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The Power of Collective Wisdom and the Trap of Collective Folly

By: Alan Briskin,Tom Callanan,Sheryl Erickson

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The Power of Collective Wisdom and the Trap of Collective Folly

By: Alan Briskin,Tom Callanan,Sheryl Erickson

An inspired and practical approach to developing the innate power of groups to make wise, compassionate, and creative decisions Based on nine years of research involving scores of participants Includes real-life examples and specific practices to help readers understand and cultivate collective wisdom and avoid collective folly If we are to disentangle the extraordinary challenges that we face today in organizations, communities, and nations we must transcend our divisions and develop solutions together. But what enables us to collectively make wise choices and sound judgments instead of splintering apart? When human beings gather together, a depth of awareness and insight, a transcendent knowing, becomes available. Based on nine years of research The Power of Collective Wisdom shows how we can tap into the extraordinary cocreative potential that exists in every group. Collective wisdom is elusive and unpredictable it cant be willed into being, but the authors describe six commitments people can adopt that will increase the likelihood of its appearing. Stories and historical examples throughout serve to illuminate and illustrate how collective wisdom has emerged in a range of settings and through the lives and traditions of varied cultures. Equally important, the authors describe how to recognize the pitfalls of polarization or false agreement, either of which can lead to collective folly a phenomenon with which recent history has made us all too familiar. And they offer a set of practices to help readers maintain the key lessons of the book. The Power of Collective Wisdom is a foundational book for an emerging field of study and practice relevant to everyone seeking more effective and satisfying ways of working with others.

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The Power of Collective Wisdom

And the Trap of Collective Folly

By: Alan Briskin,Sheryl Erickson

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The Power of Collective Wisdom

And the Trap of Collective Folly

By: Alan Briskin,Sheryl Erickson

Stories and historical examples throughout this work serve to illustrate how collective wisdom is emerging in a range of settings and how, if accessed, this collective knowing can create extraordinary results.

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265

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Berrett-Koehler Publishers

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1576759008

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Jane Austen and the State of the Nation

By: Sheryl Craig,Eckersley

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Jane Austen and the State of the Nation

By: Sheryl Craig,Eckersley

Jane Austen and the State of the Nation explores Jane Austen's references to politics and to political economics and concludes that Austen was a liberal Tory who remained consistent in her political agenda throughout her career as a novelist. Read with this historical background, Austen's books emerge as state-of-the-nation or political novels.

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Springer

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1137544554

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Tapestry of Grace

Untangling the Cultural Complexities in Asian American Life and Ministry

By: Benjamin C. Shin,Sheryl Takagi Silzer

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Tapestry of Grace

Untangling the Cultural Complexities in Asian American Life and Ministry

By: Benjamin C. Shin,Sheryl Takagi Silzer

Why do the first generation still act like that?" "Why can't we try some new ideas?" "Why are the second generation so lazy?" "Why are the second generation so disrespectful?" "Isn't it a shame how the church is split between the two generations?" These and many more questions reflect the tangled conflicts within the Asian American church. Cultural differences have led to many misunderstandings and conflicts. Conflicts have created bitterness and churches have split apart. How can these tangled threads be rewoven into a beautiful tapestry of God's grace? What would it take for the Asian American church to reflect God's grace? In Tapestry of Grace, Dr. Benjamin C. Shin and Dr. Sheryl Takagi Silzer apply their years of study and teaching to explain how the cultural complexities that occur between the different generations of the Asian American church can be untangled. Taking lessons from their own spiritual journeys, they show how each generation can experience the amazing grace of the Gospel.

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215

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Wipf and Stock Publishers

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1498232787

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9781498232784

Ethics and Law for Australian Nurses

By: Kim Atkins,Sheryl de Lacey,Bernhard Ripperger,Rebecca Ripperger

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Ethics and Law for Australian Nurses

By: Kim Atkins,Sheryl de Lacey,Bernhard Ripperger,Rebecca Ripperger

A sound understanding of moral and legal obligations is critical to developing responsible nursing practice and building the nurse-patient relationship. Ethics and Law for Australian Nurses provides a practical framework for understanding the ethical and legal dimensions of nursing practice. The fourth edition has been thoroughly revised to include updates to legislation, the NMBA professional standards and case examples. A new chapter on the legal system and a fully revised chapter on duty of care and negligence provide a thorough overview of the law as it applies to nursing practice. The text also includes expanded material on the regulation of nursing practice, advanced care directives, cultural safety, practice in the context of digital environments, person-centred care and assisted dying. Written in an accessible and engaging style, Ethics and Law for Australian Nurses provides a comprehensive guide for nurses training and practising in clinical, research and policy settings.

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Cambridge University Press

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110879694X

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9781108796941

IMPROVING SCHOOLS FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENTS

A Reader for Educational Leaders

By: Sheryl J. Denbo,Lynson Moore Beaulieu

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IMPROVING SCHOOLS FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENTS

A Reader for Educational Leaders

By: Sheryl J. Denbo,Lynson Moore Beaulieu

Improving Schools for African American Students is designed to provide educational leaders with a better understanding of how to recognize the diversity of strengths that Black students bring with them to school and how to use these strengths to improve achievement. The articles contained in this book discuss generic education issues such as policy reform, the importance of high quality teaching, and the improvement of schools from the perspective of the academic achievement of African American students. Part I explores institutional racism in the context of America's public schools and provides suggestions for educational leaders to eliminate harmful policies and practices within educational institutions and settings. Part II discusses the kinds of institutional and instructional changes that are needed to support successful schooling of African American children and youth. Part III focuses on the challenges presented to African American students by the current high stakes testing environment that surrounds standards, assessment, and accountability. A review of the literature on schools that have succeeded in improving achievement for African American students at the elementary, middle, and high school levels with districts moving towards narrowing the achievement gap is included. This text examines a wide variety of policies, programs, practices, and research that will provide valuable insight. The emphasis throughout the book is on the ability of educators to successfully restructure their schools, offer high quality teaching and learning standards for African American students and to make the kinds of changes that will result in high achievement for all students.

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Charles C Thomas Publisher

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0398083657

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9780398083656

The Brain and Strengths Based School Leadership

By: Sheryl G. Feinstein,Robert W. Kiner

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The Brain and Strengths Based School Leadership

By: Sheryl G. Feinstein,Robert W. Kiner

The authors connect current cognitive research with the challenges of educational leadership, outline four leadership styles, and demonstrate how to capitalize on your strengths.

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225

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Corwin Press

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1412988454

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Culturally Responsive Pedagogy

Teaching Like Our Students' Lives Matter

By: Sheryl V. Taylor,Donna M. Sobel

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Culturally Responsive Pedagogy

Teaching Like Our Students' Lives Matter

By: Sheryl V. Taylor,Donna M. Sobel

Views culturally responsive teaching as a contextual and situational process for both teachers and students--the students--including those who are from a diversity of languages, cultures, racial/ethnic backgrounds, religions, economic resources, interests, abilities, and life experiences.

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BRILL

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1780520301

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Wacky Laws, Weird Decisions, & Strange Statutes

By: Sheryl Lindsell-Roberts,K. R. Hobbie,Ted LeValliant,Marcel Theroux

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Wacky Laws, Weird Decisions, & Strange Statutes

By: Sheryl Lindsell-Roberts,K. R. Hobbie,Ted LeValliant,Marcel Theroux

Presents a collection of silly laws, ridiculous court decisions, and strange government statutes that in many cases are still on the books.

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Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.

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1402716702

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A Path Appears

Transforming Lives, Creating Opportunity

By: Nicholas Kristof,Sheryl WuDunn

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A Path Appears

Transforming Lives, Creating Opportunity

By: Nicholas Kristof,Sheryl WuDunn

An exploration of how altruism affects us, what are the markers for success, and how to avoid the pitfalls—with scrupulous research and on-the-ground reporting from the Pulitzer Prize–winning journalists and bestselling authors of Half a Sky and Tightrope Kristof and WuDunn will inspire you to "change lives for the better, including your own (The New York Times Book Review). In their recounting of astonishing stories from the front lines of social progress, we see the compelling, inspiring truth of how real people have changed the world, underscoring that one person can make a difference. A Path Appears offers practical, results-driven advice on how best each of us can give and reveals the lasting benefits we gain in return. Kristof and WuDunn know better than most how many urgent challenges communities around the world face today. Here they offer a timely beacon of hope for our collective future.

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Vintage

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0345805100

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9780345805102

Assisted Living

Needs, Practices, and Policies in Residential Care for the Elderly

By: Sheryl Zimmerman

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Assisted Living

Needs, Practices, and Policies in Residential Care for the Elderly

By: Sheryl Zimmerman

With the number of elderly persons needing long-term care expected to double to 14 million over the next two decades, assisted living has become the popular choice for housing or care. Assisted living represents a promising model of long-term care that blurs the sharp distinction between nursing homes and community-based care and reduces the gap between receiving long-term care in one's own home and in an "institution." Assisted Living: Needs, Practices, and Policies in Residential Care for the Elderly examines the evolving field of residential care and focuses on national issues of regulation, reimbursement, and staffing. The book is based on a four-state study of assisted living facilities and describes the facilities, the persons residing in them and their needs, and how the services vary by facility. Because one-third to two-thirds of residents in assisted living facilities have cognitive impairment, special attention is devoted to dementia care. The book also focuses on how today's long-term health care environment evolved, and it examines the future direction and implications of assisted living. Assisted Living: Needs, Practices, and Policies in Residential Care for the Elderly brings together a group of nationally recognized experts to help define the types of residential care that should be encouraged and sets guidelines for selecting an appropriate type of facility.

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JHU Press

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0801877210

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9780801877216

Spotlight on Michigan, the Great Lake State

By: Sheryl L. Sutter

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Spotlight on Michigan, the Great Lake State

By: Sheryl L. Sutter

Read Sheryl Sutter's Spotlight on Michigan!Written as essays for a local government class, Sheryl has compiled these essays into a must have for any classroom teaching the history and dynamics of the great State of Michigan.

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Lulu.com

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0557600766

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9780557600762

Iowa

By: Sheryl Peterson

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Iowa

By: Sheryl Peterson

Describes the state, including its history, geography, major attractions, and its people.

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The Creative Company

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1583416404

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A House of Prayer for All Peoples

Congregations Building Multiracial Community

By: Sheryl A. Kujawa-Holbrook

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A House of Prayer for All Peoples

Congregations Building Multiracial Community

By: Sheryl A. Kujawa-Holbrook

Contrary to the oft-repeated truism, there are churches in America where Sunday is not the "most segregated day of the week," as Sheryl Kujawa-Holbrook convincingly demonstrates in her compelling exploration of congregations tackling racial justice issues. Yet the truism continues to haunt many congregations, and Kujawa-Holbrook reveals, through story and thoughtful analysis, what it means to create and live out multiracial community. Focusing on six congregations from different denominations, geographical regions, and settings, the author shows us the joys and struggles in their intentional pursuits of a more diverse and just community. The stories in A House of Prayer for All Peoples will inspire leaders to explore their congregation's history, study their community's demographics, and, most of all, search their souls for ways they can develop and celebrate the diversity in their midst. The book is capped by an extensive annotated resource list for readers who want to explore the topic further.

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257

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1566994578

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9781566994576

Empowered

a woman-to-woman guide to preventing and surviving breast cancer

By: Sheryl Ellinwood

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Empowered

a woman-to-woman guide to preventing and surviving breast cancer

By: Sheryl Ellinwood

This year 192,300 women in the United States will develop breast cancer. Every two to three minutes another woman will learn she has this disease. Although many books have been written about breast cancer, most focus on just a single aspect of the disease. Breast cancer survivor Sheryl Ellinwood researched its multiple fronts--prevention, politics, standard treatment, alternative treatment, and more--before making her treatment decisions. She discovered that knowledge provides power. Doing research enabled her to avoid a life-threatening mistake and to choose the right treatment. In Empowered, she shares findings that you may not be aware of--woman-to-woman, clearly, and comprehensibly--and then provides links to in-depth information on each topic. She also explains the risks and benefits of food choices, the role of hormones and mineral deficiencies in breast cancer growth, and how to avoid cancer-causing toxins. She examines how these factors create an environment for breast cancer to grow and explains how women can make choices that reduce their risk. In Empowered, Sheryl helps other women by leading them step-by-step through the process of doing their own research so they will be sure to choose the best treatment.

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140

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The Write Place

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0980008476

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9780980008470

The Connected Educator

Learning and Leading in a Digital Age

By: Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach,Lani Ritter Hall

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The Connected Educator

Learning and Leading in a Digital Age

By: Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach,Lani Ritter Hall

Create a connected learning community through social media and rediscover the power of being a learner first. After uncovering the theories and research behind the significance of learning through collaboration with other educators, the authors show you how to take advantage of technology to improve your own learning and ultimately the learning of your students.

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333

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Solution Tree Press

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1935543199

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9781935543190

Teaching the Tiger

A Handbook for Individuals Involved in the Education of Students with Attention Deficit Disorders, Tourette Syndrome, Or Obsessive-compulsive Disorder

By: Marilyn Pierce Dornbush,Sheryl K. Pruitt

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Teaching the Tiger

A Handbook for Individuals Involved in the Education of Students with Attention Deficit Disorders, Tourette Syndrome, Or Obsessive-compulsive Disorder

By: Marilyn Pierce Dornbush,Sheryl K. Pruitt

Grade level: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, e, p, e, i, s, t.

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