1.

Record Nr.

UNISA996390606503316

Autore

Ward Seth <1617-1689.>

Titolo

Astronomiæ geometricæ . Liber tertius [[electronic resource] ] : astronomia circularis : geometrice proposita

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Londini, : Typis Jacobi Flesher ..., MDCLVI [1656]

Descrizione fisica

57 p. : ill

Soggetti

Astronomy

Astronomy - Mathematics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Latino

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Attributed to Seth Ward by Wing.

Reproduction of original in the Cambridge University Library.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0021



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910792165803321

Autore

Stevick Richard A. <1939->

Titolo

Growing up Amish : the Rumspringa years / / Richard A. Stevick

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Baltimore, Maryland : , : Johns Hopkins University Press, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-4214-1372-8

Edizione

[Second edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (393 p.)

Collana

Young Center books in Anabaptist & Pietist studies

Disciplina

289.7092

Soggetti

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

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Earlier edition has subtitle: the teenage years.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910785481003321

Autore

Gerver Richard

Titolo

Creating tomorrow's schools today [[electronic resource] ] : education - our children - their futures / / Richard Gerver

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Continuum, c2010

ISBN

1-4729-1282-9

1-4729-1283-7

1-282-87100-5

9786612871009

1-4411-0521-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (177 p.)

Disciplina

370.73

Soggetti

Education - Aims and objectives - United States

Educational change - United States

Education, Primary

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.

Includes Web resources.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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