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National Registry Paramedic Examination Strategies, Practice & Review
by Kaplan MedicalFor the first time, study with Kaplan for the National Registry Paramedic Examination! Kaplan has brought its time-tested review practices to the National Registry Paramedic Exam (NRPE). Emergency response careers are on the rise with more and more EMTs moving up into paramedic positions, yet there is little guidance available to students preparing for the national exam. NRPE Strategies, Practice & Review is a comprehensive study tool designed to tackle the NRPE head-on. Content is presented in dynamic, reader-friendly sections with hundreds of full-color figures and tables to improve understanding and retention. Kaplan’s NRPE Strategies, Practice & Review provides test-taking strategies and review for this complex exam. This first edition features: * Overview of the NRPE and test-taking strategies * Content weighted to match the NRPE * Concise review of the material tested on the exam, including: Physiology, Pharmacology, Respiratory Emergencies, Cardiac Emergencies, Shock, Trauma, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatrics, the Psychomotor Exam, and more! * Board-style Q&A with detailed answer explanations in each chapter * Full-color figures and tables to aid in understanding and retention
National Registry Paramedic Prep: Practice + Proven Strategies (Kaplan Test Prep)
by Kaplan MedicalKaplan's National Registry Paramedic Prep provides essential content and focused review to help you master the national paramedic exam. This second edition features comprehensive content review, board-style practice questions, and test-taking tips to help you face the exam with confidence.Essential ReviewContent is weighted to match the NRP so you can focus your study where it counts the mostConcise review of the material tested on the exam, including physiology, pharmacology, respiratory emergencies, cardiac emergencies, shock, trauma, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, the psychomotor exam, and moreFull-color figures and tables to aid in understanding and retentionRealistic practice questions with detailed answer explanations in each chapterOverview of the exam to help you avoid surprises on test dayExpert GuidanceWe invented test prep—Kaplan (www.kaptest.com) has been helping students for 80 years, and our proven strategies have helped legions of students achieve their dreams
National Registry Paramedic Prep: Practice + Proven Strategies (Kaplan Test Prep)
by Kaplan MedicalKaplan's National Registry Paramedic Prep provides essential content and focused review to help you master the national paramedic exam. This new edition features comprehensive content review, board-style practice questions, and test-taking tips to help you face the exam with confidence.Essential ReviewNew EMS Operations chapter with practice questionsConcise review of the material tested on the NRP exam, including physiology, pathophysiology, pharmacology, cardiology, respiratory and medical emergencies, shock, trauma, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, the psychomotor exam, and moreFull-color figures and tables to aid in understanding and retentionRealistic practice questions with detailed answer explanations in each chapterOverview of the exam to help you avoid surprises on test dayExpert GuidanceWe invented test prep—Kaplan (www.kaptest.com) has been helping students for 80 years, and our proven strategies have helped legions of students achieve their dreams
National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners: Passbooks Study Guide (Admission Test Series)
by National Learning CorporationThe Admission Test Series prepares students for entrance examinations into college, graduate and professional school as well as candidates for professional certification and licensure. The National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners (FMCSA) Passbook® prepares you by sharpening the skills and abilities necessary to succeed on your upcoming entrance exam. It provides hundreds of questions and answers in the areas that will likely be covered on your upcoming exam.
National School Policy: Major Issues in Education Policy for Schools in England and Wales, 1979 onwards (Routledge Revivals)
by Jim DockingPublished in 1996, this book presents a broad overview of the development of educational policy for schools in England and Wales since Margaret Thatcher’s Conservative administration took office in 1979. It reviews the separate strands of education policy as it relates to curriculum, equal educational opportunities, diversity and choice and management policies, and combines these with an overall appraisal of the direction of the schools system in the two decades before it was written. The book thereby provides a comprehensive text for undergraduate and postgraduate students which raises issues for debate and includes support material for discussion. It will also be of interest to school governors, educationalists and all those who care about the direction of educational change.
National Schools of Singing: English, French, German and Italian Techniques of Singing Revisited
by Richard MillerA comprehensive update of a 1977 study of historical and current techniques practiced in four major Western European schools of vocalism, investigating which techniques within the national schools are common to them all and which idiosyncratic regional tendencies remain. Contains chapters on breath management techniques, techniques of vowel formation, vibrato and national tendencies, vocal registration and national attitudes, the different types of voices, and international tonal ideals. Also discusses the North American singer and the national schools.
National Science Education Standards
by National Research Council StaffAmericans agree that our students urgently need better science education. But what should they be expected to know and be able to do? Can the same expectations be applied across our diverse society? These and other fundamental issues are addressed in National Science Education Standards--a landmark development effort that reflects the contributions of thousands of teachers, scientists, science educators, and other experts across the country. The National Science Education Standards offer a coherent vision of what it means to be scientifically literate, describing what all students regardless of background or circumstance should understand and be able to do at different grade levels in various science categories. The standards address: The exemplary practice of science teaching that provides students with experiences that enable them to achieve scientific literacy. Criteria for assessing and analyzing students' attainments in science and the learning opportunities that school science programs afford. The nature and design of the school and district science program. The support and resources needed for students to learn science. These standards reflect the principles that learning science is an inquiry-based process, that science in schools should reflect the intellectual traditions of contemporary science, and that all Americans have a role in improving science education. This document will be invaluable to education policymakers, school system administrators, teacher educators, individual teachers, and concerned parents.
National Subcommissions of ICMI and their Role in the Reform of Mathematics Education (International Studies in the History of Mathematics and its Teaching)
by Alexander KarpICMI (or IMUK) was founded in 1908 and initiated the establishment of national subcommissions to launch national activities in response to the IMUK agenda and to promote the reform proposals within each member country.While ICMI’s activities were thoroughly studied, the activities of the national subcommissions are studied only very marginally. In the meantime, their work has been of major importance – both because of their role in exploring and documenting the development of mathematics education at the beginning of the 20th century, and because of the changes and new ideas which they brought to their countries. Importantly, even if some results of their activities were analyzed within their countries in the corresponding languages, almost nothing is known internationally. This book is planned to deepen our knowledge on at least some of the national subcommissions. The book will interest both researchers and others interested in mathematics education and its development.
National Testing in Schools: An Australian assessment (Local/Global Issues in Education)
by Bob Lingard Sam Sellar Greg ThompsonOver the last two decades, large-scale national, or provincial, standardised testing has become prominent in the schools of many countries around the globe. National Testing in Schools: An Australian Assessment draws on research to consider the nature of national testing and its multiple effects, including: media responses and constructions such as league tables of performance pressures within school systems and on schools effects on the work and identities of principals and teachers and impacts on the experience of schooling for many young people, including those least advantaged. Using Australia as the case site for global concerns regarding national testing, this book will be an invaluable companion for education researchers, teacher educators, teacher education students and teachers globally.
National and Religious Ideologies in the Construction of Educational Historiography: The Case of Felbiger and the Normal Method in Nineteenth Century Teacher Education (Studies in Curriculum Theory Series)
by Jil WinandyDocumenting the reception of the pre-eminent Austrian school reformer Johann Ignaz Felbiger and his pedagogical thought in European histories of education in the nineteenth century, this volume demonstrates how national and religious ideological preferences have propelled the construction of fundamental biases in educational historiography. Covering more than 200 years and multiple national contexts, this book’s case studies of France and Switzerland, as well as close analysis of historical documents and textbooks, reveal how a canon of glorified historical "heroes" have been promoted over and above other educational actors, with the aim of morally instructing future teachers according to national and religious values. Based on a strong array of historical sources, the author demonstrates how biased educational historiographies are utilized in gaining support for certain pedagogical and curricula models. Through the deep examination of textbooks used in teacher training and the explication of the work and actual influence of Felbiger’s method in Catholic parts of Europe, this book captures how these narratives impact our understanding of early national histories. Offering new knowledge in the history of curriculum studies, this volume will be of interest to scholars and researchers with an interest in the history of education, as well as comparative teacher education.
Nationalerziehung: Nationalpädagogische Ansätze in Preußen vom Generallandschulreglement bis zur Reichsgründung (1763-1871)
by Andreas MarxAndreas Marx liefert mit diesem Buch einen wichtigen Beitrag zur Geschichte der Nationalerziehung. Die Analyse ist der historischen Bildungsforschung zuzuordnen und legt zugleich Ergebnisse für die historische Forschung der Sozialen Arbeit dar. Historischer Patriotismus und Nationalismus sowie politische und kulturelle Identität werden hierbei im Kontext von Erziehungs- und Bildungstheorien betrachtet. Im Zentrum steht die wissenschaftliche Rekonstruktion historisch-pädagogischer Diskurse um Nationalerziehung zwischen 1763 und 1871 anhand von zehn Modellen. Die aus dem Forschungsinteresse formulierten Fragestellungen unterteilen sich in Sprache und Sprachbilder, Menschenbilder, die „soziale Frage“, Nation und Staat, Religion, staatsbürgerliche Erziehung und Geschlechterfragen. Es wird der Annahme gefolgt, dass das Wissen über historische Nationalerziehung auch Beiträge für die gegenwärtige politische Bildung leistet; etwa in Bezug auf gesellschaftspolitische Spannungsfelder vor dem Hintergrund deutscher Gesellschaftspolitik und auf eine weltpolitische Perspektive. Im Ergebnis treten somit einmalige Zusammen- und Gegenüberstellungen von Impulsen historischer Nationalerziehung hervor, welche einen erweiterten Blick auf aktuelle Diskurse ermöglichen.
Nationalism and History Education: Curricula and Textbooks in the United States and France (Routledge Research in International and Comparative Education)
by Rachel D. HutchinsHistory education, by nature, transmits an ‘official’ version of national identity. National identity is not a fixed entity, and controversy over history teaching is an essential part of the process of redefining and regenerating the nation. France and the United States have in particular experienced demographic and cultural shifts since the 1960s that have resulted in intense debates over national identity. This volume examines how each country’s national history is represented in primary schools’ social studies textbooks and curricula, and how they handle contemporary issues of ethnicity, diversity, gender, socio-economic inequality, and patriotism. By analyzing each country separately and comparatively, it demonstrates how various groups (including academics, politicians and citizen activists) have influenced education, and how the process of writing and rewriting history perpetuates a nation. Drawing on empirical studies of the United States and France, this volume provides insight into broader nationalist processes and instructive principles for similar countries in the modern world.
Nationality and Ethnicity in an Israeli School: A Case Study of Jewish-Arab Students (Routledge Research in Educational Equality and Diversity)
by Dalya Yafa MarkovichNationality and Ethnicity in an Israeli School: A Case Study of Jewish-Arab Students explores the intersection of ethnicity, nationality, and social structure which is experienced through schooling and its effects on the performance of disadvantaged students. The book sheds light on the ramifications of the multilayered ethnic-class identities and explores the role of nationality in the reproduction of a depoliticized ethnic hierarchy in school and society. It offers an ethnographic case study of one Israeli high school that adopted critical pedagogy in order to empower underprivileged students that belonged to second and third generation of immigrant Jews from Arab countries. It also analyses the ways in which educational gaps are reproduced through the dominant national culture and identity and discusses the educational consequences of multiethnic school settings. The book will appeal to students, researchers and academics in the fields of sociology of education, education policy, peace education, Israeli studies, and critical pedagogy studies.
Nationalsozialismus in der Grundschule: Didaktische Impulse für ein herausforderndes Thema im Sachunterricht (BestMasters)
by Nele AlbertsFachwissenschaftliche sowie -didaktische Diskussionen rund um Themen des Nationalsozialismus finden meist bezogen auf die Sekundarstufe statt. Der Primarbereich wird aufgrund von Annahmen der Verfrühung oder einer emotionalen Überforderung der Schüler*innen oftmals nicht in den Diskurs integriert. Jedoch belegen diverse Studien, dass im digitalen Informationszeitalter auch Dritt- und Viertklässler*innen mit diesen Themengebieten in Kontakt kommen und so individuelle Vergangenheitsvorstellungen entwickeln. Deshalb sollte Grundschüler*innen die Möglichkeit zu einer fundierten Auseinandersetzung im schulischen Rahmen nicht verwehrt werden. Das Ziel der vorliegenden Arbeit ist es aufzuzeigen, wie der Nationalsozialismus als herausforderndes Thema im Sachunterricht der Grundschule zum Gegenstand historischen Lernens für Dritt- und Viertklässler*innen werden kann. Hierzu werden Schüler*innenvorstellungen mithilfe qualitativer Interviews erhoben. Diese bestätigen die These, dass auch Grundschüler*innen bereits über Wissen zum Nationalsozialismus verfügen. Jedoch entwickeln die Schüler*innen durch fehlende Verarbeitungs- und Reflexionsmöglichkeiten Fehlvorstellungen, die zu problematischen Entwicklungen wie Angst oder Gewaltverherrlichung führen können.
Nationhood and Politicization of History in School Textbooks: Identity, the Curriculum and Educational Media
by Gorana Ognjenović Jasna JozelićThis book explores how school history textbooks are used to perpetuate nationalistic policies within divided regions. Exploring the ‘divide and rule’ politics across ex-Yugoslav successor states, the editors and contributors draw upon a wide range of case studies from across the region. Textbooks and other educational media provide the foundations upon which the new generation build understanding about their own context and the events that are creating their present. By promoting nationalistic politics in such media, textbooks themselves can be used as tools to further promote and preserve ongoing hostility between ethnic groups following periods of conflict. This edited collection will appeal to scholars of educational media, history education and post-conflict societies.
Native American Higher Education in the United States
by Cary Michael CarneyMany aspects of Native American education have been given extensive attention. There are plentiful works on the boarding school program, the mission school efforts, and other aspects of Indian education. Higher education, however, has received little examination. Select articles, passages, and occasional chapters touch on it, but usually only in respect to specific subjects as an adjunct to education in general. There is no thorough and comprehensive history of Native American higher education in the United States. Native American Higher Education in the United States fills this need, and is now available in paperback. Carney reviews the historical development of higher education for the Native American community from the age of discovery to the present. The author has constructed his book chronologically in three eras: the colonial period, featuring several efforts at Indian missions in the colonial colleges; the federal period, when Native American higher education was largely ignored except for sporadic tribal and private efforts; and the self-determination period, highlighted by the recent founding of the tribally-controlled colleges. Carney also includes a chapter comparing Native American higher education with African-American higher education. The concluding chapter discusses the current status of Native American higher education. Carney's book fills an informational gap while at the same time opening the field of Native American higher education to continuing exploration. It will be valuable reading for educators and historians, and general readers interested in Native American culture.
Native Son (MAXNotes Literature Guides)
by Richard BucciREA's MAXnotes for Richard Wright's Native Son MAXnotes offer a fresh look at masterpieces of literature, presented in a lively and interesting fashion. Written by literary experts who currently teach the subject, MAXnotes will enhance your understanding and enjoyment of the work. MAXnotes are designed to stimulate independent thought about the literary work by raising various issues and thought-provoking ideas and questions. MAXnotes cover the essentials of what one should know about each work, including an overall summary, character lists, an explanation and discussion of the plot, the work's historical context, illustrations to convey the mood of the work, and a biography of the author. Each chapter is individually summarized and analyzed, and has study questions and answers.
Native Son (SparkNotes Literature Guide Series)
by SparkNotesNative Son (SparkNotes Literature Guide) by Richard Wright Making the reading experience fun! Created by Harvard students for students everywhere, SparkNotes is a new breed of study guide: smarter, better, faster. Geared to what today's students need to know, SparkNotes provides: *Chapter-by-chapter analysis *Explanations of key themes, motifs, and symbols *A review quiz and essay topicsLively and accessible, these guides are perfect for late-night studying and writing papers
Native Speakers and Native Users: Loss and Gain
by Alan Davies'Native speakers' and 'native users' are terms traditionally used to differentiate between speakers who have acquired a language from birth and speakers who have learnt a second language. This book highlights the problems associated with making such a clear cut distinction. By analysing a range of literature, language uses, and proficiency tests, Davies argues that there is no significant difference between native speakers and native users, and emphasises the importance of the Standard Language. Whilst individual native speakers may vary considerably, the academic construct of the native speaker is isomorphic with the Standard Language which is available to both native speakers and native users through education. In this book, Davies explores the 'native user', as a second language speaker who uses language with 'native speaker' competence. This book will be of significant interest to students and researchers working in the fields of second language acquisition and applied linguistics.
Native-Speakerism in Japan
by Stephanie Ann Houghton Damian J. RiversThe relative status of native and non-native speaker language teachers within educational institutions has long been an issue worldwide but until recently, the voices of teachers articulating their own concerns have been rare. Existing work has tended to focus upon the position of non-native teachers and their struggle against unfavourable comparisons with their native-speaker counterparts. However, more recently, native-speaker language teachers have also been placed in the academic spotlight as interest grows in language-based forms of prejudice such as 'native-speakerism' - a dominant ideology prevalent within the Japanese context of English language education. This innovative volume explores wide-ranging issues related to native-speakerism as it manifests itself in the Japanese and Italian educational contexts to show how native-speaker teachers can also be the targets of multifarious forms of prejudice and discrimination in the workplace.
Native-Speakerism: Its Resilience and Undoing (Intercultural Communication and Language Education)
by Stephanie Ann Houghton Jérémie BouchardThis book explores native-speakerism in modern language teaching, and examines the ways in which it has been both resilient and critiqued. It provides a range of conceptual tools to situate ideological discourses and processes within educational contexts. In turn, it discusses the interdiscursive nature of ideologies and the complex ways in which ideologies influence objective and material realities, including hiring practices and, more broadly speaking, unequal distributions of power and resources. In closing, it considers why the diffusion and consumption of ideological discourses seem to persist, despite ongoing critical engagement by researchers and practitioners, and proposes alternative paradigms aimed at overcoming the problems posed by the native-speaker model in foreign language education.
Natur filmen und fotografieren für Dummies (Für Dummies)
by Svenja Schieke Ralph SchiekeFangen Sie spannende Motive in der Natur ein – mit Ihrer Kamera Schon mit wenig Ausrüstung können Sie wunderbare Momente festhalten – nicht nur in Einzelbildern, sondern auch im Film. Wie Sie Landschaften und Tiere filmen und fotografieren, lernen Sie in diesem Buch. Svenja und Ralph Schieke zeigen Ihnen Schritt für Schritt von der Planung bis zur Veröffentlichung, wie spannende und interessante Naturfotografien und Naturfilme mit dem gewissen Etwas entstehen. Sie erfahren, wie Sie Motive finden, welche Ausrüstung Sie benötigen, was Sie bei den Aufnahmen beachten müssen und wie Sie Ihre Ergebnisse weiter bearbeiten. Sie erfahren Wie Sie auch mit Ihrem Smartphone gelungene Aufnahmen machen Warum sich die Stadt nicht verstecken muss, wenn es um Naturaufnahmen gehtWie Sie einen Film planen und in der Natur Schritt für Schritt umsetzenWo Sie Ihre Aufnahmen präsentieren können
Natural Allies: Hope and Possibility in Teacher-Family Partnerships
by Soo HongIn Natural Allies, Soo Hong offers a paradigm shift in how we think about family engagement with schools. Hong challenges the conventional depiction of parents and teachers as &“natural enemies,&” and shows how, through teachers&’ initiative and commitment, they can become natural allies instead. Based on a three-year ethnographic study, the book features the experiences and motivations of five urban school teachers who have successfully created meaningful, productive relationships and partnerships with students&’ families. In Natural Allies, the teachers&’ personal narratives are juxtaposed with rich descriptions of their interactions with families and children. The book explores how the dimensions of race, class, culture, and family history shape the interactions between teachers and families, particularly in schools where teacher-parent dynamics may be fraught with distrust or misunderstanding. The book demonstrates how commitment to families and community can become a central part of educators&’ development as professionals. In addition, the research provides new insight and seeks to merge the study of family engagement with the field of culturally relevant and sustaining pedagogies. Offered with optimism and urgency, Natural Allies addresses an area in which many educators feel ill equipped and unprepared. Readers will emerge from a reading of the book with new ideas on family engagement that are grounded in an analysis of the deep contours of the parent-teacher relationship.
Natural Born Learners: Our Incredible Capacity to Learn and How We Can Harness It
by Alex BeardLearning is the soul of our species. From our first steps to our last words, we are what we learn. But for all its obvious importance, learning has lost touch with human progress. We live in an information age, work in a knowledge economy, yet our schools are relics of an industrial era. Education insider Alex Beard takes us on a dazzling tour of the future of learning to show how we can - and why we must - do better. Tackling everything from artificial intelligence to our growing understanding of the infant brain, Natural Born Learners is a user's guide to transforming learning in the twenty-first century and roadmap to accessing our better future selves.