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Showing 1 - 12 of 12 results for “joan r dassin”
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  • International Scholarships in Higher Education

    Pathways to Social Change

    Edited by Robin R. Marsh, Joan R. Dassin, Matt Mawer ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    This book explores the multiple pathways from scholarships for international study to positive social change. Bringing together studies from academic researchers, evaluators and program designers and policymakers from Africa, Asia, Latin and North America, Europe, and Australia, the book compiles the latest research and analysis on the policy, practice, and outcomes of international scholarship ... Read more

    $116.09 USD

  • Torture in Brazil

    A Shocking Report on the Pervasive Use of Torture by Brazilian Military Governments, 1964-1979, Secretly Prepared by the Archiodese of São Paulo

    by Joan Dassin, Brazil Archdiocese of São Paulo ...
    Translated by Jaime Wright ...
    Series series LLILAS Special Publications
    Winner, A Choice Outstanding Academic BookFrom 1964 until 1985, Brazil was ruled by a military regime that sanctioned the systematic use of torture in dealing with its political opponents. The catalog of what went on during that grim period was originally published in Portuguese as Brasil: Nunca Mais (Brazil: Never Again) in 1985.The volume was based on the official documentation kept by the very ... Read more

    $23.79 USD

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  • Narcoland

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  • Anarchism and Education

    A Philosophical Perspective

    by Judith Suisa ...
    While there have been historical accounts of the anarchist school movement, there has been no systematic work on the philosophical underpinnings of anarchist educational ideas—until now.Anarchism and Education offers a philosophical account of the neglected tradition of anarchist thought on education. Although few anarchist thinkers wrote systematically on education, this analysis is based largely ... Read more

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  • Early Childhood Education in Chinese Societies

    Edited by Nirmala Rao, Jin Sun, Jing Zhou ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    This book provides an up-to-date account of relevant early childhood policy and practice in five Chinese societies: the People’s Republic of China or Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macao, Singapore, and Taiwan. It analyses how traditional Chinese values, Eastern and Western curricular approaches, and socio-political, economic, cultural and demographic changes influence current policies, services and ... Read more

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  • Evo's Bolivia

    Continuity and Change

    by Linda C. Farthing, Benjamin H. Kohl ...
    In this compelling and comprehensive look at the rise of Evo Morales and Bolivia’s Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS), Linda Farthing and Benjamin Kohl offer a thoughtful evaluation of the transformations ushered in by the western hemisphere’s first contemporary indigenous president. Accessible to all readers, Evo’s Bolivia not only charts Evo’s rise to power but also offers a history of and context ... Read more

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  • High-Stakes Schooling

    What We Can Learn from Japan's Experiences with Testing, Accountability, and Education Reform

    by Christopher Bjork ...
    If there is one thing that describes the trajectory of American education, it is this: more high-stakes testing. In the United States, the debates surrounding this trajectory can be so fierce that it feels like we are in uncharted waters. As Christopher Bjork reminds us in this study, however, we are not the first to make testing so central to education: Japan has been doing it for decades. ... Read more

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  • Crude Nation

    How Oil Riches Ruined Venezuela

    by Raúl Gallegos ...
    Beneath Venezuelan soil lies an ocean of crude—the world’s largest reserves—an oil patch that shaped the nature of the global energy business. Unfortunately, a dysfunctional anti-American, leftist government controls this vast resource and has used its wealth to foster voter support, ultimately wreaking economic havoc.Crude Nation reveals the ways in which this mismanagement has led to Venezuela’s ... Read more

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  • The English Language Teacher in Global Civil Society

    by Barbara M. Birch ...
    Series series ESL & Applied Linguistics Professional Series
    How can English language teachers contribute to peace locally and globally?English language teachers and learners are located in the global civil society – an international network of civil organizations and NGOs related to human rights, the environment, and sustainable peace. English, with its special role as an international language, is a major tool for communication within this network.On the ... Read more

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  • Comparative Public Policy in Latin America

    by Jordi Diez, Susan Franceschet ...
    Series series Studies in Comparative Political Economy and Public Policy
    This pioneering collection offers a comprehensive investigation into how to study public policy in Latin America. While this region exhibits many similarities with the North American and European countries that have traditionally served as sources for generating public policy knowledge, Latin American countries are also different in many fundamental ways. As such, existing policy concepts and ... Read more

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  • Educating for Cosmopolitanism: Lessons from Cognitive Science and Literature

    by M. Bracher ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    Drawing on developments in cognitive science, Bracher formulates pedagogical strategies for teaching literature in ways that develop students' cognitive capabilities for cosmopolitanism, the pursuit of global equality and justice. Several staple classroom texts, such as Things Fall Apart, provide detailed examples for teaching practices. ... Read more

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