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This volume reviews the background of mandated teacher performance assessment with an emphasis on policy, privatization, and professionalization. The authors discuss the potential impact of mandated t
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Eye-opening book includes an unforgettable introduction by a father who lost his son in the Columbine school massacre, 12 common reasons people give not to homeschool, revealing firsthand accounts of
The rodents are the world's most numerous and diverse group of mammals. British Columbia is home to 45 species, from the tiny Western Harvest Mouse to the large and toothy Beaver, from the ubiquitous
Topics covered include dialectics, epistemology, social emancipation, value theory, historical materialism and the relationship between feminism and Marxism. The contributors argue that sociological h
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Mapping Region in Early American Writing is a collection of essays that study how early American writers thought about the spaces around them. The contributors reconsider t
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Presents the correspondence of Samuel Beckett from the final twenty-four years of his life, in which he reveals in part his struggle to accept his growing international fame.
