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UNINA9910792165803321 |
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Autore |
Stevick Richard A. <1939-> |
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Titolo |
Growing up Amish : the Rumspringa years / / Richard A. Stevick |
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Baltimore, Maryland : , : Johns Hopkins University Press, , 2014 |
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©2014 |
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Edizione |
[Second edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (393 p.) |
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Collana |
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Young Center books in Anabaptist & Pietist studies |
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Soggetti |
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Rumspringa |
Amish teenagers - United States - Social life and customs |
Amish teenagers - United States - Social conditions |
Amish teenagers - Religious life - United States |
Amish - United States - Social life and customs |
Youth - United States - Social life and customs |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Earlier edition has subtitle: the teenage years. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Amish life: plain but not so simple -- Religion: transmitting the faith -- Adolescence: finding an Amish identity -- Schooling: read'n, writ'n, and skipping evolution -- Parenting: holding on and letting go -- Teen culture: working hard and having fun -- Singings: the gateway to Rumspringa -- Rumspringa: running about and stepping out -- Courtship: finding a mate -- Weddings: high times in plain places -- The future: keeping faith in a world of change. |
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UNINA9910785481003321 |
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Autore |
Gerver Richard |
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Titolo |
Creating tomorrow's schools today [[electronic resource] ] : education - our children - their futures / / Richard Gerver |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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London ; ; New York, : Continuum, c2010 |
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1-4729-1282-9 |
1-4729-1283-7 |
1-282-87100-5 |
9786612871009 |
1-4411-0521-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (177 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Education - Aims and objectives - United States |
Educational change - United States |
Education, Primary |
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Formato |
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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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Includes Web resources. |
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Contents; Acknowledgements; Foreword; Preface: The moral imperative; SECTION 1 The challenge; SECTION 2 The way it could be; Afterword: Leading into the unknown; Bibliography and references; Useful websites; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Education is the platform for our success or failure, but is our system still fit for purpose? Will our children be equipped to face the challenges the future holds: the rapidly changing employment patterns and the global environmental, economic and social crises ahead of us? Or will our children grow up to resent their school years and blame them for their unfulfilled potential and achievement?. Creating Tomorrow's Schools Today explores these questions in the context of early schooling and primary education, presents powerful arguments for change and highlights strategies that offer a soluti |
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