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The world in Brooklyn
The World in Brooklyn: Gentrification, Immigration, and Ethnic Politics in a Global City, is a collection of scholarly papers which analyze demographic, social, political, and economic trends that are occurring in Brooklyn. Brooklyn, as the context, reflects global forces while also contributing to them. The idea for this volume developed as the editors discovered a group of scholars from different disciplines and various universities studying Brooklyn. Brooklyn has always been legendary and has more recently regained its stature as a much sought after place to live, work and have fun. Popular folklore has it that most U.S. residents trace their family origins to Brooklyn. It is presently referred to as one of the “hippest” places in New York. Thus, this book is a collection of demographic, ethnographic, and comparative studies which focus on urban dynamics in Brooklyn. The chapters investigate issues of social class, urban development, immigration, race, ethnicity and politics within the context of Brooklyn. As a whole, this book considers both theoretical and practical urban issues. In most cases the scholarly perspective is on everyday life. With this in mind there are also social justice concerns. Issues of social segregation and attendant homogenization are brought to light. Moreover, social class and race advantages or disadvantages, as part of urban processes, are underscored through critiques of local policy decisions throughout the chapters. A common thread is the assertion by contributors that planning the future of Brooklyn needs to include multi-ethnic, racial, and economic groups, those very residents who make-up Brooklyn.
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Examining pedagogical content knowledge
This text summarizes the theory, research and practice related to pedagogical content knowledge. The audience is provided with a functional understanding of the basic tenets of the construct as well as its applications to research on science teacher education and the development of science teacher education programmes. The authors are prominent educators representing a variety of subject matter areas at primary and secondary levels. Although the focus of the text is science education, it should provide useful reading for any individuals with interests in professional teacher education.
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Open US skies to global competition
Some air travelers and members of Congress have been complaining about the market power of major U.S. airlines and the difficulty smaller carriers face in breaking into the market. Legislation introduced in Congress this year would have given the secretary of the treasury wide powers to block \"predatory\" practices that could reduce domestic competition. Such an approach is unnecessary. What the U.S. airline market requires is not more government intrusion but less. U.S.-owned air carriers have been free to set their own fares and flight schedules since 1978, and the result has been a boon for U.S. travelers. Air fares today are an estimated 20 percent lower in real terms than they would be without deregulation, saving air travelers more than $12 billion a year; the number of passengers carried has more than doubled. But U.S. law continues to bar foreign-owned airlines from competing in the domestic market. Fortunately, the idea of opening the U.S. domestic airline market to foreign investment appears to be gaining ground in Washington. The chairman of the Senate Antitrust Subcommittee, Sen. Mike DeWine, R- Ohio, proposed an amendment this year to raise the investment ceiling on foreign voting shares to 49 percent.The Department of Transportation's assistant secretary for aviation, Charles Hunnicutt, in a speech last fall endorsed \"establishing a single, open worldwide aviation market\" while questioning existing U.S. restrictions on foreign investment.
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CHILDREN'S BOOKS
The narrator of ''That New Pet!'' by [Alane Ferguson], illustrated by [Catherine Stock], is a Siamese cat, who, along with a dog and a parrot, finds his life disrupted by the arrival of their human owners' baby daughter. At first they don't know what the new critter is, but the cat, the smartest of the bunch, figures it out and says ominously, ''When a baby comes - EVERYTHING CHANGES!'' Getting the baby to smile is also the key to ''Little Rabbit's Baby Brother,'' by [Fran Manushkin], illustrated by Diane de Groat. Little Rabbit, whom some may remember from the popular ''Little Rabbit's Loose Tooth,'' goes on a picnic with her father and pregnant mother. She does tricks for her doting parents and basks in their attention. But at home, when her parents talk about the coming new baby, Little Rabbit worries about losing her place in the house. She has an anxious, though not too scary, dream about searching for a new home: She runs across some friendly polar bears who invite her to live with them but finds their hugs too icy. A more realistic, less rosy approach marks ''It's Not Fair!'' by [Anita Harper], illustrated by [Susan Hellard]. The story is told by a young kangaroo who gets angry when her new brother seems to receive preferential treatment. ''That's not fair,'' the kangaroo sulks as her brother's messes are ignored while hers are criticized. ''It's not fair,'' she fumes as the baby sitter comforts her screaming brother while shushing her. But the tables start to turn as the book explores her baby brother's feelings. The little kangaroo begins to realize that her brother has some complaints too. He can't splash through puddles on rainy days or go sledding like his sister. He can't accompany her to her play-group. When the baby brother finally learns to talk, he watches his sister leave for a party and howls ''It's not fair!''
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