Have you ever wondered why pilots and military personnel use words like "Alpha, Tango, and Foxtrot" instead of simply saying the letters A, T, and F? In a life-or-death scenario, a distorted radio transmission cannot be left to interpretation. The solution was the creation of a globally standardized, acoustically bulletproof code: the NATO Phonetic Alphabet. Developing this alphabet was not a simple linguistic exercise; it was a grueling, decade-long sociolinguistic engineering project. Du...

Barret has lived almost his entire life cast as the monstrous villain, so imagine his surprise when the strangest Fairy God Mother out there calls on him to protect one of her charges. Not being able to control his other half used to be his biggest problem, but with Lynni in the picture, everything has turned upside down.Lynni has always known that her destiny was grim because she was different than the rest of her people, but she'd decided long ago to try and make a difference in ...

We have all seen the pictures, heard the stories, and witnessed the crisis at the southern border of the United States. In the face of an influx of immigrants, particularly children and families, Customs and Border Patrol has housed children in wire-enclosures, providing only an aluminum blanket to sleep under and little to no access to other basic necessities. It is difficult to watch, especially when one is not certain about how to assist.As writers, we often wonder what we can d...

In March 2020, when schools across Ontario, Canada closed and emergency remote teaching and learning (ERTL) began, 160,000 teachers were abruptly separated from their students and from the relational fabric that sustains classroom life. After the Before Times documents how teachers experienced those early months of COVID-19 pandemic pedagogy—and what their stories reveal about the nature of teaching and learning.Drawing on interviews with fifty primary and secondary school teachers, ...

How will we regather the church after pandemic?The Covid-19 pandemic is an inflection point for the church everywhere—and certainly for the Episcopal Church. The sudden flowering of creativity, connection, and collaboration is an expression of the Holy Spirit’s relentless presence within the church; yet ongoing distancing creates difficulties to be overcome on the other side of the present crisis.How will we change habits of isolation and regather the churc...

Democracy should enable citizens to play an informed role in determining how power is exercised for their common wellbeing, but this only works if people have the understanding, skills and confidence to engage effectively in public affairs. Otherwise, any voting system can be subverted to serve the interests of propagandists and demagogues.This book brings together leading experts on learning for democracy to explore why and how the gap in civic competence should be bridged.

Problem-based learning (PBL) is a pedagogical approach that has the capacity to create vibrant and active learning environments in higher education. However, both experienced PBL practitioners and those new to PBL often find themselves looking for guidance on how to engage and energise a PBL curriculum. New Approaches to Problem-based Learning: Revitalising your Practice in Higher Education provides that guidance from a range of different, complementary perspectives.Leadin...

The Routledge Introduction to English Canadian Literature and Digital Humanities is a guide to the concepts and theories at the intersection of Canadian literary studies and digital humanities (DH). Equal parts theoretical and practical, it focuses on debates that overlap the two domains. This book historicizes the connections between the two by surveying the history of DH in Canada, the tradition of Canadian writers engaging with technology, and DH analyses of Canadian literature...

Robert Burns'ün Kırmızı, Kırmızı Bir Gül Şiiri:Ey sevgilim,tıpkı Haziran'da yeni açmış kırmızı bir gül gibisin;Ey sevgilim, tıpkıtatlı tatlı çalınan bir melodi gibisin.Ne kadar güzelsin, güzel kızım,sana o kadar derinden aşığım:Ve seni sevmeye devam edeceğim, sevgilim,bütün denizler kuruyana kadar:Bütün denizler kuruyana kadar, sevgilim,ve kayalar güneşle eriyene kadar:Seni sevmeye devam edeceğim, sevgilim,

A valuable reference to help practising researchers not only to understand but also to apply innovative approaches to social work research.Featuring extended case studies of actual research projects, the book provides an overview of a number of central features and qualities of social work research. It incorporates both distinctive methodological features, such as approaches to participatory inquiry, and provides accounts of researcher strategies to address particular challenges, s...

The American Revolution was not just an act of rebellion—it was the defining moment that birthed a nation and laid the groundwork for the United States as we know it today. This era, marked by tumult and transformation, inspired some of the most renowned writers, who drew from the bravery, defiance, and wisdom of its people. They wove their narratives from the fabric of real historical events, personal memoirs of those who lived through the conflict, and authentic accounts of war and revol...

The Great Recession in Fiction, Film, and Television: Twenty-First-Century Bust Culture sheds light on how imaginary works of fiction, film, and television reflect, refract, and respond to the recessionary times specific to the twenty-first century, a sustained period of economic crisis that has earned the title the “Great Recession.” This collection takes as its focus “Bust Culture,” a concept that refers to post-crash popular culture, specifically the kind mass produced by multinational ...