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Books > Social sciences > Education > General
COVID-19 caused massive disruptions in the higher education sector
across the world. The transition to online learning exposed the
deep-rooted inequalities between countries, systems, institutions,
and student groups in terms of the availability of information
technology infrastructure, internet access and digital literacy, as
well as prior training and experiences of faculty in online
education. This volume explores various aspects of the impact of
the pandemic on higher education management including how
university administration responded to the crisis, and the role of
local and national government agencies in academic support and
higher education delivery. The key findings highlight the
importance of better organisation and preparedness of higher
education systems for future crises, and the need for a better
dialogue between governments, higher education institutions and
other stakeholders. The book calls for a collective response to
address the digital divide among various groups and financial
inequalities within and between the private and public
universities, and to plan for the serious challenges that
international students face during crisis situations.
Half of Toronto's population is born outside of Canada and over 140
languages are spoken on the city's streets and in its homes. How to
build community amidst such diversity is one of the global
challenges that Canada - and many other western nations - has to
face head on. Making a Global City critically examines the themes
of diversity and community in a single primary school, the Clinton
Street Public School in Toronto, between 1920 and 1990. From the
swift and seismic shift from a Jewish to southern European
demographic in the 1950s to the gradual globalized community
starting in the 1970s, Vipond eloquently and clearly highlights the
challenges posed by multicultural citizenship in a city that was
dominated by Anglo-Protestants. Contrary to recent well-documented
anti-immigrant rhetoric in the media, Making a Global City
celebrates one of the world's most multicultural cities while
stressing the fact that public schools are a vital tool in
integrating and accepting immigrants and children in liberal
democracies.
This workbook is based on a traditional recovery program. This
workbook is meant to be a self-help manual on your road to
recovery. It does not, however, take the place of a professional
therapist who is trained in addiction counseling. If you or a loved
one is in need of counseling (which is a great tool on this
journey) then I encourage you to explore the concept of individual
counseling. Joanna Johnson, MSW
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