The language of water

Going beyond simply addressing climate change, The Language of Water shows us how to actively change the climate by learning from communities around the world and their traditional relationships with water. With powerful stories demonstrating tangible, successful water-holding techniques, this bo...

Faith and work

This volume continues exploring the integration of Christian faith in the workplace, building on the first volume of Faith and Work, Christian Perspectives. It covers individual, organizational, and societal dimensions, featuring cross-disciplinary scholarship presented at various conferences and...

Sociological studies of child development

This is the fifth volume in a series which endeavours to organize, centralize and present current ideas and research in the field of child development, viewed with a sociological perspective. It contains three main sections: early childhood care; children's peer groups; and, family influence.

Bound together

An exploration—and an affirmation—of the connection between the Church’s sacraments of initiation.

Criminal justice responses to maternal filicide

Milne provides a comprehensive analysis of conviction outcomes through court transcripts of 14 criminal cases in England and Wales during 2010 to 2019. Drawing on feminist theories of responsibilisation and 'gendered harm', she critically reflects on the gendered nature of criminal justice's resp...

Instructional design fieldbook

Instructional design has evolved from military training to virtual learning, becoming a multifaceted discipline. It adapts to societal changes and skill needs, covering mobile, remote, online, and traditional learning. It also extends to professional development, on-the-job training, and continuo...

Decoding asian urbanism

Social work in a diverse society

The gap between the theory and the practice of working with Black and minority ethnic groups presents an ongoing conundrum for social work. This exciting textbook presents a new theory based on a rich understanding of the constraints and creativities of practice. Taking a transformative approac...

Faculty development on a shoestring

This book addresses the needs of faculty at institutions with limited resources for professional development. Written by experts from the US and Europe, it shares low-cost programs with proven outcomes. Each chapter provides details for implementation and evaluation, aiming to level the playing f...

"school is life, not a preparation for life" - john dewey

This book explores teacher-pupil planning in middle grades education. It highlights efforts in teacher education programs and classrooms, focusing on necessary knowledge, skills, and dispositions, the planning process, and the benefits of implementation.

Learning differentiated curriculum design in higher education

This book presents a comprehensive, systematic approach to the development of curricula in higher education in which each component is configured to optimize learning. The approach is based in an analysis of the psychophysics of the learner and employs theories of learning, instruction, and envir...

Institutional diversity in american postsecondary education

This text critiques the higher education marketplace, focusing on the limitations of rankings and the Carnegie Classification system. It highlights the diversity of institutional types and the need for a deeper understanding of their roles and impacts.

Attaining the 2030 sustainable development goal of reduced inequalities

Examining family businesses from Mongolia, Spain, India, Australia, and Malaysia, each chapter presents a unique perspective from their respective country, analysing how SDG#10 translates into tackling inequalities and generating insights and key takeaways into how family businesses help to reduc...

New perspectives on critical marketing and consumer society

Digital communication has altered the flow of global information,evolved consumer values and changed consumption practices worldwide.New Perspectives on Critical Marketing and Consumer Society provides an illuminating, challenging and thought-provoking guide for all upper-level students of market...

Concrete cities

This accessible critique of urban construction reimagines city development and life in an era of unprecedented building. Exploring the proliferation of building and construction, Imrie sets out its many degrading impacts on both people and the environment. Using examples from around the world, he...

School administrator succession planning

School districts globally face a shortage of qualified school leaders due to retiring baby boomers, demographic shifts, increased demands, and the evolution of schools into 21st Century Learning centers. The demand for school principals is rising, prompting innovative programs to find suitable ca...

Faculty development

This book highlights how Action Research empowers higher education administrators to address challenges in colleges and universities. It focuses on impacting college students, faculty, and curriculum. Action Research is presented as a powerful methodology for solving complex organizational issues.

Reimagining academic activism

How can we reimagine the relationship between academia and activism to provide new opportunities for social change? Based on an ethnography with an anti-violence feminist collective, this vibrant and vital book develops an interdisciplinary approach to activism and activist research, helping us r...

The culture of caution

An ethnographic exploration of Islamic television talk show production, revealing behind-the-scenes challenges and strategies shaped by a culture of caution.

Great western railway electrification, uk

This special issue of the Civil Engineering journal is on the hugely challenging project to electrify the Great Western railway between London and south Wales in the UK.

Golden states

Whether they were utopian communitarians, sun-seeking gurus, or Protestant health reformers, Southern California's spiritual seekers drew on the United States' deepening global encounters and consumer cultures to pair religious and personal reinvention with cultural and spiritual revitalization. ...

The new authoritarians

An original and compelling analysis of how a newly emboldened and radicalizing right has come to global political ascendance in the years after 9/11, culminating in the victories of Trump and Brexit.

The inspirational untold stories of secondary mathematics teachers

This book shares 12 untold stories of mathematics teachers, highlighting their varied journeys and the innovative components of their preparation program. It explores their passion, experiences, and reflections on early college experiences, shedding light on the developmental processes of mathema...

Rated a

A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press's Open Access publishing program. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. In the 1990s, India's mediascape saw the efflorescence of edgy soft-porn films in the Malayalam-speaking state of Kerala. In Rat...

The development film in the americas

In this book, Molly Geidel traces the rise and fall of the development film, an overlooked film genre that circulated widely in the Americas from the 1940s through the 1970s. Development films, often short documentaries, were made at the behest of state agencies, global governance organizations, ...

Experiential learning in higher education

This volume highlights best practices in experiential learning, covering service-learning, community-based research, and international efforts. It showcases innovative approaches and interdisciplinary contributions from fields like psychology, sociology, and business. Ideal for educators involved...

Networks in healthcare

Written for health and social care professionals wanting to set up or currently leading a network, this book by two leading experts is practical, informative, but theoretically grounded. Also useful for academics teaching health care leadership, it includes practical diagnostic materials and up ...

Rural school turnaround and reform

This book addresses the challenges, successes, and opportunities in improving low-performing rural schools. It adds to the limited research on rural school turnaround and reform, presenting chapters with conceptual arguments, policy analyses, and research findings to contribute new knowledge in t...

Fictional linguistic landscapes

This book explores how fan practices, such as fan art and fan fiction, and linguistic landscapes – the language surrounding us in everyday contexts – can be integrated into foreign language teaching. The book represents a step forward in EFL and TESOL pedagogy, making language learning relevant t...

Relational scholarship with indigenous communities

This book addresses settler colonialism in U.S. social studies education, advocating for relational approaches and Indigenous Ways of Knowing. It offers guidance for researchers, educators, and policymakers, featuring dialogues on relational research and improving social studies for Indigenous co...

Digital capital

This work represents the first attempt to position digital capital as cumulative and transferable, independent from, and intertwined with the other five forms of capitals. The book aims to propose a theoretical toolkit and empirical model that can be used by policy makers to tackle social inequal...

The impact of classroom practices

This book honors impactful teachers like Mr. McCloud, who changed students' lives through culturally relevant teaching. Using critical storytelling, it highlights narratives of African-American educators and offers recommendations for pre-service and in-service teachers to leave lasting impacts.

Forging interdisciplinary collaborations

Forging Interdisciplinary Collaborations explores a wide range of mental health issues affecting PreK-16 schools and highlights both successful and unsuccessful approaches taken by school districts, colleges, and universities to promote the emotional well-being of students and staff.

Divergent democracy

An innovative examination of the shift by American political parties toward issue-based differentiationRecent Democratic and Republican party platforms display clear differences on such issues as abortion, LGBTQ+ rights, gun control, and the environment. These distinctions reflect a programmatic ...

Reimagining school integration

This book reimagines school integration in the context of current racial and political polarization. It explores research and policy to develop strategies for equitable, meaningful integration, highlighting its importance for educational opportunities and social cohesion.

Charter school funding considerations

This book provides a comprehensive overview of charter school funding and operations, authored by experts in the field. It covers financial management, funding equity, and the impact on district school finances. Special considerations for special education and transportation are also discussed, o...

Reimagining school discipline for the 21st century student

This book focuses on transforming school disciplinary practices by leveraging the strengths of marginalized students and professional knowledge of school personnel. It addresses discipline disproportionality affecting African American, Latinx, Native American, and LGBTQ+ students, offering soluti...

Bim contractual and legal perspectives

BIM: Contractual and Legal Perspectives is a guide to the legal and contractual issues that need to be considered when operating under Building Information Modelling (BIM). The book illustrates the ways in which these issues are presently addressed and considers emerging approaches that can suppo...

Cities demanding the earth

This urgent book brings our cities to the fore in understanding the human input into climate change. The demands we are making on nature by living in cities has reached a crisis point and unless we make significant changes to address it, the prognosis is terminal consumption. Providing a radical...

Celluloid democracy

A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press's Open Access publishing program. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more.Celluloid Democracy tells the story of the Korean filmmakers, distributors, and exhibitors who reshaped cinema in radically empow...

Leadership u: preparing students for college, career, and beyond

Welcome to Leadership U., a comprehensive, equitably designed college and career preparation program for students in grades four through twelve intended to complement the academic groundwork being laid by educators. Early and ongoing intervention is known to be a critical element in increasing th...

Aspects of kinship in ancient iran

A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press’s Open Access publishing program. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. Originally delivered as the Biennial Ehsan Yarshater Lectures, Aspects of Kinship in Ancient Iran is an exploration of kinship i...

30-minute website marketing

Every high priority website marketing action can be distilled into a 30 minute time-frame. This practical guide provides step-by-step actions ready to implement, distilled from over 15 years of experience leading digital marketing departments.Every high priority website marketing action can be di...

Answer intelligence

In a business world and society focused upon questions, there has been an underappreciation of answers in capturing our attention, imagination and critical examination. In a complex and fast-moving world, Answer Intelligence (AQ) is our ability to provide elevated answers to emotionally connect,...

Courageous companions

By leveraging the intersection of popular culture, leadership theory, and followership theory, Courageous Companions offers an accessible new perspective for those who desire to gain a greater understanding of leaders and followers to transform their relationships and organizations.

Global risk assessment and strategic planning

Global Risk Assessment and Strategic Planning is a customised reference tool for project managers, encompassing risk-based management planning techniques and strategic decision-making processes for the successful management of projects whether large or small.

Non-binary genders

Methodologically innovative in its use of mixed-media diary research, this timely book offers a focused sociological study of non-binary people’s identities and experiences in the UK. From negotiating a sense of legitimacy when ‘not feeling trans enough’ to how identities can shift over time, it...

The politicization of mumsnet

The Politicization of Mumsnet investigates the growing politicization of this parenting discussion forum and its use by politicians to influence middle-class women in the UK.

Cultural sexism

How does gendered power work? How does it circulate? How does it become embedded? And most importantly, how can we challenge it? Heather Savigny highlights five key traits of cultural sexism – violence, silencing, disciplining, meritocracy and masculinity – prevalent across the media, entertainme...