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Our Bodies Tell the Story

Using Feminist Research and Friendship to Reimagine Education and Our Lives

By: Emily J. Klein,Monica Taylor

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Our Bodies Tell the Story

Using Feminist Research and Friendship to Reimagine Education and Our Lives

By: Emily J. Klein,Monica Taylor

2024 SPE Outstanding Book Award Honorable Mention Our Bodies Tell the Story: Using Feminist Research and Friendship to Reimagine Education and Our Lives asks (and answers) a number of critical questions that are key to improving our educational system. How can we use our embodied stories to navigate and disrupt how schools and society reproduce the patriarchy and heteronormativity within our institutions of learning? How do we transgress oppressive boundaries (boundaries cultivated by the patriarchy that have been perpetuated at home, within school, outside of school, in university settings, and in communities) that permit our dehumanization and exclusion? As teachers, professors, and teacher educators, how do we navigate our students’ trauma when we are navigating the re-ignition of our own? This book sets out to tell the story of how the authors have tried to answer these questions in their lives and work. It is the story of a friendship, a partnership, a narrative retelling of their “becoming” as girls, teenagers, women, teachers, wives, daughters, scholars, and mothers. From the earliest memories of their gendered and sexualized childhoods to the present navigation of sexism, heteronormativity, and trauma in the context of teaching and schools, these stories reside in their bodies. They recall, construct, and reexamine, emerging from their dialogues—from talking face-to-face, to email, to FB messenger, poetry, and text. Our Bodies Tell the Story centers around the co/autoethnography of personal narratives, stories, and a kind of survival testimonies, the ways in which the authors bore witness to each other’s lives. The book extensively uses co/autoethnography as a self-study feminist research methodology that takes autoethnography, “a form of self-representation that complicates cultural norms by seeing autobiography as implicated in larger cultural processes” (Taylor & Coia, 2006, p. 278) and moves it beyond the singular to the plural. Using this methodology enables the authors to interweave their stories through dialogue, so that validity, insight, and analysis all emerge in the text. The book investigates the self within the social context of personal relationships, as well as the larger society. Creating a co/autoethnography is a rich, multi-layered endeavor because it is not conducted in a vacuum. As such, it is an important book for faculty and researchers involved in a number of disciplines, including auto/ethnographic research, gender studies, women’s studies, feminist studies, qualitative research and many other areas of study. Perfect for courses such as: Gender and Education │ Public Purposes of Schooling │ Introduction to Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies │ Critical Feminisms in Teacher Education │ Gender Issues in Teacher Education

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Myers Education Press

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1975502582

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A Year in the Life of a Third Space Urban Teacher Residency

Using Inquiry to Reinvent Teacher Education

By: Monica Taylor,Emily J. Klein

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A Year in the Life of a Third Space Urban Teacher Residency

Using Inquiry to Reinvent Teacher Education

By: Monica Taylor,Emily J. Klein

This book weaves together voices of faculty, residents, mentors, administrators, community organizers, and students who have lived together in a third space urban teacher residency program in Newark as they reinvent math and science teaching and teacher education through the lens of inquiry. Each chapter includes narratives from multiple perspectives as well as tools we have used within the program to support and build change, providing readers with both real cases of how an urban teacher residency can impact school systems, and concrete tools and examples to help the reader understand and replicate aspects of the process. Capturing both the successes but also the tensions and challenges, we offer a kaleidoscopic view of the rich, complex, and multi-layered ways in which multiple stakeholders work together to make enduring educational change in urban schools. Our third space NMUTR has been a fragile utopian enterprise, one that has relied on a shared commitment of all involved, and a deep sense of hope that working collaboratively has the potential, even if not perfect, to make a difference.

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Springer

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9463002537

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Rural Health Disparities

Public Health, Policy, and Planning Approaches

By: Monica M. Taylor

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Rural Health Disparities

Public Health, Policy, and Planning Approaches

By: Monica M. Taylor

This innovative resource offers a unique, multidisciplinary approach for the utilization of planning theory to eliminate health disparities in rural communities. The book provides tools in the public health, policy, and planning disciplines to help resolve significant differences in life expectancy and quality of life in these communities, concluding with a progressive vision for alleviating geographical health disparities on a local, national, and global scale. Chapters highlight models and approaches best suited to addressing this public health concern, suggesting action strategies focused around each of the three focus areas: 1. Public health: Elucidation of the contextual factors impacting the health of rural communities by: reporting statistical updates on a range of chronic and infectious diseases that disproportionately affect rural populations both globally and in the U.S.; providing discourse on the importance of addressing critical social determinants (global and national) that impede optimal health outcomes among rural populations; and, acknowledging the compositional factors of individuals who reside in rural spaces. 2. Public policy: Application of specific policy models to garner both public and political will towards sustainable policy change to improve healthy living in rural spaces. 3. Rural planning: Identification of national and international planning models that can be used to design strategic plans targeted to improve quality of life, create sustainable development, and establish economic well-being and growth in rural communities. Rural Health Disparities: Public Health, Policy, and Planning Approaches will find an engaged audience among non-profit organizations, planners, public health practitioners, policy analysts, and public interest groups, as well as rural health advocates and students enrolled in planning, public policy, and/or public health courses.

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Application of the Political Economy to Rural Health Disparities

By: Monica M. Taylor

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Application of the Political Economy to Rural Health Disparities

By: Monica M. Taylor

This thought-provoking monograph analyzes the longstanding political and economic structures underlying entrenched health inequities in rural areas worldwide. Bypassing familiar data on the subject, it critiques existing approaches to why core social determinants of health are underrepresented in rural communities, and synthesizes knowledge from health behaviors to spatial politics to make creative, equitable suggestions for intervention. The author reviews classic economic and current sociopolitical theory to pinpoint governments’ decision-making processes behind resource allocation as they translate into poor service access, service quality, and health outcomes. In reply, corrective policy measures are recommended to address these conditions at the root-cause level, in keeping with global goals of improved health for all. Included in the coverage: · Rural health disparities: the political economy. · Rural health disparities: the economic argument. · Social disorganization in rural communities. · Rural health disparities and social disorder: public policy responses. · The political economy: an era of institutional cynicism? With its forceful argument for dealing with a growing but often invisible crisis, Application of the Political Economy to Rural Health Disparities makes a significant text for graduate and undergraduate programs in public and international affairs, planning and public policy, public health, public administration, and economics. Public health and advocacy organizations will also benefit from the book’s vision.

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3319735373

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The Obesity Epidemic

Why a Social Justice Perspective Matters

By: Monica M. Taylor

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The Obesity Epidemic

Why a Social Justice Perspective Matters

By: Monica M. Taylor

This book addresses the obesity epidemic from a political, economic and social perspective. Examining the populations that suffer the greatest from political and economic decision-making associated with obesity prevalence, this book utilizes a contemporary framework to discuss obesity. While it does examine the behavioral risks associated with rising obesity rates, it also explores the political level, by evaluating theories in social justice and the political economy that foster or restrict at-risk behaviors. It considers the economic context through rising income inequality levels in the US. It also critiques the actions of higher institutions, including transnational corporations, as social contributors to this epidemic. Finally, it compares global and national challenges of the epidemic.

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3319689789

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From Military Rule To Liberal Democracy In Argentina

By: Monica Peralta-ramos

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From Military Rule To Liberal Democracy In Argentina

By: Monica Peralta-ramos

Argentina has most of the characteristics that various theories of democracy postulate as prerequisites for achieving liberal democracy: an urban industrial economy, key economic resources under domestic control, the absence of a peasantry, the absence of ethnic or religious cleavages, relatively high levels of education, strong interest groups, an

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Routledge

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0429711786

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Financial Institutions in Distress

Recovery, Resolution, and Recognition

By: Ronald Davis,Stephan Madaus,Monica Marcucci,Irit Mevorach,Riz Mokal,Barbara Romaine,Janis Sarra,Ignacio Tirado

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Financial Institutions in Distress

Recovery, Resolution, and Recognition

By: Ronald Davis,Stephan Madaus,Monica Marcucci,Irit Mevorach,Riz Mokal,Barbara Romaine,Janis Sarra,Ignacio Tirado

Political boundaries are often porous to finance, financial intermediation, and financial distress. Yet they are highly impervious to financial regulation. When inhabitants of a country suffering a deficit of purchasing power are able to access and deploy funds flowing in from a country with a surfeit of such power, the inhabitants of both countries may benefit. They may also benefit when institutions undertaking such cross-border financial intermediation experience economies of scale and are able to innovate and to offer funds and services at lower costs. Inevitably, however, at least some such institutions will sometimes act imprudently, some of the projects in which such funds are deployed may be unwise, and other such projects can suffer from unforeseen circumstances. As a result of such factors, a financial institution may suffer distress in one country, and may then transmit such distress to other countries in which it operates. The efficacy of any response to such cross-border transmission of distress may turn on the response being given due effect in both (or all) the territories in which the distressed financial institution operates. This situation creates a conundrum for policymakers, legislators, and regulators who wish to enable those subject to their jurisdiction to access the benefits of cross-border financial intermediation, yet cannot make rules and regulations that would have effect outside that jurisdiction. This book explores this conundrum and offers a response. It does so by drawing on and adding to the literatures on financial intermediation, regulation, and distress, and on existing hard and soft laws and regulations. The book advocates for the creation of a model law that would address the full range of financial institutions, including insurance companies, and that would enable relevant authorities to cooperate with counterparts in advance of the onset of distress and to give appropriate effect in their jurisdiction to measures taken by counterpart authorities in other jurisdictions in which the distressed institution also operates.

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Oxford University Press

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0192882538

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Fundamental QSARs for Metal Ions

By: John D. Walker,Michael C. Newman,Monica Enache

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Fundamental QSARs for Metal Ions

By: John D. Walker,Michael C. Newman,Monica Enache

Fundamental QSARs for Metal Ions describes the basic and essential applications of quantitative structure-activity relationships (QSARs) for regulatory or industrial scientists who need to predict metal ion bioactivity. It includes 194 QSARs that have been used to predict metal ion toxicity and 86 QSARs that have been used to predict metal ion bioc

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CRC Press

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1420084348

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Post-Covid Rehabilitation, An Issue of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America, E-Book

By: Monica Verduzco Gutierrez

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Post-Covid Rehabilitation, An Issue of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America, E-Book

By: Monica Verduzco Gutierrez

In this issue, guest editors bring their considerable expertise to this important topic. - Contains 15 practice-oriented topics including what are post-COVID conditions and the burden of disease?; inpatient rehabilitation issues related to COVID-19; the role of surgical prehabilitation in the COVID-19 pandemic era and beyond; addressing rehabilitation healthcare disparities during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond; and more. - Provides in-depth clinical reviews of post-COVID rehabilitation, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. - Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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0443129487

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Rehearsing for Life

Theatre for Social Change in Nepal

By: Monica Mottin

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Rehearsing for Life

Theatre for Social Change in Nepal

By: Monica Mottin

This work presents an account of what it means to perform theatre and live by theatre, grounded in ethnographic research.

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Cambridge University Press

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110841611X

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Global Childhoods

By: Monica Edwards

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Global Childhoods

By: Monica Edwards

This up to date text is suitable for students on all early years courses that include a module on global childhoods. Taking an ecological approach, it examines how culture and society shape childhoods through considering the lived experiences of children internationally. It begins by questioning the meaning of childhood and explores the historical, cultural and social views of childhood and children, including the roles of race, class and gender. It considers families and parenting from a global perspective and progresses to examine the relationship between the state and children by evaluating international approaches to education, health and welfare and the ways inequalities between the minority and majority world impact on children. The role of research on and with children in informing these debates is fully explored. Most importantly the reader is challenged to reflect on how global perspectives can be used to support an understanding of inclusion and diversity in their practice.

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Critical Publishing

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1909682721

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Working-Class White

The Making and Unmaking of Race Relations

By: Monica McDermott

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Working-Class White

The Making and Unmaking of Race Relations

By: Monica McDermott

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Univ of California Press

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0520248090

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Heart's Desire

By: Jackson King Jackson,Monica Jackson

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Heart's Desire

By: Jackson King Jackson,Monica Jackson

From the moment Kara Kincaid had learned that the senator for whom she works was the father that had abandoned her and her mother years ago to pursue political ambitions, she has sworn revenge. Now, her goal is in sight. Kara sets her sights on his loyal, honest, right hand man, Brent Stevens. As they are both drawn into a dangerous game of desperate secrets and passionate schemes, Kara finds herself caught between desire and disaster.

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Pinnacle Books

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0786005327

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Application of the Political Economy to Rural Health Disparities

By: Monica M. Taylor

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Book's by Monica M. Taylor

Our Bodies Tell the Story

Our Bodies Tell the Story

A Year in the Life of a Third Space Urban Teacher Residency

A Year in the Life of a Third Space Urban Teacher Residency

Rural Health Disparities

Rural Health Disparities

Application of the Political Economy to Rural Health Disparities

Application of the Political Economy to Rural Health Disparities

The Obesity Epidemic

The Obesity Epidemic

From Military Rule To Liberal Democracy In Argentina

From Military Rule To Liberal Democracy In Argentina

Financial Institutions in Distress

Financial Institutions in Distress

Fundamental QSARs for Metal Ions

Fundamental QSARs for Metal Ions

Post-Covid Rehabilitation, An Issue of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America, E-Book

Post-Covid Rehabilitation, An Issue of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America, E-Book

Rehearsing for Life

Rehearsing for Life

Global Childhoods

Global Childhoods

Working-Class White

Working-Class White

Heart's Desire

Heart's Desire

Application of the Political Economy to Rural Health Disparities

Application of the Political Economy to Rural Health Disparities

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