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  • Mother Tongue

    An American Life in Italy

    A probing and poetic examination of language, food, faith, and family attachment in Italian life through the eyes of an American who moved to Parma with her husband and family.In the 1980s, the American writer Wallis Wilde-Menozzi moved permanently with her Italian husband and her daughter to Parma, a sophisticated city in northern Italy, where he became a professor of biology. Her search for ... Read more

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  • Developing Inquiry for Learning

    Reflecting Collaborative Ways to Learn How to Learn in Higher Education

    Developing Inquiry for Learning shows how university tutors can help students to improve their abilities to learn and to become professional inquirers.An increasing proportion of students entering higher education seem to assume that learning is a relatively passive process. This may be the largest single limitation on their achievement. University tutors need to be able to respond creatively to ... Read more

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  • Audiobook

    Red Sky in Mourning

    Series series Helen Bradley Mysteries

    Unabridged

    8 hours 7 min

    Helen Bradley has arrived at a charming bed and breakfast on a small peninsula off the coast of Washington, where she will assemble a regional travel guide. Soon, Helen discovers that the woman who began the guide may have been murdered. Then a local fisherman disappears. But when Helen herself is attacked, she knows she must investigate. Helen's search will lead her to the sea and buried secrets ... Read more

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    Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep

    Series series Helen Bradley Mysteries

    Unabridged

    7 hours 44 min

    Helen Bradley is a journalist who uses both spiritual strength and investigative skills to uncover the facts for her articles. Now she has received an urgent request for help. Dr. Kincaid, the director of a prestigious convalescent home, is dead from an apparent heart attack. His widow, however, is convinced that he was murdered. What secrets are lurking behind the polished doors of this medical ... Read more

    $29.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    When Shadows Fall

    Series series Helen Bradley Mysteries

    Unabridged

    8 hours 33 min

    Helen Bradley is mystified by two things: marriage and murder. Her beloved husband has suddenly left on a business assignment, offering her no explanation. What made him go so abruptly, with no concern for her feelings? Losing herself in work, Helen focuses her attention on her latest case: investigating the murder of the town mayor. As the ex-policewoman scrambles to resolve the crime, she also ... Read more

    $29.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • A Focus on Hope

    Fifty Resilient Students Speak

    Over the course of ten years, this extensive qualitative study focused on the academic resilience phenomenon. The research delves into the educational resilience experiences of fifty low socioeconomic students of color from a variety of racial and ethnic backgrounds. In addition to chronicling specific protective factors and processes active in the students' lives, several symbiotic relationships ... Read more

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  • Travel Italian Riviera & Liguria

    Illustrated Travel Guide, Phrasebook and Maps. Includes Genoa, Cinque Terre, Finale Ligure, San Remo, Portofino, Portovenere & More

    This guide is designed for optimal navigation on eReaders, smartphones, and other mobile electronic devices. It is indexed alphabetically and by category, making it easier to access individual articles. Articles feature information about attractions, landmarks, districts, transportation, cultural venues, dining, history and much more. Addresses, telephones, hours of operation and admissions ... Read more

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  • Measurement and Research in the Accountability Era

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    The subject of accountability warrants thoughtful and dispassionate attention in today's educational environment. The accountability and school reform policies that are put in place today will have wide-ranging and long-lasting consequences for all of the nation's learners. This volume stems from the 2003 Educational Testing Service Invitational Co ... Read more

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  • Exam Schools

    Inside America's Most Selective Public High Schools

    An in-depth look at academically selective public high schools in AmericaWhat is the best education for exceptionally able and high-achieving youngsters? Can the United States strengthen its future intellectual leadership, economic vitality, and scientific prowess without sacrificing equal opportunity? There are no easy answers but, as Chester Finn and Jessica Hockett show, for more than 100,000 ... Read more

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  • The Future of Test-Based Educational Accountability

    In recent decades testing has become a much more visible and high-stakes accountability mechanism that is now seen as a powerful tool that can be used to drive school improvement. The purpose of this book is to identify and analyze the key issues associated with test-based educational accountability and to chart the future of educational accountability research. Chapter contributions are intended ... Read more

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  • Demythologizing Educational Reforms

    Responses to the Political and Corporate Takeover of Education

    Series series Routledge Research in Education Policy and Politics
    There are dozens of myths surrounding educational reform today, maintaining the school’s role in economic competitiveness, the deficiency of teachers, the benefits of increased testing, and the worthiness of privatization. In this volume, the editors argue that this discussion has been co-opted to reflect the values and worldviews of special interest groups such as elites in power, politicians, ... Read more

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