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UNINA9910690100903321 |
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Autore |
Hamilton Thomas D (Thomas Dudley), <1936-> |
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Late Cenozoic history of the interior basins of Alaska and the Yukon / / L. David Carter, Thomas D. Hamilton, and John P. Galloway, editors |
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[Reston, Virginia] : , : Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, , 1989 |
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[Washington, D.C.] : , : United States Government Printing Office, , 1989 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (iv, 114 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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Collana |
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U.S. Geological Survey circular ; ; 1026 |
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Geology, Stratigraphic - Quaternary |
Basins (Geology) - Yukon |
Basins (Geology) - Alaska |
Geology - Yukon |
Geology - Alaska |
Geology |
Geology, Stratigraphic |
Quaternary Geologic Period |
Conference papers and proceedings. |
Yukon |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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"Proceedings of a cooperative workshop between earth scientists from Canada and the United States of America." |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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UNINA9910784255103321 |
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Buell John |
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Closing The Book On Homework [[electronic resource] ] : Enhancing Public Education |
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Philadelphia, : Temple University Press, 2008 |
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1-281-09363-7 |
9786611093631 |
1-59213-768-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (173 p.) |
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Teaching/Learning Social Justi |
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Disciplina |
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Education - Parent participation - United States |
Educational change - United States |
Home and school - United States |
Home and school |
Homework - Social aspects - United States |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Homework as an Issue in American Politics; 1 Revisiting the Evidence; 2 A History Lesson about Work and Homework; 3 Educating Global Citizens or Global Workers?; 4 Education at the Epicenter; Conclusion: On Character and Public Education in Democratic Society; Notes; Index |
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In this, the sequel to his critically acclaimed and controversial The End of Homework, John Buell extends his case against homework. Arguing that homework robs children-and parents-of unstructured time for play and intellectual and emotional development, Closing the Book on Homework offers a convincing case for why homework is an outgrowth of broader cultural anxieties about the sanctity of work itself. After the publication of Buell's previous book, many professional educators portrayed reducing homework as a dangerous idea, while at the same time parents and teachers incre |
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