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A Critical Pedagogy of Embodied Education: Learning to Become an Activist. Postcolonial Studies in Education
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Ollis, Tracey – Palgrave Macmillan, 2012
"A Critical Pedagogy of Embodied Education" outlines the pedagogy of activism and the process of learning to become an activist. Based on empirical research conducted in Australia, it explores the embodied learning of activists as they learn to be and become activists. This book, unlike any current publication on social purpose…
Descriptors: Critical Theory, Experiential Learning, Learning Processes, Foreign Countries
Group Play Interventions for Children: Strategies for Teaching Prosocial Skills
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Reddy, Linda A. – APA Books, 2011
Group play interventions are used to meet a broad range of developmental needs in children from various backgrounds. This book is for mental health practitioners working with children aged 5 through 12 to help them learn important social skills and self-control strategies such as making friends, asking for and offering help, controlling hands and…
Descriptors: Play, Intervention, Children, Interpersonal Competence
The Difference: How the Power of Diversity Creates Better Groups, Firms, Schools, and Societies
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Page, Scott E. – Princeton University Press, 2008
In this landmark book, Scott Page redefines the way we understand ourselves in relation to one another. "The Difference" is about how we think in groups--and how our collective wisdom exceeds the sum of its parts. Why can teams of people find better solutions than brilliant individuals working alone? And why are the best group decisions…
Descriptors: Democracy, Expertise, Student Diversity, Cultural Pluralism