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The goal of this book is to encourage educators and researchers to
understand the complexities of adolescent gang members' lives in
order to rethink their assumptions about these students in school.
The particular objective is to situate four gang members as
literate, caring students from loving families whose identities and
literacy keep them on the margins of school. The research described
in this book suggests that advocacy is a particularly effective
form of critical ethnography. Smith and Whitmore argue that until
schools, as communities of practice, enable children and
adolescents to retain identities from the communities in which they
are full community members, frightening numbers of students are
destined to fail. The stories of four Mexican American male
adolescents, who were active members of a gang and Smith's students
in an alternative high school program, portray the complicated,
multiple worlds in which these boys live. As sons and teenage
parents they live in a family community; as CRIP members they live
in a gang community; as "at risk" students, drop-outs, and
graduates they live in a school community, and as a result of their
illegal activities they live in the juvenile court community. The
authors theorize about the boys' literacy in each of their
communities. Literacy is viewed as ideological, related to power,
and embedded in a sociocultural context. Vivid examples of
conversation, art, tagging, rap, poetry, and other language and
literacy events bring the narratives to life in figures and
photographs in all the chapters. Readers will find this book
engaging and readable, yet thought provoking and challenging.
Audiences for Literacy and Advocacy in Adolescent Family, Gang,
School, and Juvenile Court Communities include education
researchers, professionals, and students in the areas of
middle/high school education, at-risk adolescent psychology, and
alternative community programs--specifically those interested in
literacy education, sociocultural theory, and popular culture.
The goal of this book is to encourage educators and researchers to
understand the complexities of adolescent gang members' lives in
order to rethink their assumptions about these students in school.
The particular objective is to situate four gang members as
literate, caring students from loving families whose identities and
literacy keep them on the margins of school. The research described
in this book suggests that advocacy is a particularly effective
form of critical ethnography. Smith and Whitmore argue that until
schools, as communities of practice, enable children and
adolescents to retain identities from the communities in which they
are full community members, frightening numbers of students are
destined to fail. The stories of four Mexican American male
adolescents, who were active members of a gang and Smith's students
in an alternative high school program, portray the complicated,
multiple worlds in which these boys live. As sons and teenage
parents they live in a family community; as CRIP members they live
in a gang community; as "at risk" students, drop-outs, and
graduates they live in a school community, and as a result of their
illegal activities they live in the juvenile court community. The
authors theorize about the boys' literacy in each of their
communities. Literacy is viewed as ideological, related to power,
and embedded in a sociocultural context. Vivid examples of
conversation, art, tagging, rap, poetry, and other language and
literacy events bring the narratives to life in figures and
photographs in all the chapters. Readers will find this book
engaging and readable, yet thought provoking and challenging.
Audiences for Literacy and Advocacy in Adolescent Family, Gang,
School, and Juvenile Court Communities include education
researchers, professionals, and students in the areas of
middle/high school education, at-risk adolescent psychology, and
alternative community programs--specifically those interested in
literacy education, sociocultural theory, and popular culture.
- Stories of the original trailblazers and the first
thruhikers
- Reprinted from the out-of-print Rodale 2-volume "Hiking the
Appalachian Trail" (1975)
- New foreword by Dave Startzell, executive director of the
Appalachian Trail Conservancy
- These are the stories of the earliest hikers, the ones who did
it before it was the thing to do, when it was said to be
impossible, and when a person was considered crazy to even try.
Included in this new edition are some of the most famous names in
the history of the AT: Benton MacKaye, Myron Avery, George
Outerbridge, and Grandma Gatewood. Trailblazing in the 1920s and
'30s and backpacking in the 1940s, '50s, and '60s was difficult:
learn how they managed without ultralight equipment and the
freeze-dried food available to contemporary hikers.
Among the many hiker memoirs and trail stories, this book is
legendary, the acclaimed collection of first-person accounts from
the original hikers' the ones who proved that it could be done and
inspired generations to come.
This book is the first to elaborate on radical and extreme right
movements in contemporary Australia. It brings together leading
scholars to present cutting edge research on various facets and
manifestations of Australia's diverse far-right, which has gained
unprecedented public presence and visibility since the mid-2010s.
The thematic breadth of the chapters in this volume reflects the
complexity of the far-right in Australia, ranging from the
attitudes of far-right populist party voters and the role of
far-right groups in anti-mosque protests, to online messaging and
rhetoric of radical and extreme right-wing movements. The
contributions are theoretically grounded and come from a range of
disciplines, including media and cultural studies, sociology,
politics, and urban studies, exploring issue of far-right activism
on the micro and macro level, with both qualitative and
quantitative research methods.
This book is the first to elaborate on radical and extreme right
movements in contemporary Australia. It brings together leading
scholars to present cutting edge research on various facets and
manifestations of Australia's diverse far-right, which has gained
unprecedented public presence and visibility since the mid-2010s.
The thematic breadth of the chapters in this volume reflects the
complexity of the far-right in Australia, ranging from the
attitudes of far-right populist party voters and the role of
far-right groups in anti-mosque protests, to online messaging and
rhetoric of radical and extreme right-wing movements. The
contributions are theoretically grounded and come from a range of
disciplines, including media and cultural studies, sociology,
politics, and urban studies, exploring issue of far-right activism
on the micro and macro level, with both qualitative and
quantitative research methods.
Today's competitive environment requires that companies distinguish themselves in the marketplace using factors other than prices. Companies that excel at on-time delivery, short cycle/leadtime, quality, and fast response to the market gain a competitive edge - and have the ability to market based on these features. A proven approach to achieve this is the Theory of Constraints (TOC) production solution known, as drum-buffer-rope scheduling. Just in time (JIT), Total Quality Management (TQM) and other philosophies aim at exploiting these competitive edge factors. However, accounting systems, financial, and incentive measurements continue to be the biggest stumbling blocks to companies wishing to improve their financial performance with these tools. Agreement on the need for a measurement system that encourages local actions in line with bottom line results is common, but solutions have remained elusive. Whether a company is pursuing JIT, TQM, or TOC, cost accounting is the common enemy. Attempts have been made to introduce "new" costing methods such as activity based costing and economic value added, but they have failed to recognize the basic difference between product costing for financial statement purposes and collective management information to make real time decisions. The Measurement Nightmare shows you how to resolve the conflicts and remove the accounting systems, financial, and incentive measurement roadblocks to adopting TOC, thereby gaining improved performance and sustaining competitive advantage. The techniques that the author, leading authority Debra Smith, has implemented and tracked at various companies highlight "the productivity measurement nightmare". Especially important are the day-to-day tools she developed to ensure successful implementation.
Implement demand driven smart metrics to drive and sustain dramatic
gains in flow and improve ROI performance
What if the objective of minimizing unit product cost that is
hard coded into all reporting and measurement systems is simply
"bad math" that drives decisions and actions that destroy ROI?
In today's volatile, globally competitive environment, new
decision-making tools are required to monitor, measure, and improve
total organizational performance. Adherence to "old" operational
rules, tools, and behaviors is killing competitiveness in most
enterprises. A fundamental shift is required. Cowritten by
internationally recognized experts in the field, Demand Driven
Performance explains why current measurement forms must be
replaced. The authors present a demand driven blueprint and the
smart metrics to maximize flow and ROI.
""The methods described in this book worked in one of the most
complex manufacturing operations that you can imagine with very
effective results."" -- From the Foreword by Dan Eckermann, former
President and CEO, LeTourneau Technologies, Inc.
THIS PRACTICAL, TIMELY GUIDE OFFERS: The case against
conventional unitcost-focused metrics, and proof of their negative
effects The new rules needed to succeed in the complex and volatile
global demand and supply landscape Historical perspectives on flow,
cost, and rise and demise of management accounting The evolution of
flow and ROI as strategy A case study--the Boeing Dreamliner
Instructions on how to design and implement a demand driven
information system The smart metrics required to sustain and drive
improvements in demand driven operating models
Written for the citizen consumer, healthcare professional and
employer who asks: "What is health reform going to mean for me? "If
you want to know more, this is the book for you. It is written in
response to politicians attempting to hijack healthcare at the
expense of the American people. As both a physician and economist,
Dr. Smith plainly lays out the problems and real, workable
solutions. With clinical and administrative experience, Dr. Smith
has worked in every area of healthcare, from hospitals to insurance
companies. She has seen what's worked and what hasn't in the United
States, Europe and the Third World.The answers to how healthcare is
actually delivered and where the money is really going will likely
surprise you. If we are going to have a serious debate about
healthcare, it is time for the American people, healthcare
professionals and employers to fully understand and reclaim this
most important issue.
devotional for the downhearted lessons learned from life viewing
life's troubles from God's perspective
a collection of short devotionals drawn from the life of a busy
church planter's wife
Written for the citizen consumer, healthcare professional and
employer who asks: "What is health reform going to mean for me?" If
you want to know more, this is the book for you. It is written in
response to politicians attempting to hijack healthcare at the
expense of the American people. As both a physician and economist,
Dr. Smith plainly lays out the problems and real, workable
solutions. With clinical and administrative experience, Dr. Smith
has worked in every area of healthcare, from hospitals to insurance
companies. She has seen what's worked and what hasn't in the United
States, Europe and the Third World. The answers to how healthcare
is actually delivered and where the money is really going will
likely surprise you. If we are going to have a serious debate about
healthcare, it is time for the American people, healthcare
professionals and employers to fully understand and reclaim this
most important issue.
Written for the citizen consumer, healthcare professional and
employer who asks: "What is health reform going to mean for me?" If
you want to know more, this is the book for you. It is written in
response to politicians attempting to hijack healthcare at the
expense of the American people. As both a physician and economist,
Dr. Smith plainly lays out the problems and real, workable
solutions. With clinical and administrative experience, Dr. Smith
has worked in every area of healthcare, from hospitals to insurance
companies. She has seen what's worked and what hasn't in the United
States, Europe and the Third World. The answers to how healthcare
is actually delivered and where the money is really going will
likely surprise you. If we are going to have a serious debate about
healthcare, it is time for the American people, healthcare
professionals and employers to fully understand and reclaim this
most important issue.
Legacies: African-American Female Pioneers is a collection of life
stories of women who lived through the Civil Rights Movement of the
1950s while residing in Charlotte, North Carolina. By sharing their
stories of activism in the face of social and institutional racism,
readers learn how women fought for freedom and equality in America.
Chapters One and Two of the book introduce the women in the context
and history of the era in which they worked and lived. Readers
learn about their experiences at segregated schools, hospitals,
colleges, and universities, as well as their personal lives,
raising families and working. Chapter Three includes highlights
from the author's interviews with the legacies, in which they
emphasize the importance of friendship, unexpected allies, and
serving the community during their years of activism. The final
chapter features photographs and first-hand accounts from each of
the women in the book, bringing their stories to life. Deeply
personal and endlessly inspiring, Legacies is an excellent
supplementary text for courses in Africana studies, race and ethnic
studies, or any course that studies the history of the Civil Rights
Movement in the United States.
Nelson Chemistry for the Australian Curriculum Units 3 & 4 is
written to address the requirements of the Australian Curriculum:
Senior Chemistry. It provides a contextual approach to the teaching
and learning of chemistry. Six context chapters (SHE strand) are
provided along with chapters addressing SU and SIS strands.
Teachers can also choose to provide their own context and still use
the chemistry chapters provided. Science Inquiry Skills (SIS) are
developed throughout the book in activities, experiments and
investigations. A dedicated Scientific Investigation chapter
provides students with structured support to enable them to
confidently carry out their own scientific research. *Complimentary
access to NelsonNet is available to teachers who use the
accompanying student book as a core resource in their classroom.
Contact your education consultant for access codes and conditions.
Nelson Chemistry for the Australian Curriculum Units 1 & 2 is
written to address the requirements of the Australian Curriculum:
Senior Chemistry. It provides a contextual approach to the teaching
and learning of chemistry. Four popular contexts (SHE strand) are
provided along with the chemistry (SU strand) that links in with
each context. Teachers can also choose to provide their own context
and still use the chemistry chapters provided. Science Inquiry
Skills (SIS) are developed throughout the book in activities,
experiments and investigations. A dedicated Scientific
Investigation chapter provides students with structured support to
enable them to confidently carry out their own scientific research.
*Complimentary access to NelsonNet is available to teachers who use
the accompanying student book as a core resource in their
classroom. Contact your education consultant for access codes and
conditions.
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