A abordagem pedagógica da arte já não pode deixar de considerar as questões relevantes de um mundo em grande transformação social. Entra em pauta, assim, a arte contemporânea, com signos e discursos próprios, com uma linguagem e discurso que chamam para um entendimento mais coletivo ou menos individualista das coisas. Passam a interessar os sentidos, a percepção do outro, as origens, os lugares de fala, a apreensão do espaço. A formação da criança passa a ter uma atenção mais voltada ao co...

What is distinctive about art and design as a subject in secondary schools?What contribution does it make to the wider curriculum?How can art and design develop the agency of young people?Understanding Art Education examines the theory and practice of helping young people learn in and beyond the secondary classroom. It provides guidance and stimulation for ways of thinking about art and design when preparing to teach and provides a framework within which te...

Insights and best practice for professionals on ADHD in girls and women.Written by expert professionals, this book provides comprehensive information about available support for women and girls with ADHD and tips for clinicians and professionals who work with them.The symptoms of ADHD are no less impairing in females than males, but can be missed or misunderstood. This book arms professionals, parents, and women themselves as it maps out where to go for information, who can...

Theories of explanation in the social sciences vacillate between holism and individualism. Wettersten contends that this has been a consequence of theories of rationality which assume that rationality requires coherent theories to be shown to be true. Rejecting these traditional assumptions about rationality Wettersten claims that the traditional explanations of rationality have placed unrealistic demands on both individuals and institutions. Analysing the theories of Weber and Popper, Wet...

Three not-so-alpha males are AWOL in Iceland.Then the Vikings arrive.Mountains, myths and middle-class angst, in a new play about friendship and modern masculinity.And the weather.The Summer House is a first time collaboration between Will Adamsdale (Jackson's Way), Neil Haigh (Cartoon de Salvo), Matthew Steer (Britain's Best Mates) and Jon Wright (co-founder of Told by an Idiot and Trestle).The Summer House is produced by Fuel and was first performe...

In 1865 Americans faced some of the most important issues in the nation’s history: the final battles of the Civil War, the struggle to pass the Thirteenth Amendment, the peace process, reconstruction, the role of freed slaves, the tragedy of Abraham Lincoln's assassination, and the trials of the conspirators. In this illuminating collection, prominent historians of nineteenth-century America offer insightful overviews of the individuals, events, and issues on 1865 that shaped the future of...

Looking to steer your career in the right direction? Whether you're a new commercial driver or a seasoned one already, "Steer Your Career" is the ultimate guide for choosing a successful commercial driving job, whether in a trailer truck, or a tour bus, including lucrative specialized positions, we've got you covered. With 30 plus years of real world driving experience packed into these pages, you'll discover insider knowledge that can only come from decad...

Gail Cafferata was heartbroken when the church she pastored voted to close its doors. It may have been the right decision, but it led to a million questions in her mind about her call, leadership, and future. She began to think that other pastors who close churches perhaps go through this same experience. This led her to conduct a sociological study of over 130 pastors in five historically established denominations (Episcopal, Lutheran, United Methodist, Presbyterian, and United Church of ...

Many organizational leaders may not even realize that most of their strategic decisions are made without accurate or full information. And yet more than 40 years of socio-economic research indicate that around 40% of what happens economically in organizations is not taken into consideration by traditional accounting. This lack of information affects an organization's effectiveness by turning organizational functions into dys-functions which leads to hidden costs. Socio-economic research sh...

On May 1, 1865, two weeks after Abraham Lincoln's assassination, recently inaugurated president Andrew Johnson appointed John Frederick Hartranft to command the military prison at the Washington Arsenal, where the U.S. government had just incarcerated the seven men and one woman accused of complicity in the shooting. From that day through the execution of four of the accomplices, the Pennsylvania-born general held responsibility for the most notorious prisoners in American history. A stric...