A Constructivist Critique of the One-size-fits-all Liberal Model
Education and International Development, 2000-2020: A Constructivist Critique of the One-size-fits-all Liberal Model advances the claim that there exists a liberal theory of international education. Ian Wash argues that the assumed harmony of this model is the main source of dispute in the field of education and international development. The ......
This collection examines successful resettlement practices based on examples from well-known resettlement and development practitioners. It includes experiences from resettlement campaigns in Australia, Bhutan, Canada, Colombia, India, Ireland, Japan, Philippines, Russia, and the US, demonstrating the potential for relocation efforts to improve ......
Saving Species as the Planet and Politics Get Hotter
In Earth’s Emergency Room, author, attorney, and environmental historian Lowell E. Baier celebrates 50 years of the landmark Endangered Species Act of 1973, a bipartisan law passed by Congress and signed into law by President Richard M. Nixon. Baier provides an insightful and entertaining history of the ESA’s dramatic highs and lows. ......
Explores the growing water supply crisis through an ethnographic study of a rural minority community in China threatened by climate change. China is experiencing climate whiplash-extreme fluctuations between drought and flooding-that threatens the health and autonomy of millions of people. Set against mounting anxiety over the future of global ......
How to Become Powerful, Masterful, & in Control of Your Life in a World
Success is a daily decision for pursuing your dreams. When coupled with persistence it's a formula for obtaining higher and higher levels of success, tapping into your limitless potential and maintaining the life you truly desire. The Secret to Knowing It's Already Done may not be the key to overnight riches, but it will definitely help you lay ......
Natural resource extraction and primary commodity export remain persistent features of the Latin American economy. This edited volume traces the power of labor in extractive sectors in Latin America starting in the 1980s and shows how labor shapes national export sectors, economies, politics, and societies more broadly. Kristin Ciupa and Jeffrey ......
Natural resource extraction and primary commodity export remain persistent features of the Latin American economy. This edited volume traces the power of labor in extractive sectors in Latin America starting in the 1980s and shows how labor shapes national export sectors, economies, politics, and societies more broadly. Kristin Ciupa and Jeffrey ......
For decades, Terry L. Fossum tried to figure out why he, and so many others like him, started toward goals, but most often didn't achieve them (remember your New Year's Eve resolutions?). Why was it that what began as a great idea so often ended as a disappointment? He devoted himself to answering this question, spending three decades studying and ......
This book is about the serious financial struggles that an increasing number of colleges are facing in the post-pandemic era and what can be done to help resolve them. The tools described - including the extreme measures associated with financial exigency - can be used to change the ways colleges spend their money while still maintaining the ......
