Bringing the rich Japanese Shinto artistic tradition to life, this handsome volume explores the significance of calligraphy, painting, sculpture, and the decorative arts within traditional kami veneration ceremonies A central feature of Japanese culture for many centuries, the veneration of kami deities—a practice often referred to as Shinto—has been a driving force behind a broad swath of visual art. Focusing on the Heian period (795–1185) through the Edo period (1615–1868), this generously illustrated volume brings the rich Shinto artistic tradition to life through works of calligraphy, painting, sculpture, and the decorative arts. Thematic essays authored by both American and Japanese scholars explore different dimensions of kami veneration and examine the significance of these objects—many of which have never been seen outside of Japan—in Shinto ceremonies.

Shinto: Discovery of the Divine in Japanese Art

Arts & Photography

Carr, Kevin

Vilbar, Sinéad

History & Criticism

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Becoming a Teacher through Action Research: Process, Context, and Self-Study

Becoming a Teacher through Action Research skillfully interweaves the stories of pre-service teaching with the process of action research. This engaging text focuses specifically on the needs of pre-service teachers by providing assistance for all stages of the research experience, including guidance on how to select an area of focus, design a culturally-proficient study, collect and interpret data, and communicate findings.  With an updated preface and introduction, this revised edition fully develops a convincing response to the framing question of the book, "Why pre-service teacher action research?" The new edition offers a more robust overview of research methodology, including mixed methods examples as well as quantitative data collection strategies. The authors also touch on digital photography and audio collection tools for presenting action research. Using additional activities and examples, the authors clarify how to ask critical questions using literature reviews.   New Features in the Second Edition:   Fresh "Action Research Memos"   New examples, expanded glossary, and enhanced literature review guidance   Chapter overview charts to better provide a roadmap of the action research process   New end-of-chapter Content and Process Questions to encourage understanding   Companion website with downloadable templates and additional instructor resources: cw.routledge.com/textbooks/9780415801065/.   This one-of-a-kind guide continues to offer invaluable support for teacher-education students during a critical phase of their professional―and personal―lives.

Education & Teaching

Phillips, Donna Kalmbach

Schools & Teaching

Routledge

Becoming a Teacher through Action Research skillfully interweaves the stories of pre-service teaching with the process of action research. This engaging text focuses specifically on the needs of pre-service teachers by providing assistance for all stages of the research experience, including guidance on how to select an area of focus, design a culturally-proficient study, collect and interpret data, and communicate findings. With an updated preface and introduction, this revised edition fully develops a convincing response to the framing question of the book, "Why pre-service teacher action research?" The new edition offers a more robust overview of research methodology, including mixed methods examples as well as quantitative data collection strategies. The authors also touch on digital photography and audio collection tools for presenting action research. Using additional activities and examples, the authors clarify how to ask critical questions using literature reviews. New Features in the Second Edition: <ul>
<li>Fresh "Action Research Memos"</li> <li>New examples, expanded glossary, and enhanced literature review guidance</li> <li>Chapter overview charts to better provide a roadmap of the action research process</li> <li>New end-of-chapter Content and Process Questions to encourage understanding</li> <li>Companion website with downloadable templates and additional instructor resources: cw.routledge.com/textbooks/9780415801065/.</li> </ul> This one-of-a-kind guide continues to offer invaluable support for teacher-education students during a critical phase of their professional―and personal―lives.

Becoming a Teacher through Action Research is specifically written for those students seeking initial teacher licensure. Written to support these pre-service teachers, it recognizes that the process of doing action research can serve as a vehicle for assuming the professional identity of a teacher and deals directly with challenges and dilemmas of doing action research as a student teacher. The book is divided into three roads: <ul>
<li>the main road, 'Doing Action Research' provides direct instruction for developing a critical question and research design, followed by instruction on how to interpret data </li> <li>the side-roads, 'Cultural Context' and 'Self-Study' support teacher identity development by allowing opportunities for the reader to analyse and deconstruct both self and cultural paradigms surrounding teaching/researching</li> <li>the final chapters of the book support the reader in going public with their action research and using the process of action research to move into the first year of teaching and planning for continued professional development. </li>
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The book is interactive, inviting the reader to respond to text by writing and/or drawing responses. The companion CD allows the reader to either read and interact with the text completely electronically or use a combination of paper text and CD. The CD also includes downloadable templates, interactive charts/graphs and full text examples of student written action research papers.

Politics & Social Sciences

Kalmbach Phillips, Donna

Sociology

If All Men Are Dogs, is an educational and inspiring work that is designed to influence how women view their lives, their intimate relationships and most importantly how they perceive themselves. If All Men Are Dogs encourages women to embrace the idea/concept that not only do they possess the power to change their lives; they have been given the responsibility to do just that. In this book, Kevin Carr, author and entrepreneur, incorporates personal accounts, as well as live research and interviews to help illustrate the challenges of perception and responsibility faced by women. Kevin has included read answers to real questions posed to men about women. If All Men Are Dogs allows you to interpret and understand what women are saying about men, but even more impactful, you will find out what men are saying about women. After reading through these richly rewarding pages you should be challenged/expect to: • Be empowered to take control of your life. • Feel a sense of urgency to expect responsibility for your livelihood. • Have a greater insight into the minds of men. • Come to realize a vital truth, which is: You are the most important person in your life.

If All Men Are Dogs Then Women You Hold the Leash: How Far We Go Depends on You

Parenting & Relationships

Kevin Carr

Becoming a Teacher through Action Research

Becoming a Teacher through Action Research, Third Edition skillfully interweaves the stories of pre-service teaching with the process of action research. This engaging text focuses specifically on the needs of pre-service teachers by providing assistance for all stages of the research experience, including guidance on how to select an area of focus, design a culturally-proficient study, collect and interpret data, and communicate findings.  With an updated introduction and two new chapters, this revised edition fully develops a convincing response to the framing question of the book, "Why pre-service teacher action research?" The new edition continues to focus on elements of trustworthy pre-service teacher action research, and provides a more robust overview of research methodology. Using additional activities, charts, and examples, this book offers support during the steps of writing a critical question, data collection, data analysis and the use of analytic memos.  New Features in the Third Edition include:   New chapters on ongoing data analysis and final data interpretation, which include practice scenarios and examples to give readers a deeper understanding of doing the work of action research processes;   An expanded chapter on action research methodology, which includes scaffolds for making methodological decisions, additional practice scenarios, and a revised action research design template;   New end-of-chapter Content and Process Questions to encourage deeper understanding;   New examples throughout, expanded additional glossary terms, enhanced literature review guidance, and updated templates to support action research projects;   An updated companion website with downloadable templates and additional instructor resources;   A revised interior text design to increase the accessibility of the text.   This one-of-a-kind guide continues to offer invaluable support for teacher-education students during a critical phase of their professional―and personal―lives.

The term "functional training" has been associated with a fair amount of controversy ever since it became part of the fitness training vernacular more than a decade ago. In Functional Training Anatomy, noted strength and conditioning specialists Kevin Carr and Mary Kate Feit cut through the clutter and misconceptions about functional training and cover all aspects of how to build a purposeful, effective, and efficient program that provides the strength, stability, and mobility you need to support your body in life and in sports. Beginning with a clear definition of what functional training entails, you will learn about the importance of mobility training and its impact on movement quality, performance, and injury reduction. Use the warm-up activities to prepare for high-intensity activities. Use the medicine ball and plyometric exercises to learn to produce and absorb force. Develop power with Olympic lifts, kettlebell swings, and jumping exercises. Improve strength in the upper body, lower body, and core with hip-dominant, knee-dominant, pushing, pulling, and core exercises. See the inner workings of each of the exercises with superb full-color illustrations that show the primary and secondary muscles and connective tissue being used. The detailed instructions for these multiplanar and unilateral exercises ensure you execute each one correctly and safely. The Functional Focus element shows how the exercises translate to specific activities, whether that be an explosive athletic move or simply moving a box. Functional Training Anatomy incorporates traditional and nontraditional exercises and mobility drills that will help you increase functional strength and reduce injury so your body is prepared to support the demands of athletic performance and daily living. CE exam available! For certified professionals, a companion continuing education exam can be completed after reading this book. The Functional Training Anatomy Online CE Exam may be purchased separately or as part of the Functional Training Anatomy With CE Exam package that includes both the book and the exam.

Functional Training Anatomy

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Feit, Mary Kate

Exercise & Fitness

Human Kinetics

Champaign, IL : Human Kinetics

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Books by Carr, Kevin

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Shinto: Discovery of the Divine in Japanese Art

Becoming a Teacher through Action Research: Process, Context, and Self-Study

Becoming a Teacher through Action Research: Process, Context, and Self-Study

Becoming a Teacher through Action Research: Process, Context, and Self-Study

If All Men Are Dogs Then Women You Hold the Leash: How Far We Go Depends on You

Becoming a Teacher through Action Research: Process, Context, and Self-Study

Functional Training Anatomy

Functional Training Anatomy