1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910450194303321

Titolo

Security sector reform and post-conflict peacebuilding [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Albrecht Schnabel and Hans-Georg Ehrhart

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Tokyo, : United Nations University Press

Bristol, : University Presses Marketing [distributor], 2005

ISBN

1-4237-6600-8

92-808-7100-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (349 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

SchnabelAlbrecht

EhrhartHans-Georg <1955->

Disciplina

327.172

Soggetti

Internal security

Civil-military relations

Institutional building

Peacekeeping forces

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; Acknowledgements; List of acronyms; Contributors; Introduction; 1 Post-conflict societies and the military: Challenges and problems of security sector reform; Part I: The challenges of post-conflict peace building and security sector reform; 2 Security sector reform and donor policies; 3 African armed forces and the challenges of security sector transformation; 4 Military forces' training for post-conflict peace building operations; Part II: Experiences from Europe: Macedonia, Bosnia, Russia,Georgia, and Northern Ireland; 5 Ethnic-military relations in Macedonia

6 Democratization in Bosnia: A more effective role for SFOR 7 The use of Russia's security structures in the post-conflict environment; 8 Civil-military relations in a newly independent transitional state: The Georgian case; 9 The politics of fear versus the politics of intimidation: Security sector reform in Northern Ireland; Part III: Experiences from Latin America: El Salvador,Guatemala, Colombia, Chile, and Haiti; 10 Civil-military relations in Latin America: The post-9/11 scenario and



the civil society dimension

11 The military in post-conflict societies: Lessons from Central America and prospects for Colombia 12 Civil-military relations and national reconciliation in Chile in the aftermath of the Pinochet affair; 13 The role of the military in democratization and peace building: The experiences of Haiti and Guatemala; Part IV: Experiences from Asia: Cambodia, East Timor, and Afghanistan; 14 Security sector reform in Cambodia; 15 International force and political reconstruction: Cambodia, East Timor, and Afghanistan; Conclusion

16 Post-conflict societies and the military: Recommendations for security sector reform Index

Sommario/riassunto

Military and police forces play a crucial role in the long-term success of political, economic and cultural rebuilding efforts in post-conflict societies. Yet, while charged with the long-term task of providing a security environment conducive to rebuilding war-torn societies, internal security structures tend to lack civilian and democratic control, internal cohesion and effectiveness, and public credibility. They must be placed under democratic control and restructured and retrained to become an asset, not a liability, in the long-term peace building process. External actors from other nation...



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910452089703321

Autore

Wolsey Thomas DeVere

Titolo

Transforming writing instruction in the digital age [[electronic resource] ] : techniques for grades 5-12 / / Thomas DeVere Wolsey, Dana L. Grisham ; series editors' note by Diane Lapp and Douglas Fisher ; foreword by Bridget Dalton

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Guilford Press, 2012

ISBN

1-280-48410-1

9786613579089

1-4625-0468-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (258 p.)

Collana

Teaching practices that work

Altri autori (Persone)

GrishamDana L. <1945->

LappDiane

FisherDouglas

DaltonBridget

Disciplina

428.0071/2

Soggetti

English language - Composition and exercises - Study and teaching (Secondary) - Computer-assisted instruction

Internet in education

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Machine generated contents note: IntroductionHashtags by Technique<b>I. Getting Started with Tools and Teaching </b>Technique 1. Resources: Anytime, AnywhereTechnique 2. Management: Computers in the ClassroomTechnique 3. Management: The HardwareTechnique 4. Direct InstructionTechnique 5. A Word about Differentiation<b>II. Writing and Thinking</b>Technique 6. Embracing Writing: Knowledge-Transforming WritingTechnique 7. Why Writing Is a Process, and How Technology Can HelpTechnique 8. Working with Sources: Keeping Track of Learning, and Leaving a Path for Others to FollowTechnique 9. Working with Sources: Using Style Guides<b>III. Writing to Understand: It's All about the Discipline</b>Technique 10. Discussion and WritingTechnique 11. Writing Short PiecesTechnique 12. Short Writing: Electronic



JournalsTechnique 13. Blogs and Classroom Websites for WritingTechnique 14. Online Literature Discussion (Threaded Discussion)Technique 15. Vocabulary and WritingTechnique 16. Collaborative WritingTechnique 17. Are Those Kids Texting Again?<b>IV. Inquiry and Long Thinking Meet the Disciplines</b>Technique 18. FAQs about Writing in the DisciplinesTechnique 19. It's All the Same, or Maybe Not?Technique 20. What Was That Essential Question Again?Technique 21. Learning Because I'm Writing: Logs and JournalsTechnique 22. Writing Is (Hard) Cognitive Work: Bloom's Taxonomy MattersTechnique 23. Internet InquiryTechnique 24. PromptsTechnique 25. Prewriting: Composing before Writing with Pen or KeyboardTechnique 26. Prewriting with Graphic OrganizersTechnique 27. Feedback, Assessment, and Technology<b>V. What about Literature and English Language Arts?</b>Technique 28. Short Writing: Summaries in Response to ReadingTechnique 29. The Zen of Writing about LiteratureTechnique 30. Persuasion: In This Essay, I'm Going to Convince You...Technique 31. Prompts for Writing: Language Arts<b>VI. Composing with Multimedia</b>Technique 32. Visualize It!Technique 33. Podcasting: It's Ear-resistible<b>VII. Wrapping It Up </b>Technique 34. Advocacy for Technology and New LiteraciesTechnique 35. High-Stakes Writing AssessmentsTechnique 36. Automated ToolsTechnique 37. PublicationAppendix: Common Core Content Standards for Writing, Grades 6-12Glossary.

Sommario/riassunto

"An innovative, practical guide for middle and high school teachers, this book is packed with specific ways that technology can help serve the goals of effective writing instruction. It provides ready-to-implement strategies for teaching students to compose and edit written work electronically; conduct Internet inquiry; create blogs, websites, and podcasts; and use text messaging and Twitter productively. The book is grounded in state-of-the-art research on the writing process and the role of writing in content area learning. Teacher-friendly features include vivid classroom examples, differentiation tips, links to online resources, and reproducible worksheets and forms"-- Provided by publisher.



3.

Record Nr.

UNISA996390915403316

Autore

Hickes Gaspar <1605-1677.>

Titolo

The life and death of David [[electronic resource] ] : A sermon preached at the funeralls of that worthy member of the Honourable House of Commons, William Strode Esquire, in the Abbey Church in Westminster, Septemb. 22⁰. 1645. / / By Gaspar Hickes, a member of the Assembly of Divines

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Printed by G. Miller for Christopher Meredith at the signe of the Crane in Pauls Church-yard, 1645

Descrizione fisica

[6], 26 p

Soggetti

Funeral sermons - 17th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Reproduction of the original in the British Library.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0018