This book examines the sustainability of school reform for Schools as Learning Communities (SLC), from the theoretical perspective of organizational learning of lesson study.
Este libro, resultado de un proceso de investigacion, recoge la sistematizacion de experiencias significativas realizadas en cuatro organizaciones de la region del suroccidente colombiano: una experiencia comunitaria realizada con la Fundacion Tengo ganas, de Santander de Quilichao (Cauca); otra, del tercer sector, llevada a cabo en el Museo La Tertulia, en Cali; la tercera, realizada en la Alcaldia del Municipio de Candelaria (Valle del Cauca); y la cuarta, realizada en la empresa Colgate-Palmolive, en Cali.
The Routledge Handbook of European Borderlands revisits and reassesses the concept of borderlands in Europe, balancing case-specific perspectives with rich theoretical and conceptual avenues of research.
How has it become possible for the Australian state to gain public acquiescence to develop one of world’s most punitive systems of processing asylum-seekers; one that not only contravenes Australia’s international humanitarian commitments, but that, in the words of activists, medical professionals, and the detainees themselves amounts to torture?
This book employs an interdisciplinary lens to help readers understand why Russia invaded Ukraine, as well as why and by what means it continues to wage war against the Ukrainian people, state, nation, culture, and the country's environmental well-being.
Chinese Experimental Architecture Or French Poststructuralist Theory: Different Patches of the Concrete starts with a paradox: how the Chinese Cultural Revolution-through its adaptation by French Theory and French Theory's subsequent adaptation by Chinese Experimental Architecture-shaped the Chinese reformative effort to redefine itself, amidst its struggle against colonial dynamics, and against the Cultural Revolution.
Written from an equitable data perspective, Questioning Technology: Addressing Divisive Data in Research and Practice translates the pressing challenges within data collection, data categorization and data commercialisation to enable researchers, SMEs, and practitioners to better question why and how they use data.
Ethnic Minorities in Israel and Turkey: Inside Outsiders offers a compelling comparative analysis of state- minority relations, revealing how national identity is constructed and contested through the lens of two of the region's most enduring ethnic conflicts.
This book investigates the factors driving the transformation of banks’ credit function and the evolving financial requirements of corporations, with a particular focus on the dynamics of bank-business relationships.
This book offers a compelling exploration of Nigeria's vibrant cultural and creative industries, unpacking their core components, challenges, institutional frameworks, and transformative potential for national development.
This new edition of Exploring World Englishes surveys varieties of English existing within the world today, and the debates and controversies surrounding its present forms, functions and status in diverse world contexts.
This essential guide empowers readers to leverage artificial intelligence (AI) as a tool for efficiency, financial viability, growth and innovation, and as a force for positive social and environmental impact, creating sustainable shared value for all stakeholders.
This book offers an extensive examination of the operational and strategic considerations for sustainable energy within the context of smart cities, incorporating cutting-edge advancements in technology, protocols, implementation strategies, and the utilization of energy resources.
How has it become possible for the Australian state to gain public acquiescence to develop one of world’s most punitive systems of processing asylum-seekers; one that not only contravenes Australia’s international humanitarian commitments, but that, in the words of activists, medical professionals, and the detainees themselves amounts to torture?
This book examines how the movement of individuals across European borders affects their ability to effectively exercise their rights as victims in criminal proceedings - and how to improve the most problematic issues in this area.
Gender Politics of Monetary Governance in Germany and the Eurozone provides a nuanced reading of how gender politics matter in monetary governance, contributing to a gendered critique of the political economy of Germany and the Eurozone and to efforts of 'de-patriarchalising' monetary and economic governance.
Islamically Integrated Psychotherapy and Domestic Abuse offers a culturally sensitive and comprehensive approach to understanding and addressing domestic abuse within Muslim communities.
This book offers a compelling exploration of Nigeria's vibrant cultural and creative industries, unpacking their core components, challenges, institutional frameworks, and transformative potential for national development.
Understanding the African Diaspora offers a clear and engaging introduction to the global movements, histories, and cultural experiences of African and African-descended peoples, from ancient times to the present.
Karmazin, Kolmas, and Qiao-Franco deconstruct the concept of the Indo-Pacific and offer a timely, comparative, and multidimensional exploration of the region's international relations.
This book re-examines and contextualises political developments that have seen African countries make progress in achieving democratic governance over the last two decades alongside their struggle to institutionalise it amidst socioeconomic and political complexities.
Posthuman Social Science and Computational Culture offers theoretical and practical insight into posthuman social science research methods, addressing new challenges in computational culture.
This book offers a critical assessment of international humanitarian law by employing mainly the Third World Approaches to International Law (TWAIL), which encompass the critical, Marxist, gender, critical race and post-colonial theories.
This book is a collection of nine chapters discussing the impact of sustainable marketing and business practices on the stakeholders at the base of the pyramid (BoP).
This edited volume challenges the hegemonic ideologies that underpin contemporary planning thought and practice, building on and extending the pioneering work of Michael Gunder.
Offering a critical insight into the production, gatekeeping, and consumption of news in contemporary American society, American Otherness in Journalism lays bare embedded cultural beliefs, via mainstream news media, to ask: who gets to be represented as American, and why?
Femicide in Latin America: A Growing Threat to Women's Security explores the persistent and rising rates of femicide across sixteen Central and South American countries as a critical issue of national stability and regional security.
This book examines how China's emerging middle class uses social media platforms, especially WeChat, to build and maintain social networks that enhance their status in society.
This book explores the nuances of settlement, migration, development, and geopolitics in the region known as the Siliguri Corridor, located in eastern India.
This timely, international volume presents case studies on the current landscape of educational policy and reform across the diverse and dynamic Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.
