D Jane: 126 books
Renewed Accountability for Access and Excellence
Applying a Model for Democratic Professional Practice in Education
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2015
Renewed Accountability for Access and Excellence advances discussion of a conceptualized model for cultivating democratic professional practice in education (DPPE) and considers its relationship with contemporary teaching and leading praxes. A diverse and highly qualified group of scholars and practitioners...
The Purposes, Practices, and Professionalism of Teacher Reflectivity
Insights for Twenty-First-Century Teachers and Students
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2010
Very little information about the impact of reflection on teacher performance, teacher retention, and student learning is available in teacher preparation programs. This book provides practical and research-based chapters that offer greater clarity about the particular kinds of reflection that matter...
by Wendy Atkins-Sayre, Renee S. Besel, Richard D. Besel
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2010
Bringing together the expertise of rhetoricians in English and communication as well as media studies scholars, Arguments about Animal Ethics delves into the rhetorical and discursive practices of participants in controversies over the use of nonhuman animals for meat, entertainment, fur, and vivisection....
Theatre History Studies 2014, Vol. 33
Theatres of War
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2014
Volume 33 of Theatre History Studies explores war. War is a paradox—horrifying and compelling, galvanizing and devastating, a phenomenon that separates and decimates while at the same time creating and strengthening national identity and community bonds. War is the stuff of great drama.
War and...
Raoul Peck
Power, Politics, and the Cinematic Imagination
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2015
This comprehensive collection of essays dedicated to the work of filmmaker Raoul Peck is the first of its kind. The essays, interview, and keynote addresses collected in Raoul Peck: Power, Politics, and the Cinematic Imagination focus on the ways in which power and politics traverse the work of Peck...
Globalization and Education
Integration and Contestation across Cultures
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2000
The effects of globalization have long been dealt with in terms of economic and technological consequences, but what about the influence on education? Though still not a precise concept, what we understand as “globalization” is bringing forth numerous and profound changes in the economic, cultural,...
The Earth as a Cradle for Life
The Origin, Evolution and Future of the Environment
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2013
The Earth as a Cradle for Life aims to fill the gap between readers who have a strong and informed scientific interest in the environment (but no access to the journal literature), and their desire for a basic understanding of the environment. It provides a comprehensive account, and requires no advanced...
by Jane D. Dreyfus
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2015
Andy Hansens blossoming career is on the rise. Hes only fifteen, yet hes landed a part in a big Hollywood movie, set to film in historic Arrow Rock, Missouri. But while the shoot is in progress, criminal activity shocks the set. First, Andy discovers a car submerged in a water-filled rock quarry....
Understanding and Treating Self-Injurious Behavior in Autism
A Multi-Disciplinary Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2016
Self-injurious behavior occurs in almost half of those with autism and is one of the most devastating and challenging-to-treat behaviors. There are many different forms of self-injury, such as head banging, hand biting, hair pulling, excessive scratching, and much more. With contributions from the...
by Jane H. Hodgkinson, Frank D. Stacey
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2017
This self-contained handbook provides a carefully researched, compact source of key earth science information and data, logically sorted by subject matter, and then cross-referenced. Appealing to both experts and non-experts alike, the book presents earth science and environmental science as closely...
by Jane Ma'ati Smith C.Hyp. Msc.D.
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2018
Whether you are new to the concept of the chakras, or well acquainted with the subject, this book will provide you with both a reference guide to the basics, as well as more esoteric information you can use to progress on your path of spiritual healing.
by Carol D. Berkowitz, MD, Leslie L. Barton
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2017
Advances in Pediatrics reviews the most current practices in pediatrics. A distinguished editorial board, led by Dr. Carol Berkowitz, identifies key areas of major progress and controversy and invites expert pediatricians to contribute original articles devoted to these topics. These insightful overviews...
by Jane W. D'Arista
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2015
Interprets the evolution of Chinese politics during the years 1972-82. This book provides a detailed study of the end of the Maoist era, demonstrating Mao's continuing dominance even as his ability to control events ebbed away.
Getting Started with Digital Collections
Scaling to Fit Your Organization
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2017
Digital collections have already changed the ways users access and interact with an institution’s materials. And small or medium-sized libraries, archives, museums, and historical societies face a unique set of challenges in regards to digital collections. They may have been unable to jump on the digitization...