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Contextualizations on peace in selected educational institutions in the department of La Guajira
Authors: Muñoz Estrada Emerita , Muñoz Estrada Miriam , Mora Pintiluis Delio
Published: March 2024

This research is based on school coexistence and peace, with the quality of early childhood education as a baseline. It is of descriptive type, the modality of participative action research with a qualitative and quantitative approach, its design is communitarian or ecological, of social intervention or field. The following basic principles were considered: classroom pedagogical project; human rights; integral education; awareness of peace; conceptualization of peace; feelings about peace; acquisition, reinforcement of moral ethical values on peace; development of the culture of peace; proposals for coexistence and peace, as well as attitudes for the peaceful solution of conflict. It was developed in 7 Jurisdictions of the Department of La Guajira taken randomly. The instruments used were direct observation, a survey to teachers and an interview to directors. The implementation of recreational activities that allowed representing magical and pleasant environments was achieved, which allowed coexistence in harmony, fostering dialogues in the construction of peace and teaching values, as well as workshops for teachers and directors, as well as educational talks on the concept of peace, and dynamics with morals and teachings for the achievement of peace in the classroom, in institutions, in society, with the aim of forming people capable of changing inequality for equality, indifference for commitment and violence for peace, concluding that the elementary school should not focus only on the cognitive, but should go beyond, obtaining learning to apply them in life itself and with its environment.
Innovation in higher education careers
Authors: Martínez Liliana Beatriz
Published: March 2024

This paper describes an analysis of innovative educational practices carried out during the pandemic in undergraduate courses at the National University of San Juan, with the aim of investigating whether the innovations incorporated in university courses, during the special period of pandemic COVID 19, were based on positivist epistemological positions or whether there was a change in the didactic and pedagogical models adapting to the new virtual environment that the circumstances demanded. The results arise from the comparison of the 2019-2020 academic year with the 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 distance learning cycles.
Development and validation of a UV spectrophotometric method for biowaiver studies in pyrazinamide tablets
Authors: Saldaña-Bobadilla Vanessa , Barreto-Villanueva Cintia P. , Ganoza-Gasco Frizzi J. , Perez-Chauca Enma , Caballero-Aquiño Olga E. , Mantilla-Rodriguez Ana E. , Alva-Plasencia Pedro M. , Aurora-Prado Maria S.
Published: March 2024

Context: For regulatory reasons, a biowaiver is characterized as the substitution or exemption of bioavailability and/or bioequivalence research with in vitro dissolution tests, according to the Biopharmaceutical Classification System (BCS). These studies need validated quantification methods to give reliable results. Aims: To develop and validate the UV spectrophotometric method for biowaiver studies in pyrazinamide tablets. Methods: The parameters for validation, such as specificity, linearity, range, accuracy, precision, stability of the analytical solution, filter test, limits of detection, and quantification, were assessed according to the standards set by the guidelines of the International Conference on Harmonization and the United States Pharmacopeia. The dissolution operating conditions were 900 mL of dissolution media at pH 1.2, 4.5, and 6.8, with the paddle method at 75 rpm and sampling times of 5, 10, 15, 20, and 30 minutes. Results: The wavelength of maximum absorbance was 268 nm for the three dissolution media. The method was linear in the range of 1.11112–13.3334 µg/mL (r2>0.998). The limits of detection ranged from 0.0157 to 0.0222 µg/mL, and the limits of quantification were between 0.0415 and 0.0546 µg/mL. The recovered values were between 99.4 and 103.0%. No interference from the placebo was observed. The relative standard deviation values were less than 2% for precision. For robustness, different conditions were evaluated as wavelengths, changes in concentration, and Whatman No. 40, 41, and 42 filters; they did not modify the method response. The samples were kept unchanged for a period of 24 hours at 25°C. Conclusions: The UV spectrophotometric method was linear, accurate, specific, and precise in the concentration range studied and in the dissolution media at pH levels of 1.2, 4.5, and 6.8, being suitable for biowaiver studies in pyrazinamide tablets.
La educación digital: nueva realidad de impartir y recibir clases en las instituciones de educación superior
Authors: Gallardo García Martín
Published: March 2024

El objetivo del presente trabajo de investigación es demostrar que en un futuro próximo las actividades educativas se habrán de realizar a través de las tecnologías de la información y la comunicación, es decir, de manera virtual, lo que traerá beneficios económicos para el Estado y las familias, ya que los estudiantes no tendrán la necesidad de trasladarse a las instituciones de educación, con el consiguiente ahorro en transporte, alimentación y hospedaje para aquellos alumnos cuyo lugar de residencia es distinto al lugar en donde acuden a estudiar. Para probarlo utilizamos los métodos histórico, analítico, inductivo y deductivo, haciendo un recuento de las pandemias que se han generado a lo largo de la historia de la humanidad, muy especialmente la de COVID-19. Analizamos el término tecnologías de la información y la comunicación y los elementos que las componen, así como las redes Web disponibles en México y el costo por el servicio. Examinamos la estructura funcional de las instituciones de educación pública en el país, identificando la forma utilizada para realizar sus labores (impartir educación) y cómo lograron salir de ella. Por último, identificamos las ventajas que pueden servir como instrumentos para impartir docencia a través de los medios de comunicación.
Determinación de las ciudades medias e intermedias del Ecuador
Authors: Orellana Alvear Boris
Published: March 2024

La finalidad de diferenciar los conceptos de ciudad media e intermedia radica en un especial tratamiento dentro de la planificación del territorio. En un análisis suficientemente amplio, el Ecuador cuenta 24 provincias de las cuales dos se destacan por contener una metrópoli como capital (Quito y Guayaquil). La población de estas ciudades supera los dos millones de habitantes cada una, y por debajo de este número se encuentran cientos de poblados con jerarquías muy diversas en cuanto a su tamaño poblacional, territorio, infraestructura, accesibilidad, etc. Las ciudades medias se determinan por su número de habitantes, pero la intermediación desprende aspectos más precisos para su valoración. Este documento, muestra la metodología utilizada para definir estas diferencias a la vez de sistematizar datos abiertos disponibles en los censos poblacionales, catastros nacionales, cifras económicas y datos abiertos de interés en general. En primera instancia se procede a enlistar las ciudades medias únicamente por su tamaño poblacional pero acompañadas de un análisis geográfico que da lugar a un segundo e importante momento: determinar el grado de intermediación de las ciudades en función de su interconexión, tal como los principales autores de la temática las definen, es decir, el rol intermediario entre las metrópolis y la ruralidad. El estudio finaliza con el listado de estas ciudades y sus características.
RISK FACTORS FOR HEART TRANSPLANTATION
Authors: Волков И.М. , Майдан В.А. , Бокарев М.А.
Published: March 2024

Трансплантация сердца (ТС) стала общепринятым методом лечения терминальной стадии сердечной недостаточности во всем мире. Одновременно с накоплением опыта врачи сталкиваются и с различными осложнениями. В данной работе описана клинико-экспериментальная оценка факторов риска, влияющих на пери- и постоперационный период. Проведен анализ потенциальных причин осложнений, связанных с подбором реципиентов сердца, критериями сердечного донорства, направленных на уменьшение летальности в листе ожидания и на увеличение объема и повышение результативности оперативных вмешательств по пересадке сердца и восстановлению пациентов после трансплантации посредством мер физиолого-гигиенической профилактики.

Heart transplantation (TH) has become a generally accepted method of treating end-stage heart failure worldwide. Simultaneously with the accumulation of experience, doctors also face various complications. This paper describes a clinical and experimental assessment of risk factors affecting the peri- and postoperative period. The analysis of the potential causes of complications associated with the selection of heart recipients, the criteria of cardiac donation, aimed at both reducing mortality in the waiting list, and increasing the volume and effectiveness of surgical interventions for heart transplantation and recovery of patients after transplantation, through measures of physiological and hygienic prevention.
DIAGNOSTICS OF CARDIOHEPATIC SYNDROME IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC HEART FAILURE DEPENDING ON THE PRESENCE AND EXPRESSION OF CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE
Authors: Кислюк К.А. , Богданов А.Н. , Щербак С.Г.
Published: March 2024

Развитие сердечно-печеночного синдрома, который определяется как сочетание хронической сердечной недостаточности и печеночной дисфункции, негативно влияет на течение и прогноз и требует своевременной диагностики. Общепринятые маркеры сердечно-печеночного синдрома в настоящее время отсутствуют. В статье рассматриваются возможности диагностики сердечно-печеночного синдрома при различной выраженности сердечной недостаточности, в том числе при сопутствующей хронической болезни почек с помощью ультразвуковых (эластометрия печени, эхокардиография) и лабораторных методов (индекс фиброза печени MELD-XI, уровень натрийуретического пептида — NT-proBNP). Установлено, что увеличение плотности печени по данным эластометрии коррелирует со снижением фракции выброса левого желудочка. Выявлена связь величины индекса фиброза печени MELD-XI и NT-proBNP, пороговые значения NT-proBNP, при которых увеличивается риск развития хронической болезни почек. Сочетанное использование эластометрии, определение индекса фиброза печени MELD-XI, фракции выброса левого желудочка и NT-proBNP позволяет диагностировать сердечно-печеночный синдром на ранней стадии и оптимизировать его лечение и прогноз.

The development of cardio-hepatic syndrome, which is defined as a combination of chronic heart failure and liver dysfunction, negatively affects the course and prognosis and requires timely diagnosis. There are currently no generally accepted markers of cardiohepatic syndrome. The article discusses the possibilities of diagnosing cardio-hepatic syndrome with various severity of heart failure, including concomitant chronic kidney disease using ultrasound (liver elastometry, echocardiography) and laboratory methods (liver fibrosis index MELD-XI, natriuretic peptide level — NT- proBNP). It was found that increased liver stiffness by elastometry correlates with a decrease ejection fraction of left ventricular (LV EF). Also was found a relationship between the values of the liver fibrosis index MELD-XI and NT-proBNP, the threshold values of NT-proBNP, at which the risk of developing chronic kidney disease increases. The combined use of elastometry, determination of the liver fibrosis index MELD-XI, left ventricular ejection fraction and NT-proBNP allows early diagnosis of cardiohepatic syndrome and optimization of its treatment and prognosis.
Relationship of Strategic Plan Implementation, Resource Utilization, and Institutional Effectiveness at Secondary School Level in Punjab, Pakistan
Authors: Jan Afroz , Parveen Asifa , Akhtar Muhammad Sohail
Published: March 2024

In school education, strategic plan implementation resource utilization performs an important role in the effectiveness of an institution. The efficacy of educational institutions is primarily reflected in academic success. Additionally, resource utilization and strategic plan implementation contribute to institutional effectiveness. This study examined the relationship between strategic plan implementation, resource utilization, and institutional effectiveness in secondary schools of a district in Punjab, Pakistan. It was a quantitative study with a descriptive research design. Secondary school and elementary school teachers were the study's sample, selected through stratified random and convenient sampling techniques. The survey instrument was self-developed, keeping in view the objectives of the study and focusing on a literature review as well as experts in the field. It has 60 items on the Likert scale, with three key aspects: strategic plan implementation, resource utilization, and institutional effectiveness. A total of 574 teachers returned completed and returned the questionnaires with a robust 88% response rate. Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20 was used for descriptive statistics and Pearson correlation coefficients to determine relationships between the key variables. Results revealed a significant positive correlation between strategic plan implementation and institutional effectiveness. Additionally, a significant positive association emerged between resource utilization and institutional effectiveness at the secondary school level.
Sezgisel ve Ayrıntılayıcı Düşünme Eğilimi Ölçeğinin (SADE) Türkçeye uyarlanması ve psikometrik özelliklerinin incelenmesi
Authors: Yüvrük Elif , Kapucu Aycan
Published: March 2024

İnsan zihninin çevresel problemden gelen bilgiyi, sezgisel ve ayrıntılayıcı olmak üzere iki farklı bilişsel sistem aracılığıyla işlediği varsayılmaktadır. Bu çalışmanın amacı, söz konusu iki bilişsel sisteme dair eğilimdeki bireysel farklılıkları değerlendirmek üzere geliştirilen Sezgisel ve Ayrıntılayıcı Düşünme Eğilimi Ölçeğinin (SADE; Preference for Intuition and Deliberation Scale; Betsch, 2004) Türkçeye uyarlanması ve psikometrik özelliklerinin incelenmesidir. Uygun (kolay ulaşılabilir) örnekleme yöntemiyle ulaşılan 255 kişi üzerinden gerçekleştirilen doğrulayıcı faktör analizi bulguları SADE’nin iki faktörlü orijinal yapısını doğrulamıştır. Eş zamanlı ve birleştirici geçerliğe dair analizler, alt boyutlardan elde edilen puanların, mantıksal ve deneyimsel düşünme, mükemmeliyetçilik, dürtüsellik ve belirsizliğe tahammülsüzlük olmak üzere çeşitli psikolojik yapılarla beklenen yönde korelasyonları olduğunu göstermiştir. Hiyerarşik doğrusal regresyon analizleri, SADE’nin benzer yapıları ölçen Mantıksal ve Deneyimsel Düşünme Ölçeğine kıyasla artımlı geçerliğini desteklemiştir. SADE’nin iç tutarlılığının ve test-tekrar test güvenirliğinin kabul edilebilir düzeyde olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Ek olarak, alt boyutlardan elde edilen puanlar orijinal çalışmada olduğu gibi bazı gruplar arası karşılaştırmalarda sınanmıştır. Tüm bu bulgular, SADE’nin Türkçe versiyonun bilgi işleme stillerindeki bireysel farklılıkları ölçmeyi hedefleyen çalışmalarda geçerli ve güvenilir bir ölçüm aracı olarak kullanılabileceğini göstermiştir.
Über die Trennung in Sach- und Werturteil in der Fachdidaktik: Wider die Vermischung von Fakten und Werten
Authors: Podes Stephan
Published: March 2024

Der Beitrag handelt von der Urteilskompetenz in der politischen Bildung. Untersuchungsgegenstand i. e. S. ist die weithin praktizierte und akzeptierte Differenzierung in die beiden Urteilstypen Sach- und Werturteil. Während das Sachurteil mit seinen deskriptiven Aussagen der empirischen Prüfung ausgesetzt ist, unterliegt das Werturteil mit seinen normativen Aussagen anderen Geltungskriterien. Trotzdem sollen beide Urteilstypen untrennbar miteinander verbunden sein. In den Anleitungen für die unterrichtliche Praxis führt das zu einer Vermischung von Sachaussagen und Werturteilen mit unguten Folgen. Der Beitrag plädiert dafür, die Unterscheidung in Fakten und Werte zu respektieren – in der Fachdidaktik wie auf der Unterrichtsebene – und macht Vorschläge zur praktischen Umsetzung.
Gay Fathers, Twin Sons
Authors: Segal Nancy L.
Published: March 2024

For readers concerned about LGBTQ rights and the history of U.S. citizenship policies, get the book that Booklist says is "insightful" and "an accessible human story with a happy ending."

The January 2018 headline story in the Los Angeles Times was riveting. Andrew from the United States and Elad Dvash-Banks from Israel married in Canada in 2010 when gay couples could not marry in these countries. The couple conceived fraternal twins, Aiden and Ethan, with a Canadian surrogate by means of egg and sperm donation. The two boys were born just four minutes apart. Aiden was conceived with a donated egg and Andrew's sperm cell, and Ethan was conceived with a donated egg (from the same woman) and Elad's sperm cell.

Andrew and Elad wished to raise their children in the United States, but when they arrived at the American Consulate in Toronto to apply for citizenship, a staff member fired off a series of “shocking” and humiliating questions, and informed the couple of her authority to require a DNA test to determine each parents’ relatedness to each twin—she warned that without these tests neither twin would be granted US citizenship. Andrew and Elad knew which twin each had fathered and had planned on keeping this information confidential. They knew this because DNA analyses had already been performed, but the consulate insisted that these costly tests be repeated using their designated laboratory.

Having no alternative, DNA testing was arranged, and results submitted to the consulate. Soon, two envelopes arrived at their home, bearing both welcome and dreaded news: United States citizenship was offered to Aiden, whose father was a US citizen, but not to Ethan, whose father was Israeli. And, thus, their ground-breaking legal journey began. The couple’s high-profile lawsuit nearly reached the US Supreme Court, capturing worldwide attention along the way.

Nancy Segal brings the story to life through firsthand accounts of each father’s life history and analysis of the legal intricacies that threatened to deny US citizenship to one of their twin sons.
Punk Revolution!
Authors: Malkin John
Published: March 2024

The most wide-ranging and provocative look at punk rock as a social change movement told through firsthand accounts

Punk rock has been on the front lines of activism since exploding on the scene in the 1970s. Punk Revolution! is a reflection on this cultural movement over the past 45 years, told through firsthand accounts of hundreds of musicians and activists.

John Malkin brings together a wide cast of characters that include major punk and postpunk musicians (members of The Ramones, Bad Religion, Crass, Dead Kennedys, Patti Smith’s band, Gang of Four, Sex Pistols, Iggy & the Stooges, Talking Heads, The Slits, and more), important figures influenced by the punk movement (Noam Chomsky, Kalle Lasn, Keith McHenry, Marjane Satrapi, Laurie Anderson, and Kenneth Jarecke), and underground punk voices. These insightful, radical, and often funny conversations travel through rebellions against Margaret Thatcher, Ronald Reagan, Donald Trump, and Vladimir Putin, to punk activism that has taken on nuclear war, neoliberalism, modern warfare, patriarchy, white supremacy, the police, settler colonialism, the climate crisis, and more.

The result is a fresh and unique, global history of punk throughout the ages.
Simone Weil’s Political Philosophy
Authors: Davis Benjamin P.
Published: March 2024

This book argues that Simone Weil’s short life (1909–1943) is best understood as deeply invested in and engaged with the world around her, which she knew she would leave behind sooner rather than later if she took risks on the side of the oppressed. To present Weil first and foremost as a political philosopher, Benjamin Davis places her work in conversation with feminist philosophy, decolonial philosophy, and Marxism. Against the backdrop of Weil’s commitments, Davis reads Weil into debates in contemporary Critical Theory. He argues that in the battles of today, we need to reconnect with Simone Weil’s ethical and political imagination, which offers a critique of oppression as part of a deeper attention to the world.
The Murder of Angela Mischelle Lawless
Authors: Snodgrass Stephen R.
Published: March 2024

In a small Missouri town in 1992, the body of 19-year-old Mischelle Lawless was found in her car, stalled on the side of a road. 18-year-old Josh Kezer was arrested and charged for her murder—even though he was in a different state at the time, as proven by witnesses—and spent the next 16 years of his life in prison.

How was Josh imprisoned for a crime he didn’t commit? Author Stephen R. Snodgrass expertly unveils the web of manipulation and corruption that led to Josh’s conviction, everything that could go wrong in the American criminal justice system did, from snitch witnesses who were coached by law enforcement to lie, to withheld exculpatory evidence, and an unscrupulous prosecutor knowingly using false testimony that had been recanted.

Kezer was convicted and served 16 years in violent Missouri prisons until a part-time deputy who was at the murder scene was elected Sheriff of Scott County and quietly reopened the investigation and has continued his quest to find the real killer.

Snodgrass draws on interviews with Josh himself, the research of Sheriff Rick Walter, the first responder to the scene who later went on to exonerate Josh in a re-trial, and his own legal analysis, to reveal the truth behind the case, the conviction, and the exoneration.

This book is a timely, compassionate work of true crime that calls for better and more equitable justice for all.
Rautavaara's Journey in Music
Authors: Hong Barbara Blanchard
Published: March 2024

Einojuhani Rautavaara (1928–2016) has been called Finland’s most notable musical export after Sibelius. His prolific output includes eleven operas; eight symphonies; eleven concertos; choral works for the Orthodox, Lutheran, and Roman Catholic churches; secular choral works; chamber music; vocal solos; and keyboard works. Many of these works were commissioned by internationally known performers and ensembles including Vladimir Ashkenazy, Richard Stoltzman, Hilary Hahn, Anne Akiko Meiers, Gerald Finley, the Philadelphia Orchestra, and the Juilliard School of Music Orchestra. Perhaps most frequently performed are his Cantus Arcticus, a concerto for recorded arctic birds and orchestra, Angel of Light, his seventh symphony, and the Lorca choral suite depicting Death as a stalker in a Spanish village.

Rautavaara’s Journey in Music is divided into two sections; the first a biography and discussion of works that show his various style changes, from neoclassical, to twelve-tone, to neoromantic, and finally to a personal expressive style combining elements of twelve-tone and tonality. The second part divides his works by genre and gives more detailed information of stylistic analysis, libretto, provenance, and, often, reception.
What Every Library Director Should Know
Authors: Curzon Susan Carol
Published: March 2024

In this unconventional management book, author Susan Carol Curzon presents a different take on traditional library management tools. Through personal narrative and anecdotes from other working professionals, Curzon presents the many everyday challenges one meets as a library manager:

• The unwritten rules, strategies, and bits of wisdom only learned on-the-job

• Behavioral nuances

• Political strategies

• Mentor-like advice

• Subtle communication codes

Regardless of the professional setting, management is management and wisdom is wisdom. What Every Library Director Should Know is the insider’s view of vital actions, behaviors, and strategies needed to succeed in every type of library.

This second edition has been significantly revised to emphasize diversity, inclusion, remote work, and virtual services.
Eldercare 101
Authors: Saavedra Mary Jo
Published: March 2024

An easy-to-understand guide for caregivers in a post-pandemic world who are adapting to the rapidly changing lifestyles and care needs of elders.

The care and wellbeing of our seniors is paramount as we move out of the worst phase of Covid 19 and back to a more stable landscape, that is still subject to the vagaries of aging, illness, and capabilities. This Updated edition of Eldercare 101 has been expanded to include pandemic lessons, climate change impact on senior housing and relocation, new medical and technological advancements, new housing trends, multigenerational living, Zoom memorials, brain health, legal needs when you have no children or family, isolation and more. Using her Six Pillars of Aging Wellbeing™ framework, Mary Jo Saavedra and a variety of expert contributors explore the needs, desires, realistic circumstances, opportunities for healthy and safe aging, and end of life care … something we all need to think about at some time or another.
Paris
Authors: McAuliffe Mary
Published: March 2024

Follow in the footsteps of history to discover the hidden places, extraordinary people, and captivating stories of Paris.

Paris: Secret Gardens, Hidden Places, and Stories of the City of Light, Mary McAuliffe’s multilayered exploration of Paris, weaves a narrative that takes the reader into secret and hidden places, even in the midst of the most well-known Paris destinations.

McAuliffe’s hidden places can be small but are always revealing, whether a bas-relief on an ignored corner of Notre-Dame or an overlooked courtyard inside an ancient and busy hospital. She takes the reader below the streets and sidewalks of Paris to discover ancient aqueducts and a lost river, and she prompts the reader to notice overlooked treasures in the most trafficked of museums.

Always, McAuliffe’s focus is on people and their stories. Evil queens, designing noblemen, bold chevaliers, and desperate lovers mingle with Resistance fighters and obsessed artists rising out of abject poverty into unexpected fame and fortune, adding to the tidal wave of creativity that is the lifeblood of the City of Light.

One person, place, and story lead to another, each linked by a common thread within the layered richness of Paris’s past. The story of Paris is not a chronology but an exploration of the many layers of this remarkable city throughout the ages.
Civil War Torpedoes and the Global Development of Landmine Warfare
Authors: Hess Earl J.
Published: March 2024

Civil War Torpedoes and the Global Development of Landmine Warfare recounts the use of landmines in the American Civil War from their predecessors before 1861through their legacy in the post-Cold War era. A handful of Confederates pioneered the use of torpedoes, as landmines were commonly called in the 1860s, burying them in front of fortifications, along roads, and as booby traps. Federal troops quickly learned how to deal with them, often using Confederate prisoners to dig them up. The first doctrine of landmine use in global history appeared during the Civil War. Hess discusses not only the technical and tactical aspects of the Civil War torpedo, but the morality and doctrine that surrounded this weapon in ways that illuminate how modern landmines have shaped international conflicts to our own time. Through intensive research in archival institutions, published primary sources, and technical literature, Hess has created the definitive account of Civil War era landmine warfare within its global context.
The Beauty Paradox
Authors: Piazzesi Chiara
Published: March 2024

Why must beauty be seen as a binary that is either oppressive or empowering for women? The Beauty Paradox: Femininity in the Age of Selfies argues that women’s experiences of beauty as both validating and belittling is grounded in the contradictory injunctions that they receive regarding their participation in beauty culture. Piazzesi identifies the four main paradoxes of Western beauty culture: the worth paradox, the authenticity paradox, the power paradox, and the commitment paradox and examines how they trail women’s everyday experiences, choices, and reflections regarding beauty. She examines the role of beauty in women’s everyday lives and in a variety of contexts: informal social encounters, work and career settings, parenting, intergenerational relationships, self-care, and online networking practices. The author broadens the current discourse on beauty with an emphasis on the digital world, primarily the use of selfies.
Speak Up
Authors: Mason Linda S.
Published: March 2024

With a foreword by Connie Chung and praise from Forbes, Library Journal, and Booklist, Speak Up by Linda S. Mason provides an inspiring story and a formula for success for readers looking to break ground in their own careers.

Follow one of the first women network news producers as she climbs the career ladder right through the headlines of American history and inspires us all to speak up for ourselves and fight for our own success.

From Cuba to Vietnam and to Tiananmen Square, Linda S. Mason stood side-by-side with CBS news anchors Walter Cronkite, Charles Kuralt, and Dan Rather to bring the world stories of history-in-the-making. As one of the first women to serve as producer for a primetime network news broadcast, Linda Mason blazed a trail of perseverance as she climbed the network ladder.

In Speak Up, Mason reflects on her career and the leadership lessons she learned along the way. The formula she shares with all young professionals is simple, but the lessons are timeless: work hard, don't complain, ask questions, and when the time is right, speak upabout what is next. Mason followed this formula to great success and looks forward to following the groundbreaking careers of today’s professionals throughout media, politics, and in all leadership roles.
Your Call Is Very Important to Us
Authors: Hardack Richard
Published: March 2024

In a unique exploration of how corporations appropriate the rights and identities of people, Richard Hardack unearths the unexpected consequences of corporate America’s quest to dominate every aspect of our culture.

Not only do corporations govern our economy, but corporate personas define our identities and shape our relationships with people and the world around us. In a timely and wide-ranging study, Hardack recontextualizes the inordinate influence of corporations and corporate advertising as a legal, political, psychological, and sociological phenomenon. He connects a surprising array of topics, including advertising, pop culture, representations of nature, science fiction, legal history, the history of colonization and slavery, and the longing to transcend individuality, to show how the principles of corporate personhood—the idea that corporation are people—allow corporations to impersonate and displace actual people. Throughout, Hardack also provides a novel reassessment of the pernicious role and effect of advertising in our daily lives.

The book makes accessible a complex topic and integrates many pressing issues in the U.S., including the privatization of the public sphere; the escalating polarization of wealth and rights; unchecked corporate power, influence and monopoly; and the descent of political debate and policy into the language of advertising, branding, and entertainment. Hardack treats the assumptions that foster corporate personhood as both cause and effect, driver and symptom, of a series of transformations in U.S. society. Awakened to this foundational way corporations infiltrate most human activities and interactions, readers can better understand and safeguard themselves against systemic changes to the American economy, culture, and politics.
Ethics for Disaster
Authors: Zack Naomi
Published: March 2024

Ethics for Disaster shows how individual and government preparation and response to hurricanes, earthquakes, tornadoes, wildfires, pandemics, and other disasters are ethical matters. Confronting the social inequalities revealed by these disasters, we must also acknowledge how the lack of preparation for climate change and pandemics has shifted these threats from modern, isolated disasters into constant contemporary risks.

This second edition presents four new chapters about disaster-as-risk from; climate change, the natural elements of earth, air, wind, and fire; the COVID-19 and other pandemics; and innocent victims and refugees. Now more than ever, we need good and just moral principles to guide us through the disruptive crises ahead––especially for minorities. Humanism and humanitarianism are vital. Zack combines moral philosophy, political theory, public policy, and environmental science to present new ways to think about changes in the world we all share.
A House of Prayer for All Peoples
Authors: Kujawa-Holbrook Sheryl A.
Published: March 2024

Contrary to the oft-repeated truism, there are churches in America where Sunday is not the "most segregated day of the week," as Sheryl Kujawa-Holbrook convincingly demonstrates in her compelling exploration of congregations tackling racial justice issues. Yet the truism continues to haunt many congregations, and Kujawa-Holbrook reveals, through story and thoughtful analysis, what it means to create and live out multiracial community. Focusing on six congregations from different denominations, geographical regions, and settings, the author shows us the joys and struggles in their intentional pursuits of a more diverse and just community. The stories in A House of Prayer for All Peoples will inspire leaders to explore their congregation's history, study their community's demographics, and, most of all, search their souls for ways they can develop and celebrate the diversity in their midst. The book is capped by an extensive annotated resource list for readers who want to explore the topic further.
Beginning Ministry Together
Authors: Oswald Roy M. , Heath James , Heath Ann
Published: March 2024

Beginning Ministry Together is about the transition period between the announcement that one pastor is leaving and the time when another pastor is well settled. The message brought by Roy Oswald and colleagues Jim and Ann Heath is that this is not an impossible time to be survived only with a lot of expert help. Rather, even though the task is complex, committed congregational leaders can handle it—with the help of people who have been on this journey before. Oswald describes how clergy and congregations can better end and begin pastorates. He shows them how to say good-bye and discern their needs for the future—how to use the open space between pastorates for evaluation and preparation for a new day.
Connecting to God
Authors: Ware Corinne
Published: March 2024

Although spiritual growth occurs within an individual, Ware explains that it is the calling of the congregation to be a community of support and encouragement. Indeed, it is amidst the support of a group that an individual learns how to live out personal faith. Ware provides a very practical and accessible model of spiritual formation for self-directing groups that can be led by clergy or laity. Includes thorough guidelines, do's and don'ts, and ground rules for the successful pursuit of spiritual growth in small groups
Considering a New Call
Authors: Antal James M.
Published: March 2024

Serving faithfully in one's current congregation while simultaneously going through the secretive process of looking for a new position is one of the most difficult dilemmas of any pastor's life. How should one respond to 'getting the itch'? Where is the line between keeping confidentialities and presenting one's credentials in the most favourable and realistic light? What are the consequences of being an active candidate?

Antal's companionable approach stimulates theological and spiritual reflection on matters of the most practical consequence, promotes self-understanding, and enhances ministry.
Cooperating Congregations
Authors: Waldkoenig Gilson , Avery William
Published: March 2024

Based on an intensive study of five cooperative ministry ventures, this thought-provoking book looks at how each takes a unique approach in addressing its own mission context. From rural ministries in North Dakota and West Virginia, to ambitious community development projects in Alabama and Maine, to intensive urban mission in Milwaukee, these engaging stories will stimulate readers to take a fresh look and new approaches to parish and community issues.
From a Mustard Seed
Authors: Epperly Bruce  G. , Hollinger Daryl
Published: March 2024

Small congregations can have beautiful worship! In From a Mustard Seed: Enlivening Worship and Music in the Small Church, an experienced pastor-professor and an experienced church musician provide a model for faithful and excellent worship in congregations that average 75 or fewer people in weekly worship. While the limitations of small congregations are obvious to their members and leaders, the possibilities for creative music and worship are often greater than we can imagine. Epperly and Hollinger integrate theology, spiritual formation, and practical guidance for nurturing diverse, inspirational, and transforming worship in small congregations. Grounded in a solid theology of worship, they provide tried-and-true approaches to congregational music and singing, worship planning, liturgies that transform, and healthy partnerships between pastors and church musicians. God is present in small congregations, and the authors help pastors, church musicians, and active laypersons awaken to God's activity in every aspect of worship and music. They illuminate possibilities for opening to God in worship and music through their own stories, the stories of congregations and their pastors, practical counsel, spiritual practices, and theological reflection.
Know and Be Known
Authors: Collison Brooke B.
Published: March 2024

People yearn for a sense of belonging. Congregations become places of belonging when people find ways to make connections, form relationships, and share their personal stories. That's hard to do in the hasty comings and goings around the typical worship service. It's even hard to do in a choir, committee, or ministry group. In Know and Be Known, Brooke Collison looks at the element missing in most group dynamics today: intentionality about relationships. Counselor, educator, and long-time leader and participant in small groups, Collison knows the power of small groups to create meaningful bonds of friendship and support.
Leading from the Table
Authors: Galbreath Paul
Published: March 2024

The communion table stands as an intersection between Word and Sacrament, between memory and hope, between pastor and congregation, between receiving and serving, and between community and individual. Leading from the table, says Paul Galbreath, professor of preaching and worship, is a way of thinking, speaking, acting, and living that grows out of learning to recognize and embody these connections in our lives as a congregation and as individuals. Developing leadership skills that connect the congregation's eucharistic practice to the life and work of the church is essential to moving toward unity within congregations, denominations, and throughout the church. This book is not a how-to manual on presiding techniques, however. Rather, this book is a series of reflections about the way the prayer at the communion table provides a pattern for our lives. The goal is to shift our understanding of table prayer from a formula led by the pastor to a road map that highlights intersections between the practices at the table and the daily practices in the life of the community that gathers around the table.
Personality Type in Congregations
Authors: Baab Lynne M.
Published: March 2024

Pastor & author, Lynne Baab "offers readers a useful tool to understand both their own spiritual journeys and their role in the life of their chosen spiritual community". The book "...provides a basic understanding of the concepts of psychological type and then builds upon them with applications to real-life issues...".
Plain Talk about Churches and Money
Authors: McNamara Patrick , Zech Charles ,   Dean Hoge
Published: March 2024

Based on extensive research, this volume offers insight and help on the key fiscal topics confronting church leaders today, including: Why is the church so uneasy with the topic of money? Is there a difference between stewardship and fundraising? How can we motivate giving? Should we invest church funds? It tackles the resistance, fears, and difficulties about money common in congregations. The book is must reading for lay leaders and anyone in pastoral ministry today.
Practicing Balance
Authors: Gray David Edman
Published: March 2024

Work-life imbalance is a problem that has personal, national, and religious implications. Millions of Americans sense that they are rushing through life and that their work and non-work lives compete with one another. Many of us are harming our health through overwork. David Gray's Practicing Balance demonstrates why congregational leaders should take work-life imbalance seriously. The issue gets in the way of spiritual development, church attendance, and member involvement. As leaders look to help their congregations grow, particularly by attracting families with children, they would do well to understand and account for the problem. If you are struggling with finding balance in life, this book can help. Practicing Balance contains ideas and experiences that can help church members and all people develop spiritual practices for a healthy life. It tackles the time crunch challenges that are threatening so many families. It can help Christians realize God's calling for their life and how the way they use their time and set their schedules can draw them closer to God. For anyone interested in the fields of work life and work family, this book breaks new ground in discussing how people of faith are and can be involved in encouraging balance and in addressing the structure of American workplaces. Through his experience reading the social science research, listening to people's struggles, studying theology as a pastor, and dealing with his own work-life imbalance, Gray has come to believe that increasing workplace flexibility and deepening individual spiritual practice are two of the most important solutions that can help Americans, particularly Christians in congregations, live a balanced life. Gray shows how members of congregations, acting both individually and collectively, can use the resources of their faith to implement these two solutions. Practicing Balance will help all of us make balance a higher priority and draw on the resources of our faith as we seek to balance the many activities of our life.
Preaching that Matters
Authors: Carrell Lori J.
Published: March 2024

Listeners do love their pastors and they agree with the sermon content they hear,' Lori Carrell once explained to a group of pastors, 'but most sermons don't ask for change, and most listeners don't experience spiritual growth as a result of the sermon.' A participant responded: 'Let's get practical. I want my preaching to make a difference. What changes are worth making, and how do I make them?' In Preaching that Matters, Lori Carrell shares answers to that question, drawing on the experiences of thousands of people—preachers and their listeners—whose effort she has studied over many years.

In each chapter of this book, she offers research revelations about high impact preaching that will encourage and challenge readers to continue to grow as preachers. She then links these principles with Reflective Practice Challenges (RPCs), exercises that honor the rich experiences of pastors while opening opportunities for self-analysis, spiritual introspection, conversation with a trusted other, or implementation of research-based preaching recommendations. The activities have been used by hundreds of other pastors, and each RPC has been carefully selected for its demonstrated contribution to the process of transforming sermon communication.

A selection of the RPCs are available as a downloadable file. E-mail resourcematerial@rowman.com for more information.

As a communication expert, Carrell approaches preaching from a 'sermon communication' paradigm. She begins with the task of identifying the spiritually transformative purpose of the sermon and then explores exegeting, organizing, deepening, and delivering the sermon, as well as listening to the listeners and planning for continued transformation. Her own goal is simple: to inspire and equip clergy to make changes that will enhance the transformative power of their preaching.

To connect with others reading Preaching That Matters and to find an onlne accountability partner, join the book's Google+ communities.
Promise and Peril
Authors: Brubaker David
Published: March 2024

Congregations cannot exist without finances, priorities, leadership, worship, and decision making, yet these five aspects breed the most conflict between church members and clergy. These conflicts unfortunately tend to bring about the most negative consequences: drops in giving, resignation of leaders, and, perhaps most pointedly, loss of members. The importance of congregations and their effect on our lives is clear, yet what is less clear is what makes conflicts in faith communities inevitable. In Promise and Peril: Understanding and Managing Change and Conflict in Congregations, David Brubaker brings the tools of organizational theory and research to the task of understanding the deeper dynamics of congregational conflict. With a doctorate in sociology and more than twenty years working with congregational conflicts, Brubaker helps to explore the causes and effects of conflicts on a wide range of congregations. This book will help congregations avoid the pitfalls of conflict and instead head toward a healthy relationship between and among church staff and members.
Single in the Church
Authors: Collier-Stone Kay
Published: March 2024

Explore the concerns, needs, and fears of single adults and how your church may be ignoring them. Discover practical ways churches have opened their ministries, worship, and congregational life to include singles. An eye-opening discovery that a church growth model need not rely on family-oriented programs and structures.
Spiritual Awakening
Authors: Ackerman John
Published: March 2024

Ackerman, parish pastor, spiritual director, and consultant on spiritual formation, provides an excellent guide for clergy desiring a congregation-wide approach to developing spirituality rooted in the life of the congregation. A six-week program focuses on developing individuals' spirituality in small groups and includes leader training and course plans. Practical suggestions assist in developing the "corporate spirituality" of congregations.
Spiritual Wholeness for Clergy
Authors: Hands Donald R. , Fehr Wayne L.
Published: March 2024

The authors combine clinical psychology and spiritual direction to create a practical model of spirituality that integrates theology, psychology, and an understanding of individual frailties in a new way. Spiritual Wholeness draws on counseling experience with more than 400 clergy and pinpoints the human problems, traps, and temptations awaiting those who choose the clergy role. Clergy will learn to develop and maintain a psychologically healthy spirituality in relationships with others. Judicatory executives and therapists working with clergy will gain insight into addiction problems and how to help clergy move toward greater emotional and spiritual health.