Swords into plowshares [[electronic resource] ] : building peace through the United Nations / / edited by Roy S. Lee

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910454579803321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Leiden ; ; Boston, : Nijhoff, c2006
• ISBN: 1-282-39672-2; 9786612396724; 90-474-1690-2
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (184 p.)
• Collana: Nijhoff law specials ; ; v. 65
• Altri autori (Persone): LeeRoy S. K. <1938->
• Disciplina: 341.5/2
• Soggetti: Peace; Disarmament; 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.
• Nota di contenuto: Preliminary Material / Roy S. Lee -- Chapter 1. Improving Decizion-making in the Un Security Council / Danilo Türk -- Chapter 2. Bushs War Has Damaged the United Nations / Hans Corell -- Chapter 3. Human Rights and Economic and Social Development / Bertrand G. Ramcharan -- Chapter 4. The Mutual between Sustainable Development and Human Rights:a Dding Responsibility as a Catalyst / Jutta F. Bertram-Nothnagel -- Chapter 5. The Un Security Councils Counter-terrorism Efforts / Eric Rosand -- Chapter 6. Reflections on the Security Councils Counter­Terrorism Resolutions / Giuseppe Nesi -- Chapter 7. Assistance to States Challenged by Unconstitutional Means / Roy S. Lee -- Chapter 8. Nuclear Verification in North Korea and Iran / Berhanykun Andemicael -- Chapter 9. United Nations Partnerships: Working Together for a Better World / Amir a. Dossal -- Chapter 10. Commitment to Multilateralism / A. Missouri Sherman-Peter -- Chapter 11. Will the Un Hope Survive / Newton Bowles.
• Sommario/riassunto: This work brings together a number of contributions analyzing some of the most pressing issues in the present world, and suggests ways and methods to manage these problems. Topics covered are the decision-making in the UN Security Council; the position of the United States ; vis-a-vis the United Nations; human rights and economic and social development; sustainable development and human rights, democracy and others. The book hopes to influence the policy and decision makers to take the necessary action towards the solution of these problems.

High-stakes reform [[electronic resource] ] : the politics of educational accountability / / Kathryn A. McDermott

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910461167203321
• Autore: McDermott Kathryn A. <1969->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, D.C., : Georgetown University Press, c2011
• ISBN: 1-58901-788-9
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (236 p.)
• Collana: Public management and change series
• Disciplina: 379.1/580973
• Soggetti: Educational accountability - United States - States; School improvement programs - United States - States - Evaluation; Educational accountability - Connecticut; Educational accountability - Massachusetts; Educational accountability - New Jersey; Education - Standards - Connecticut; Education - Standards - Massachusetts; Education - Standards - New Jersey; 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 and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; 1 Scrutinizing Educational Performance; 2 Performance-Based Accountability; 3 The Evolution of Educational Accountability; 4 Education Standards and Performance Accountability, 1970-2001; 5 Educational Performance Accountability in Three States; 6 Education Finance and Accountability in Massachusetts: "The Grand Bargain"; 7 Accountability and Equity in New Jersey: "Where Home Rule Hasn't Worked, the Legislature Must Do What Home Rule Has Not Done"; 8 Incrementalism and Local Control in Connecticut: "I'm Not Out Looking for Your Keys" 9 Assessing Performance Accountability in Education; 10 Lessons for Performance Measurement Research and Practice; References; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Performance accountability has been the dominant trend in education policy reform since the 1970's. State and federal policies set standards for what students should learn; require students to take ""high-stakes"" tests to measure what they have learned; and then hold students, schools, and school districts accountable for their performance. The goal of these policies is to push public school districts to ensure that all students reach a common threshold of knowledge and skills. High-Stakes Reform analyzes the political processes and historical context that led to the enactment of state-level...