Taking a close look at the issue of the arts and school reform, this book explores in detail how the incorporation of the arts into the identity of a school can be key to its resilience. Based on the A+ School Program, an arts-based school reform effort, it is much more than a report of a single case - this landmark study is a comprehensive, longitudinal analysis of arts in education initiatives that discusses the political, fiscal, and curricular implications inherent in taking the arts seriously.

Offering a model for implementation as well as evaluation that can be widely adapted in other schools and school districts, this book will inspire arts educators to move from advocating more arts to advocating the arts as a way to reform schools. Administrators and policy makers will see how curriculum integration can be used to revitalize and energize schools and serve as a springboard to wider reform initiatives. Researchers and students across the fields of arts education, school reform, organizational change, and foundations of education will be informed and enlightened by this real-world scenario of large-scale school reform.

Taking a close look at the issue of the arts and school reform, this book explores in detail how the incorporation of the arts into the identity of a school can be key to its resilience. Based on the A+ School Program, an arts-based school reform effort, it is much more than a report of a single case - this landmark study is a comprehensive, longitudinal analysis of arts in education initiatives that discusses the political, fiscal, and curricular implications inherent in taking the arts seriously.

Offering a model for implementation as well as evaluation that can be widely adapted in other schools and school districts, this book will inspire arts educators to move from advocating more arts to advocating the arts as a way to reform schools. Administrators and policy makers will see how curriculum integration can be used to revitalize and energize schools and serve as a springboard to wider reform initiatives. Researchers and students across the fields of arts education, school reform, organizational change, and foundations of education will be informed and enlightened by this real-world scenario of large-scale school reform.

For the many children torn from their families, taken miles from home and placed with strangers, the evacuation at the outbreak of the Second World War was a life-changing experience. In Goodnight Children, Everywhere, men and women who were children at the time recall their poignant memories of being labelled, lined up and taken away. Their parents, urged by the government not to see the children off on the buses and trains, had no assurance that they would ever see their sons and daughters again. No lives were lost and no one was injured. Not so considered was the psychological wellbeing of these suddenly dislocated children. Some children were advantaged by the dramatic change in their lives; others, separated from all they knew and loved, suffered unendurable heartbreak. This is their story.

This book is a unique surgical pathology grossing atlas, comprised of a collection of photos of various anatomic specimens frequently encountered in routine and frozen surgical pathology practice, including various organ systems. The photos in this atlas have been collected over many years of practicing surgical pathology in one of the largest medical centers in the world, and include emphasis on important anatomic landmarks and explanations on how to properly orient, section and sample anatomic specimens. The use of actual gross images allows readers to more readily apply the grossing tips to actual specimens that they encounter at the grossing bench. Each chapter is arranged by organ system and includes essential tips for grossing each specimen and sample dictations with all the essential elements that must be addressed for proper assessment of each organ specimen. Written by expert pathologists, Atlas of Surgical Pathology Grossing is an excellent resource for pathologists, medical and pathology assistant students, residents, both in surgery and pathology, and pathology assistants.

Sunflower is an important edible oilseed crop in India. The major constraint in profitable sunflower cultivation is the susceptibility to Alternaria leaf spot / blight caused by A. helianthi. This has necessitated to study the implications of seed borne nature of A. helianthi of sunflower on seed quality and to find out suitable method for detection of A. helianthi. Studies on cultural, morphological and molecular variation of A. helianthi isolates collected from different locations in Andhra Pradesh were also made. Significant adverse effects of A. helianthi on seed quality parameters viz., germination, seed vigour and moisture content and oil content were also observed. Among different detection methods, Sunflower leaf extract medium (SLEM) was found best in detection of the pathogen in the infected seed samples. Molecular variability of A. helianthi isolates using RAPD analysis with 43 random primers indicated distinct RAPD bands in OPM 16, OPC11 and OPBC 2 markers. Irrespective of districts and genotypes, isolates collected from sunflower seed samples does not exhibit any correlation between cultural, morphological and molecular characters studied.

"In every city, everywhere, men and women, young and not so young, hang out in bars and clubs, troll the internet, join singles groups, hoping to meet that special someone who will transform their lives." "That Ridiculous Blue Sky" tells of Marsha, Helen, and Janet, three very different women, who meet at a promotional event for "Magdalena, the Mediterranean Matchmaker." Their lives are transformed-but not as they could possibly have foreseen Acclaim for Monica Morris's "Falling in Love Again: The Mature Woman's Guide to Finding Romantic Fulfillment." (Square One Publishers. New York): ."Morris, thrust into the dating scene after being widowed, speaks to intimidated readers as a knowledgeable older sister, using her own experience and case studies to encourage love-seeking again." -"Library Journal" "I highly recommend Dr. Morris' book.as a valuable and helpful guide for women seeking personal fulfillment and companionship.I appreciate the author's careful assessment of the labyrinth awaiting those re-entering the uncertain world of dating." -Janice Smithers, PhD