those students or general readers who are interested in how history and culture has affected fashion through the years.
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Facts On File Inc Cartoon Animator Virtual Apprentice
Book SynopsisBy creating their own virtual day on the job, students can find out firsthand what it's like to have many exciting careers.
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Facts On File Inc Career Skills Library Teamwork Skills
Book SynopsisHelps students understand the need for teams and how to achieve and encourage healthy team dynamics. This book covers such topics as: developing people skills, effectively setting goals and negotiating, appreciating diversity among team members, and resolving team conflicts.
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Communication Skills
Book SynopsisKnowing how to communicate clearly and effectively in the workplace is one of the keys to career success. This work focuses on the importance of speaking, writing, listening, and conversational skills for thriving in the workplace. It also features useful facts and statistics to help readers with their communication skills.Trade ReviewThe advice is sound and the interactive style will appeal to teens...solid and engaging... - School Library Journal
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MP-AMM American Mathematical Shape Smoothness and Invariant Stratification of
Book SynopsisContains results about the global dynamics defined by a class of delay differential equations which model basic feedback mechanisms and arise in a variety of applications such as neural networks. This book describes the geometric structure of a fundamental invariant set, which in special cases is the global attractor.Table of ContentsIntroduction The delay differential equation and the hypotheses The separatrix The leading unstable set of the origin Oscillation frequencies Graph representations Dynamics on $\overline W$ and disk representation of $\overline W \cap S$ Minimal linear instability of the periodic orbit $\mathcal O$ Smoothness of $W \cap S$ in case $\mathcal O$ is hyperbolic Smoothness of $W \cap S$ in case $\mathcal O$ is not hyperbolic The unstable set of $\mathcal O$ contains the nonstationary points of bd$W$ bd$W$ contains the unstable set of the periodic orbit $\mathcal O$ $H \cap \overline W$ is smooth near $p_0$ Smoothness of $\overline W$, bd$W$ and $\overline W \cap S$ Homeomorphisms from bd$W$ onto the sphere and the cylinder Homeomorphisms from $\overline W$ onto the closed ball and the solid cylinder Resume Equivalent norms, invariant manifolds, Poincare maps and asymptotic phases Smooth center-stable manifolds for $C^1$-maps Smooth generalized center-unstable manifolds for $C^1$-maps Invariant cones close to neutrally stable fixed points with 1-dimensional center spaces Unstable sets of periodic orbits A discrete Lyapunov functional and a-priori estimates Floquet multipliers for a class of linear periodic delay differential equations Some results from topology Bibliography Index.
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Holiday House Inc A Picture Book of Abraham Lincoln
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Holiday House Inc A Picture Book of Eleanor Roosevelt
Book SynopsisEleanor Roosevelt went from being a sad, shy child to becoming an adult who reached out to people everywhere. She married Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1904. She became America''s first lady while he served as president from 1932 - 1945. During the years of the Great Depression, she visited towns, cities, and farms all over the country and brought hope to millions of people. She made many speeches, had a radio program, and wrote a newspaper column. Eleanor Roosevelt called on American soldiers during World War II and served as chairperson of the Commission on Human Rights at the United Nations after her husband''s death. She was an important, beloved figure of her time and is remembered as one of America''s greatest women.
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Holiday House Inc A Picture Book of Frederick Douglass
Book SynopsisLearn more about the incredible life of an escaped slave turned famous abolitionist, orator, journalist, and author. Born into slavery on a Maryland plantation, Frederick Douglass grew up to have a way with words. Contemporaries found it hard to believe that an escaped slave with no formal education could be so eloquent. Yet thousands turned out to hear him speak. A tireless advocate to end slavery, Douglass urged slaves to escape and revolt. He inspired many with his bestselling autobiography, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave. Later on, Douglass cemented his status as a pivotal figure in American history when he helped Abraham Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation. He continued to fight for equality during Reconstruction and became the first African American to receive a vote for President of the United States in a major party''s roll call vote. This accessible biography for children examines Douglas
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Holiday House Inc Give Us the Vote Over Two Hundred Years of
Book SynopsisThe corruption, activism, heroic efforts, and ongoing struggles for the right to vote are chronicled by an award-winning nonfiction author. For over 200 years, people have marched, gone to jail, risked their lives, and even died trying to get the right to vote in the United States. Others, hungry to acquire or hold onto power, have gone to extraordinary lengths to prevent people from casting ballets or outright stolen votes and sometimes entire elections.Perfect for students who want to know more about voting rights, this nonfiction book contains an extensive view of suffrage from the Founding Fathers to the 19th Amendment to the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to today's voter suppression controversies, and explains the barriers people of color, Indigenous people, and immigrants face. Back matter includes a bibliography, source notes, texts of the Constitution and amendments, a timeline, and an index.A Junior Library Guild SelectionSelected for th
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Holiday House Inc The Day of the Dead El Día de los Muertos
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Tommy Nelson The Complex Infrastructure Known as the Female Mind
Book SynopsisIn The Complex Infrastructure Known as the Female Mind, Relient K expounds on their experiences observing the opposite sex. Detailing some of the girl types they''ve encountered--like the Homecoming Queen, The Athlete, and The Overachiever--they share personal stories and biblical advice for girls of any type to become women of God.The band''s fun attitude is present throughout the book in quizzes, lists, personal stories, and more!
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Crabtree Publishing Co,Canada Argentina the Culture Lands Peoples Cultures
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University of Wisconsin Press Commentaries on the Constitution Vol 3
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Wisconsin Historical Society Press Belle and Bob La Follette Partners in Politics
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Minnesota Historical Society Press,U.S. Good Path Ojibwe Learning and Activity Book for
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Gryphon House,U.S. Global Art Activities Projects and Inventions
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Graphic Arts Center Publishing Co Ordinary Dogs Extraordinary Friendships Stories
Book Synopsis Ordinary Dogs, Extraordinary Friendships shares positive character traits explorer Pam Flowers has observed in her thirty-two years of working with dogs. Eleven spellbinding and valuable stories of wisdom, loyalty, courage, and even good judgment fill the pages of this book for dog lovers of all ages.
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