Contemporary Israel : domestic politics, foreign policy, and security challenges / / edited by Robert O. Freedman

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910454206903321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Boulder, CO : , : Westview Press, , 2009
• ISBN: 0-429-96992-9; 1-283-13658-9; 9786613136589; 0-7867-2610-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (401 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): FreedmanRobert Owen
• Disciplina: 320.95694; 956.9405/4
• Soggetti: Arab-Israeli conflict - Influence; Electronic books.; Israel History 21st century; Israel Politics and government 21st century; Israel Foreign relations
• 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. 357-365) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Preface ix; Acknowledgments xi; About the Authors xii; Maps xiv; Acronyms xvii; 1 Introduction 1 Robert O. Freedman; PART ONE - ISRAEL'S DOMESTIC POLITICS; 2 The Israeli Right; 3 After Rabin: The Malaise of the Israeli Zionist Left 45; 4 Israel's Religious Parties 77; 5 Israel's "Russian" Parties 97; 6 Israel's Arab Parties 115; 7 Israel's Supreme Court 135; 8 The Israeli Economy 159; PART TWO - ISRAEL'S FOREIGN POLICY; 9 Israel and the Palestinians 175; 10 Israel and the Arab World 197; 11 Israel's Strategic Relations with Turkey and India 227; 12 Israel and the United States 253; PART THREE -ISRAEL'S SECURITY CHALLENGES13 Existential Threats to Israel 299; 14 Israel's 2006 War with Hizbollah: The Failure of Deterrence 317; Appendix: Election Results 355; Bibliography 357; Index 367
• Sommario/riassunto: Analysis by American and Israeli specialists of political parties and ; elections in Israel, and Israeli foreign policy and security concerns, in the light of current events in the Middle East.

Natural History Dioramas – Traditional Exhibits for Current Educational Themes : Science Educational Aspects / / edited by Annette Scheersoi, Sue Dale Tunnicliffe

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910337749903321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019
• ISBN: 9783030001759; 303000175X
• Edizione: [1st ed. 2019.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (218 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 508.074
• Soggetti: Science - Study and teaching; Learning, Psychology of; Teachers - Training of; Communication; Culture - Study and teaching; Science Education; Instructional Psychology; Teaching and Teacher Education; Media and Communication; Cultural Studies
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Foreword & Introduction, Scheersoi, Annette & Tunnicliffe, Sue Dale -- Section 1. Dioramas as Witnesses of the Past and Evidence of Change -- 1) Origins and Contemporary Status of Habitat Dioramas in the United States, Rogers, Stephen, Shreckengast, Rebecca & Dorfman, Eric -- 2) Developing a Modern Diorama: Changing Habitats in Scotland since the End of the Last Ice Age, Kitchener, Andrew -- 3) Building and Maintaining Dioramas, Granqvist, Eirik -- 4) Dioramas of Marine Bird ; Colonies: History, Design, and Educational Importance, Hutterer, Rainer & Töpfer, Till -- 5) Botanical Dioramas – just Beautiful?, Grotz, Kathrin -- Section 2. Theoretical Aspects of Learning with Dioramas -- 6) Dioramas as (Scientific) Models in Natural History Museums, Moormann, Alexandra & Bélanger, Charlène -- 7) Educational Mechanisms of Dioramas, May, Michael & Achiam, Marianne -- 8) An Interpretation Model for Dioramas, Mifsud, Edward -- Section 3. Science Learning Activities Involving Dioramas -- 9) Constructing and Reviewing Dioramas: Supporting Beginning Teachers to Think about Their Use to Help Children Understand the Work of Natural History Scientists, McGregor, Debra & Gadd, Jennifer -- 10) Dioramas and Teachers: Looking, Thinking, Drawing, and Talking, Trowbridge, Cristina -- 11) Learning in Physical Science Opportunities at Natural History Dioramas, Tunnicliffe, Sue Dale, Gazey, Rebecca & Gkouskou, Eirini -- 12) Learning Science in the Encounter with Museum Dioramas, Piqueras, Jesús & Hamza, Karim & Edvall, Susanna -- Conclusion - The Use of Natural History Dioramas for Science Education, Reiss, Michael. .
• Sommario/riassunto: This book presents the history of natural history dioramas in museums, their building and science learning aspects, as well as current developments and their place in the visitor experience. From the early 1900s, with the passage of time and changes in cultural norms in societies, this genre of exhibits evolved in response to the changes in entertainment, expectations and expressed needs of museum visitors. The challenge has always been to provide meaningful, relevant experiences to visitors, and this is still the aim today. Dioramas are also increasingly valued as learning tools. Contributions in this book include historical and theoretical aspects of learning with natural history dioramas as well as chapters on science learning activities with dioramas. In practice, dioramas are used by a wide range of educational practitioners to assist learners in developing and understanding specific science concepts. In this learning process, dioramas not only contribute to scientific understanding and cultural awareness, but also reconnect wide audiences to the natural world and thereby contribute to the well-being of societies. In the simultaneously published book: “Natural History Dioramas – Traditional Exhibits for Current Educational Themes, Socio-cultural Aspects” the editors focus on socio-cultural issues and the potential of using dioramas to engage various audiences with – and in – contemporary debates and big issues, which society and the natural environment are facing.