1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910494739103321

Titolo

The problem of context

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Place of publication not identified], : Berghahn Books, 1999

ISBN

1-57181-773-5

1-57181-700-X

Collana

Methodology and history in anthropology  The problem of context

Disciplina

306/.01

Soggetti

Ethnology - Philosophy

Ethnology - Methodology

Context (Linguistics)

Cultural relativism

Social & Cultural Anthropology

Anthropology

Social Sciences

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910457259803321

Autore

Beasley Vanessa B. <1966->

Titolo

You, the people [[electronic resource] ] : American national identity in presidential rhetoric / / Vanessa B. Beasley

Pubbl/distr/stampa

College Station, : Texas A&M University Press, c2004

ISBN

1-60344-487-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (215 p.)

Collana

Presidential rhetoric series ; ; no. 10

Disciplina

320.54/0973

Soggetti

Nationalism - United States - History

Rhetoric - Political aspects - United States - History

Group identity - Political aspects - United States - History

Presidents - United States - Language

Electronic books.

United States Politics and government

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [189]-198) and index.



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910455598103321

Autore

H?akansson Sigurd <1928->

Titolo

Weeds and weed management on arable land [[electronic resource] ] : an ecological approach / / Sigurd H?akansson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Wallingford, Oxon, UK ; ; Cambridge, MA, : CABI Pub., c2003

ISBN

1-280-83372-6

9786610833726

0-85199-800-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (288 p.)

Disciplina

632/.5

Soggetti

Weeds - Control - Sweden

Weeds - Control

Weeds - Ecology - Sweden

Weeds - Ecology

Weeds - Sweden

Weeds

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 248-268) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 Classification of Plants Based on Traits of Ecological Significance; 3 Annual and Perennial Crops; 4 Weed Communities Looked Upon as Early Stages in Secondary Vegetation Succession; 5 Weeds with Diverse Life Forms in Various Types of Crops; 6 Germination, Emergence and Establishment of Crop and Weed Plants; 7 Competition in Plant Stands of Short Duration; 8 Weed Flora and Plant Adaptation to Environment and Competitive Conditions; 9 Measurements of Competition and Competitiveness in Plant Stands of Short Duration; 10 Soil Tillage Effects on Weeds

11 Chemical Weed Control as an Element in the Cropping System12 Special Management Measures; 13 Important Points for Understanding the Occurrence and Rational Management of Weeds; References; Species Index; Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

A guide to dealing with the appearance and management of plants with



different traits that occur as weeds on arable land. It describes and discusses matters and relationships that are important as a basis for understanding the varying occurrence of weeds in different crops and cropping systems.

4.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910812539403321

Autore

Drago-Severson Eleanor

Titolo

Helping teachers learn : principal leadership for adult growth and development / / Eleanor Drago Severson ; foreword by Susan Moore Johnson ; cover designer, Tracy E. Miller ; graphic designer, Lisa Miller

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, California : , : Corwin Press, , 2004

©2004

ISBN

1-4833-6061-X

1-4833-6280-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (249 p.)

Disciplina

371.20120973

Soggetti

School principals - United States

Educational leadership - United States

Teachers - In-service training - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""About Professional Development""; ""School Leadership""; ""Organization of the Book""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""About the Author""; ""Chapter 1 - Developing a New Model of School Leadership for Teacher Learning""; ""The Study""; ""Origins of This Work""; ""Methods""; ""Participant and Site Selection""; ""Research Questions: What Did I Want to Learn?""; ""Data Collection: How Did I Investigate the Research Questions?""; ""Interviews""; ""Documents""; ""Data Analysis: Making Sense of the Learning""; ""Strengths and Limits of This Study""

""A New Model of Learning-Oriented School Leadership""""The Four Pillars of the Model""; ""Teaming""; ""Providing Leadership Roles""; ""Engaging in Collegial Inquiry""; ""Mentoring""; ""Underpinnings of the



Model: Adult Learning and Development""; ""Chapter Summary""; ""Reflective Questions""; ""Chapter 2 - Constructive-Developmental Theory and Adult Development""; ""About Transformational Learning""; ""Kegan�s Constructive-Developmental Theory""; ""Basic Principles""; ""Ways of Knowing""; ""Why Ways of Knowing Matter When Supporting Teacher Learning""; ""About Holding Environments""

""Constructive-Development Theory: A New Foundation for Teacher Learning""""Chapter Summary""; ""Reflective Questions""; ""Chapter 3 - Principals as Climate Shapers""; ""Lessons from Current Research""; ""The Core Principles That Ground Leadership Approaches""; ""Challenges to Building Positive School Cultures""; ""The Pressure to Improve Test Scores""; ""Avoiding a “One Size Fits all� Model: Attending to Individual Needs""; ""Strategies for Building a Positive School Climate""; ""Finding Time and Money""; ""Informal Structures""; ""Providing Food for Conversations""

""Rewarding Teachers in New Ways""""Honoring Teachers� Strengths and Contributions""; ""Promoting School Mission""; ""Valuing and Modeling “Respect for all�""; ""Growing the School as a Community Center""; ""Attending to Individual Needs and Values""; ""Encouraging Teamwork""; ""Chapter Summary""; ""Reflective Questions""; ""Chapter 4 - The Impact of Financial Resources on Support for Teacher Learning""; ""Challenges Posed by Limited Financial Resources""; ""Providing Adequate Teacher Salaries""; ""Teacher Turnover and Teacher Retention""

""Budgeting for Teacher Professional Development""""Benefiting from Discretion over Resource Allocation and Hiring""; ""Allocating a Percentage of the Budget to Professional Development""; ""Harnessing Additional Resources for Professional Development""; ""Sharing the Professional Development Budget with Faculty""; ""Establishing Priorities for Limited Resources""; ""Inviting Teachers to Establish Priorities""; ""Using Funding to Hire Additional Staff""; ""Creative Strategies for Coping with Limited Financial Resources""; ""Encouraging Faculty to Write Proposals""

""Traveling for Development""

Sommario/riassunto

<span style=""FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: ""times new roman""; mso-fareast-font-family: ""times new roman""; mso-bidi-font-family: ""times new roman""; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"">Drago-Severson presents case studies and examines strategies that help shape a school climate of teacher support, growth, and learning. </span>