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Kenya's forgotten history from its inception to independence in 1963.
First Published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Featuring contributions from staff and associates of the Knowledge Media Institute at the UK Open University, this text provides a glimpse into the wide variety of projects undertaken in the development and assessment of distance learning technologies.
First published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
This book provides a clear introduction to key philosophical and epistemological issues in the social sciences, to both positivist and interpretative methodologies through comparing contemporary debates surrounding social change.
Knowledge and the Social Sciences: Theory, Method, Practice looks at the role of the social sciences in explaining and exploring what has been called the explosion of knowledge in the contemporary world.
Earth is home to an estimated 8 million animal species, 600,000 fungi, 300,000 plants, and an undetermined number of microbial species. Of these animal, fungal, and plant species, an estimated 75% have yet to be identified. Moreover, the interactions between these species and their physical environment are known to an even lesser degree. At the same time, the earth’s biota faces the prospect of climate change, which may manifest slowly or extremely rapidly, as well as a human population set to grow by two billion by 2045 from the current seven billion. Given these major ecological changes, we cannot wait for a complete biota data set before assessing, planning, and acting to preserve the e...
As a child growing up in primarily Catholic Dublin, Ireland, Methodist-raised Olive Speidel always knew the Lord had blessed her with wonderful parents. They provided well for Olive and her seven siblings and taught them successful parenting techniques in the process. Through the years, however, Olive realized that not all children grew up as fortunate as she had. Believing she should record her childhood memories to provide hope for those who had not been given the same blessings, she chose to chronicle her experiences in Safe Place to Grow. From Wednesday family picnics to emigrating from Ireland to the United States, the Speidels are a model of family togetherness. While reading this warm and amusing memoir, you will laugh and be encouraged as you discover the simple principles by which Olive's parents raised their large, close-knit family. If you are looking for ways to promote family bonding with your children or are interested in Irish culture, Safe Place to Grow provides the answer. While parenting her own two daughters, Olive figured out that the wisest path to take was to mete out love and law in equal measure and to provide for children a Safe Place to Grow.
This is a masterfully composed story of an American "missionary kid" growing up amongst the Luo people in Kenya, attending a boarding school in the midst of the "Mau Mau Emergency" and straddling diverse cultures on two continents. Skoda is an extraordinarily keen observer with great intellectual curiosity amd verbal dexterity. The end result is beautiful prose which intertwines deeply personal experiences with detailed historical,geographic and cultural information. In closing, Skoda rewards the reader with "A Code of Behavior" and "A Declaration of Rights" designed for universal application. To refer to this book only as a personal memoir is to minimize the daring scope of its content, yet it is Skoda's personality and personal life experiences that enhance every page.