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Lester Pearson (1897-1972) was not only Canada's prime minister for five turbulent years but made significant contributions on the world stage. As Canada's foreign minister from 1948 to 1956 he achieved international recognition for his participation at the United Nations in a variety of major crises - Palestine, Korea, and Suez. For his peacekeeping efforts in the Suez crisis he received the international community's supreme accolade, the Nobel Peace Prize. Though this is not a definite biography (such a book cannot be written until more of his contemporaries have provided their own record of events and until official documents are made available), it is a clear and readable account of Pearson's life that is also a useful summary of much recent history, both Canadian and international.

A concise and authoritative field guide to an exceptional natural laboratory, this title in the Classic Geology in Europe series is an essential companion for those visiting Iceland to observe the Earth in action. Rifting of the crust, volcanic eruptions and glacial activity are among a host of processes and features to be observed in this fascinating land. Nowhere else on Earth is the volcanic and tectonic architecture of seafloor rifts better exposed. Large icecaps and extensive river systems grind down the volcanic pile at rapid rates, dispersing and forming thick sequences of sediments. These formations are further modified by the pounding waves of the North Atlantic causing intriguing landforms that exhibit an intricate balance between the construction and erosion of land. Iceland is the only part of the North Atlantic Large Igneous Province that is still active and the only place on Earth where the construction of such provinces can be observed directly. As such, it is a window into the formation of proto-continents early in the Earth’s history. For the past seven million years Iceland has been situated at the boundary of major air and ocean masses and has consequently been exposed to extreme climate changes. The effects of the climate on the rock-forming processes are clearly illustrated by diverse sedimentary and volcanic successions and by the wide range of volcanic landforms formed in sub-aqueous to sub-aerial environments; each succession reflecting the characteristics of internal and external processes.Icelandic culture cannot be fully comprehended without understanding its geology. Thus the book will interest not only student, amateur and professional geologists but also others attracted by the natural environment and seeking a deeper understanding of what makes Iceland the unique place that it is.

Teksten er fra skalden Olafr Thordarsons tredje avhandling. Oversettelsen til moderne tysk er gjort på bakgrunn av Bjørn Magnusson Olsens islandske tekst fra 1884, Håndskriften AM 748 I,4° og Codex Wormianus fra Snorres Edda. Med litteraturliste og stikkordregister.

Limits and Life: Meaning and Metaphors in the Religious Language of Iceland not only contributes to the field of Nordic cultural history, it is a valuable resource for those who may find themselves confronting threats and preparing for catastrophes in the twenty-first century. How can we best cope with traumatic events in nature, society, and the home? Facing and interpreting limits has been the pivotal religious task of Icelanders throughout the centuries. Strategies for survival became a necessity and included interpretations that assisted in coping with these crises along with strategies of escape. The theology of Icelanders offers potential ways for coping with difficulties and suggests strategies for addressing the limit-issues threatening us and later generations.

Goda råd från erfarna samtalsledare och praktiska verktyg som hjälper dig i de svåra samtalen på arbetsplatsen.Att leda ett samtal kan bli svårt när det uppstår starka känslomässiga reaktioner hos dig som leder samtalet och den du pratar med. I den här boken får du tips och råd från erfarna samtalsledare som kan hjälpa dig i dina egna svåra samtal.Boken ger dig som läsare en introduktion till samtalskompetens och de olika kategorier av samtal som finns: prestationssamtal, samtal om beteenden, krissamtal och uppsägningssamtal. Du får också konkreta verktyg som du kan använda i dina egna samtal.Författaren har intervjuat personer som i sin vardag har svåra samtal. Med avstamp i dessa intervjuer kan boken användas som underlag för vidare diskussioner i utbildningssammanhang eller på en arbetsplats. Boken riktar sig till chefer och medarbetare i offentlig sektor som möter medborgare, patienter och brukare i många olika typer av sammanhang.

Metoder och verktyg för professionellt bemötande i offentlig verksamhet.Bemötande kan vara lätt och det kan vara svårt, riktigt svårt. Den här boken förmedlar konkreta metoder och verktyg som är användbara och kommer till nytta i vardagens bemötande i offentlig verksamhet.Kunder i offentliga verksamheter ställer krav och kan ha ett stort fokus på sina rättigheter. De accepterar i allmänhet inte ett inkorrekt bemötande. Men deras krav och förväntan kan ibland gå utöver vad som är rimligt. Det kan resultera i att offentligt anställda utsätts för obehagliga situationer, vilket i sin tur påverkar deras sätt och möjlighet att möta kunden. Det är i beteendet som bemötandet visar sig, vare sig det är bra eller dåligt. Ett bra internt arbetsklimat påverkar det externa bemötandet, och tvärtom.Denna femte upplaga är utökad med fler exempel och innehåller konkreta verktyg för bemötande.Katarina Weiner Thordarson har arbetat inom kompetens- och ledarutveckling sedan över trettio år. Hon driver eget företag och är verksam som utbildningskonsult, författare och spelutvecklare inom utbildningsområdet.

Design is the rendering of intent."" What if education leaders approached their work with the perspective of a designer? This new perspective of seeing the world differently is desperately needed in schools and begins with school leadership.Alyssa Gallagher and Kami Thordarson, widely recognized experts on Design Thinking, educational leadership, and innovative strategies, call this new perspective design-inspired leadership—one of the most powerful ways to ignite positive change and address education challenges using the same design and innovation principles that have been so successful in private industry.Design Thinking for School Leaders explores the changing landscape of leadership and offers practical ways to reframe the role of school leader using Design Thinking, one step at a time. Leaders can shift from ""accidental designers"" to ""design-inspired leaders,"" acting with greater intention and achieving greater impact. You'll learn how viewing the world through a more empathetic lens—a critical first step on the path to becoming a design-inspired leader—can raise your awareness of the uniqueness of your teachers and students and prompt you to question the ways in which they experience your school. Gallagher and Thordarson detail five specific roles to help you identify opportunities for positively impacting students, teachers, districts, parents, and the community:Opportunity Seeker. Shifts from problem solving to problem finding. Experience Architect. Designs and curates learning experiences. Rule Breaker. Challenges the way things are ""always"" done.Producer. Gets things done and creates rapid learning cycles for teams. Storyteller. Captures the hearts and minds of a community.Full of examples of Design Thinking in action in schools across the country, Design Thinking for School Leaders can help you guide your school to the forefront of the new design and education movement, one that will move traditional education into the modern world and drive the future of learning.

Design thinking is a person-centered, problem-solving process that's a go-to for innovative businesses and gaining traction with school leaders interested in positive change. But understanding design thinking is one thing; actually putting it in play is something else.Authors Alyssa Gallagher and Kami Thordarson offer educators a practical guide for navigating design thinking's invigorating challenges and reaping its considerable rewards. They dig deep into the five-stage design thinking process, highlighting risk factors and recommending specific steps to keep you moving forward. The 25 downloadable and reproducible tools provide prompts and supports that will help you and your team:Identify change opportunities.Dig deeper into complex problems.Analyze topics to isolate specific challenges.Connect with and solve for user needs.Apply what you've learned about users to design challenges.Maximize brainstorming power.Create and employ solution prototypes.Pitch solutions and secure buy-in from stakeholders.Organize and analyze user feedback.Map out a solution's specific actions and resource requirements.Design Thinking in Play is a must-have for education leaders who are tired of waiting for someone else to solve their problems and ready to take action, have fun, and leverage collective insight to figure out what will really work for their school, their colleagues, and their students.

Offering vital tools for working with 4- to 18-year-olds in a wide range of settings, this book presents engaging cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) activities that can be implemented rapidly and flexibly. Concise chapters guide the provider to quickly identify meaningful points of intervention for frequently encountered clinical concerns, and to teach and model effective strategies. Each intervention includes a summary of the target age, module, purpose, rationale, materials needed, and expected time for completion, as well as clear instructions and sample dialogues and scripts. In a convenient large-size format, the book features helpful graphics and 77 reproducible handouts and worksheets in the form of Handy and Quick (HQ) Cards. Purchasers get access to a Web page where they can download and print the reproducible materials.

Offering vital tools for working with 4- to 18-year-olds in a wide range of settings, this book presents engaging cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) activities that can be implemented rapidly and flexibly. Concise chapters guide the provider to quickly identify meaningful points of intervention for frequently encountered clinical concerns, and to teach and model effective strategies. Each intervention includes a summary of the target age, module, purpose, rationale, materials needed, and expected time for completion, as well as clear instructions and sample dialogues and scripts. In a convenient large-size format, the book features helpful graphics and 77 reproducible handouts and worksheets in the form of Handy and Quick (HQ) Cards. Purchasers get access to a Web page where they can download and print the reproducible materials.

It's a translation of a Danish ballad about Theodoric the Great.