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UNINA9910787780803321 |
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Sewell Philip W. <1970-> |
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Television in the age of radio : modernity, imagination, and the making of a medium / / Philip W. Sewell |
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New Brunswick, New Jersey : , : Rutgers University Press, , 2014 |
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1 online resource (234 pages) |
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Television broadcasting - Social aspects - United States |
Television broadcasting - United States - History - 20th century |
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Monografia |
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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. |
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Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The Substance of Things Hoped For -- 1. Questions of Definition -- 2. Engendering Expertise and Enthusiasm -- 3. Programming the System for Quality -- 4. Seeing Around Corners -- Conclusions: Why Not Quantity Television? -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author |
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Television existed for a long time before it became commonplace in American homes. Even as cars, jazz, film, and radio heralded the modern age, television haunted the modern imagination. During the 1920's and 1930's, U.S. television was a topic of conversation and speculation. Was it technically feasible? Could it be commercially viable? What would it look like? How might it serve the public interest? And what was its place in the modern future? These questions were not just asked by the American public, but also posed by the people intimately involved in television's creation. Their answers may have been self-serving, but they were also statements of aspiration. Idealistic imaginations of the medium and its impact on social relations became a de facto plan for moving beyond film and radio into a new era. In Television in the Age of Radio, Philip W. Sewell offers a unique account of how television came to be-not just from technical innovations or institutional struggles, but from cultural concerns that were central to the rise of industrial modernity. This book provides sustained |
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investigations of the values of early television amateurs and enthusiasts, the fervors and worries about competing technologies, and the ambitions for programming that together helped mold the medium. Sewell presents a major revision of the history of television, telling us about the nature of new media and how hopes for the future pull together diverse perspectives that shape technologies, industries, and audiences. |
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UNINA9910780828003321 |
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Autore |
Selman Donna <1967-> |
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Punishment for sale [[electronic resource] ] : private prisons, big business and the incarceration binge / / Donna Selman and Paul Leighton |
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Lanham, MD, : Rowman & Littlefield, c2010 |
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1-282-48061-8 |
9786612480614 |
1-4422-0174-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (217 p.) |
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Issues in crime & justice |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Corrections - Contracting out - United States |
Prisons - United States |
Privatization - United States |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Punishment for Sale; Contents; List of Tables, Figures, and Boxes; Preface; Introduction; Part I: THE CRIME "PROBLEM" AND THE FREE MARKET "SOLUTION"; Chapter 01: America's Incarceration Binge; Chapter 02: The Big Government "Problem" and the Kentucky Fried Prison "Solution"; Part II: UNDERSTANDING THE OPERATIONS OF PRISON, INC.; Chapter 03: The Prison-Industrial Complex; Chapter 04: Confronting Problems; Chapter 05: A Critical Look at the Efficiency and |
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Overhead Costs of Private Prisons; Conclusion; Appendix; References; 195Index; About the Authors |
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Punishment for Sale is the definitive modern history of private prisons, told through social, economic and political frames. The authors explore the origin of the ideas of modern privatization, the establishment of private prisons, and the efforts to keep expanding in the face of problems and bad publicity. The book provides a balanced telling of the story of private prisons and the resistance they engendered within the context of criminology, and it is intended for supplemental use in undergraduate and graduate courses in criminology, social problems, and race & ethnicity. |
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UNINA9910792179703321 |
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Autore |
Nottingham James. |
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Encouraging learning : how you can help children learn / / James Nottingham |
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Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
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1-136-76311-2 |
1-136-76304-X |
0-203-55907-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (210 p.) |
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"David Fulton book"--Cover. |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Foreword; 1. Learning how to learn; What's the point of education?; A.S.K; Attitudes for learning; Skills for learning; Knowledge for learning; Top tips for learning how to learn; Further evidence; Further reading and viewing; Questionnaire; 2. How talented are your children?; Introduction; Does ability come from nature or nurture?; Intelligence testing; What's the right way to group children?; Effect size; Top tips for developing talents; Further reading; 3. Don't call them gifted!; Introduction |
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Fixed and growth mindsetsA connection between mindset and praise; What's wrong with gifts?; My child really is a genius; The mindset of boys vs. girls; Is my child top of the class?; A cautionary note about effort; Growth mindset and school grades; A final story about praise; Top tips for praise; Further reading; 4. Learning to think for themselves; Introduction; Why do we need more thinking?; Thinking skills tested in exams; Flexible, insightful and productive thinking; Thinking activities with children; Top tips for thinking; Further reading; 5. Helping children to be wise; Thinking wisely |
Cognitive conflictConfusion leading to wisdom; Wobblers; The moral purpose of cognitive conflict; Top tips for wisdom; 6. Boost your children's self-esteem; Introduction; Self-esteem and the Learning Challenge; The Learning Pit and self-esteem; Ensuring the Learning Challenge works; The 'Eureka' moment; Strategies for climbing out of the pit; Praise and the pit; Top tips for boosting self-esteem; 7. Curiosity did not kill the cat; Introduction; Philosophy holds a key to curiosity; Philosophy for children; The basics of P4C; Putting P4C into practice |
The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson and Axel SchefflerJeg Gar En Tur - A self-portrait by Lasse Gjertsen; Further reading; Notes |
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"In this inspiring, humorous, and practical book he shows what you can do to help children of all ages develop into confident, thoughtful and independent learners. Based around the acronym ASK, this book explores attitudes, skills and knowledge to learning - what is required and how to develop these skills more effectively. It shows how to encourage independent thinking and a spirit of inquiry in your children. Highlights include: - The dangers of calling our children clever, bright and gifted; - The best ways to teach wisdom; - How to help children excel in exams; - Why curiosity did not kill the cat. With a foreword written by John Hattie, Encouraging Learning draws on research from some of the most respected experts on thinking and learning to identify the best ways to help children learn more effectively, efficiently and co-operatively. For everyone living or working with children - particularly teachers, parents, carers and youth workers - this book shows you some of the best ways to enhance children's learning, including how to question, praise, and encourage more effectively"-- |
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