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Franciscans and creation : what is our responsibility? /

Table of Contents: “…Nothwehr--Taking Nature Seriously: Nature Mysticism, Environmental Advocacy and the Franciscan Tradition/K.D. Warner--A Franciscan View of Creation: Response to Warner/F. …”
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Invisible giant Cargill and its transnational strategies / by Kneen, Brewster

Table of Contents: “…. : the numbers -- Origins, organization and ownership -- Policy advocacy and capitalist subsidies -- Creatures : feeding and processing -- Cotton, peanuts & malting -- Processing : oilseeds, soybeans, corn & wheat -- Invisible commodities -- E-commerce -- Coming and going : transport and storage -- A typical story : Canada and Mexico -- Fertilizer -- The West Coast -- Rivers of soy : South America -- Juice -- The 'Far East' -- Seeds -- Salt -- Only Cargill's Future?…”
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Franciscans and creation : what is our responsibility? /

Table of Contents: “…Nothwehr--Taking Nature Seriously: Nature Mysticism, Environmental Advocacy and the Franciscan Tradition/K.D. Warner--A Franciscan View of Creation: Response to Warner/F. …”
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Bureaucratic ambition : careers, motives, and the innovative administrator / by Teodoro, Manuel P., 1972-

Table of Contents: “…Principles, principals, and ambition: the politics of bureaucratic entrepreneurship -- Glorious heroes, tragic heroes, antiheroes: how bureaucratic entrepreneurship happens (or doesn't) -- A theory of bureaucratic ambition: why bureaucratic entrepreneurship happens (or doesn't) -- The market for bureaucratic entrepreneurs: career path and professional innovation -- The psychology of bureaucratic entrepreneurship: human motivation and political advocacy -- Ramps and ladders: how career systems foster or inhibit bureaucratic entrepreneurship -- What bureaucratic ambition means for democracy.…”
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Bureaucratic ambition : careers, motives, and the innovative administrator / by Teodoro, Manuel P., 1972-

Table of Contents: “…Principles, principals, and ambition: the politics of bureaucratic entrepreneurship -- Glorious heroes, tragic heroes, antiheroes: how bureaucratic entrepreneurship happens (or doesn't) -- A theory of bureaucratic ambition: why bureaucratic entrepreneurship happens (or doesn't) -- The market for bureaucratic entrepreneurs: career path and professional innovation -- The psychology of bureaucratic entrepreneurship: human motivation and political advocacy -- Ramps and ladders: how career systems foster or inhibit bureaucratic entrepreneurship -- What bureaucratic ambition means for democracy.…”
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The Poetics and Politics of Alzheimer’s Disease Life-Writing by Zimmermann, Martina

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: Critically Reading Dementia Narratives: Amplifying Advocacy -- Chapter 1: Of Wives and Daughters: The Stereotype of Caring Females? …”
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The Poetics and Politics of Alzheimer’s Disease Life-Writing by Zimmermann, Martina

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: Critically Reading Dementia Narratives: Amplifying Advocacy -- Chapter 1: Of Wives and Daughters: The Stereotype of Caring Females? …”
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Transgender rights and politics : groups, issue framing, and policy adoption /

Table of Contents: “…Nownes -- The advocacy coalition framework and transgender inclusion in lgbt rights activism / Jami K. …”
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Transgender rights and politics : groups, issue framing, and policy adoption /

Table of Contents: “…Nownes -- The advocacy coalition framework and transgender inclusion in lgbt rights activism / Jami K. …”
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Baby boomers can my eighties be like my fifties? /

Table of Contents: “…Kaplan -- Retirement, lifestyle, and roles -- Living arrangement -- Aging in place / Fredda Vladeck -- Health care professionals and their education -- Community collaboration and advocacy -- Can my eighties be like my fifties?…”
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If we can win here : the new front lines of the labor movement / by Quigley, Fran, 1962-

Table of Contents: “…-- A campus union -- We can win here -- Dreaming of one good job -- Alt-labor hits Indianapolis -- The Fight for 15 -- Legal problems -- UNITE HERE -- Struggling for contracts -- Wonderful field, awful pay -- Trying to secure a union -- Prayers for citizenship -- Advocacy for citizenship -- Contracts on campus -- Turned away at the hotels -- Back to the Hyatt -- Bring Lisa back! …”
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Baby boomers can my eighties be like my fifties? /

Table of Contents: “…Kaplan -- Retirement, lifestyle, and roles -- Living arrangement -- Aging in place / Fredda Vladeck -- Health care professionals and their education -- Community collaboration and advocacy -- Can my eighties be like my fifties?…”
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If we can win here : the new front lines of the labor movement / by Quigley, Fran, 1962-

Table of Contents: “…-- A campus union -- We can win here -- Dreaming of one good job -- Alt-labor hits Indianapolis -- The Fight for 15 -- Legal problems -- UNITE HERE -- Struggling for contracts -- Wonderful field, awful pay -- Trying to secure a union -- Prayers for citizenship -- Advocacy for citizenship -- Contracts on campus -- Turned away at the hotels -- Back to the Hyatt -- Bring Lisa back! …”
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Education for critical consciousness / by Freire, Paulo, 1921-1997

Take charge of your nursing career open the door to your dreams / by Marshall, Lois, 1956-

Table of Contents: “…Definition of mid-career -- Career discontent -- Defining and redefining professional success -- Building 360 degree support for you and others -- Critical reflection : reassessing your strengths and interests -- Educational advancement in nursing : gaining new expertise -- Professional development/continuing education : role development and expansion -- Mentorship for the mid-career professional nurse -- Entrepreneurship for the professional nurse -- "Empty nest freedom" : time for new and exciting opportunities -- Writing and publishing opportunities -- Searching for a mid-career nursing position -- The art of negotiation for a mid-career position -- Professional advocacy and networking.…”
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Take charge of your nursing career open the door to your dreams / by Marshall, Lois, 1956-

Table of Contents: “…Definition of mid-career -- Career discontent -- Defining and redefining professional success -- Building 360 degree support for you and others -- Critical reflection : reassessing your strengths and interests -- Educational advancement in nursing : gaining new expertise -- Professional development/continuing education : role development and expansion -- Mentorship for the mid-career professional nurse -- Entrepreneurship for the professional nurse -- "Empty nest freedom" : time for new and exciting opportunities -- Writing and publishing opportunities -- Searching for a mid-career nursing position -- The art of negotiation for a mid-career position -- Professional advocacy and networking.…”
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Education for critical consciousness / by Freire, Paulo, 1921-1997

A seat at the table persons with disabilities and policy making /

Table of Contents: “…From asylum to independent living : disability policy making, past to present -- Theoretical frameworks for citizen participation : contextualizing the case studies -- Constitutional ferment : proceeding to patriation -- The Canadian Charter of rights and freedoms : the political battle over four words -- The Charlottetown accord : post-patriation -- The Ontario advocacy act : representing persons with intellectual disabilities -- Adult guardianship legislation in British Columbia : reform and restructuring through community participation -- Themes in disability policy participation -- The potential for influencing policy -- Recommendations for research and strategy.…”
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A seat at the table persons with disabilities and policy making /

Table of Contents: “…From asylum to independent living : disability policy making, past to present -- Theoretical frameworks for citizen participation : contextualizing the case studies -- Constitutional ferment : proceeding to patriation -- The Canadian Charter of rights and freedoms : the political battle over four words -- The Charlottetown accord : post-patriation -- The Ontario advocacy act : representing persons with intellectual disabilities -- Adult guardianship legislation in British Columbia : reform and restructuring through community participation -- Themes in disability policy participation -- The potential for influencing policy -- Recommendations for research and strategy.…”
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Leadership roles and management functions in nursing : theory and application / by Marquis, Bessie L, Huston, Carol Jorgensen

Table of Contents: “…Decision making, problem solving, critical thinking, and clinical reasoning : requisites for successful leadership and management -- Classical views of leadership and management -- Twenty-first century thinking about leadership and management -- Ethical issues -- Legal and legislative issues -- Patient, subordinate, and professional advocacy -- Strategic and operational planning -- Planned change -- Time management -- Fiscal planning -- Career development : from new graduate to retirement -- Organizational structure -- Organizational, political, and personal power -- Organizing patient care -- Employee recruitment, selection, placement, and indoctrination -- Socializing and educating staff for team building in a learning organization -- Staffing needs and scheduling policies -- Creating a motivating climate -- Organizational, interpersonal, and group communication -- Delegation -- Effective conflict resolution and negotiation -- Collective bargaining, unionization, and employment laws -- Quality control -- Performance appraisal -- Problem employees : rule breakers, marginal employees, and the chemically or psychologically impaired.…”