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This new edition covers each of the current issues concerning the
development of the EU - for example, enlargement, EMU, security and
defence policy, the Treaty of Nice, the European Charter of
Fundamental Rights, Justice and Home Affairs and relations with
countries outside Europe. Jargon-free and accessible, this
substantial textbook opens with an introduction to the historical
and theoretical perspectives on European integration. The book then
examines the EUs institutional machinery and policy processes. The
final section provides a wide-ranging review of the main EU
policies, seeking to enhance understanding of the main issues and
controversies surrounding development of the EU. Intended for
students undertaking courses in European integration and as a
supplementary book for other courses, this textbook is useful for
anyone seeking a concise yet authoritative introduction to the
institutions and policies of the EU. Robert Jones has drawn on his
wide teaching experience to produce a text which students will find
both accessible and stimulating.
This book explores the gap in knowledge which exists around the
social composition and informal social practices of Canadian
university boards, despite them playing a significant role in the
bicameral model of governance in Canadian higher education. By
examining rich empirical data from a sociological perspective, it
offers unique insight into the structures, practices, and norms
which determine the work of Canadian university boards and their
role in the strategic management and societal integration of
universities. A structural-functionalist approach is taken to
understanding how boards, institutions, and individual board
members perceive the board’s responsibilities in relation to
university policy, accountability, and public interest. Comparison
is also drawn to emergent structures of governance in European
higher education. The authors draw on and synthesis the work of
Jones as others to provide an interpretative historical summary of
governance over the last century, with the addition of a unique
sociological gaze. An important and original contribution to the
field which paves the way for future and much-needed research
around understanding of how Canadian university boards work, it
will appeal to scholars and researchers with interests across
higher education, international and comparative education, and the
sociology of education.
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Tales of Asunda
Sebastian A. Jones, Prentice Penny; Illustrated by Darrell May
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Soviet Jewish Aliyah 1989-92 provides new insights into a period of
fundamental change in Israel and the Middle East. It explains how
the Israeli government failed to effectively handle the integration
of new emigres from the Soviet Union, and how it alienated
traditional Likud supporters among Oriental Jews in Israel. Clive
Jones's argument is that, by placing its ideological commitment to
the retention of the West Bank above other priorities, the Likud
leadership made itself beholden to the United States for financial
assistance which was then denied. The resulting fundamental change
in the composition and orientation of the Israeli political
leadership has had a major influence on the course of the
Arab-Israeli peace process.
This new edition covers each of the current issues concerning the
development of the EU - for example, enlargement, EMU, security and
defence policy, the Treaty of Nice, the European Charter of
Fundamental Rights, Justice and Home Affairs and relations with
countries outside Europe. Jargon-free and accessible, this
substantial textbook opens with an introduction to the historical
and theoretical perspectives on European integration. The book then
examines the EUs institutional machinery and policy processes. The
final section provides a wide-ranging review of the main EU
policies, seeking to enhance understanding of the main issues and
controversies surrounding development of the EU. Intended for
students undertaking courses in European integration and as a
supplementary book for other courses, this textbook is useful for
anyone seeking a concise yet authoritative introduction to the
institutions and policies of the EU. Robert Jones has drawn on his
wide teaching experience to produce a text which students will find
both accessible and stimulating.
"Creative Story Writing is the essential guide for all students
wanting to develop their literacy skills and improve their grades
in English assignments and examinations. It is the first in the
Teach Your Child to Write Good English series. Creative Writing has
been written by an experienced teacher and tutor and written with
the needs of children in mind. This book concentrates specifically
and in depth on Creative Writing required by the National
Curriculum, providing everything needed to stimulate a child to
write imaginatively. It is specifically targeted at Key Stage 2 and
3 (ages 8-14 years). However, it provides a useful aid for students
taking GCSE at foundation level. It contains material suitable for
SATS examinations, for those taking 11+ entrance examinations and
for students learning English as a foreign language. Creative Story
Writing will guide students through the story writing process, as
if they had a tutor by their side. This book is designed to help
the child with thinking up ideas, providing starting points for
writing, structuring and organizing their writing into paragraphs.
It features writing a good introduction with characters, setting
and plot, building up suspense and winding up the plot with a
suitable resolution. Attention is given to making writing more
interesting by varying sentence types, using punctuation and good
grammar. The student will investigate different narrative
structures for writing stories, exploring various viewpoints so
they can decide if they write in first or third person. They will
learn to evoke mood and atmosphere by using good vocabulary.
Creative Writing includes an exciting range of model answers and
sample texts written by children and provides practice questions to
test them. Common errors made by students are highlighted and
corrected. It is packed with vital hints and tips on gaining those
top grades. Creative Writing is ideal for working through at home,
supplementing school work. By working methodically through this
book the students will grow in confidence and will learn to enjoy
writing."
Making the decision to help in an emergency situation is often a
difficult choice. Be prepared for emergencies with the help of our
CPR & Lifesaving QuickStudy (R) guide. Packed with quickly
accessible information on different aspects of lifesaving, this
go-to reference will help you respond effectively in an emergency
until professional help arrives. Learn how to evaluate a scene, the
steps in CPR and AED use, standard precautions, and other essential
elements in the chain of survival. This durable, laminated guide
also includes illustrations for easy understanding. Keep a copy in
your home, with your camping gear, at your office, in your car,
etc., so that you will always be prepared.
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Niobe - She Is Life (Paperback)
Sebastian A. Jones, Amandla Stenberg; Illustrated by Ashley A Woods
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Culturally Responsive Teaching and Reflection in Higher Education
explores how postsecondary educators can develop their own cultural
awareness and provide inclusive learning environments for all
students. Discussing best practices from the Cultural Literacy
Curriculum Institute at Lesley University, faculty and
administrators who are committed to culturally responsive teaching
reflect on how to create an inclusive environment and how educators
can cultivate the skills, attitudes, and knowledge necessary for
implementing culturally responsive curriculum and pedagogy. Rather
than a list of "right answers," essays in this important resource
integrate discussion and individual reflection to support educators
to enhance skills for responding effectively to racial, cultural,
and social difference in their personal and professional contexts.
This book is as an excellent starting point or further enrichment
resource to accompany program or institutional diversity and
inclusion efforts.
In Narratives of Individuation, Raya A. Jones and Leslie Gardner
present 12 cutting-edge essays that bridge Jungian and narrative
approaches to self-understanding, and offer critical appraisal of
both approaches. Exploring the Jungian concept of individuation and
the related interest in dreams, as well as the premise of the
narrative self and the related interest in life-stories, this
innovative volume interprets the topic in unique and unprecedented
ways. An outstanding selection of contributors cover several
overarching themes to provide a comprehensive understanding of
these two powerful narratives. The contributors explore historical
and conceptual issues concerning the narrative self, as well as
applying it, including to Jung's autobiography. Chapters also
examine how Jung developed his theory of individuation, and engage
with contemporary thinking in anthropology, psychology (including
the dialogical self) and Jungian psychotherapy, towards refiguring
how people arrive at self-understanding. Written by leaders in the
field, Narratives of Individuation is a valuable interdisciplinary
resource that illuminates a multitude of perspectives on
individuation and self-realisation. Owing to its original ideas and
breadth of scope, Narratives of Individuation will appeal to
academics and students of Jungian and post-Jungian studies,
anthropology, psychology, literary studies and anyone examining
concepts of selfhood and the significance of narrativity. It will
also be of great interest to Jungian analysts and psychotherapists,
and analytical psychologists.
In Narratives of Individuation, Raya A. Jones and Leslie Gardner
present 12 cutting-edge essays that bridge Jungian and narrative
approaches to self-understanding, and offer critical appraisal of
both approaches. Exploring the Jungian concept of individuation and
the related interest in dreams, as well as the premise of the
narrative self and the related interest in life-stories, this
innovative volume interprets the topic in unique and unprecedented
ways. An outstanding selection of contributors cover several
overarching themes to provide a comprehensive understanding of
these two powerful narratives. The contributors explore historical
and conceptual issues concerning the narrative self, as well as
applying it, including to Jung's autobiography. Chapters also
examine how Jung developed his theory of individuation, and engage
with contemporary thinking in anthropology, psychology (including
the dialogical self) and Jungian psychotherapy, towards refiguring
how people arrive at self-understanding. Written by leaders in the
field, Narratives of Individuation is a valuable interdisciplinary
resource that illuminates a multitude of perspectives on
individuation and self-realisation. Owing to its original ideas and
breadth of scope, Narratives of Individuation will appeal to
academics and students of Jungian and post-Jungian studies,
anthropology, psychology, literary studies and anyone examining
concepts of selfhood and the significance of narrativity. It will
also be of great interest to Jungian analysts and psychotherapists,
and analytical psychologists.
Postmodern Racial Dialectics is a collection of ten essays on
African American philosophy. Addressing issues as disparate as why
there are no graduate programs in philosophy at the more than one
hundred traditionally black colleges and universities in the
U.S.-to conceptions of Black utopianism-to the nature of postmodern
revolutions, these essays are beyond the bounds of traditional
racial discourse. The essays are dialectical in the sense that they
are conversations between personal histories, between ideologies,
and between changing ways that the races talk to one another. The
book is postmodern in that it is beyond modernity's linear logic.
Postmodern Racial Dialectics is also a political entreaty for
African Americans to be wary of conventional ways of thinking, and
to begin thinking transgressively beyond narrowly prescribed
conceptions from both sides of the color line.
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Niobe: She Is Death - She Is Death
Sebastian A. Jones; Contributions by Sheldon Mitchell, Darrell May
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R530
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First published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor &
Francis, an informa company.
Postmodern Racial Dialectics is a collection of ten essays on
African American philosophy. Addressing issues as disparate as why
there are no graduate programs in philosophy at the more than one
hundred traditionally black colleges and universities in the
U.S.-to conceptions of Black utopianism-to the nature of postmodern
revolutions, these essays are beyond the bounds of traditional
racial discourse. The essays are dialectical in the sense that they
are conversations between personal histories, between ideologies,
and between changing ways that the races talk to one another. The
book is postmodern in that it is beyond modernity's linear logic.
Postmodern Racial Dialectics is also a political entreaty for
African Americans to be wary of conventional ways of thinking, and
to begin thinking transgressively beyond narrowly prescribed
conceptions from both sides of the color line.
The Black Book: Wittgenstein and Race attempts to highlight the
importance of Ludwig Wittgenstein's work for contemporary African
American and Africana philosophy. Richard A. Jones argues that
Wittgenstein's early Tractarian views on logical atomism and his
later more holistic views from his work Philosophical
Investigations are exceedingly relevant to African American
philosophy. The Black Book investigates the epistemic, linguistic,
and political grounds from which inspiration might be drawn.
Ultimately, as philosophy attempts to redefine itself in a
postmodern discourse where it has been deigned "concluded," it is
the "awe for the ordinary" that Wittgenstein inspires and that
should re-inspire the creative imaginary in Africana thought. The
Black Book is an attempt to show that Wittgenstein's work continues
to be important, not only for African American philosophers, but
for all philosophers.
Universities are under increasing pressure to help promote
socio-economic growth in their local communities. However until
now, no systematic, critical attention has been paid to the factors
and mechanisms that currently make this process so daunting. In
Universities and Regional Development, scholars from Europe, the
Americas, Africa, and Asia critically address this knowledge gap,
focusing on policy, organization, and the role of individual actors
to uncover the challenges facing higher education institutions as
they seek to engage with their regions. In a systematic and
comparative manner, this book shows internal and external audiences
why, how, and when the institutionalization of universities' "third
missions" should take place, and also: challenges conventional
wisdom about the role of universities in society and the economy
demonstrates how institutions in different nations and regions cope
with local engagement combines the latest national, regional and
local research with international perspectives integrates diverse
conceptual and disciplinary frameworks Universities and Regional
Development is a key resource for researchers and students of
higher education and territorial development, educational policy
makers, and university managers seeking to engage with the world
beyond their university.
Jung and the Question of Science brings to the foreground a
controversial issue at the heart of contemporary Jungian studies.
The perennial debate echoes Jung's own ambivalence. While Jung
defined his analytical psychology as a science, he was aware that
it did not conform to the conventional criteria for a scientific
study in general psychology. This ambivalence is carried into
twenty-first century analytical psychology, as well as affecting
perceptions of Jung in the academia. Here, eight scholars and
practitioners have pooled their expertise to examine both the
history and present-day ramifications of the 'science' issue in the
Jungian context. Behind the question of whether it is scientific or
not there lie deeper issues: the credibility of Jung's theory,
personal identity as a 'Jungian', and conceptions of science,
wisdom, and truth. The book comprises a collection of erudite
essays (Part I) and linked dialogues in which the authors discuss
each other's ideas (Part II). The authors of Jung and the Question
of Science share the conviction that the question of science is
important, but differ in their understanding of its applicability.
Drawing upon their different backgrounds, the authors integrate
Jung's insights with bodies of knowledge as diverse as
neuroscience, literary theory, theology, and political science.
Clinical practitioners, psychoanalysts, psychologists, scholars and
students interested in the Jungian perspective and the philosophy
of science will find this book to be insightful and valuable.
The Black Book: Wittgenstein and Race attempts to highlight the
importance of Ludwig Wittgenstein's work for contemporary African
American and Africana philosophy. Richard A. Jones argues that
Wittgenstein's early Tractarian views on logical atomism and his
later more holistic views from his work Philosophical
Investigations are exceedingly relevant to African American
philosophy. The Black Book investigates the epistemic, linguistic,
and political grounds from which inspiration might be drawn.
Ultimately, as philosophy attempts to redefine itself in a
postmodern discourse where it has been deigned "concluded," it is
the "awe for the ordinary" that Wittgenstein inspires and that
should re-inspire the creative imaginary in Africana thought. The
Black Book is an attempt to show that Wittgenstein's work continues
to be important, not only for African American philosophers, but
for all philosophers.
This book explores and compares the systems of doctoral education
in twelve higher education systems, consisting of four systems in
East Asia, four in Europe and four Anglo-American systems. The
emphasis placed on doctoral education and training has increased
dramatically in many higher education systems in response to the
global competition for highly skilled human resources to serve the
needs of knowledge societies. Doctoral education is a key element
within the research and development infrastructure, and doctoral
students support university research and represent the next
generation of the professoriate. While doctoral education has
received considerable attention within national higher education
systems, there has been surprisingly little international or
comparative research on the structure of doctoral education and the
nature of contemporary reforms.
Universities are under increasing pressure to help promote
socio-economic growth in their local communities. However until
now, no systematic, critical attention has been paid to the factors
and mechanisms that currently make this process so daunting. In
Universities and Regional Development, scholars from Europe, the
Americas, Africa, and Asia critically address this knowledge gap,
focusing on policy, organization, and the role of individual actors
to uncover the challenges facing higher education institutions as
they seek to engage with their regions.
In a systematic and comparative manner, this book shows internal
and external audiences why, how, and when the institutionalization
of universities "third missions" should take place, and also:
- challenges conventional wisdom about the role of universities
in society and the economy
- demonstrates how institutions in different nations and regions
cope with local engagement
- combines the latest national, regional and local research with
international perspectives
- integrates diverse conceptual and disciplinary frameworks
Universities and Regional Development is a key resource for
researchers and students of higher education and territorial
development, educational policy makers, and university managers
seeking to engage with the world beyond their university.
Maintaining a healthy lifestyle is a popular way to ward off aging,
but the serious fun and games don't have to end once middle age
sets in. This guidebook is geared for men and women seeking the
challenge and enjoyment of athletic competition. The book focuses
on those sports requiring significant physical exertion and
includes team sports such as soccer, softball and basketball and
individual sports such as skiing, tennis and swimming. Profiles of
each sport identify the national sponsoring organization, regional
affiliates, a description of the types of competition available,
and a breakdown of the number of competitors by age and gender
participating in national championships. A 'How to Get Started'
section describes basic skills needed for each sport, equipment
required to compete, opportunities for coaching, and suggested
books and videos for beginners. The book also features a list of
the 2007-2008 national champions in each sport.
Studies of immigration to the United States have traditionally
focused on a few key states and urban centers, but recent shifts in
nonwhite settlement mean that these studies no longer paint the
whole picture. Many Latino newcomers are flocking to places like
the Southeast, where traditionally few such immigrants have
settled, resulting in rapidly redrawn communities. In this historic
moment, Jennifer Jones brings forth an ethnographic look at
changing racial identities in one Southern city: Winston-Salem,
North Carolina. This city turns out to be a natural experiment in
race relations, having quickly shifted in the past few decades from
a neatly black and white community to a triracial one. Jones tells
the story of contemporary Winston-Salem through the eyes of its new
Latino residents, revealing untold narratives of inclusion,
exclusion, and interracial alliances. The Browning of the New South
reveals how one community’s racial realignments mirror and
anticipate the future of national politics.
Many new approaches to school improvement are being proposed in the
current climate of assessment and school accountability. This book
explores one of these approaches, a new model of leadership
training known as Learner-Centered Leadership (LCL). It is built
around the fundamental idea that learning and learning communities
are natural processes that, when properly harnessed, can lead to
the highest levels of professional engagement and problem solving.
Key features of this exciting new approach to school leadership
include the following: Broad-based and Generative-The book's
narratives vividly illustrate the extraordinary ability of LCL to
generate new approaches to leadership development. For example,
encouraging and assisting school leaders to reflect on their own
leadership attributes relative to the implementation of the school
mission to ensure high teacher efficacy and student learning. In
this respect the volume contributes significantly to the field of
school leadership and professional development by extending above
and beyond a narrow focus on instructional leadership. Practice
Oriented-By creating communities that encourage conversation and
analysis the new data-driven models of school improvement are more
likely to be successfully implemented. Without analytical
discourse, the process of interpreting school data and transforming
it into practice would be largely lost. Conceptually
Appropriate-The realization that everyone within a school
(students, teachers, administrators) belongs to the same learning
community minimizes status differences and encourages teamwork. The
LCL administrator is much less likely to be authoritarian and
power-oriented and much more likely to be transformative and
student outcome focused. This book is appropriate for master's
level courses and certification seminars, and for inservice
workshops dealing with school leadership.
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