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Literacy and Language Teaching

Literacy & language teaching.

Genre-based approaches to teaching writing focus on getting students 'in' to new
discourse communities by making them ... Finally, little empirical research has
been done on the outcome of genre-based writing instruction, particularly in ...

Women in Nineteenth-Century Egypt

The book provides a unique account of the very active economic, social and political roles of nineteenth-century women.

from a popular peripheral quarter, al-'Utuf, lying to the northeast of the Azhar and
Khan al-Khalili, we glimpse the sometimes turbulent relations among the women:
five days previously, the aforementioned sharifah Fatimah assailed the ...

The Fragile Wisdom

Women’s physiology evolved to aid reproduction, not to reduce disease. Any trait—however detrimental to post-reproductive health—is preserved in the next generation if it increases the chances of having offspring who will survive and reproduce. For this reason, the author argues, many common diseases are especially difficult for women to prevent.

Poor nutritional status of adolescent girls can further deteriorate once they
become pregnant. An adult woman needs energy only to support her basal
metabolism and physical activity, but an adolescent must, in addition, allocate
energy for ...

Wisdom

Its Nature, Origins, and Development

This authoritative volume represents the only complete collection of psychological views on wisdom currently available. Considered an elusive psychological construct until recently, wisdom is currently attracting interest as an independent field. The acclaimed psychologist Robert Sternberg perceived the need to document the progress made in the field, and to point the way for future theory and progress. The resulting book introduces the concept of wisdom, considers philosophical issues and developmental approaches, and covers folk conceptions of the topic. The final chapter presents an integration of the fascinating and comprehensive material.

Arlin, P. K. (1975/76). A cognitive process model of problem finding. Educational
Horizons, 54, 99-106. Arlin. P. K. (1977). Piagetian operations in problem finding.
Developmental Psychology, 13, 247-248. Arlin, P. K. (1984). Adolescent and ...

The Wisdom of the Ego

One of America's preeminent psychiatrists gives us an exhilarating look at how the mind's defenses work, how they evolve and change, and so, change us. In compelling portraits of obscure and famous lives, Vaillant charts the evolution of the ego's defenses, from the psychopathic to the sublime and from the mundane to the most ingenious.

In achieving an independent identity, an adolescent need be of value only to
herself. ... the development of stable occupational identity.19 Although he
sometimes tried to link career with adolescent identity formation, he remained
uncertain.

A Handbook of Wisdom

Psychological Perspectives

A topic ignored in mainstream scientific inquiry for decades, wisdom is beginning to return to the place of reverence that it held in ancient schools of intellectual study. A Handbook of Wisdom, first published in 2005, explores wisdom's promise for helping scholars and lay people to understand the apex of human thought and behavior. At a time when poor choices are being made by notably intelligent and powerful individuals, this book presents analysis and review on a form of reasoning and decision-making that is not only productive and prudent, but also serves a beneficial purpose for society. A Handbook of Wisdom is a collection of chapters from some of the most prominent scholars in the field of wisdom research. Written from multiple perspectives, including psychology, philosophy, and religion, this book gives the reader an in-depth understanding of wisdom's past, present, and possible future direction within literature, science, and society.

theories of the mind: Children's and adults' concepts of mental activities. Child
Development, 60, 1278–1290 Glück,J. & Baltes,P.B.(under review).
Enhancingthe expression of wisdomrelated knowledge in adolescents, adults
and older adults: ...

Growing in Love and Wisdom

Tibetan Buddhist Sources for Christian Meditation

Susan Stabile, well-versed in both Tibetan Buddhist and Christian meditation techniques, demonstrates how Buddhist meditation practices can be fruitfully adapted to a Christian context.

Water Wisdom

Preparing the Groundwork for Cooperative and Sustainable Water Management in the Middle East

Thirty leading Palestinian and Israeli activists, water scientists, politicians and others offer essays on their vision for the sustainable shared management of water resources in Israel and Palestine. Simultaneous. Hardcover available.

A Passion for Wisdom

A Very Brief History of Philosophy

A multicultural examination of the three historical movements in philosophical thought and development over a 4000 year period

Ethics and the Quest for Wisdom

Modernity has challenged the ancient ideal of a universal quest for wisdom, and today's world of conflicting cultures and values has raised further doubts regarding the possibility of objective ethical standards. Robert Kane refocuses the debate on the philosophical quest for wisdom, and argues that ethical principles about right action and the good life can be seen to emerge from that very quest itself. This book contends that the search for wisdom involves a persistent striving to overcome narrowness of vision that comes from the inevitable limitations of finite points of view. When applied to questions of value and the good life, this striving has ethical implications about the way we should treat ourselves and others. This study argues for the merits of this central thesis against alternative theories in contemporary normative ethics, and discusses its practical applications for social ethics, political philosophy, law and moral education.