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Education Reform in the American States (Hardcover, New): Jerry McBeath (University of Alaska), Maria Elena Reyes, Mary F... Education Reform in the American States (Hardcover, New)
Jerry McBeath (University of Alaska), Maria Elena Reyes, Mary F Ehrlander
R2,709 Discovery Miles 27 090 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Education Reform in the American States is a timely evaluation of the accountability movement in American public education, culminating in the No Child Left Behind Act, federal legislation of 2002. The authors treat the current accountability movement, placing it in historical context and addressing the evolution in public education policymaking from the overwhelming emphasis on state and local discretion to increasing federal oversight and mandates related to federal funding. They provide case studies of the educational accountability movements in nine states and analyze the factors and forces which explain progress in achievement levels as measured on standardized tests and the states' prospects for meeting their NCLB targets. The book and the individual case studies acknowledge the merits of NCLB while exposing several significant flaws and unintended harmful consequences of the act, particularly its incentives for states to lower their standards in order to meet annual yearly progress targets and its threat to withdraw federal funds from districts with the highest percentage of disadvantaged students.The audience for this study includes local, state and federal education policyrnakers; administrators and instructors in schools of education and other teaching programs, educators; and the general public.

Environmental Change and Food Security in China (Hardcover, Edition.): Jenifer Huang McBeath, Jerry Mcbeath Environmental Change and Food Security in China (Hardcover, Edition.)
Jenifer Huang McBeath, Jerry Mcbeath
R4,412 Discovery Miles 44 120 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Abstract This chapter defines food security as the condition reached when a nation's population has access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food to meet its dietary needs and food preferences. It stresses China's importance to global food security because of its population size. The chapter introduces the contents of the volume and then treats briefly food security in ancient and dynastic (211 bc-1912) China. It examines environmental stressors, such as population growth, natural disasters, and insect pests as well as imperial responses (for example, irrigation, flood control, storage and transportation systems). The chapter also briefly int- duces the Republican era (1912-1949) and compares environmental stressors and government responses then to those of the imperial period. Keywords Food system * Food security * Food production regions * Environmental stressors (Population growth * Natural disasters * Insect pests and Plant diseases * Deforestation * Climate change) * Irrigation systems * Flood control * Grand Canal 1. 1 The Problem of Food Security and Environmental Change Food is the material basis to human survival, and in each nation-state, providing a system for the development, production, and distribution of food and its security is a primary national objective. Many forces have influenced the food security of peoples since ancient times, with particular challenges from natural disasters (floods, famines, drought, and pestilence) and growing populations globally.

Comparative Environmental Politics (Hardcover, 2006 ed.): Jerry Mcbeath, Jonathan Rosenberg Comparative Environmental Politics (Hardcover, 2006 ed.)
Jerry Mcbeath, Jonathan Rosenberg
R5,061 Discovery Miles 50 610 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book assesses and compares the political response of nations to the environment. The book explores five major topics: state-society relations; environmental non-governmental organizations (ENGOs); Green parties and environmental movements; institutions of government and policy-making; variations in the capacities of states to protect the environment; and national responses to global problems. It compares and contrasts rich and poor nations, large and small countries, liberal democracies and authoritarian states.

Environmental Change and Food Security in China (Paperback, 2010 ed.): Jenifer Huang McBeath, Jerry Mcbeath Environmental Change and Food Security in China (Paperback, 2010 ed.)
Jenifer Huang McBeath, Jerry Mcbeath
R4,237 Discovery Miles 42 370 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Abstract This chapter defines food security as the condition reached when a nation's population has access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food to meet its dietary needs and food preferences. It stresses China's importance to global food security because of its population size. The chapter introduces the contents of the volume and then treats briefly food security in ancient and dynastic (211 bc-1912) China. It examines environmental stressors, such as population growth, natural disasters, and insect pests as well as imperial responses (for example, irrigation, flood control, storage and transportation systems). The chapter also briefly int- duces the Republican era (1912-1949) and compares environmental stressors and government responses then to those of the imperial period. Keywords Food system * Food security * Food production regions * Environmental stressors (Population growth * Natural disasters * Insect pests and Plant diseases * Deforestation * Climate change) * Irrigation systems * Flood control * Grand Canal 1. 1 The Problem of Food Security and Environmental Change Food is the material basis to human survival, and in each nation-state, providing a system for the development, production, and distribution of food and its security is a primary national objective. Many forces have influenced the food security of peoples since ancient times, with particular challenges from natural disasters (floods, famines, drought, and pestilence) and growing populations globally.

Comparative Environmental Politics (Paperback, 2006): Jerry Mcbeath, Jonathan Rosenberg Comparative Environmental Politics (Paperback, 2006)
Jerry Mcbeath, Jonathan Rosenberg
R4,931 Discovery Miles 49 310 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book assesses and compares the political response of nations to the environment. The book explores five major topics: state-society relations; environmental non-governmental organizations (ENGOs); Green parties and environmental movements; institutions of government and policy-making; variations in the capacities of states to protect the environment; and national responses to global problems. It compares and contrasts rich and poor nations, large and small countries, liberal democracies and authoritarian states.

Education Reform in the American States (Paperback, New): Jerry McBeath (University of Alaska), Maria Elena Reyes, Mary F... Education Reform in the American States (Paperback, New)
Jerry McBeath (University of Alaska), Maria Elena Reyes, Mary F Ehrlander
R1,558 Discovery Miles 15 580 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Education Reform in the American States is a timely evaluation of the accountability movement in American public education, culminating in the No Child Left Behind Act, federal legislation of 2002. The authors treat the current accountability movement, placing it in historical context and addressing the evolution in public education policymaking from the overwhelming emphasis on state and local discretion to increasing federal oversight and mandates related to federal funding. They provide case studies of the educational accountability movements in nine states and analyze the factors and forces which explain progress in achievement levels as measured on standardized tests and the states' prospects for meeting their NCLB targets. The book and the individual case studies acknowledge the merits of NCLB while exposing several significant flaws and unintended harmful consequences of the act, particularly its incentives for states to lower their standards in order to meet annual yearly progress targets and its threat to withdraw federal funds from districts with the highest percentage of disadvantaged students.The audience for this study includes local, state and federal education policyrnakers; administrators and instructors in schools of education and other teaching programs, educators; and the general public.

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