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Who Was First?: Discovering the Americas

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Many generations of American schoolchildren were taught that Columbus discovered America, and a holiday reminds us every October. But historical investigation in recent years has shown us otherwise. There is evidence that adventurers, explorers, traders, and nomads from various parts of the globe set foot on American soil long before 1492. And expeditions that landed in the Americas reported people already living there—indicating that America had been “discov… More >>

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Science Professionals: Master’s Education for a Competitive World

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What are employer needs for staff trained in the natural sciences at the master’s degree level? How do master’s level professionals in the natural sciences contribute in the workplace? How do master’s programs meet or support educational and career goals? “Science Professionals: Master’s Education for a Competitive World” examines the answers to these and other questions regarding the role of master’s education in the natural sciences. The book also focuses on stude… More >>

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The Child in the World/The World in the Child: Education and the Configuration of a Universal, Modern, and Globalized Childhood

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In this collection, the contributors look at the current spread of universalizing discourses concerning young children across the globe, examining the way these discourses, which purport to describe everyone in a scientific and neutral way, actually create mechanisms through which children are divided and excluded. The contributors to this book employ post-structuralist, postcolonial, and feminist theoretical frameworks.
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