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Planning for University

Planning for University

From: Campus Confidential

Some information on planning for university and things they don’t tell you including: 9 The Million-Dollar Promise 10 You May Need Two Degrees 11 Ask for Help If You Need It 12 First … ; 27 $2.70 Add
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Policing Indigenous Students: The School/Prison Nexus on the Canadian Prairies
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Policing Indigenous Students: The School/Prison Nexus on the Canadian Prairies

From: White Benevolence

In chapter 7, Amanda Gebhard sheds light on the subtle — and not-so-subtle — operations of racism, colonialism and whiteness in schools, and the real and material consequences these … 14 $1.40 Add
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Polished Apples
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Polished Apples

From: Seven Days in Halifax

In this chapter, Ashe describes the events of Day Five of Halifax’s 1970 “Encounter on Urban Environment,” on sessions schools. He examines how Halifax school administrators … 7 $0.70 Add
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Power-over

Power-over

From: Are We Done Fighting?

This chapter starts with a look at the assumed relationship between power and violence, and introduces and dissects a concept called power-over. Power-over is rooted in violence or punishment, … 12 $1.20 Add
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Power-with and Power-from-within

Power-with and Power-from-within

From: Are We Done Fighting?

The author describes characteristics of power-with, and offers tips on how it can be recognized and developed in different contexts. The chapter concludes with the introduction of a third type of … 14 $1.40 Add
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Preface

Preface

Teaching Peace

From: Educating for Action

In an age of endless war, when history is in perpetual mourning, groaning under the burden of class oppression, peace is a necessary practice. In a world redolent of George Orwell’s novel … 7 $0.70 Add
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Preface

Preface

From: Breaking the Word Barrier

Preface by authors Marilyn Lerch and Peter Sawyer. ; 2 $0.20 Add
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Preface & Introduction

Preface & Introduction

From: Academic Freedom in Conflict

Outlines the arguments made in the book and why this book is important to the discussion going on ; ; 18 $1.80 Add
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Preface to the English Edition

Preface to the English Edition

Quebec at the Crossroads: The Roots of the 2012 Students’ Spring

From: In Defiance

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Process and Change

Process and Change

From: Are We Done Fighting?

This chapter considers how we form judgments about others. It also points out the importance of allowing processes to take their time to unfold. The chapter concludes with tips and activities to … 9 $0.90 Add
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Professionals and Professionalism

Professionals and Professionalism

Protecting the Status Quo and Academic Disciplines

From: Degrees of Failure

Undergraduate students occupying the lowest rung on the academic hierarchy are seen as non-professionals who need further training to ensure that they follow the judgments and decisions of their … 16 $1.60 Add
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Professors Beware:

Professors Beware:

The Evolving Threat of “Institutional” Academic Freedom

From: Academic Freedom in Conflict

Constitutional scholar David Rabban examines the increasing prominence of the concept of “institutional academic freedom” in American constitutional law and its implications. He … 30 $3.00 Add
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Professors in Place
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Professors in Place

From: The Elective Mind

The third section considers the role of professors in bringing an elective course and the curiosity, enthusiasm and desire for learning to life. 38 $3.80 Add
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Prologue

Prologue

Against School

From: Weapons of Mass Instruction

I taught for thirty years in some of the worst schools in Manhattan, and in some of the best, and during that time, I became an expert in boredom. 11 $1.10 Add
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Prologue, Forward, Preface

Prologue, Forward, Preface

From: TSQELMUCWÍLC

Acknowledgements, contributors, a prologue written by Garry Gottfriedson, a foreword by Randy Fred, as well as a preface are provided. ; ; 32 $3.20 Add