Locating Calvin in the context of early 16th-century France charting his emergence as an influential theologian and civic religious leader, this book should be of interest to introductory students of history and religion.

Divided into eight sections, this book covers: children's lives and voices: school, home and community; children's development, learning, diversity and need; its aims, values and contexts for primary education; the structure and content of primary education; outcomes, standards and assessment in primary education; and, teaching in primary schools.

Brings together the twenty-eight research surveys from the Cambridge Primary Review - England's biggest enquiry into primary education for over forty years - and is an essential reference tool for professionals, researchers, students and policy-makers working in the fields of early years, primary and secondary education.

In this work, Apple pushes educators toward a more substantial understanding of what schools do and what we can do to challenge the relations of dominance and subordination in the larger society.

Argues that the only way to save the world from environmental catastrophe is to embrace a different type of capitalism, and to do it quickly. This title includes coverage of the role of the USA, with case studies examining the role of huge American corporations such as Wal-Mart and General Electric.

A work of social theory. It contributes to the way for a balanced consideration of some of the most important social movements.

Can capitalism, as the only real economic game in town, be retooled to deliver a sustainable future? This book argues that indeed it can, and provides a framework for 'sustainable capitalism' that cuts across the political divide and promises a prosperous future of wealth, equity and ecosystem integrity.