This book provides practical advice on the learning and teaching perspectives of ethnography, including what undertaking research looks like and the experiences it will bring. It considers what it means to be and become an educational ethnographer and builds on an inextricable entanglement between the researchers' field of study and their research trajectories. With a range of carefully chosen international contributions, this book uses a variety of practical case studies to provide further information about the pros and cons of this research perspective. Chapter authors share the knowledge and experience gained from the research and how it has affected their approach to social phenomena. This book is an ideal introduction for anyone considering research approach or becoming an educational ethnographer and will be of interest to researchers already working in this field.

This book provides practical advice on the learning and teaching perspectives of ethnography, including what undertaking research looks like and the experiences it will bring. It considers what it means to be and become an educational ethnographer and builds on an inextricable entanglement between the researchers' field of study and their research trajectories. With a range of carefully chosen international contributions, this book uses a variety of practical case studies to provide further information about the pros and cons of this research perspective. Chapter authors share the knowledge and experience gained from the research and how it has affected their approach to social phenomena. This book is an ideal introduction for anyone considering research approach or becoming an educational ethnographer and will be of interest to researchers already working in this field.

Darren Aronofsky directs this elegaic time-travelling odyssey, in which Hugh Jackman and Rachel Weisz star in a series of storylines about a man's struggle to save the woman he loves. In one storyline, 16th-century Spanish conquistador Tomas Creo (Jackman) sets out to find the fabled Tree of Life in order to save his queen, Isabel (Weisz) from the Inquisition. In a modern-day storyline, Jackman is Tommy, a scientist desperately searching for the medical breakthrough that will save the life of his cancer-stricken wife, Izzie (Weisz). In a future timeline, Tom (Jackman) is a 26th-century astronaut travelling through deep space - and finally beginning to grasp the mysteries of life that have consumed him for so long.

Gangs, riots and peace. Ecological relationships between a society and its communities over time... their social history. Understanding broad aspects of evolutionary processes to peace and violence. Discusses current dogma of peers, parents and DNA, and dismisses killing over turf, status and revenge in favor of fundamental causative elements. Examines psychological, emotional and physical aspects of societal violence and local community violence. Suggests systemic changes for permanent solutions; Discusses the three types of gangs: Traditional (same group), Hate and Predator, and "new" Hybrids as sub-category of Traditional gangs. Discusses race, racism, eugenics then and now and how factors into ongoing non-productive efforts. What went wrong, how and why? Describes how solutions can be found by understanding the social evolution of Peace and Violence. Explains fundamentals of source and causes of gangs and other community violence. Combines advanced community knowledge with computer modeling with super-cybertechnology to develop an individual community "prescription" toward peace.

Gangs, riots and peace as outcomes of societal processes. Ecological relationships between a society and its communities over time (social history). Expalins broad aspects of evolutionary processes to peace and violence. Discusses current dogma of peers, parents and DNA, and dismisses killing over turf, status and revenge in favor of fundamental causative elements. Examines psychological, emotional and physical aspects of societal violence and local community violence. Suggests systemic changes for permanent solutions; Discusses the three types of gangs: Traditional (same group), Hate and Predator, and "new" Hybrids as sub-category of Traditional gangs. Discusses race, racism, eugenics then and now and how factors into ongoing non-productive efforts. What went wrong, how and why? Describes how solutions can be found by understanding the social evolution of Peace and Violence. Explains fundamentals of source and causes of gangs and other community violence. Combines advanced community knowledge with computer modeling with super-cybertechnology to develop an individual community "prescription" toward peace.

Consisting of international case studies of art education by scholars in different countries, this book analyzes the translation of cultural knowledge through curriculum policy and practice. Each chapter focuses on historical and cultural influences on educational ideas that have crossed national borders and been transformed in the process. The range of influence is wide and includes popular culture, national politics, and professional goals. The studies illustrate the many ways in which culture and curriculum are intertwined and tell us why we theorize, write policy, and develop curricula as we do.