1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910462303303321

Titolo

Feminist perspectives on tort law / / edited by Janice Richardson and Erika Rackley

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2012

ISBN

1-280-68245-0

9786613659392

1-136-33536-6

0-203-12282-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (249 p.)

Collana

GlassHouse book

Altri autori (Persone)

RackleyErika

RichardsonJanice <1961->

Disciplina

346.4203

Soggetti

Torts - England

Women - Legal status, laws, etc - England

Torts - Wales

Women - Legal status, laws, etc - Wales

Torts

Feminist jurisprudence

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"A GlassHouse book."

"Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction / Janice Richardson and Erika Rackley -- Duty of care and ethic of care: irreconcilable difference? / Jenny Steele -- Endgame: on negligence and reparation for harm / Nicky Priaulx -- Pollution and the body boundary: exploring scale, gender and remedy / Dayna Nadine Scott -- Trust in the police? police negligence, invisible immunity and disadvantaged claimants / Kirsty Horsey -- Knowledge and power in drug testing and promotion: the adverse effects on women's health / Patricia Peppin -- The standard of care in medical negligence: still reasonably troublesome? / José Miola -- If i cannot have her everybody can: sexual disclosure and privacy law / Janice Richardson -- Tort claims for rape: more trials, fewer tribulations? / Nikki Godden --



Sexual wrongdoing: do the remedies reflect the wrong? / Elizabeth Adjin-Tettey -- Damaging stereotypes: the return of "Hoovering as a hobby" / Reg Graycar.

Sommario/riassunto

Feminist Perspectives on Tort Law offers a distinctly feminist approach to key topics in tort law. Ten original essays written by feminist legal scholars from the UK, US, Canada and Australia encompass a range of ways of thinking about women, tort law and feminism. The collection provides a fresh and original analysis of issues of long-standing concern to feminists as well as nascent areas of concern. These include conceptions of harm, constructions of reasonableness, the duty of care, the public/private divide, sexual wrongdoing, privacy and environmental law.Written with both

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910815352603321

Autore

Bergman Abby Barry

Titolo

The survival kit for the elementary school principal / / Abby Barry Bergman, Judy Powers, Michael L. Pullen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, Calif. : , : Corwin, , 2010

ISBN

1-4522-9623-5

1-4522-9888-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxi, 385 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Gale eBooks

Disciplina

372.12/012

Soggetti

Elementary school principals - United States

Education, Elementary - United States - Administration

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""About This Resource""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""About the Authors""; ""Chapter 1 - Your Role As Principal: “All Things to All People� or “Principle-Centered Leadership�""; ""Chapter 2 - How to Plan for the School Year: Setting Goals and Maintaining Focus""; ""Chapter 3 - Shared Decision-Making: The Key to a More Effective School""; ""Chapter 4 - Improving Teacher Observation and Evaluation""; ""Chapter 5 - The Principal�s Role in Curriculum Development and Renewal""; ""Chapter 6 - Assessment in the



Elementary School: Purposes and Practices""

""Chapter 7 - Using the School Testing Program to Good Advantage""""Chapter 8 - Reporting Student Progress to Parents""; ""Chapter 9 - Administering Effective Programs for Students With Special Needs""; ""Chapter 10 - Student Discipline: Approaches, Alternatives, and Solutions""; ""Chapter 11 - Improving Your School�s Professional Development Program""; ""Chapter 12 - Promoting Effective Communication: Internal and External""; ""Chapter 13 - Promoting Positive Parent and Community Relations""; ""Chapter 14 - Technology and the Elementary School Program""

""Chapter 15 - Effective Budget Preparation and Control""""Chapter 16 - Maintaining a Clean, Safe, and Secure School Environment""; ""Chapter 17 - Developing and Implementing Effective Class Placement Policies""; ""Chapter 18 - Effective and Creative School Scheduling Practices""; ""Chapter 19 - Staffing and Hiring: Critical Decisions for Principals""; ""Chapter 20 - Fostering a School Culture: Traditions and Ceremonies""; ""Index""

Sommario/riassunto

Packed with essential forms, letters, charts, and checklists, this easy-to-use kit offers solutions for virtually any leadership or administrative challenge that elementary school principals commonly face.