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Why the Gospel?: Living the Good News of King Jesus with Purpose
by Matthew W. BatesWe know what the gospel is—but do we know why it is? As Christians, we often ask what the gospel is, when we should be asking why it is. Matthew W. Bates has previously demonstrated that the &“good news&” of the gospel is that Jesus is King. But in his latest book, he explores God&’s intentions: why has God issued this royal proclamation? And what role can it play in our everyday lives? As Bates observes, we find the answer in a simple but challenging realization: &“I am a horrible king of my own life.&” With examples from Scripture, literature, and personal experience, Bates explains what pledging allegiance to Jesus as ruler of our lives looks like. Living authentically according to God&’s reign conforms humanity to the image of Jesus and extends his glory and honor to all creation. Perfect for church studies, evangelism, or personal spiritual reading, Why the Gospel? invites readers to consider how we can transform our lives and communities through loyalty and devotion to King Jesus. The book includes questions to guide discussion.
Why the Iraqi Resistance to the Coalition Invasion Was So Weak
by Stephen T. HosmerDraws upon information derived primarily from interviews with and interrogations of senior Iraqi military and civilian officials to examine why the Iraqi resistance in March and April 2003 was so weak. It focuses on two questions: (1) Why did the Iraqi Regular Army and Republican Guard forces do so little fighting? and (2) Why did Iraqi leaders fail to adopt certain defensive measures that would have made the Coalition's task more difficult?
Why, God? Come and See
by Joel Young Danielle Young Truman BlockerWhy, God? Come and See ... answers difficult questions in a captivating and enlightening manner. These answers make it easier to trust GOD and to love HIM, when you see HIM for WHO HE truly IS. Unique to our book is the fact that most of the questions are answered from three perspectives, the serious Bible student or scholar, the growing Christian or enquiring mind, and the gut-level man-on-the-street.
Why?: What Makes Us Curious
by Mario LivioAstrophysicist and author Mario Livio investigates perhaps the most human of all our characteristics—curiosity—as he explores our innate desire to know why.Experiments demonstrate that people are more distracted when they overhear a phone conversation—where they can know only one side of the dialogue—than when they overhear two people talking and know both sides. Why does half a conversation make us more curious than a whole conversation? In the ever-fascinating Why? Mario Livio interviewed scientists in several fields to explore the nature of curiosity. He examined the lives of two of history’s most curious geniuses, Leonardo da Vinci and Richard Feynman. He also talked to people with boundless curiosity: a superstar rock guitarist who is also an astrophysicist; an astronaut with degrees in computer science, biology, literature, and medicine. What drives these people to be curious about so many subjects? Curiosity is at the heart of mystery and suspense novels. It is essential to other forms of art, from painting to sculpture to music. It is the principal driver of basic scientific research. Even so, there is still no definitive scientific consensus about why we humans are so curious, or about the mechanisms in our brain that are responsible for curiosity. Mario Livio—an astrophysicist who has written about mathematics, biology, and now psychology and neuroscience—explores this irresistible subject in a lucid, entertaining way that will captivate anyone who is curious about curiosity.
Wicked Little Secrets (A Prep School Confidential Novel)
by Kara TaylorIn Kara Taylor's Wicked Little Secrets, Anne Dowling becomes entangled in a web of secrets involving a missing student and a conspiracy at Wheatley Prep in this fast-paced, juicy follow-up to Prep School ConfidentialAnne Dowling—a fresh, original, and funny new YA whose heroine has knowing, irreverent voice readers will love—is back for her second semester at Wheatley Prep. Although things have settled (somewhat) since her roommate Isabella's death, Anne's still kind of obsessed with the death of Wheatley student Matthew Weaver thirty years ago, since she found a picture of him and his crewmates with the words "they killed him" scrawled on the back among Isabella's things.When Anne learns that her boyfriend Brent's dad is one of the now-powerful Wheatley alumni who rowed crew with Matthew, and that the crew team continues to induct new members with a creepy-sounding ritual called "The Drop," she knows further investigation could put her relationship with Brent in danger. Determined to discover the truth, she reaches out to Anthony, Isabella's townie brother, who helps her delve deeper into the secrets in Wheatley's past. Secrets someone would kill to keep hidden. As the school's Spring Formal—and its notorious afterparty—approaches, Anne sees the perfect opportunity to do some off-campus digging into the lives of Wheatley's VIPs in this thrilling, unputdownable read—but if she's not careful, she'll be the next student who never comes back.
Wide Sargasso Sea (SparkNotes Literature Guide Series)
by SparkNotesWide Sargasso Sea (SparkNotes Literature Guide) by Jean Rhys Making the reading experience fun! Created by Harvard students for students everywhere, SparkNotes is a new breed of study guide: smarter, better, faster. Geared to what today's students need to know, SparkNotes provides: *Chapter-by-chapter analysis *Explanations of key themes, motifs, and symbols *A review quiz and essay topicsLively and accessible, these guides are perfect for late-night studying and writing papers
Widening Participation in Higher Education
by Tamsin Hinton-SmithThis collection offers an authoritative, up-to-date commentary on the challenges facing higher education today across both the UK and internationally. The book charts the impact of global economic trends and recent policy developments for students, academics, providers and changing course provision.
Widening Participation, Higher Education and Non-Traditional Students
by Catherine A. Marshall Sam J. Nolan Douglas P. NewtonThis book highlights the problems that have developed as students lack either the social or cultural capital to take the opportunity of Higher Education through conventional routes. This might be due to leaving school early, lacking entry qualifications or wanting to further their education and prospects after entering the workplace. Foundation courses help to widen participation and create a route towards higher education. This book offers tried and tested practical solutions, from the notion of widening participation, to recruitment of students and to ways of helping them to make the most of themselves and develop the skills they need to progress on degree courses of their choice.
Widening University Access and Participation in the Global South: Using the Zambian Context to Inform Other Developing Countries (Perspectives on Education in Africa)
by Edward MboyongaUsing a capability approach as an analytical framework, this timely volume examines how access to higher education, enabled through private universities, can transform students’ lives and contribute to human development in low-income countries in the Global South.Providing new insights into the contribution of the private higher education sector in Africa’s developmental agendas, the book offers an alternative to human capital theory by offering an expansive notion on the value of higher education—emphasising both the economic and the intrinsic societal and social benefits that come from access to university and raised aspirations. The chapters identify and discuss six specific capabilities valued by students that higher education provides. This includes epistemological access, epistemic contribution, aspiration, recognition, respect and belonging, Ubuntu, and employability. The book foregrounds the voices of students and lecturers to explore students’ aspirations, agency, access, and participation.Ultimately, promoting a reconsideration of access to higher education beyond numerical terms by focusing on students’ access to transformative knowledge as means to promote their freedom to achieve well-being, the book will appeal to scholars, researchers and postgraduate students in higher education, African education studies, and international and comparative education more broadly.
Widening the Circle: Culturally Relevant Pedagogy for American Indian Children
by Beverly J. Klug Patricia T. WhitfieldRecognizing the need for a pedagogy that better serves American Indian students, Beverly J. Klug and Patricia T. Whitfield construct a pedagogical model that blends native and non-native worldviews and methods. Among the building blocks of this new, culturally relevant education are language-based approaches to literacy development, the use of oral histories to supplement traditional texts, and a re-evaluation of the knowledge base these students need for success in tribal enterprises.
Widening the Circle: The Power of Inclusive Classrooms
by Mara Sapon-ShevinWidening the Circle is a passionate, even radical argument for creating school and classroom environments where all kids, including children labeled as "disabled" and "special needs," are welcome on equal terms. In opposition to traditional models of special education, where teachers decide when a child is deemed "ready to compete" in "mainstream" classes, Mara Sapon-Shevin articulates a vision of full inclusion as a practical and moral goal. Inclusion, she argues, begins not with the assumption that students have to earn their way into the classroom with their behavior or skills, it begins with the right of every child to be in the mainstream of education, perhaps with modifications, adaptations, and support. Full inclusion requires teachers to think about all aspects of their classrooms-pedagogy, curriculum, and classroom climate. Crucially, Sapon-Shevin takes on arguments against full inclusion in a section of straight-talking answers to common questions. She agrees with critics that the rhetoric of inclusion has been used to justify eliminating services and "dumping" students with significant educational needs unceremoniously back into the mainstream with little or no support. If full inclusion is properly implemented, however, she argues, it not only clearly benefits those traditionally excluded but enhances the educations and lives of those considered mainstream in myriad ways. Through powerful storytelling and argument, Sapon-Shevin lays out the moral and educational case for not separating kids on the basis of difference.
Wider Professional Practice in Education and Training
by Sasha PleasanceDeveloping an understanding of professional practice is essential for anyone training to teach in the further education and skills sector. This go-to guide will give you a clear understanding of the major topics covered in the mandatory Wider Professional Practice and Development unit of the Level 5 Diploma in Education and Training, and more broadly explores the value of professionalism to all aspects of further education. Key coverage includes: · Understanding learners and attitudes to learning · How to do action research · Professional observation and development · Making sense of education policy · Teacher expectations · Challenges to equality and diversity · The inclusive curriculum These topics are discussed within a wider political and socio-economic context, and are supported by insightful case studies and activities. This is essential for anyone studying the Diploma in Education and Training, and recommended reading for related courses in the further education and skills sector.
Wider Professional Practice in Education and Training
by Sasha PleasanceDeveloping an understanding of professional practice is essential for anyone training to teach in the further education and skills sector. This go-to guide will give you a clear understanding of the major topics covered in the mandatory Wider Professional Practice and Development unit of the Level 5 Diploma in Education and Training, and more broadly explores the value of professionalism to all aspects of further education. Key coverage includes: · Understanding learners and attitudes to learning · How to do action research · Professional observation and development · Making sense of education policy · Teacher expectations · Challenges to equality and diversity · The inclusive curriculum These topics are discussed within a wider political and socio-economic context, and are supported by insightful case studies and activities. This is essential for anyone studying the Diploma in Education and Training, and recommended reading for related courses in the further education and skills sector.
Widerstreitendes Erzählen: Ambivalenzen im Kontext (inklusions-) pädagogischer Ansprüche
by Anne Weidermann Stephanie Winter Jens Geldner-Belli Tanja Kinne Mirko MollSonder- und Inklusionspädagogiken legitimieren sich unter Verweis auf kontingente, ambivalente und mitunter widerstreitende Vorstellungen von (Nicht-)Behinderungen. Die Aufmerksamkeit hierfür stellt eine große Herausforderung für disziplinäre und professionelle Selbstverständigungen dar. Der Band eröffnet eine Perspektive auf unterschiedliche Vorstellungen von (Nicht-)Behinderungen in ihrer Bedeutung für das Pädagogische. Zugleich geht er der Frage nach, welchen Beitrag das Konzept der Erzählung zu einer Annäherung an die Ambivalenzen im Kontext des Pädagogischen leisten kann.
Wideworld Magazine Volume 30, 2018/19 Issue 1
by Hodder Education MagazinesThis GCSE geography magazine provides up-to-date case studies, exam advice, and support with geographical skills, to help students get their best grade. Wideworld also aims to develop students' revision and exam skills, write stronger essays and improve their grades.ContentsCase study Costa Rica's eco-tourism Jane Ferretti Improve your grade Understanding the command word 'explain' Bob Digby, GCSE examiner Case study The regeneration of Park Hill flats, Sheffield Jack Thompson The dirty truth about our rivers Landscapes pictured East London Geographical skills Exploring population pyramids Michelle Minton, Leeds West Academy, Leeds Geography online Comparing maps and photographs Andrew Day Case study The Jurassic Coast Steph Buckland Changing places The north Atlantic hurricane season of 2017 Lucy Clarke
Wideworld Magazine Volume 30, 2018/19 Issue 2
by Hodder Education MagazinesContentsCase studyThe storm of March 2018: understanding 'the Beast from the East'Michelle Minton, Leeds West Academy, LeedsImprove your gradeAnswering exam questions on unfamiliar fieldworkBob Digby, GCSE examinerCase studyUrban change in Medellin, ColombiaJane FerrettiLandscapes picturedThe FenlandsGeography onlineInteractive map makingAndrew DayGeographical skillsProportional symbolsMichelle Minton, Leeds West Academy, LeedsCase studyMurlough sand dunes: a small-scale UK ecosystemLucy ClarkeChanging placesKilauea and Fuego volcanoesChanging placesThe Kilauea and Fuego eruptions
Wideworld Magazine Volume 30, 2018/19 Issue 3
by Hodder Education MagazinesContentsCase studyGlacial retreat and tourism in Grindelwald, SwitzerlandStephanie Denning, Coventry UniversityGeography onlineUK international trade links: how does the UK pay its way in a globalising world?Andrew DayCase studyFinancial technology in LondonMichael Stevens, Alleyn's School, LondonGeographical skillsPerforming a risk assessmentMichelle Minton, Leeds West Academy, LeedsLandscapes picturedDover Castle and ferry portDown my wayLondon's east-west cycle superhighwayDominic Stokes, City of London SchoolImprove your gradeUnpicking exam questionsBob Digby, GCSE examinerCase studyThe 2018 summer heatwaveMichelle Minton, Leeds West Academy, LeedsChanging placesAlaska: a cold environmentJack Thompson, The Dearne ALC, DoncasterChanging placesAlaska
Wideworld Magazine Volume 30, 2018/19 Issue 4
by Hodder Education MagazinesCase StudyCape Town's Water Crisis: from zero to hero?Improve your gradeUnderstanding the command word 'justify'Case StudyGreening India's cities: a sustainable solution?Geography onlineDrowning in plastic: global waste and the world's oceansLandscapes picturedPeak District National ParkGeographical skillsReading OS mapsDown my wayThe Scalpel: a new era of high riseCase studyInequality in London: Spurs' new stadiumChanging placesDesertification in SudanChanging placesSudan
Wideworld Magazine Volume 31, 2019/20 Issue 1
by Hodder Education MagazinesContentsCase studyRainwater harvesting in UgandaJosh Rogers, Lynn Grove Academy, Great YarmouthGeography onlineMapping ocean tsunamisAndrew DayCase studyBlades on the Humber: Siemens wind turbinesBrian GreasleyImprove your gradeUnderstanding the command word 'discuss'Bob Digby, GCSE examinerLandscapes picturedPortreath, CornwallGeographical skillsInterpreting weather mapsCase studyThe 2018 Indonesian tsunami: causes, impacts and responsesLucy ClarkeCase studyThe changing UK high streetMalcolm RenwickChanging placesWater transfer schemesElizabeth HudsonChanging placesUK water transfer schemes
Wideworld Magazine Volume 31, 2019/20 Issue 2
by Hodder Education MagazinesContentsCase studyNigeria's oil industryElizabeth HudsonImprove your gradeWriting case study answers about tropical cyclonesBob Digby, GCSE examinerCase studyA cleaner, greener HarrogateBrian GreasleyGeography onlinePopulation highs and lowsAndrew DayLandscapes picturedHigh Force, County DurhamGeographical skillsDrawing geographical diagramsMichelle Minton, Leeds West Academy, LeedsCase studyClimate change in New ZealandJane FerrettiCase studyEconomic and social change in Peckham, south LondonAlice Mollison, James Allen's Girls' School, LondonChanging placesPower for MozambiqueJo Outram and Malcolm RenwickChanging placesImprovements brought by electricity access
Wie Corona die Hochschullehre verändert: Erfahrungen und Gedanken aus der Krise zum zukünftigen Einsatz von eLearning
by Ullrich Dittler Christian KreidlDie Hochschulen in Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz sahen sich durch die Covid-19-Pandemie im Frühjahr 2020 gezwungen, auf traditionelle Präsenzlehre temporär zu verzichten und innerhalb kürzester Zeit auf Online-Lehre umzustellen. Erstmalig in der Hochschulgeschichte mussten sich alle Institutionen, alle Lehrenden und auch alle Studierenden gleichzeitig mit den damit einhergehenden digitalen Lehrformen und -technologien auseinandersetzen. Dieses Buch dokumentiert zum einen, wie die Hochschulen und die Lehrenden auf die Herausforderungen des Corona-Sommersemesters reagierten. Zum anderen wird diskutiert, wie diese Entwicklungen dauerhaft die Lehre an Hochschulen verändern könnten.Es sind dabei bewusst vielfältige und unterschiedliche Blickwinkel in den einzelnen Beiträgen vertreten. Die Perspektive der Hochschulverwaltungen, von zentralen Support-Einrichtungen sowie die Sichtweise von Lehrenden und Studierenden. Die grundlegende Zielsetzung des Buches besteht darin, die umfassenden Erfahrungen, die in der Corona-Krise gemacht wurden, als Chance aufzuarbeiten, um daraus verbesserte Ansätze für die zukünftige Hochschullehre zu entwickeln.
Wie Corona die Hochschullehre verändert: Erfahrungen und Gedanken aus der Krise zum zukünftigen Einsatz von eLearning
by Ullrich Dittler Christian KreidlDie Hochschulen in Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz sahen sich durch die Covid-19-Pandemie in den Corona-Semestern 2020 bis 2022 gezwungen, auf traditionelle Präsenzlehre temporär zu verzichten und innerhalb kürzester Zeit auf Online-Lehre umzustellen. Erstmalig in der Hochschulgeschichte mussten sich alle Institutionen, alle Lehrenden und auch alle Studierenden gleichzeitig mit den damit einhergehenden digitalen Lehrformen und -technologien auseinandersetzen. Dieses Buch dokumentiert zum einen, wie die Hochschulen und die Lehrenden auf die Herausforderungen der Corona-Semester reagierten und welche Erfahrungen bei der Online-Lehre gesammelt wurden. Zum anderen wird diskutiert, wie diese Entwicklungen dauerhaft die Lehre an Hochschulen verändern könnten. Es sind dabei bewusst vielfältige und unterschiedliche Blickwinkel in den einzelnen Beiträgen vertreten: die Perspektive der Hochschulverwaltungen, von zentralen Support-Einrichtungen sowie die Sichtweise von Lehrenden und Studierenden. Die grundlegende Zielsetzung des Buches besteht darin, die umfassenden Erfahrungen, die in den Corona-Semestern gemacht wurden, als Chance aufzuarbeiten, um daraus verbesserte Ansätze für die zukünftige Hochschullehre zu entwickeln.In der überarbeiteten zweiten Auflage stehen daher die zahlreichen Erfahrungen, die in den Corona-Semestern 2020 bis 2022 gemacht wurden, im Vordergrund.
Wie Lehrkräfte Schüler*innen im Unterricht wahrnehmen: Eine Mixed-Methods-Studie
by Eva WahlZur Begründung der schulpädagogischen Relevanz der Schüler*innenwahrnehmung der Lehrkräfte im Unterricht entwickelt die Autorin ein theoretisch fundiertes Modell. Eine Darstellung psychologischer Grundlagen der Wahrnehmung ergänzt den theoretischen Zugang der interdisziplinären Forschungsarbeit. Die empirische Studie folgt einem komplexen Mixed-Methods-Design. Anhand von Filmsequenzen aus dem Unterricht wird die Schüler*innenwahrnehmung von 32 Realschullehrer*innen in fokussierten Interviews erfasst. Die Frage, wie Lehrkräfte Schüler*innen im Unterricht wahrnehmen, wird mittels einer Inhaltsanalyse der Interviews in den sechs Beschreibungsdimensionen Inhalte, Personenwahrnehmung, Tiefe, Güte, Konsequenzen und Umfang beantwortet. Unter Einbezug personenbezogener Daten und den Ergebnissen standardisierter Tests werden Hypothesen zu Einflüssen von Personenmerkmalen, Schemata und Aufmerksamkeitssteuerung auf die Schüler*innenwahrnehmung generiert. Auf dieser Grundlage wird ein empirisch fundiertes Modell zur Schüler*innenwahrnehmung der Lehrkräfte im Unterricht entwickelt. Außerdem werden die empirisch ermittelten Ergebnisse zur Schüler*innenwahrnehmung im Hinblick auf ihre Bedeutung für die Schulpädagogik diskutiert und Implikationen für die Lehrer*innenbildung formuliert.
Wie Man Bibelschriften und Verse Einprägen Kann Schnell und Einfach
by Brian GugasWenn es darum geht, sich Bibelverse zu merken, gehen die meisten Menschen mit ungefähr so viel Begeisterung an sie heran, wie sie es mit der Bubonenpest tun würden. Wie traurig! Das Wort Gottes in dein Herz und deinen Kopf zu legen, ist nicht die schwierige Aufgabe, von der du dich selbst überzeugt hast. Dieses eBook bietet Ihnen die Werkzeuge und die Ermutigung, die Sie brauchen, um sich Bibelverse zu merken, die für Sie und diejenigen, die entscheidend dafür sind, die Gute Nachricht vom Heil durch Jesus mit anderen zu teilen, von Bedeutung sind. Alles, was du tun musst, ist, ein williges Herz und einen willigen Verstand zu haben. Lasst dieses Buch die Art und Weise verändern, wie ihr die Bibel lest und euer Leben verändert.