Discovering our meaning and purpose-our reason for being-can seem like an impossible task, especially given the tumultuous times in which we find ourselves. Through challenging povocations, uplifting narratives, and profound insights, this book emboldens readers to experience their lives, not as spectators, but as reflective, courageous and purposeful participants. We can turn toward the problems, look them in the eye, and begin the work of setting things right-we can begin the process of awakening. Organized as a five-part journey, it explores, both cognitively and experientially, what it might mean to assume the rightful authorship of your life. By breaking out of the dominant narrative of how life should be lived, and by becoming more aware of the world around us, we can gain the tools essential for becoming open-minded, embodied, introspective and soulful human beings.

What would it be like to teach as if life matters? To move beyond the typical regimen of classroom exercises, homework, and standardized tests and to guide students through life's most important lessons? Dissatisfied with traditional educational models, Christopher Uhl and Dana L. Stuchul asked themselves these questions. What they discovered will open the eyes of today's educators to a whole new way of teaching.

The authors promote an approach that fosters self-knowledge, creativity, curiosity, and an appreciation for our planet. Central to their philosophy is the question of what we humans need in order to live meaningful lives. The answer: healthy relationships with ourselves, each other, and the world.

"Teaching as if Life Matters" is an open letter to teachers offering guidance and encouragement for nurturing students in ways that make teaching and learning meaningful. In short, it is a passionate plea for transformative teaching. Informed by the alternative educational philosophies of John Dewey, Maria Montessori, Rudolf Steiner, and Ivan Illich, this book invites teachers and students to participate in a new culture of education.

This fascinating and urgently needed book will inspire today's educators to inspire their students.

Developing Ecological Consciousness is a unique environmental studies textbook. Rather than working through a list of environmental problems like many textbooks on the subject, the book aims to help students awake to the awe and wonder of our planet, begin to understand some of the challenges facing it, and explore possibilities for action and change. As the reviews show, the book is adopted across disciplines, including environmental studies, biology, sociology, political science, and more.

Developing Ecological Consciousness is a unique environmental studies textbook. Rather than working through a list of environmental problems like many textbooks on the subject, the book aims to help students awake to the awe and wonder of our planet, begin to understand some of the challenges facing it, and explore possibilities for action and change. As the reviews show, the book is adopted across disciplines, including environmental studies, biology, sociology, political science, and more.

Diplomarbeit aus dem Jahr 2000 im Fachbereich BWL - Marketing, Unternehmenskommunikation, CRM, Marktforschung, Social Media, Note: 1,0, Hochschule Niederrhein in Monchengladbach (FB 08 Wirtschaft), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Inhaltsangabe: Einleitung: In allen Gesellschaften ist weltweit eine immer starkere Tendenz zur Individualisierung festzustellen. Die Massengesellschaft lost sich in eine Individualgesellschaft auf. Uberdies hat sie sich zu einer Informationsgesellschaft entwickelt, in der Aufmerksamkeit wegen Informationsuberflutung eine knappe Ressource geworden ist. Die Grunde fur die wachsende Bedeutung des Direktmarketing sind vielfaltig. Die Bevolkerung weicht mehr und mehr der klassischen Werbung aus und reagiert damit immer weniger auf eine undifferenzierte Massenansprache. Aus empirischen Untersuchungen geht hervor, dass durch die klassischen Massenmedien wie beispielsweise Rundfunk, Fernsehen, Zeitung und Zeitschriften weniger als 10 Prozent der angebotenen Werbeinformationen von den Konsumenten wahrgenommen werden. Das Direktmarketing bildet hier ein geeignetes Instrument, um eine Marktbearbeitung durch direkte und individuelle Kommunikationsmassnahmen zu realisieren . Der Versandhandel bietet ein Beispiel fur angewandtes Direktmarketing. Fur diese Arbeit ist entscheidend, inwieweit die Versandhauser sowohl das klassische Medium "Katalog" als auch das neue Medium "Internet" in ihren Direktmarektingaktivitaten einsetzen. Sowohl der Versandhandel an Konsumenten (Business-to-Consumer-Bereich) als auch zwischen Firmen (Business-to-Business-Bereich) soll hier betrachtet werden. Ziel der Arbeit ist es, die Rahmenbedingungen fur die Nutzung dieser Medien und deren aktuelle Bedeutung im deutschen Versandhandel darzustellen. Neben grundsatzlichen Informationen sollen auch strategische Ansatzpunkte uber das Direktmarketing im Versandhandel aufgezeigt werden. Gang der Untersuchung: Nach der Einleitung im 1. Kapitel werden im 2. Kapitel die Grundlagen des Direk