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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Made in Scotland: Studies in Popular Music serves as a
comprehensive and thorough introduction to the history, politics,
culture and musicology of twentieth and twenty-first century
popular music in Scotland. The volume consists of essays by local
experts and leading scholars in Scottish music and culture, and
covers the major figures, styles, and social contexts of popular
music in Scotland. Each essay provides adequate context so readers
understand why the figure or genre under discussion is of lasting
significance. The book includes a general introduction to Scottish
popular music, followed by essays organized into three thematic
sections: Histories, Politics and Policies, and Futures and
Imaginings. Examining music as cultural expression in a country
that is both a nation and a region within a larger state, this
volume uses popular music to analyse Scottishness, independence and
diversity and offers new insights into the complexity of cultural
identity, the power of historical imagination, and the effects of
power structures in music. It is a vital read for scholars and
students interested in how popular music interacts with and shapes
such issues both within and beyond the borders of Scotland.
Made in Scotland: Studies in Popular Music serves as a
comprehensive and thorough introduction to the history, politics,
culture and musicology of twentieth and twenty-first century
popular music in Scotland. The volume consists of essays by local
experts and leading scholars in Scottish music and culture, and
covers the major figures, styles, and social contexts of popular
music in Scotland. Each essay provides adequate context so readers
understand why the figure or genre under discussion is of lasting
significance. The book includes a general introduction to Scottish
popular music, followed by essays organized into three thematic
sections: Histories, Politics and Policies, and Futures and
Imaginings. Examining music as cultural expression in a country
that is both a nation and a region within a larger state, this
volume uses popular music to analyse Scottishness, independence and
diversity and offers new insights into the complexity of cultural
identity, the power of historical imagination, and the effects of
power structures in music. It is a vital read for scholars and
students interested in how popular music interacts with and shapes
such issues both within and beyond the borders of Scotland.
Group work is generally accepted as part of the educational
ideology of today's primary classrooms. It can, however, mean
almost anything from group seating as a technique of classroom
management to fully collaborative learning. The authors start from
the position that getting children to work together is
time-consuming and not easy and that teachers need some assurance
that it is worthwhile. Drawing on the work of Vygotsky they look at
the importance of collaboration in the development of higher mental
functions and also discuss the social and emotional advantages that
children can derive from working together. Also using case studies
derived from the ORACLE II group work project at Leicester, the
authors also take into account the advances made in collaborative
group work in other countries. The result is a set of guidelines
from which individual teachers can derive policies suitable for the
circumstances in their own schools. This book should be of interest
to undergraduates and academics in primary education and also to
primary school teachers.
This book examines the working lives of musicians over the past 120
years via the history of the Musicians' Union. The union has been
at the centre of all major agreements covering the employment of
musicians across the UK's music industries for this period and its
role to date has largely been ignored by historians of the music
profession, the music industries and trade unions. This book
remedies that oversight, providing fresh insight to musicians'
working lives, the industries in which they work and wider British
social life. It explores a history of confrontation, coercion and
compromise played out across the nation's studios, performance
spaces and airwaves. -- .
This volume is a contribution to the debates surrounding
international monetary reform. The author examines and analyses the
workings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and suggests how
the international monetary system could, through changes to the
IMF, be reshaped and reformed. Chapters examine the Palais-Royal
report, explain how the IMF could be granted unlimited bailout
powers to confront a global crisis, propose an exchange-rate based
mechanism by which the international community could discipline
excessive imbalances, examine alternative possibilities for the
supply of future reserves, advocate `enthronement of the Special
Drawing Right', and discuss the obstacles in the way of such an
ambitious reform agenda.
Golf has been around for over 600 years, its origins tracing back
to the links in Scotland in the fifteenth century. Since then, the
game has spread worldwide, with millions of fans and players from
all walks of life. Born on the Links: A Concise History of Golf
encompasses the entire history of this popular sport, from the
fifteenth century up to the present. It covers the development of
golf equipment, rules, and playing fields, and shows how the game
changed from a pastime exclusively for the rich to a sport that is
played by millions of people of all classes, ages, and backgrounds.
In addition, this book details the lives and accomplishments of the
many iconic players of the game-including Walter Hagen, Gene
Sarazen, Babe Didrikson Zaharias, Ben Hogan, Charlie Sifford,
Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Annika Sorenstam, and Tiger Woods-and
their greatest moments on the golf course. Additional chapters
focus exclusively on the history of African Americans and women in
the sport, recognizing their distinct struggles for equality and
recognition, as well as their ultimate triumphs. A comprehensive
yet readable resource, Born on the Links also features a timeline
of golf history, lists of the winners and runners-up of every major
professional and amateur golf championship held since 1860, the
winner of every major international team and cup competition held
since 1922, and more. The most up-to-date history of golf, this
book will entertain and inform all fans and historians of the game.
This straightforward guide to the professional standards and
requirements for primary teachers illustrates the best ways of
developing knowledge and how to acquire the skills needed to
achieve QTS.
Meeting the Standards in Primary English will:
- explain the Standards relating to English teaching
- link the theory associated with the teaching of English to the
practical application
- look in detail at the teaching of reading, fiction, writing,
speaking and listening, ICT in literacy and drama
- assist the understanding of grammar and language study
- consider the issues of continuing professional development
This practical guide to meeting the standards will be invaluable
for students on primary training courses, lecturers and mentors
supporting trainees in English education programmes and newly
qualified teachers (NQTs).
Contents: Introduction Paul Morris and John Williamson Australia John Lake and John Williamson Hong Kong Brian Cooke Indonesia T. Raka Joni Japan Manabu Sato and Shigeru Asanuma New Zealand Peter D.K. Ramsay Papua New Guinea Pam Quartermaine People's Republic of China Julian Y.M. Leung and Xu Hui Singapore S. Gopinathan and Ho Wah Kam Taiwan Bih-jen Fwu United States of America Barbara Finkelstein and Hara Efthimiou Conclusion/Discussion Paul Morris and John Williamson
This straightforward guide to the professional standards and
requirements for primary teachers illustrates the best ways of
developing knowledge and how to acquire the skills needed to
achieve QTS.Meeting the Standards in Primary English will: explain
the Standards relating to English teaching link the theory
associated with the teaching of English to the practical
application look in detail at the teaching of reading, fiction,
writing, speaking and listening, ICT in literacy and drama assist
the understanding of grammar and language study consider the issues
of continuing professional development This practical guide to
meeting the standards will be invaluable for students on primary
training courses, lecturers and mentors supporting trainees in
English education programmes and newly qualified teachers (NQTs).
Drawing on the work of Vygotsky, the authors look at the social and
emotional advantages children can gain from working together. They
use case studies derived from the ORACLE II group work project at
Leicester, and also take into account the advances made in
collaborative group work in other countries. The result is a set of
guidelines from which teachers can plan policies suitable for their
own schools.
In light of the recent financial crisis and changing economic
landscape, McNamara and Williamson present and analyze the
possibility of working longer. Including a range of potential
policies (e.g., further increasing the age of eligibility for full
Social Security benefits, allocating more government resources to
retraining and job search assistance for older workers), this is
one of the major approaches currently being discussed by policy
analysts inside and outside of the government. Emphasizing the role
of inequalities and diversity among older adults, this book
provides a framework for thinking about the advantages and
disadvantages of working past the current retirement age. This book
is for Sociology of Aging, Social Inequalities, and Social Problems
courses.
In light of the recent financial crisis and changing economic
landscape, McNamara and Williamson present and analyze the
possibility of working longer. Including a range of potential
policies (e.g., further increasing the age of eligibility for full
Social Security benefits, allocating more government resources to
retraining and job search assistance for older workers), this is
one of the major approaches currently being discussed by policy
analysts inside and outside of the government. Emphasizing the role
of inequalities and diversity among older adults, this book
provides a framework for thinking about the advantages and
disadvantages of working past the current retirement age. This book
is for Sociology of Aging, Social Inequalities, and Social Problems
courses.
This volume is a contribution to the debates surrounding
international monetary reform. The author examines and analyses the
workings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and suggests how
the international monetary system could, through changes to the
IMF, be reshaped and reformed. Chapters examine the Palais-Royal
report, explain how the IMF could be granted unlimited bailout
powers to confront a global crisis, propose an exchange-rate based
mechanism by which the international community could discipline
excessive imbalances, examine alternative possibilities for the
supply of future reserves, advocate `enthronement of the Special
Drawing Right', and discuss the obstacles in the way of such an
ambitious reform agenda.
This book provides a detailed and comprehensive synthesis of the
literature on growth-linked securities, which are an equity-like
method of financing for sovereigns. Based on an idea introduced by
Shiller (1993), these securities enjoy growing intellectual
support. Momentum in favour of them in policy circles has increased
since the global financial crisis of 2007-9 and the subsequent debt
crisis in Europe in 2010. This book covers many issues on the
topic. After surveying the history of the idea and past experiences
of countries that issued growth-linked warrants, chapters examine
the pros and cons of this financial instrument from the point of
view of issuers and investors. The book also discusses technical
issues preventing the broad issuance of growth-linked securities
and provides solutions to foster their acceptance by market
participants.
Golf has been around for over 600 years, its origins tracing back
to the links in Scotland in the fifteenth century. Since then, the
game has spread worldwide, with millions of fans and players from
all walks of life. Born on the Links: A Concise History of Golf
encompasses the entire history of this popular sport, from the
fifteenth century up to the present. It covers the development of
golf equipment, rules, and playing fields, and shows how the game
changed from a pastime exclusively for the rich to a sport that is
played by millions of people of all classes, ages, and backgrounds.
In addition, this book details the lives and accomplishments of the
many iconic players of the game-including Walter Hagen, Gene
Sarazen, Babe Didrikson Zaharias, Ben Hogan, Charlie Sifford,
Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Annika Sorenstam, and Tiger Woods-and
their greatest moments on the golf course. Additional chapters
focus exclusively on the history of African Americans and women in
the sport, recognizing their distinct struggles for equality and
recognition, as well as their ultimate triumphs. A comprehensive
yet readable resource, Born on the Links also features a timeline
of golf history, lists of the winners and runners-up of every major
professional and amateur golf championship held since 1860, the
winner of every major international team and cup competition held
since 1922, and more. The most up-to-date history of golf, this
book will entertain and inform all fans and historians of the game.
Ageism: Past, Present, and Future presents perspectives for
understanding ageism and puts ageism in the context of specific
social institutions. McNamara and Williamson uniquely provide a
number of complementary ways to understand ageism, including social
and psychological theories of ageism, economic development, ageism
as frame or lens, and ageism at the intersection of various social
categories such as gender and race. They then put ageism in the
context of mass media, h ealth care, employment, and public policy.
This short text is an ideal addition to courses on sociology of
aging, social policy, and social problems.
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