Ethical issues for ESL faculty [[electronic resource] ] : social justice in practice / / Johnnie Johnson Hafernik, Dorothy S. Messerschmitt, Stephanie Vandrick

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910449941603321
• Autore: Hafernik Johnnie Johnson
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Mahwah, N.J., : Lawrence Erlbaum, 2002
• ISBN: 1-282-32526-4; 9786612325267; 1-4106-1220-1
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (176 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): MesserschmittDorothy S; VandrickStephanie
• Disciplina: 428/.0071
• Soggetti: English language - Study and teaching - Foreign speakers - Moral and ethical aspects; English teachers - Professional ethics; Social justice; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 155-160) and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Machine generated contents note: 1. INTRODUCTION -- Ethical Principles and Systems: Absolute or Relative 1 -- Ethics and Social Justice 5 -- PART I: INSIDE THE CLASSROOM 11 -- 2. FACULTY RESPONSIBILITIES 15 -- Adjustment to the U.S. Classroom 17 -- Teaching and Modeling Civility 19 -- 3. CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT, INAPPROPRIATE 22 -- COMMENTS, AND COMPLAINTS -- Classroom Management 25 -- Inappropriate Comments and Complaints 29 -- 4. TESTING, ASSESSMENT, AND EVALUATION 32 -- Student and Curricular Issues 34 -- Evaluation of Faculty 39 -- 5. CHEATING AND PLAGIARISM 41 -- Plagiarism 43 -- Cheating 45 -- Pedagogical Concerns 48 -- 6. TECHNOLOGY 50 -- Access 51 -- The Internet 53 -- Teaching With Technology 55 -- Creating Materials 56 -- 7. STUDENTS' SOCIAL AND POLITICAL REALITIES 59 -- Social and Economic Realities 61 -- Political Realities 62 -- The Convergence of Social and Political Realities 66 -- PART I: OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM 69 -- 8. ADVISING AND PERSONAL ; RELATIONSHIPS 73 -- Advising Responsibilities 75 -- Responsibilities and Personal Relationships 81 -- 9. STUDENT SAFETY 85 -- Safety Issues 86 -- Student Concerns 88 -- Pedagogical Strategies 89 -- 10. GIFT GIVING 92 -- Ethical Issues 94 -- Classroom Discussion of Gift Giving 97 -- PART III: THE BROADER CONTEXT 99 -- 11 CURRICULUM DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION 101 -- Contexts of Curriculum Design and Implementation 103 -- Ethical Obligations of Faculty 103 -- Individual Faculty Freedom in Making Curricular -- Decisions 105 -- Choosing and Using Materials Ethically 106 -- Working for Change Within the System 109 -- 12. COLLEAGUES AND THE INSTITUTION 111 -- Balancing Faculty's Obligations to the Institution -- and the Institution's Obligations to Faculty 113 -- Faculty Privileges and Corresponding Obligations -- and Responsibilities 117 -- Ethical Responsibilities to Colleagues and Others 118 -- 13. FACULTY RESEARCH 121 -- Classroom-Based Research 122 -- Acknowledging Others' Contributions 126 -- 14. ACADEMIC FREEDOM 128 -- 15. GENDER AND CLASS 134 -- Gender 135 -- Feminist Pedagogies 137 -- Feminist Ethics 140 -- Class 140 -- Conclusion 143 -- 16. CONCLUSION 144.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book explicitly addresses ethical dilemmas and issues that post-secondary ESL faculty commonly encounter and examines them in the framework of social justice concerns. Ethics is defined broadly, to include responsibilities and obligations to students inside and outside the classroom, as well to colleagues, educational institutions, the TESL profession, and society as a whole. Scenarios in each chapter provide realistic and compelling situations for reflection and discussion. The authors then set out the issues raised, relate them to the classroom environment, and offer opportuni

Green polymerization methods [[electronic resource] ] : renewable starting materials, catalysis and waste reduction / / edited by Robert T. Mathers and Michael A.R. Meier

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910830102403321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Weinheim, Germany, : Wiley-VCH Verlag; [Chichester, UK, : John Wiley, distributor], c2011
• ISBN: 1-283-86965-9; 3-527-63617-X; 3-527-63618-8; 3-527-63616-1
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (381 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): MathersRobert T; MeierMichael A. R
• Disciplina: 668.9; 668.92
• Soggetti: Polymerization - Environmental aspects; Chemical reactions - Environmental aspects
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Green Polymerization Methods; Contents; List of Contributors; Part I Introduction; 1 Why are Green Polymerization Methods Relevant to Society, Industry, and Academics?; 1.1 Status and Outlook for Environmentally Benign Processes; 1.2 Importance of Catalysis; 1.3 Brief Summaries of Contributions; References; Part II Integration of Renewable Starting Materials; 2 Plant Oils as Renewable Feedstock for Polymer Science; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Cross-Linked Materials; 2.3 Non-Cross-Linked Polymers; 2.3.1 Monomer Synthesis; 2.3.2 Polymer Synthesis; 2.4 Conclusion; References; 3 Furans as Offsprings of Sugars and Polysaccharides and Progenitors of an Emblematic Family of Polymer Siblings3.1 Introduction; 3.2 First Generation Furans and their Conversion into Monomers; 3.2.1 Furfural and Derivatives; 3.2.2 Monomers from Furfural; 3.2.3 Hydroxymethylfurfural; 3.3 Polymers from Furfuryl Alcohol; 3.4 Conjugated Polymers and Oligomers; 3.5 Polyesters; 3.6 Polyamides; ; 3.7 Polyurethanes; 3.8 Furyl Oxirane; 3.9 Application of the Diels-Alder Reaction to Furan Polymers; 3.9.1 Linear Polymerizations; 3.9.2 Non-Linear Polymerizations; 3.9.3 Reversible Polymer Cross-Linking; 3.9.4 Miscellaneous Systems3.10 Conclusions; References; 4 Selective Conversion of Glycerol into Functional Monomers via Catalytic Processes; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Conversion of Glycerol into Glycerol Carbonate; 4.3 Conversion of Glycerol into Acrolein/Acrylic Acid; 4.4 Conversion of Glycerol into Glycidol; 4.5 Oxidation of Glycerol to Functional Carboxylic Acid; 4.5.1 Catalytic Oxidation of Glycerol to Glyceric Acid; 4.5.2 Oxidative-Assisted Polymerization of Glycerol; 4.5.2.1 Cationic Polymerization; 4.5.2.2 Anionic Polymerization; 4.6 Conversion of Glycerol into Acrylonitrile; 4.7 Selective Conversion of Glycerol into Propylene Glycol4.7.1 Conversion of Glycerol into Propylene Glycol; 4.7.1.1 Reaction in the Liquid Phase; 4.7.1.2 Reaction in the Gas Phase; 4.7.2 Conversion of Glycerol into 1,3-Propanediol; 4.8 Selective Coupling of Glycerol with Functional Monomers; 4.9 Conclusion; References; Part III Sustainable Reaction Conditions; 5 Monoterpenes as Polymerization Solvents and Monomers in Polymer Chemistry; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Monoterpenes as Monomers; 5.2.1 Terpenic Resins Overview; 5.2.2 Concepts of Cationic Olefin Polymerization; 5.2.3 Cationic Polymerization of β-Pinene5.2.4 Cationic Polymerization of Dipentene; 5.2.5 Cationic Polymerization of α-Pinene; 5.2.6 Characteristics of Terpenic Resins; 5.2.7 Applications of Terpenic Resins; 5.2.8 Commercial Production and Markets of Terpenic Resins; 5.2.9 Environmental Aspects of Terpenic Resin Production; 5.3 Monoterpenes as Solvents and Chain Transfer Agents; 5.3.1 Possibilities for Replacing Petroleum Solvents; 5.3.2 Ring-Opening Polymerizations in Monoterpenes; 5.3.3 Metallocene Polymerizations in Monoterpenes; 5.4 Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; 6 Controlled and Living Polymerization in Water: Modern Methods and Application to Bio-Synthetic Hybrid Materials
• Sommario/riassunto: This first book to cover the topic in such great detail summarizes and evaluates the latest developments in green polymerization methods. Leading experts in the field discuss new every aspect -- from renewable materials to waste reduction, and from biocatalysis to solvent-free methods.Of high interest to polymer, synthetic and material scientists in academia and industry.