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Holy MacKerel!

By: George W. Friesen

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Holy Mackerel! is a quiz book about the Christianity that surrounds us; in our people, our places, our music, our books, and our beliefs-past and present. It is a book that illustrates the vastness and endurance of the work of the Church in increasingly secular societies and, consequently, the profound impact that Christianity continues to have in the evolution of Western culture. Its questions and answers reach into every aspect of the work and mission of the church, and how its practice and theology continues to be reflected in the culture of the Western world.

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230

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FriesenPress

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1460221575

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9781460221570

The Origins of Happiness

The Science of Well-Being over the Life Course

By: Andrew E. Clark,Sarah Flèche,Richard Layard,Nattavudh Powdthavee,George Ward

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The Origins of Happiness

The Science of Well-Being over the Life Course

By: Andrew E. Clark,Sarah Flèche,Richard Layard,Nattavudh Powdthavee,George Ward

A new perspective on life satisfaction and well-being over the life course What makes people happy? The Origins of Happiness seeks to revolutionize how we think about human priorities and to promote public policy changes that are based on what really matters to people. Drawing on a range of evidence using large-scale data from various countries, the authors consider the key factors that affect human well-being, including income, education, employment, family conflict, health, childcare, and crime. The Origins of Happiness offers a groundbreaking new vision for how we might become more healthy, happy, and whole.

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Princeton University Press

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0691196958

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9780691196954

The Grand Regulator

The Miseducation of Nova Scotia's Teachers, 1838-1997

By: George D. Perry

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The Grand Regulator

The Miseducation of Nova Scotia's Teachers, 1838-1997

By: George D. Perry

Schools of education with utilitarian goals and strict standardization - often called "Normal Schools" - have been widely criticized by both the academy and the general public. In a story that resonates across Canada, The Grand Regulator examines an educational system that failed to inspire great teachers and produce imaginative, thinking citizens. Drawing on an array of archival materials, government publications, and firsthand accounts with former Normal School students, George Perry provides a rich reconstruction of the intellectual, social, economic, and political foundations of teacher education in Nova Scotia, and the methodological preoccupations that have hampered its subsequent development. He shows how a supposed science of education based on child psychology, in concert with the province's regulation of public schooling, justified low expectations for the education of most children and how standardized training programs deemphasized teachers' general liberal education and intellectual curiosity. The most complete study of Canadian teacher education to date, The Grand Regulator presents an analysis of perennial issues regarding the improvement of education that continue to concern us, and illuminates ways of raising the level of instruction in our present-day schools.

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McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

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0773588930

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9780773588936

Ethnographic Bibliography of North America

By: George Peter Murdock,Timothy J. O'Leary

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Ethnographic Bibliography of North America

By: George Peter Murdock,Timothy J. O'Leary

Approximately 15,000 entries dealing with ethnography, history, psychology, human biology and medicine of native peoples of North America. Includes published materials issued before and during 1972.

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New Haven : Human Relations Area Files Press

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0875362133

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9780875362137

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Holy MacKerel!

Holy MacKerel!

The Origins of Happiness

The Origins of Happiness

The Grand Regulator

The Grand Regulator

Ethnographic Bibliography of North America

Ethnographic Bibliography of North America

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