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Following the shifting demographics of the welfare rolls, policy debates about welfare, the institutional history and major turning points over the past seventy years, Welfare in the United States serves as the complete guide to the history of the American welfare program.

Wie für viele Komponisten des 19. Jahrhunderts bestand auch für Brahms eine wichtige Verdienstmöglichkeit darin, Klavierunterricht zu geben. Dabei entstanden Sammlungen von Übungen, die er zunächst nur gelegentlich niederschrieb, später auch mit anderen Pianisten (z. B. Clara Schumann) austauschte. Erst nachdem er seine pädagogische und pianistische Tätigkeit weitgehend aufgegeben hatte, dachte er über eine Veröffentlichung nach. Dem Schwierig...

GooDbye A fabulous compilation of 31 poems which reveals only the finest piece of writing that can be found in 21st century literature. The poems which were composed and kept captive in the author's personal diary will now be in print and available for all to decipher as well as enjoy. This skillfully written poetry is the result of profound thoughts and heart rendering feelings put from pen to paper after the author's tragic loss of her mothe...

If you have the qualities of leadership greatness - the GREAT factors - no one can stop you from becoming a leader. Great leadership does not start with what you already know, nor is about what you say about yourself and your achievements. Instead, leadership greatness is what other people say about you - after you have achieved some measure of success. In Leadership Greatness, author Tri Junarso guides you through the five qualities of being ...

Are you best-suited to be a historical novelist, mystery writer, short story sprinter, digital interactive story writer on ancient civilizations, a nonfiction writer, or an author of thrillers using historical settings or universal themes? Do you think like a fiction writer, investigative journalist, or an imaginative, creative nonfiction author writing biography in the style of genre or mainstream fiction? Enhance your creativity.How are you ...

How can unions move from a defensive strategy to one of class transformation? Using the case study of the Broadway musicians¿ union, Mulder shows how unions can facilitate a class transformation that increases workers¿ control over their working conditions and lets them make the changes needed to improve their lives.

Godber Plays: 4 brings together four recent plays by one of Britain's most prolific, popular playwrights. The author is the artistic director of Hull Truck Theatre and the publication is timed to coincide with the opening of Hull Truck's new theatre building in the heart of Hull.In Our House May, a widow, mother and grandmother, is packing up her home of 45 years and heads for a life in the sun. However, trading neighbourhood hell for the Cost...

Designing Socially Just Learning Communities models an innovative form of professional development for educators and researchers who are seeking ways to transform educational practices. The teachers' practices and actions ¿ in their classrooms and as members of the teacher research group ¿ will speak loudly to policy-makers, researchers, and activists who wish to work alongside them.

From Information to Transformation is about remembering what matters in education and in life. In many ways, it concerns who we are and how we know. Drawing from the wisdom traditions, transpersonal psychology, consciousness studies, and pedagogy, a map of the depths of knowing and learning is constructed that unfolds through six interrelated layers: information, knowledge, intelligence, understanding, wisdom, and transformation. This provides...

In the face of huge challenges, despite crushing social conditions, Indian people have survived. Racism in Indian Country exposes, for the first time, the degrading and inhuman treatment Indian people have had - and continue - to endure. This book provides numerous examples including the sterilization of thousands of Indian women without their consent, and the poor treatment Indians receive in our schools, resulting in the worst academic recor...

This book is a compilation of new scholarship in the field of global education. Previously unaddressed or barely touched upon topics include: the historical evolution of the global education movement, the development of a foundation for the formation of a philosophy of global education, an analysis of the competing orientations of global education and multicultural education, mentorship in global education pedagogy based on the master apprenti...

This second edition of «The Supremes» introduces readers to the Supreme Court's newest members, Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Samuel Alito, with vivid biographical sketches and riveting accounts of how they successfully navigated the politics inherent in judicial appointments. Compelling portraits of all nine justices are completely updated, with clear explanations of their votes and opinions in landmark cases involving free speech, r...

Each of us is confronted in life with visceral, personal, human questions: Why am I here? What is my life's purpose? For the reflective person of faith, life is an ongoing quest to respond to still further questions: Where is wisdom? What does the Lord require of me? The Life Worth Living provides answers to such questions -- culled from Byron Sherwin's many years of religious wisdom and experience. Sherwin's rich and lovely book lays out the ...

Multicultural teacher education does not work without attending to the inner landscapes of learners. This collection of essays depicts a journey of unlearning deeply cherished assumptions, and gaining new, difficult understandings of race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, class, and global issues in teacher education. Foregrounding learners' own voices and highlighting those intimate moments of awakening through a process-oriented and dialogic ap...

With the passage of Public Law 94-142 in 1975, the learning disability construct gained national legitimacy. Feeding that political achievement, behind the very idea of a learning disability, was the development of a science that blended neurology, psychology, and education. This book tracks the historical creation of the science of learning disabilities, beginning with the clinical research with brain-injured World War I soldiers conducted by...

In Nigeria Confidential, award-winning author Uche Nworah casts a wider look at Nigeria and tackles head-on some of the issues facing country and citizens in his trademark witty and satirical style. He spares no theme in this second blook of essays and short stories as he takes the reader across the country touching down at various points with his beautifully woven stories. The reader gets to experience what living in Lagos is like, likewise a...

If you have the qualities of leadership greatness - the GREAT factors - no one can stop you from becoming a leader. Great leadership does not start with what you already know, nor is about what you say about yourself and your achievements. Instead, leadership greatness is what other people say about you - after you have achieved some measure of success. In Leadership Greatness, author Tri Junarso guides you through the five qualities of being ...

Bill Bruford - once called 'the godfather of progressive-rock drumming' - has been at the top of his profession for four decades, playing with Yes, King Crimson, Genesis, and Earthworks. This book presents the memoir of life at the heart of prog rock, art rock, and modern jazz.

Get ready to burst into song and sing your heart out, as you dive into the second volume of my lyric anthology, featuring an enormous collection of lyrics that will connect with you, touch you, and leave you craving for more.