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One of America's most influential Hispanics -- 'Maria' on Sesame Street -- presents a powerful novel set in New York's El Barrio in 1969There are two secrets Evelyn Serrano is keeping from her Mami and Papo? her true feelings about growing up in her Spanish Harlem neighborhood, and her attitude about Abuela, her sassy grandmother who's come from Puerto Rico to live with them. Then, like an urgent ticking clock, events erupt that change everything. The Young Lords, a Puerto Rican activist group, dump garbage in the street and set it on fire, igniting a powerful protest. When Abuela steps in to take charge, Evelyn is thrust into the action. Tempers flare, loyalties are tested. Through it all, Evelyn learns important truths about her Latino heritage and the history makers who shaped a nation. Infused with actual news accounts from the time period, Sonia Manzano has crafted a gripping work of fiction based on her own life growing up during a fiery, unforgettable time in America, when young Latinos took control of their destinies.
Este libro ofrece un acercamiento a la realidad del desarrollo profesional docente y a la formación permanente del profesorado de música en España. Se compone de cinco estudios de caso que profundizan en las singularidades de la formación permanente en diferentes contextos de España y el ámbito internacional (Estados Unidos y Singapur). Partimos del hecho de que la formación permanente es esencial para garantizar que los docentes estén preparados y que puedan afrontar los desafíos y los cambios en la educación. Para ello es imprescindible el acceso a oportunidades de desarrollo profesional que permitan a los docentes mejorar sus habilidades, conocimientos e identidad profesional. A...
Drawing examples from real-world networks, this essential book traces the methods behind network analysis and explains how network data is first gathered, then processed and interpreted. The text will equip you with a toolbox of diverse methods and data modelling approaches, allowing you to quickly start making your own calculations on a huge variety of networked systems. This book sets you up to succeed, addressing the questions of what you need to know and what to do with it, when beginning to work with network data. The hands-on approach adopted throughout means that beginners quickly become capable practitioners, guided by a wealth of interesting examples that demonstrate key concepts. Exercises using real-world data extend and deepen your understanding, and develop effective working patterns in network calculations and analysis. Suitable for both graduate students and researchers across a range of disciplines, this novel text provides a fast-track to network data expertise.
Las Ciencias de la Educación requieren un continuo planteamiento reflexivo que busque el sentido y finalidad de cada nuevo elemento que aparece a nivel social y estatal. En la actualidad, parece que el aceleracionismo de la sociedad ha afectado también al campo de la praxis educativa, así como el de la investigación pedagógica. Ello ha podido traducirse en ocasiones en innovaciones basadas en el espectáculo, el entretenimiento o la mera novedad. No obstante, cualquier cambio que se plantee en el ámbito educativo debiera tener detrás una meditada reflexión sobre los fines y los valores. Solo de esta manera la numerosa oferta de innovaciones educativas propuestas en la actualidad podr...
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This book reviews recent research and applications of chitin and chitosan, as natural alternatives of fossil fuel products, in medicine and pharmacy, agriculture, food science and water treatment. Chitin and chitosan products are polysaccharides derived from food waste of crustaceans and fungi, and thus are cheap, abundant, sustainable, non-toxic, recyclable and biocompatible. Remarkable applications include food additives and preservation, packaging materials, biopesticides and fertilisers, drug delivery, tissue engineering, bioflocculation and dye removal.
This essay deals with the missionary work of the Society of Jesus in today's Micronesia from the seventeenth to the twentieth century. In order to understand the Jesuits' evangelization project of gathering souls in the Oceanic archipelagos, it is important to place them into the broader context of Philippine politics.