1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910458321903321

Titolo

Teachers learning in community [[electronic resource] ] : realities and possibilities / / edited by Betty Lou Whitford and Diane R. Wood

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Albany, : SUNY Press, c2010

ISBN

1-4384-3062-0

1-4416-4872-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (208 p.)

Collana

SUNY series, restructuring and school change

Altri autori (Persone)

WhitfordBetty Lou

WoodDiane R. <1946->

Disciplina

370.71/55

Soggetti

Professional learning communities - United States

Teachers - In-service training - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction / Betty Lou Whitford and Diane R. Wood -- Professional learning communities for collaborative teacher development / Betty Lou Whitford and Diane R. Wood -- Creating learning communities : the Lucent peer collaboration initiative / Betty Lou Whitford and Debra R. Smith -- Learning communities : catalyst for change or a new infrastructure for the status quo? / Diane R. Wood -- Learning communities in an era of high-stakes accountability / Diane Yendol-Hoppey -- Context and collaboration : growing the work in New Jersey / Debra R. Smith, Dick Corbett, and Bruce L. Wilson -- Deepening the work : promise and perils of collaborative inquiry / Diane R. Wood -- What's to not like about professional learning communities? / Ken Jones -- A look to the future / Diane R. Wood and Betty Lou Whitford.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910779357303321

Autore

Fergusson James G (James Gordon), <1954->

Titolo

Canada and ballistic missile defence, 1954-2009 : deja vu all over again / / James G. Fergusson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Vancouver : , : UBC Press, , [2010]

2010

ISBN

1-280-77788-5

9786613688279

0-7748-1752-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (352 pages) : illustrations, maps

Collana

Studies in Canadian Military History

Studies in Canadian military history

Disciplina

358.1/740971

Soggetti

Ballistic missile defenses - Canada - History

National security - Canada - History

Canada Military policy

Canada Politics and government 20th century

Canada Politics and government 21st century

Canada Military relations United States

United States Military relations Canada

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Anti-ballistic missiles : don't worry, be happy (1954-71) -- The strategic defense initiative : much ado about very little (1972-85) -- Global protection against limited strikes : too close for comfort (1986-92) -- National missile defense : let sleeping dogs lie (1993-2000) -- Ground-based midcourse defense : is this the end? (2001-05) -- Forward to the past (2006-beyond).

Sommario/riassunto

Since the mid-1950s, successive Canadian governments have grappled with the issue of Canada's role in US ballistic missile defence programs. Until Paul Martin's government finally said no, policy-makers responded to US initiatives with fear and uncertainty as they endlessly debated the implications � at home and abroad � of participation. However, whether this is the end of the story remains to be seen.



Drawing on previously classified government documents and interviews with senior officials, James Fergusson examines Canada's policy deliberations during five major US initiatives. He reveals that a combination of factors such as weak leadership and a tendency to place uncertain and ill-defined notions of international peace and security before national defence resulted in indecision on what role Canada would play in ballistic missile defence. In effect, policy-makers have failed to transform debates about the issue into an opportunity to define Canada's strategic interests at home and on the world stage. Canada and Ballistic Missile Defense is the first comprehensive account of Canada's response and indecision regarding US ballistic missile defence initiatives, and the implications of this inaction.