This book addresses the complex issues that arise in school-university collaborative action research projects. Employing sociocultural perspectives on examining professional practices of in-service teachers, it examines the complexities of negotiating beliefs, identities and interpersonal relations when educators from two different institutional cultures collaborate. Specifically, the book explores issues such as the discourses that are operative in school-university collaboration for English language teacher education; the way in which beliefs, interpersonal relations and identities are negotiated in school-university partnership; what tensions and complexities operate in collaborative action research discourse in an educational context; and how school-university collaboration can be achieved. The book adopts a critical perspective and provides arguments from a non-Western sociocultural perspective.
Provide comprehensive primary care for the growing number of children with chronic conditions. Featuring contributions from more than 50 expert nurse practitioners and their interprofessional colleagues, Primary Care of Children with Chronic Conditions offers expert guidance on the management of children with special needs and their families. Comprehensive coverage presents the most current knowledge and insights available on these specific conditions, including information on the COVID-19 pandemic. This valuable resource helps providers improve pediatric care for chronic conditions and addresses the need for transitional care to adulthood and the issues and gaps in healthcare that may hinder the quality of care for this unique population. - The only book authored by Nurse Practitioners and their colleagues focusing on managing the primary health care needs of children with chronic conditions. - More than 50 expert contributors provide the most current information available on specific conditions. - Comprehensive summary boxes at the end of chronic conditions chapters provide at-a-glance access to key information. - Full-color format enhances readability and highlights key information for quick access. - Up-to-date references ensure access to the most current, evidence-based coverage with the latest research findings and management protocols.
They hired her to be an assistant. And they trained her to be a spy. But can Jessica survive the storms ahead? High up in Seattle's most luxurious office tower a powerful woman conceals a dangerous secret. Dana Duke, the CEO of a prestigious staffing firm, offers exquisitely trained executive assistants to the city's business elite. Her assistants are brilliant, beautiful, and willing to do whatever it takes to advance the agency's interests. In return, they're offered pay and perks beyond their wildest dreams. When Dana offers Jessica an orientation period at the agency, it seems her troubles might finally be over. But as the demands of the job become increasingly dangerous, and as the consequences of her work turn deadly, Jessica will be thrust into a maelstrom of danger and betrayal. The Assistant is part one of the Emerald City Spies Trilogy
Have you ever wondered who are the Elementals or Nature Spirits? Why do these beings exist and what, if anything, do they have to do with our world? Are there really such things as Devas and who or what exactly is that legendary figure known as "Pan"? Read along as they explain to you in their own words, who they are, what they do and why they exist. You will come to understand that each plant and tree, each flower and bush has a certain job to do; a job that each of them has chosen to benefit everyone in our world. You will soon discover that each Nature Spirit has their own talents and opinions, often having to do with such current issues as genetically modified foods or the Earths energy grid. They will explain the beauty in growing old and the wonder of rebirth all with an intelligence and beauty that we in our world could never imagine. Yes, the Elemental Kingdom does exist and they ask you to enter their world as they personally explain it all to youÉ Elementally Speaking, of course.
Inspires women to draw closer to God through friendships with one another. Follow two young moms and fellow Wheaton College grads as they share the ups and downs of their seventeen-year friendship. Weaves stories, recipes, and poetry around the theme of seeing the face of God through friends, family, and community.
Dangerous prayers happen when you turn your all over to God and offer yourself as a living sacrifice (Romans 12:1). They don’t take you to a comfortable, easy place. They test you, stretch you, and take you where you wouldn’t have chosen. They change not only your life but the lives of other people. Join gifted speaker and award-winning author, Cheri Fuller, as she illustrates—from Bible times to today—what happens when God’s people pray dangerous prayers. Each of the 21 chapters is rooted in scripture and weaves together a beautiful tapestry of lives and kingdoms impacted through the power of prayer.
Here, veteran teacher Cheri Pierson Yecke details the chronological history of the middle school movement in the U. S. by tracing its evolution from academically-oriented junior high schools to the dissolution of academics in the middle schools of the late 1980s and beyond. In this book, evidence is presented to show how leaders of this movement designed to use the middle school as a vehicle to promote non-academic goals, contrary to the desires of parents and the community. Favored instructional practices—such as the elimination of ability grouping and the rise in cooperative learning and peer tutoring—have produced coerced egalitarianism, where education performance is equalized by bringing the achievement of gifted and high ability students down to the level of mediocrity. The War against Excellence examines the impact of: ·The reduction of academic expectations ·Widespread elimination of ability grouping Features include: ·Examples of how favored middle school instructional practices have been implemented in other countries, and ·An analysis on the implications of these changes for the future of our country The influence of these changes has seriously crippled our middle schools in their obligation to provide a solid academic foundation for all students. Yecke provides research-based information that will appeal to parents and educators who want to confront problems with specific instructional practices and improve public education.
HR director Kat Voyzey has a talent for getting things done. Whether it's brawling employees, difficult bosses, or dress code drama, she knows how to handle a crisis. But when an employee is murdered at the Seattle hospital where Kat works, and the police try to blame the victim, playing by the rules won't be enough to save the day. Fueled by an endless supply of coffee, and assisted by a colorful cast of coworkers, Kat is determined to bring the murderer to justice. But can she do it before the killer strikes again? This stand-alone mystery is the first in the Kat Voyzey Series.
Cemetery spooks, haunted historic homes and Native American legends figure prominently in this collection of eerie in tales from the Bay State. From the beaches and cliffs of the Atlantic coast and the historic streets of Boston to the beautiful Berkshires come a variety of stories and legends, including the phantom canoe of two dead Mohegan lovers, the haunted Danvers Lunatic Asylum whose former residents never really left, and eyewitness accounts of UFOs sightings that date back to the mid-1800s.
From the coauthor of "Don't Think Pink" comes a revolutionary book that shows businesses how to profitably connect with generations X and Y, the most coveted and notoriously hard to reach consumers in the marketplace.
This book explains in detail what it is like to be losing sight, legally blind, or fully blind, and also documents why today's exciting technological advances and medical solutions are lifting limitations for the visually impaired. Dr. Cheri Langdell, a professor of English, and Dr. Tim Langdell, a clinical psychologist and digital media expert, take us through personal, psychological, sociological, and cultural perspectives on blindness, and—perhaps surprisingly—show us some of the benefits nearly blind and blind people have found after vision loss. These benefits include what some describe as heightening of the other senses, deepening spiritual sight, and stronger insights into the human condition. Through literature, media, and cinema across the ages, the authors focus attention on how the masses worldwide who are sighted view, and treat, the blind and legally blind. Coping with Vision Loss: Understanding the Psychological, Social, and Spiritual Effects also includes non-fiction written about and by the blind that gives great insight into their condition. The text explains what the visually impaired and blind can do to stay strong and live their lives to the fullest, as well as what family members and friends can do to help when needed, or to back off when one wants to be as independent as possible. Technological advances to assist the blind and legally blind are reviewed, as are websites for a host of organizations created to assist people with vision loss.
An all-in-one review for the diagnostic radiology board examination – complete with 1000+ Q&As! McGraw-Hill Specialty Board Review: Radiology is an outstanding review for both residents-in-training and practicing radiologists. You’ll find everything you need in this one comprehensive resource . . . questions, answers, detailed explanations, and targeted coverage that emphasizes key material in a simple, straightforward manner and reinforces important concepts. Everything you need to excel on the exam: More than 1000 questions with detailed explanations for correct and incorrect answers Strong focus on the fundamentals of anatomy and pathophysiology An organization based on the 10 subspecialties recognized by the American Board of Radiology Important overviews of imaging-based physics for ultrasound, MRI, and nuclear medicine Content that spans the entire examination: Central Nervous System Pulmonary Cardiac Gastrointestinal Tract Genitourinary Tract Ultrasound Musculoskeletal System Breast Interventional Radiology Nuclear Radiology Pediatric
Describes the journey of Charles Wilkes as he led a group of American seamen through the South Pacific and became the first to cite Antarctica as a separate continent.
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