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The promise of wilderness American environmental politics since 1964 / by Turner, James Morton, 1973-

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The promise of wilderness American environmental politics since 1964 / by Turner, James Morton, 1973-

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A handbook of children and young people's participation : perspectives from theory and practice /

Table of Contents: “…/ Anita Franklin and Kate Martin -- Participation among young people with mental health issue : redefining the boundaries / Ann Dadich -- Advocacy for children in family group conferences : reflections on personal and public decision making / Perpetua Kirby and Sophie Laws -- Questioning understandings of children's participation : applying a cross-cultural lens / Jan Mason and Natalie Bolzan -- The construction of childhood and the socialisation of children in Ghana : implications for the implementation of article 12 of the CRC / Afua Twum-Danso -- Youth participation in indigenous traditional communities / Yolanda Corona Caraveo, Carlos Perez and Julián Hernández -- Rights through evaluation and understanding children's realities / Vicky Johnson -- Children's participation in school and community : European perspectives / Renate Kr'nzl-Nagl and Ulrike Zartler -- Building towards effective participation : a learning-based network approach to youth participation / Tiina Sotkasiira, Lotta Haikkola, and Liisa Horelli -- Getting the measure of children and young people's participation : an exploration of practice in Wales / Anne Crowley and Anna Skeels -- "No one ever listens to us" : challenging obstacles to the participation of children and young people in Rwanda / Kirrily Pells -- Child reporters as agents of change / Lalatendu Acharya -- "Pathways to participation" revisited : learning from Nicaragua's child coffee-workers / Harry Shier -- "Students as professionals" : the London Secondary School Councils action research project / Hiromi Yamashita and Lynn Davies -- Children's participation in citizenship and governance / Sara L. …”

A handbook of children and young people's participation : perspectives from theory and practice /

Table of Contents: “…/ Anita Franklin and Kate Martin -- Participation among young people with mental health issue : redefining the boundaries / Ann Dadich -- Advocacy for children in family group conferences : reflections on personal and public decision making / Perpetua Kirby and Sophie Laws -- Questioning understandings of children's participation : applying a cross-cultural lens / Jan Mason and Natalie Bolzan -- The construction of childhood and the socialisation of children in Ghana : implications for the implementation of article 12 of the CRC / Afua Twum-Danso -- Youth participation in indigenous traditional communities / Yolanda Corona Caraveo, Carlos Perez and Julián Hernández -- Rights through evaluation and understanding children's realities / Vicky Johnson -- Children's participation in school and community : European perspectives / Renate Kr'nzl-Nagl and Ulrike Zartler -- Building towards effective participation : a learning-based network approach to youth participation / Tiina Sotkasiira, Lotta Haikkola, and Liisa Horelli -- Getting the measure of children and young people's participation : an exploration of practice in Wales / Anne Crowley and Anna Skeels -- "No one ever listens to us" : challenging obstacles to the participation of children and young people in Rwanda / Kirrily Pells -- Child reporters as agents of change / Lalatendu Acharya -- "Pathways to participation" revisited : learning from Nicaragua's child coffee-workers / Harry Shier -- "Students as professionals" : the London Secondary School Councils action research project / Hiromi Yamashita and Lynn Davies -- Children's participation in citizenship and governance / Sara L. …”

Evaluation theory, models, and applications / by Stufflebeam, Daniel L.

Table of Contents: “…Machine generated contents note: Tables and Figures Dedication Preface Acknowledgements Introduction Part One: Fundamentals of Evaluation Chapter 1: Overview of the Evaluation Field Chapter 2: Evaluation Theory Chapter 3: Standards for Program Evaluations Part Two: An Evaluation of Evaluation Approaches and Models Chapter 4: Background for Assessing Evaluation Approaches and Models Chapter 5: Pseudoevaluations Chapter 6: Quasi-Evaluation Studies Chapter 7: Improvement-Oriented and Accountability-Oriented Evaluation Approaches Chapter 8: Social Agenda and Advocacy Evaluation Approaches Chapter 9: Eclectic Approaches Chapter 10: Best Approaches for 21st Century Evaluations Part Three: Explication of Selected Evaluation Approaches Chapter 11: Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Design Evaluations Chapter 12: Case Study Evaluations Chapter 13: Daniel Stufflebeam's CIPP Model for Evaluation: An Improvement and Accountability Approach Chapter 14: Michael Scriven's Consumer-Oriented Approach to Evaluation Chapter 15: Robert Stake's Responsive/Stakeholder-Centered Evaluation Approach Chapter 16: Michael Patton's Utilization-Focused Evaluation Approach Part Four: Evaluation Tasks, Procedures, and Tools Chapter 17: Identifying and Assessing Evaluation Opportunities Chapter 18: First Steps in Addressing Evaluation Opportunities Chapter 19: Designing Evaluations Chapter 20: Budgeting Evaluations Chapter 21: Contracting Evaluations Chapter 22: Collecting Evaluative Information Chapter 23: Analyzing and Synthesizing Information Chapter 24: Communicating Evaluation Findings Part Five: Metavaluation and Institutionalizing/Mainstreaming Evaluation Chapter 25: Metaevaluation: Evaluating Evaluations Chapter 26: Institutionalizing/Mainstreaming Evaluation Glossary References .…”

Evaluation theory, models, and applications / by Stufflebeam, Daniel L.

Table of Contents: “…Machine generated contents note: Tables and Figures Dedication Preface Acknowledgements Introduction Part One: Fundamentals of Evaluation Chapter 1: Overview of the Evaluation Field Chapter 2: Evaluation Theory Chapter 3: Standards for Program Evaluations Part Two: An Evaluation of Evaluation Approaches and Models Chapter 4: Background for Assessing Evaluation Approaches and Models Chapter 5: Pseudoevaluations Chapter 6: Quasi-Evaluation Studies Chapter 7: Improvement-Oriented and Accountability-Oriented Evaluation Approaches Chapter 8: Social Agenda and Advocacy Evaluation Approaches Chapter 9: Eclectic Approaches Chapter 10: Best Approaches for 21st Century Evaluations Part Three: Explication of Selected Evaluation Approaches Chapter 11: Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Design Evaluations Chapter 12: Case Study Evaluations Chapter 13: Daniel Stufflebeam's CIPP Model for Evaluation: An Improvement and Accountability Approach Chapter 14: Michael Scriven's Consumer-Oriented Approach to Evaluation Chapter 15: Robert Stake's Responsive/Stakeholder-Centered Evaluation Approach Chapter 16: Michael Patton's Utilization-Focused Evaluation Approach Part Four: Evaluation Tasks, Procedures, and Tools Chapter 17: Identifying and Assessing Evaluation Opportunities Chapter 18: First Steps in Addressing Evaluation Opportunities Chapter 19: Designing Evaluations Chapter 20: Budgeting Evaluations Chapter 21: Contracting Evaluations Chapter 22: Collecting Evaluative Information Chapter 23: Analyzing and Synthesizing Information Chapter 24: Communicating Evaluation Findings Part Five: Metavaluation and Institutionalizing/Mainstreaming Evaluation Chapter 25: Metaevaluation: Evaluating Evaluations Chapter 26: Institutionalizing/Mainstreaming Evaluation Glossary References .…”

Adoption and impact of OER in the Global South /

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Principles and practice of pediatric oncology /

Table of Contents: “…Epidemiology of childhood cancer -- Childhood cancer and heredity -- Molecular and genetic basis of childhood cancer -- Biology of childhood cancer -- Tumor immunology and pediatric cancer -- Clinical assessment and differential diagnosis of the child with suspected cancer -- Pathology and molecular diagnosis of leukemias and lymphomas -- Diagnostic pathology of pediatric malignancies -- Imaging studies in the diagnosis and management of pediatric malignancies -- General principles of chemotherapy -- Molecularly targeted therapies and biotherapeutics -- General principles of surgery -- General principles of radiation oncology -- Adoptive cellular immunotherapy -- Adolescents and young adults with cancer -- Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in pediatric oncology -- Cancer clinical trials: design, conduct, analysis, and reporting -- Maximizing safety in cancer treatment -- Acute lymphoblastic leukemia -- Acute myeloid leukemia and myelodysplastic syndromes -- Myeloproliferative neoplasms of childhood -- Hodgkin lymphoma -- Malignant Non-Hodgkin lymphomas in children -- Lymphoproliferative disorders and malignancies related to immunodeficiencies -- Histiocytic diseases -- Gliomas, ependymomas, and other nonembryonal tumors of the central nervous system -- Embryonal and pineal region tumors -- Retinoblastoma -- Live tumors -- Renal tumors -- Neuroblastoma -- Rhabdomyosarcoma -- The nonrhabdomyosarcoma soft tissue sarcoma -- Ewing sarcoma -- Osteosarcoma -- Germ cell tumors -- Endocrine tumors -- Rare pediatric tumors -- Oncologic emergencies -- Hematologic supportive care for children with cancer -- Infectious complications in pediatric cancer patients -- Nutritional supportive care -- Pain and symptom management -- Nursing support of the child with cancer -- Rehabilitation of the child with cancer -- Psychiatric and psychosocial support for the child and family -- The other side of the bed: what caregivers can learn from listening to patients and their families -- Ethical considerations in pediatric oncology -- Late effects of childhood cancer and its treatment -- Educational issues for children with cancer -- Palliative care for the child with cancer -- Economic issues in pediatric cancer -- Pediatric cance policy and case advocacy on insurance, education, and employment -- Complementary and alternative medical therapies in pediatric oncology -- Pediatric oncology in countries with limited resources.…”
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Principles and practice of pediatric oncology /

Table of Contents: “…Epidemiology of childhood cancer -- Childhood cancer and heredity -- Molecular and genetic basis of childhood cancer -- Biology of childhood cancer -- Tumor immunology and pediatric cancer -- Clinical assessment and differential diagnosis of the child with suspected cancer -- Pathology and molecular diagnosis of leukemias and lymphomas -- Diagnostic pathology of pediatric malignancies -- Imaging studies in the diagnosis and management of pediatric malignancies -- General principles of chemotherapy -- Molecularly targeted therapies and biotherapeutics -- General principles of surgery -- General principles of radiation oncology -- Adoptive cellular immunotherapy -- Adolescents and young adults with cancer -- Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in pediatric oncology -- Cancer clinical trials: design, conduct, analysis, and reporting -- Maximizing safety in cancer treatment -- Acute lymphoblastic leukemia -- Acute myeloid leukemia and myelodysplastic syndromes -- Myeloproliferative neoplasms of childhood -- Hodgkin lymphoma -- Malignant Non-Hodgkin lymphomas in children -- Lymphoproliferative disorders and malignancies related to immunodeficiencies -- Histiocytic diseases -- Gliomas, ependymomas, and other nonembryonal tumors of the central nervous system -- Embryonal and pineal region tumors -- Retinoblastoma -- Live tumors -- Renal tumors -- Neuroblastoma -- Rhabdomyosarcoma -- The nonrhabdomyosarcoma soft tissue sarcoma -- Ewing sarcoma -- Osteosarcoma -- Germ cell tumors -- Endocrine tumors -- Rare pediatric tumors -- Oncologic emergencies -- Hematologic supportive care for children with cancer -- Infectious complications in pediatric cancer patients -- Nutritional supportive care -- Pain and symptom management -- Nursing support of the child with cancer -- Rehabilitation of the child with cancer -- Psychiatric and psychosocial support for the child and family -- The other side of the bed: what caregivers can learn from listening to patients and their families -- Ethical considerations in pediatric oncology -- Late effects of childhood cancer and its treatment -- Educational issues for children with cancer -- Palliative care for the child with cancer -- Economic issues in pediatric cancer -- Pediatric cance policy and case advocacy on insurance, education, and employment -- Complementary and alternative medical therapies in pediatric oncology -- Pediatric oncology in countries with limited resources.…”
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Green Voices : Defending Nature and the Environment in American Civic Discourse /

Table of Contents: “…Green Voices in the Swelling Chorus of American Environmental Advocacy / Richard D. Besel and Bernard K. Duffy -- Coming to Grips with the Size of America' s Environment : Charles Sumner Says Farewell to Montesquieu / Michael J. …”
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Green Voices : Defending Nature and the Environment in American Civic Discourse /

Table of Contents: “…Green Voices in the Swelling Chorus of American Environmental Advocacy / Richard D. Besel and Bernard K. Duffy -- Coming to Grips with the Size of America' s Environment : Charles Sumner Says Farewell to Montesquieu / Michael J. …”
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Traveling Economies : American Women's Travel Writing / by Steadman, Jennifer Bernhardt, 1971-

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Traveling Economies : American Women's Travel Writing / by Steadman, Jennifer Bernhardt, 1971-

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Routledge handbook of NGOs and international relations /

Routledge handbook of NGOs and international relations /

The Governance of International Migration : Irregular Migrants' Access to Right to Stay in Turkey and Morocco / by Ustubici, Aysen

Table of Contents: “…Civil society working on immigration issues; Legal sidesteps in the absence of mobilization; 5 Migrant illegality beyond EU borders; Turkey and Morocco in a comparative perspective; 5.1 Deportations and perceptions of deportability; 5.2 Socio-economic participation and daily legitimacy; 5.3 Access to rights through institutions and the role of 'street-level advocacy'; 5.4 Reversing illegality; Mobilization for the rights of irregular migrants; Migrant mobilization for legal status; Conclusion; 6 Conclusions.…”
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The Governance of International Migration : Irregular Migrants' Access to Right to Stay in Turkey and Morocco / by Ustubici, Aysen

Table of Contents: “…Civil society working on immigration issues; Legal sidesteps in the absence of mobilization; 5 Migrant illegality beyond EU borders; Turkey and Morocco in a comparative perspective; 5.1 Deportations and perceptions of deportability; 5.2 Socio-economic participation and daily legitimacy; 5.3 Access to rights through institutions and the role of 'street-level advocacy'; 5.4 Reversing illegality; Mobilization for the rights of irregular migrants; Migrant mobilization for legal status; Conclusion; 6 Conclusions.…”
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Critical tax theory an introduction /

Table of Contents: “…Infanti -- Sisters in law : gender and the interpretation of tax statutes / Gwen Thayer Handelman -- Deconstructing the duty to the tax system : unfettering zealous advocacy on behalf of lesbian and gay taxpayers / Anthony C. …”
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