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Illness and Authority

Disability in the Life and Lives of Francis of Assisi

By: Donna Trembinski

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Illness and Authority

Disability in the Life and Lives of Francis of Assisi

By: Donna Trembinski

Illness and Authority examines the lived experience and early stories about St. Francis of Assisi through the lens of disability studies. This new approach recentres Francis’ illnesses and infirmities and highlights how they became barriers to wielding traditional modes of masculine authority within both the Franciscan Order he founded and the church hierarchy. Members of the Franciscan leadership were so concerned about his health that the future saint was compelled to seek out medical treatment and spent the last two years of his life in the nearly constant care of doctors. Unlike other studies of Francis’ ailments, Illness and Authority focuses on the impact of his illnesses on his autonomy and secular power, rather than his spiritual authority. Whether downplaying the comfort Francis received from music to omitting doctors from the narratives of his life, early biographers worked to minimize the realities of his infirmities. When they could not do so, they turned the saint’s experiences into teachable moments that demonstrated his saintly and steadfast devotion and his trust in God. Illness and Authority explores the struggles that early authors of Francis’ vitae experienced as they tried to make sense of a figure whose life did not fit the traditional rhythms of a founder saint.

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University of Toronto Press

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1487536208

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9781487536206

Coming Together as Readers

Building Literacy Teams

By: Donna Ogle

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Coming Together as Readers

Building Literacy Teams

By: Donna Ogle

This second edition helps educators build a successful reading culture by developing community collaborations that include parents, university partnerships, and libraries.

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Corwin Press

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1452297266

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9781452297262

Giving Our Children a Fighting Chance

Poverty, Literacy, and the Development of Information Capital

By: Susan B. Neuman,Donna C. Celano

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Giving Our Children a Fighting Chance

Poverty, Literacy, and the Development of Information Capital

By: Susan B. Neuman,Donna C. Celano

This is a compelling, eye-opening portrait of two communities in Philadelphia with drastically different economic resources. Over the course of their10-year investigation, the authors of this important new work came to understand that this disparity between affluence and poverty has created a knowledge gap--far more important than mere achievement scores--with serious implications for students' economic prosperity and social mobility. At the heart of this knowledge gap is the limited ability of students from poor communities to develop information capital. This moving book takes you into the communities in question to meet the students and their families, and by doing so provides powerful insights into the role that literacy can play in giving low-income students a fighting chance. Important reading for a wide audience of educators, policymakers, school reformers, and community activists, Giving Our Children a Fighting Chance: Documents how inequalities begin early and are reinforced by geographic concentration. Compares community libraries to see how print is used in each neighborhood and how children develop as young readers. Looks at patterns that create radical differences in experiences and attitudes toward learning prior to entering school. Explores the function of technology as a tool that exacerbates the divide between affluent students and those with limited access to information. Provides a comprehensive analysis of community literacy, documenting the transformation of media habits from books to computers. Concludes with a look inside schools to answer questions about what schools can do to overcome this complex, unequal playing field. Susan B. Neuman is a professor of Educational Studies at the University of Michigan, and has served as the U.S. Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education.Her books include Changing the Odds for Children at Risk. Donna C. Celano is assistant professor of Communication at La Salle University in Philadelphia. “Giving Our Children a Fighting Chance depicts a stark reality: the enormous and growing divide in literacy and reading skill development between children growing up in poverty and children from the middle and upper classes—and the social and economic ramifications. This book should be required reading, not just for those in the education and policy fields, but for anyone who cares about the lives of children and the health of our society.” —Kyle Zimmer, President and CEO, First Book “‘By walking the streets, riding the buses, and taking the subways,’ Celano and Neuman give us a groundbreaking and sobering look at print and education technology resources in two neighborhoods, one wealthy and one poor. The result is a must-read eye-opener for anyone who cares about equal opportunity. The stuff of learning is essential but insufficient. Only with close teacher, parent, and student-to-student coaching can better print and technology resources make a difference.” —Eugenia Kemble, Executive Director, Albert Shanker Institute “The authors of this text make you CARE about these communities and children. They provide insights about how we must focus on literacy in order to make a real difference in the lives of students. This is one of the most comprehensive analyses to date of community literacy, documenting the transformation of media habits from books to computers.” —Linda B. Gambrell, Distinguished Professor of Education, Clemson University

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Teachers College Press

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0807771945

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9780807771945

Painting a New World

Mexican Art and Life, 1521-1821

By: Donna Pierce,Rogelio Ruiz Gomar,Clara Bargellini,Frederick and Jan Mayer Center for Pre-Columbian and Spanish Colonial Art

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Painting a New World

Mexican Art and Life, 1521-1821

By: Donna Pierce,Rogelio Ruiz Gomar,Clara Bargellini,Frederick and Jan Mayer Center for Pre-Columbian and Spanish Colonial Art

The little-known story of viceregal Mexico is told by an international team of scholars whose work was previously available only piecemeal or not at all in English. Much of their research was undertaken especially for this volume."--BOOK JACKET.

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University of Texas Press

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0914738496

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9780914738497

Evidence-Based Nursing

A Guide to Clinical Practice

By: Alba DiCenso,Gordon Guyatt,Donna Ciliska

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Evidence-Based Nursing

A Guide to Clinical Practice

By: Alba DiCenso,Gordon Guyatt,Donna Ciliska

Evidence Based Nursing is written in response to numerous requests by nurse practitioners and other graduate faculty for a nursing literature resource. This reader-friendly, accessible guide features plentiful examples from the nursing literature and the addition of specific nursing issues such as qualitative research, with direct application for clinical practice. The guide enables nurses to: frame their clinical questions in a way that will help them find the evidence to support their opinions; distinguish between strong and weak evidence; clearly understand study results; weigh the risks and benefits of management options; and apply the evidence to their individual patients to improve outcomes. Part One provides a basic approach to the problems faced by nurses when determining optimal care, predicting patient progress, and protecting patients from potentially harmful side effects, in addition to including a literature assessment summary and management recommendations. Part Two expands on Part One, providing concrete examples through case studies. - This is the only book of its kind that helps nurses use the nursing literature effectively to solve patient problems. - Three-step approach to dissecting a problem — to help find the best evidence and improve patient care, most questions can be divided into three parts: (1) Are the results valid? (2) What are the results? and (3) How can I apply the results to patient care? - Part One - The Basics: Using the Nursing Literature provides a basic approach to the problems faced by nurses when determining optimal care, predicting patient progress, and protecting patients from potentially harmful side effects and includes a literature assessment summary and management recommendations. - Part Two - Beyond the Basics: Using and Teaching the Principles of Evidence-Based Nursing expands on Part One, providing concrete examples through the presentation of cases. - Two-part organization helps both beginners and those more accomplished at using the nursing literature. - Clinical Scenario provides a brief but detailed description of a clinical situation that requires the application of research through a critical thinking process. - Using the Guide examines a clinical scenario, and then evaluates the way in which research findings are collected, analyzed, and applied to the resolution of the problem presented in the scenario. - Free CD-ROM contains everything found in the book, allowing for electronic outlining, content filtering, full-text searching, and alternative content organizations.

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644

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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0323080901

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9780323080903

Comprehensive Reading Intervention in Grades 3-8

Fostering Word Learning, Comprehension, and Motivation

By: Lynn M. Gelzheiser,Donna M. Scanlon,Laura Hallgren-Flynn,Peggy Connors

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Comprehensive Reading Intervention in Grades 3-8

Fostering Word Learning, Comprehension, and Motivation

By: Lynn M. Gelzheiser,Donna M. Scanlon,Laura Hallgren-Flynn,Peggy Connors

This book provides innovative tools and strategies to support reading intervention for students in grades 3–8 who do not yet read with grade-level accuracy. Uniquely comprehensive, the Interactive Strategies Approach--Extended (ISA-X) has been shown to enhance intermediate and middle grade students' reading accuracy and comprehension as well as content vocabulary knowledge. Preservice and inservice teachers learn how to conduct assessments that help to identify instructional goals; monitor progress toward these goals; promote students' strategic thinking and motivation; and implement small-group instruction using thematic text sets on science and social studies topics. Numerous lesson examples and a thematic text set are included. Purchasers get access to a companion website where they can download and print reproducible materials from the book, as well as additional Web-only lesson templates and assessments, in a convenient 8 1/2" x 11" size. See also Early Intervention for Reading Difficulties, Second Edition: The Interactive Strategies Approach, by Donna M. Scanlon, Kimberly L. Anderson, and Joan M. Sweeney, which focuses on supporting the literacy growth of beginning and struggling readers in grades K–2.

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385

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Guilford Publications

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1462535607

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9781462535606

Teaching Academic Vocabulary K-8

Effective Practices across the Curriculum

By: Camille Blachowicz,Peter Fisher,Donna Ogle,Susan Watts Taffe

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Teaching Academic Vocabulary K-8

Effective Practices across the Curriculum

By: Camille Blachowicz,Peter Fisher,Donna Ogle,Susan Watts Taffe

This book showcases effective ways to build the vocabulary knowledge K-8 learners need to engage meaningfully in reading, writing, and discussion on academic subjects. The distinguished authors draw on decades of classroom experience to explain what academic vocabulary is, how it fits into the Common Core State Standards, and how targeting vocabulary can enhance conceptual understanding in English language arts, social studies, and math and science. Rich classroom vignettes, teaching tips, and examples of student work are included. The book also features helpful figures, word lists, discussion questions, and recommended print and online resources.

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Guilford Press

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1462510310

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9781462510313

Reading, Writing, Playing, Learning

Finding the sweet spots in kindergarten literacy

By: Lori Jamison Rog,Donna-Lynn Galloway

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Reading, Writing, Playing, Learning

Finding the sweet spots in kindergarten literacy

By: Lori Jamison Rog,Donna-Lynn Galloway

This practical handbook shows teachers how to nurture a kindergarten learning environment in which children feel safe, comfortable, and able to take risks. It offers innovative ways to encourage children to explore, experiment, discover, solve problems, and freely interact with one another. Based on extensive classroom practice, it demonstrates when teachers need to provide support, ask questions, and provoke thinking, and when they should step back and give children room to explore on their own. This remarkable book offers concrete suggestions for creating play-based learning in a culture of inquiry. It is committed to creating classrooms where children can learn and grow while they play.

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106

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Pembroke Publishers Limited

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1551389223

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9781551389226

The canzone villanesca alla napolitana

Social, Cultural and Historical Contexts

By: Donna G. Cardamone

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The canzone villanesca alla napolitana

Social, Cultural and Historical Contexts

By: Donna G. Cardamone

The printed debut of the canzone villanesca alla napolitana occurred on 24 October 1537, in Naples. Fifteen anonymous 'rustic songs' were published by Johannes de Colonia in a pocket-sized anthology with a cover featuring three women with hoes tilling the soil. The adjective villanesca (from villano or peasant) in the strict sense of the word means rustic or crude, but in this new context it also intimates that Neapolitan poet-musicians had been affected by the instinctive lyrical traditions of everyday people. The articles in this volume trace the Neapolitan origins of this song form, and its subsequent development as it spread quickly throughout Italy in a succession of editions published in Venice and Rome, providing a diverse repertory of lively songs to amuse the privileged that held and attended academies. Several studies focus on key figures in this process, notably Ferrante Sanseverino, Prince of Salerno, and Orlando di Lasso. At the same time the author relates these developments to the contemporary political context, notably the rivalry of Spain and France for control of the Kingdom of Naples.

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328

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Taylor & Francis

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1000947432

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9781000947434

Psychiatric Care of the Medical Patient

By: Barry S. Fogel,Donna B. Greenberg

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Psychiatric Care of the Medical Patient

By: Barry S. Fogel,Donna B. Greenberg

The third edition of Psychiatric Care of the Medical Patient brings a classic reference text into the twenty-first century. It combines critical scholarship with the voice of expert clinicians who work at the interface of psychiatry with medical specialties. It is meant to be read for pleasure as well as consulted as a reference. The editors have worked with the authors to bring a consistent perspective to the book - one that sees the medical psychiatrist as an agent for bringing a more comprehensive perspective to medical care. Even seasoned and knowledgeable practitioners will find much that is new to them in this book. The volume covers topics in depth that other books in the field may not cover at all, such as the use of herbal and nutritional therapies for medical-psychiatric symptoms and syndromes, and the choice of questionnaires to supplement history-taking. It looks at old topics in a new way: The chapter on the physical examination applies psychometric considerations to the Babinski sign, describes the method and application of quantitative bedside olfactory testing, and discusses smartphone apps to improve the sensitivity of the examination. Psychiatric Care of the Medical Patient, 3rd Edition provides concepts and information to facilitate the dialogue between psychiatrists and general medical specialists - minimizing psychiatric jargon and speaking in the common language of caring and curious physicians.

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1813

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Oxford University Press

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0190226293

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9780190226299

Giving Our Children a Fighting Chance

Poverty, Literacy, and the Development of Information Capital

By: Susan B. Neuman,Donna C. Celano

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Poverty, Literacy, and the Development of Information Capital

By: Susan B. Neuman,Donna C. Celano

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Teachers College Press

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0807771945

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9780807771945

The Best of Donna Magazine

By: Donna Kakonge

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The Best of Donna Magazine

By: Donna Kakonge

Taken from the best of Donna Magazine that can be found at: http: //kakonged.wordpress.com on the Internet comes a book that you can take with you anywhere

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Independently Published

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9798509133299

Illness and Authority

Disability in the Life and Lives of Francis of Assisi

By: Donna Trembinski

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Illness and Authority

Disability in the Life and Lives of Francis of Assisi

By: Donna Trembinski

Illness and Authority is the first monograph-length study to examine a well-known medieval saint from the perspective of disability studies.

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Illness and Authority

Illness and Authority

Coming Together as Readers

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Giving Our Children a Fighting Chance

Giving Our Children a Fighting Chance

Painting a New World

Painting a New World

Evidence-Based Nursing

Evidence-Based Nursing

Comprehensive Reading Intervention in Grades 3-8

Comprehensive Reading Intervention in Grades 3-8

Teaching Academic Vocabulary K-8

Teaching Academic Vocabulary K-8

Reading, Writing, Playing, Learning

Reading, Writing, Playing, Learning

The canzone villanesca alla napolitana

The canzone villanesca alla napolitana

Psychiatric Care of the Medical Patient

Psychiatric Care of the Medical Patient

Giving Our Children a Fighting Chance

Giving Our Children a Fighting Chance

The Best of Donna Magazine

The Best of Donna Magazine

Illness and Authority

Illness and Authority

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