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Buddhist Voices in School

How a Community Created a Buddhist Education Program for State Schools

By: Sue Erica Smith

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Buddhist Voices in School

How a Community Created a Buddhist Education Program for State Schools

By: Sue Erica Smith

TCSE-Smith, blurb (final 9 August 2013) There are 400 million Buddhists in the world. Buddhists in Australia make up 3% of the population. So why have Buddhists had so little to say about educating youth? And, can Buddhism survive in Australia without educating youth? Sue Smith in Buddhist Voices in School answers why Buddhists are reluctant to ‘go public’ on education, and how Buddhism has much to offer the critical area of enhancing the wellbeing of young people. Here she distinguishes spiritual education from religion. Using case studies of Buddhist classes in primary schools Smith shows how a community adapted Buddha-Dharma to fit with contemporary education. The book describes how Social and Emotional Learning, inquiry and experiential approaches to education fit well with the intentions of Buddhism. In these classes students learned to meditate and explored ethics through a lively selection of Jataka tales. Voices from a Buddhist community, state school teachers, parents and also students inform the narrative of this book. It is the students themselves that reveal over time how they have developed calm, focus, kindness, resilience and better ability to make choices through their participation. The author concludes that the principles and techniques used in this program make potent contributions to current pedagogy. This book will be of great value to educators, academics and all those who have interest in Buddhism and who care about how children are educated.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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9462094160

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Gotham City Living

The Social Dynamics in the Batman Comics and Media

By: Erica McCrystal

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Gotham City Living

The Social Dynamics in the Batman Comics and Media

By: Erica McCrystal

Framing Gotham City as a microcosm of a modern-day metropolis, Gotham City Living posits this fictional setting as a hyper-aware archetype, demonstrative of the social, political and cultural tensions felt throughout urban America. Looking at the comics, graphic novels, films and television shows that form the Batman universe, this book demonstrates how the various creators of Gotham City have imagined a geography for the condition of America, the cast of characters acting as catalysts for a revaluation of established urban values. McCrystal breaks down representations of the city and its inhabitants into key sociological themes, focusing on youth, gender, sexuality, race and ethnicity, class disparity and criminality. Surveying comic strip publications from the mid-20th century to modern depictions, this book explores a wide range of material from the universe as well as the most contemporary depictions of the caped crusader not yet fully addressed in a scholarly context. These include the works of Tom King and Gail Simone; the films by Christopher Nolan and Tim Burton; and the Batman animated series and Gotham television shows. Covering characters from Batman and Robin to Batgirl, Catwoman and Poison Ivy, Gotham City Living examines the Batman franchise as it has evolved, demonstrating how the city presents a timeline of social progression (and regression) in urban American society.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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135014892X

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9781350148925

Poison Kissed

By: Erica Hayes

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Poison Kissed

By: Erica Hayes

Mina is a banshee whose greatest power lies in her siren song. She's beholden to her boss Joey, a snake-shifter who once saved her life and now employs her as a gang enforcer. She refuses to upset the fragile balance between them by admitting that she longs for him, that his embrace is the only thing she craves more than revenge for her mother's death... When Mina learns that Joey may have been involved in her mother's murder, fury threatens to spill out of her note by vicious note. She and Joey have always trusted each other to stay alive, but now she's not sure what to believe. The evidence stacked against him—or the one man who haunts her dreams and burns her blood... Poison Kissed is the third book in Erica Hayes' Shadowfae Chronicles.

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Macmillan + ORM

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1429946547

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9781429946544

Dictators and Dictatorships

Understanding Authoritarian Regimes and Their Leaders

By: Natasha M. Ezrow,Erica Frantz

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Dictators and Dictatorships

Understanding Authoritarian Regimes and Their Leaders

By: Natasha M. Ezrow,Erica Frantz

Dictators and Dictatorships is a qualitative enquiry into the politics of authoritarian regimes. It argues that political outcomes in dictatorships are largely a product of leader-elite relations. Differences in the internal structure of dictatorships affect the dynamics of this relationship. This book shows how dictatorships differ from one another and the implications of these differences for political outcomes. In particular, it examines political processes in personalist, military, single-party, monarchic, and hybrid regimes. The aim of the book is to provide a clear definition of what dictatorship means, how authoritarian politics works, and what the political consequences of dictatorship are. It discusses how authoritarianism influences a range of political outcomes, such as economic performance, international conflict, and leader and regime durability. Numerous case studies from around the world support the theory and research presented to foster a better understanding of the inner workings of authoritarian regimes. By combining theory with concrete political situations, the book will appeal to undergraduate students in comparative politics, international relations, authoritarian politics, and democratization.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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144119682X

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9781441196828

From Words to Wisdom

Supporting Academic Language Use in PreK–3rd Grade

By: Erica M. Barnes,Jill F. Grifenhagen,David K. Dickinson

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From Words to Wisdom

Supporting Academic Language Use in PreK–3rd Grade

By: Erica M. Barnes,Jill F. Grifenhagen,David K. Dickinson

This practical guide shows teachers how to introduce academic language to young children, with an emphasis on appreciating and leveraging linguistic diversity. New educational standards are asking students to master content-area concepts and increasingly complex texts in earlier grades. This practitioner-friendly text provides instructional materials, sample dialogs, and assessment tools to facilitate academic language use in PreK–3 classrooms. The authors describe the word, sentence, and discourse levels of academic language, while encouraging teachers and students to consider purpose, participants, discipline, and context. Strategies are provided to help readers adapt language for a variety of academic purposes across mathematics, science, play, mealtimes, and ELA instruction. The text includes discussion questions, reproducible activities, planning materials, assessment tools, and handouts to facilitate smooth implementation into classroom practice. From Words to Wisdom will empower teachers to build bridges to academic success for all young learners. Book Features: Expands teachers’ understanding of academic language beyond vocabulary to include syntax and discourse-level features.Includes specific strategies, activities, and suggestions for teaching from and with academic language across multiple settings and disciplines.Addresses all students, including multilingual and linguistically diverse speakers.Incorporates user-friendly features, such as text boxes, vignettes, assessment protocols, and sample teaching materials.

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Teachers College Press

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0807779830

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9780807779835

Ta Naia

By: Erica Klein

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Ta Naia

By: Erica Klein

All Liara wants is to fit in. She was the only magical person in Danaria, a crime in itself, and constantly hid her identity from those who would kill her. Now she has a chance to be in a place where she can finally be herself, to make friends and enjoy school. Instead her magic, greater than anyone else¿s, and her refusal to follow the sexist rules of society make her an outcast. She hides within her mind, uncertain of herself and her new abilities. Slowly, with the help of a new companion, she opens up and embraces her differences, her duty, and her destiny. Liara¿s very existence is utterly abnormal, and she attracts the extraordinary, whether she wishes it or not. The world¿s future and Liara¿s life subtly become intertwined until she finds herself the most important player in the war, mortal or divine. It seems that while all Liara wanted was to fit in, it is her destiny to stand out.

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Lulu.com

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098149871X

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9780981498713

Dirty Work - Part 2

By: Erica Hilton

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Dirty Work - Part 2

By: Erica Hilton

Shots Fired After his brother is murdered, Kid Kane has no choice but to stand up to the opposition. Feeling invincible under the cloak of anonymity with a beautiful woman and a ride-or-die crew by his side, Kid formulates his revenge. Jessica has to constantly watch her back after a falling out with her friends, Eshon and Brandy. But for Jessica, money is always the motive. Sleeping with two enemies is dirty work, but where her beauty ends, her street smarts kicks in. Maserati Meek is the man with a Machiavellian plan. However, when he fails, he calls in skilled reinforcements to help him execute his grand scheme. But these aren’t average triggermen; these men are soldiers. With the whole city burning around them, Kid and Meek face off in an explosive final conflict. When the dust settles, the surviving king will stand alone.

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Melodrama Publishing

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162078095X

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9781620780954

Right to Be Hostile

Schools, Prisons, and the Making of Public Enemies

By: Erica R. Meiners

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Right to Be Hostile

Schools, Prisons, and the Making of Public Enemies

By: Erica R. Meiners

In Right to be Hostile, scholar and activist Erica Meiners offers concrete examples and new insights into the "school to prison' pipeline phenomenon, showing how disciplinary regulations, pedagogy, pop culture and more not only implicitly advance, but actually normalize an expectation of incarceration for urban youth. Analyzed through a framework of an expanding incarceration nation, Meiners demonstrates how educational practices that disproportionately target youth of color become linked directly to practices of racial profiling that are endemic in state structures. As early as preschool, such educational policies and practices disqualify increasing numbers of students of color as they are funneled through schools as under-educated, unemployable, 'dangerous,' and in need of surveillance and containment. By linking schools to prisons, Meiners asks researchers, activists, and educators to consider not just how our schools’ physical structures resemble prisons— metal detectors or school uniforms— but the tentacles in policies, practices and informal knowledge that support, naturalize, and extend, relationships between incarceration and schools. Understanding how and why prison expansion is possible necessitates connecting schools to prisons and the criminal justice system, and redefining "what counts" as educational policy.

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Routledge

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1135909032

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9781135909031

Maggie and the Maverick

By: Erica Vetsch

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Maggie and the Maverick

By: Erica Vetsch

No one suspects the diminutive seller of feminine fripperies to be a U.S. Marshal in disguise. But that’s what Maggie Davis is. So when the intriguingly handsome stage driver turns out to be her number one suspect, she’s surprised at the turmoil she feels. Can the sweet, caring man she’s come to know be the same scoundrel the sheriff and other townspeople so viciously malign? If the perpetrator truly is Cal McConnell, then justice will be served. Even if it breaks Maggie's heart.

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Barbour Publishing

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1628368349

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9781628368345

She Came to Slay

The Life and Times of Harriet Tubman

By: Erica Armstrong Dunbar

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She Came to Slay

The Life and Times of Harriet Tubman

By: Erica Armstrong Dunbar

In the bestselling tradition of The Notorious RBG comes a lively, informative, and illustrated tribute to one of the most exceptional women in American history—Harriet Tubman—a heroine whose fearlessness and activism still resonates today. Harriet Tubman is best known as one of the most famous conductors on the Underground Railroad. As a leading abolitionist, her bravery and selflessness has inspired generations in the continuing struggle for civil rights. Now, National Book Award nominee Erica Armstrong Dunbar presents a fresh take on this American icon blending traditional biography, illustrations, photos, and engaging sidebars that illuminate the life of Tubman as never before. Not only did Tubman help liberate hundreds of slaves, she was the first woman to lead an armed expedition during the Civil War, worked as a spy for the Union Army, was a fierce suffragist, and was an advocate for the aged. She Came to Slay reveals the many complexities and varied accomplishments of one of our nation’s true heroes and offers an accessible and modern interpretation of Tubman’s life that is both informative and engaging. Filled with rare outtakes of commentary, an expansive timeline of Tubman’s life, photos (both new and those in public domain), commissioned illustrations, and sections including “Harriet By the Numbers” (number of times she went back down south, approximately how many people she rescued, the bounty on her head) and “Harriet’s Homies” (those who supported her over the years), She Came to Slay is a stunning and powerful mix of pop culture and scholarship and proves that Harriet Tubman is well deserving of her permanent place in our nation’s history.

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Simon and Schuster

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1982139668

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9781982139667

The Action Research Dissertation

Learning from Leading Change

By: Karen E. Watkins,Erica Gilbertson,Aliki Nicolaides

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The Action Research Dissertation

Learning from Leading Change

By: Karen E. Watkins,Erica Gilbertson,Aliki Nicolaides

2024 SPE Outstanding Book Award Honorable Mention The idea of the doctorate is undergoing a transformation as experts explore the nature of “doctorateness” and its relevance for current organizational and societal challenges. The professional practice doctorate has emerged as a highly useful framework to address these challenges and it necessarily requires a distinctive approach to the doctoral dissertation. The Action Research Dissertation: Learning from Leading Change shares a framework for the action research dissertation, outlining the specific ways in which action research fosters the development of scholar-leaders. It offers both doctoral students who are practitioners in applied fields, and the faculty who guide them in their doctoral research, a comprehensive and applied approach to action research that focuses on facilitating and leading change in organizations, as well as ways to address how to translate the findings of this work into a rigorous, dissertation research study. Throughout the book, the authors explicitly address the connection between the parallel and mutually-reinforcing processes of taking action and conducting research, offering rich insights, tools, and case examples that outline specifically how to use action research to both guide a change effort and generate useful insights to contribute to theory-building. This is an essential book for a variety of readers, including professional practice doctoral students, faculty directing the studies of those students, program administrators, professional development coordinators, and many others. Perfect for courses such as: Introduction to Action Research, Action Research, Applied Research, Qualitative Research, Mixed Methods Research, and Case Study Research

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Myers Education Press

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1975505050

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9781975505059

Mild Mannered Businessman or Secret Service Agent? Harry Bogart Richardson's Mid-Life Adventure Tracking Counterfeiters in Denver! 1908-1909

By: Erica Dakin Voolich

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Mild Mannered Businessman or Secret Service Agent? Harry Bogart Richardson's Mid-Life Adventure Tracking Counterfeiters in Denver! 1908-1909

By: Erica Dakin Voolich

Harry Bogart Richardson told stories to his granddaughters about his exciting career in the Secret Service catching counterfeiters in Denver. Everything indicated that he was a businessman in downtown Chicago selling insurance or bonds. The Secret Service records in the National Archives revealed Harry did work for the Secret Service from 1907-1909 -- the second year catching counterfeiters in Denver. Read all about the life of a Secret Service Operative catching counterfeiters in Denver.

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Lulu.com

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1312697768

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Having It All

By: Erica Kane

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Having It All

By: Erica Kane

Erica Kane has never been shy about being her own biggest admirer, and in Having It All, we learn that the most important element of her formula for success is learning how to love yourself. Once this is achieved, says Erica, the many rewards - money, romance, motherhood and enjoying it all - are within our grasp. Having It All teaches us how to balance ambition and morality, how to avoid pitfalls and cultivate patience, when to fight back and when to forgive, and, when we finally attain our goals, how to stay on top and enjoy the view.

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Hyperion

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0786863633

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Having It All

By: Erica Kane

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Having It All

By: Erica Kane

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Illusions of Control

Dilemmas in Managing U.S. Proxy Forces in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria

By: Erica L. Gaston

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Illusions of Control

Dilemmas in Managing U.S. Proxy Forces in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria

By: Erica L. Gaston

Over the last two decades, the United States has supported a range of militias, rebels, and other armed groups in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria. Critics have argued that such partnerships have many perils, from enabling human rights abuses to seeding future threats. Policy makers, however, have sought to mitigate the risks of partnering with irregular armed groups. Militia group leaders in far-flung corners of these war-torn countries were subjected to background checks and instructed about international law and human rights, and their funding was cut when they crossed red lines. To what extent have such mechanisms curbed the dangers of proxy warfare, and what unforeseen consequences has this approach unleashed? Drawing on a decade of field research and hundreds of interviews with stakeholders, Erica L. Gaston unpacks the dilemmas of attempting to control proxy forces. She demonstrates that, although the tools U.S. policy makers used to constrain partners’ behavior increased in number and sophistication, they never fully addressed the range of political, security, and legal concerns surrounding these forces. Moreover, by shifting policy makers’ calculations, the use of proxy forces introduced additional moral hazards and may have enabled riskier decision making. Featuring substantial empirical detail and close analysis of key internal debates, Illusions of Control offers new perspectives on some of the most significant and controversial elements of recent U.S. security policy. In addition to nuanced insights about proxy relationships, this book provides a novel analytical toolkit for exploring transnational bargaining and foreign policy deliberations in hybrid political environments.

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Columbia University Press

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0231558287

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9780231558280

Disarm

By: Erica Tuggle

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Disarm

By: Erica Tuggle

This is a story about forgiveness, about a boy who knew too much about drugs and not enough about love. This is a story about a girl and a boy who fell in and out of love until death and beyond it. This is a story of addiction and heartbreak, giving up, and picking up the pieces. -- Back cover.

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0557857716

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9780557857715

GameFace

The Kick-Ass Guide for Women Who Love Pro Sports

By: Erica Boeke,Chris De Benedetti

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GameFace

The Kick-Ass Guide for Women Who Love Pro Sports

By: Erica Boeke,Chris De Benedetti

Here at last is a book for women who love professional sports that is at once smart and saucy, deep and dishy. It's not a book for women who want to impress their husbands or boyfriends. It's not a book that gets all worked up over Title IX or Mia Hamm or the virtues of the WNBA. And it's not a book with a pink cover.In short, the joy and passion of following pro sports is too often eclipsed by an emphasis on factoids and statistics, and here, finally, is the antidote. GameFace: The Kick-Ass Guide for Women Who Love Pro Sports by Erica Boeke and Chris De Benedetti captures the action and drama of pro sports -- both on the field and off -- from scandals to tailgating and from thugs to heroes.GameFace is also packed with never-seen-before lists and tips including: *How to get into the pit at a NASCAR race*Sports Wives & Girlfriends Hall of Fame & Shame*Best & Worst Performances of The Star Spangled Banner*Best Ballpark Eats*Best Sports Movies & TV Shows*Athletes & Teams That Give Us HopeGameFace will inspire female fans everywhere to regale stat-spewing guys at water coolers and sports bars with mesmerizing tales of thrilling victories, agonizing defeats, and the magical (and sometimes hilarious) moments that only pro sports can deliver.

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