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Education for social justice: the meaning of justice and current research
Education for Social Justice is a statement of the role of education in promoting social justice. Drawing on research, this book explains what social justice is, presents the argument that democracy requires a commitment to social justice, and shows what action steps need to be taken to ensure social justice is achieved within education and society more broadly. The text presents research an…
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- 9781032420301
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- xviii, 195 pages; illustration
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- 370.117 MIC e
Australian travellers in the South Seas
This book offers a wide-ranging survey of Australian engagement with the Pacific Islands in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Through over 100 hitherto largely unexplored accounts of travel, the author explores how representations of the Pacific Islands in letters, diaries, reminiscences, books, newspapers and magazines contributed to popular ideas of the Pacific Islands in Australia. It …
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- 9781760464158
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- 396 p
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- 820.935894 HAL a
Survey analysis for indigenous policy in Australia: social science perspectives
Indigenous policy is a complex domain motivated by a range of social, cultural, political and economic issues. The Council of Australian Governments ‘closing the gaps’ agenda for addressing Indigenous disadvantage in Australia now includes six targets with well defined and measurable outcomes for policy action. In this context there is a continuing and pressing need for robust debate to und…
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- 9781922144195
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- 344 p
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- 320.60 HUN s
The Absent Presence of the State in Large-Scale Resource Extraction Projects
Standing on the broken ground of resource extraction settings, the state is sometimes like a chimera: its appearance and intentions are misleading and, for some actors, it is unknowable and incomprehensible. It may be easily mistaken for someone or something else, like a mining company, for example. With rich ethnographic material, this volume tackles critical questions about the nature of c…
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- 9781760464493
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- xix,380 p
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- 338.20994 TON T
Partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) using R : a work…
Partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) has become a standard approach for analyzing complex inter-relationships between observed and latent variables. Researchers appreciate the many advantages of PLS-SEM such as the possibility to estimate very complex models and the method’s flexibility in terms of data requirements and measurement specification. This practical open…
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- 9783030805197
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- XIV, 197 p
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- 511.42 JOS p
The responsibility of intellectuals : reflections by Noam Chomsky and others …
With the publication of ‘The Responsibility of Intellectuals’ half a century ago, Noam Chomsky burst onto the US political scene as a leading critic of the war in Vietnam. Privilege, he argues, brings with it the responsibility to tell the truth and expose lies, but our intellectual culture only pays lip-service to this ideal. The essay has been described as ‘the single most influential p…
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- 9781787355514
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- x, 138 p. ill;
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- 973.91 RES N
Four Histories About Early Dutch Football 1910-1920
What is the purpose of history today, and how can sporting research help us understand the world around us? In this stimulating book, Nicholas Piercey constructs four new histories of early Dutch football, exploring urban change, club members, the media, and the diaries of Cornelis Johannes Karel van Aalst, a stadium director, to propose practical examples of how history can become an important…
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- 9781910634790
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Climate adaptation and resilience across scales : from buildings to cities
Climate Adaptation and Resilience Across Scales provides professionals with guidance on adapting the built environment to a changing climate. This edited volume brings together practitioners and researchers to discuss climate-related resilience from the building to the city scale. This book highlights North American cases that deal with issues such as climate projections, public health, adaptiv…
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- 9781003030720
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- xxii, 264p. : ill.
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- 338.927 RAJ c
Social Innovation in Higher Education : Landscape, Practices, and Opportunities
This open access book offers unique and novel views on the social innovation landscape, tools, practices, pedagogies, and research in the context of higher education. International, multi-disciplinary academics and industry leaders present new developments, research evidence, and practice expertise on social innovation in higher education institutions (HEIs), across academic and professional di…
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- 9783030840440
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- 313 p.
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- Innovation, Technology, and Knowledge Management
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- 650 PăU
African handbook of climate change adaptation
This open access book discusses current thinking and presents the main issues and challenges associated with climate change in Africa. It introduces evidences from studies and projects which show how climate change adaptation is being - and may continue to be successfully implemented in African countries. Thanks to its scope and wide range of themes surrounding climate change, the ambition is t…
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- 9783030451066
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- Iix, 2838 p.; ill
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- 577.27 AFR a
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