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Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues
The recent imperative for online teaching has brought many
educational challenges to the fore. Featuring current topics such
as accessibility, diversity, and mobile access, this guide contains
everything a teacher needs to make a great online course in one
read. The author provides step by step instructions for coding
classes, appendices with relevant laws and a copyright checklist, a
resource list for online course design and a bibliography of theory
and applied pedagogy. In addition, she shares techniques to improve
engagement for both students and instructors. Professors,
instructors, and librarians in higher education teaching online,
hybrid or flex courses that are looking for ways to build
interesting classes for a diverse student body will find
inspiration and direction in Creating Inclusive and Engaging Online
Courses.
'Tense and intimate... an education.' Geoff Dyer 'Written with
sensitivity and humanity... a remarkable insight into prison life.'
Amanda Brown 'Authentic, fascinating and deeply moving.' Terry
Waite 'Enriching, sobering and at times heartrending... a wonder'
Lenny Henry __________ Can someone in prison be more free than
someone outside? Would we ever be good if we never felt shame? What
makes a person worthy of forgiveness? Andy West teaches philosophy
in prisons. Every day he has conversations with people inside about
their lives, discusses their ideas and feelings, and listens as
they explore new ways to think about their situation. When Andy
goes behind bars, he also confronts his inherited trauma: his
father, uncle and brother all spent time in prison. While Andy has
built a different life for himself, he still fears that their fate
will also be his. As he discusses pressing questions of truth,
identity and hope with his students, he searches for his own form
of freedom too. Moving, sympathetic, wise and frequently funny, The
Life Inside is an elegantly written and unforgettable book. Through
a blend of memoir, storytelling and gentle philosophical
questioning, it offers a new insight into our stretched justice
system, our failing prisons and the complex lives being lived
inside. __________ 'Strives with humour and compassion to
understand the phenomenon of prison' Sydney Review of Books 'A
fascinating and enlightening journey... A legitimate page-turner'
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Discussing the fundamental role played by the principles of
equality and non-discrimination in the EU legal order, this
insightful book explores the positive and negative elements that
have contributed to the consolidation of the process of EU legal
integration. Providing an in-depth analysis of the three key
dimensions of equality in the EU -- equality as a value, equality
as a principle and equality as a right -- this incisive book
investigates the place and scope of equality within the founding
values of the EU. It does this by examining the use of the
principle of equality in the case-law of the Court of Justice, as
well as the rights conferred on individuals via equality in
secondary legislation, and the interaction between equality in the
Charter of Fundamental Rights and as a general principle of EU law.
Presenting an up-to-date analysis of the role played by equality in
blending the economic and social elements of EU legal integration,
Equality and Non-Discrimination in the EU will be an important read
for scholars and students of EU and constitutional law, as well as
practitioners and EU officials.
Maria is a young woman raised as a Jehovah’s Witness in South Africa, and this book documents her experiences of gender victimisation, sexual abuse and cover-ups within the church, as well as her eventual ‘escape’ from its doctrines and control. Maria’s freedom came at a price, however – she can never see her mother and sister again.
A worldwide, Christian-based religious group that professes an unparalleled dedication to Jehovah (God), the Jehovah’s Witnesses have a strong sense of community and appear to embrace a disciplined yet loving way of life with the promise of eternal salvation for those who follow the way of Jehovah. It is a seemingly benign religious movement, claiming to be politically neutral, racially and ethnically transcendent, with a membership of eight million people worldwide. Yet, at its core, many former Witnesses claim that it is a fear-based doomsday cult that considers itself above all other belief systems.
Allegations of secular, cultish behaviour, homophobia, money laundering, brainwashing and countless accusations of institutionalised sexual abuse abound. It seems that membership is managed and retained mostly by way of information control and manipulation, extending to the shunning of higher education and preaching their own version of the Bible.
Entering the church is easy, but leaving it can be a matter of life or death, as Maria and countless others discovered...
The recent imperative for online teaching has brought many
educational challenges to the fore. Featuring current topics such
as accessibility, diversity, and mobile access, this guide contains
everything a teacher needs to make a great online course in one
read. The author provides step by step instructions for coding
classes, appendices with relevant laws and a copyright checklist, a
resource list for online course design and a bibliography of theory
and applied pedagogy. In addition, she shares techniques to improve
engagement for both students and instructors. Professors,
instructors, and librarians in higher education teaching online,
hybrid or flex courses that are looking for ways to build
interesting classes for a diverse student body will find
inspiration and direction in Creating Inclusive and Engaging Online
Courses.
Organisations across the private, public, and not-for-profit
sectors require active Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (DEI)
policies and programs, and are increasingly subject to meeting
legislative standards around the DEI principles of equal
opportunity, anti-discrimination, and human rights. Bringing
together more than 20 insightful contributions from a diverse range
of researchers, this dynamic Field Guide examines the theories,
practices, and policies of diversity management. Reflective of its
purpose to illustrate the breadth of DEI research, the Field Guide
features a diversity of perspectives from early career and
postgraduate researchers through to established scholars. Chapters
cover a broad spectrum of personal demographics linked to DEI,
exploring age, gender, disability, sexuality, and migrant status
throughout both advanced and emerging economies, as well as
analysing how the intersectionality of individual factors may
reinforce advantage and disadvantage. Expansive and innovative, the
book expertly integrates empirical case studies with cutting-edge
research processes. The broad scope of research field approaches,
methods, and tips featured in this Field Guide will be of
significant interest to undergraduate and postgraduate students of
human resources management and development. Researchers from
business, NGOs, and the public sector will also receive critical
insights on diversity management in a range of national and
micro-organisational contexts.
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