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The Great Barrier Reef

History, Science, Heritage

By: James Bowen,Margarita Bowen

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The Great Barrier Reef

History, Science, Heritage

By: James Bowen,Margarita Bowen

One of the world's natural wonders, the Great Barrier Reef stretches more than 2000 kilometres in a maze of coral reefs and islands along Australia's north-eastern coastline. Now unfolding the fascinating story behind its mystique this 2002 book provides for the first time a comprehensive cultural and ecological history of European impact, from early voyages of discovery to developments in Reef science and management. Incisive and a delight to read in its thorough account of the scientific, social and environmental consequences of European impact on the world's greatest coral reef system, this extraordinary book is sure to become a classic.

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746

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Cambridge University Press

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1139440640

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9781139440646

Taming the River

Negotiating the Academic, Financial, and Social Currents in Selective Colleges and Universities

By: Camille Z. Charles,Mary J. Fischer,Margarita A. Mooney,Douglas S. Massey

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Taming the River

Negotiating the Academic, Financial, and Social Currents in Selective Colleges and Universities

By: Camille Z. Charles,Mary J. Fischer,Margarita A. Mooney,Douglas S. Massey

Building on their important findings in The Source of the River, the authors now probe even more deeply into minority underachievement at the college level. Taming the River examines the academic and social dynamics of different ethnic groups during the first two years of college. Focusing on racial differences in academic performance, the book identifies the causes of students' divergent grades and levels of personal satisfaction with their institutions. Using survey data collected from twenty-eight selective colleges and universities, Taming the River considers all facets of student life, including who students date, what fields they major in, which sports they play, and how they perceive their own social and economic backgrounds. The book explores how black and Latino students experience pressures stemming from campus racial climate and "stereotype threat"--when students underperform because of anxieties tied to existing negative stereotypes. Describing the relationship between grade performance and stereotype threat, the book shows how this link is reinforced by institutional practices of affirmative action. The authors also indicate that when certain variables are controlled, minority students earn the same grades, express the same college satisfaction, and remain in school at the same rates as white students. A powerful look at how educational policies unfold in America's universities, Taming the River sheds light on the social and racial factors influencing student success.

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317

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Princeton University Press

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0691171149

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9780691171142

Hybrid Language Teaching in Practice

Perceptions, Reactions, and Results

By: Berta Carrasco,Stacey Margarita Johnson

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Hybrid Language Teaching in Practice

Perceptions, Reactions, and Results

By: Berta Carrasco,Stacey Margarita Johnson

This book allows readers to explore the inner workings of a hybrid class from the perspectives of two instructors with different pedagogical orientations, from the students’ perspectives, including learning outcomes and immediately practical teaching tools. The authors meet the challenge of how to preserve pedagogy and content while making good use of digital tools and online opportunities. Language teachers at the secondary and postsecondary level will enjoy the authors’ first person narrative of the creation of a pedagogically-sound hybrid course, practical examples from their courses, as well as student learning outcomes and feedback on the various technological activities. During a year-long study of the authors’ hybrid courses they used a mixed methods design to answers these questions: How does a hybrid course change our teaching? How does the hybrid course affect student learning experiences? What technology-based activities are most effective in our hybrid course?.

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Springer

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3319164260

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9783319164267

Restorative Justice

Ideals and Realities

By: Margarita Zernova

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Restorative Justice

Ideals and Realities

By: Margarita Zernova

The legitimacy and performance of the traditional criminal justice system is the subject of intense scrutiny as the world economic crisis continues to put pressure on governments to cut the costs of the criminal justice system. This volume brings together the leading work on restorative justice to achieve two objectives: to construct a comprehensive and up-to-date conceptual framework for restorative justice suitable even for newcomers; and to challenge the barriers of restorative justice in the hope of taking its theory and practice a step further. The selected articles start by answering some fundamental questions about restorative justice regarding its historical and philosophical origins, and challenge the concept by bringing into the debate the human rights and equality discourses. Also included is material based on empirical testing of restorative justice claims especially those impacting on reoffending rates, victim satisfaction and reintegration. The volume concludes with a critique of restorative justice as well as with analytical thinking that aims to push its barriers. It is hoped that the investigations offered by this volume not only offer hope for a better system for abolitionists and reformists, but also new and convincing evidence to persuade the sceptics in the debate over restorative justice.

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185

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Routledge

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1351965352

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9781351965354

The Firefly Letters

A Suffragette's Journey to Cuba

By: Margarita Engle

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The Firefly Letters

A Suffragette's Journey to Cuba

By: Margarita Engle

The freedom to roam is something that women and girls in Cuba do not have. Yet when Fredrika Bremer visits from Sweden in 1851 to learn about the people of this magical island, she is accompanied by Cecilia, a young slave who longs for her lost home in Africa. Soon Elena, the wealthy daughter of the house, sneaks out to join them. As the three women explore the lush countryside, they form a bond that breaks the barriers of language and culture. In this quietly powerful new book, award-winning poet Margarita Engle paints a portrait of early women's rights pioneer Fredrika Bremer and the journey to Cuba that transformed her life. The Firefly Letters is a 2011 Pura Belpre Honor Book for Narrative and a 2011 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.

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173

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Henry Holt and Company (BYR)

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1429959452

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9781429959452

Ireland in the Coming Time

New Insights on Irish Literature

By: Margarita Estévez Saá,Anne MacCarthy

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Ireland in the Coming Time

New Insights on Irish Literature

By: Margarita Estévez Saá,Anne MacCarthy

This book hopes to do justice to the literary wealth to be found in Irish literature which has had, and still has, a powerfull attraction for scholars in the Spanish academia in particular and in the world of letters in general. It is not surprising that this book, prepared as it was in Galicia, should begin with two contributions which are specially significant and representative of the fruitful relationship between Galicia and what has tradicionally been seen as "sister" Ireland. The rest of the volume is divided into two clearly distinguishable parts: on the one hand there are essays which can be described as a revision of the canon of Irish literature in English and the texts found therein. The second part contains new essays on Irish literature, and an examination of the work of Irish women writers.

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208

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Netbiblo

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0972989250

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9780972989251

The Great Barrier Reef

History, Science, Heritage

By: James Bowen,Margarita Bowen

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The Great Barrier Reef

History, Science, Heritage

By: James Bowen,Margarita Bowen

This 2002 book provides a cultural and ecological history of European impact on the Great Barrier Reef.

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490

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0511055889

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9780511055881

Margarita Theory Volume One: Strangers vs. Ghosts

By: Margarita Mills

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Margarita Theory Volume One: Strangers vs. Ghosts

By: Margarita Mills

This is the theory of the things that make me up and tear me apart. I am the theory. I am exactly and nothing like anything you will read in this book. Everyone loves a Margarita, (or so I've heard). I'm here to test the theory.

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Lulu.com

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1329144619

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9781329144613

With a Star in My Hand

Rubén Darío, Poetry Hero

By: Margarita Engle

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With a Star in My Hand

Rubén Darío, Poetry Hero

By: Margarita Engle

A novel in verse about the life and work of Rubâen Darâio, a Nicaraguan poet who started life as an abandoned child and grew to become the father of a new literary movement. Includes historical notes.

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176

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Simon and Schuster

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1534424946

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9781534424944

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Poems About Amazing Hispanics

By: Margarita Engle

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Poems About Amazing Hispanics

By: Margarita Engle

Bold, graphic portraits and beautiful poems present famous and lesser-known Latinos from varied backgrounds who have faced life's challenges in creative ways.

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Macmillan

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0805098763

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9780805098761

Book's by Margarita Bowen

The Great Barrier Reef

The Great Barrier Reef

Taming the River

Taming the River

Hybrid Language Teaching in Practice

Hybrid Language Teaching in Practice

Restorative Justice

Restorative Justice

The Firefly Letters

The Firefly Letters

Ireland in the Coming Time

Ireland in the Coming Time

The Great Barrier Reef

The Great Barrier Reef

Margarita Theory Volume One: Strangers vs. Ghosts

Margarita Theory Volume One: Strangers vs. Ghosts

With a Star in My Hand

With a Star in My Hand

Bravo!

Bravo!

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