Cultural competence in education promotes civic engagement among students. Providing students with educational opportunities to understand various cultural and political perspectives allows for higher cultural competence and a greater understanding of civic engagement for those students. The Handbook of Research on Citizenship and Heritage Education is a critical scholarly book that provides relevant and current research on citizenship and heritage education aimed at promoting active participation and the transformation of society. Readers will come to understand the role of heritage as a symbolic identity source that facilitates the understanding of the present and the past, highlighting the value of teaching. Additionally, it offers a source for the design of didactic proposals that promote active participation and the critical conservation of heritage. Featuring a range of topics such as educational policy, curriculum design, and political science, this book is ideal for educators, academicians, administrators, political scientists, policymakers, researchers, and students.

This book describes the concept characteristics methodology design management business recent advances and future technologies of plant factories with artificial lighting PFAL and indoor vertical farms The third wave of PFAL business started in around 2010 in Japan and Taiwan and in USA and Europe it began in about 2013 after the rapid advances in LED technology The book discusses the basic and advanced developments in recent PFALs and future smart PFALs that emerged in 2016 There is an emerging interest around the globe in smart PFAL R&D and business which are expected to play an important role in urban agriculture in the coming decades It is also expected that they will contribute to solving the trilemma of food environment and natural resources with increasing urban populations and decreasing agricultural populations and arable land area Current obstacles to successful PFAL R&D and business are 1 no well accepted concepts and methodology for PFAL design and management 2 lack of understanding of the environmental effects on plant growth and development and hydroponics among engineers 3 lack of understanding of the technical and engineering aspects of PFAL among horticulturists 4 lack of knowledge of the technical challenges and opportunities i

This volume summarises the materials presented at the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Sea Dumped Chemical Munitions held in Kaliningrad Moscow Region Russia in January 1995 The conference was sponsored by the NATO Division of Scientific and Environmental Affairs in the framework of its outreach programme to develop co operation between NATO member countries and the Cooperation Partner countries in the area of disarmament technologies The problem of the ecological threat posed by chemical weapons CW dumped in the seas after the Second World War deserves considerable international attention the amount of these weapons many of them having been captured from the German Army is assessed at more than three times as much as the total chemical arsenals reported by the United States and Russia They were disposed of in the shallow depths of North European seas areas of active fishing in close proximity to densely populated coastlines with no consideration of the long term consequences The highly toxic material have time and again showed up for instance when retrieved occasionally in the fishing nets attracting local media coverage only Nevertheless this issue has not yet been given adequate and comprehensive scientific analysis the sea disposed munitio

The fourth edition of Uwe Flick''s Introduction to Qualitative Research remains the most comprehensive and thorough text in qualitative research. It is student-and user-friendly, thoroughly up-to-date in terms of the latest developments in the field, imminently practical. it is the single most important introductory book on qualitative inquiry in the social sciences today'' - Norman K. Denzin, University of IllinoisThe new edition of Uwe Flick''s bestselling textbook has been fully revised, expanded and updated. An Introduction to Qualitative Research guides the student step-by-step through the research process of qualitative research.This classic text covers all of the main theoretical approaches to qualitative research, and provides unmatched coverage of the full range of different qualitative methods and approaches now available to researchers.A range of new features have been added to the new edition including:- New structure to better meet the needs of teaching qualitative research- A new chapter on Grounded Theory plus updated coverage on the full range of other qualitative methods- A summary section discussing the state-of-the-art in qualitative research- A glossary- Updated cases studies, exercises and guided questionsThis new edition will continue to ensure that An Introduction to Qualitative Research remains an essential introductory text for all students of qualitative research.

The Scenic Places of the Tokaido (Tokaido Meisho no Uchi) by 17 artists is based on the list of prints on the Kunisada Project website run by Dr Horst Graebner with a total of 162 ukiyo-e prints. It is a fantastic work, an effort presumably directed by the shoguns political office to commemorate his attempt to preserve a joint rulership with the emperor over Japan. It differs from the many other Tokaido series by the large number of prints, at least three times as many in a series. If differs by the number of people in the prints - the procession consisted of 3,000 people. It also marks the end of the ukiyo-e Tokaido, where the forced travel of the daimyo - sankin-kotai - had contributed so much to the economic and cultural development along these roads and indeed to the whole print making industry. The shogun abolished sankin-kotai in 1862.

Keisai Eisen (1790 -1848) is especially known for his bijin-ga, pretty women, and landscapes. He is well known for his participation in the series 69 stations of the Nakasendo together with Hiroshige. The series A Tokaido Board Game of Courtesans, Fifty-three Pairings in the Yoshiwara use the Tokaido with landscape inserts as an excuse for showing courtesans and geisha, bijin-ga, to skirt the censorship. It was published 1821-1823. His bijin-ga are considered to be masterpieces of the "decadent" Bunsei Era (1818-1830). Most of them have impressive hairdo with many ornamental hairpins and combs. Their dress is extravagant with beautiful patterns and sublime embroideries. Their faces are elongated squares with long noses and small pouted painted mouths. Courtesans were desirable for their rich and splendid attire, not so much for their beauty and their names were actually like trademarks for a series of girls performing the same name role with the brothel in question.

This book challenges dominant top down approaches to climate mitigation in the land sector arguing that without genuine negotiation recognized land rights and tailored capacity building for Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities IPLCs most solutions will inevitably fail or do harm

Using a philosophical and interdisciplinary approach this book looks at how accountability can provide solutions to our current environmental and global political problems When a social system has external elements imposed upon it or presented to it political problems are likely to emerge This book demonstrates that what is needed are connecting social elements with a natural affinity to bring people together despite their differences This book is different from others in the field It provides new insights by critiquing the extant understandings of accountability and expands the possibilities by building on Charles Taylor s philosophies Central to the argument of the book are perspectives on authenticity and expressivism which are found to provide a radical reworking of our understanding of being in the world and a starting point for rethinking the way individuals and communities ought to be dealing politically with accountability and ecological crises The argument builds to an accountability perspective that utilises work from interpretivism liberalism and postmodern theory The book will be of interest to researchers in environmental philosophy critical perspectives on accounting corporate governance corporate social reporting and environmental accoun

In the Fifth Edition of the bestselling text Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design: Choosing Among Five Approaches, John W. Creswell and Cheryl N. Poth guide researchers in selecting the best option for their studies by exploring, evaluating, and applying five qualitative research approaches: narrative research, phenomenology, grounded theory, ethnography, and case study. For each of these qualitative inquiry traditions, the authors explore the philosophical underpinnings, history, defining features, common data procedures, and writing structures. With expanded content reflecting technological developments in the qualitative research process, more inclusivity and diversity in examples, and updated references, the Fifth Edition is an ideal introduction to the theories, strategies, and practices of qualitative research.

The book examines how effective the clean energy regime is in facilitating geothermal development in Indonesia and the Philippines It will be useful for students researchers and practitioners working in the fields of international relations energy politics political science development studies public policy international law and sociology

It examines pressing global issues such as income inequality climate change and sustainable growth offering strategies for addressing these challenges in both developed and developing countries

Sustainability has become a touchstone for development worldwide promising an antidote to environmental degradation and capitalism s excess waste Refusing Sustainability presents a fundamentally different account of sustainability and waste itself by uncovering the intersections of international environmental reforms and racialized labor In Bulgaria Roma comprise the bulk of the country s waste workers while anti Roma racism casts them as socially disposable Without their labor however the country cannot meet the sustainability targets required by the European Union Drawing on fieldwork that spans twenty years including eleven months working alongside Romani women street sweepers and years embedded in waste organizations political campaigns Roma NGOs and activist groups Elana Resnick examines the power hierarchies that shape both waste management and European geopolitics Instead of focusing on only environmental harms or toxic distributions Refusing Sustainability approaches Romani life worlds as spaces of creative production and also tells several larger stories of postsocialist racial capitalism environmental progressivism democratic failures mutual aid and the power of women s friendships Through these stories Resnick illuminates how ordina

The sixth edition of the best-selling text, Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches by John W. Creswell and J. David Creswell, continues to provide clear and concise instruction for designing research projects or developing research proposals. This user-friendly text walks readers through research methods, from reviewing the literature to writing a research question and stating a hypothesis to designing the study. At each step in the process, the authors address qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches to encourage readers to choose the approach that best fits the research question. Numerous examples draw from a wide variety of disciplines, featuring diverse philosophical ideas and modes of inquiry. Features like bullet points, numbered steps, and annotated research examples help students focus on the most important information in research design.The Sixth Edition has been fully revised to reflect the 7th edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association with more inclusive language, updated citation styles, and updated writing suggestions. Learning objectives are now included at the start of each chapter. To help readers better achieve these learning objectives, the authors have clarified and improved the writing exercises to help readers better achieve these learning objectives. The final three chapters detailing qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods now have a parallel structure so readers can better compare and contrast these approaches. Chapter 10 on mixed methods in particular has been restructured to reflect the latest developments in mixed methods and best practices. New research examples throughout help capture and demonstrate new trends in research.

The cooperative work between Hiroshige and Kunisada (1854 -1855) is probably the most romantic of all the Tokaido editions. Both Hiroshige and Kunisada did their own individual versions with the same type of theme - a combination of landscape and often unrelated portraits based in legend and other motifs. But they did not rise to the level of elegance of the "Two Brush" Tokaido. The figures and the landscape are very well balanced and the colors are fresh and joyful. The "Two Brush" Tokaido is both a tour through the landscape of Japan and a cultural introduction. The reason for the combination of landscape and theater was to circumvent censorship of the popular kabuki theater prints.

This book shows the 10 Famous Views Of Naniwa (Osaka) by Hiroshige published in 1834. They are unusual in that they show markets with merchants negotiating. The 8 Views is a Chinese artistic and literary theme developed already in the 10th century and then transposed into Japanese culture, where it developed its own independent expression. Print artist Utagawa Hiroshige as many other Japanese artists took up the issue of 8 Views of Omi and again as other Japanese artists he expanded the theme into 8 Views of Kanazawa, 8 Views of Edo Environs and other locations. To give some background there are many other prints included especially about rice but also fishing and transportation, and cultural activities afforded by the wealth accumulated by the merchants. It is possible to travel to see the same sites today.

A presentation of human animal relationships in the fields of tourism leisure and local development in Latin America Via multi disciplinary theory methodology empirical and ethical approaches it presents relationships from co created interspecies experiences welfare and conservation to conflicting interactions for both humans and animals

This volume of essays explores the varied, but distinctive, experiences of disabled children. The authors start from the premise that the care, and control, of such individuals was historically governed by factors that differentiated their experiences from those of 'normal' children and 'disabled' adults. Attempts to identify the shared experiences of disabled children allows re-examination of the key historical debates. The care of disabled children was always contested and this became more important over time. From the middle of the nineteenth century families were increasingly encouraged, even coerced, to engage with approved health and education services. Such provision helped to forge the identities and determine the experiences of disabled children. The essays follow a chronological progression while focusing on practice in a number of different countries.