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Constitutional Change in the Commonwealth

By: Leslie Zines,University of Cambridge

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Constitutional Change in the Commonwealth

By: Leslie Zines,University of Cambridge

This book is a contribution to comparative constitutional law and deals with important changes in the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, the original members of the present Commonwealth of Nations. It is based on lectures delivered at the University of Cambridge. The first lecture discusses the development in recent years of the constitutional autonomy of Canada, Australia and New Zealand, and its effect on the constitutions of those countries and on the concept of the 'crown'. The second lecture is concerned with methods to entrench, constitutionally, individual and democratic rights. The final lecture contrasts judicial attitudes to the interpretation of the constitutions of Canada and Australia. The conclusion is reached that although the EEC is not a federation, there is a structural similarity between the distribution of governmental power within the Community and its members, and the federal issues that arise in Canada, Australia and other federations.

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0521400392

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Constitutional Reform in the United Kingdom

Principles and Practice

By: Jack Beatson

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Constitutional Reform in the United Kingdom

Principles and Practice

By: Jack Beatson

Labour's reforms of the UK's constitutional arrangements promise an overhaul of the constitution. A conference was held Cambridge University to discuss the legal and practical implications of the reforms. Papers given are reproduced in this volume.

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Hart Publishing

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1901362841

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9781901362848

Counting Out The Scholars

The Case Against Performance Indicators in Higher Education

By: William Bruneau,Donald C. Savage,Canadian Association of University Teachers

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Counting Out The Scholars

The Case Against Performance Indicators in Higher Education

By: William Bruneau,Donald C. Savage,Canadian Association of University Teachers

Canada's universities have lost their autonomy. Under the guise of accountability, reformers from government and large corporations have undermined the original purposes of these institutions, insisting that they operate according to a business model. The chief tool used to effect this change is the performance indicator, a method of evaluation and ranking well suited to measuring sales per square foot, for example, but useless in assessing qualities such as critical thinking, creativity and wisdom. Evaluating use of performance indicators in Canada, the United States, United Kingdom and New Zealand, the authors challenge readers to look beyond this narrow, business-based measure of value, and to consider more creative and effective methods of evaluation. Counting Out the Scholars is a penetrating analysis of current methods of performance evaluation in the university, one that offers alternatives to the prevailing orthodoxy.

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James Lorimer & Company

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1550287117

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Fiji

By: University of London: Institute of Commonwealth Studies

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Fiji

By: University of London: Institute of Commonwealth Studies

The main purpose of the British Documents on the End of Empire Project (BDEEP) is to publish documents from British official archives on the ending of colonial and associated rule and on the context in which this took place. The Republic of the Fiji Islands, is an island nation in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Vanuatu, west of Tonga and south of Tuvalu. The country occupies an archipelago of about 322 islands, of which 106 are permanently inhabited; in addition, there are some 522 islets. The islands came under British control as a colony in 1874. It was granted independence in 1970. This publication sets out the documentary progress to independence. The book, divided into seven chapters, contains documents covering the political and economic background to Fiji's constitutional evolution; the aspirations and national interests of Fijians; the London constitutional conference and its aftermath, July 1965 - September 1967; the Alliance government, January 1968 - September 1969 and finally documents leading towards independence and the achievement of independence. The book is based overwhelmingly on hitherto unpublished Colonial Office records which documents Fiji's progress over a ten-year period leading to indpendence in 1970.

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0112905897

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Standards-Based Physical Education Curriculum Development

By: Chair and Professor Georgia State University Atlanta Georgia Jacalyn Lund,Jacalyn Lund,Deborah Tannehill

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Standards-Based Physical Education Curriculum Development

By: Chair and Professor Georgia State University Atlanta Georgia Jacalyn Lund,Jacalyn Lund,Deborah Tannehill

The Third Edition was created around the 2014 National Standards for Physical Education for K-12 education. Written by experts with a wealth of experience designing and implementing thematic curriculum, this innovative resource guides readers through the process of writing dynamic curriculum in physical education. The text begins by looking at the new national standards and then examines physical education from a conceptual standpoint. It goes on to examine the development of performance-based assessments designed to measure the extent of student learning and explores the various curricular models common to physical education. It delves into sport education, adventure education, outdoor education, traditional/multi-activity, fitness, and movement education, describing each model and how it links with physical education standards. New and Key Features of the Third Edition: Includes a new Chapter 2, International Perspectives on the Implementation of Standards Includes a new Chapter 4, Building the Curriculum Includes a new Chapter 6, Creating Curricular Assessments Discusses the process of designing a standards-based curriculum by developing goals that are based on a sound philosphy Explores assessment and the importance of documenting students progress toward the standard Examines how teachers can provide students with opportunities to achieve their learning goals through challenging and motivating choices

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Jones & Bartlett Publishers

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1449691757

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Parliamentary Supremacy & Judicial Supremacy

By: John Hatchard,Professor the University of Buckingham School of Law John Hatchard,Peter Slinn

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Parliamentary Supremacy & Judicial Supremacy

By: John Hatchard,Professor the University of Buckingham School of Law John Hatchard,Peter Slinn

The result of The Joint Colloquium on "Parliamentary Supremacy and Judicial Independence ... towards a Commonwealth Model". It brought together parliamentarians, judges, practitioners and academics in order to draft guidelines for best practice relations between Executive, Parliament and Judiciary.

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Routledge

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1135343861

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The Yugoslav Crisis in International Law

By: University of Cambridge. Research Centre for International Law

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The Yugoslav Crisis in International Law

By: University of Cambridge. Research Centre for International Law

This book brings together for the first time a comprehensive documentary record of the crisis in the former Yugoslavia, tracing the responses both of the United Nations and regional organisations. Many of the documents reproduced are otherwise inaccessible. This volume contains all relevant UN Security Council Resolutions and Presidential Statements together with the records of the debates leading to their adoption; reports on the crisis compiled by the UN Secretary-General; and extracts from decisions and debates in the UN General Assembly. The efforts of regional organisations are reflected in general documents from, amongst others, the EC, NATO, the Western European Union, the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, the Organisation of the Islamic Conference, and the Non-Aligned Movement.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521463041

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Historical Dictionary of Socialism

By: James C. Docherty,Peter Lamb, Associate Professor of Politics and International Relations, Staffordshire University, UK

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Historical Dictionary of Socialism

By: James C. Docherty,Peter Lamb, Associate Professor of Politics and International Relations, Staffordshire University, UK

Primarily concerned with the historical roots and contemporary condition of socialism, the second edition of the Historical Dictionary of Socialism offers information on writers, activists, ideas, political parties, institutions, and movements that sought_and in many cases are still seeking_to change the social and political order. It reflects the diversity in the broad movement of the left, the many variants of which include reformist social democracy, revolutionary Marxism, the New Left, and contemporary anti-capitalism. Taking up where the first edition left off, this thoroughly revised dictionary shows how socialism has been reacting, reforming and also expanding. This is done through a chronology, a list of acronyms and abbreviations, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and a cross-referenced dictionary section with 114 new entries, some on the current leadership, others on the many new parties of Central and Eastern Europe and the Third World, and yet others on the reaction to globalization. This book will provide a mine of information for teachers and students of political ideologies, comparative politics, political sociology, labor history, and political theory.

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Scarecrow Press

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0810864770

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Evolution and Religious Creation Myths : How Scientists Respond

How Scientists Respond

By: Paul F. Lurquin School of Molecular Biosciences Washington State University,Linda Stone Department of Anthropology Washington State University

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Evolution and Religious Creation Myths : How Scientists Respond

How Scientists Respond

By: Paul F. Lurquin School of Molecular Biosciences Washington State University,Linda Stone Department of Anthropology Washington State University

Polls show that 45% of the American public believes that humans were created about 10,000 years ago and that evolution is non existent. Another 25% believes that changes in the natural world are directed by a supernatural being with a particular goal in mind. This thinking clashes frontally with scientific findings obtained in the past 150 years. A large portion of the general public espouses the views of creationists and their descendants, and ignores or is unaware of scientific advances. Critical thinking about the natural world within a scientific framework is lacking in the USA and many parts of the world. This manuscript provides a multidisciplinary explanation and defense for the science of evolution (not just Darwinism) as it is being challenged by arguments for "intelligent design" and other creation myths. It draws in the life, physical, and social sciences, and recent studies of human evolution that rely much on the idea of change over time, which is evolution writ large. It puts the evolution/ID issue into international perspective by including opinions held in world religions other than Christianity. It is clearly written and also can easily be used as a guide for those with some science background. The authors make a convincing case that other books do not achieve this as much as they do in this work. The book is written for a whole spectrum of educated people including teachers and teachers in training who are interested in the broad issues of the origins of the universe, life, and humans, and who may not quite grasp the potential magnitude of the negative influence on all of science education of people embracing creationist and ID thinking. This includes high school teachers and people on boards of education and in municipal governments--anyone involved in education. It could be used also in college courses such as "contemporary social issues" and "Science and Society" -- sometimes team taught by sociologists and scientists. The authors show that when they are teleological, dogmatic, or politically inspired, religious and creation myths threaten scientific efforts. The book does not require any extensive knowledge of science. The principle of change over time pervades all of science, from cosmology, to the search for the origin for life, to human physical and cultural evolution. The book educates readers on scientific matters that overwhelmingly support the idea of evolution, not only in the living world, but also in physical and social science. It explains too how evolution -- physical and biological -- is a random, unguided process whose roots can be already found in quantum physics.

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0199717966

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Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Polish with CD-ROM

Słownik Angielsko-Polski

By: Cambridge University Press

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Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Polish with CD-ROM

Słownik Angielsko-Polski

By: Cambridge University Press

This is a semibilingual Polish version of the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary, with definitions in English and Polish translations of the headword for each sense.

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0521170931

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New Politics in the South Pacific

By: Fay Alailima,University of the South Pacific. Institute of Pacific Studies

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New Politics in the South Pacific

By: Fay Alailima,University of the South Pacific. Institute of Pacific Studies

Focusses on the newer forces on the political scene within the Pacific Islands, examining the evolving impact of women in politics and relations with the wider world.

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editorips@usp.ac.fj

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9820201152

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Recent Developments in the Law of the Sea And China

By: University of Virginia. Center for Oceans Law and Policy. Conference

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Recent Developments in the Law of the Sea And China

By: University of Virginia. Center for Oceans Law and Policy. Conference

The focus of this book is on current ocean law and policy issues particularly in the region around China. The work will be useful to anyone concerned with law of the sea in general and the evolving attitudes of States near China in particular.

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9004148418

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Visions of Canada

The Alan B. Plaunt Memorial Lectures, 1958 - 1992

By: Carleton University

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Visions of Canada

The Alan B. Plaunt Memorial Lectures, 1958 - 1992

By: Carleton University

More than 20 public intellectuals provide their unique vision of Canada from the perspectives of the arts, sciences, economics, politics, and foreign relations. Contributors include Jacob Viner, F.R. Scott, Jean-Charles Falardeau, Harry Johnson, J.A. Corry, James Eayres, Kenneth Hare, Scott Gordon, Jane Jacobs, Maurice Strong, Mordecai Richler, John Hirsch, Guy Rocher, Charles Taylor, Stanley Roberts, Michael Kirby, John Meisel, Sylvia Ostry, Larkin Kerwin, Peter Lougheed, Mel Hurtig, Allan Gotlieb, Lise Bissonnette, and Bernard Ostry.

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0773526382

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Making States Work

State Failure and the Crisis of Governance

By: United Nations University

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Making States Work

State Failure and the Crisis of Governance

By: United Nations University

The point of departure for this collection of articles is the idea that there is a link between international peace and strong states respectful of human rights and robust civil societies. Presented by Chesterman (New York U. School of Law, US), Ignatieff (Harvard U.'s John F. Kennedy School of Government, US), and Thakur (United Nations Universi

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928081107X

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Disciplining Dissent

The Curbing of Free Expression in Academia and the Media

By: William Bruneau,James Turk,Canadian Association of University Teachers

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Disciplining Dissent

The Curbing of Free Expression in Academia and the Media

By: William Bruneau,James Turk,Canadian Association of University Teachers

Respected contributors from Canada, the United States and Europe share examine the many issues associated with the increasing restrictions on free speech in the media and the academic world.

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James Lorimer & Company

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1550288415

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Professional Nursing and Midwifery Practice [Custom Edition for Monash University]

By: University of Monash

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Professional Nursing and Midwifery Practice [Custom Edition for Monash University]

By: University of Monash

This custom book was compiled by the School of Nursing and Midwifery at Monash University for undergraduate nursing students undertaking NUR1110, NUR1111 and NUR1113. It includes handpicked content from the following bestselling nursing titles: Communication: Core Interpersonal Skills for Health Professionals, 3rd Edition Psychology for Health Professionals, 2nd Edition Patient and Person: Interpersonal Skills in Nursing, 5th Edition The Clinical Placement: An essential guide for nursing students, 3rd Edition Potter and Perry's Fundamentals of Nursing - ANZ, 5th Edition Contexts of Nursing: An Introduction, 4th Edition Introduction to Public Health, 3rd Edition Essentials of Law for Health Professionals, 4th Edition

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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0729588637

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Global Innovation Index 2017

Innovation Feeding the World

By: Cornell University,INSEAD,World Intellectual Property Organization

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Global Innovation Index 2017

Innovation Feeding the World

By: Cornell University,INSEAD,World Intellectual Property Organization

The Global Innovation Index provides detailed metrics about the innovation performance of 127 countries and economies around the world. Its 81 indicators explore a broad vision of innovation, including political environment, education, infrastructure and business sophistication. This year’s report reviews the state of innovation in agriculture and food systems across sectors and geographies. Chapters of the report provide more details on this year’s theme from academic, business, and particular country perspectives from leading experts and decision makers.

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Health Policy Analysis

By: Curtis P. McLaughlin,Professor Emeritus Kenan-Flagler Business School and School of Public Health University of North Carolina Chapel Hill North Carolina Curtis P McLaughlin,Craig D. McLaughlin,Mj Craig D McLaughlin

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Health Policy Analysis

This text is about the process of developing health policy relevant to the United States. We have included the perspectives of a number of disciplines and professions. We have drawn heavily on our personal experiences and backgrounds, which include economics, political science, management, communications, and public health. We have also drawn on the experiences of other countries"--

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Jones & Bartlett Publishers

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1284037789

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9781284037784

Becoming Australians

The Movement Towards Federation in Ballarat and the Nation

By: University of Ballarat. Australian Studies Centre

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Becoming Australians

The Movement Towards Federation in Ballarat and the Nation

By: University of Ballarat. Australian Studies Centre

In 2001, Australia will celebrate the centenary of federation, but what does this really mean? These years of rapid technological and social change demand fresh perspectives on how the past has shaped the present and the future.

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Wakefield Press

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1862545200

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9781862545205

Encyclopedic World Atlas

By: George Philip & Son,Oxford University Press

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Encyclopedic World Atlas

By: George Philip & Son,Oxford University Press

Now organized alphabetically, "the information atlas" has been completely redesigned to provide much easier access to its wealth of geographic data. Includes a 16-page section of country-by-country facts. Full-color maps & art.

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0195219201

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