Just what is the role and impact of corporate elites in contemporary reforms of public sector universities and schools?Providing fresh perspectives on matters of governance and vibrant case studies on the particular types of provision including curriculum, teaching and professional practices, Gunter, Hall and Apple bring together contributions from Argentina, Australia, England, Indonesia, Singapore and US to reveal how corporate elites are increasingly influencing public education...

Standing in front of a dragon means dying by fire, but the heart knows there's more than one way to burn.Humans and dragons are at war, and I am a pawn in the battle.Princess of a dying land, my life is not my own, and a marriage to a vicious, dragon-hunting prince will save my people from deadly famine or death by fire.But before I can vow my life to a monster, dragons drop screaming from the sky with a single aim. End the alliance. Kill me.

My enemies tried to destroy me, but I survived. They will fear what's left of me.I have been betrayed by both humans and dragons.When fire didn't kill me, my enemies threw me from a cliff and walked away. They thought ending my life would be easy.They were wrong.And I haven't survived this long to run from a fight.With my mates taken and tortured, every day that passes means I'm running out of time. But I will get them back no matter...

The vast savannas and great migrations of the Serengeti conjure impressions of a harmonious and balanced ecosystem. But in reality, the history of the Serengeti is rife with battles between human and non-human nature. In the 1890s and several times since, the cattle virus rinderpest—at last vanquished in 2008—devastated both domesticated and wild ungulate populations, as well as the lives of humans and other animals who depended on them. In the 1920s, tourists armed with the world’s most e...