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The Impact and Legacy of Educational Sloyd

The Impact and Legacy of Educational Sloyd

David J. Whittaker

TAYLOR FRANCIS LTD
2024
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Originating in Finland in eighteen-sixty-five, Educational Sloyd used handicrafts practised in schools to promote educational completeness through the interdependence of the mind and body. These radical ideas spread throughout Europe and America and had a significant impact on the early development of manual training, manual arts, industrial education and technical education. Today it is generally acknowledged that Educational Sloyd laid the foundations of modern technological education.This book traces the development of Sloyd from its conception by Uno Cygnaeus and the first Sloyd school founded by Otto Salomon, to its enthusiastic take up in Scandinavia and beyond. It examines the debates and controversy which surround the Sloyd system, and considers the transition from ‘hands-on’ craft work to concepts of technology education. Finally, the investigation reveals the lasting legacy of the ideas and practice of Sloyd education, and how it continues to influence technological education.Included in the book:- the foundations of Educational Sloyd- debates, controversy and rival factions- key case studies in Finland and Iceland- the lasting legacy of Sloyd education.This fascinating and comprehensive historical exploration will be of interest to scholars and researchers in the areas of technology education, comparative education and the history of education.
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Strategic Community Partnerships, Philanthropy, and Nongovernmental Organization

Strategic Community Partnerships, Philanthropy, and Nongovernmental Organization

David J. Maurrasse

EDWARD ELGAR PUBLISHING LTD
2023
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This important book focuses on particular aspects of the development and implementation of community partnerships based in - and focused on - neighborhoods, municipalities, and regions. Throughout the book, David J. Maurrasse stresses the importance of philanthropy and representation from different types of organizations across public, private, and nongovernmental spectrums. In observing these collaborative efforts both in the US and various countries including Colombia, Malawi, England, India and Australia, two dynamics are emphasized: the role of private philanthropic institutions and their resources in facilitating the creation and continuation of these partnerships, along with the role of nongovernmental organizations as important enduring institutions in localities that are not, historically, considered as agents of community and economic development. It provides an evolving perspective on community partnerships particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic, and racial and income inequity, introducing the geographical, historical and cultural context behind these. Furthermore, the author defines and describes various roles in community partnerships and offers suggestions to help leverage these.Providing insightful case studies on the topic, this book will be key reading for practitioners in the field of community engagement at nonprofit institutions, such as universities, hospitals and philanthropic organizations. It will also be of use for academic researchers focusing on community studies and strategic partnerships.
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Survival of the Kindest

Survival of the Kindest

David J Lockett

Friesenpress
2025
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From a global pandemic and rising poverty rates to political polarization and rising seas, we live in a time of perpetual crisis. Few might think corporations could be the ones to save us. But who is more equipped with the resources needed to face all-encompassing disaster, whether it be climate change, gun violence or the widening chasm of wealth disparity?Survival of the Kindest is a blueprint for transforming corporate social responsibility through what author David Lockett terms "evolutionary driven kindness." Lockett inspiringly argues that profit-driven businesses, more so than governments, have the ability to alleviate our greatest social ills and the responsibility to rise to the challenge. Contrary to what some may believe, it can even serve the corporate bottom line. From his experience building a domestic abuse shelter and involvement in designing and delivering restorative justice and innovative life coaching programs for at-risk youth, Lockett, a successful entrepreneur, understands how scaling social programs can transform the world. Working with a treasure trove of real-life examples, including Alcoholics Anonymous and outdoor clothing company Patagonia, he demonstrates how the same principles that drive business profitability are precisely what will make social programs exponentially more accessible, equitable and successful.Ambitious, original, and provocative, Survival of the Kindest is sure to become a groundbreaking contribution to business literature as the catalyst for the corporate kindness revolution.
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Survival of the Kindest

Survival of the Kindest

David J Lockett

Friesenpress
2025
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From a global pandemic and rising poverty rates to political polarization and rising seas, we live in a time of perpetual crisis. Few might think corporations could be the ones to save us. But who is more equipped with the resources needed to face all-encompassing disaster, whether it be climate change, gun violence or the widening chasm of wealth disparity?Survival of the Kindest is a blueprint for transforming corporate social responsibility through what author David Lockett terms "evolutionary driven kindness." Lockett inspiringly argues that profit-driven businesses, more so than governments, have the ability to alleviate our greatest social ills and the responsibility to rise to the challenge. Contrary to what some may believe, it can even serve the corporate bottom line. From his experience building a domestic abuse shelter and involvement in designing and delivering restorative justice and innovative life coaching programs for at-risk youth, Lockett, a successful entrepreneur, understands how scaling social programs can transform the world. Working with a treasure trove of real-life examples, including Alcoholics Anonymous and outdoor clothing company Patagonia, he demonstrates how the same principles that drive business profitability are precisely what will make social programs exponentially more accessible, equitable and successful.Ambitious, original, and provocative, Survival of the Kindest is sure to become a groundbreaking contribution to business literature as the catalyst for the corporate kindness revolution.
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Eastwick Letters

Eastwick Letters

David J Knapp

Friesenpress
2024
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EASTWICK LETTERS transcribes and illustrates 117 individual sheets written 1844-51 by Andrew McCalla Eastwick, his wife Lydia, their children, and business associates as the family set up works, and home in 19th century St. Petersburg, Russia. Eastwick was one of three partners in the Philadelphia firm of Harrison, Winans & Eastwick. The business had been awarded a $3 million/ five-year contract to build rolling stock, (locomotive engines and cars) for Czar Nicholas I for a railroad to connect St. Petersburg and Moscow.The enterprise required Eastwick and partners to take possession of a large Imperial industrial complex on the Neva River, known as Alexandroffsky Head Mechanical Works. Once in operation they were to use serf labor and Russian materials to fulfill the contract. Concurrently, Major George Washington Whistler (West Point civil engineer and father of the famous artist), was to oversee the construction of the 420 miles of railway track and railbed required.Presented chronologically and extensively illustrated, EASTWICK LETTERS opens a window into the private emotions of the writers, and illustrates a colorful story of Russian life and times at the dawn of the Industrial Revolution. More so than early photographs, the letters vividly reveal the inner thoughts of each writer, and what they observed in a foreign land. In 1851 the Eastwick family returned to Philadelphia where Andrew purchased Bartram's Garden along the Schuylkill River and saved it from industrial development. Years later after Andrew's passing, Lydia Eastwick bequeathed the property to the City of Philadelphia where today, Bartram's Garden is a landmark. The conservatory is open to the public and carries on the legacy of John Bartram, first American botanist to the Colonies.
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Eastwick Letters

Eastwick Letters

David J Knapp

Friesenpress
2024
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EASTWICK LETTERS transcribes and illustrates 117 individual sheets written 1844-51 by Andrew McCalla Eastwick, his wife Lydia, their children, and business associates as the family set up works, and home in 19th century St. Petersburg, Russia. Eastwick was one of three partners in the Philadelphia firm of Harrison, Winans & Eastwick. The business had been awarded a $3 million/ five-year contract to build rolling stock, (locomotive engines and cars) for Czar Nicholas I for a railroad to connect St. Petersburg and Moscow.The enterprise required Eastwick and partners to take possession of a large Imperial industrial complex on the Neva River, known as Alexandroffsky Head Mechanical Works. Once in operation they were to use serf labor and Russian materials to fulfill the contract. Concurrently, Major George Washington Whistler (West Point civil engineer and father of the famous artist), was to oversee the construction of the 420 miles of railway track and railbed required.Presented chronologically and extensively illustrated, EASTWICK LETTERS opens a window into the private emotions of the writers, and illustrates a colorful story of Russian life and times at the dawn of the Industrial Revolution. More so than early photographs, the letters vividly reveal the inner thoughts of each writer, and what they observed in a foreign land. In 1851 the Eastwick family returned to Philadelphia where Andrew purchased Bartram's Garden along the Schuylkill River and saved it from industrial development. Years later after Andrew's passing, Lydia Eastwick bequeathed the property to the City of Philadelphia where today, Bartram's Garden is a landmark. The conservatory is open to the public and carries on the legacy of John Bartram, first American botanist to the Colonies.
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What's The Question?

What's The Question?

David J. Hand

TAYLOR FRANCIS LTD
2026
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Statistics and data science aim to extract understanding from data and guide decision-making. However, before applying any analytical tools we need absolute clarity about what we want to know or accomplish. Ambiguous objectives inevitably lead to mistaken conclusions and flawed actions. This book investigates the deeper challenges of formulating clear questions and matching analytical methods to those questions—issues that apply as much to elementary statistical tools as to sophisticated techniques. Rather than focusing on standard statistical misuses or data provenance issues, this work examines the critical step of ensuring your analysis actually answers the question you mean to ask. Drawing from collaborative work across finance, medicine, government, manufacturing, defense, and other fields, the book deliberately emphasizes basic and familiar tools so the fundamental issues are accessible to everyone. Following John Tukey's insight about the simplest problems of data analysis, the most detailed discussions centre on averages and comparisons between distributions, though the principles apply with even greater force to advanced methods that fewer people fully understand. Key Features: • Focuses on question formulation rather than computational techniques, addressing the step that precedes all successful data analysis • Emphasizes basic statistical tools (averages, comparisons) to make fundamental challenges visible to all practitioners • Contains 130 text boxes presenting essential ideas in non-technical language, creating a "two-in-one" book accessible to both mathematical and non-mathematical readers • Provides real-world examples drawn from diverse fields including finance, healthcare, government, manufacturing, and defense • Offers a deep-dive analysis of a specific comparison method to illustrate the care required for precise statistical reasoning • Structured progression from general principles through detailed mathematical exploration to practical applications across various analytical scenarios This book serves as an essential guide for statisticians, data scientists, researchers, and anyone who uses data to make decisions. Whether you're a practitioner seeking to improve your analytical approach or a student learning to think critically about statistical questions, this work will help you use data analytical tools more effectively and avoid the costly mistakes that arise from asking the wrong questions of your data.
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What's The Question?

What's The Question?

David J. Hand

TAYLOR FRANCIS LTD
2026
sidottu
Statistics and data science aim to extract understanding from data and guide decision-making. However, before applying any analytical tools we need absolute clarity about what we want to know or accomplish. Ambiguous objectives inevitably lead to mistaken conclusions and flawed actions. This book investigates the deeper challenges of formulating clear questions and matching analytical methods to those questions—issues that apply as much to elementary statistical tools as to sophisticated techniques. Rather than focusing on standard statistical misuses or data provenance issues, this work examines the critical step of ensuring your analysis actually answers the question you mean to ask. Drawing from collaborative work across finance, medicine, government, manufacturing, defense, and other fields, the book deliberately emphasizes basic and familiar tools so the fundamental issues are accessible to everyone. Following John Tukey's insight about the simplest problems of data analysis, the most detailed discussions centre on averages and comparisons between distributions, though the principles apply with even greater force to advanced methods that fewer people fully understand. Key Features: • Focuses on question formulation rather than computational techniques, addressing the step that precedes all successful data analysis • Emphasizes basic statistical tools (averages, comparisons) to make fundamental challenges visible to all practitioners • Contains 130 text boxes presenting essential ideas in non-technical language, creating a "two-in-one" book accessible to both mathematical and non-mathematical readers • Provides real-world examples drawn from diverse fields including finance, healthcare, government, manufacturing, and defense • Offers a deep-dive analysis of a specific comparison method to illustrate the care required for precise statistical reasoning • Structured progression from general principles through detailed mathematical exploration to practical applications across various analytical scenarios This book serves as an essential guide for statisticians, data scientists, researchers, and anyone who uses data to make decisions. Whether you're a practitioner seeking to improve your analytical approach or a student learning to think critically about statistical questions, this work will help you use data analytical tools more effectively and avoid the costly mistakes that arise from asking the wrong questions of your data.
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The Alchemist of Genoa

The Alchemist of Genoa

David J Breakell

Dower House Books
2025
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What price would you pay to uphold the truth?It is February 1587. In England, Mary Queen of Scots is beheaded on the orders of the Privy Council. In Spain, Philip II plans his 'Enterprise of England': an invasion by a huge Armada to remove Queen Elizabeth and reinstate the Catholic faith. As rumours of all-out war circulate, Genoa's bankers and merchants wait - and watch. What they do not know is that a 'cold war' is already under way, money is the weapon, and their city - Europe's leading financial centre - is a key battleground.Nico Castello, a man from humble parentage who has clawed his way to wealth and position in Genoa, is under pressure to choose sides. The Republic's leaders, the Church, his fellow bankers and even his feisty young bride, Lisa Della Volta, expect him to ally himself with the Spanish cause. But when his brother is threatened with blackmail and a customer of his bank is murdered, Nico decides that those responsible, however powerful, must be held to account. His principles could cost him his marriage, every penny he has, even his life.
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The Shadow Weaver

The Shadow Weaver

David J Mumford

Six Kingdoms Publishing
2024
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Step through the mirror and into a world where magic is real and adventure awaits.Po, an intrepid young boy, and his ever-faithful, whimsical dog, Zap, stumble upon a mystical mirror that whisks them away to an enchanting realm teeming with wonder and peril.In this new world, they embark on an epic quest to rescue a princess trapped by the sinister Shadow Weaver, a master of dark magic who seeks to shroud the land in eternal darkness. As Po and Zap journey through this mesmerizing landscape, they encounter fantastical creatures, unearth ancient secrets, and forge alliances in the most unexpected places. Zap's comedic antics and heart-warming charm add a delightful twist to every challenge they face, proving that laughter and bravery go hand in paw.Will they summon the courage to outwit the Shadow Weaver and save the princess, or will their adventure be lost to the darkness?Dive into The Shadow Weaver, the first spellbinding tale in the Beyond the Glassway series. Perfect for readers who yearn for heart-pounding action, enchanting worlds, and the timeless magic of friendship and bravery.
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Jimmy Adamowski

Jimmy Adamowski

David J Winters

SubGenre Publishers
2025
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Now you see him, now you don't. But he sees you...Sure Jimmy Adamoski's a hero. He can move any earthly distance in the blink of an eye He can move you too. He can move anyone. He can move a child running into oncoming traffic right back onto the lawn. He can move a crook in the commission of a crime right into a jail cell. He can move so much more.But it's not just that Jimmy can move any earthly distance in the blink of an eye. It's not just that he can take things with him when he goes. It's that he can see where he's going long before he gets there. So think about it, think about the extent of those powers. The people in Jimmy's world sure do. What would happen to Jimmy if those people were to realize his potential? What if HE were to realize his potential? He'd never do anything rash or harmful, right? But he certainly could...Jimmy Adamoski isn't just coming to grips with his powers, he's coming to grips with a world becoming more and more frightened by the extent of them.Jimmy Adamowski: Teleporter is an I-never-asked-for-these-powers thriller that is as much a meditation on the moral ramifications of his unasked for gifts as it is a wiz bang action romp that follows a hero making the most of them.
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Jimmy Adamowski

Jimmy Adamowski

David J Winters

SubGenre Publishers
2025
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Now you see him, now you don't. But he sees you...Sure Jimmy Adamoski's a hero. He can move any earthly distance in the blink of an eye He can move you too. He can move anyone. He can move a child running into oncoming traffic right back onto the lawn. He can move a crook in the commission of a crime right into a jail cell. He can move so much more.But it's not just that Jimmy can move any earthly distance in the blink of an eye. It's not just that he can take things with him when he goes. It's that he can see where he's going long before he gets there. So think about it, think about the extent of those powers. The people in Jimmy's world sure do. What would happen to Jimmy if those people were to realize his potential? What if HE were to realize his potential? He'd never do anything rash or harmful, right? But he certainly could...Jimmy Adamoski isn't just coming to grips with his powers, he's coming to grips with a world becoming more and more frightened by the extent of them.Jimmy Adamowski: Teleporter is an I-never-asked-for-these-powers thriller that is as much a meditation on the moral ramifications of his unasked for gifts as it is a wiz bang action romp that follows a hero making the most of them.
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