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"Using Helene Cixous' notion of 'l'ecriture feminine' both as an
analogy for transformational learning and as an investigative tool,
Hoult explores why some adult learners are able to survive and
thrive in the education system, despite facing significantly more
challenges than the average student. These challenges include
personal trauma, the lack of capital in every sense, or learners'
own refusal to play by the rules of the academy. "--
The Reagan Adminstration justified its civil rights enforcement
by claiming an electoral mandate to reduce government. The
Administration employed an administrative strategy to fulfill this
asserted mandate, illustrating the conventional wisdom that the
strategy enhances political responsiveness. But responsiveness to
popular will is one democratic value, while protection of minority
rights another. In the case of the administrative strategy to
enforce the law protecting civil rights of the institutionalized,
career employees within the Reagan Justice Department reacted
forcefully to the change in policy direction, believing their
action was critical to protecting basic human rights because of the
powerlessness of the affected group.
Holt examines how the Reagan Administration implemented its
strategy of limited enforcement and the varied responses of the
career employees, including internal and external criticism, mass
departure, and even sabotage of some actions. A survey of
careerists and interviews with both political and career employees
provide detailed accounts of the clash that ensued. In addition to
providing valuable information on how and when an administrative
strategy can best be employed, Holt identifies some of the hidden
costs of a tightly controlled bureaucracy. An apparently successful
policy, which minimizes the involvement of experienced career
employees, can have an adverse long term effect. A valuable study
for all students and researchers of public policy formation and
implementation, the contemporary presidency, and civil rights.
The Mythology of the Animal Farm in Children's Literature: Over the
Fence analyzes the ways in which myths about farmed animals' lives
are perpetuated in children's materials. Specifically, this book
investigates the use of five recurring thematic devices in about
eighty books for young children published during the past five
decades. The close readings of texts and images draw on a wide
range of fields, including animal theory, psychoanalytic and
Marxian literary criticism, child development theory, histories of
farming and domestication, and postcolonial theory. In spite of the
underlying seriousness of the project, the material lends itself to
humorous and not overly heavy-handed explications that provide
insight into the complex workings of a literary genre based on the
covering up of real animal lives.
Nearly a third of the world's population suffers from hunger or
malnutrition. Feeding them - and the projected population of 10
billion people by 2050 - has become a high-profile challenge for
states, philanthropists, and even the Fortune 500. This has
unleashed a steady march of initiatives to double food production
within a generation. But will doing so tax the resources of our
planet beyond its capacity? In this sobering essay,
scholar-practitioner Eric Holt-Gimenez argues that the ecological
impact of doubling food production would be socially and
environmentally catastrophic and would not feed the poor. We have
the technology, resources, and expertise to feed everyone. What is
needed is a thorough transformation of the global food regime - one
that increases equity while producing food and reversing
agriculture's environmental impacts.
Nearly a third of the world's population suffers from hunger or
malnutrition. Feeding them - and the projected population of 10
billion people by 2050 - has become a high-profile challenge for
states, philanthropists, and even the Fortune 500. This has
unleashed a steady march of initiatives to double food production
within a generation. But will doing so tax the resources of our
planet beyond its capacity? In this sobering essay,
scholar-practitioner Eric Holt-Gimenez argues that the ecological
impact of doubling food production would be socially and
environmentally catastrophic and would not feed the poor. We have
the technology, resources, and expertise to feed everyone. What is
needed is a thorough transformation of the global food regime - one
that increases equity while producing food and reversing
agriculture's environmental impacts.
Using Helene Cixous' notion of 'l'ecriture feminine' as an analogy
for transformational learning and an investigative tool, Hoult
explores why some adult learners are able to survive and thrive in
the education system, despite facing significantly more challenges
than the average student.
Here is a definitive guide to flexibility that revises the
conceptual framework of the field. From the conceptual foundations
of research to the practical applications of stretching techniques
in a number of domains, this book provides a fresh perspective on
flexibility, one that challenges current thinking and professional
practice. It covers all major types of flexibility technique and
training, with an emphasis on when and how to use each method
safely and effectively. Specific applications to rehabilitation,
sport, fitness, and dance make this book an invaluable resource for
all practitioners and professionals in the field of human
movement.
Take a trip to Oregon and get your car washed by an elephant
Frederick William Hurst, artist and accidental world traveler of
the 19th century. From his birthplace in 1833 on the Isle of Jersey
in the English Channel to New Zealand, the gold fields of
Australia, the Sandwich Islands, San Francisco, and the Salt Lake
Valley, Frederick William Hurst recorded observations, emotions,
conversations, dreams, opinions (often of a sharp nature), and
sketches of the beauties he encountered in the world of his
travels.
This is a substantial rewrite of Randolph Caldecott's "A Frog He
Would A Wooing Go."
Some favorite Mother Goose nursery rhymes substantially rewritten
to make sense in today's modern world.
This storybook is based on true events. It is a fond collaboration
between sisters. Great care was made in capturing the authenticity
of the moment. This childhood tale is about a little girl's love
and appreciation of music. It is a story of destiny.
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This
IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced
typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have
occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor
pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original
artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe
this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections,
have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing
commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We
appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the
preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
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