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Education in the Best Interests of the Child

A Children's Rights Perspective on Closing the Achievement Gap

By: Robert Brian Howe,Katherine Covell

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Education in the Best Interests of the Child

A Children's Rights Perspective on Closing the Achievement Gap

By: Robert Brian Howe,Katherine Covell

A large body of research in disciplines from sociology and policy studies to neuroscience and educational psychology has confirmed that socioeconomic status remains the most powerful influence on children's educational outcomes. Socially disadvantaged children around the world disproportionately suffer from lower levels of educational achievement, which in turn leads to unfavourable long-term outcomes in employment and health. Education in the Best Interests of the Child addresses this persistent problem, which violates not only the principle of equal educational opportunity, but also the broader principle of the best interests of the child as called for in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Building on the children's rights work accomplished in their previous book, Empowering Children, Brian Howe and Katherine Covell identify three types of reform that can significantly close the educational achievement gap. Their findings make an important argument for stronger and more comprehensive action to equalize educational opportunities for disadvantaged children.

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University of Toronto Press

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144261451X

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9781442614512

Empowering Children

Children's Rights Education as a Pathway to Citizenship

By: Robert Brian Howe,Katherine Covell

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Empowering Children

Children's Rights Education as a Pathway to Citizenship

By: Robert Brian Howe,Katherine Covell

In "Empowering Children," R. Brian Howe and Katherine Covell assert that educating children about their basic rights is a necessary means not only of fulfilling a country's legal obligations, but also of advancing education about democratic principles and the practice of citizenship.

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257

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University of Toronto Press

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0802038573

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9780802038579

Restraining Equality

Human Rights Commissions in Canada

By: Robert Brian Howe,David Johnson

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Restraining Equality

Human Rights Commissions in Canada

By: Robert Brian Howe,David Johnson

The authors blend public policy analysis, historical research, and legal analysis as they address the contemporary financial, social, legal, and policy pressures currently experienced by human rights commissions across Canada.

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222

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University of Toronto Press

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0802082637

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9780802082633

Sounds of Our Times

Two Hundred Years of Acoustics

By: Robert T. Beyer

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Sounds of Our Times

Two Hundred Years of Acoustics

By: Robert T. Beyer

A history of acoustics from the 19th century to the present, written by one of the pre-eminent members of the acoustical community. The book is both a review of the major scientific advances in acoustics as well as an account of famous acousticians and their discoveries, taking in the development of the Acoustical Society of America. Acoustics is distinguished by its interdisciplinary nature and the book duly explores the fields development in its relationship to other sciences. In addition to covering the history of acoustics, the book concludes with the future of acoustics. Beautifully illustrated.

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472

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Springer Science & Business Media

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0387984356

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9780387984353

Last Knight

A Biography of General Sir Phillip Bennett AC, KBE, DSO

By: Robert Lowry

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Last Knight

A Biography of General Sir Phillip Bennett AC, KBE, DSO

By: Robert Lowry

General Sir Phillip Bennett is a good example of what makes a great leader. With a good combination of innate personal qualities, education, broad experience and the hardening that comes with survival on the battlefield he prospered. As a young officer he survived the first and most perilous year of the Korean War, including the Battle of Kapyong.

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293

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Simon and Schuster

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1921941332

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9781921941337

Urban Nation

Australia's Planning Heritage

By: Robert Freestone

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Urban Nation

Australia's Planning Heritage

By: Robert Freestone

Provides the first national account of the historical impact of urban planning and design on the Australian landscape. It defines and documents hundreds of places - parks, public spaces, redeveloped precincts, neighbourhoods, suburbs up to whole towns - that contribute to the character of urban and suburban Australia.

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337

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CSIRO PUBLISHING

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0643096981

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9780643096981

A Cinema of Loneliness

By: Robert Kolker

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A Cinema of Loneliness

By: Robert Kolker

An updated and expanded version of this classic study of contemporary American film, the new edition of A Cinema of Loneliness reassesses the landscape of American cinema over the past decade, incorporating discussions of directors like Judd Apatow and David Fincher while offering assessments of the recent, and in some cases final, work from the filmmakers--Penn, Scorsese, Stone, Altman, Kubrick--at the book's core.

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568

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Oxford University Press

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0199780285

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9780199780280

Globalising Australian Capitalism

By: Robert Catley

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Globalising Australian Capitalism

By: Robert Catley

Tells the story of Australia's integration into the international economy. It traces the Australian economy from Federation to its downturn the 1970s and assesses the current state of play. Topics include the rise of economic rationalism, demographic and social repercussions of globalisation, and the emerging power of the Asia-Pacific region.

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260

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Cambridge University Press

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0521566185

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9780521566186

On Settling

By: Robert E. Goodin

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On Settling

By: Robert E. Goodin

In a culture that worships ceaseless striving, ""settling"" seems like giving up. But is it? On Settling defends the positive value of settling, explaining why this disdained practice is not only more realistic but more useful than an excessive ideal of striving. In fact, the book makes the case that we'd all be lost without settling--and that even to strive, one must first settle ..."--Book jacket flap.

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125

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Princeton University Press

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069117136X

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9780691171364

Explaining Norms

By: Geoffrey Brennan,Lina Eriksson,Robert E. Goodin,Nicholas Southwood

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Explaining Norms

By: Geoffrey Brennan,Lina Eriksson,Robert E. Goodin,Nicholas Southwood

This book presents the concept of norms by four different philosophers. They discuss how norms emerge, persist, change, and how they serve to explain what we do.

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301

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0199654689

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9780199654680

Melbourne 2030

Planning Rhetoric Versus Urban Reality

By: Bob Birrell,Virginia Rapson,Ernest Healy,Kevin O'Connor

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Melbourne 2030

Planning Rhetoric Versus Urban Reality

By: Bob Birrell,Virginia Rapson,Ernest Healy,Kevin O'Connor

The 'Melbourne 2030' plan is the Victorian Government's blueprint for the accommodation of an additional one million people in Melbourne by the year 2030. The plan seeks to change the shape of Melbourne radically. The vision is of a compact city in which growth will be concentrated in existing commercial centres (activity centres). Notwithstanding this fundamental departure from the low density pattern of the past, it is claimed that Melbourne's famed 'liveability' will be preserved. This book explores: the intellectual origins of the plan; demographic assumptions behind the plan; the mode of implementation; the likely impact on the built environment; environmental and social consequences; heritage outcomes; and alternative planning options. It also critically examines assumptions about the projected demand for higher density housing, and argues that the plan's 'compact city' vision is unlikely to be achieved because it fails to come to grips with the economic and demographic realities facing Melbourne.

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128

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Monash University ePress

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0975747509

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9780975747506

Taking Responsibility for Children

By: Samantha Brennan,Robert Noggle

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Taking Responsibility for Children

By: Samantha Brennan,Robert Noggle

What do we as a society, and as parents in particular, owe to our children? Each chapter in Taking Responsibility for Children offers part of an answer to that question. Although the contributors vary in the approaches they take and the conclusions they draw, each one explores some aspect of the moral obligations owed to children by their caregivers. Some focus primarily on the responsibilities of parents, while others focus on the role of society and government." "Taking Responsibility for Children will be of interest to philosophers, advocates for children's interests, and those interested in public policy, especially as it relates to children and families."--Jacket.

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210

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Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press

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1554580153

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9781554580156

Against Death

The Practice of Living with AIDS

By: Robert M. Ariss,Gary W. Dowsett

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Against Death

The Practice of Living with AIDS

By: Robert M. Ariss,Gary W. Dowsett

Robert Ariss, an HIV seropositive individual for many years, died from AIDS in 1994. This anthropological study documents his vision of the gay and lesbian community in Sydney and its members infected with and affected by HIV.

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240

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Psychology Press

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9056995634

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9789056995638

Local Electrode Atom Probe Tomography

A User's Guide

By: David J. Larson,Ty J. Prosa,Robert M. Ulfig,Brian P. Geiser,Thomas F. Kelly

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Local Electrode Atom Probe Tomography

A User's Guide

By: David J. Larson,Ty J. Prosa,Robert M. Ulfig,Brian P. Geiser,Thomas F. Kelly

This book is the first, single-source guide to successful experiments using the local electrode atom probe (LEAP®) microscope. Coverage is both comprehensive and user friendly, including the fundamentals of preparing specimens for the microscope from a variety of materials, the details of the instrumentation used in data collection, the parameters under which optimal data are collected, the current methods of data reconstruction, and selected methods of data analysis. Tricks of the trade are described that are often learned only through trial and error, allowing users to succeed much more quickly in the challenging areas of specimen preparation and data collection. A closing chapter on applications presents selected, state-of-the-art results using the LEAP microscope.

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328

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Springer Science & Business Media

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1461487218

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9781461487210

Across Cultures

A Reader for Writers

By: Sheena Gillespie,Robert Singleton

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Across Cultures

A Reader for Writers

By: Sheena Gillespie,Robert Singleton

Designed to offer an appealing anthology where there is an increased interest in connections between and among cultures, "Across Cultures," strives to promote understanding of diverse cultures among students. The book advocates acceptance of the diversity of voices, while suggesting ways to probe the correspondences, interrelationships, and mutual benefits of that diversity. Diversity and the interrelationship General Interest

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Allyn & Bacon

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0205145779

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9780205145775

Book's by Robert Brian Howe

Education in the Best Interests of the Child

Education in the Best Interests of the Child

Empowering Children

Empowering Children

Restraining Equality

Restraining Equality

Sounds of Our Times

Sounds of Our Times

Last Knight

Last Knight

Urban Nation

Urban Nation

A Cinema of Loneliness

A Cinema of Loneliness

Globalising Australian Capitalism

Globalising Australian Capitalism

On Settling

On Settling

Explaining Norms

Explaining Norms

Melbourne 2030

Melbourne 2030

Taking Responsibility for Children

Taking Responsibility for Children

Against Death

Against Death

Local Electrode Atom Probe Tomography

Local Electrode Atom Probe Tomography

Across Cultures

Across Cultures

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