peter lang peter lang jan 2018 (197 resultados)

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -To mark the fact that the Reimagining Ireland series will soon have one hundred volumes in print, this book brings together a selection of essays from the first fifty volumes, carefully chosen to give a flavour of the diversity and multidisciplinary nature of the series. Following a chronological order, it begins with an essay by Luke Gibbons tracing the roots of modernity from the middle decades of the nineteenth century and concludes with Michael Cronin¿s discussion of time and place in global Ireland. In between, the reader will find a rich variety of essays on literary criticism, poetry, drama, photography, modernity, advertising, visual culture, immigration and feminism.This is a collection that will appeal to anyone with a scholarly or personal interest in the cultural forces that have shaped modern Ireland. It is also a testament to the rude good health of contemporary Irish studies, showcasing the work of a talented array of established and emerging scholars currently working in the area.Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld 298 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Everything we do is impacted by technology¿how we communicate with others, connect at work, learn at school, and live our lives. We are accustomed to and dependent on technology. But how do we rethink our approach to the new technologic world of work, leadership, lifelong learning, skill development, and careers The accelerated pace of technology and competition is causing workplace environments to become more technical, diverse, and in need of disruptive leaders. This new landscape requires innovative styles of leadership and new techniques of managing organizations. Digital Disruption: The Future of Work, Skills, Leadership, Education, and Careers in a Digital World covers the key forces impacting the future of work, industries, leadership styles, skills, and education with a focus on how to remain relevant in an ever-increasingly complex digital world.Drawing on over twenty years of research, Dr. Tracey Wilen¿s twelfth book will intrigue readers with up-to-date information on the latest trends in a disruptive world, along with practical advice, innovative best practices, case examples, and pragmatic tips and pointers. Digital Disruption offers educators, executives, and students a fresh approach on how to navigate the future to ensure success. Digital Disruption is suitable for myriad courses, programs, and students, including business, education, sociology, human resources, gender studies, technology, leadership, management, and career management.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 216 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -With more than 40% of people eventually facing a cancer diagnosis, Conversing with Cancer is a much-needed addition to understanding and improving cancer care through strong communication among providers, patients, and caregivers. Each person whose life is affected by a cancer diagnosis¿patient, healthcare provider, caregiver¿has information and needs information in order to make the best decisions possible under the circumstances. After studying and writing about the topics of communication and cancer for many years separately, authors Lisa Sparks and Anna Leahy combine their expertise in this new tour de force. Here, they apply principles from the field of health communication to the cancer care experience, drawing from a wide range of scholarship to offer a comprehensive view of cancer care communication and extend existing work into new insights. Engaging chapters cover all phases of the journey through cancer, from prevention to recovery or end-of-life; analyze the roles of the variety of cultural and social identities and relationships; and explore written, verbal, non-verbal, and electronic communication. In addition, this book draws from the real-life stories of cancer patients themselves to enrich the book¿s unique discussions and to better understand how theory can be put into practice. Conversing with Cancer is ideal for use in health communication classes, medical and nursing programs, and formal caregiver training. In addition, it is useful for cancer patient and caregiver supports groups and for individual providers, patients, and caregivers. 268 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -The Fifth Wave in higher education is breaking on American shores. Unlike the four waves that preceded it from colonial times through the post-WWII mega-versity expansion, this wave is disrupting all sectors of the higher education industry. It will sweep away those institutions¿be they public, private non-profit, or for-profit¿that fail to recognize and meet the threat. Harvard professor Clay Christensen, the father of 'disruptive innovation,' predicts that as many as half of all American universities will close or go bankrupt within the next 10 to 15 years (See Inside Higher Ed, April 28, 2017). Riding the Fifth Wave in Higher Education: A Survival Guide for the New Normal charts the dimensions of the Fifth Wave challenge and offers numerous general and specific suggestions for surfing the wave and surviving its tsunami-like impact. Part One of this concise handbook explains why our industry is in treacherous waters and outlines the impact of the Fifth Wave to date on all three major sectors of American higher ed. Part Two offers a range of practical responses, including ways we might break out of the tuition-discount 'death spiral' and the facilities 'arms race,' as well as identifying our prospects for removing the albatross of onerous federal regulations from around our necks before it drags us under. If you have time to read only one book about today¿s crisis in American higher education, Riding the Fifth Wave in Higher Education is the right choice. If you plan to research the topic in depth, Riding the Fifth Wave in Higher Education is the perfect place to start. 148 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Does Norway belong to Western Europe This provocative question, put to the head of the Norwegian delegation to the conference on the reconstruction of Europe after World War II, begins the history of Norwegian attitudes towards European integration. From 1905 to 1994, Norway opposed practically all types of European and international cooperation. Had Norway¿s views gained traction, Europe and the world would look very different today. Towards Europe demonstrates how little Norwegians knew before the 1994 referendum about the EU Single Market and the European Economic Area (EEA). The book takes the reader behind the scenes of secret negotiations between the EU and Norway, giving an unprecedented insight into how the EEA works in practice. It illustrates with concrete examples Norway¿s ability to articulate its views and to be heard in Brussels, from the perspective of both government and interest groups. It also looks at Norway¿s potential to tackle future EU challenges such as the Energy Union, migration policies, transatlantic trade and the Banking Union.Towards Europe will provide the reader with pertinent insights into whether the EEA is a suitable alternative for Britain¿s future relations with the EU.This edition includes an extra chapter on how to influence the EU from a non-member country.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 236 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -In Assault on Kids and Teachers, educators from across the United States push back against the neoliberal school reform movements that are taking the ¿public¿ out of public education, demonizing teachers, and stealing from youth the opportunity for an equitable, just, and holistic education. Contributors, including teachers, educational and community activists, teacher educators, critical education scholars, and others, expose how racism, economic injustice, and other forms of injustice are created and recreated both locally and nationally through educational policies more intent on turning schools into profit centers and undermining teacher unions than on strengthening public schools. Topics include the privatization of public schools, the growing influence of grit ideology on school practices, zero tolerance policies and the school-to-prison pipeline, Teach For America, the lies behind the charter school movement, and the damage TPAs are doing to teacher education. Beyond leveling critiques at these and other troubling trends and practices, though, contributors describe the many sites and forms of resistance emerging in response to these assaults on kids and teachers from students, parents, teachers, and other concerned people. Assault on Kids and Teachers is both a call for deeper understandings of anti-democratic and regressive school reform initiatives and an invitation into movements for putting the ¿public¿ back into public education.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 266 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -This book provides a comparative analysis of the history of borderland children during the 20th century. More than their parents, children were envisioned to play a crucial role in bringing about a peaceful Europe. The contributions show the complexity of nationalisation within various spheres of borderland children¿s lives and display the dichotomy between nationalist policies and manifest non-national practices of borderland children. Despite the different imaginations of East and West that had influenced peace negotiators after both World Wars, moreover, borderland children in Western and Central Europe invented practices that contributed to the creation of a socially cohesive Europe. 196 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -This book studies the phenomenon of altruistic suicide which was a form of political protest. The authors investigate the self-immolation of German pastor Oskar Brüsewitz and compare it with other politically motivated suicides. They portray both life and pastoral activity of Brüsewitz and analyse the motives of his suicide. Furthermore, they evaluate the judgement of this tragic event by confreres in faith and other witnesses. Besides the thorough analysis of Oskar Brüsewitz¿s case, the book inspects the genesis of self-immolation and locates it in the tradition of Buddhism and Hinduism. It depicts cases of self-immolations in Vietnam, the USA, India, Tibet, China, Iran, and particularly in Middle-Eastern Europe (Czechoslovakia, Poland and Lithuania). The analysis also covers cases of self-immolations that occurred during the Arab Spring (2011¿2012) and in Bulgaria in 2013. 150 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -This volume places the development of the Joint Module «Comparative Studies in Adult Education and Lifelong Learning» (COMPALL) in the context of international development in higher education and adult education. Based on this framework, the authors discuss the development of the joint module in terms of its institutional and didactical structure as well as participants¿ motivation and diversity. The book is divided into three parts: (1) Internationalisation in Higher Education, (2) Internationalisation of Higher Education: The Case of Adult Education, and (3) Internationalisation of Higher Education: The Example of COMPALL. 202 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -This book is an introduction to reconstructive foreign language research using the documentary method. It contains an intensive reflection on social practices and the role of language awareness within the context of the instructional interaction in the foreign language classroom. The narrative interview can independently be used for research on language and professional biographies as well as professional dispositions, and attitudes of foreign language teachers provide valuable insights into biographical formations. Similarly, it can be deployed for research on the foreign language learner, too. The working steps of the documentary method are being illustrated on the basis of concrete examples so that the book can be used by researchers as well as by students as a methodological introduction. 214 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Television 2.0 sets out to document and interrogate shifting patterns of engagement with digital television. Television content has not only been decoupled from the broadcast schedule through the use of digital video recorders (DVRs) but from broadcasting itself through streaming platforms such as Netflix, Vimeo and YouTube as well as downloading platforms such as iTunes and The Pirate Bay. Moreover, television content has been decoupled from the television screen itself as a result of digital convergence and divergence, leading to the proliferation of computer and mobile screens. Television 2.0 is the first book to provide an in-depth empirical investigation into these technological affordances and the implications for viewing and fan participation. It provides a historical overview of television¿s central role as a broadcast medium in the household as well as its linkages to participatory culture. Drawing on survey and interview data, Television 2.0 offers critical insights into the ways in which the meanings and uses of contemporary television are shaped not just by digitalization but by domestic relations as well as one¿s affective relationship to particular television texts. Finally it rethinks what it means to be a participatory fan, and examines the ways in which established practices such as information seeking and community making are altered and new practices are created through the use of social media. Television 2.0 will be of interest to anyone teaching or studying media and communications. 160 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Aunque generalmente se piensa que la manera más eficiente y exitosa para perfeccionar una segunda lengua es estudiar en el extranjero, la investigación empírica se ha enfocado en la adquisición de rasgos de la lengua estándar en oposición a aquellos variables. Por consiguiente, esta monografía investiga hasta qué punto aprendices de español como segunda lengua adquieren estructuras variables de la lengua ¿leísmo y laísmö mientras realizan un programa de inmersión en el extranjero de cuatro meses de duración. Este trabajo está formado por dos grupos de aprendices de español matriculados en dos diferentes tipos de programas en Madrid (un programa académico ordinario vs. un programa académico con prácticas de voluntariado) y un grupo de hablantes nativos. Es una investigación longitudinal cuantitativa y cualitativa de datos orales y escritos. Este volumen contribuye a comprender mejor la adquisición de la variación dialectal, a documentar, de manera original, la relación entre las competencias intercultural y sociolingüística, y a dar a conocer, por primera vez, el impacto del tipo de programa en el desarrollo sociolingüístico de aprendices de español como segunda lengua.'El impresionante trabajo de Salgado-Robles conecta las disciplinas de adquisición de segundas lenguas, estudios en el extranjero y sociolingüística para documentar cómo se adquiere la capacidad de usar la lengua en su contexto social y geográfico. Lo más destacado en su metodología incluye una detallada explicación sobre las correlaciones lingüísticas del uso pronominal en español y los patrones de uso diario de la lengua por parte de aprendices en dos tipos de programas. Este volumen hará una contribución fundamental al estudio de la adquisición de la competencia sociolingüística'.Kimberly L. Geeslin, Catedrática de Lingüística Hispánica, Indiana UniversityBooks on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 260 pp. Spanisch.

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Se trata de un libro para y sobre el profesor de español. Por un lado, reflexiona sobre la labor del profesor desde una perspectiva plenamente actual. Se revisa cuáles han de ser sus competencias y actitudes a través de estudios que abordan aspectos recientes y novedosos sobre la labor didáctica en el aula de ELE (español como lengua extranjera). Por otro lado, el libro aporta diversas herramientas metodológicas que los profesores pueden incorporar a su tarea docente. Todo ello desemboca en una reflexión sobre los programas actuales de formación de profesores, en torno, sobre todo, a su evolución y a los nuevos retos a los que habrán de responder. Se contempla la formación inicial y continua o permanente de los profesores de ELE.Los primeros cuatro capítulos constituyen una primera parte que se centra en la formación didáctica. Se proporciona una nueva visión de la labor docente y se aborda la pedagogía 'postmétodo' desde la perspectiva del currículo.El quinto capítulo sobre la formación continua sirve de puente con la segunda parte, dedicada a temas teórico-prácticos, tanto lingüísticos como didácticos: interacción, desarrollo conversacional, pragmática cognitiva, variación diatópica del léxico coloquial, vocabulario y secuencias formulaicas, comunicación intercultural y no verbal. El último capítulo está dedicado a la evaluación y el aprendizaje.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 420 pp. Spanisch.

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Durch Übertitelungen oder Gebärdensprachverdolmetschungen auf der Bühne können kommunikative Barrieren für ein hörbeeinträchtigtes Publikum gemindert werden. Setzt man diese Translationsformen auch ästhetisch ein, werden inklusive Aufführungen möglich, die sich gleichberechtigt an ein Publikum aus Gehörlosen, Schwerhörigen und Hörenden wenden. Dies setzt die frühe Einbindung des Translationsprozesses in die Inszenierungsarbeit voraus: die sogenannte Ko-Translation. Traditionelle translationswissenschaftliche Begriffe wie Ausgangs- und Zieltext, aber auch Produktionsprozesse im Theater werden neu gedacht. Das Buch verknüpft theoretische Überlegungen zur Theatertranslation, ihre praktische Umsetzung in zwei innovativen Projekten und die Auswertung der damit verbundenen empirischen Studien. 126 pp. Deutsch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Representation and Reception: Brechtian ¿Pedagogics of Theatre¿ and Critical Thinking deploys German playwright Bertolt Brecht¿s theory of drama and performance, what he calls 'the pedagogics of theatre', to create modes of critical thinking in the classroom. Extrapolating on Brecht¿s estranged forms of representation¿narrative, story, montage, Verfremdüngseffeckt or alienation, tableaux, ostension (showing), gestus, masks and music¿Burney constructs an original '3-R Pedagogy' or 'spiral of semiosis'¿'Rethinking/Replaying/Re-cognition'¿that is designed to create critical thinking and 'complex seeing'. Her dramatic production of Brecht¿s Lehrstück, or learning-play, The Exception and the Rule, for a non-literate, working-class audience in Hyderabad, India, critically analyses how audiences make meaning through image, word and ideology, gesture, memory, collective experience and personal(hi)stories.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 122 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Science Education and Pedagogy in South Africa is a contemporary contribution that entices science teachers to ¿re-examine¿ or ¿rethink¿ the pedagogical strategies they use in their teaching. It offers fresh and exciting teaching approaches that explore new ways to tackle the worrisome problems of how to plan, implement, and present excellent and quality learning opportunities. From this perspective the book is also a driver to enhance, promote, and accelerate learner performance in science education, given the many challenges that plague the subject. Science Education and Pedagogy in South Africa paves the way for researchers, postgraduate science education scholars, as well as pre-service and in-service science teachers to become empowered in their professional growth and development in search of appropriate pedagogies for a multicultural classroom. 180 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Out of K.O.S. (Knowledge of Self): Black Masculinity, Psychopathology, and Treatment provides a comprehensive analysis of the development of racialized masculinity in Black males. This text explores the current theories related to gender development and racial identity development and their impact on the formation and expression of Black masculinity. Specifically, this text investigates the intersection between Black masculinity development, racial identity, and race-related traumas/stressors. Out of K.O.S. (Knowledge of Self): Black Masculinity, Psychopathology, and Treatment highlights the dual experience of social oppression and cultural identity suppression as the catalyst for the formation of unintegrated Black masculinity, and its subsequent influence on Black male mental health. Lastly, this book provides a comprehensive discussion concerning therapist variables and clinical interventions that can be helpful when working with Black males in a clinical setting.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 176 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Political speeches don¿t just mirror what transpires in the world; they have the potential to change people¿s minds, move them into action, reinforce existing assumptions, and reshape cultures. They define public participation and are the ¿nexus points¿ of disparate discourses, both nationally and globally. Because of their power to sustain the status quo or effect change, speeches warrant public attention and careful study. To examine them is to understand how they are crafted, what elements they possess, and how these elements come together to affect their audience.This volume analyzes selected speeches delivered by Benigno ¿Noynoy¿ Simeon C. Aquino III, President of the Republic of the Philippines from 2010 to 2016. They are speeches that have been used to shape public perception, gain support, and build identification between Aquinös presidency and his audience.By mobilizing the concepts of presidential image, myth, metaphors, and rhetorical citizenship, readers are guided through a process of examining the rhetorical trajectory of the Philippine presidency, how a president¿s discourse has attempted to shape Philippine socio-political reality, and how the evolving milieu the president has found himself in shapes his discourse. The essays in this volume will hopefully generate a discussion not only on the place of President Benigno Aquinös rhetoric in Philippine presidential history, but also of how rhetorical practices in an evolving democratic society in Asia can extend and expand theorizations of presidential rhetoric and political communication at large.Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld 176 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -L¿ambivalence de la relation à l¿ivresse est au c¿ur de l¿histoire. Depuis l¿Antiquité, des hommes et des femmes s¿enivrent en s¿appuyant sur des arguments complaisants et en laissant de côté les arguments moralisateurs.Cet ouvrage a pour objectif de mieux comprendre cette particularité humaine qui consiste à pouvoir boire sans soif. Onze interventions scientifiques abordent les questions essentielles : Comment a-t-on justifié l¿ivresse de l¿Antiquité à nos jours Pourquoi et avec quoi s¿enivre-t-on depuis l¿Antiquité Dans quels cas l¿ivresse est-elle perçue négativement au sein des sociétés Quelles solutions adopter aujourd¿hui à l¿égard des conséquences néfastes de l¿alcool Les réponses ne sont jamais univoques. Les sociétés, de l¿Amérique à l¿Asie, de l¿Afrique à l¿Europe, ont toujours réfléchi à l¿endroit où placer le curseur, avec plus ou moins de succès, entre fermeté et empathie envers l¿alcoolo-dépendant.Dans cet ouvrage, des spécialistes en sciences humaines expliquent les fondements culturels, économiques et sociaux de l¿ivresse et tous sont d¿accord sur une solution à apporter aujourd¿hui : l¿éducation à la consommation.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 276 pp. Französisch.

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Adult education has deep connections with employment contexts. This volume discusses interrelations within transnational contexts studied during the Würzburg Winter School on Comparative Studies in Adult Education and Lifelong Learning (COMPALL). The book shows that adult education and work contexts are influenced by international and transnational developments. The findings are presented in three chapters: Lifelong Learning Policies Targeting Employment Contexts; Transnational Perspectives on Lifelong Learning Policies; Employment Perspectives and Professionalisation in Adult Education. 226 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Mediated Girlhoods, Volume 2 is an anthology devoted to scholarship on girls¿ media culture. Taking a cultural studies approach, it includes studies of girls¿ media representations, girls¿ media consumption, and girls¿ media production. In an attempt to push research on girls¿ media culture in new directions, it responds to criticisms of previous research in this field by including studies of girls who are not white, middle-class, heterosexual, cisgender, or Western. Approaching girlhood, media, and methodology broadly, Mediated Girlhoods includes studies of such previously unexplored topics as girls¿ mimetic communication via Tumblr, the girlyboy in independent Filipino cinema, Qatari girls¿ film production, trans girlhood in advertising, Canadian girls¿ feminist activism, and the new girl subject imagined in Disney¿s Cinderella (2015).Mediated Girlhoods, Volume 2 is appropriate for undergraduate- and graduate-level courses, particularly graduate seminars exploring girlhood, media, and culture; youth media; youth cultures; and gender and media; and undergraduate courses housed within the following departments: media studies, communication studies, cultural studies, women¿s and gender studies, sociology, literature, history, education, and psychology.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 256 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Rethinking Black Motherhood and Drug Addictions: Counternarratives of Black Family Resilience offers a unique perspective on the complexities of being a Black mother addicted to crack, powder cocaine, heroin, and crank. Qualitative interviews provide rich narratives from five Black mothers challenging negative controlled images and stereotypes of Black motherhood and drug addiction. Using Black Feminist Thought, Critical Race Feminism, and Resilience as conceptual frameworks, this book confronts hegemonic constructions of Black mothers and their children within the context of drug addictions. Particular attention is focused on using the mothers¿ self-definitions of struggles and family resilience to dismantle the negative controlled images of the junkie and the crack hö and her crack baby.The mothers in this book speak truth to their experiences with motherhood and addictions to some of the most powerful street drugs that explicitly defy the junkie, crack hö, and crack baby images. The book also addresses tensions existing within researcher-participant relationships and nuances unique to research with Black mothers in recovery. Personal lessons learned and challenges experienced during the research process are highlighted as Tivis shares dilemmas of self-reflections of positionality, accountability and use of language.Rethinking Black Motherhood and Drug Addictions contains important implications for research and practice in education and across other disciplines concentrating on mothers and children from racially diverse backgrounds. This book will be relevant for both undergraduate and graduate students and academics within these disciplines. Rethinking Black Motherhood and Drug Addictions will be of interest to advanced pre-service teachers and other disciplines engaging in clinical and professional practice with addiction and with families.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 228 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Presenting a robust introduction to public relations strategy, this book helps readers explore their perceptions of what strategy is or might be; highlights influencers of strategic decision making such as distinctions among B2B, B2C, and B2G as well as public relations roles and organization types; discusses the education and training value and limitations of the popular case study; and provides a easy-to-understand overview of four theories important for every 'student' (academic and non-academic) of public relations to understand. Excellence theory, contingency theory, rhetorical theory, and social capital theory are introduced. In the spirit of praxis (the application of theory to practice), the authors provide theory-specific and other relevant 'keys' for use as the reader seeks to apply what is read to actual public relations cases. As might be expected, highly structured case studies that clearly distinguish between objectives, strategies and tactics are included for the purposes of education and training. The featured set of case studies includes: March of Dimes Rebrand; Inside Pediatrics Children¿s Mercy Kansas City; Vanity Fair Women Who Do LiftTOUR; TouchNet + Heartland; WeatherTech Public Relations Super Bowl Ad Buy; ZF Race Reporter/Fan Reporter: Europe, Japan and the US; Pinnacle Not So Silent Night; Lee Jeans¿Influencer Relations; Fight CRC One Million Strong Collection; Tips for Kids¿Seventeen Years Later; and Dairy Queen¿s Fan Food Not Fast Food Campaign: Retrospective Cases Analysis from the Outside.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 252 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -The revised edition of 20 Questions about Youth and the Media is an updated and comprehensive guide to today¿s most compelling issues in the study of children, tweens, teens and the media. The editors bring together leading experts to answer the kinds of questions an undergraduate student might ask about the relationship between young people and media. In so doing, the book addresses a range of media, from cartoons to the Internet, from advertising to popular music, and from mobile phones to educational television. The diverse array of topics include government regulation, race and gender, effects (both prosocial and risky), kids¿ use of digital media, and the commercialization of youth culture. This book is designed with the undergraduate youth/children and media classroom in mind, and features accessible writing and end-of-chapter discussion questions and exercises. 274 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Being and Becoming Professionally Other: Identities, Voices, and Experiences of U.S. Trans\* Academics is a path-clearing book that provides a rich, in-depth account of the lived experiences of 39 transgender or trans\* academics.Despite increased visibility of trans\* issues within higher education, college environments remain unfriendly, and in some cases, overtly hostile to trans\* people. While there is much discussion of gender equity and faculty diversity, these conversations rarely include trans\* academics¿ voices. As a study participant described, trans\* voices are often out of place at best¿or worse, completely discounted in academe, a betwixt place.By not fitting into a particular mold, trans\* academics experience a variety of adverse events including microaggressions, outright hostility, and exclusion. These adverse experiences create a context wherein trans\* academics engage in various forms of additional labor. While not necessarily unique to trans\* academics, these various forms of labor provided evidence to support my assertion that trans\* academics are or become professionally Other.¿ Given this Other status, trans\* academics must form broad coalitions to bring about change within higher education organizations. Additionally, higher education leaders have an opportunity to change organizational contexts to better support trans\* academics by radically re-imagining colleges and universities.This text would be an excellent choice for graduate and undergraduate courses about gender, qualitative research methods courses, and courses about academic careers, and organizational theories.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 230 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Today¿s colleges and universities are facing mounting criticism from both internal and external interest groups and constituencies. While strident calls for reform accelerate, resources for higher education have weakened. Thus, demands to improve college education abound amidst hard times. This timely book, Making College Better: Views from the Top, offers more rational and practical responses to that public outcry by allowing college presidents and chancellors from a wide variety of postsecondary institutions the opportunity to address, in measured ways, many complex issues and how they might be untangled. Moreover, these academic leaders provide possible remedies to make college better through more strategic policies and practices.Making College Better will appeal to all those interested in the future of higher education, including students, college administrators and other higher education personnel, parents, legislators and other officials, and public and private sector leaders. It is especially useful for courses in the organization and administration of higher education, the college presidency, contemporary issues in higher education, foundations of higher education, higher education and society, and college student development.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 248 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -A Black Woman's Journey from Cotton Picking to College Professor: Lessons about Race, Class, and Gender in America traces the journey and transformation of Mildred Sirls, a young Black girl in rural east Texas in the 1930s who picked cotton to help her family survive, to Dr. Mildred Pratt, Professor Emerita of Social Work, who, by lifting as she climbed, influenced hundreds of students and empowered a community.As a daughter, sister, wife, mother, and scholar-activist, Mildred lived her core beliefs: she felt that it was important to validate individual human dignity; she recognized the power of determination and discipline as keys to success; and she had a commitment to empowering and serving others for the greater good of society. Such values not only characterized the life that she led, they are exemplified by the legacy she left. A Black Woman's Journey from Cotton Picking to College Professor reflects those core values. It celebrates ordinary lives and individuals; it demonstrates the value of hard work; and it illustrates the motto of the National Association of Colored Women, ¿lifting as we climb.¿A Black Woman's Journey from Cotton Picking to College Professor can be used for courses in history, ethnic studies, African-American studies, English, literature, sociology, social work, and women¿s studies. It will be of interest to sociologists, anthropologists, historians, political economists, philosophers, social justice advocates, humanists, humanitarians, faith-based activists, and philanthropists.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 298 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Students, faculty, and community partners alike will find Civic Engagement in Diverse Latinx Communities: Learning From Social Justice Partnerships in Action accessible not only because it includes an array of examples regarding Latinx civic engagement, but it also demonstrates that personal experiences are powerful tools for the production of new knowledge. This book reveals an epistemology of social justice that aims to investigate and develop a new Latinx community-university praxis for how to engage with diverse communities in the twenty-first century.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 314 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Whiteness is a narrative. It is the privileged dimension of the complex story of 'race' that was, and continues to be, seminal in shaping the socio-economic structure and cultural climate of the United States and other Western nations. Without acknowledging this story, it is impossible to understand fully the current political and social contexts in which we live. Critical Multicultural Perspectives on Whiteness explores multiple analyses of whiteness, drawing on both past and current key sources to tell the story in a more comprehensive way. This book features both iconic essays that address the social construction of whiteness and critical resistance as well as excellent new critical perspectives.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 390 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -We gain knowledge, we obtain qualifications and degrees ¿ but does this allow us to act in the diverse real-life situations we face, from medical diagnosis to essay writing, from mathematical problems to the assessment of a project This book addresses the method and results of a wholly original study, based on the following question: what makes us competent What allows us to act in concrete ways to process situations that require much more than knowledge The study deconstructs our internal mechanisms and sheds light on the respective roles that cognitive and emotional factors play in our ability to process complex situations.The results are drawn from a database that includes over 11,000 people from 8 countries across 3 continents, speaking 4 different languages. The results reveal some striking insights into the variables that influence our potential to act, including age, gender, culture, and the relevant areas of competency.The study offers, in a concrete way, based on a series of multiple-choice questions (MCQ), a way to very precisely determine each person¿s strengths and weaknesses when it comes to taking action, at both emotional and cognitive levels. It therefore lays the foundations for finding specific ways of increasing everyone¿s potential.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 338 pp. Englisch.