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Centering on the theme of university-based teacher education at a
time of system change and its connections with broader global
political issues, this book investigates the changing nature of
initial teacher education (ITE) as it amalgamated into universities
in the New Zealand context. The New Zealand government, like many
across the world is seeking improvement in education system
performance, with a particular interest in meeting the needs of
those traditionally disadvantaged through education. As a result,
over the last 20 years, most ITE has been relocated into
universities and teacher qualifications have changed. Not immune to
international discourses about the criticality of the teacher
workforce to system performance, Aotearoa New Zealand provides a
bounded yet connected case of ITE development and reform. The
authors draw from a study of teacher education practice in Aotearoa
New Zealand and also look at recent research carried out in other
jurisdictions to consider how ITE and the academic category of
teacher educator is constructed, maintained and practiced within
the institution of the university. They highlight the promise of
university-based ITE provision, noting areas for development and
provide an opportunity to better understand how student teachers
within ITE respond to and engage with teacher educators’ work in
the service of their own learning.
This book examines the role of Scottish Enlightenment ideas of
belonging in the construction and circulation of white supremacist
thought that sought to justify British imperial rule. During the
18th century, European imperial expansion radically increased
population mobility through the forging of new trade routes, war,
disease, enslavement and displacement. In this book, Onni Gust
argues that this mass movement intersected with philosophical
debates over what it meant to belong to a nation, civilization, and
even humanity itself. Unhomely Empire maps the consolidation of a
Scottish Enlightenment discourse of ‘home’ and ‘exile’
through three inter-related case studies and debates; slavery and
abolition in the Caribbean, Scottish Highland emigration to North
America, and raising white girls in colonial India. Playing out
over poetry, political pamphlets, travel writing, philosophy,
letters and diaries, these debates offer a unique insight into the
movement of ideas across a British imperial literary network. Using
this rich cultural material, Gust argues that whiteness was central
to 19th-century liberal imperialism’s understanding of belonging,
whilst emotional attachment and the perceived ability, or
inability, to belong were key concepts in constructions of racial
difference.
Several factors have resulted in increased intra- and inter-state
migration. This has led to an increase in the enrollment of
students with diverse linguistics backgrounds, placing more
academic demands on educators. Linguistic diversity presents both
opportunities and challenges for educators across the educational
spectrum. Language ideologies profoundly shape and constrain the
use of language as a resource for learning in multilingual or
linguistically diverse classrooms. While English has become the
world language, most communities remain, and are becoming more and
more multicultural, multilingual, and diverse. The Handbook of
Research on Teaching in Multicultural and Multilingual Contexts
moves beyond the constraints of current language ideologies and
enables the use of a wide range of resources from local semiotic
repertoires. It examines the phenomenon of language use, language
teaching, multiculturalism, and multilingualism in different
learning areas, giving practitioners a voice to spotlight their
efforts in order to keep their teaching afloat in culturally and
linguistically diverse situations. Covering topics such as
Indigenous languages, multilingual deaf communities, and
intercultural competence, this major reference work is an essential
resource for educators of both K-12 and higher education,
pre-service teachers, educational psychologists, linguists,
education administrators and policymakers, government officials,
researchers, and academicians.
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER A SUNDAY TIMES, NEW STATESMAN &
IRISH TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR SHORTLISTED FOR THE CRIME WRITERS
ASSOCIATION GOLD DAGGER FOR NON-FICTION A perspective-shattering
work into the minds of violent criminals that reveals profound
consequences for human nature and society at large. *INCLUDES A NEW
CHAPTER* 'Brilliant . . . The book is a powerful myth buster. Name
a sterotype about violent offenders and Adshead upends it.' SUNDAY
TIMES 'Deeply moving . . . the most overwhelming feeling I had on
finishing this book was of hope . . . Compassionate and
fascinating.' GUARDIAN Dr Gwen Adshead is one of Britain's leading
forensic psychiatrists. She treats serial killers, arsonists,
stalkers, gang members and other individuals who are usually
labelled 'monsters'. Whatever their crime, she listens to their
stories and helps them to better understand their terrible acts of
violence. Here Adshead invites the reader to step with her into the
room to meet twelve patients and discover how minds can change.
These men and women are revealed in all their complexity and shared
humanity. Their stories make a powerful case for rehabilitation
over revenge, compassion over condemnation. The Devil You Know will
challenge everything you thought you knew about human nature. 'An
unmissable book.' OBSERVER 'Adshead's compassion is almost as
shocking as the offences themselves . . . it gives her distance and
extraordinary insight.' THE TIMES, Books of the Year 'The Devil You
Know has permanently recalibrated my empathy dial.' NEW STATESMAN,
Books of the Year 'Deeply humane.' IRISH TIMES, Books of the Year
'Exceptional.' VAL McDERMID 'Extraodinary.' SEBASTIAN FAULKS
'Gripping . . . ultimately enlightening.' PHILIPPE SANDS
'Fascinating and beautifully written.' CHRISTIE WATSON
Carrying W.E.B. Du Bois from his birth in Massachusetts in 1868
to his death in Ghana in 1963, this concise encyclopedia covers all
of the highlights of his life--his studying at Fisk, Harvard, and
Berlin, his tiff with Booker T. Washington, his role with the NAACP
and Pan-Africanism, his writings, his globe trotting, and his exile
in Ghana. With contributions by leading scholars and a foreword by
David Levering Lewis, the book provides a complete overview of Du
Bois's life. Featuring the highlights of his life, the events and
personalities that influenced him, his intellectual contributions,
and his activism, this book provides a complete understanding of
this highly influential intellectual activist.
With the conclusion of the Cold War, there is the opportunity to
obtain a fuller, more complete understanding of Du Bois' entire
life. Providing full coverage of his latter crucial years--often
ignored in earlier works--this book provides the latest scholarly
insights, including a major entry by prizewinning scholar Brenda
Gayle Plummer.
The eruption of mass protests in the wake of the police murders of
Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri and Eric Garner in New York
City have challenged the impunity with which officers of the law
carry out violence against Black people and punctured the illusion
of a postracial America. The Black Lives Matter movement has
awakened a new generation of activists. In this stirring and
insightful analysis, activist and scholar Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor
surveys the historical and contemporary ravages of racism and
persistence of structural inequality such as mass incarceration and
Black unemployment. In this context, she argues that this new
struggle against police violence holds the potential to reignite a
broader push for Black liberation.
A Guardian Science Book of the Year 2022 ‘This is how to talk
about science’ Justin Webb ‘A candid inside account . . . [Fox]
reveals how frontline science can be just as messy, complex and
feudal as any political drama.’ Anjana Ahuja, co-author
of Spike: The Virus Versus the People Do you remember the
‘Climategate’ email leak? Or the ‘Frankenfood’-style
headlines about the perils of GM foods? What about the time the
government sacked its own science advisor for challenging drug
laws? Beyond the Hype takes us behind the scenes of some of
the most contentious stories in science over the past two decades.
From animal research and genetically modified foods to hybrid
embryos and a global pandemic, it demonstrates the vital importance
of scientists talking to the media – and warns of the damage to
public understanding when scientists are silenced on the defining
issues of our times. ‘The way the media covers science stories
and breakthroughs has never been more important or relevant . . .
This book should be recommended reading’Jim Al-Khalili, presenter
of The Life Scientific ‘The pandemic has repeatedly shown
the vital necessity for accurate reporting of science . . . Fox
provides some riveting stories about the ups and downs of this
continuing struggle.’ David Spiegelhalter, author
of The Art of Statistics ‘Engaging, illuminating,
important’ Rasmus Kleis Nielsen, Director of the Reuters
Institute for the Study of Journalism ‘A vivid account of how
journalists and scientists interact’ David Willetts, former
Minister for Universities and Science
SHORTLISTED FOR THE SUNDAY TIMES SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2023 - SPORTS
ENTERTAINMENT BOOK OF THE YEAR THE OFFICIAL DEFINITIVE HISTORY OF
BBC SPORTS REPORT ‘Opens the doors to one of the great radio
institutions.' – Dan Walker ‘An absolute joy to read.’ –
John Inverdale 'That opening tune always quickens the pulse.' –
Henry Winter Sports Report is as much a 75-year history of sport as
a BBC radio institution and Pat Murphy pays handsome tribute to a
programme that is still followed affectionately by millions. For
nearly 75 years, one BBC programme has been a constant factor in
chronicling the way sport is covered, in all its many facets. It
has been a window on the sporting world all over the globe –
packed tightly into every Saturday evening for the bulk of the
year. First broadcast in 1948, Sports Report is the longest-running
radio sporting programme in the world and one of the BBC’s hardy
perennials. Pat Murphy has been a reporter on the programme since
1981 and here he sifts comprehensively through the experiences of
his contemporaries and those who made their mark on Sports Report
in earlier decades. He hears from commentators, reporters,
producers, presenters and the production teams who regularly
achieved the broadcasting miracle of getting a live programme on
air, without a script, adapting as the hour of news, reaction and
comment unfolded. Drawing on unique access from the BBC Archives
Unit, he highlights memorable moments from Sports Report, details
the challenges faced in getting live interviews on air from
draughty, noisy dressing-room areas and celebrates the feat of just
a small production team in the studio who, somehow, get the show up
and running every Saturday, with the clock ticking implacably on.
--- Waterstones Best Books of 2022 – Sport
A single life is a life worth living--and it's worth living well
God has a great life all planned out for you. What you may not
realize if you're single is that you're already living it. Right
now. Today. Your God-designed life doesn't start when you say "I
do" or when you get engaged or even when you meet "the one." It's
been happening as long as you've been alive--even if you're still
single and wish you weren't. Hannah Schermerhorn knows exactly what
it's like. She was months away from getting married when her
wedding was called off. She absolutely loathed being single again,
but in the following years, God taught her many hard lessons that
transformed her bitterness to authentic joy. Drawing from the
diverse experiences of single people in the Bible, Hannah debunks
common myths and misunderstandings about singleness, including the
pervasive feeling that a person can't really begin their life until
they're married. If you are lonely, hopeless, or impatient, let
Hannah be your guide through the internal battles and external
pressures you're facing. God has a special purpose for singleness,
whether it lasts for only a season or your whole life. Let Hannah
help you discover God's best for you in your single life.
Judaism and Jewish life reflect a diversity of identity after the
past two centuries of modernization. This work examines how the
early reformers of the 19th century and their legacy into the 20th
century created a livable, liberal Jewish identity that allowed a
reinvention of what it meant to be Jewish—a process that
continues today. Many scholars of the modern Jewish identity focus
on the ways in which the past two centuries have resulted in the
loss of Jewishness: through "assimilation," intermarriage,
conversion to other faiths, genocide (in the Holocaust), and
decline in religious observance. In this work, author Frederick S.
Roden presents a decidedly different perspective: that the changes
in Judaism throughout the 19th and 20th centuries resulted in a
malleable, welcoming, and expanded Jewish identity—one that has
benefited from intermarriage and converts to Judaism. The book
examines key issues in the modern definition of Jewish identity:
who is and is not considered a Jew, and why; issues of Jewish
"authenticity"; and the recent history of the debate. Attention is
paid to the experiences of individuals who came to Judaism from
outside the tradition: through marrying into Jewish families and/or
choosing Judaism as a religion. In his consideration of the tragedy
of the Holocaust, the author examines how a totalitarian regime's
racial policing of Jewish identity served to awaken a connection
with and reconfiguration of what that Jewish identity meant for
those who retrospectively realized their Jewishness in the postwar
era.
Der Band untersucht die unterschiedlichen Aspekte des Begriffs
Ereignis (englisch event) im interdisziplinären Kontext und
betrachtet aus sprach-, literatur- und
translationswissenschaftlichen Perspektiven verschiedene Ereignis-
Begriffe. Die englisch- und deutschsprachigen Beiträge beinhalten
semantische, narratologische oder literatursoziologische
Untersuchungen und demonstrieren, wie facettenreich und variabel
ein moderner Begriff gedeutet werden kann. Der Band versteht sich
nicht zuletzt als eine Einführung in die Gegonologie bzw. als
Anregung zu weiteren interdisziplinären Forschungen und
Diskussionen in diesem Wissensbereich.
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