1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910454710903321

Autore

Sweetman Derek

Titolo

Business, conflict resolution, and peacebuilding [[electronic resource] ] : contributions from the private sector to address violent conflict / / Derek Sweetman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Routledge, c2009

ISBN

1-134-01383-3

1-282-12448-X

9786612124488

0-203-87570-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (160 p.)

Collana

Routledge studies in peace and conflict resolution

Disciplina

303.6/9

Soggetti

Conflict management

Peace-building

International business enterprises

Non-governmental organizations

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. [142]-149) and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Evaluating business-based peacebuilding -- pt. 2. Designing business-based peacebuilding programs -- pt. 3.

Sommario/riassunto

Business, Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding examines the actions currently being taken by businesses in areas of violent conflict around the world, and explores how they can make a significant contribution to the resolution of violent conflicts through business-based peacebuilding. This book combines two approaches to provide a comprehensive look at the current state and future of business- based peacebuilding.  It marries a detailed study of documented peacebuilding activities with a map of the possibilities for future business-related conflict work and pragmatic sugges



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910973357603321

Autore

Marschark Marc

Titolo

Raising and educating a deaf child / / Marc Marschark

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 1997

ISBN

0-19-802548-3

1-280-47184-0

1-4237-3817-9

1-60256-336-5

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (256 p.)

Disciplina

362.4/2/083

Soggetti

Deaf children

Deaf children - Language

Parents of deaf children

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. 215-220) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Foreword; 1. A Deaf Child in the Family; 2. Practical Aspects of Being Deaf; 3. Communicating with Deaf Children; 4. Early Interactions: The Roots of Childhood; 5. Language Development; 6. Going to School; 7. Learning to Read and Write; 8. Intelligence, Achievement, and Creativity; 9. Deaf Children to Deaf Adults; 10. We Do We Go from Here?; Glossary; Information Sources and Organizations Serving Deaf Children; Suggested Readings; Everyday Signs; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book offers a readable, comprehensive summary including everything a parent or teacher would want to know about growing up deaf. Marschark studies topics ranging from what it means to be deaf and the uniqueness of Deaf culture to the medical causes of early hearing loss; from technological aids for the deaf to the many ways that the environment of home and school can influence a deaf child's chances for success in both academic and social circles. He makes sense of the most current educational and scientific literature, and also talks to deaf children, their parents, and deaf adults about