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This volume addresses the underlying intersections of race, class,
and gender on immigrant girls' experiences living in the US. It
examines the impact of acculturation and assimilation on Ethiopian
girls' academic achievement, self-identity, and perception of
beauty. The authors employ Critical Race Theory, Critical Race
Feminism, and Afrocentricity to situate the study and unpack the
narratives shared by these newcomers as they navigate social
contexts rife with racism, xenophobia, and other forms of
oppression. Lastly, the authors examine the implications of
Ethiopian immigrant identities and experiences within multicultural
education, policy development, and society.
We are faced with the twin urgent challenges of delivering a low
carbon and secure energy system. The last few years have seen
Britain moving from being a net exporter to a net importer of
energy. The threat of climate change has led to the slow but
inexorable inclusion of environmental concerns in mainstream energy
policy. Against this backdrop, economic and political power around
the globe has altered, creating a complex, multipolar world. Rising
concerns about the long term availability and price of oil, gas and
uranium only add to the challenges facing Britain. This timely
volume brings together key researchers and practitioners from a
wide range of disciplines, including energy policy, international
relations and supply chains, to explore the practical policy
options in addressing energy security in Britain.
Drawing on extensive primary and archive source material this
volume traces the development of the Office of the Secretary of
Defense (OSD) from 1956 through 1960 during the eventful tenures of
three secretaties: Charles E. Wilson, Neil H. McElroy and Thomas S.
Gates, Jr. It focuses on the secretaties of defense, their staff.
and the administration of the Pentagon within the larger framework
of national security policy making and execution.
This book is a study of war and the perceptions of war. It deals specifically with the British Romantic period writers who lived through the Napoleonic wars, and the way in which those wars affected the writing of Scott, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Shelley, Byron and many of their contemporaries. Watson discusses the particular fascination of those wars, and the way in which they affected a way of thinking about war that lasted until the early twentieth century.
The Routledge International Handbook of Gender Beliefs, Stereotype
Threat, and Teacher Expectations presents, for the first time, the
work of leading researchers exploring the synergies and
interrelationships between these fields, and provides a catalytic
platform for advancing theory, practice, policy and research from
an integrated perspective. An understanding of how gender beliefs,
stereotype threat and teacher expectations interrelate is vital to
creating safe, equitable and encouraging learning spaces. The
collection summarises how gender beliefs, stereotype threat and
teacher expectations act in association to influence gendered
student achievement, engagement and self-beliefs, and suggests ways
toward rectifying their negative effects. The chapters are
organised into four sections: Gender Beliefs, Identity,
Stereotypes, and Student Futures, Stereotype Threat, Teacher
Expectations, Synergies and Solutions, By examining synergies and
solutions shared between the three fields this book creates more
meaningful, consistent, and permanent approaches to achieving
gender identity safety, gendered scholastic equity, wellbeing and
positive futures for students. This comprehensive publication
brings together cutting-edge research at the intersection of gender
beliefs, stereotype threat and teacher expectations. It is an
essential reference for researchers and postgraduate students in
education and gender studies as well as educational, social and
developmental psychology.
On April 20, 1999, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold killed 12 fellow students and one teacher at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado. Two of the victims of the Columbine massacre, Cassie Bernall and Rachel Scott, reportedly were asked by the gunmen if they believed in God. Both allegedly answered “Yes” and were killed. Within days of their death, Cassie and Rachel were hailed as modern-day Christian martyrs, and became useful symbols for those seeking to advance a conservative political agenda. According to police investigators, however, Cassie and Rachel may never have been asked by their killers about God; they simply may have been victims of a senseless crime rather than martyrs to a cause. As the religious and political use of Cassie and Rachel continues, The Martyrs of Columbine provides a careful examination of the available evidence and attempts to discover what really occurred.
This book demonstrates that ethical treatment of everyone in an
organization will increase productivity in all the functional
activities of the organization itself as well as all of its members
since it will ensure the growth of the organization as a result of
continuous improvements that may have been initiated by management
but will be continuously improved due impetus from motivated
employees. It achieves this by the presentation of examples and by
enumerating a list of critical questions for each function that
will provide a metric that will enable establishing goals for
improvement. This book is unique because it requires the
decision-maker to examine each potential decision and ask the
questions: -- In what other way can the desired results be achieved
that will have the least long-term effects for those employees
affected by the decision and the future viability of the
organization? -- When is the right time to implement the decision?
The decision may involve a reduction in force (RIF), a potential
change in a vendor or a manufacturing process, the formation of a
safety team, the installation or modification of an incentive
system. The decisions could be involved in manufacturing,
logistics. quality or healthcare.
Drawing on laboratory and farm studies, the book reviews in detail the current state-of-the-art scientific research knowledge of fish and crustacean nutrition, from larvae to juvenile fish, through to the final stages of harvesting. Topics covered include issues surrounding the formulation, manufacture and delivery of feedstuffs to fish farms and the text provides a dual focus on fish and shrimp feeding requirements addressing practical applications as appropriate for the European aqualculture industry.
Addressing underlying issues in science education and teacher
training, which contribute to continued underrepresentation of
racial and ethnic minority students in STEM and STEAM subjects and
careers, this timely volume illustrates how a critical postmodern
science pedagogy (CPSP) can be used effectively to raise awareness
of diversity issues amongst preservice teachers. Using a case study
design consisting of class observations, interviews, content
analysis, questionnaires, and instructional interventions in
preservice teacher training, the volume bridges science and
multicultural education and investigates how curricular development
and teacher preparation can be used to ensure that science
education itself promotes diversity within STEM, and throughout
education. Chapters also examine the intersections of science
education and science literacy for both students and teachers and,
in doing so, promote the importance of positive and accurate
representation of diversity within science and research discourse.
The book attempts to raise awareness regarding the need for
meaningful curricular reform that creates real opportunities to
address historical and scientific misinformation, while increasing
diversity and inclusion in schools and society. This important text
will be of interest to postgraduate students, researchers,
scholars, and preservice teachers in the fields of science and
mathematics education, STEM, multicultural education, teacher
education, urban education, and the sociology of education.
The time has come for nondualism. As a fundamentally unifying
concept, nondualism may seem out of place in an age of rising
nationalism and bitter deglobalization, but our current debates
over tribalism and universalism all grant nondualism an informative
relevance. Nondualism rejects both separation and identity, thereby
encouraging unity-in-difference. Yet “nondualism” as a word
occupies a large semantic field. Nondual theists advocate the unity
of humankind and God, while nondual atheists advocate the
inseparability of all persons, without reference to a divinity.
Ecological nondualism asserts that we are in nature and nature is
in us, while monistic nondualists assert that only God exists and
all difference is illusion. Edited by Jon Paul Sydnor and Anthony
Watson, and guided by scholars from different religions and
specializations, Nondualism: An Interreligious Exploration explores
the semantic field that nondualism occupies. The collection elicits
the expansive potential of the concept, clarifies agreement and
disagreement, and considers current applications. In every case,
nondualism is universal in its relevance yet always distinctive in
its contribution.
This book demonstrates that ethical treatment of everyone in an
organization will increase productivity in all the functional
activities of the organization itself as well as all of its members
since it will ensure the growth of the organization as a result of
continuous improvements that may have been initiated by management
but will be continuously improved due impetus from motivated
employees. It achieves this by the presentation of examples and by
enumerating a list of critical questions for each function that
will provide a metric that will enable establishing goals for
improvement. This book is unique because it requires the
decision-maker to examine each potential decision and ask the
questions: -- In what other way can the desired results be achieved
that will have the least long-term effects for those employees
affected by the decision and the future viability of the
organization? -- When is the right time to implement the decision?
The decision may involve a reduction in force (RIF), a potential
change in a vendor or a manufacturing process, the formation of a
safety team, the installation or modification of an incentive
system. The decisions could be involved in manufacturing,
logistics. quality or healthcare.
Unbleaching the Curriculum: Enhancing Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
and Beyond in Schools and Society is an innovative work that
applies a new perspective to curriculum desgin in U.S. public
schools. Introducing the framework of unbleaching, the book
explores curricular omissions and falsifications for the purpose of
advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in school
processes and practices. Its content is groundbreaking as it
introduces readers to often omitted contributions such as The
Teachings of PtahHotep, the oldest book in the world, and The Ahmes
Papyrus, the oldest mathematical document in the world, among
others. The Education Report indicate that U.S. schools are
experiencing modest performance (NAEP, 2022). Thus, unbleaching
framework has the potential to improve student performance through
curriculum development that is informed by multicultural practices.
The eight key tenets and processes of unbleaching provide the
context for how the curriculum might address notable omissions and
suppressed historical contributions and promote greater DEI in U.S.
public schools.
Unbleaching the Curriculum: Enhancing Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
and Beyond in Schools and Society is an innovative work that
applies a new perspective to curriculum desgin in U.S. public
schools. Introducing the framework of unbleaching, the book
explores curricular omissions and falsifications for the purpose of
advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in school
processes and practices. Its content is groundbreaking as it
introduces readers to often omitted contributions such as The
Teachings of PtahHotep, the oldest book in the world, and The Ahmes
Papyrus, the oldest mathematical document in the world, among
others. The Education Report indicate that U.S. schools are
experiencing modest performance (NAEP, 2022). Thus, unbleaching
framework has the potential to improve student performance through
curriculum development that is informed by multicultural practices.
The eight key tenets and processes of unbleaching provide the
context for how the curriculum might address notable omissions and
suppressed historical contributions and promote greater DEI in U.S.
public schools.
Bringing together recent advances in the research into the ecology
and biology of brown and sea trouth, this book places them in their
ecological setting and shows how an understanding of their biology
and environment aids efficient management of both fish stocks and
the surroundings. In particular, it concentrates on the management
of the fish in natural flowing waters, and discusses issues such as
how to determine an efficient feeding strategy and the influence of
hatchery stocks upon wild populations. A detailed case study
focusing on the French experience is of especial interest. Biology
and Ecology of the Brown Sea Trout synthesizes the considerable
body of research available and provides a significant tool for the
better management and conservation of these important fish.
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