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UNINA9910790737103321 |
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Indian mass media and the politics of change / / editors, Somnath Batabyal. [et al.] |
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New Delhi : , : Routledge, , 2011 |
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1-138-66285-2 |
1-136-19665-X |
0-203-08522-1 |
1-136-19666-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (255 p.) |
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Mass media - India - History |
Mass media - Political aspects - India |
Mass media - Social aspects - India |
Mass media and culture - India |
Communication and culture - India |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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"Transferred to Digital Printing 2011"--T. p. verso. |
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Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. |
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Cover; Indian Mass Media and the Politics of Change; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures and Plates; List of Abbreviations; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 NDTV 24X7, the Hanging Channel: News Media or Horror Show?; 2 Editorial! Where art Thou?News Practices in Indian Television; 3 The Roja Debate and the Limits of Secular Nationalism; 4 Identities in Ferment:Reflections on the Predicament of Bhojpuri Cinema, Music andLanguage in Bihar; 5 MMS Scandals andChallenges to the Authority of News Mediation; 6 Circulating Intimacies:Sex Surveys, Marriage and Other Facts of Life in Urban India |
7 Indian Haunting: Representing Failure as 'Change' in Contemporary Mumbai 8 Theory and Practice in Emerging Digital Cultures in India; 9 The Uncomfortable Truth behind the Corporate Media's Imagination of India; Epilogue:Thinking about India and Change: The BRICS and the Brats; About the Editors; Notes on Contributors; Index |
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India has been the focus of international attention in the past few years. Rhetoric concerning its rapid economic growth and the burgeoning middle classes suggests that something new and significant is taking place. Something has changed, we are told: India is shining, the elephant is rising, and the 21st century will be Indian. What unites these powerful re-imaginings of the Indian nation is the notion of change and its many ramifications. Election campaigns, media commentators, scholars, activists and drawing room debates all cut their teeth around this complex notion. Who is it that bene |
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UNINA9910563071403321 |
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Larsen McClarty Katie |
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Preparing Students for College and Careers : Theory, Measurement, and Educational Practice / / Katie Larsen McClarty |
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Taylor & Francis, 2018 |
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London : , : Taylor and Francis, , 2017 |
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9781317221623 |
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9781317221616 |
1317221613 |
9781315621975 |
1315621975 |
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[First edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (254 pages) : illustrations, tables |
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The NCME Applications of Educational Measurement and Assessment Book Series |
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MatternKrista D |
GaertnerMatthew N |
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College preparation programs |
High school students - Vocational guidance |
School-to-work transition |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. |
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Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Contents; |
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Foreword: "A Toast to Sofia and Hector's Future"; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part 1 Defining and Measuring College and Career Readiness; 1 The New Complexity of Readiness for College and Careers; 2 Conceptualizing and Measuring Progress toward College and Career Readiness in Mathematics; 3 More than a Test Score: Defining and Measuring Personal Qualities; 4 The Consistent Influence of General Cognitive Ability in College, Career, and Lifetime Achievement. |
Part 2 Validating College- and Career-Readiness Performance Levels5 Building External Validity into the Process: Evidence-Based Readiness Standards; 6 Empirically Based College- and Career-Readiness Cut Scores and Performance Standards; 7 College Placement Strategies: Evolving Considerations and Practices; 8 Fairness Issues in the Assessment of College and Career Readiness; 9 Mixed Messages: When Different Assessments Yield Different Results; Part 3 Improving College and Career Readiness. |
10 Early Intervention in College and Career Readiness: The GEAR UP Model and its Implications for 21st-Century Education Policy11 Multiple Mathematics Pathways to College, Careers, and Beyond; 12 Supporting College and Career Readiness through Social Psychological Interventions; 13 Changing the Assessment Relationship to Empower Teachers and Students; Conclusion: Future Directions for College- and Career-Readiness Research: Where Do We Go from Here?; List of Contributors; Index. |
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"Katie Larsen McClarty is chief assessment officer at Questar Assessments. She oversees item and test development, publishing, psychometrics, and research. Her own research centers on assessment design, college readiness, standard setting, and gifted education. Krista D. Mattern is a director of ACT's Statistical and Applied Research Department. Her research focuses on evaluating the validity and fairness of both cognitive and noncognitive measures for predicting student success. She is also interested in higher education issues such as college choice, major selection, and college completion. Matthew N. Gaertner is a principal research Scientist in SRI International's Center for Education Policy. His research focuses on college and career readiness and the effects of educational policies and reforms on disadvantaged students' access, persistence, and achievement."--Provided by publisher. |
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