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This book confronts readers with questions emerging from the 'gap'
between EU aspirations to reduce youth unemployment without
increasing social exclusion - and what is actually happening in
practice. Aimed at a diverse readership, it is based on a three
year European Union (EU) project into education, training, guidance
and employment (ETG) programmes for young adults across six
countries. Insights are grounded in the lives and stories of
disadvantaged young adults, and of those who work with them,
bringing to life unintended impacts of well intended interventions.
The authors consider the influence of shifting political and
pedagogical ideologies in the EU on local practices and young
peoples' lives and choices. They also consider the impact of policy
and performance management discourses 'on the ground'. This work
uses rigorous yet innovative narrative forms to invite readers into
a 'whole system' inquiry into these complexities. Unemployed Youth
and Social Exclusion in Europe will make an important contribution
to reflecting critically on current policy and practice, as well as
to academic understandings of unemployed youth, and restrictive and
reflexive approaches to learning for inclusion across Europe.
This book confronts readers with questions emerging from the 'gap'
between EU aspirations to reduce youth unemployment without
increasing social exclusion - and what is actually happening in
practice. Aimed at a diverse readership, it is based on a three
year European Union (EU) project into education, training, guidance
and employment (ETG) programmes for young adults across six
countries. Insights are grounded in the lives and stories of
disadvantaged young adults, and of those who work with them,
bringing to life unintended impacts of well intended interventions.
The authors consider the influence of shifting political and
pedagogical ideologies in the EU on local practices and young
peoples' lives and choices. They also consider the impact of policy
and performance management discourses 'on the ground'. This work
uses rigorous yet innovative narrative forms to invite readers into
a 'whole system' inquiry into these complexities. Unemployed Youth
and Social Exclusion in Europe will make an important contribution
to reflecting critically on current policy and practice, as well as
to academic understandings of unemployed youth, and restrictive and
reflexive approaches to learning for inclusion across Europe.
When her father leaves and mother becomes ill, a girl is sent to
live with a distant relative where she learns some hard life
lessons. The girl encounters both good and bad people, but
maintains her Christian values. Ellen Montgomery's life drastically
changes when she's forced to move in with her estranged Aunt
Fortune. The environment is cold and oppressive, a stark comparison
to her mother's comforting home. Despite the changes, Ellen
explores her new community making several friends along the way. As
the years pass, she experiences sickness, death and eventually
love. She uses her faith to guide her through many unexpected
trials and tribulations. Ellen's story is a testament to a person's
ability to stay kind and optimistic no matter the circumstance. The
Wide, Wide World was Susan Warner's first and biggest commercial
success. It is considered a fixture in the domestic genre
showcasing the growing pains of womanhood. Aside from Uncle Tom's
Cabin, Warner's was one of the most circulated novels of its time.
With an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset
manuscript, this edition of The Wide, Wide World is both modern and
readable.
More than 11 million women run regularly, a number that's growing
every year. They tend to be educated and affluent-the perfect
audience for "Sole Sisters."
Half of all runners are women, and they are changing the face of
the sport. It's a social outlet, a healthful way to improve mental
well-being, and an opportunity to form bonds with like-minded
women.
"Sole Sisters: Stories of Women and Running" is a gripping
collection of stories that captures the inspirational heart of the
women's running. Authors Jennifer Lin and Susan Warner have
interviewed women of all ages from all walks of life and all parts
of the country. All of their subjects have one thing in common:
Running has transformed them. There are both heartrending stories
of grief and survival and lighthearted tales of friendship. Among
them are:
* Sisters who competed in a 5K race to honor a sister who survived
breast cancer.
* A 9/11 widow who ran her first marathon to honor the memory of
her husband.
* A 65-year-old woman who overcame obesity and alcoholism to finish
the grueling Ironman triathlon.
* An unknown runner from Norway named Grete Waitz who decided to
run a marathon-and changed the face of the sport.
"Sole Sisters: Stories of Women and Running" is not just for women
who run. It appeals to all women who know what it means to have the
support of others who share their trials and triumphs. "Sole
Sisters: Stories of Women and Running" is sometimes touching,
sometimes funny, and always inspiring.
When her father leaves and mother becomes ill, a girl is sent to
live with a distant relative where she learns some hard life
lessons. The girl encounters both good and bad people, but
maintains her Christian values. Ellen Montgomery’s life
drastically changes when she’s forced to move in with her
estranged Aunt Fortune. The environment is cold and oppressive, a
stark comparison to her mother’s comforting home. Despite the
changes, Ellen explores her new community making several friends
along the way. As the years pass, she experiences sickness, death
and eventually love. She uses her faith to guide her through many
unexpected trials and tribulations. Ellen’s story is a testament
to a person’s ability to stay kind and optimistic no matter the
circumstance. The Wide, Wide World was Susan Warner’s first and
biggest commercial success. It is considered a fixture in the
domestic genre showcasing the growing pains of womanhood. Aside
from Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Warner’s was one of the most circulated
novels of its time. With an eye-catching new cover, and
professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of The Wide, Wide
World is both modern and readable.
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Melbourne House
Susan Warner
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Say and Seal; Volume 1
Anna Bartlett Warner, Susan Warner
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Say and Seal; Volume 1
Anna Bartlett Warner, Susan Warner
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