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What determines the outcome for rebels in contemporary African civil wars? How are “victory” and “defeat “measured? Is there any connection between a rebel group’s organization and its fate? What implications do the answers to these questions have for policymakers concerned with ongoing armed conflicts? Addressing these issues and more the author explores the relationship between rebel groups and regime politics in Africa.

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Comprender qué influye en la calidad de la profesión docente a lo largo de la vida resulta clave para conseguir un compromiso y una efectividad permanentes. Las políticas educativas, las condiciones del lugar de trabajo, las emociones, la capacidad de resiliencia, el liderazgo? Este libro nace del deseo de analizar todos esos elementos como elementos en relación, que condicionan la carrera profesional del educador. Qué es lo más importante que hay que saber? Debe considerarse a los educadores ?profesionales? o son solamente ?técnicos?? Son los profesores quienes se implican en su propio aprendizaje o es una imposición externa? Cuáles son los tipos de condiciones que se crean para que los docentes aprendan y profundicen en su conocimiento? Como lectores, ya seamos docentes, directores, familias o académicos, este libro nos aporta una sólida formación y supone una excelente contribución a nuestra comprensión de cómo se puede apoyar a los profesores de calidad en el difícil contexto actua

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What determines the outcome for rebels in contemporary African civil wars? How are “victory” and “defeat “measured? Is there any connection between a rebel group’s organization and its fate? What implications do the answers to these questions have for policymakers concerned with ongoing armed conflicts? Addressing these issues and more the author explores the relationship between rebel groups and regime politics in Africa.

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Hoy, como siempre, el profesor sigue siendo un elemento clave en cualquier sistema educativo. Y aunque el nuevo profesor del siglo XXI actúe en un contexto cambiante y en muchas cosas distinto a los de sus predecesores, siguen existiendo elementos, verdades antiguas, como la pasión por la enseñanza o el compromiso del profesor que siguen siendo definitorios en la educación de los niños y jóvenes.En esta obra, se nos presenta un marco de referencia, informado por la investigación y basado en la evidencia, para comprender la vida de los profesores. Los autores utilizan historias de vida de docentes en ejercicio para mostrar las influencias, positivas y negativas, sobre su carrera y desarrollo profesional y vital.Extracto del Índice:I. EL CONTEXTO ACTUAL DE LA ENSEÑANZA1. Los nuevos escenarios de la enseñanza.2. La persona del profesional: aprendizaje, identidad y bienestar emocional.II. LA VIDA PROFESIONAL DE LOS DOCENTES3. Influencias críticas en la vida profesi

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Excelente introducción al mundo de los estudios humanos de la educación, tanto para educadores principiantes como para docentes con experiencia que quieran revisar sus valores y metas educativas. El autor sostiene que un aprendizaje y una enseñanza eficaz sólo es posible si se basan en el ejercicio de la pasión de los maestros en el aula. Así, la enseñanza apasionada tiene una función emancipadora que consiste en influir en la capacidad de los alumnos ayudándoles a elevar su mirada más allá de lo inmediato y a aprender más sobre sí mismos.Extracto del Índice:1/ Por qué es esencial la pasión.2/ Emociones, sentimientos e identidad personal y profesional.3/ La pasión por el compromiso personal: satisfacción en el trabajo, motivación y autoeficacia.4/ Construir el saber sobre la práctica.5/ Pasión por el propio aprendizaje y el desarrollo profesional.6/ Comunidades de aprendizaje apasionadas.7/ Mantener la pasión.Christopher DAY es catedrático de Educación,

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Profesores de todo el mundo buscan maneras creativas de responder a los problemas y a las posibilidades generadas por la globalización. Muchos trabajan con niños y jóvenes con unos bagajes culturales cada vez más variados, con diversas necesidades y capacidades; otros, aunque trabajan con poblaciones algo más homogéneas, son conscientes de que sus alumnos se encontrarán con una gran variedad de cambios durante su vida. En general, todos ellos se enfrentan a las difíciles y cambiantes condiciones actuales de la enseñanza.En este libro, prologado por Christopher Day y Ann Lieberman, David Hansen brinda a los profesores una manera de reconstruir sus filosofías de la educación a la luz de estas condiciones. Describe una orientación educativa que les puede ayudar a enfrentarse tanto a los desafíos como a las oportunidades en un mundo globalizado. Construye este planteamiento alrededor del cosmopolitismo, una antigua idea que siempre ha estado presente y ha tenido un hermoso sentido para

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It’s widely accepted that our environment is in crisis. Less widely recognized is that three quarters of environmental damage is due to cities – the places where most of us live. As this powerful new book elucidates, global sustainability is therefore directly dependent on urban design. In Living Architecture, Living Cities Christopher Day and Julie Gwilliam move beyond the current emphasis on technological change. They argue that eco-technology allows us to continue broadly as before and only defers the impending disaster. In reality, most negative environmental impacts are due to how we live and the things we buy. Such personal choices often result from dissatisfaction with our surroundings. As perceived environment has a direct effect on attitudes and motivations, improving this can achieve more sustainable lifestyles more effectively than drastic building change – with its notorious performance-gap limitations. As it’s in places that our inner feelings and material reality interact, perceived environment is place-based. Ultimately, however, as the root cause of unsustainability is attitude, real change requires moving from the current focus on buildings and technology to an emphasis on the non-material. Featuring over 400 high quality illustrations, this is essential reading for anyone who believes in the value and power of good design. Christopher Day’s philosophy will continue to inspire students with an interest in sustainable architecture, urban planning and related fields.

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This book is based on the largest and most extensive empirical study of contemporary leadership in primary and secondary schools in England. The results demonstrate that heads of successful schools improve the quality of student learning and achievement through who they are – their values, virtues, dispositions and competencies – as well as their timely use of change and improvement strategies.Successful School Leadership provides a comprehensive analysis of the values and qualities of head teachers. It assesses the strategies they use and how they adapt these to their particular school context in order to ensure positive increases in the learning, well being and achievement of their students. The authors: Identify a basic set of leadership practices resulting from their findings Analyse and describe the leadership values, qualities and behaviours related to different phases in schools’ improvement journeys Provide illustrative case studies of primary and secondary schools that highlight context sensitive strategies Provide a contemporary overview of international research and thinking about successful school leadership Recognize similar and distinguishing features between schools in different socio-economic groups This book is valuable reading for…school leaders and senior teachers, educational policy makers and advisors, as well as anyone involved or interested in education and its leadership.

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Teachers Matter offers the most definitive portrait of teachers’ lives and work to date. At a time when teaching standards are high on the political and social agenda, the quality and commitment of teaching staff is seen as paramount and they are viewed as pivotal to the economic and social well being of society. But: What are the influences that help or hinder teachers’ commitment? Is there an association between commitment and pupil attainment? Why are teachers’ identities important? What are teachers’ needs and concerns in different professional life phases? Does school context count? Based on a DfES funded study of 300 teachers in 100 primary and secondary schools in England, the authors identify different patterns of influence and effect between groups of teachers, which provide powerful evidence of the complexities of teachers’ work, lives, identity and commitment, in relation to their sense of agency, well-being, resilience and pupil attitudes and attainment. This, in turn, provides a clear message for teachers, teachers’ associations, school leaders and policy makers, in understanding and supporting the need to build and sustain school and classroom effectiveness. The book addresses issues such as the importance of career development, the relationships between school leadership, culture and teachers’ lives, maintaining a work-life balance, identity and well-being and the connection between commitment, resilience and effectiveness in the classroom. Original and highly relevant, Teachers Matter is invaluable reading for teachers, head teachers, researchers and teacher educators.

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Winner of the 2020 American Educational Studies Association Critics Choice Book Award​ Teacher attrition has long been a significant challenge within the field of education. It is a commonly-cited statistic that almost fifty percent of beginning teachers leave the field within their first five years, to the detriment of schools, students, and their own career development. There Has to be a Better Way offers an essential voice in understanding the dynamics of teacher attrition from the perspective of the teachers themselves. Drawing upon in-depth qualitative research with former teachers from urban schools in multiple regions of the United States, Lynnette Mawhinney and Carol R. Rinke identify several themes that uncover the rarely-spoken reasons why teachers so often willingly leave the classroom. The authors go further to provide concrete recommendations for how school administrators can better support their practicing teachers, as well as how teacher educators might enhance preparation for the next generation of educators. Complete with suggested readings and discussion questions, this book serves as an indispensable resource in understanding and building an effective and productive educational workforce for our nation’s students.

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Winner of the 2020 American Educational Studies Association Critics Choice Book Award​ Teacher attrition has long been a significant challenge within the field of education. It is a commonly-cited statistic that almost fifty percent of beginning teachers leave the field within their first five years, to the detriment of schools, students, and their own career development. There Has to be a Better Way offers an essential voice in understanding the dynamics of teacher attrition from the perspective of the teachers themselves. Drawing upon in-depth qualitative research with former teachers from urban schools in multiple regions of the United States, Lynnette Mawhinney and Carol R. Rinke identify several themes that uncover the rarely-spoken reasons why teachers so often willingly leave the classroom. The authors go further to provide concrete recommendations for how school administrators can better support their practicing teachers, as well as how teacher educators might enhance preparation for the next generation of educators. Complete with suggested readings and discussion questions, this book serves as an indispensable resource in understanding and building an effective and productive educational workforce for our nation’s students.

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This comprehensive Handbook is aimed at both academic researchers and practitioners in the field of complexity science. The book?s 26 chapters, specially written by leading experts, provide in-depth coverage of research methods based on the sciences of complexity. The research methods presented are illustratively applied to practical cases and are readily accessible to researchers and decision-makers alike.The Handbook'?s wide range of research methods are clearly illustrated with case studies that demonstrate their practical application. They range from the regeneration of communities to musical performance; from complex governance networks to psychotherapy; from gender dynamics to agent-based modelling; and the appropriate response to pandemics. Some unusual research methods ? based on art, psychology and multi-level networks ? are also included. Furthermore, the book incorporates discussions on the philosophical aspect of research methods and explores important theoretical concepts, such as exaptation, emergence, self-organisation and co-evolution.This is an ideal resource for academics and researchers in the field seeking and exploring new research methods. For decision-makers and researchers trying to address complex challenges it will be an essential source of inspiration that will arm them with effective state-of-the-art research methods for the future.Contributors include: P. Allen, P. Andriani, S. Banerjee, Y. Bar-Yam, P. Beautement, C.R. Booth, J. Bromley, H.L. Brown, J. Burton, G. Carignani, B. Castellani, G.C. Crawford, C. Day, C.J. Dister, R. Durie, E.G. Eason, K.M. English, J. Fortune, M. Gabbay, J. Goldstein, J.K. Hazy, K. Hopkinson, N. Hupert, E.S. Ihara, H.J. Jensen, J. Johnson, D.G. Kelty-Stephen, W.G. Kennedy, L. Kuhn, B. Lichtenstein, C. Lundy, B. McKelvey, E. Mitleton-Kelly, S. Mockett, G. Morçöl, S. Mukherjee, S.K. Palit, A. Paraskevas, B. Pourbohloul, R. Rajaram, F.A. Razak, K.A. Richardson, J. Rowan Scott, Y. Shapiro, S. Kim, J. Stead, H. Stuteley, A. Tait, C.J. Tompkins, L. Varga, X. Wan, P.R. Wolenski, M.E. Wolf-Branigin, K. Wyatt

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