The Under-Representation of Black and Minority Ethnic Educators in Education: Chance, Coincidence or Design? By Chris Guy Vieler-Porter
2020 | 238 Pages | ISBN: 0367508206 | PDF | 4 MB
The Under-Representation of Black and Minority Ethnic Educators in Education evidences that discrimination at an individual, institutional and structural level is still experienced in the leadership of children's learning. The analysis evaluates the extent to which under-representation is a result of chance, coincidence or design. Based on original research using a mixed-methods approach, and drawing on Critical Race Theory this book examines the under-representation of Black and minority ethnic (BAME) educators in education. It identifies over 40 separate codes emerging from interviews with BAME leaders in children's learning. These codes include surveillance, isolation, awareness of their position, the need to be better, professional development, the complexity of racism and the difficulties of talking about racism. The book contributes to educational leadership in questioning the extent to which equitable outcomes can be delivered when the education service is itself a site and source of inequality and discrimination. It brings to front the suppressed narratives of under-representation of people of colour and offers insights based on comprehensive data collection.This book will be of great interest for academics, researchers, and post-graduate students in the fields of education management and leadership, Critical Race Theory, and the Sociology of Education.

Sam J. Tangredi, "The U.S. Naval Institute on Naval Cooperation "
English | ISBN: 1612518532 | 2015 | 224 pages | EPUB | 1251 KB
All naval professionals-without exception-encounter, directly participate, or play a supporting role in naval cooperation. It is a key element in the U.S. defense strategy because military and naval operations today are usually conducted by international coalitions and fighting alongside foreign navies is an expected aspect of current and future naval warfare. Activities in support of mutual defense include bilateral and multilateral exercises, international programs such as cooperative acquisition and foreign military sales, combined training, and efforts towards increased interoperability. This volume is intended to provide a basic familiarization to all aspects of the subject and detailed understanding of relevant recent issues. Since there is no formal training offered on the subject for naval professionals-with the exception of certain specialized personnel-the book is designed to bridge the existing gap in knowledge about naval cooperation.

Emma Bolden, "The Tiger and the Cage: A Memoir of a Body in Crisis"
English | ISBN: 1593767234 | 2022 | 368 pages | EPUB | 2 MB
For readers of Susannah Cahalan's Brain on Fire and Porochista Khakpour's Sick, this exquisitely wrought debut memoir recounts a lifelong struggle with chronic pain and endometriosis, while speaking more broadly to anyone who's been told "it's all in your head"

Brian Sibley, "The Thomas the Tank Engine Man: The Life of Reverend W Awdry"
English | ISBN: 074597029X | 2016 | 352 pages | EPUB | 4 MB
The Reverend W. Awdry was a devoted pastor and family man, who adored trains. He started to tell stories about Thomas the Tank Engine and his friends, in order to entertain his son Christopher. Those stories have gone on to entertain generations of children around the world. Awdry was a man of courage, who believed that you should live by certain rules. He built his imaginary world on the island of Sodor on these rules, and showed how those who transgressed them would always be 'punished, but never scrapped', as he said. A convinced pacifist, he was thrown out of one curacy and denied another during the Second World War, because of his beliefs. Never afraid to fight for what he thought was right, he argued with his publishers and his illustrators, demanding the best for his favourite creations - the trains and their friends.

Leslie Ludy, "The Set-Apart Woman: God's Invitation to Sacred Living"
English | ISBN: 1612918255 | 2015 | 256 pages | EPUB | 2 MB
In The Set-Apart Woman, women of all ages will be encouraged to stay grounded in Jesus amid the many distractions and temptations of their daily lives. Biblical truths will help readers understand what it means to live the consecrated life, set apart for God's purposes. Readers will apply these truths to practical areas of struggle that women face on a daily basis, such as sinful attitudes and patterns and other hindrances to our souls.

The Savage in Literature: Representations of 'primitive' society in English fiction 1858-1920 By Brian V. Street
2016 | 222 Pages | ISBN: 1138671010 | PDF | 8 MB
First published in 1975, this study is concerned with the representation of non-European people in English popular fiction in the period from 1858-1920. It examines the developments in thinking about people across the world and shows how they affected writers' views of evolution, race, heredity and of the life of the so-called 'primitive' man. This book will be of interest to those studying 19th century literature.

Marshall T. Poe, "The Russian Moment in World History"
English | ISBN: 0691116121 | 2003 | 136 pages | EPUB | 850 KB
Is Russian history one big inevitable failure? The Soviet Union's demise and Russia's ensuing troubles have led many to wonder. But this is to look through a skewed prism indeed. In this provocative and elegantly written short history of Russia, Marshall Poe takes us well beyond the Soviet haze deep into the nation's fascinating-not at all inevitable, and in key respects remarkably successful-past.

The Routledge Handbook of Second Language Acquisition and Technology
English | 2022 | ISBN: 0815360770 | 429 Pages | PDF (True) | 61 MB
Technology- mediated language learning has matured over the past few decades, with various tools and contexts now widely used in language education for all ages and levels. Many of today's language learners have experienced technology as an ever- present feature both within and beyond the classroom, highlighting how the role of technology has expanded into many daily activities, and underscoring how research in Second Language Acquisition (SLA) can inform and support the use of established and emerging technologies. The role of technology in language learning has continued to grow, with the recent COVID- 19 global pandemic further demonstrating the potential contributions of technology for supporting and facilitating second language development. Answering this increasing interest, this Handbook provides students, teachers, and scholars with a comprehensive collection of chapters on foundational topics and key issues related to technology, SLA, and where relevant, pedagogical applications.

The Routledge Companion to Literature and Food By Lorna Piatti-Farnell (editor), Donna Lee Brien (editor)
2018 | 516 Pages | ISBN: 1138048437 | PDF | 5 MB
The Routledge Companion to Literature and Food explores the relationship between food and literature in transnational contexts, serving as both an introduction and a guide to the field in terms of defining characteristics and development. Balancing a wide-reaching view of the long histories and preoccupations of literary food studies, with attentiveness to recent developments and shifts, the volume illuminates the aesthetic, cultural, political, and intellectual diversity of the representation of food and eating in literature.

Charles Stross, "The Rhesus Chart: A Laundry Files novel"
English | 2014 | ISBN: 035650252X, 0425256863 | EPUB | pages: 368 | 1.3 mb
The Hugo Award-winning author of The Delirium Brief reveals the secrets of The Laundry Files in an adventure of Lovecraftian horror and espionage hi-jinks...