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Caring For KidsA Critical Study Of Urban School Leavers

Caring For KidsA Critical Study Of Urban School Leavers

The official school drop-out figure in the US in recent years has been 25 per cent of the cohort. Estimates from large cities are often double these rates and in some areas 60 per cent or worse. This text focuses on this problem in US schools but from an unusual perspective. It is a study gained from in-depth interviews of 100 "stop-outs" - that is those who dropped out but then decided to return to school. Four basic questions are posed by this text: who drops out?; why did they drop out?; what caused them to return?; and what intervention policies can be formulated to prevent students dropping out in the first place? The answers provided by this text for the last question are intended to make it of particular interest to school administrators.

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Economic Development in Ghana and MalaysiaA Comparative Analysis

Economic Development in Ghana and MalaysiaA Comparative Analysis

Economic Development in Ghana and Malaysia investigates why two countries that appeared to be at more or less the same stage of economic development at one point in time have diverged so substantially.At the time of their independence from the UK in 1957 both Ghana and Malaysia were at roughly the same stage of economic development; in fact Ghana’s real per capita income was slightly ahead of Malaysia’s. Since then Ghana’s development has been sluggish while Malaysia’s economy has taken off into sustained growth and today the real per capita income of Malaysia is about five times that of Ghana. This volume examines the pre-colonial and colonial economies of both countries and the economic policies pursued after independence. In doing so it aims to identify policies which might have contributed to Malaysia’s development and those which might have slowed Ghana’s. The authors ask whether lessons can be learned from the successes of countries such as Malaysia.This detailed comparative analysis will be useful to students and researchers of development economics as well as public policy makers in developing countries. It is written in language which makes it accessible to the general reader.

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Global Warming and Social InnovationThe Challenge of a Climate Neutral Society

Global Warming and Social InnovationThe Challenge of a Climate Neutral Society

Societies need to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases by 80 per cent in order to counter the risks of climate change. This study envisions a climate neutral society - one where the output of polluting gases is minimised by social innovations set up in households by local authorities through developments in information and communications technologies and dematerialization and through the shift towards product service systems and emissions trading. The work discusses the possibilities for steering and orchestrating this long-term transition towards a climate-friendly society mapping paths through current dilemmas in climate policy and exploring the legal issues of making this transition.

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Outgrowing the EarthThe Food Security Challenge in an Age of Falling Water Tables and Rising Temperatures

Outgrowing the EarthThe Food Security Challenge in an Age of Falling Water Tables and Rising Temperatures

Historically food security was the responsibility of ministries of agriculture but today that has changed: decisions made in ministries of energy may instead have the greatest effect on the food situation. Recent research reporting that a one degree Celsius rise in temperature can reduce grain yields by 10 per cent means that energy policy is now directly affecting crop production. Agriculture is a water-intensive activity and while public attention has focused on oil depletion it is aquifer depletion that poses the more serious threat. There are substitutes for oil but none for water and the link between our fossil fuel addiction climate change and food security is now clear. While population growth has slowed over the past three decades we are still adding 76 million people per year. In a world where the historical rise in land productivity has slowed by half since 1990 eradicating hunger may depend as much on family planners as on farmers. The bottom line is that future food security depends not only on efforts within agriculture but also on energy policies that stabilize climate a worldwide effort to raise water productivity the evolution of land-efficient transport systems and population policies that seek a humane balance between population and food. Outgrowing the Earth advances our thinking on food security issues that the world will be wrestling with for years to come.

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Stock Index Futures

Stock Index Futures

The global value of trading in index futures is about $20 trillion per year and rising and for many countries the value traded is similar to that traded on their stock markets. This book describes how index futures markets work and clearly summarises the substantial body of international empirical evidence relating to these markets. Using the concepts and tools of finance the book also provides a comprehensive description of the economic forces that underlie trading in index futures. Stock Index Futures 3/e contains many teaching and learning aids including numerous examples a glossary essay questions comprehensive references and a detailed subject index. Written primarily for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students this text will also be useful to researchers and market participants who want to gain a better understanding of these markets.

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The Labour Party in Crisis

The Labour Party in Crisis

First published in 1983. This study draws upon empirical findings on party activists members and voters. It examines the origins and nature of Labour’s crisis in the 1980s showing how the split leading to the formation of the SDP was merely a manifestation of deeply rooted problems which went back many years. It argues that this crisis had three distinct but interrelated aspects: first the ideological schism within the party which had grown in intensity over time; second the electoral crisis which produced the worst electoral performance at the 1983 general election since 1918; and third the membership crisis arising from the fact that the party had been losing more than 11 000 individual members per year on average since 1945. Using elite and mass surveys the book demonstrates the link between these crises and Labour’s policy performance in office set against a background of rapid economic decline.

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Illusion and RealityThe Meaning of Anxiety

Illusion and RealityThe Meaning of Anxiety

This work challenges the notion that anxiety and depression amount to a mental illness denoting that something is wrong with the individual sufferer. Instead anxiety and depression are described as perfectly rational responses to difficulties in the sufferer's world experienced subjectively by that person. An essential contrast is drawn between objective conceptions of normality (what reality ought to be as per commercial and other objectifying sources) and the reality of the individual's subjective experience of the world (abuse unemployment and so on). Chapters include tackling the myth of normality; examining shyness; and analysing the way in which assumptions behind the use of language can foster anxiety and depression. The book's primary purpose is to explain the meaning of anxiety as experienced by the sufferer. These insights also lead to a view by way of secondary purpose that the role of the therapist is not in 'curing' the individual but rather to negotiate demystification and to provide insight into the effects of the problems in the sufferer's world based on the sufferer and the therapist's shared subjective understanding.

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Math Warm-UpsDeveloping Fluency in Math (Grade 2)

Math Warm-UpsDeveloping Fluency in Math (Grade 2)

These success-proven exercises provide daily practice in various areas of math. There are 10 problems per page that reinforce and facilitate conceptual understanding in number sense math reasoning computation time money measurement geometry probability graphing fractions and decimals. The exercises systematically provide students opportunities to get practice in the most important math objectives each week and provide the teacher with immediate easy-to-administer feedback on students' mastery.This workbook can be used as a warm-up homework or as a diagnostic tool for the teacher parent or administrator. The individual pages can be used to diagnose weak areas and provide opportunities to facilitate the students' full understanding of concepts. Students are challenged and consistently exposed to a variety of concepts in all objective areas. Each book spirals in level of difficulty and continues to encourage students to think about math in real-life situations.For math proficiency activities at more advanced levels see Math Warm-Ups Grade 3 and Math Warm-Ups Grade 4.This series meets NCTM standards and builds test-taking proficiency.Grade 2

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Math Warm-UpsDeveloping Fluency in Math (Grade 3)

Math Warm-UpsDeveloping Fluency in Math (Grade 3)

These success-proven exercises provide daily practice in various areas of math. There are 10 problems per page that reinforce and facilitate conceptual understanding in number sense math reasoning computation time money measurement geometry probability graphing fractions and decimals. The exercises systematically provide students opportunities to get practice in the most important math objectives each week and provide the teacher with immediate easy-to-administer feedback on students' mastery.This workbook can be used as a warm-up homework or as a diagnostic tool for the teacher parent or administrator. The individual pages can be used to diagnose weak areas and provide opportunities to facilitate the students' full understanding of concepts. Students are challenged and consistently exposed to a variety of concepts in all objective areas. Each book spirals in level of difficulty and continues to encourage students to think about math in real-life situations.For math proficiency activities at alternative levels see Math Warm-Ups Grade 2 and Math Warm-Ups Grade 4.This series meets NCTM standards and builds test-taking proficiency.Grade 3

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Math Warm-UpsDeveloping Fluency in Math (Grade 4)

Math Warm-UpsDeveloping Fluency in Math (Grade 4)

These success-proven exercises provide daily practice in various areas of math. There are 10 problems per page that reinforce and facilitate conceptual understanding in number sense math reasoning computation time money measurement geometry probability graphing fractions and decimals. The exercises systematically provide students opportunities to get practice in the most important math objectives each week and provide the teacher with immediate easy-to-administer feedback on students' mastery.This workbook can be used as a warm-up homework or as a diagnostic tool for the teacher parent or administrator. The individual pages can be used to diagnose weak areas and provide opportunities to facilitate the students' full understanding of concepts. Students are challenged and consistently exposed to a variety of concepts in all objective areas. Each book spirals in level of difficulty and continues to encourage students to think about math in real-life situations.For math proficiency activities at lower levels see Math Warm-Ups Grade 2 and Math Warm-Ups Grade 3.This series meets NCTM standards and builds test-taking proficiency.Grade 4

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The Economics and Science of Measurement A Study of Metrology

The Economics and Science of Measurement A Study of Metrology

Metrology is the study of measurement science. Although classical economists have emphasized the importance of measurement per se the majority of economics-based writings on the topic have taken the form of government reports related to the activities of specific national metrology laboratories. This book is the first systematic study of measurement activity at a national metrology laboratory and the laboratory studied is the U. S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) within the U. S. Department of Commerce. The primary objective of the book is to emphasize for academic and policy audiences the economic importance of measurement not only as an area of study but also as a tool for sustaining technological advancement as an element of economic growth. Toward this goal the book offers an overview of the economic benefits and consequences of measurement standards; an argument for public sector support of measurement standards; a historical perspective of the measurement activities at NIST; an empirical analysis of one particular measurement activity at NIST namely calibration testing; and a roadmap for future research on the economics of metrology. | The Economics and Science of Measurement A Study of Metrology

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Environmental Scenario in IndiaSuccesses and Predicaments

Environmental Scenario in IndiaSuccesses and Predicaments

India has moved along an impressive growth path over the last decade marked with falling share of agriculture stagnating manufacturing expanding services segment growing trade orientation enhanced FDI inflows etc. The consequent growth implications are obvious as far as the numbers like GDP growth rate and Per Capita GDP trend are concerned but how sustainable the associated development is with respect to resource management and environmental governance? This book captures the economy-wide impacts of various activities on environment in India. The environmental impacts on water air soil quality and human health are captured through case studies from different parts of India. Analyzing separately the concern areas within agriculture (cultivation aquaculture) manufacturing (industrial pollution power generation) services (waste management bio-medical waste e-waste recycling) and external sector (agricultural trade FDI inflow trade in waste products) performance of India the book attempts to find an answer to that crucial question. The methodology adopted to capture the environmental impacts of various economic activities is derived from the relevant branches like environmental economics agricultural economics and water resources economics. The book focusing on particular sectors indicates the concern areas and possible ways for enhancing environmental governance.

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Law 3.0Rules Regulation and Technology

Law 3.0Rules Regulation and Technology

Putting technology front and centre in our thinking about law this book introduces Law 3.0: the future of the legal landscape. Technology not only disrupts the traditional idea of what it is ‘to think like a lawyer ’ as per Law 1.0; it presents major challenges to regulators who are reasoning in a Law 2.0 mode. As this book demonstrates the latest developments in technology offer regulators the possibility of employing a technical fix rather than just relying on rules – thus we are introducing Law 3.0. Law 3.0 represents so to speak the state we are in and the conversation that we now need to have and this book identifies some of the key points for discussion in that conversation. Thinking like a lawyer might continue to be associated with Law 1.0 but from 2020 onward Law 3.0 is the conversation that we all need to join. And as this book argues law and the evolution of legal reasoning cannot be adequately understood unless we grasp the significance of technology in shaping both legal doctrine and our regulatory thinking. This is a book for those studying or about to study law – as well as others with interests in the legal political and social impact of technology.

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Economic Transformation in Sub-Saharan Africa The Way Forward

Economic Transformation in Sub-Saharan Africa The Way Forward

Sub-Saharan Africa is vastly diverse and the 49 countries of the region range significantly in terms of population size and economic scale. The region also differs in topography climate history culture languages and political systems. Given this vast diversity it is accordingly difficult to draw general conclusions about the continent’s economic performance as a whole. Additionally the lack of current statistics for several countries makes it difficult to make accurate assessments of economic conditions. Nevertheless some broad comparisons can be made: of the world’s developing areas sub-Saharan Africa has the worst record in virtually all of the most important social and economic indicators: the region has the lowest gross national income per head the lowest life expectancy at birth the lowest youth literacy rate the highest rate of adult HIV infection and the highest number of children not living past five years of age. This volume begins by examining recent economic developments and trends. It then looks at the major economic constraints the region has faced in recent years breaking down those constraints as either ‘external’ (e. g. terms of trade) over which the individual countries have but limited control or ‘internal’ (e. g. governance and economic policy) over which there is more control. The book concludes by arguing that despite the notable challenges cited above sub-Saharan Africa is poised for a transformation based on closer regional economic co-operation a growing middle class increased demand for locally produced goods and services and a young population. | Economic Transformation in Sub-Saharan Africa The Way Forward

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Stanislavsky and Yoga

Stanislavsky and Yoga

This book deals with one of the most important sources of the Stanislavsky System - Yoga its practice and philosophy. Sergei Tcherkasski carefully collects records on Yoga in Stanislavsky's writings from different periods and discusses hidden references which are not explained by Stanislavsky himself due to the censorship in his day. Vivid examples of Yoga based training from the rehearsal practice of the Moscow Art Theatre and many of Stanislavsky's studios (the First Studio in 1910s the Second Studio and Opera Studio of the Bolshoi Theatre in 1920s Opera-Dramatic Studio in 1930s) are provided. The focus of Tcherkasski's research consists of a comparative reading of the Stanislavsky System and Yogi Ramacharaka's books which were a main source for Stanislavsky. Accordingly Tcherkasski analyzes elements of the System based on Yoga principles. Among them are: relaxation of muscles (muscular release) communication and prana emission of rays and reception of rays beaming of aura sending of prana attention visualizations (mental images). Special attention is paid to the idea of the superconscious in Yoga and in Ramacharaka's and Stanislavsky's theories. Tcherkasski's wide-ranging analysis has resulted in new and intriguing discoveries about the Russian master. Furthermore he reveals the extent to which Stanislavsky anticipated modern discoveries in neurobiology and cognitive science. In this book Tcherkasski acts as a researcher historian theatre director and experienced acting teacher. He argues that some forty per cent of basic exercises in any Stanislavsky based actor training program of today are rooted in Yoga. Actors teachers and students will find it interesting to discover that they are following in the footsteps of Yoga in their everyday Stanislavsky based training and rehearsals.

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Flip The System UK: A Teachers’ Manifesto

Flip The System UK: A Teachers’ Manifesto

How did we let teacher burn-out happen and what can we do about it – before it's too late? This brave and disruptive book accurately defines the problems of low teacher morale and offers systemic future-proof and realistic solutions to bringing hope energy and joy back to the profession. The simple answer is staring us in the face: increase teacher agency. Our rallying cry: our profession needs a return to values of humanity pride and professionalism. From research literacy to a collective voice better CPD to smarter accountability contributors to this book demonstrate the huge scope for increased teacher influence at every level of the education sector. Education voices including Sam Twiselton Alison Peacock David Weston and Andy Hargreaves supported by a broad range of academics and policy makers vouch for increased teacher agency and stronger more powerful networks as a means of improving practice combatting teacher disillusionment and radically improving UK education. This text offers an exciting and hopeful perspective on education; urging teachers to work together to ‘flip the system’ and challenging policy makers to help… or get out of the way.   Chapters have been contributed by Tom Bennett Peter Ford Jonathan Firth David Weston David Williams Zeba Clarke Julie Smith Dr Robert Loe Jeremy Pattle Debra Kidd Steven Watson Ross Morrison McGill George Gilchrist Howard Stevenson Professor Dame Alison Peacock d’Reen Struthers Phil Wood Rae Snape Simon Gibbs Ross Hall Jackie Ward Simon Knight David Frost Sheila Ball Sarah Lightfoot Andy Hargreaves Darren Macey Gary Farrell Julian Critchley Tony Gallagher Gareth Alcott Sam Twiselton Jelmer Evers Alma Harris Michelle Jones Natalie Scott Deborah M. Netolicky Jon Andrews Cameron Paterson Per Kornhall Joe Hallgarten Tom Beresford and Sara Hjelm.

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The Lean Education ManifestoA Synthesis of 900+ Systematic Reviews for Visible Learning in Developing Countries

The Lean Education ManifestoA Synthesis of 900+ Systematic Reviews for Visible Learning in Developing Countries

The global expansion of education is one of the greatest successes of the modern era. More children have access to schooling and leave with higher levels of learning than at any time in history. However 250 million+ children in developing countries are still not in school and 600 million+ attend but get little out of it – a situation further exacerbated by the dislocations from COVID-19. In a context where education funding is stagnating and even declining Arran Hamilton and John Hattie suggest that we need to start thinking Lean and explicitly look for ways of unlocking more from less. Drawing on data from 900+ systematic reviews of 53 000+ research studies – from the perspective of efficiency of impact – they controversially suggest that for low- and middle-income countries: Maybe pre-service initial teacher training programs could be significantly shortened and perhaps even stopped Maybe teachers need not have degree-level qualifications in the subjects they teach and they might not really need degrees at all! Maybe the hours per week and years of schooling that each child receives could be significantly reduced or at least not increased Maybe learners can be taught more effectively and less resource intensively in mixed-age classrooms with peers tutoring one another Maybe different approaches to curriculum instruction and the length of the school day might be more cost-effective ways of driving up student achievement than hiring extra teachers reducing class sizes or building more classrooms Maybe school-based management public–private partnerships and performance-related pay are blind and expensive alleys that have limited influence or impact on what teachers actually do in classrooms. This groundbreaking and thought-provoking work also identifies a range of initiatives that are worth starting. It introduces the Leaning to G.O.L.D. methodology to support school and system leaders in selecting implementing and scaling those high-probability initiatives; and to rigorously de-implement those to be stopped. It is essential reading for anyone with an interest in education.

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The Cost of WinningGlobal Development Policies and Broken Social Contracts

The Cost of WinningGlobal Development Policies and Broken Social Contracts

In The Cost of Winning Michael H. Cosgrove describes how the United States used economic policies to contain the Soviet Union during the post-World War n era and how those policies turned a vibrant American economy into one of broken promises and declining power. Cosgrove defines and examines the five economic building blocks used to contain the Soviets in America's Golden Age: the Marshall Plan free trade federal income tax policy the American defense umbrella and plentiful and cheap oil from the Middle East. He explains how policies supporting these building blocks allowed U.S. taxpayers to both contain the Soviets and enjoy a rapidly rising standard of living. America's economic superstate began to crumble however with President Nixon's August 1971 decision to abandon the gold quasi-standard and Saudi Arabia's 1973 decision to cut oil shipments to America. Lean years for the American economy set in.When the American economy could no longer deliver the American dream entitlements were increased in an attempt to fill the gap between expectations and what the private sector could provide. Since the early 1970s real purchasing power has been steadily eroding for approximately 75 million private sector workers. The American dream that a good education would lead to a decent job and a rising standard of living in a safe neighborhood has been dashed. Violent crime in America increases while expenditures on public safety rapidly increase.Will America be the first world power to reverse its relative decline? Cosgrove maintains that Congress must initiate the upward process by restructuring itself. Rather than meeting in Washington D.C. Congress should meet a maximum three to four months per year at a different site each year to achieve "American revitalization." Cosgrove's solutions to the problems of crime include law enforcement through use of bounty hunters to identify and capture alleged criminals and to establish a fixed penalty system for violent crimes to make costs of committing crime clearer to everyone. Certain to be controversial this intriguing examination of the state of affairs in the United States and the author's recommended policies will be compelling reading for sociologists policymakers economists and scholars with an interest in applied public policy for the long haul.

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Developing Markets for AgrobiodiversitySecuring Livelihoods in Dryland Areas

Developing Markets for AgrobiodiversitySecuring Livelihoods in Dryland Areas

�This wonderful book demonstrates how rural livelihoods - as well as diets health and ways of life - are enhanced by the so-called �neglected and underutilized plant species� which in the book�s Syrian case study include such deliciously interesting things as capers laurel jujube and figs. Using value chain analysis the author illuminates the opportunities for strengthening arid land economies with attention to such species while simultaneously maintaining the diversity and integrity of those plant genomes landscapes and cultures. And keeping the world worth tasting.� KEN WILSON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE CHRISTENSEN FUND �Alexandra Giuliani delivers a convincing and very practical account of how biodiversity products derived from neglected and underutilized plant species enter the markets in Syria. By highlighting the value of these plant products for the family income and health status of marginal farmer families in rural drylands and semi-arid areas she brings the message home as to why it is so important to maintain biodiversity of the genetic resources not by protection alone but rather through their judicious use.� KATHARINA JENNY SENIOR ADVISOR FEDERAL DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS SWISS AGENCY FOR DEVELOPMENT AND COOPERATION Just four crops - maize potatoes rice and wheat - provide more than 90 per cent of the world�s food. Old varieties of even these crops are disappearing as farmers and consumers strive for more uniformity in food products. This in turn affects less obvious elements such as insects that play a role in pollinating plants or controlling pests and the soil organisms that help plants extract nutrients from the soil. Also farmers need a broad base of agrobiodiversity to be able to respond and adapt to environmental changes and to improve their production. This is especially important in the face of climate change and changing economic and political pressures. This book from Bioversity International describes a study conducted in Syria of how communities are developing markets for local products derived from neglected and underutilized plants. Based on concrete case studies the data and processes documented in this book show the potential of biodiversity to make a significant contribution to livelihood security in communities that inhabit difficult environments with unique resources. The study also highlights the importance of local cultural knowledge and institutions in sustainable development of biodiversity markets. Published with Bioversity International.

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