In Rustic Cubism, Bruce Adams tells the fascinating story of Moly-Sabata, an art colony founded in the Rhône Valley during the height of French modernism by Cubist pioneer Albert Gleizes. Following his social and spiritual agenda of earthly labor and a Celtic-medievalist view of Christianity, Gleizes' disciples worked to fuse Cubism with a revival of ancient agrarian, artisanal traditions. The most important and committed member of this experimental commune was ceramicist Anne Dangar (1885-1951).In part a gripping biography of this Australian expatriate, Rustic Cubism chronicles Dangar's personal battles and the tumult of the World War II era during her tempestuous tenure at Moly-Sabata. Dangar dedicated herself to the colony's aims by working in the region's village potteries, combining their vernacular elements with Gleizes' design methods to arrive at a type of rustic Cubism. Her work there would ultimately be rewarded; her pieces can today be found in the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, the Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, the Museo Internazionale delle Ceramiche in Faenza, the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, and many other museums.Rustic Cubism places Dangar at the heart of Moly-Sabata's alternative art movement—one that, in its nostalgic present, attempted to construct a culture based on the distant past. Generously illustrated with photographs of the art and social milieu of the period, this captivating and original narrative makes a considerable contribution to our understanding of French modernism and early twentieth-century cultural politics as well as of the life of a most talented and intriguing female artist.

Structural Equation Modeling: Foundations and Extensions (Advanced Quantitative Techniques in the Social Sciences)

Arts & Photography

Kaplan, David W.

History & Criticism

Sage Publications, Inc.

Few issues of national importance have received as much attention in recent years as education. Yet, for all the concern and rhetoric about the declining quality of our schools in a competitive world, there are surprisingly few hard facts about what makes good schools work and how to improve bad ones. The University of California Press is therefore pleased to announce the publication of the first significant research on the effect of primary schools in decades. Based on one of the largest surveys of primary school effectiveness ever undertaken—the researchers monitored the progress of nearly 2000 students in 50 British inner-city primary schools for four years—School Matters not only shows exactly what goes on in primary schools—it shows how they vary in their success and explains why.Among the many important and hopeful results: Schooling IS more important for pupils' progress than background. High expectations DO have an effect on pupil achievement. Schools CAN change. The report identifies 12 key factors—all within the control of the school—that lead to effective education. Effective schools increase the progress of ALL pupils.School Matters, the most important survey of what makes schools work since Rutter's Fifteen Thousand Hours, will be of immense interest not only to education specialists, but to policy-makers and the concerned public.

School Matters: The Junior Years

Mortimore, Peter

"There are four ways a woman can handle heartbreak. She can fall apart, seek revenge, turn cold, or move on. The Ex Files is the story of these four women: When Kendall Stewart finds her husband and her sister in bed together, she vows to never let anyone get that close again. But when she is faced with saving the life of the woman who destroyed hers, will she be able able to forgive? When an NBA superstar tells his mistress, Asia Ingrum, that he decided to honor his marriage vows, her shook quickly gives way to revenge... but her decision may come back to haunt their five-years-old daughter. Every night Vanessa Martin wonders why her husband committed suicide. Even worst, she contemplates joining him in eternity. Will Vanessa be able to gather the strenght to live again? Sheridan Hart is finally finding her way after a lie destoryed her seventeen-years of marriage. Her new love is ready ti get married, but will she commit to this younger man or is her ex-husband takong up too much space in her heart? When their pastor asks kendall, Asia, Vanessa anf Sheridan to meet weekly for prayer, they can't imagine they will have anything in common. But them a devastating tragedy stikes, and these strangers are forced to reexamine their choices. Will they finsd true friendship, or will prayer-and their union-failed them?

Standard Setting: A Guide to Establishing and Evaluating Performance Standards on Tests

Literature & Fiction

Cizek, Gregory J.

Bunch, Michael B.

United States

An Introductory Guide to SPSS for Windows

Do you need to conduct data analysis with SPSS but are unfamiliar with the software? This book will help you become a proficient SPSS (Version 7.5 for Windows 95) user by teaching you the fundamentals. The book covers the following critical basic skills: how to create data sets by defining and coding data, using a codebook and entering data; how to run SPSS and work with different SPSS files; how to manipulate data by recoding values, computing values, and selecting subsets of cases to include in an analysis; how to manage data files by reading data that have been entered using other software; how to append and merge files; how to analyze data using SPSS pull-down menus; and how to analyze data using programs written in SPSS syntax.

Einspruch, Eric L.

Computers & Technology

A Dictionary of Public Health Promotion and Education: Terms and Concepts

This user-friendly dictionary provides definitions of a wide range of terms and concepts used by health professionals in the field of health promotion and health education. The terms reflect the process of health promotion and education in four settings: community; workplace; primary care; and schools. The dictionary also covers key terms from related public health disciplines such as epidemiology, health administration, biostatistics, environmental health and the behavioural sciences.

Medical Books

Modeste, Naomi N.

Administration & Medicine Economics

Sentencing of repeat criminal offenders is the subject of continuous public debate. This volume explores the issues relating to the ′Three Strikes and You′re Out′ legislation in the United States. Contributions include topics such as: local and national variations of habitual offenders, career criminals and recidivist statutes; the impact of `three strikes′ on the police and the courts; street gangs, juveniles and female offenders; media issues; and white-collar crime. Historical, legal, economic and social issues are thoroughly covered and the conclusion offers directions for future research.

Three Strikes and You′re Out: Vengeance as Social Policy

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

This challenging volume reflects the breadth of the debate over the existence of poverty in the United States and what can be done to eradicate it. With contributions from 21 distinguished social scientists and policy analysts, the book represents the diversity of ideas on how to effectively reduce the social ills of poverty, welfare dependency and the `underclass′. Four areas of focus in anti-poverty efforts are examined in depth: education, community empowerment, job training and social intervention.

Reducing Poverty in America: Views and Approaches

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Structural Equation Modeling: Foundations and Extensions (Advanced Quantitative Techniques in the Social Sciences)

School Matters: The Junior Years

Standard Setting: A Guide to Establishing and Evaluating Performance Standards on Tests

An Introductory Guide to SPSS for Windows

An Introductory Guide to SPSS for Windows

A Dictionary of Public Health Promotion and Education: Terms and Concepts

A Dictionary of Public Health Promotion and Education: Terms and Concepts

Three Strikes and You′re Out: Vengeance as Social Policy

Three Strikes and You′re Out: Vengeance as Social Policy

Reducing Poverty in America: Views and Approaches