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This study of the legendary Berlin literary and cultural journal Sinn und Form (1949-  ) has a twofold significance. Based on extensive archival research and a detailed reading of the journal’s published face, it is a comprehensive history of „Sinn und Form“, whose founding editor was Peter Huchel and whose authors include Bertolt Brecht, Ernst Bloch, Pablo Neruda, Romain Rolland, Peter Weiss, Christa Wolf, Heiner Müller and Durs Grünbein. As such, it offers a fascinating perspective on the cultural history of the GDR and post-unification Germany. The study is also a first typological analysis of the anatomy of such a journal, organised in seven analytical categories: founding conception; cultural-political context; institutional infrastructure; role of editors; network of contributors; textual and compositional dimension; readership and reception. Drawing on Pierre Bourdieu’s sociology of culture, the authors set out to explain how the journal acquired and maintained its influence over the last 60 years. In turn, this conceptualisation of the journal as an agent in the cultural field opens the way for systematic research into literary and cultural journals from a comparative perspective, synthesising sociological and literary approaches.

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Make professional learning unforgettable!Teaching busy adults can be a daunting task. How do you grab their attention, make material memorable, and create experiences that immediately improve their professional practice? Expert Marcia Tate knows how adults learn best and shares 20 professional development strategies that work.What you′ll find in the 2nd edition:20 brain-based learning strategies proven to engage adults and boost long-term retention150 professional learning activities that spark educator participation New findings on learning styles, brain research, and adult learning theoryReferences to the Learning Forward Professional StandardsKey differences between adult learners and younger studentsSamples of professional learning designsSections devoted to job-embedded practice, peer coaching, and action researchGuided reflection and application sectionsPerfect for staff developers, trainers, teacher leaders, and educational consultants, "Sit and Get" Won′t Grow Dendrites shows you how to deliver high-energy learning experiences that impact adults for years to come.Praise for the First Edition:"Marcia Tate brings the same enthusiasm she has for working with adults to writing for adults. This is a book all trainers could benefit from, study, and keep accessible in their tool chest."—Stephanie Hirsh, Executive DirectorLearning Forward"This is THE must-have staff development text for all education professionals. This book doesn′t lecture on what to teach. Rather, it offers a plethora of methods to help adults learn. This is the ultimate ′how to teach how to teach′ resource."—Journal of Staff Development

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Die "Sizilianische Vesper", der blutige Aufstand der Sizilianer gegen König Karl von Anjou, und die Feldzüge der Krone Aragon zur Eroberung des Königreiches Sizilien sind die Themen der Historia Sicula. Das Buch entstand gegen Ende des 13. Jahrhunderts in Messina. Der Autor Bartolomeo da Neocastro berichtete als involvierter Zeitzeuge von einem großen historischen Umbruch; er schrieb sein Werk in einem exzellenten, von der Rhetorik und dem Epos geprägten Latein. Die vorliegende Abhandlung bietet eine kommentierte Teilübersetzung der Historia Sicula und Untersuchungen zur Intertextualität der ausgewählten Texte. Im Fokus der Arbeit stehen die Fragen nach der Wechselwirkung von Literatur, Rhetorik und Geschichtsschreibung im späten Duecento und nach der Vorstellungswelt des sizilianischen Historiographen. Sein Werk soll als historischer und literarischer Text zugleich gewürdigt werden.

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Hip slang words transformed into power packed acronyms, a cool rap, message that keeps it real and a reflective journaling section! "Encouraging Youth to Live their Faith Out Loud!"

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This proceedings book presents a comprehensive view of “smart” technologies and perspectives of their application in various areas of economic activity. The authors of the book combined the results of the cutting-edge research on the topic of “smart” technologies in the digital economy and Industry 4.0 and developed a unified scientific concept. The current experience has been considered, and the prospects for the application of “smart” technologies in society to promote social advance have been identified. “Smart” technologies in public administration and law, as well as the experience in development of e-government, have been examined. “Smart” technologies in business activity have been studied, and the transition from digital business to business 4.0 has been justified.The book contains the collection of the best works following the results of the 13th International Research-to-Practice Conference “Smart Technologies” for society, state and economy which was run by the Institute of Scientific Communications (ISC) and was held on July 2–3, 2020. The target audience of this book includes researchers investigating fundamental and applied problems of development of “smart” technologies, as well as concerned parties outside the academic community, in particular, representatives of the digital society, high-tech business entities and officials regulating the digital economy and Industry 4.0.

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Heimerziehung in Deutschland zwischen 1950 und 1970: In Form von qualitativen Interviews werden die Lebenserinnerungen von Kindern und Jugendlichen sowie die Berufserinnerungen ehemaliger Mitarbeiterinnen der Heimerziehung lebendig gemacht, analytisch ausgewertet und miteinander verglichen. Damit versteht sich diese Studie als ein Beitrag zur Debatte um die Wertung und Bewertung der Heimerziehung der frühen Jahre der Bundesrepublik: Trifft die Kennzeichnung als eine Phase systematischer Misshandlung zu oder muss hier differenziert werden?

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