1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910451972903321

Autore

Antler Joyce

Titolo

You never call! you never write! [[electronic resource] ] : a history of the Jewish mother / / Joyce Antler

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007

ISBN

0-19-028732-2

1-281-15886-0

9786611158866

0-19-803374-5

1-4356-0949-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (336 p.)

Disciplina

306.874/3089924

Soggetti

Jewish women

Mothers

Jewish women in literature

Mothers in literature

Jewish women in motion pictures

Mothers in motion pictures

Feminist criticism

Stereotypes (Social psychology)

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. [259]-299) and index.

Nota di contenuto

The nagging sterotype. "My Yiddishe mama": the multiple faces of the immigrant Jewish mother -- Molly Goldberg: "the prototype of the Jewish mother" in the twentieth century -- Margaret Mead and Ruth Benedict: social science uncovers the Jewish "family plot" -- From Marjorie Morningstar to Jennie Grossinger: the suburbs, the Catskills, and the Jewish mother joke -- "American mother of the year" versus monster mothers: will the real Sophie Portnoy please stand up? -- The new face of the Jewish mother. The mother and the movement: feminism constructs the Jewish mother -- Roseanne and the nanny: the Jewish mother as postmodern spectacle -- From second-generation



memoirs to women's history: reclaiming the missing mother -- "They raised beautiful families": Jewish mothers narrate their lives -- We are all Jewish mothers: mothering in the new millennium.

Sommario/riassunto

In You Never Call, You Never Write, Joyce Antler provides an illuminating and often amusing history of one of the best-known figures in popular culture--the Jewish Mother. Whether drawn as self-sacrificing or manipulative, in countless films, novels, radio and television programs, stand-up comedy, and psychological and historical studies, she appears as a colossal figure, intensely involved in the lives of her children. Antler traces the odyssey of this compelling personality through decades of American culture. She reminds us of a time when Jewish mothers were admired for their tenacity and n

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910973342703321

Titolo

Differentiation and diversity in the primary school / / edited by Eve Bearne

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1996

ISBN

1-134-78830-4

1-134-78831-2

1-280-42906-2

9786610429066

0-203-13783-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (285 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BearneEve <1943->

Disciplina

371.9/046/0941

Soggetti

Mainstreaming in education - Great Britain

Education, Elementary - Curricula - Great Britain - Planning

Classroom management - Great Britain

Teaching - Great Britain

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; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of contributors; Introduction; Part I Definitions and scope of differentiation; Introduction to Part I; 1



Thinking and talking about differentiation: 'It's like a bar of soap ...'; 2 Grounds for differentiation: Some values and principles in primary education considered; Part II Differentiation and literacy; Introduction to Part II; 3 Visual literacy: Access for all; 4 'Cushioned by confidence': Using picture books as a resource for differentiated learning; 5 'You think I'm thick, don't you?' Children's reading histories

6 Hearing impaired children in the mainstream classroom: The effects on literacy and learningPart III Mixed ability: the range of learners; Introduction to Part III; 7 Differentiation in physical education; 8 Differentiation in primary mathematics: Some dilemmas; 9 Science and special educational needs; 10 An ear to the ground: Learning through talking; 11 'Snjezana i Sedam Patuljaka': Developing language through writing bilingual texts; Part IV Issues of assessment; Introduction to Part IV; 12 Assessment and diversity

13 Teaching the art of detection: Differentiated approaches to learning and assessment, or how to give all the clues without spelling out the answers14 Back to basics: Planning for and assessing the progress of children with a range of learning difficulties; Conclusion: Constructing a policy for differentiation; Appendix: A framework for discussion; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Differentiation is a key part of effective teaching; structuring learning experiences to suit the needs of the individual child plays a major part in the quality of the education that child receives. However, even experienced teachers can often struggle to achieve this ideal when considering the needs of a class, which is likely to include pupils across the whole ability range, from students with learning difficulties through to gifted children.  Written by practising teachers this collection:  * examines the definitions and scope of differentiation  * looks at the structuring and