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This up-to-the-minute exposé provides a scrupulously researched and at times deeply alarming account of a president who risks permanently alienating America from the rest of the world. George W. Bush has established himself as one of the most powerful—and one of the most arrogant—of all American presidents. The sources of his power, which have remained shrouded in mystery since his disputed election, originate with fanatical ideologues, fundamentalist Christians, shady businessmen, and right-wing extremists to a degree that will surprise even the most hardened observer.

The book proposes a school where the students and their development is the priority. The teachers’ main task is to assist students in a personalised manner and to help them in their process of growth and development. The entire school should be guidance oriented. It should provide an environment where relationships among all staff members take place, from the security guard to the principal. In this environment, students will find the help and resources needed by them to develop their autonomy and build their future. The book suggests a credible program that can be recreated in other...

This book is the compilation of seven research studies. Six studies were carried out by the in-service teacher-students from the Master\'s in Education with Emphasis on English Didactics at the School of Education in Universidad Externado de Colombia, and one study was conducted by three professors from the same Emphasis. This issue includes seven chapters. The first article describes the findings from teacher professional development seminars to sensitise teachers towards child rights classroom practices. The second article reports how the implementation of teacher-designed portfolios, based ...

¿Profesores perfectos? ¡Eso no existe!” El título de este libro puede despertar suspicacias, pero esta suspicacia es razonable. La idea de la perfección es difícil de cuantificar y, en una profesión como la enseñanza, en la que hay tal cantidad de variables, recapitular las características concretas de la perfección es casi imposible. Esta obra examina los principales problemas de la profesión docente, como la gestión del comportamiento, la enseñanza y el aprendizaje, el afrontamiento de situaciones estresantes y el establecimiento de relaciones positivas con los alumnos y...

En la época actual, caracterizada por el fenómeno de globalización creciente, los procesos de integración adquieren un carácter protagonista en la escena internacional, al igual que la participación de la sociedad civil en la misma. En esta monografía las autoras reflexionan sobre el papel y los retos a los que se enfrenta la participación de la sociedad civil en los procesos de integración Iberoamérica. La existencia de una profunda brecha entre el reconocimiento que el Derecho Internacional Público concede a la misma junto con, a su vez, la innegable importancia que la sociedad...