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Most of the research done in social cognition has been conducted
with younger adults and may not be applicable to a much older
population. Social Cognition and Aging provides a snapshot view of
research that has been done with older adults or is directly
applicable to this population. Focusing on issues of self identity,
social interactions, and social perceptions, this book provides a
broad overview of how aging affects one's own perceptions and
actions as well as how others perceive and interact with the aged.
Coverage includes such topics as self-control, memory, resilience,
age stereotypes, moral development, and the "art" of living. With
contributions from top researchers in both gerontology and
psychology, this book is an important reference for academics and
professionals alike in personality, cognition, social psychology,
adult development, sociology, and gerontology.
At a time of bitter national polarization, there is a critical need
for leaders who can help us better communicate with one another. In
A Search for Common Ground, Rick Hess and Pedro Noguera, who have
often fallen on opposing sides of the ideological aisle over the
past couple of decades, candidly talk through their differences on
some of the toughest issues in K-12 education today-from school
choice to testing to diversity to privatization. They offer a
sharp, honest debate that digs deep into their disagreements,
enabling them to find a surprising amount of common ground along
the way. Written as a series of back-and-forth exchanges, this
engaging book illustrates a model of responsible, civil debate
between those with substantial, principled differences. It is also
a powerful meditation on where 21st-century school improvement can
and should go next. Book Features: Modeling dialogue: Rick and
Pedro provide a model for how to sort through complicated issues
and find common ground in today's atmosphere of distrust.
Deliberate, sustained exchange: Rick and Pedro demonstrate how
deliberate, sustained reflection allows them to respectfully flesh
out differences and sharpen their own thoughts. Left and Right
Politics: Rick (generally Right) and Pedro (generally Left) offer a
window into where they do and don't agree on education and point
the way to principled cooperation. Readable and conversational:
Rather than pushing a partisan agenda, Rick and Pedro have crafted
a stimulating read for education newcomers and experts alike.
Unique approach: While other books about the different sides of the
education debates simply present paired essays, Rick and Pedro
actually engage with each other to strive for a deeper
understanding of their differences.
Intraperitoneal chemotherapy is increasingly being used as
first-line treatment for ovarian cancer. Nevertheless, it is
difficult for the oncologist to find a definitive text that
documents both the fundamental methods required to optimize therapy
and the up-to-date results of phase I, II, and III clinical trials.
With this in mind, the editors of Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy have
assembled a team of highly experienced clinicians and researchers
to cover every aspect of the subject. The topics addressed include
treatment principles, patient, drug, and catheter selection,
administration guidelines, the role of hyperthermia, supportive
care requirements, novel drugs, and the most recent results of
clinical trials. This book will be an invaluable source of
information for both practicing clinical oncologists and
oncologists in training.
Join The Corso’s Kids on a fantastic adventure to save a
fairytale princess that celebrates the magic of possibility and
imagination! Giorgia, Marlie, and Zoey are three sisters who love
helping their mom bake cookies in the family bakery, but little do
they know that the cookie characters they bake come from a magical
place! One day, when their mom leaves to pick up some ingredients
from the store, the sisters discover the secret of her magic spoon
– which transports them on a high-flying adventure to save a
fairytale princess. Together the Corso’s kids discover the magic
of Storytown, a place where children’s fantasies become real and
make new friends who teach them how anything is possible! Author
Peter Hess introduces this fun and whimsical rhyming picture book
based on the true story of how Corso’s Cookies began in
co-founder Tina Corso's kitchen and the memories she made while
baking with her three daughters. The Corso’s Kids and the Secret
of the Magic Spoon reminds children ages 4 and up that they have
the magic within them to create anything they desire. An instant
family and classroom favorite that makes a fantastic gift for
birthdays, special occasions, or any educational experience! To
further make an impact, 100% of the book’s profits are donated to
The Corso’s Kids Foundation dedicated to supporting educators,
healthcare professionals, and organizations that work with and help
children suffering from mental illnesses.
Life Writing in the Posthuman Anthropocene is a timely collection
of insightful contributions that negotiate how the genre of life
writing, traditionally tied to the human perspective and thus
anthropocentric qua definition, can provide adequate perspectives
for an age of ecological disasters and global climate change. The
volume's eight chapters illustrate the aptness of life writing and
life writing studies to critically reevaluate the role of "the
human" vis-a-vis non-human others while remaining mindful of
persisting inequalities between humans regarding who causes and who
suffers damage in the Anthropocene age. The authors in this
collection not only expand the toolbox of life writing studies by
engaging with critical insights from the fields of posthumanism and
ecocriticism, but, in turn, also enrich those fields by offering
unique approaches to contemplate the responsibility of humans for
as well as their relational existence in the posthuman
Anthropocene.
Exploring representations of queer aging in North American fiction,
this book illuminates a rich yet previously unheeded intersection
within American culture. At a time when older LGBTQ persons
gradually gain visibility in gerontological studies and in the
media, this work provides a critical perspective concerned with the
ways in which the narratives and images we have at our disposal
shape our realities. Each chapter shines a spotlight on a
significant work of queer fiction, beginning with post-WWII novels
and ending with filmic representations of the 2010s, exploring
narratives as both reflections and agents of broader cultural
negotiations concerning queer sexuality and aging. As a result, the
book not only redresses queer aging's history of invisibility, but
also reveals narratives of queer aging to be particularly apt in
casting new light on the ways in which growing older is perceived
and conceptualized in North American culture.
Today, educators are looking for ways to utilize classroom time
more effectively. Many thoughtful and forward-looking educators
have reorganized the school calendar from the traditional
nine-month model to one which is more balanced, and they have
experienced the effects of calendar modification in the classroom,
school, district, and community. Balancing the School Calendar is a
compilation of perspectives and research reports from those who
have experienced the urgent necessity of reorganizing time to
effectuate better learning situations for students. Chapter authors
have implemented, studied, or contemplated school calendar change
and the results of the change.
Today, educators are looking for ways to utilize classroom time
more effectively. Many thoughtful and forward-looking educators
have reorganized the school calendar from the traditional
nine-month model to one which is more balanced, and they have
experienced the effects of calendar modification in the classroom,
school, district, and community. Balancing the School Calendar is a
compilation of perspectives and research reports from those who
have experienced the urgent necessity of reorganizing time to
effectuate better learning situations for students. Chapter authors
have implemented, studied, or contemplated school calendar change
and the results of the change.
For more than a decade, school choice has been a flashpoint in
debates about our nation's schooling. Perhaps the most commonly
advanced argument for school choice is the notion that markets will
force public schools to improve, particularly in those urban areas
where improvement has proved so elusive. However, the question of
how public schools respond to market conditions has received
surprisingly little attention. Revolution at the Margins examines
the impact of school vouchers and charter schooling on three urban
school districts, explores the causes of the behavior observed, and
explains how the structure of competition is likely to shape the
way it affects the future of public education. The book draws on
research conducted in three school districts at the center of the
school choice debate during the 1990s: Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
Cleveland, Ohio; and Edgewood, Texas. Case studies examine each of
these three districts from the inception of their local school
choice program through the conclusion of the 1999 school year. The
three school districts studied did not respond to competition by
emphasizing productivity or efficiency. Instead, under pressure to
provide some evidence of response, administrators tended to expand
public relations efforts and to chip holes in the rules,
regulations, and procedures that regulate public sector
organizations. Inefficient practices were not rooted out, but some
rules and procedures that protect employees and vocal
constituencies were relaxed. Public school systems are driven by
political logic, according to Hess, and their incentives lead them
to respond generally through symbolic and metaphorical gestures.
Choice-induced changes in public school systems will be shaped by
public governance, the market context in which they operate, and
their organizational characteristics. Revolution at the Margins
encourages scholars and policymakers to think more carefully about
the costs and benefits of educational competition, to understand
how competitive effects will be heavily shaped by the outcomes of
more conventional efforts to reform schooling, and to reevaluate
some of the facile promises of market-based education reform.
Recent scholarship has brought to light the existence of a dynamic
world of specifically Jewish forms of literature in the nineteenth
century--fiction by Jews, about Jews, and often designed largely
for Jews. This volume makes this material accessible to English
speakers for the first time, offering a selection of Jewish fiction
from France, Great Britain, and the German-speaking world. The
stories are remarkably varied, ranging from historical fiction to
sentimental romance, to social satire, but they all engage with key
dilemmas including assimilation, national allegiance, and the
position of women. Offering unique insights into the hopes and
fears of Jews experiencing the dramatic impact of modernity, the
literature collected in this book will provide compelling reading
for all those interested in modern Jewish history and culture,
whether general readers, students, or scholars.
Recent scholarship has brought to light the existence of a dynamic
world of specifically Jewish forms of literature in the nineteenth
centuryOCofiction by Jews, about Jews, and often designed largely
for Jews. This volume makes this material accessible to English
speakers for the first time, offering a selection of Jewish fiction
from France, Great Britain, and the German-speaking world. The
stories are remarkably varied, ranging from historical fiction to
sentimental romance, to social satire, but they all engage with key
dilemmas including assimilation, national allegiance, and the
position of women. Offering unique insights into the hopes and
fears of Jews experiencing the dramatic impact of modernity, the
literature collected in this book will provide compelling reading
for all those interested in modern Jewish history and culture,
whether general readers, students, or scholars.
Collectivity: Ontology, Ethics, and Social Justice brings new
voices and new approaches to under-developed areas in the
philosophical literature on collectives and collective action. The
essays in this volume introduce and explore a range of topics that
fall under the more general concept of collectivity, including
collective ontology, collective action, collective obligation, and
collective responsibility. A number of the chapters link
collectivity directly to significant issues of social justice. The
volume addresses a variety of questions including the ontology and
taxonomy of social groups and other collective entities, ethical
frameworks for understanding the nature and extent of individual
and collective moral obligations, and applications of these
conceptual explorations to oppressive social practices like mass
incarceration, climate change, and global poverty. The essays draw
on a variety of approaches and disciplines, including feminist and
continental approaches and work in legal theory and geography, as
well as more traditional philosophical contributions.
Collectivity: Ontology, Ethics, and Social Justice brings new
voices and new approaches to under-developed areas in the
philosophical literature on collectives and collective action. The
essays in this volume introduce and explore a range of topics that
fall under the more general concept of collectivity, including
collective ontology, collective action, collective obligation, and
collective responsibility. A number of the chapters link
collectivity directly to significant issues of social justice. The
volume addresses a variety of questions including the ontology and
taxonomy of social groups and other collective entities, ethical
frameworks for understanding the nature and extent of individual
and collective moral obligations, and applications of these
conceptual explorations to oppressive social practices like mass
incarceration, climate change, and global poverty. The essays draw
on a variety of approaches and disciplines, including feminist and
continental approaches and work in legal theory and geography, as
well as more traditional philosophical contributions.
Intraperitoneal chemotherapy is increasingly being used as
first-line treatment for ovarian cancer. Nevertheless, it is
difficult for the oncologist to find a definitive text that
documents both the fundamental methods required to optimize therapy
and the up-to-date results of phase I, II, and III clinical trials.
With this in mind, the editors of Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy have
assembled a team of highly experienced clinicians and researchers
to cover every aspect of the subject. The topics addressed include
treatment principles, patient, drug, and catheter selection,
administration guidelines, the role of hyperthermia, supportive
care requirements, novel drugs, and the most recent results of
clinical trials. This book will be an invaluable source of
information for both practicing clinical oncologists and
oncologists in training.
1. P. Knops, N. Sendhoff, H.-B. Mekelburger, F. Voegtle, Bonn/FRG
HighDilution Reactions - New Synthetic Applications 2. A.
Ostrowicki, E. Koepp, F. Voegtle, Bonn/FRG The "Cesium Effect":
Syntheses of Medio- and Macrocyclic Compounds 3. J. Dohm, F.
Voegtle, Bonn/FRG Synthesis of (Strained) Macrocycles by Sulfone
Pyrolysis 4. Q. Meng, M. Hesse, Zurich/Switzerland Ring Closure
Methods in the Synthesis of Macrocyclic Natural Products 5. J.L.
Sessler, A.K. Burrell, Austin, TX/USA Expanded Porphyrins
An authoritative work that provides a detailed review of the
current status of cancer prevention and control practice and
research. This volume is an essential reference guide and tool for
primary care physicians, the research community and students.
Written as a collaborative work by the faculty of the nationally
renowned Cancer Prevention and Control Program at the Arizona
Cancer Center, this book brings together the expertise of
specialists in the field of cancer prevention and control to
provide the medical and research community that does not specialize
in this field with insight to the disciplines of cancer prevention
and control.
No Child Left Behind (NCLB) is the single most influential piece of
federal education legislation in American history, and Hess and
Petrilli provide a concise yet comprehensive look at this important
and controversial act. Signed into law in 2002, NCLB seeks to
ensure that all American students are proficient in math, reading,
and science by 2014. Trumping two centuries of state primacy in
K-12 education, it set standards for measuring student performance,
ensuring the quality of teachers, and providing options for
students in ineffective schools. The authors trace the heritage of
these new policies, explain how they work, and examine the
challenges of their implementation.
Life Writing in the Posthuman Anthropocene is a timely collection
of insightful contributions that negotiate how the genre of life
writing, traditionally tied to the human perspective and thus
anthropocentric qua definition, can provide adequate perspectives
for an age of ecological disasters and global climate change. The
volume's eight chapters illustrate the aptness of life writing and
life writing studies to critically reevaluate the role of "the
human" vis-a-vis non-human others while remaining mindful of
persisting inequalities between humans regarding who causes and who
suffers damage in the Anthropocene age. The authors in this
collection not only expand the toolbox of life writing studies by
engaging with critical insights from the fields of posthumanism and
ecocriticism, but, in turn, also enrich those fields by offering
unique approaches to contemplate the responsibility of humans for
as well as their relational existence in the posthuman
Anthropocene.
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The Great School Rethink
Frederick M Hess
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An invigorating examination of the potential for meaningful change
in education, from one of the nation's most astute observers of
schooling and school improvement. In The Great School Rethink,
education policy sentinel Frederick M. Hess offers a pithy and
perceptive appraisal of American schooling and finds, in the
uncertain period following pandemic disruption, an ideal moment to
reimagine US education. Now is the time, he asserts, to ask hard
questions about how schools use time and talent, how they work with
parents, what they do with digital tools, and how they meet the
needs of their communities. As Hess explains, to rethink is to
acknowledge the realities of the education system while opening
one’s mind to possibility. With characteristic verve and wit,
Hess guides readers through his rethink process, a versatile and
easily implemented approach to identifying issues and brainstorming
possible responses. He encourages readers to explore what
improvements might alleviate current pressures and frustrations,
such as teacher shortages and burnout, declining student
performance, and compromised learning time. Whether their goal is
to achieve better student engagement, increase parent involvement,
or implement personalized learning, readers will develop the
mindset to ask the right questions, to fully understand the problem
that’s being solved, and to evaluate the probable effectiveness
of proposed solutions. Brimming with challenging questions, robust
exercises, and eye-opening data, this book is a must-read for
education professionals, parent advocates, and anyone passionate
about the future of American education.
Before Fiddler on the Roof, before The Jazz Singer, there was
Deborah, a tear-jerking melodrama about a Jewish woman forsaken by
her non-Jewish lover. Within a few years of its 1849 debut in
Hamburg, the play was seen on stages across Germany and Austria, as
well as throughout Europe, the British Empire, and North America.
The German-Jewish elite complained that the playwright, Jewish
writer S. H. Mosenthal, had written a drama bearing little
authentic Jewish content, while literary critics protested that the
play lacked the formal coherence of great tragedy. Yet despite its
lackluster critical reception, Deborah became a blockbuster, giving
millions of theatergoers the pleasures of sympathizing with an
exotic Jewish woman. It spawned adaptations with titles from Leah,
the Forsaken to Naomi, the Deserted, burlesques, poems, operas in
Italian and Czech, musical selections for voice and piano, a
British novel fraudulently marketed in the United States as the
original basis for the play, three American silent films, and
thousands of souvenir photographs of leading actresses from
Adelaide Ristori to Sarah Bernhardt in character as Mosenthal's
forsaken Jewess. For a sixty-year period, Deborah and its many
offshoots provided audiences with the ultimate feel-good experience
of tearful sympathy and liberal universalism. With Deborah and Her
Sisters, Jonathan M. Hess offers the first comprehensive history of
this transnational phenomenon, focusing on its unique ability to
bring Jews and non-Jews together during a period of increasing
antisemitism. Paying careful attention to local performances and
the dynamics of transnational exchange, Hess asks that we take
seriously the feelings this commercially successful drama provoked
as it drove its diverse audiences to tears. Following a vast paper
trail in theater archives and in the press, Deborah and Her Sisters
reconstructs the allure that Jewishness held in nineteenth-century
popular culture and explores how the Deborah sensation generated a
liberal culture of compassion with Jewish suffering that extended
beyond the theater walls.
For generations of German-speaking Jews, the works of Goethe and
Schiller epitomized the world of European high culture, a realm
that Jews actively participated in as both readers and consumers.
Yet from the 1830s on, Jews writing in German also produced a vast
corpus of popular fiction that was explicitly Jewish in content,
audience, and function. "Middlebrow Literature and the Making of
German-Jewish Identity" offers the first comprehensive
investigation in English of this literature, which sought to
navigate between tradition and modernity, between Jewish history
and the German present, and between the fading walls of the ghetto
and the promise of a new identity as members of a German
bourgeoisie. This study examines the ways in which popular fiction
assumed an unprecedented role in shaping Jewish identity during
this period. It locates in nineteenth-century Germany a defining
moment of the modern Jewish experience and the beginnings of a
tradition of Jewish belles lettres that is in many ways still with
us today.
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