Encountering Global Environmental Politics - Teaching, Learning, and Empowering Knowledge(Pevná vazba)

Encountering Global Environmental Politics - Teaching, Learning, and Empowering Knowledge(Pevná vazba)

Recognizing that many undergraduate courses on global environmental ills, though well intentioned, erode students' sense of the possible, this collection of essays (all by teacher-scholars in the field) draws students and teachers of global environmental politics into classroom conversation about

Global Environmental Politics (Chasek Pamela S.)(Paperback)

Global Environmental Politics has provided an accurate, up-to-date, and unbiased understanding of the world's most pressing environmental issues for thirty years. The eighth edition continues this practice by covering critical new developments in global environmental politics and

Environmental Conflicts and Peacebuilding in Africa - A Festschrift for Victor Ojakorotu(Pevná vazba)

Covers pressing issues of environmental politics, such as environmental activism and litigation, climate change, conservation, the challenges of coastal communities, flood prevention, and waste management. Oil subsidy removal, rule of law, and the roles of media and religion are also closely

Powerful Teaching: Unleash the Science of Learning (Agarwal Pooja K.)(Pevná vazba)

Unleash powerful teaching and the science of learning in your classroom Powerful Teaching: Unleash the Science of Learning empowers educators to harness rigorous research on how students learn and unleash it in their classrooms. In this book, cognitive scientist Pooja K. Agarwal, Ph.D., and veteran

Critical Skills for Environmental Professionals: Putting Knowledge Into Practice (Pontius Jennifer)(Pevná vazba)

This textbook focuses on a set of skills-based learning outcomes common among undergraduate environmental programs. It covers critical scientific skills and ways of thinking that bridge the gap between the knowledge-based content of introductory environmental textbooks and the professional skills

Experiential Learning: Experience as the Source of Learning and Development (Kolb David)(Pevná vazba)

&a>Experiential learning is a powerful and proven approach to teaching and learning that is based on one incontrovertible reality: people learn best through experience. Now, in this extensively updated book, David A. Kolb offers a systematic and up-to-date statement of the theory of experiential

Africa and Its Global Diaspora: The Policy and Politics of Emigration (Mangala Jack)(Pevná vazba)

Making Every Lesson Count: Six Principles to Support Great Teaching and Learning (Allison Shaun)(Pevná vazba)

They distil teaching and learning down into six core principles challenge, explanation, modelling, practice, feedback and questioning and show how these can inspire an ethos of excellence and growth, not only in individual classrooms but across a whole school too.Combining robust evidence from a

Design Thinking and Innovation in Learning (Taricani Ellen)(Pevná vazba)

Acknowledging that empowering today's learner to find innovative and enriching experiences brings about a deeper desire within them to learn and develop skills, this book showcases a combination of innovative educational practices and creative pedagogy techniques to demonstrate how educators can

Applying the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Beyond the Individual Classroom (Friberg Jennifer C.)(Pevná vazba)

When the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) emerged, it often concentrated on individual faculty practice in one classroom; it is now, however, increasingly common to find work in SoTL focused more broadly. SoTL studies may engage with a cluster of courses, a program, a particular

Out of the Wreckage: A New Politics for an Age of Crisis (Monbiot George)(Pevná vazba)

A leading environmental and political commentator draws a roadmap towards new politics--offering a rallying cry for a new vision of what a 'good' society can be--in this 'dazzling command of science and relentless faith in people' (Naomi Klein, author of The Shock Doctrine) What does the good

I Am Love: A Book of Compassion (Verde Susan)(Pevná vazba)

Companion to I Am Human and I Am Peace 'Practical and empowering for young ones learning how to emotionally attend to themselves and others.' --Kirkus Reviews Celebrate kindness, compassion, self-care, and love in all its forms in this beautifully illustrated book! Love means showing kindness,

Sports Charity and Gendered Labour (Palmer Catherine)(Pevná vazba)

Sports Charity and Gendered Labour provides examples for teaching and knowledge sharing across analyses of gender, sport, leisure, health and wellbeing in ways that will have broad relevance to a range of

Introduction to University Teaching (Bale Richard)(Pevná vazba)

The essential guide to teaching and learning in higher education, for anyone in support roles at university, including early career academics and graduate teaching assistants. If you are new to teaching in higher education this is the book for you. This accessible text offers practical guidance

Maker-Centered Learning: Empowering Young People to Shape Their Worlds (Clapp Edward P.)(Paperback)

The Agency by Design guide to implementing maker-centered teaching and learning Maker-Centered Learning provides both a theoretical framework and practical resources for the educators, curriculum developers, librarians, administrators, and parents navigating this burgeoning field. Written by the

Innovative Teaching and Learning in Primary Schools (Hewitt Des)(Paperback)

Innovation in the classroom is about empowering teachers to develop intelligent, creative and effective teaching methods that will challenge and engage learners. Drawing on contemporary research and case studies from the UK and internationally, this book examines the theory behind innovative

Environmental Reporting and Management in Africa (Tauringana Venancio)(Pevná vazba)

Environment management and protection are top global priorities, but little is known about the reporting in regions of Africa. The six papers in this volume provide much needed information for academics, practitioners and policy makers about environmental accounting and management in

International Perspectives on the Teaching and Learning of Geometry in Secondary Schools (Herbst Patricio)(Pevná vazba)

This book presents current perspectives on theoretical and empirical issues related to the teaching and learning of geometry at secondary schools. It contains chapters contributing to three main areas. A first set of chapters examines mathematical, epistemological, and curricular perspectives. A

Materials and Processes for Co2 Capture, Conversion, and Sequestration (Li Lan)(Pevná vazba)

Addresses materials, technology, and products that could help solve the global environmental crisis once commercializedThis multidisciplinary book encompasses state-of-the-art research on the topics of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS), and complements existing CCS technique publications with the

Pandemics, Politics, and Society (No Contributor)(Pevná vazba)

This volume is an important contribution to our understanding of global pandemics in general and Covid-19 in particular. It brings together the reflections of leading social and political scientists who are interested in the implications and significance of the current crisis for politics and

University Teaching in Focus: A Learning-centred Approach (Hunt Lynne)(Paperback)

The second edition of University Teaching in Focus distils the knowledge and insights of internationally acclaimed experts in university teaching. It empowers university teachers and contributes to their career success by developing their teaching skills, strategies and knowledge. Written in a

Guide to Teaching Computer Science: An Activity-Based Approach (Hazzan Orit)(Pevná vazba)

Demonstrating that computer science learning and teaching processes can be fun, thought-provoking and stimulating, this unique textbook presents both a conceptual framework and detailed implementation guidelines for computer science (CS) teaching.This highly-anticipated new edition has been updated

Vibrant Learning: An Integrative Approach to Teaching Content Area Disciplines (Wellman Debra K.)(Pevná vazba)

Vibrant Learning focuses on creating language-rich and literacy-based classrooms where discourse, explaining and justifying, is the norm in all of the content

Politics, Ontology and Knowledge in Spinoza (Matheron Alexandre)(Pevná vazba)

A definitive collection of Matheron's essays on Spinoza - translated into English for the first timeOffers an opportunity to access essential writings by Alexandre Matheron, which are considered among the most important in recent Spinoza scholarship in any language Establishes a rigorous