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The popular referendum of 1974 which affirmed Italy's recently-won
divorce law is widely regarded as a turning point in modern Italian
history, but the long story behind that struggle has remained
largely unfamiliar. Using the debates over divorce as a lens, this
book is a study of the quest to modernize Italy, Italians, and
Italian marriage. Although the 1974 referendum settled Italy's
'divorce question, ' the issues at the heart of that question -
particularly the relationship between individual rights, the state,
and religion - remain central to modern politics.
A collection of state of the art reflections by fourteen leading
experts in the field of multinational federalism. Seymour and
Gagnon have gathered contributions from philosophers, political
scientists and jurists dealing with the accommodation of peoples in
countries like Belgium, Canada, Europe, Great Britain, India and
Spain.
This volume locates and explores historical and contemporary sites
of contested meanings of Holocaust memory across a range of
geographical, geo-political, and disciplinary contexts, identifying
and critically engaging with the nature and expression of these
meanings within their relevant contexts, elucidating the political,
social, and cultural underpinnings and consequences of these
meanings, and offering interventions in the contemporary debates of
Holocaust memory that suggest ways forward for the future.
Taking a sociocultural and educational approach, Language and
Linguistics in Context: Readings and Applications for Teachers:
*introduces basic linguistic concepts and current perspectives on
language acquisition; *considers the role of linguistic change
(especially in English) in the politics of language; *acknowledges
the role of linguists in current policies involving language;
*offers insights into the relationship between the structure of
language systems and first- and second-language acquisition; the
study of language across culture, class, race, gender, and
ethnicity; and between language study and literacy and education;
and *provides readers with a basis for understanding current
educational debates about bilingual education, non-standard
dialects, English only movements, literacy methodologies, and
generally the importance to teaching of the study of language. The
text is organized into three thematic units - "What is Language and
How is It Acquired?"; "How Does Language Change?"; and "What is
Literacy?". To achieve both breadth and depth - that is, to provide
a "big picture" view of basic linguistics and at the same time make
it specific enough for the beginner - a selection of readings,
including personal language narratives, is provided to both
introduce and clarify linguistic concepts. The readings, by
well-known theoretical and applied linguists and researchers from
various disciplines, are diverse in level and range of topics and
vary in level of linguistic formalism. Pedagogical features: This
text is designed for a range of courses in English and language
arts, bilingualism, applied linguistics, and ESL courses in teacher
education programs. Each unit contains a substantive introduction
to the topic, followed by the readings. Each reading concludes with
Questions to Think About including one Extending Your Understanding
question, and a short list of Terms to Define. Each unit ends with
additional Extending Your Understanding and Making Connections
activities that engage readers in applying what they have read to
teaching and suggested projects and a bibliography of Print and Web
Resources. The readings and apparatus are arranged so that the
material can be modified to fit many course plans and schemes of
presentation. To help individual instructors make the most
effective use of the text in specific classes, a set of matrixes is
provided suggesting configurations of readings for different types
of linguistics and education classes.
Taking a sociocultural and educational approach, Language and
Linguistics in Context: Readings and Applications for
Teachers:introduces basic linguistic concepts and current
perspectives on language acquisition;considers the role of
linguistic change (especially in English) in the politics of
language;acknowledges the role of linguists in current policies
involving language; offers insights into the relationship between
the structure of language systems and first- and second-language
acquisition; the study of language across culture, class, race,
gender, and ethnicity; and between language study and literacy and
education; andprovides readers with a basis for understanding
current educational debates about bilingual education, non-standard
dialects, English only movements, literacy methodologies, and
generally the importance to teaching of the study of language. The
text is organized into three thematic units - "What is Language and
How is It Acquired?"; "How Does Language Change?"; and "What is
Literacy?". To achieve both breadth and depth - that is, to provide
a "big picture" view of basic linguistics and at the same time make
it specific enough for the beginner - a selection of readings,
including personal language narratives, is provided to both
introduce and clarify linguistic concepts. The readings, by
well-known theoretical and applied linguists and researchers from
various disciplines, are diverse in level and range of topics and
vary in level of linguistic formalism. Pedagogical features: This
text is designed for a range of courses in English and language
arts, bilingualism, applied linguistics, and ESL courses in teacher
education programs. Each unit contains a substantive introduction
to the topic, followed by the readings. Each reading concludes with
Questions to Think About including one Extending Your U
Published in association with  While higher education
has rarely employed ROI methodology—focusing more on balancing
its revenue streams, such as federal, state, and local
appropriations, tuition, and endowments with its costs—the rapid
growth of online education and the history of how it has evolved,
with its potential for institutional transformation and as a major
source of revenue, as well as its need for substantial and
long-term investment, makes the use of ROI an imperative. This book
both demonstrates how ROI is a critical tool for strategic planning
and outlines the process for determining ROI. The book's expert
contributors lay the foundation for developing new practices to
meet the compelling challenges of online education and identify new
models that offer the potential for transforming the educational
system, meeting new workforce demands, and ultimately improving the
economy. The opening chapters of the book explore the dimensions of
ROI as a strategic planning process, offering guiding principles as
well as methods of measurement and progress tracking, and
demonstrate the impact of ROI across the institution. The book
identifies the role of previously overlooked constituents—such as
online professionals as critical partners for developing
institutional strategy and institutional stakeholders for vital
input on inclusivity, diversity, and equity—and their
increasingly important role in impacting the ROI of online
programs. Subsequent chapters offer a range of approaches to ROI
reflecting the strategic priorities and types of return
institutions seek from their investment in online programming,
whether they be increased profits or surpluses via reduced expenses
or increased operating efficiencies or the development of increased
brand awareness for their programs. They also address the growing
competitive environment of recent commercial entrants and online
program managers (OPMs). The contributors offer best practices for
setting goals and identifying benchmarks for increasing and
measuring payback, including the creation of cross-functional ROI
teams from across an institution; and further address the
advantages and disadvantages of universities partnering with
external providers, or even other colleges and universities, to
provide online programs with them and for them. Â This book
offers presidents and senior administrators, faculty engaged in
shared governance, online learning administrators, and stakeholders
representing student, community and employer interests with a
rigorous process for developing an online strategy.
A collection of state of the art reflections by fourteen leading
experts in the field of multinational federalism. Seymour and
Gagnon have gathered contributions from philosophers, political
scientists and jurists dealing with the accommodation of peoples in
countries like Belgium, Canada, Europe, Great Britain, India and
Spain.
This volume locates and explores historical and contemporary sites
of contested meanings of Holocaust memory across a range of
geographical, geo-political, and disciplinary contexts, identifying
and critically engaging with the nature and expression of these
meanings within their relevant contexts, elucidating the political,
social, and cultural underpinnings and consequences of these
meanings, and offering interventions in the contemporary debates of
Holocaust memory that suggest ways forward for the future.
The popular referendum of 1974 which affirmed Italy's recently-won
divorce law is widely regarded as a turning point in modern Italian
history, but the long story behind that struggle has remained
largely unfamiliar. Using the debates over divorce as a lens, this
book is a study of the quest to modernize Italy, Italians, and
Italian marriage.
Brett Taylor, a 32-year-old corporate pilot and seaplane owner,
accepts a job to deliver cargo for two Russian men he meets in a
Caribbean bar. He is unaware of a black market deal about to
transpire between the men and the South African diamond cartel.
When the deal goes south, Brett narrowly escapes at sunset with the
cartel's goods in his crippled seaplane. Days later, he awakens in
a Los Angeles hospital with a bad concussion and a serious case of
amnesia. It is there that he meets Melissa Martin, a beautiful
therapist tasked with the challenge of helping him rediscover his
recent past. With his memory returning and the cartel hot on his
trail, the chase begins, leaving Brett with the ultimate decision
of whether to keep the valuable cargo, or lose the woman he has
come to love.
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