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Votes at 16

Empowering Young People and Revitalising Democracy in Britain

de Dr Ben Kisby, Professor Lee Jerome ...

Votes at 16 weaves together arguments and evidence to present a compelling case in favour of lowering the voting age in Britain to 16.By setting out the key reasons why the voting age should be reduced for all elections, this book powerfully refutes the arguments advanced by opponents of reform to the electoral franchise. Situating votes at 16 in its historical context in Britain, it offers an ... Leer más

$17.99 USD

Votes at 16 weaves together arguments and evidence to present a compelling case in favour of lowering the voting age in Britain to 16.By setting out the key reasons why the voting age should be reduced for all elections, this book powerfully refutes the arguments advanced by opponents of reform to the electoral franchise. Situating votes at 16 in its historical context in Britain, it offers an
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Who’s Afraid of Political Education?

The Challenge to Teach Civic Competence and Democratic Participation

de Titus Alexander, Tony Breslin, Bryony Hoskins, Lee Jerome, Kei Kawashima-Ginsberg, David Kerr, Dina Kiwan, Kathleen Knight Abowitz, Liz Moorse, Murray Print, Diane Reay, Edda Sant, Kathleen Sellers, Kalbir Shukra, Barrett Smith, Sarah M. Stitzlein ...

Democracy should enable citizens to play an informed role in determining how power is exercised for their common wellbeing, but this only works if people have the understanding, skills and confidence to engage effectively in public affairs. Otherwise, any voting system can be subverted to serve the interests of propagandists and demagogues.This book brings together leading experts on learning for ... Leer más

$43.99 USD

Democracy should enable citizens to play an informed role in determining how power is exercised for their common wellbeing, but this only works if people have the understanding, skills and confidence to engage effectively in public affairs. Otherwise, any voting system can be subverted to serve the interests of propagandists and demagogues.This book brings together leading experts on learning for
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Effective Medium-term Planning for Teachers

de Marcus Bhargava, Lee Jerome ...

Effective medium-term planning is the ‘holy grail’ of planning. Once teachers are able to conceptualise learning over a longer period of time, they are empowered to achieve outstanding learning as part of their everyday teaching. This book explains why medium term plans are important and how to go about constructing them.Key coverage includes:Practical guidance to support teachers to build their ... Leer más

$56.99 USD

Effective medium-term planning is the ‘holy grail’ of planning. Once teachers are able to conceptualise learning over a longer period of time, they are empowered to achieve outstanding learning as part of their everyday teaching. This book explains why medium term plans are important and how to go about constructing them.Key coverage includes:Practical guidance to support teachers to build their
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The Rise of Character Education in Britain

Heroes, Dragons and the Myths of Character

de Lee Jerome, Ben Kisby ...

Series series Education (R0)
What is character education? Why has it risen up the political agenda in the UK in recent years? And what does it mean in pedagogical practice? This book addresses these questions, challenging the individualistic and moralistic ideas underlying the clamour amongst politicians, educators and authors to promote ‘grit’, ‘resilience’ and ‘character’ in schools. Closely examining a range of teaching ... Leer más

$53.99 USD

What is character education? Why has it risen up the political agenda in the UK in recent years? And what does it mean in pedagogical practice? This book addresses these questions, challenging the individualistic and moralistic ideas underlying the clamour amongst politicians, educators and authors to promote ‘grit’, ‘resilience’ and ‘character’ in schools. Closely examining a range of teaching
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Children's Rights Education in Diverse Classrooms

Pedagogy, Principles and Practice

de Professor Hugh Starkey, Professor Lee Jerome ...

With PISA tables, accountability, and performance management pulling educators in one direction, and the understanding that education is a social process embedded in cultural contexts, tailored to meet the needs and challenges of individuals and communities in another, it is easy to end up in seeing teachers as positioned as opponents to the 'system'. Jerome and Starkey argue that the United ... Leer más

$34.99 USD

With PISA tables, accountability, and performance management pulling educators in one direction, and the understanding that education is a social process embedded in cultural contexts, tailored to meet the needs and challenges of individuals and communities in another, it is easy to end up in seeing teachers as positioned as opponents to the 'system'. Jerome and Starkey argue that the United
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Inherit the Wind

The Powerful Courtroom Drama in which Two Men Wage the Legal War of the Century

de Jerome Lawrence, Robert E. Lee ...

A classic work of American theatre, based on the Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925, which pitted Clarence Darrow against William Jennings Bryan in defense of a schoolteacher accused of teaching the theory of evolutionThe accused was a slight, frightened man who had deliberately broken the law. His trial was a Roman circus. The chief gladiators were two great legal giants of the century. Like two bull ... Leer más

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A classic work of American theatre, based on the Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925, which pitted Clarence Darrow against William Jennings Bryan in defense of a schoolteacher accused of teaching the theory of evolutionThe accused was a slight, frightened man who had deliberately broken the law. His trial was a Roman circus. The chief gladiators were two great legal giants of the century. Like two bull
... Leer más
Independence, Colonial Relics, and Monuments in the Caribbean

de Timothy Affonso, Shaian Albert, Bridget Brereton, Stanley H. Griffin, Margo Groenewoud, Danalee Jahgoo, Sheron Johnson, Lynette Mills, Ashleigh John Morris, Renee A. Nelson, Allison O. Ramsay0, Jerome Teelucksingh2 ...

Independence, Colonial Relics, and Monuments in the Caribbean is a collection of critical perspectives on independence and the legacies of colonialism in the post-colonial Caribbean. The contributors examine themes relating to culture, identity, gender, nationhood, heritage and historic preservation in the post-independent Caribbean. In a twenty-first century context where calls for reparatory ... Leer más

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Independence, Colonial Relics, and Monuments in the Caribbean is a collection of critical perspectives on independence and the legacies of colonialism in the post-colonial Caribbean. The contributors examine themes relating to culture, identity, gender, nationhood, heritage and historic preservation in the post-independent Caribbean. In a twenty-first century context where calls for reparatory
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The Neighbors

de Zimbell House Publishing, Tom Barlow, Justin Boote, Kimberly Brown, William Burleson, Steven Carr, Liz Dolan, Anna S. Henderson, Susanne Dutton, Katrina Johnson, Jocelyn Paige Kelly, Tom Larsen, Susan Loy, Jerome McFadden, Don Noel, Cynthia Nooney, Josh Penzone, J. Lee Strickland, DJ Tyrer, Stephanie Webber, Matthew Wilson ...

Ever wonder what your neighbors are really like? What they may be hiding?The Neighbors features twenty aspiring writers wishing to entertain you with their short stories inspired by these very questions. From humorous conflicts with the home owners association to a seedier malevolence, suspicious behavior to a welcomed change, there is something for everyone.The next time your neighbors invite you ... Leer más

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Ever wonder what your neighbors are really like? What they may be hiding?The Neighbors features twenty aspiring writers wishing to entertain you with their short stories inspired by these very questions. From humorous conflicts with the home owners association to a seedier malevolence, suspicious behavior to a welcomed change, there is something for everyone.The next time your neighbors invite you
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Democracy and the History of Political Thought

de J. David Alvis, Timothy Burns, Mark Blitz, Stephen A. Block, Daniel E. Burns, Patrick N. Cain, Adam M. Carrington, David Clinton, Steven Forde0, Jerome C. Foss1, Douglas Kries2, Sara MacDonald3, William Mathie4, David K. Nichols5, Mary P. Nichols6, Alexander Orwin7, Arlene W. Saxonhouse8, Denise Schaeffer9, Susan Meld Shell0, Sean D. Sutton1, Ann Ward2, Lee Ward3, Catherine H. Zuckert4 ...

This volume provides a fresh perspective on current democratic theory and practice by recovering the rich evaluations of democracy in the history of political thought. Each author addresses a single thinker’s reflections on the virtues and defects of democracy and the relationship between democracy and other regimes. Together, these essays explore the tensions within the democratic way of life ... Leer más

$45.99 USD

This volume provides a fresh perspective on current democratic theory and practice by recovering the rich evaluations of democracy in the history of political thought. Each author addresses a single thinker’s reflections on the virtues and defects of democracy and the relationship between democracy and other regimes. Together, these essays explore the tensions within the democratic way of life
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China's Quiet Rise

Peace Through Integration

de Shaohua Hu, Pei-shan Kao, Shu Keng, Tieh-shang Lee, Wei Liang, Ruihua Lin, Yu-nu Lu, Antonio C. Hsiang, Jerome S. Hsiang, Itamar Y. Lee, Yuan-Ming Alvin Yao ...

Series series Challenges Facing Chinese Political Development
Despite China's desire to make its rapid ascendance in the 21st century as non provocative as possible, the key to ensure China's peaceful rise lies in two-way integration and engagement. A closely integrated China with the rest of the world and China's acceptance of existing international norms and rules may compel China to behave in a more predictable and responsive way. This co-edited book ... Leer más

$105.99 USD

Despite China's desire to make its rapid ascendance in the 21st century as non provocative as possible, the key to ensure China's peaceful rise lies in two-way integration and engagement. A closely integrated China with the rest of the world and China's acceptance of existing international norms and rules may compel China to behave in a more predictable and responsive way. This co-edited book
... Leer más
Research on Schools, Neighborhoods and Communities

Toward Civic Responsibility

de Angela E. Arzubiaga, Miguel Ceja, Anna K. Chmielewski, Davido Dupree, Jacquelyn Duran, Evellyn Elizondo, Ingrid Gould Ellen, Suzanne Fegley, George Galster, Olivia Golden, Courtney Grzesikowski0, Kris D. Gutierrez1, Larry V. Hedges2, Kathryn Hill3, Mark Hogrebe4, Nathan Jones5, John Logan6, Jill McNew-Birren7, Jerome E. Morris8, Sheri Notaro9, Deirdre Oakley0, Katherine O'Regan1, Stephen W. Raudenbush2, Douglas Ready3, sean f. reardon4, Allison Roda5, Robert J. Sampson6, Amy Ellen Schwartz7, Margaret Beale Spencer8, Leanna Stiefel9, Brian Tinsley0, Anne Velasco1, Miya Tamiko Warner2, Amy Stuart Wells3, Terrenda White4, Brian Williams5, Gail Wolfe6, John T. Yun7, William F. Tate IV9, Walter Allen0, Dr. Shirley Brice Heath1, Carol D. Lee2, Henry M. Levin, Ph.D.3, Roslyn Arlin Mickelson4, Michael A. Olivas5, Ronald Walters6 ...

Research on Schools, Neighborhoods, and Communities: Toward Civic Responsibility focuses on research and theoretical developments related to the role of geography in education, human development, and health. William F. Tate IV, the Edward Mallinckrodt Distinguished University Professor in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis and former President of the American Educational ... Leer más

$97.99 USD

Research on Schools, Neighborhoods, and Communities: Toward Civic Responsibility focuses on research and theoretical developments related to the role of geography in education, human development, and health. William F. Tate IV, the Edward Mallinckrodt Distinguished University Professor in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis and former President of the American Educational
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Legal Interpreting

Teaching, Research, and Practice

de Natalie Atlas, Michèle Berger, Bucher Barbar, Clark LeWana, Jérôme Devaux, Doggen Carolien, Gino S. Gouby, Sandra Hale, Tobias Haug, Flurina Krähenbühl, Robert G. Lee, Lorraine Leeson, Scott Robert Loos, Teresa Lynch, Carla M. Mathers, Gene Mirus, Jemina Napier, Barbara Rossier, Debra Russell, Heidi Salaets, Mehera San Roque, Risa Shaw, Haaris Sheikh, Robert Skinner, David Spencer, Christopher A. Stone, Christopher Tester, Graham H. Turner, Myriam Vermeerbergen ...

Series Libro 12 - Interpreter Education
Linguistic minorities are often severely disadvantaged in legal events, with consequences that could impact one’s very liberty. Training for interpreters to provide full access in legal settings is paramount. In this volume, Jeremy L. Brunson has gathered deaf and hearing scholars and practitioners from both signed and spoken language interpreting communities in the United States, Canada, and the ... Leer más

$53.99 USD

Linguistic minorities are often severely disadvantaged in legal events, with consequences that could impact one’s very liberty. Training for interpreters to provide full access in legal settings is paramount. In this volume, Jeremy L. Brunson has gathered deaf and hearing scholars and practitioners from both signed and spoken language interpreting communities in the United States, Canada, and the
... Leer más

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