Globalization is a topic that is frequently in the news, with the economic andsociopolitical impacts of globalization often receiving a considerable mediacoverage. By contrast the effects of globalization on education and curricula receivefar less attention. Nonetheless, the potential impacts of globalization on education areof international interest, and some have argued that competition betwe…
The paradox of early modern Russian medical records is that we haveboth notable survivals and problematic absences. In particular for theseventeenth century, we have sometimes day-by-day accounts of the spe-cific medicaments prescribed to the tsar, a kind of detailed elite pharma-cy record that has rarely survived in other locations. We also have lists ofimports, inventories…
The framework should be viewed as a school development planning tool to promote the inclusion of pupils with special educational needs. Information gathered when using it can inform school development planning activities by highlighting inclusion issues that need to be addressed. Schools will find the framework useful in demonstrating their progress towards the implementation of the principles …
In his 1980 book Language: The Loaded Weapon, Dwight Bolinger decries the number of ‘shamans,’ as he calls them, who comment without authority (and usually without recourse to evidence) on the use of language. The problem, he says, is that ‘they are almost the only people who make the news when language begins to cause trouble, and someone must answer the …
The New Jersey railway station was bitterly cold that night. Flurries of the year's first snow swirled around street lights. November wind rattled roof panels above the track shed and gave a long,mournful sound among the rafters. It was approaching ten P.M., and the station was nearly empty except for a few passengers scurrying to board the last Southbound of the day. The rail equipment was typ…
The Encyclopedia of Volcanoes is a complete reference guide, providing a comprehensive view of volcanism on the Earth and on the other planets of the Solar System that have exhibited volcanic activity. It is the first attempt to gather in one place such a vast store of knowledge on volcanic phenomena. The volume addresses all aspects of volcanism, ranging from the generation of magma, its trans…