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Breaking Down The Barriers: Bringing Initiatives And Reality Into Business Ethics Education
Breaking Down The Barriers: Bringing Initiatives And Reality Into Business Ethics Education
kjackson@fordham.edu
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Diagnosing Disorderly Children: A Critique Of Behaviour Disorder Discourses, Valerie Harwood
Diagnosing Disorderly Children: A Critique Of Behaviour Disorder Discourses, Valerie Harwood
Valerie Harwood
Based on the author's in-depth research with children diagnosed with behavioural difficulties, this book provides a thorough critique of today's practices, examining:
*The traditional analyses of behavioural disorders and the making of disorderly children *The influence of the 'expert knowledge' on behavioural disorders and its influence on schools, communities and new generations of teachers *The effect of discourses of mental disorder on children and young people *The increasing medicalisation of young children with drugs such as Ritalin.
This book offers an innovative and accessible analysis of a critical issue facing schools and society today, using Foucaultian notions to pose critical …
Amish Education In The United States And Canada, Mark Dewalt
Amish Education In The United States And Canada, Mark Dewalt
Mark W. Dewalt
Here is a rich ethnographic description of Amish education in 21st Century America that describes how literacy, community, and accountability are key values in the Amish educational system. The author gives readers a succinct overview of Amish history and religious practice, and then explores the reasons the Amish began their schools and some of the struggles they had to endure as a result. The book provides an encompassing description of common teaching styles, curriculum, and textbooks, as well as detailed classroom glimpses of Amish schools throughout the United States and Canada.