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Table of ContentsIntroduction / Perspectives Dedication Introduction to Ethnic Studies Brian Baker and Julie López Figueroa “We’re Going Out. Are You With Us?” The Origins of Asian American Studies Gregory Yee Mark Why Ethnic Studies Was Meant for Me Rosana Chavez, M.S. (Ethnic Studies Alumna) “Ethnic Studies Embodies Activism” Andrea L. Moore Framing the Value and Purpose of Perspectives Julie López Figueroa History Introduction Wayne Maeda (in memoriam) and Brian Baker “Returning Home Tolowa Dee-ni” Annette L. Reed, Ph.D. The History of Asians in America Timothy Fong Recent African Immigration Boatamo Mosupyoe Native Americans and the United States, 1830–2000 Action and Response Steven J. Crum Iu Mien—We the People Fahm Saelee The Hmong in the United States Bao Lo Race, Class and Gender Introduction Boatamo Mosupyoe The Intersection of Race, Class and Gender Boatamo Mosupyoe What It Means to Be an Asian Indian Woman Y. Lakshmi Malroutu Is the Glass Ceiling Cracked Yet? Women in Rwanda, South Africa and the United States, 1994–2010 183 Boatamo Mosupyoe Tungtong: Share Your Stories Marietess Masulit Fiji and Fijians in Sacramento Mitieli Rokolacadamu Gonemaituba, Neha Chand, Darsha Naidu, Jenisha Lal, Jonathan Singh, Shayal Sharma, and Gregory Yee Mark Identity and Institutions Introduction Brian Baker Kill the Indian, Save the Child: Cultural Genocide and the Boarding School Debra K. S. Barker My Father’s Labor: An Unknown, but Valued History Julie López Figueroa and Macedonio Figueroa “Imaginary Indians” Are Not Real Brian Baker Implicit Bias: Individual and Systemic Racism Rita Cameron Wedding “And it’s time for them to come down”: History, Memory, and Decentering Settler Colonialism Rose Soza War Soldier Response and Responsibility Introduction Eric Vega and Julie López Figueroa Challenging the Dilemma of Brown v. Topeka Board of Education: And the Rush Toward Resegregation Otis L. Scott A Voyage of Discovery: Sacramento and the Politics of Ordinary Black People David Covin Arizona: Ground Zero for the War on Immigrants and Latinos(as) Elvia Ramirez Asian American and Pacific Islanders Harmed by Trump COVID-19 Blame Campaign Timothy P. Fong, PhD “We can’t just stand aside now”: Oakland’s Fortune Cookie Factory Stands with Black Lives Matter Annalise Harlow The 65th Street Corridor Community Collaborative Project: A Lesson in Community Service Gregory Yee Mark, Julie López Figueroa, Christopher Shimizu, Jasmine Duong, and Jazmine Sanchez

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Book SynopsisGerry Stahl Drexel University, Philadelphia, USA The theme of engaged learning with emerging technology is a timely and important one. Engagement with the world - To be human is to be engaged with other people in the world.Table of ContentsForeword by Gerry Stahl Preface About the Contributors Chapter 1-Modeling for meaningful learning; David H. Jonassen and Johannes Strobel.- Chapter 2-Engaged learning: Making learning an authentic experience; David Hung, Tan Seng Chee and Koh Thiam Seng.- Chapter 3-The contributing student: Learners as co-developers of learning resources for reuse in web environments; Betty Collis and Jef Moonen.- Chapter 4-Situated learning in the process of work; Reinhard Oppermann and Marcus Specht.- Chapter 5-Education in the knowledge age – Engaging learners through knowledge building; Seng Chee Tan, David Hung and Marlene Scardamalia.- Chapter 6-Engaging learners through intuitive interfaces; John G Hedberg and Susan Metros.- Chapter 7-Learning science through online threaded discourse;Allan H.K. Yuen.- Chapter 8-Engage, empower, enable: Developing a shared vision for technology in education; Geoff Romeo.- Chapter 9-Engagement with ideas and understanding: An essential for effective learning in the electronic age; Alan Pritchard.- Chapter 10-Creating ICT-enriched learner-centred environments: Myths, gaps and challenges; Kar Tin Lee.- Chapter 11-Cybergogy for engaged learning: A framework for creating learner engagement through information and communication technology; Minjuan Wang and Myunghee Kang.- Chapter 12-Engaging learners through continuous online assessment; Cathy Gunn.- Index

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Book SynopsisExplores the small yet high-impact changes that teachers can make to transform students' school experience every day. Drawing from positive psychology research, Joan Young explains how fostering humour, mindfulness, resilience, curiosity, and gratitude empowers students to learn from their mistakes, celebrate successes, and engage in learning.

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Book SynopsisLevel 3: Customer Service Specialist has been designed and written to support those studying for the Level 3 Customer Service Specialist Apprenticeship and also the Level 2 Customer Service Practitioner Apprenticeship and other, similar, Level 2/3 Diplomas and Certificates in Customer Service. The book covers the theories and hypotheses covered in the syllabus of the qualifications and explains them in a plain and straightforward manner. The book is designed to match the modules of study in the apprenticeship standard and therefore make selective study very straightforward. It is also intended that this book will become a valuable point of reference not only whilst studying for an apprenticeship, but also afterwards, with many areas of support and guidance appropriate and relevant to a career in Customer Service after the qualification has been achieved.

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Book SynopsisLevel 3 Team Leader / Supervisor has been designed and written to support those studying for the Level 3 Team Leader / Supervisor Apprenticeship or the ILM and CMI Level 3 Diplomas and Certificates and other Leadership and Management qualifications. The book covers the theories and hypotheses covered in the syllabus of the qualifications and explains them in a plain and straightforward manner. This book is designed to match the modules of study in the apprenticeship standard and therefore make selective study very straightforward. It is also intended that this book will become a valuable point of reference not only whilst studying for a qualification, but also afterwards, with many areas of support and guidance appropriate and relevant to a career in Leadership and Management after the qualification has been achieved.

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Book SynopsisThis book is based on the Life Design paradigm and discusses the efforts made to overcome the matching paradigm between individuals and their work contexts, in order to guarantee the adoption of an active role for future career planning. Starting from the evolution of career counselling and vocational guidance in the 20th century and then following the more updated reflections in the Life Design paradigm, this book discusses research results from the Larios Laboratory (Padova, Italy) in collaboration with numerous international colleagues and institutions. These results show that career counselling and vocational designing can not only help people to plan their future in agentive ways, but also to help them getting out of the ‘mists of the present’ and to project themselves into a future that is yet to be created. This future is aligned by the world of research and international institutions, such as the UN and WHO, and follows the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, with particular attention to Sustainable Development Goals 4, 8 and 12. This book reveals how trajectories can be created from one’s own mission, realized with the help of others and newly acquired strengths. It shows how career counselling and vocational designing can help people to build their own future from an inclusive and sustainable perspective, based on social justice, and to help build a better future for all.Table of ContentsIntroduction.- Chapter 1: Career Counseling and Vocational Designing, from the Origins to the end of the Last Century: the Moment of Maximum Possibilities.- Chapter 2: Threats and Challenges of the XXI Century and the Role of Career Counseling and Vocational Designing.- Chapter 3: Life Designing for an Inclusive, Sustainable and Equitable Future.- Chapter 4: New Dimensions and Instruments for an Inclusive and Sustainable Career Counseling.-Chapter 5: The Project «Stay inclusive, sustainable, curious, cosmopolitan, aspirant, etc.»: An example of operational paths and trajectories.

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Book SynopsisMany researchers dread writing. They find it laborious - even painful - to put their scholarly work into words. They get bogged down in the study, and lose track of the story. And they produce uninspiring papers that fail to resonate with readers or reviewers. This book offers an antidote to this problem: brief, accessible lessons that guide researchers to write clear and compelling scientific manuscripts. The book is divided into three sections – Story, Craft, and Community. The Story section offers advice on getting the balance of study and story just right, introducing strategies for tackling each section of a scientific manuscript. The Craft section considers the grammatical and rhetorical tools of the trade, showing how they can be wielded for maximum impact. And the Community section offers suggestions for writing collaboratively, supporting other writers, and navigating peer review. Each section features multiple short and pragmatic lessons, peppered with illustrative examples. Readers can use the chapters collectively to build holistic writing skills, or dip in and out to refine specific elements of the craft. Rooted in a coaching philosophy, we aim to unlock our readers’ potential as writers through instruction, reflection, and example. And we hope to inspire researchers to face writing with joy. This work is clearly written and easily understandable. Its many practical examples, tools, and exercises make an effective toolbox of support for scholarly writers. This will be invaluable to new scholars and help established scholars as well. The inclusion of examples specific to the health arena and the clear, elegantly simple explanations add strength and relevance to this work.Toni Ungaretti, Johns Hopkins School of Education, Baltimore, MD, USA This book is the most original perspective I have ever read about the craft of writing. As its title suggests, it is inspiring. Brownie Anderson, NBME, Philadelphia, PA, USA Table of Contents1. Introduction.- SECTION I: THE STORY.- 3. Mapping the Gap- 4. Citation Technique.- 5. Methods: Where Story Meets Study.- 6. Effective Use of Quotes in Qualitative Research.- 7. Writing a Discussion that Realizes its Potential.- 8. The Art of Limitations.- 9. Bonfire Red Titles.- 10. Making Every Word Count: Keys to a Strong Research Abstract.- SECTION II: THE CRAFT.- 11. Mastering the Sentence.- 12. Enlisting the Power of the Verb.- 13. The Power of Parallel Structure.- 14. Get Control of Your Commas.- 15. Avoiding Prepositional Pile-Up.- 16. Avoiding Clutter: Using Adjectives and Adverbs Wisely.- 17. From Semi-Conscious to Strategic Paragraphing.- 18. Coherence: Keeping the Reader on Track.- 19. The Three “S”s of Editing: Story, Structure, and Style.- 20. Pace, Pause & Silence: Creating Emphasis & Suspense in Your Writing.- 21. The Academic Hedge, Part I: Modal Tuning in Your Research Writing.- 22. The Academic Hedge II: Getting Politeness Right in Your Research Writing.- 23. From Silent to Audible Voice: Adjusting Register, Stance & Engagement in Your Writing.- SECTION III: THE COMMUNITY.- 24. Collaborative Writing: Strategies and Activities.- 25. Collaborative Writing: Roles, Authorship & Ethics.- 26. Giving Feedback on Others’ Writing.- 27. Coaching Writing I: Being Thoughtful About the Process.- 28. Coaching Writing II: Relationship and Identity.- 29. Cultivating a Writing Community.- 30. Navigating the Peer Review Process Successfully.- Epilogue.

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Book SynopsisThis book addressed teachers’ necessity to be able to respond to the new needs and demands caused by an ever-evolving educational system, as recognized in the national and international policy and research literature. The book proposes an analysis of the features that shape the journey of the teacher profession and professionalism, a journey which needs to be collaborative, agentive and dialogical: • Collaborative in changing the personal and professional teacher development from an individual and solitude process toward a joint discovery with mutual enrichment and shared directionality; • Agentive in the ability to activate internal and external resources for an individual, productive and communicative transformation; • Dialogical in the ability to enrich the personal narrative with the voices of others and opening spaces for dialogue and listening. The seven chapters are structured in a way that gives flow and pace to the unfolding story of the developing teacher identity and is informed by a whole range of research and literature. This book serves as a reference point for teacher-students, in-service teachers and teacher educators who are interested in their professional development and looking for new perspectives. It also offers some helpful insights for administrators who need to make ICT decisions on course development in teacher education.Table of ContentsIntroduction Becoming a Teacher: to be a Teacher Acquiring a Teacher Professional Identity Circular dynamic between theory to teacher practice From content to activity From the research: French journey in teacher training A focus: From Novice to Expert The idea in brief: Connection to build new epistemic synthesis Supporting the Teacher Professional Developing 2.1 Reflective practice 2.2 The e-portfolio as a boundary object Example of ePortfolios structure in a university course 2.2 The use of the digital video as a reflective tool The reflexive methods of self-confrontation 2.4 Developing Research – Inquiry Attitude From the research: Sustainability of the research inquiry skill after one year A focus: Boundary Object for transformation The idea in brief: Becoming a diffractive practitioner as more-than-reflective practice Role of the Personal Resources in Teaching Process Self-efficacy to mobilize Self-Regulated Learning to active Teacher Agency as a dynamic resource Typology of Agency Readiness From the research: Agency after a teacher training A focus: Contemplative practices in Teacher training The idea in brief: The personal teacher ‘past as professional resources Role of the Tools and ITC in Teaching Process Appropriation, Tools and Scripts The case of the I-Pad 4.2. Socio-materiality in the teaching process From the research: New social and material appropriation A focus: The artefact in a socio-cultural approach The idea in brief: Role of Collaboration in Teaching Process Collaboration and Knowledge Building in the classroom Collaborative Professional Learning Teacher-Researcher Collaborations as Contexts for Learning Peer collaboration: Role of the Social Network From the research: Use of Social Network by teachers in the Global South A focus: Participative methodology The idea in brief: Toward Epistemic Collaborative Communities International and Global Professional Developing International teacher training Teacher Educators: toward the next generation of teachers From the research: An international Blended course for teacher educators A focus: Blended Learning The idea in brief: Ethical-critical global pedagogy Open Perspective Transformative Interactions with Augmented and Emerging Technology Knots of new configurations in classroom Teacher Professional Developing in Posthumanism / Hyperhumanism The idea in brief: Critical and participative mean-making Conclusion References

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Book SynopsisThis IAMSE Manual, Mentoring Across the Continuum, is a product of its co-editors' and authors’ lifetime work in mentoring faculty and studying the impact of this mentoring. The book defines the field of academic medicine as highly dependent on finding and relating to mentors at virtually every stage of a doctor's career. It describes and analyzes successful mentor/mentee relationships, examining the authors' personal experiences, as well as a data-driven approach, to explore the many different roles and perspectives on mentoring relationships and ultimately the mentoring culture. The editors look at the data with respect to the success of different strategies in mentoring, as well as different structures of diverse mentoring programs. As well, proven ways to deliver these programs successfully for all professionals who lead mentoring programs or are active participants as mentees. There is a special emphasis on the mentoring of medical educators. However, the themes explored in this book are generalizable beyond the medical educator to include diverse academic roles across the continuum. In particular, enumerating the many specific roles of a mentor beyond just the traditional concepts adds breadth and depth to understanding what can be gained from mentor-mentee relationships. This Manual is a valuable resource for clinicians, educators, and trainees in addition to anyone involved in medical education and progressing through the stages of practicing, teaching, and learning in medicine. This Manual represents a meaningful addition to the literature on this most important professional subject.Table of Contents

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Book SynopsisThis book presents the most comprehensive discussion of emerging trends in higher education in the Asia Pacific, ranging from graduate attributes to integrated workplace learning, with an in-depth focus on work readiness, employability and career development. It draws on the relationship between graduate attributes and employability, as well as vocational training or internship programs. It offers theoretical and empirical analyses that institutions, decision-makers or academics can work on together to enhance job employability. This volume will also include issues such as development of emerging and employability skills, as well as directions for the changing nature in real-world settings. The book consists of contributions from experienced international authors, offering detailed insights for those who want a timely understanding of the latest trends in higher education. Table of ContentsIntroductionChapter 1 Current status of higher education research in work readiness and job employabilitySection I Importance of Higher Education on Work ReadinessChapter 2Preparing Graduates for Future Workplace: Development andValidation of Work Readiness Assessment Inventory (WRAI)Chapter 3 Graduate Attributes of Singapore University Students:Perspectives of Singapore Universities and International EmployersChapter 4 Key attributes of work readiness: Perspectives from employers, university students and instructorsChapter 5 From School Success to Work Readiness: Motivational and Cognitive factors predicting Work- Ready AttributesChapter 6 Developing an entrepreneurial competence framework for tertiary arts education through a Delphi method – A Chinese perspectiveChapter 7 Empirical Development and Verification of the Taiwanese Career Decision Scale for Undergraduate Students: Implications for Career CounsellingSection II Job Employability and OutcomesChapter 8 Employability and Employment: The Role of Higher Education in a Rapidly Changing WorldChapter 9 From Lifelong Learning to Lifelong Employability: How SkillsFuture has Re-conceptualised Higher Education for the Future of WorkChapter 10 Does Empowerment Matter? Promoting Employee’s Job Satisfaction, Creativity and Learning Commitment for Lifelong EmployabilityChapter 11 Navigating the home labour market: Multifaceted stories of Vietnamese returneesChapter 12 Pursuing Continuing Education Courses to Promote Employability: Importance of Perceived Support and Growth MindsetChapter 13 Graduate resilience in future workplace: Mindfulness-based research on personality traits, trait affect and resilience ConclusionChapter 14 Future directions: Importance of higher education on work readiness and job employability

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