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Morris Isaacson High School (MIHS) is widely known as the epicentre of the 1976 Soweto uprising. However, its legacy extends far beyond this event. This insightful book explores the rich, untold story of the school, revealing its profound impact on secondary education in Soweto.
While the 1976 uprising cemented MIHS’s place in history, Clive Glaser argues that its true significance lies in its unwavering commitment to quality education during a tumultuous period. Located in the heart of Soweto, MIHS faced immense challenges – poverty, a repressive education system (Bantu Education) and political unrest. Yet, it defied the odds, nurturing generations of successful professionals throughout the 1960s and 1970s. How did MIHS flourish under Bantu Education, and why did its performance not reach its full potential in the democratic era? By examining the interplay between dedicated leadership, a strong alumni network and shifting socio-economic realities, the book provides some compelling answers.
This book is not just about MIHS; it is a testament to the enduring power of education in the fight for social justice. MIHS’s story serves as an inspiration, demonstrating the transformative potential of education, even under the most challenging circumstances.
A New Physiognomy of Jewish Thinking is a search for authenticity
that combines critical thinking with a yearning for heartfelt
poetics. A physiognomy of thinking addresses the figure of a life
lived where theory and praxis are unified. This study explores how
the critical essays on music of German-Jewish thinker, Theodor
Wiesengrund Adorno (1903-1969) necessarily accompany the downfall
of metaphysics. By scrutinizing a critical juncture in modern
intellectual history, marked in 1931 by Adorno's founding of the
Frankfurt Institute for Social Research, neglected applications of
Critical Theory to Jewish Thought become possible. This study
proffers a constructive justification of a critical standpoint,
reconstructively shown how such ideals are seen under the
genealogical proviso of re/cognizing their original meaning.
Re/cognition of A New Physiognomy of Jewish Thinking redresses
neglected applications of Negative Dialectics, the poetics of God,
the metaphysics of musical thinking, reification in Zionism, the
transpoetics of Physics and Metaphysics, as well as correlating
Aesthetic Theory to Jewish Law (halakhah). >
Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful
introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and
law, expertly written by the world's leading scholars. Designed to
be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of
the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject
areas. Providing a comprehensive overview of the current and future
uses of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in healthcare, this Advanced
Introduction discusses the issues surrounding the implementation,
governance, impacts and risks of utilising AI in health
organizations Key Features: Advises healthcare executives on how to
effectively leverage AI to advance their strategies and plans and
support digital transformation Discusses AI governance, change
management, workforce management and the organization of AI
experimentation and implementation Analyzes AI technologies in
healthcare and their impacts on patient care, medical devices,
pharmaceuticals, population health, and healthcare operations
Provides risk mitigation approaches to address potential AI
algorithm problems, liability and regulation Essential reading for
policymakers, clinical executives and consultants in healthcare,
this Advanced Introduction explores how to successfully integrate
AI into healthcare organizations and will also prove invaluable to
students and scholars interested in technological innovations in
healthcare.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
The members of the Domestic Workers United (DWU)
organization-immigrant women of color employed as nannies,
caregivers, and housekeepers in New York City-formed to fight for
dignity and respect and to "bring meaningful change" to their work.
Alana Lee Glaser examines the process of how these domestic workers
organized against precarity, isolation, and exploitation to help
pass the 2010 New York State Domestic Worker Bill of Rights, the
first labor law in the United States protecting in-home workers.
Solidarity & Care examines the political mobilization of
diverse care workers who joined together and supported one another
through education, protests, lobbying, and storytelling. Domestic
work activists used narrative and emotional appeals to build a
coalition of religious communities, employers of domestic workers,
labor union members, and politicians to first pass and then to
enforce the new law. Through oral history interviews, as well as
ethnographic observation during DWU meetings and protest actions,
Glaser chronicles how these women fought (and continue to fight) to
improve working conditions. She also illustrates how they endure
racism, punitive immigration laws, on-the-job indignities, and
unemployment that can result in eviction and food insecurity. The
lessons from Solidarity & Care along with the DWU's
precedent-setting legislative success have applications to workers
across industries. All royalties will go directly to the Domestic
Workers United
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
This book focuses on teaching and learning in distance learning
virtual universities. The emergence of distance learning virtual
universities has provided increased opportunities for adult
learners to obtain higher education degrees in a remote
teaching-learning environment. During the pandemic, for-profit
online learning institutions experienced increases in enrollment
while face-to-face institutions experienced decreasing enrollments.
Increasing learner enrollments, increasing numbers of courses
delivered, and an increasingly competitive environment forces
influence how higher education institutions will respond to the
anticipated growth in distance learning. Higher education
accreditation bodies have legitimized distance learning virtual
universities as sites for adult learners, especially part-time
adult learners, and made distance education an accepted way to
receive a higher education degree. Virtual universities are
challenging the supremacy of the land-based university as the only
legitimate form of educational delivery. However, little has been
published concerning how virtual universities have addressed
access, availability, quality, retention, and better life
opportunities. As the educational marketplace becomes predominately
adult-dominated and higher education institutions compete for adult
enrollment, understanding how virtual distance learning
institutions are changing the higher education landscape will be an
increasingly important issue. This book explores, describes, and
questions the role of these institutions in the higher education
landscape. Can for-profit education (education as a commodity) also
be high quality and serve a societal function of providing adult
learners access and opportunity? When critiquing the value and
place of the for-profit university, one must ask, is the concern
for the profit motive justified, or is it a move by traditional
universities to reduce the influence of the virtual university?
For-profit distance learning institutions were initially developed
to provide access to higher education for adult learners who may
experience barriers to attending a traditional university and, as
such, tend to address better the needs of working adult learners.
These institutions provided increased accessibility and
availability for learners who may not otherwise pursue higher
education. It is also important to note that distance education is
not exclusive to for-profit universities. However, little is known
about how learners learn and how teachers teach in these
institutions. While sometimes neglected in publications and
research, these institutions have been and continue to be
disruptive while driving innovations in distance education.
Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful
introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and
law, expertly written by the world's leading scholars. Designed to
be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of
the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject
areas. Providing a comprehensive overview of the current and future
uses of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in healthcare, this Advanced
Introduction discusses the issues surrounding the implementation,
governance, impacts and risks of utilising AI in health
organizations Key Features: Advises healthcare executives on how to
effectively leverage AI to advance their strategies and plans and
support digital transformation Discusses AI governance, change
management, workforce management and the organization of AI
experimentation and implementation Analyzes AI technologies in
healthcare and their impacts on patient care, medical devices,
pharmaceuticals, population health, and healthcare operations
Provides risk mitigation approaches to address potential AI
algorithm problems, liability and regulation Essential reading for
policymakers, clinical executives and consultants in healthcare,
this Advanced Introduction explores how to successfully integrate
AI into healthcare organizations and will also prove invaluable to
students and scholars interested in technological innovations in
healthcare.
James Weldon Johnson (1871-1938) exemplified the ideal of the
American public intellectual as a writer, educator, songwriter,
diplomat, key figure of the Harlem Renaissance, and first African
American executive of the NAACP. Originally published anonymously
in 1912, Johnson's novel The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man is
considered one of the foundational works of twentieth-century
African American literature, and its themes and forms have been
taken up by other writers, from Ralph Ellison to Teju Cole.
Johnson's novel provocatively engages with political and cultural
strains still prevalent in American discourse today, and it remains
in print over a century after its initial publication. New
Perspectives contains fresh essays that analyze the book's
reverberations, the contexts within which it was created and
received, the aesthetic and intellectual developments of its
author, and its continuing influence on American literature and
global culture.
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