Pathways to Multilingualism

Pathways to Multilingualism
Author: Tara Williams Fortune
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
Total Pages: 307
Release: 2008
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1847690351

Aimed at facilitating cross-context dialogue & knowledge exchange, this volume brings together an international roster of scholars to offer theoretical perspectices, research reviews & empirical studies on teaching, learning & language development in immersion education.

Climate Change Litigation

Climate Change Litigation
Author: Jacqueline Peel
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 377
Release: 2015-04-09
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1107036062

This book examines how litigation over climate change shapes the choices of governments, corporations and the public regarding mitigation and adaptation.

MINNESOTA'S SMARTER GRID

MINNESOTA'S SMARTER GRID
Author: Christopher T M Clack
Publisher: Vibrant Clean Energy, LLC
Total Pages: 78
Release: 2018-07-31
Genre: Science
ISBN:

This study offers pathways and analysis of how Minnesota (MN) could transition from its current energy system to one that is decarbonized by 80% (from 2005 level) by 2050 [80×50]. The decarbonization would include the entire economy and is assumed to include energy efficiency measures, electrification, and generation changes. The study will model the entire United States (US) portion of the Eastern Interconnection along with electricity trade between the US, Mexico and Canada. The primary purpose of the study is to determine how Minnesota can meet the goals of 80×50 under various scenarios. These scenarios will be evaluated against a baseline scenario that assumes minimal electrification and no additional climate policies beyond those already enacted into law.

Pathways to College Access

Pathways to College Access
Author: Katherine L. Hughes
Publisher: Nova Publishers
Total Pages: 152
Release: 2006
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781600211140

This book looks at the ways that credit-based transition programs (CBTPs) may help middle- and low-achieving students enter and succeed in college. It highlights promising practices used by CBTPs to help students who might have been considered non-college-bound prepare for college credit course work. The book also discusses the challenges that credit-based transition programs face when trying to include such students.

Housing First

Housing First
Author: Sam Tsemberis
Publisher: Hazelden Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015-10-27
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9781616496494

As an evidence-based practice, Housing First has not only been proven to be successful in ending homelessness, but is also embraced as the most cost-effective solution. Today, the Housing First model is being implemented in hundreds of communities across the United States, Canada and Europe. As the model evolves one thing remains constant: Housing First ends homelessness. Housing First is simple: provide housing first, and then combine that housing with supportive treatment services in mental and physical health, substance abuse, education, and employment.Housing First details:solid, actionable information about the program's philosophy, operations, and administrationthe composition, staffing structures, and day-to-day operations of the clinical and support servicespractices in client assessment and engagementproperty management operationsthe best protocols for assisting clients with the search for housing, relationships with landlords, and the overall "settling in" processthe research evidence for the effectiveness of the Pathways modelThe Pathways model has been remarkably successful in ending chronic homelessness. Since its founding, housing retention rates have remained at 85 – 90 percent even among individuals who have not succeeded in other programs. Not only is Housing First effective at keeping people housed and working toward recovery, it has also proven to be incredibly cost-effective.

The Power and Promise of Pathways

The Power and Promise of Pathways
Author: Hans Meeder
Publisher:
Total Pages: 350
Release: 2016-11-01
Genre:
ISBN: 9780996980333

High school students are more fully engaged in their education and postsecondary decision-making when they understand the "real life" connections between education and future careers. The Power and Promise of Pathways: How to Prepare All American Students for Career and Life Success, written by the National Center for College and Career Transitions (NC3T) founder Hans Meeder, offers educators a comprehensive look at secondary pathways from the early planning stage to full implementation along with key issues relating to the transformation a pathways initiative brings to an entire community. Topics are presented with current research and best practice examples: Defining career and life readiness and why this is important. Developing a comprehensive pathways system that addresses six key components. Building a career development system that deeply impacts how students and their parents plan for postsecondary education and careers. Integrating college, career, and life readiness into exciting and engaging pathway programs that also address critical workforce needs and opportunities. Collaborating meaningfully with employer and community organizations in order to form mutually beneficial partnerships that offer opportunities for students to experience the world beyond school. Integrating dynamic teaching and learning approaches into pathway programs so that students also learn important life and employability skills.Hans Meeder is president of the National Center for College and Career Transitions, an organization that provides coaching and technical assistance for schools and communities involved in launching a college and career pathways system. Hans, former Deputy Assistant Secretary at the U.S. Department of Education, is an internationally recognized speaker and author with expertise in pathways, school reform, career and technical education, and STEM education.

Pathway to Hell

Pathway to Hell
Author: Dennis W. Brandt
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Total Pages: 208
Release: 2010-07-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 0803228244

Shell shock, battle fatigue, posttraumatic stress disorder, lack of moral courage: different terms for the same mental condition, formal names that change with observed circumstances and whenever experts feel prompted to coin a more suitable descriptive term for the shredding of the human spirit. Although the specter of psychological dysfunction has marched alongside all soldiers in all wars, always at the ready to ravish minds, rarely is it discussed when the topic is America’s greatest conflict, the Civil War. Yet mind-destroying terror was as present at Gettysburg and Antietam as in Vietnam and today in Iraq and Afghanistan. Drawing almost exclusively from extensive primary accounts, Dennis W. Brandt presents a detailed case study of mental stress that is exceptional in the vast literature of the American Civil War. Pathway to Hell offers sobering insight into the horrors that war wreaked upon one young man and illuminates the psychological aspect of the War Between the States.

The Development of the Person

The Development of the Person
Author: L. Alan Sroufe
Publisher: Guilford Press
Total Pages: 401
Release: 2009-02-20
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1606232495

The definitive work on a groundbreaking study, this essential volume provides a coherent picture of the complexity of development from birth to adulthood. Explicated are both the methodology of the Minnesota study and its far-reaching contributions to understanding how we become who we are. The book marshals a vast body of data on the ways in which individuals' strengths and vulnerabilities are shaped by myriad influences, including early experiences, family and peer relationships throughout childhood and adolescence, variations in child characteristics and abilities, and socioeconomic conditions. Implications for clinical intervention and prevention are also addressed. Rigorously documented and clearly presented, the study's findings elucidate the twists and turns of individual pathways, illustrating as never before the ongoing interplay between developing children and their environments.