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`Human rights and environmental sustainability have virtually
unassailable legitimacy as objectives in the contemporary world.
But do they work with or against each other? In this forensic
dissection of the relationship between the two concepts, Kerri
Woods raises the analytical bar to new heights. The result is a
striking combination of intellectual sophistication and political
sensitivity - not to be missed.' - Andrew Dobson, Keele University,
UK Human Rights and Environmental Sustainability challenges the
assumed harmony between human rights norms and the demands of
environmental sustainability, by addressing conceptual, normative,
and political questions surrounding the interaction between the
two. What is gained and lost by environmental theorists and
activists adopting the language and institutions of human rights?
Is there coherence or tension between the values of human rights
and environmental sustainability? Is the idea of environmental
human rights plausible, and defensible? Whereas previous studies
have considered the interface between human rights and
environmental sustainability on an empirical level, this pioneering
book engages the theoretical and philosophical issues at stake.
Given the significant environmental challenges we face, and the
dominance of human rights as a normative framework, these concerns
demand our attention. This timely work will appeal to scholars in
the fields of environmental politics, philosophy, human rights
theory and global or international ethics, as well as postgraduate
students in environmental politics, and philosophy. Postgraduate
students in human rights - particularly human rights theory -
global or international ethics, and scholars working in
environmental law or human rights law will also find this book
invaluable.
This book brings together a compendium of the collaborative
research from eight PhD students and three researchers, addressing
an existing problem for teachers of students with additional
learning needs in mainstream classes. The purpose of this research
is to describe the development of growth progressions in
communication and literacy, interpersonal skills and understanding
of emotions, learning skills, numeracy, movement, digital literacy,
thinking and problem-solving skills among students with additional
needs in the classroom, known as SWANS (Students with Additional
Needs). The research has grown over a decade or more and this
volume brings all that research together under a single cover in a
way that has not been done before. It shows how work conducted at
the same system and school level that led to the design of
curriculum support for SWANS, drawing on the research to establish
expected learning progressions, was linked to a mainstream
curriculum. It also illustrates strategies and materials that could
be used by mainstream teachers or special education teachers to
make teaching SWANS practical and effective. The book offers new
insights, and a ready to use volume of material for curriculum
writers, student teachers, researchers, and special education
teachers and administrators.
In this colorful volume, illustrated by elementary school students
from the Chicagoland area, veteran All-Star pitcher for the Chicago
Cubs Kerry Wood shares the valuable principles he’s learned
throughout life. The importance of education, working hard to
attain goals, building character, maintaining integrity, and
accepting responsibility are just some of the life lessons he
shares. Aimed at any young dreamer looking to develop a successful
personality—whether they want to be president of the United
States, the best teacher in their school, or even a starting
pitcher for the Chicago Cubs—Wood provides advice for every
youthful go-getter. Sharing his own highs and lows, both on and off
the baseball field, he also stresses the importance of family and
friends, the positive power of laughter, and doing the right thing.
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