Transformative Approaches to Sustainable Development at Universities
Transformative Approaches to Sustainable Development at Universities

Author: Walter Leal Filho

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2014-10-06

Total Pages: 595

ISBN-13: 3319088378

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This book documents and disseminates experiences from a wide range of universities, across the five continents, which showcase how the principles of sustainable development may be incorporated as part of university programmes, and present transformatory projects and programmes, showing how sustainability can be implemented across disciplines. Sustainability in a higher education context is a fast growing field. Thousands of universities across the world have signed declarations or have committed themselves to integrate the principles of sustainable development in their activities: teaching, research and extension, and many more will follow.

Insolacin
Insolacin

Author: Graham Whittaker

Publisher: Aris and Phillips Hispanic Cla

Published: 2020-04-23

Total Pages: 316

ISBN-13: 1789621143

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When it was published in 1889, the perceived promiscuity of Emilia Pardo Bazán's Insolación scandalised the reading public as well as critics. Nowadays, this simple love story illustrating the double standards of a society that expects of men what it denigrates in women is recognised as a psychological masterpiece.

Practice Makes Perfect: Spanish Vocabulary
Practice Makes Perfect: Spanish Vocabulary

Author: Dorothy Richmond

Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional

Published: 2007-05-21

Total Pages: 451

ISBN-13: 0071510621

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Building on the success of her prior book, Practice Makes Perfect: Spanish Verb Tenses, author Dorothy Devney Richmond helps learners attain a strong working vocabulary, no matter if they are absolute beginners or intermediate students of the language. She combines her proven instruction techniques and clear explanations with a plethora of engaging exercises, so students are motivated and hardly notice that they are absorbing so much Spanish. Practice Makes Perfect: Spanish Vocabulary also includes basic grammar and structures of the language to complement learners’ newly acquired words. "Vocabulary Builders" help students add to their Spanish repertoire by using cognates, roots, suffixes, prefixes, and other "word-building" tools.

Magdalene's Lost Legacy
Magdalene's Lost Legacy

Author: Margaret Starbird

Publisher: Inner Traditions / Bear & Co

Published: 2003-05-05

Total Pages: 178

ISBN-13: 9781591430124

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Using New Testament "gematria, " symbolic number values encoded in the Greek phrases, the author reveals that the sacred couple was one of the essential pillars of early Christian teachings, before being denied by the architects of institutional Christianity and obscured by later Church doctrine.

History of Special Education
History of Special Education

Author: Anthony F. Rotatori

Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing

Published: 2011-01-25

Total Pages: 389

ISBN-13: 0857246291

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Examines the history of special education by categorical areas (for example, Learning Disabilities, Mental Retardation, and Autistic Spectrum Disorders). This title includes chapters on the changing philosophy related to educating students with exceptionalities as well as a history of legal and legislation content concerned with special education.

Nature Inside
Nature Inside

Author: William D. Browning

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2020-10-09

Total Pages: 426

ISBN-13: 1000051315

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Written by a leading proponent of biophilic design, this is the only practical guide to biophilic design principles for interior designers. Describing the key benefits, principles and processes of biophilic design, Nature Inside illustrates the implementation of biophilic design in interior design practice, across a range of international case studies – at different scales, and different typologies. Starting with the principles of biophilic design, and the principles and processes in practice, the book then showcases a variety of interior spaces – residential, retail, workplace, hospitality, education, healthcare and manufacturing. The final chapter looks ‘outside the walls’, giving a case study at the campus and city scale. With practical guidance and real-world solutions that can be directly-applied in day-to-day practice, this is a must-have for designers interested in applying biophilic principles.

The Ethics of Special Education, Second Edition
The Ethics of Special Education, Second Edition

Author: Kenneth R. Howe

Publisher: Teachers College Press

Published: 2018-06-08

Total Pages: 169

ISBN-13: 0807758957

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Updated to include changes in the field, this new edition addresses ethical issues that are most pressing to special education teachers and administrators. Using a case-based approach, students are encouraged to reason and collaborate about due process, the distribution of educational resources, institutional unresponsiveness, professional relationships, conflicts among parents and teachers, and confidentiality.