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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -The book approaches the language experiments with great apes performed in the last 50 years from the point of view of logical semantics, speech act theory, and philosophy of the social sciences based on the linguistic turn in philosophy. The author reconstructs the experiments with the great apes Washoe, Chantek, Lana, Sherman, Austin, Kanzi, Sarah and Sheba who were taught various kinds of languages, including the language of mathematics. From the point of view of the philosophy of science these experiments are interpreted as being part of the social sciences. The book proposes new mathematical experiments that are based on modern semantical reconstruction of the language of mathematics. The author shows that modern scientific research into great apes has shifted from natural science to social science. 102 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Die Studie zeigt, wie hansische Tagfahrten durch Repräsentation und Zeremoniell zum Schauplatz von Rang und Ansehen wurden und sich die Kommunikation der Beteiligten um den Erhalt von Ehre drehte. Für Hansetage um 1500 liegen Reiserechnungen von Teilnehmern sowie Gesandtschaftsberichte vor, die das informelle Prozedere hansischer Verhandlungen beleuchten. Im Abgleich mit der Reichstagsforschung werden die begrifflichen Grundlagen gelegt, um dann auf Basis eines kommunikationsgeschichtlichen Zugangs die gegenseitigen Ehrenbezeugungen theoretisch zu fassen. Betrachtet werden Kleidung, Beherbergung, Spielleute, Ehrenweingaben, Gastmähler, Prozessionen und Sitzordnungen. Die Ehrsemantik bildete einen Orientierungsrahmen und sicherte in Zeiten schwach ausgebildeter Verfasstheit die Kohärenz nach innen sowie Wandelbarkeit in der politischen Kommunikation.BoD - Books on Demand, In de Tarpen 42, 22848 Norderstedt 154 pp. Deutsch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Die Studie befasst sich mit der Strafrechts- und Kriminalitätsgeschichte Kiels im 15. und 16. Jahrhundert. Als Quelle gibt das Varbuch Aufschluss über vor Gericht verhandelte Fälle von Kapitalverbrechen. Aus dem Vergleich normgebender Rechtsquellen mit der Strafrechtspraxis ergibt sich eine andauernde gesellschaftliche Ungleichheit zu Gunsten vermögender und angesehener Personengruppen vor Gericht. Durch die Aufnahme von Ansätzen der Historischen Kriminalitätsforschung liegt erstmals eine sozialgeschichtliche Analyse des Varbuchs als Quelle zur Kriminalitätsgeschichte vor. In der Schichtspezifik von Straftaten sowie der sozialen Einbindung, Spezialisierung und Mobilität der Delinquenten äußert sich die Alltäglichkeit spätmittelalterlicher, städtischer Kriminalität. 186 pp. Deutsch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Die 16. FORSI-Sicherheitswirtschaftstage knüpften an die von Professor Stober begründete, über 15-jährige Tradition des Forschungsinstituts für Compliance, Sicherheitswirtschaft und Unternehmenssicherheit (FORSI) an und fanden unter dem Leitsatz «Unternehmenssicherheit und Sicherheitswirtschaft ¿ Wachsende Bedeutung, wachsender Anspruch! » statt. Die Referenten nutzten den Themenkomplex, um kritische Aspekte der aktuellen Entwicklung in der Sicherheitsbranche aufzuzeigen. Der Tagungsband berichtet über die Ergebnisse der Sicherheitswirtschaftstage 2015 und befasst sich mit aktuellen Sicherheitsfragen aus der Perspektive von staatlichen Aufsichtsbehörden, Führungskräften der privaten Sicherheitswirtschaft, Polizei, Verbandsvertretern, Rechtsanwälten, Datenschützern sowie Wissenschaftlern. 118 pp. Deutsch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Der Sammelband erörtert aus verschiedenen Blickwinkeln die Bedeutung von Diversität in exemplarisch ausgewählten Hochschulen und Bildungssystemen in Europa sowie in der Lehrer_innenbildung in Deutschland. Damit verbunden ist die Frage, was getan werden kann, um den Herausforderungen der Diversität und der Internationalisierung konstruktiv zu begegnen. Weitere Theoriebildung und konkrete Vorschläge zeigen Wege auf, um die Bildungsbeteiligung aller Menschen, unabhängig von ihrer sozio-ökonomischen, religiösen, ethnischen, kulturellen Herkunft und Zugehörigkeit, ihres Geschlechtes, ihrer sexuellen Orientierung, ihres Alters, ihrer kognitiven und motorischen Fähigkeiten sowie ihrer Sprachen, zu begünstigen und zu erhöhen.Peter Lang Group AG Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaft, Place de la gare 12, 1003 LAUSANNE 204 pp. Deutsch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Ein Vierteljahrhundert nach den demokratischen Transformationen in Mittel- und Osteuropa ziehen polnische, österreichische, deutsche, ungarische und tschechische Literaturforscher eine Zwischenbilanz über die Bedeutung dieser politischen, sozialen und kulturellen Veränderungen für die mitteleuropäische Literaturlandschaft. Die in diesem Band versammelten Stimmen gehen der Fragestellung aus unterschiedlichen Perspektiven nach: Sie ergründen sowohl die Folgen der «Wende» für das Literaturschaffen (neue poetische Verfahrensweisen und Gattungen, neue Themenbereiche, neue Identitätsentwürfe) als auch die Thematisierungen der «Wende» in den Werken der SchriftstellerInnen aus Mittel- und Osteuropa sowie der ehemaligen DDR. 260 pp. Deutsch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Boondock Kollage: Stories from the Hip Hop South is a collection of twelve short stories that addresses issues of race, place, and identity in the post¿Civil Rights American South. Using historical, spectral, and hip hop infused fiction, Boondock Kollage critically engages readers to question the intersections of regionalism and black culture in current American society.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 162 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Education, Assessment, and the Desire for Dissonance aims to address the contentious practice of assessment in schools and universities within a poststructuralist educational paradigm. Within the theoretical paradigm of Foucault¿s (1994) notions of governmentality, subjectification and dissonance, the book examines why, through which and in which ways (how) educational assessment should unfold considering the challenges of globalized and cosmopolitan dimensions of educational change that have beset educational institutions. Waghid and Davids show how conceptual derivatives of Foucauldian governmentality, in particular the notions of power, panopticon and surveillance, dispositive, freedom and resistance¿as relational concepts¿affect assessment in universities and schools. The authors argue why universities and schools cannot be complacent or non-responsive to current understandings and practices of assessment. In the main, the authors contend that a Foucauldian notion of powerful, subjectified and dissonant assessment can, firstly, be extended to an Agambenian (2011) notion of a profane, denudified and rhythmic form of assessment; and secondly, be enhanced by a Derridian (1997) idea of friendship that bridges a Foucauldian view of governmental assessment with an Agambenian view of ethical assessment. Friendship allows people to act responsibly towards one another¿that is, teachers and students acting responsibility towards one another¿and resonates with an ongoing pursuit of rhythmic assessment practices. Such a form of assessment opens up an attentiveness to the incalculable and unexpected encounters that bear the responsibility of acting with one another. The authors conclude that an assessment with teaching and learning can transcend the limitations of an assessment of learning and an assessment for learning. 186 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Das Buch untersucht grammatische Phänomene, die kontrastiv deutsch-polnisch nach dem kommunikativen Ansatz von Ulrich Engel präsentiert werden. Die Autorinnen analysieren die einfachen und satzartigen Formen, die man zur Situierung und Modifizierung der Sachverhalte in Sätzen verwenden kann, sowie deren Einbettung mittels Angaben und Angabesätze. Sie stellen außerdem die Möglichkeiten dar, über Sachverhalte wie über übliche Sachen zu sprechen, und zeigen Wege auf, wie man auf Sachen sprachlich verweisen kann. 182 pp. Deutsch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -In vielen Sachversicherungen, wie etwa in der Gebäudeversicherung, sieht die höchstrichterliche Rechtsprechung einen konkludenten Regressverzicht zu Gunsten eines haftpflichtigen Dritten, etwa des Mieters, wenn der Dritte den Schaden nur leichtfahrlässig verursacht hat. Da die Abgrenzung der leichten von der groben Fahrlässigkeit in der Praxis Schwierigkeiten bereitet, initiierten die Sach- und Haftpflichtversicherer im Jahre 2009 das Teilungsabkommen-Mieterregress, das die Regressabwicklung unter Ausschaltung des Dritten erleichtern sollte. Der Autor beleuchtet die Regressabwicklung in der Gebäudeversicherung nach den geänderten Rahmenbedingungen. Er entwickelt anhand von Beispielen aus Rechtsprechung und Literatur und basierend auf der Gesetzessystematik geeignete Rechtsprinzipien, die die Regressabwicklung erleichtern sollen. Das Buch untersucht dabei zentrale Themen des Versicherungsvertragsrechts, wie den Mieterregress, die grob fahrlässige Herbeiführung des Versicherungsfalls, den Quotenanspruch sowie den Regressverzicht. 160 pp. Deutsch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Das Buch beschäftigt sich mit der Entwicklung, Analyse und Rezeption fremdsprachlicher Lehrmaterialien in den Fremdsprachen Englisch, Französisch, Spanisch und Deutsch als Fremd- und Zweitsprache. Die Beiträge umfassen inhaltsbezogene Analysen, u.a. zur Grammatikpräsentation, zur Diversität von Texten und Aufgaben sowie zur Förderung der interkulturellen Kompetenz. Darüber hinaus gibt es empirische Studien, welche die visuelle Rezeption von Lehrbuchseiten, Kriterien für die Auswahl von analogen und digitalen Lehrmaterialien sowie die Umsetzung einer Lernerorientierung und einer Mehrsprachigkeitsdidaktik untersuchen. Schließlich bietet der Band auch Beiträge, die den Diskurs um Lehrmaterialien aus einer übergreifenden Perspektive heraus betrachten.Peter Lang Group AG Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaft, Place de la gare 12, 1003 LAUSANNE 278 pp. Deutsch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Dieses Buch betrachtet Steuerentlastungen im Rahmen des Energiesteuergesetzes und des Stromsteuergesetzes als eine Form der Steuervergünstigung. Fragen der Gerechtigkeit diskutierend, macht die Autorin Vorschläge für systemgerechte Entlastungen. Darüber hinaus bezieht sie Stellung zur Einführung einer Energiesteuer in Taiwan und vergleicht in Taiwan angestellte Überlegungen zur Energiesteuer mit den Regelungen in Deutschland. 178 pp. Deutsch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -The book presents a collection of papers on a wide range of football issues. Football is a complex and dynamic phenomenon that needs to be examined in various social and historical contexts. It is influenced by social, economic, political and cultural factors while it also affects social life. As a miniature model of social life, football can almost be regarded as a magical game in the sense that it includes several indicators which provide us with the opportunity to collect information about the events taking place. The methods of analyzing and solving problems experienced on football fields and in social life should broaden the perspective, focusing on all actors of football. 138 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This book analyzes how the public character of judgments of taste makes implicit statements in moral and political philosophy. The framework that relates aesthetic, moral, and political aspects into such a triadic relationship is an implicit conception of freedom. In «The Critique of Judgment» Kant elaborates the idea that judgments of taste can only exist where society exists. The author regards Friedrich Schiller¿s and Hannah Arendt¿s approaches on the normative resources of Kant¿s aesthetics for moral and political thought. He evaluates the discovery of the presence of a constant feature of Kant¿s conception of freedom in both his aesthetic and moral theory: freedom as autonomy. 166 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -The present volume monitors new developments concerning religious issues, faith-based organizations, State-Church relations and secularism in the EU, which especially during the past two decades have undergone profound changes, changes which continuously and increasingly alter mentalities and habits, whether belief-related or not. In this collective work, authors develop the major themes that are relevant to their country of expertise, while a final chapter is devoted to the role of the European Courts (ECHR and EU). The different chapters show that in recent years, religion, once thought to be of minor importance in a highly secular society, has made quite a vigorous political comeback. Thus Europe seems to have reached a crucial point in its history, a moment in which future tendencies in the field of religion and secularism are being defined, and negotiated. There is little doubt that the outcome of this process will influence the continent¿s future outlook, as well as its role and relevance in an increasingly globalized world.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 226 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -La réception de George Sand en Pologne est considérée dans ces études par le biais des «¿présences¿» de la romancière dans la culture du pays¿: écrivaine célèbre, femme émancipée et maîtresse de Chopin. C¿est au XIXe siècle que l¿admiration pour l¿¿uvre sandienne se manifestait vivement à travers traductions, essais critiques, spectacles de théâtre, affinités subtiles dans l¿¿uvre des grands romanciers. L¿exemple de la vie de Sand encourageait les Polonaises dans leur activité. Dès le début du XXe siècle, l¿image dominante de Sand devient celle de la maîtresse de Chopin. L¿ouvrage, basé sur des sources inconnues, est unique à fournir une aussi riche bibliographie des traductions polonaises et à embrasser l¿évolution de la réception de Sand en Pologne pendant près de deux siècles. 220 pp. Französisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Die Autorin schlägt anhand der Figur des Cherubino einen Bogen von der Komödienvorlage Beaumarchais über Da Pontes Libretto und Mozarts Partitur bis hin zum Vergleich von Tonaufnahmen des 20. und 21. Jahrhunderts. Im Bereich der Interpretationsforschung besteht die methodische Herausforderung in dem Versuch, die analytische Auswertung schriftlicher und akustischer Musikquellen zusammenzuführen und so letztlich zum erklingenden Phänomen vorzudringen. Diese Darstellung ergänzt die Autorin materialreich mit Oszillogrammen, Tabellen und Notenbeispielen. 264 pp. Deutsch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Die Autoren erweitern mit diesem Buch die seit vielen Jahren geführte Debatte um die deutsch-jüdische Identität. In den letzten Jahren sind neue Forschungsansätze mit Nuancen und neuen Hypothesen entstanden. Die Publikation soll den seit vielen Jahren dauernden Diskurs zum Thema «Juden im deutschen Kulturraum» fortsetzen. Das Buch führt die Untersuchungen innerhalb dieser Publikationsreihe weiter und zeigt sowohl die Kontinuität als auch die Diskontinuität im deutsch-jüdischen Dialog auf.Lang, Peter GmbH, Gontardstraße 11, 10178 Berlin 224 pp. Deutsch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This collection of papers explores various issues in English language teaching in Poland, mainly at the secondary and tertiary levels. The topics include Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL), English for Specific Purposes (ESP), and e-learning. The contributions also deal with teaching public speaking, pronunciation and writing. The contributors explore language education from the perspective of cognitive linguistics and propose solutions concerning English for Specific Purposes (Technical Writing in English and Maritime English) as well. The book also investigates teaching not only languages but also, inter alia, geography and linguistics, concentrating on the use of metaphors, prototypes and cognitive models. 282 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Der Autor verknüpft stadtsprachliche und kanzleisprachliche Historiolinguistik durch die sprachwissenschaftliche Edition historischer Urkunden und deren linguistische Auswertung. Graphematische, morphologische und onomastische Untersuchungen erschließen den Schreibusus der städtischen Kanzlei Straubing im Übergangszeitraum vom Mittelhochdeutschen zum Frühneuhochdeutschen.Dadurch ist dieses Buch auch ein Beitrag zur Soziopragmatik und ihrer elementaren Frage «Wie kommuniziert wer wann warum », die es durch Analysen ausgewählter Phänomene im Hinblick auf Varianz zu beantworten gilt. 226 pp. Deutsch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Phenomenology has become one of the most important philosophical traditions underpinning recent theory and research on new media, whether or not the word is used explicitly. Conditions of Mediation brings together, for the first time in a single publication, the diversity of phenomenological media research¿from social platforms and wearable media to diasporic identity formation and the ethics of consumer technologies.The new orthodoxy in media studies emphasizes the experience of mediäwhether as forms, texts, technics or protocols¿marking a departure from traditional approaches preoccupied with media content or its structural contexts. But phenomenologically informed approaches go beyond merely asking what people do with media. They ask a more profound question: what constitutes the conditions of mediated experience in the first place Beginning with an accessible introduction, this book invites readers to explore a wide range of phenomenological perspectives on media via two critical dialogues involving key thinkers alongside a series of theoretically sophisticated and empirically grounded chapters. In so doing, interdisciplinary media studies is brought into conversation with the work of philosophers such as Edmund Husserl, Martin Heidegger and Maurice Merleau-Ponty, as well as phenomenologically-inspired thinkers such as Erving Goffman, Pierre Bourdieu, Tim Ingold, Henri Lefebvre, Friedrich Kittler, Marshall McLuhan and Bernard Stiegler. 268 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -University student-run communications agencies allow students to work with real clients and get real world experience before they graduate from college and enter the workforce. Student-run agencies are increasing in popularity, but building a successful agency is challenging.With more than ten years of experience supervising a student-run agency, Swanson examines the three critical roles a student agency must fulfill in order to be successful. First, the agency must be an exceptional environment for learning. Second, it must be a successful business¿without satisfied clients, the agency will not survive. Third, it must be a supportive partner in both on- and off-campus communities.As the first book to address student-run agencies, Real World Career Preparation offers extensive ¿how tö guidance, and is supported by 22 Agency Spotlight best practice examples from student-run agencies across the U.S. The book ends with a comprehensive directory of 158 university student-run agencies in operation all over the world.Real World Career Preparation is essential reading for any faculty member or administrator who is involved with an agency, or who plans to launch one in the future. This book is also valuable for college students working in an agency who seek ¿the big picture¿ view of how their work for clients has long-lasting impact on the campus and the community.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 314 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -How human meanings, practices and interactions produce and are produced by urban space is the focus of this timely and exciting addition to the study of urban communication. Challenging notions of the ¿urban¿ as physically, economically or technologically determined, this book explores key intersections of discourse, materiality, technology, mobility, identity and inequality in acts of communication across urban and urbanizing contexts. From leisure and media consumption among Chinese migrant workers in a Guangdong village to the diverse networks and communication infrastructures of global cities like London and Los Angeles, this collection combines a range of perspectives to ask fundamental questions about the significance and status of cities in times of intensified mediation and connectivity. With case studies from Italy, Britain, Ireland, Russia, the United States and China, this international collection demonstrates that both empirical and critical knowledge on the relationship between communication and urban life has become vital across the humanities and social sciences. Communicating the City will be essential reading for all scholars and students who desire to gain an in-depth understanding of the multiple roles that media and communication have in lived experiences of the city. 246 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Each contributor to this book was given the remit: 'If you could go back in time to talk with yourself when you began your studies, what advice would you give ' Hindsight is such a bonus, especially, when vying for your doctorate or postgraduate degree. Postgraduate Study in Australia: Surviving and Succeeding addresses this with advice from postgraduate students and recent graduates that will assure that you are not alone in your endeavors. This project follows similar editions that focus on Aotearoa/New Zealand, South Africa, the United States, and the United Kingdom, and is currently being replicated in Scandinavia. This down-to-earth anthology shares personal stories from postgraduate students and recent graduates, employing a practical approach and focusing on the context of postgraduate studies in Australia. This first-person approach to research about postgraduate study helps curate the current understanding, with critical reflections adding to our collective knowledge. Both prospective and current postgraduate students will find this collection insightful.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 266 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This completely revised and expanded field guide is packed with new innovative ideas on how to implement game-based learning and gamification techniques in everyday teaching. With nearly two dozen more experts than the first edition, this book contains interviews with more than 70 authorities in the field, including academics such as James Paul Gee, Kurt Squire, Mizuko (Mimi) Ito, Lee Sheldon, Jordan Shapiro, and Mary Flanagan. The author also shares conversations with experts from numerous organizations such as Common Sense Media, iCivics, DragonBox, Connected Camps, GlassLab Games, Schell Games, Institute of Play, Games for Change, BrainPOP, Tiggly, Toca Boca, ThinkFun, BrainQuake, Filament Games, BreakoutEDU, Kahoot, Classcraft, and more. Featuring a new introduction, as well as a foreword from¿USA Today¿s¿national K-12 education writer Greg Toppo, this book provides new practical lesson plan ideas, ready-to-use games, and links for further research in each updated chapter. Included are best practice recommendations from star game-based learning teachers, including Steve Isaacs, Peggy Sheehy, Michael Matera, Rafranz Davis, Zack Gilbert, and Paul Darvasi. Regardless of your teaching discipline or grade level, whether you are new to game-based learning or if you have experience and want to take a deeper dive, this book will engage and reinvigorate the way you teach and how your students learn! 370 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -The third revised edition of 'When Race Breaks Out' is a guide for college and high school teachers who want to promote honest and informed conversations about race and racism. Based on the author's personal practice and interviews with students and faculty from a variety of disciplines, this book combines personal memoirs, advice, teaching ideas, and lively classroom vignettes. A unique insideräs guide to the salient ideas, definitions, and opinions about race helps instructors answer students' questions and anticipate their reactions, both to the material and to each other. An extensive annotated bibliography of articles, books, and videos with recommendations for classroom use is included. 286 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This book is a true story of one family¿s journey into inclusive education. Having previously been told that her son Benny had 'failed to function' in two exclusionary special education classrooms in New York City, Berman¿s family set off in search of a school where Benny would be accepted for who he was, while having the opportunity to grow and flourish academically, socially, and emotionally alongside his brother, Adam. Connor¿s interest was piqued when Berman shared her desire to document the ways in which the new school community had supported Benny throughout the years. Together, they thought, surely other teachers, school and district level administrators, parents of children with and without disabilities, teacher educators, and student teachers, could learn from such a success story The result of their collaboration is this book in which Berman skillfully narrates episodes across time, describing ways in which children, teachers, educational assistants, parents, and a principal came to know Benny¿developing numerous and often creative ways to include him in their classrooms, school, and community. Connor¿s commentaries after each chapter link practice to theory, revealing ways in which much of what the school community seems to 'do naturally' is, in fact, highly compatible with a Disability Studies in Education (DSE) approach to inclusive education. By illuminating multiple approaches that have worked to include Benny, the authors invite educators and families to envision further possibilities within their own contexts.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 284 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This guide focuses on the dissertation work as a step-by-step process and details the structure and the content of dissertation chapters. Unique to this edition is its conception of the dissertation in optimistic, realistic, and symbolic terms, which altogether provide theoretical basis and practical advice to students who are beginning their dissertation process. The guide features the personal accounts of doctoral students who have gone through the experience, which makes this edition stand out among other similar books on the market.Dissertation is the work of a laborer, a craftsman, and an artist. Long hours of hard labor with our hands and head go into developing ideas, planning, and implementing research projects such as dissertations. But what ultimately drives our academic pursuits and, therefore makes them successful and enjoyable is inspiration that sets our hearts on fire and makes it impossible not to venture on the journey. The uncharted territories of the dissertation process ¿ life events and happenings ¿ make the path toward the highest academic degree attainment both exciting and challenging. Just like life itself with its unplanned and unpredictable twists and turns, the dissertation journey requires strength of character and an unwavering faith in one¿s self and in the ultimate value of the pursuit of knowledge. So, why merely survive Let¿s enjoy the dissertation journey!The guide is intended primarily for doctoral students pursuing dissertations in social sciences, as well as for faculty who teach doctoral-level research courses and seminars and supervise doctoral dissertations.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 242 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Vygotsky and the Promise of Public Education recontextualizes the scholarship of educator and psychologist Lev Vygotsky, highlighting its relevance to contemporary issues in public education. Emphasizing the historical, social, and cultural formation of conscious awareness, Jennifer A. Vadeboncoeur advances Vygotsky¿s project with current research in psychology, enabling the redefinition of central concepts such as learning, teaching, and developing. This attention to how we conceptualize learning and teaching is vital to the project of crafting schools to fulfill the promise of public education. Written for teacher candidates, educators, researchers, and policy-makers, this book both recognizes the complications of teaching and learning in public schools and contributes to the scholarship on the critical possibilities of schools as social institutions. The significance of public education for each and every child and teacher, and the future that is created in each student-teacher relationship, is re-centered as, perhaps, the most worthwhile project of our time.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 344 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Justice and Space Matter in a Strong, Unified Latino Community provides a detailed analysis of colonias along the MexicöUnited States border, examining the intersection of culture, education, language, literacy, race, religion, and social class in Latino immigrant communities. The researchers investigated Corazón, a colonia in South Texas, as a case study of these unincorporated border settlements, consisting of mostly Mexican heritage residents and lacking many basic living necessities. Highlighting over ten years of research findings, the authors consider structural inequalities alongside the unique strengths of Corazón. Their acute observations dispel myths about such high-poverty communities and demonstrate how residents overcome the odds through activism, faith, and ganas. In presenting a portrait of the Corazón colonia, the authors offer a deeper level of understanding of one Latino community to inspire the development of a more equitable, compassionate world. This book will be invaluable to students and scholars of all fields who work with culturally diverse people in poverty, and will be ideal for courses in ethnic studies, multicultural studies, ethnographic methods, and socio-cultural applications for education. 278 pp. Englisch.