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Developing Inquiry for Learning

Reflecting Collaborative Ways to Learn How to Learn in Higher Education

By: Peter Ovens,Frances Wells,Patricia Wallis,Cyndy Hawkins

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Developing Inquiry for Learning

Reflecting Collaborative Ways to Learn How to Learn in Higher Education

By: Peter Ovens,Frances Wells,Patricia Wallis,Cyndy Hawkins

Developing Inquiry for Learning shows how university tutors can help students to improve their abilities to learn and to become professional inquirers. An increasing proportion of students entering higher education seem to assume that learning is a relatively passive process. This may be the largest single limitation on their achievement. University tutors need to be able to respond creatively to students’ learning needs and difficulties. The modern teaching environment in higher education demands a sophisticated approach to teaching, learning and assessment i.e. the curriculum: its planning, its development and tutors’ professional development. Tutors need fresh ideas about how to challenge students’ spoon-fed approach, to enable them to become collaborative, yet independently motivated learners. In the innovative and practically proven approach developed by the authors of this book, students are guided to implement action research into their learning practices and reflections. Using a rolling programme of cyclical inquiries and whole group ‘conferences’ on improving learning, students write ‘patches’ on learning development which are then shared across the year group online. Each student’s cumulative set of patches, together with their regular reflective writing, provide the basis for assembling a composite final assignment, a ‘Patchwork Text’, for assessment. This style of curriculum and assessment organisation encourages regular peer feedback and formative assessment, as part of the whole module process. This is a dynamic approach which builds personal confidence within students, both as learners and as professionals. Providing teaching materials and examples of students’ responses, including the use of blogs, wikis and discussion boards, Developing Inquiry for Learning analyses and theorises on the deeper characteristics of the difficulties being addressed. With the provision of relevant frameworks of theory and values, readers are amply equipped to adopt, adapt and experiment within their own developments of teaching and curricula. Tutors, particularly programme leaders, and those who are responsible for the quality of student learning across programmes, are challenged in various ways to re-evaluate current provision and are helped to improve it in ways which can be matched to local situations and priorities. Peter Ovens was Principal Lecturer in Professional and Curriculum Development at Nottingham Trent University and is now a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Cumbria. Frances Wells is a Principal Lecturer in Education at Nottingham Trent University Pat Wallis is a Senior lecturer in Professional Studies at Nottingham Trent University. Cyndy Hawkins is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Education at Nottingham Trent University

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Taylor & Francis

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1136733531

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9781136733536

Social Justice, Criminal Justice

The Role of American Law in Effecting and Preventing Social Change

By: Cyndy Caravelis,Matthew Robinson

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Social Justice, Criminal Justice

The Role of American Law in Effecting and Preventing Social Change

By: Cyndy Caravelis,Matthew Robinson

Social Justice, Criminal Justice is a thought-provoking examination of the U.S. legal system, focusing on how criminal justice and social justice are related. The book provides a solid foundation of key philosophical and theoretical issues and goes on to examine the function of the law as it relates to social justice issues. The authors present and explain the foundational legal documents of the United States, and critically examine how those same documents, which espoused the rhetoric of equality for all, contribute toward the perpetuation and maintenance of a system of exclusion for groups with minority status, such as racial and ethnic minorities, the poor, women, and the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) community. Succinct but comprehensive, this text offers a careful examination of possible relationships between social justice theory and criminal justice practice and illuminates the role that the legal system has played in both preventing and assisting social change and power dynamics. For each identified group, important landmark court decisions are used to demonstrate the plight of the powerless and the quest for equal rights. The book provides an important perspective and understanding of the relationships among criminal justice, social justice, and the law. Suitable for undergraduate and early graduate courses in Social Justice, Justice Studies, Critical Issues, Ethics, and American Government and Law, this text provides easily digestible content for those interested in thinking critically about the U.S. legal system.

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Routledge

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1317297997

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9781317297994

Jesus in the Spotlight

John, Chapters 1-10

By: Kay Arthur,Cyndy Shearer

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Jesus in the Spotlight

John, Chapters 1-10

By: Kay Arthur,Cyndy Shearer

Any young person who works through one of the Discover 4 Yourself Bible Studies for Kids will emerge with a richer appreciation for the Word of God and a deeper understanding of God’s love and care for them. Jesus in the Spotlight cover chapters 1-10 of the Gospel of John, giving youth a biblical perspective of who Jesus is and how He can change their lives.

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Harvest House Publishers

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0736935223

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9780736935227

After the Cheering Stops

An NFL Wife’s Story of Concussions, Loss, and the Faith that Saw Her Through

By: Cyndy Feasel

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After the Cheering Stops

An NFL Wife’s Story of Concussions, Loss, and the Faith that Saw Her Through

By: Cyndy Feasel

Former NFL wife Cyndy Feasel tells the tragic story of her family’s journey into chaos and darkness resulting from the damage her husband suffered due to football-related concussions and head trauma—and the faith that saved her. “If I’d only known what I loved the most would end up killing me and taking away everything I loved, I would have never done it.” – Grant Feasel Grant Feasel spent ten years in the NFL, playing 117 games as a center and a long snapper mostly for the Seattle Seahawks. The skull-battering, jaw-shaking collisions he absorbed during those years ultimately destroyed his marriage and fractured his family. Grant died on July 15, 2012, at the age of 52, the victim of alcohol abuse and a degenerative brain disease known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE. Cyndy Feasel watched their life together become a living hell as alcohol became Grant’s medication for a disease rooted in the scores of concussions he suffered on the football field. Helmet-to-helmet collisions opened the door to CTE and transformed him from a sunny, strong, and loving man into a dark shadow of his former self. In this raw and emotional memoir that takes a closer look at the destruction wrought by a game millions love, Cyndy describes in painful and excruciating detail what can happen to an NFL player and his family when the stadium empties and the lights go down. A powerful tale of warning for football moms and NFL wives everywhere, After the Cheering Stops is also a story of the hard-won hope found in God’s presence when everything else falls apart.

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Thomas Nelson

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0718088336

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Anti-Communism and Popular Culture in Mid-Century America

By: Cyndy Hendershot

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Anti-Communism and Popular Culture in Mid-Century America

By: Cyndy Hendershot

Not long after the Allied victories in Europe and Japan, America's attention turned from world war to cold war. The perceived threat of communism had a definite and significant impact on all levels of American popular culture, from government propaganda films like Red Nightmare in Time magazine to Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle. This work examines representations of anti-communist sentiment in American popular culture from the early fifties through the mid-sixties. The discussion covers television programs, films, novels, journalism, maps, memoirs, and other works that presented anti-communist ideology to millions of Americans and influenced their thinking about these controversial issues. It also points out the different strands of anti-communist rhetoric, such as liberal and countersubversive ones, that dominated popular culture in different media, and tells a much more complicated story about producers' and consumers' ideas about communism through close study of the cultural artifacts of the Cold War. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.

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McFarland

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0786483695

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Developing Inquiry for Learning

Reflecting Collaborative Ways to Learn How to Learn in Higher Education

By: Peter Ovens,Frances Wells,Patricia Wallis,Cyndy Hawkins

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Reflecting Collaborative Ways to Learn How to Learn in Higher Education

By: Peter Ovens,Frances Wells,Patricia Wallis,Cyndy Hawkins

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Developing Inquiry for Learning

Developing Inquiry for Learning

Social Justice, Criminal Justice

Social Justice, Criminal Justice

Jesus in the Spotlight

Jesus in the Spotlight

After the Cheering Stops

After the Cheering Stops

Anti-Communism and Popular Culture in Mid-Century America

Anti-Communism and Popular Culture in Mid-Century America

Developing Inquiry for Learning

Developing Inquiry for Learning

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