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Book Building Pathways to Peace

Download or read book Building Pathways to Peace written by Nadine Ansorg and published by . This book was released on 2023-11-29 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SSR is a key element of the transitions out of war, aiming at the establishment of accountable and legitimate institutions able to prevent and sanction the use of violence. While recognizing the need to include local actors, donor policies still focus mostly on the state as a provider of security. Second generation SSR has emphasized the need to include local communities and recognize the existence of non-state actors in the provision of security and justice. However, recognition is not enough. This Element promotes a radical re-think of SSR in the context of conflict and war. Guiding question for the considerations is how can security sector reform be set up and implemented to contribute to constructive and inclusive state-society relations, and build the path to long-lasting peace? This Element argues that a focus on functional equivalents, minorities, gender, and human rights is key for the design, implementation, and success of SSR.

Book Pathways of Power

    Book Details:
  • Author : Eric R. Wolf
  • Publisher : Univ of California Press
  • Release : 2001-01-03
  • ISBN : 0520223349
  • Pages : 486 pages

Download or read book Pathways of Power written by Eric R. Wolf and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2001-01-03 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of essays was devised by the author to study how anthropology brought the study of complex societies and world systems in to its purview.

Book Building a Pathway to Student Learning

Download or read book Building a Pathway to Student Learning written by Steven G. Jones and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-07-03 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book leads you through the process of designing a learning-centered course. It is written as a “how-to” handbook, providing step-by-step guidance on creating a pathway to student learning, including 26 workboxes (also available free online) that lead you through each element of the course design process and promote a rich reflection process akin to being in a workshop setting. The authors prompt you to (1) consider the distinctive characteristics of your students; (2) clearly articulate your course learning goals; (3) create aligned summative assessments; (4) identify the specific knowledge, skills, and attitudes students will need in order to be successful; (5) craft effective learning experiences, informed by the well-documented research on how people learn; and (6) incorporate formative assessment to ensure you and your students are staying on track. Completion of the sequence of worksheets leads to a poster as a visual display of your course design. This graphic depiction of your course ties the components together, provides a clear map of action for teaching your course, for modifying as you evaluate the success of particular strategies or want to introduce new concepts, and for developing your syllabus. A rubric for evaluating course posters is included.For faculty developers, this book provides a proven and ready-made resource and text around which to design or redesign learner-centered course design workshops or multi-day course design retreats, replicating or modifying the renowned workshop that the authors have developed at the Air Force Academy for both faculty new to teaching and those with many years of teaching experience under their belt.

Book Forgiveness and Reconciliation

Download or read book Forgiveness and Reconciliation written by Ani Kalayjian and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-07-21 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We all long for peace within ourselves, families, communities, countries, and throughout the world. We wonder what we can do about the multitude of con?icts currently wreaking havoc across the globe and the continuous reports of violence in communities as well as within families. Most of the time, we contemplate solutions beyond our reach, and overlook a powerful tool that is at our disposal: forgiveness. As a genocide survivor, I know something about it. As the genocide unfolded in Rwanda in 1994, I was devastated by what I believed to be the inevitable deaths of my loved ones. The news that my parents and my seven siblings had indeed been killed was simply unbearable. Anger and bitterness became my daily companions. Likewise, I continued to wonder how the Hutus and Tutsis in Rwanda could possibly reconcile after one of the most horrendous genocides of the 20th century. It was not until I came to understand the notion of forgiveness that I was able to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Common wisdom suggests that forgiveness comes after a perpetrator makes a genuine apology. This wisdom informs us that in the aftermath of a wrongdoing, the offender must acknowledge the wrong he or she has done, express remorse, express an apology, commit to never repeating said harm, and make reparations to theextentpossible.Onlythencanthevictimforgiveandagreetoneverseekrevenge.

Book Rewilding Our Hearts

    Book Details:
  • Author : Marc Bekoff
  • Publisher : New World Library
  • Release : 2014-10-15
  • ISBN : 1577319540
  • Pages : 218 pages

Download or read book Rewilding Our Hearts written by Marc Bekoff and published by New World Library. This book was released on 2014-10-15 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In wildlife conservation, rewilding refers to restoring habitats and creating corridors between preserved lands to allow declining populations to rebound. Marc Bekoff, one of the world’s leading animal experts and activists, here applies rewilding to human attitudes. Rewilding Our Hearts invites readers to do the essential work of becoming reenchanted with the world, acting from the inside out, and dissolving false boundaries to truly connect with both nature and themselves.

Book Building Transfer Student Pathways for College and Career Success

Download or read book Building Transfer Student Pathways for College and Career Success written by Sonya Joseph and published by The National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience. This book was released on 2018-10-04 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published in partnership with the National Institute for the Study of Transfer Students. Analysis of bachelor’s degree completion suggests that only about a third of college graduates attend a single institution from start to finish. More than one quarter earn college credits from three or more schools before completing a degree. For most, these student-defined pathways lead to increased time-to-degree and higher costs. Many will simply drop out long before crossing the finish line. Ensuring college completion and success requires an understanding of the evolving nature of transfer transitions and a system-wide approach that reaches beyond two-year and four-year institutions to include high schools participating in dual enrollment programs and military college initiatives. A new edited collection offers insight into institutional and statewide partnerships that create clearly defined pathways to college graduation and career success for all students.

Book Pathways to Success

    Book Details:
  • Author : Nick Salafsky
  • Publisher : Island Press
  • Release : 2021-12-02
  • ISBN : 1642831352
  • Pages : 330 pages

Download or read book Pathways to Success written by Nick Salafsky and published by Island Press. This book was released on 2021-12-02 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As environmental problems grow larger and more pressing, conservation work has increasingly emphasized broad approaches to combat global-scale crises of biodiversity loss, invasive species, and climate change. Pathways to Success is a modern guide to building large-scale transformative conservation programs capable of tackling the complex issues we now face. In this strikingly illustrated volume, coauthors Nick Salafsky and Richard Margoluis walk readers through fundamental concepts of effective program-level design, helping them to think strategically about project coordination, funding, and stakeholder input. Pathways to Success is the definitive guide for conservation program managers and funders who want to increase the effectiveness of their work combating climate change, species extinctions, and the many challenges we face to keep our planet livable.

Book Career Pathways

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  • Author : Elaine Makas Howard
  • Publisher : Corwin Press
  • Release : 2004
  • ISBN : 9780761939719
  • Pages : 364 pages

Download or read book Career Pathways written by Elaine Makas Howard and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Help students be more focused and team-oriented, and become the true drivers of their own learning by centering learning and planning around one of several broad career avenues.

Book Pathway Analysis for Drug Discovery

Download or read book Pathway Analysis for Drug Discovery written by Anton Yuryev and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-09-17 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book introduces drug researchers to the novel computational approaches of pathway analysis and explains the existing applications that can save time and money in the drug discovery process. It covers traditional computational methods and software for pathway analysis microarray, proteomics, and metabolomics. It explains pathway reconstruction of diseases and toxic states, pathway analysis in various phases, dynamic modeling of drug responses, and more. This is a core resource for drug discovery and pharmaceutical industry researchers, chemists, and biologists and for professionals in related fields.

Book Apprenticeships  their role in economies and societies across the Globe

Download or read book Apprenticeships their role in economies and societies across the Globe written by and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ople has traditionally been an 'alternative' to mainstream routes through school and college / university. However, significant changes in recent years remain relatively unexplored and under -researched. Drawing on contributions from a range of countries this e-book on Apprenticeships explores some of the challenges that the apprenticeship system faces in the countries represented as their economies and societies evolve, and the measures that are being taken to address these challenges.

Book Pathways to the Common Core

Download or read book Pathways to the Common Core written by Lucy Calkins and published by Heinemann Educational Books. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lucy Calkins and her colleagues at the Reading and Writing Project have helped thousands of educators design their own pathways to the Common Core. Now, with Pathways to the Common Core, they are ready to help you find your way. Designed for teachers, school leaders, and professional learning communities looking to navigate the gap between their current literacy practices and the ideals of the Common Core, Pathways to the Common Core will help you: understand what the standards say, suggest, and what they don't say; recognize the guiding principles that underpin the reading and writing standards; identify how the Common Core's infrastructure supports a spiraling K-12 literacy curriculum; and scrutinize the context in which the CCSS were written and are being unrolled. In addition to offering an analytical study of the standards, this guide will also help you and your colleagues implement the standards in ways that lift the level of teaching and learning throughout your school.--

Book Current Developments in Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Download or read book Current Developments in Biotechnology and Bioengineering written by Sunil Kumar and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2019-01-03 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Current Developments in Biotechnology and Bioengineering: Waste Treatment Processes for Energy Generation provides extensive research on the role of waste management processes/technologies for energy generation. The enormous increase of waste materials generated by human activity and its potentially harmful effects on the environment and public health have led to an increasing awareness of an urgent need to adopt scientific methods for the safe disposal of wastes. This book outlines the basic knowledge, processes and technologies for the generation of energy from waste and functions as an important reference for academics and practitioners at varying levels of interest and knowledge. The book's content encompasses all issues for energy recovery from waste in a very clear and simple manner, acting as a comprehensive resource for anyone seeking an understanding on the topic. Outlines the latest technologies used for waste conversion into energy and facilitates project evaluation based on these technologies Summarizes the pros and cons of various processes Includes case studies and economic analysis

Book The First Time Gardener

    Book Details:
  • Author : Well-Being Publishing
  • Publisher : eBookIt.com
  • Release : 2024-03-13
  • ISBN : 1456647121
  • Pages : 119 pages

Download or read book The First Time Gardener written by Well-Being Publishing and published by eBookIt.com. This book was released on 2024-03-13 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Embark on a Journey to Summer Garden Mastery Imagine stepping into your own slice of paradise, where the verdant leaves dapple sunlight onto your path, and the scent of blooming flowers mingles with the fresh, earthy fragrance of fertile soil. "The First-Time Gardener: Summer Edition" is your compass to creating and cultivating this oasis. Whether your fingers are yet to be stained with soil or you're eager to expand your existing green canvas, this guide is the beacon lighting your way to a magnificent summer garden. Every journey starts with understanding, and with Chapter 1, you will learn the essential rhythms of the summer season, equipping you with the knowledge to customize your green space to the unique dance of your regional climate. As you progress to Chapter 2 and beyond, the veil over the world of summer planting is lifted, revealing the selection of crops that will thrive under the sun's ardent gaze, accompanied by methodologies of soil preparation and mulching that will solidify the foundations of your floral kingdom. Grace your hands with the earth as you delve into the art of planting techniques tailored to the warmest of weathers, then dive deeper to uncover wisdom on watering and pest control that will safeguard your garden from the perils of heat in Chapters 3 to 5. Transition smoothly into advanced topics, where pruning morphs from an uncertain chore to an act of love and foresight, ensuring your plants are not just surviving but thriving in their sun-drenched habitat. Fill your plate with nature's bounty as Chapter 7 transforms your plot into a cornucopia of edibles, teaching the secrets to a lush, productive edible garden. The elegance of ornamentals is not forgotten, with chapters dedicated to selecting and nurturing blooms and structures that invite vibrance and life into every corner of your space. With the final chapters opening the doors to eco-friendly practices and the pure joy of enjoying your garden, you'll step back, armed with the wisdom to weave sustainability and serenity through the very fabric of your green haven. "The First-Time Gardener: Summer Edition" doesn't just give you the nuts and bolts of gardening; it infuses you with the spirit, connecting you to the earth at your feet and the growth at your fingertips. Let this book be your mentor and muse as you embark on a fulfilling journey to create your own summer garden paradise.

Book Developmental Pathways Through Middle Childhood

Download or read book Developmental Pathways Through Middle Childhood written by Catherine R. Cooper and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2006-04-21 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When can contexts and diversity be resources, rather than risks, for children's developmental pathways? Scholars, policy makers, and practitioners increasingly realize that middle childhood matters as a time when children's pathways diverge, as they meet new and overlapping contexts they must navigate on their way to adolescence and adulthood. This volume shines new light on this important transition by tracing how these contexts -- cultural, economic, historical, political, and social -- can support or undermine children's pathways, and how children's own actions and the actions of those around them shape these pathways. With a focus on demographic changes taking place in the U.S., the volume also maps how experiences of diversity, reflecting culture, ethnicity, gender, and social class, matter for children's life contexts and options. Chapters by a team of social scientists in the MacArthur Foundation Research Network on Successful Pathways through Middle Childhood present the fruits of ten years of research on these issues with diverse cultural and ethnic communities across the U.S. These include: *a set of models and measures that trace how contexts and diversity evolve and interact over time, with an epilogue that aligns and compares them; *surprising new findings, quantitative and qualitative, with cases showing how children and families shape and are affected by their individual, recreational, institutional, and cultural experiences; and *applications to policy and practice for diverse children and families. The importance of these new models, methods, findings, and applications is the topic of commentaries by distinguished scholars with both U.S. and international perspectives. The book is intended for researchers, practitioners, and policy makers, as well as students in psychology, sociology, and education.

Book Fiber Optics Standards

Download or read book Fiber Optics Standards written by IGIC, Inc. Staff and published by Information Gatekeepers Inc. This book was released on 1994 with total page 742 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Church That Works

    Book Details:
  • Author : Gary L. McIntosh
  • Publisher : Baker Books
  • Release : 2004-06
  • ISBN : 0801091616
  • Pages : 272 pages

Download or read book Church That Works written by Gary L. McIntosh and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2004-06 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This at-a-glance practical guidebook offers pastors and church leaders insights on a wide variety of issues to make their ministry more effective. It's like hiring a church consultant at a fraction of the cost.

Book Narratives of Low Carbon Transitions

Download or read book Narratives of Low Carbon Transitions written by Susanne Hanger-Kopp and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-02-21 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Open Access version of this book, available at https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429458781, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license." This book examines the uncertainties underlying various strategies for a low-carbon future. Most prominently, such strategies relate to transitions in the energy sector, on both the supply and the demand side. At the same time they interact with other sectors, such as industrial production, transport, and building, and ultimately require new behaviour patterns at household and individual levels. Currently, much research is available on the effectiveness of these strategies but, in order to successfully implement comprehensive transition pathways, it is crucial not only to understand the benefits but also the risks. Filling this gap, this volume provides an interdisciplinary, conceptual framework to assess risks and uncertainties associated with low-carbon policies and applies this consistently across 11 country cases from around the world, illustrating alternative transition pathways in various contexts. The cases are presented as narratives, drawing on stakeholder-driven research efforts. They showcase diverse empirical evidence reflecting the complex challenges to and potential negative consequences of such pathways. Together, they enable the reader to draw valuable lessons on the risks and uncertainties associated with choosing the envisaged transition pathways, as well as ways to manage the implementation of these pathways and ultimately enable sustainable and lasting social and environmental effects. This book will be of great interest to students, scholars, and practitioners of environmental and energy policy, low-carbon transitions, renewable energy technologies, climate change action, and sustainability in general.