Bøger af Christina Fisanick

No Child Left Behind has set the course of education policy in the new century, but what has its impact been? Is high-stakes testing the best way to assess the success of a school? Has NCLB left special education students behind? Does NCLB treat education as a business, and is this the best approach? This anthology offers analyses and solutions to some of the most relevant issues concerning NCLB and education, urging readers to understand the full debate fueling this education policy.

This volume focuses on food around the world: its safety, scarcity, security, and significance in the world economy. Chapters address the need for international food safety standards and current efforts and vulnerabilities. Readers will evaluate the dependence on fossil fuels to produce and ship food, and learn about concerns for the world's fisheries. Threats of food shortages in Africa and Asia is analyzed, and the economic impact of free trade, fair trade, and the local food movement is explained. Essay sources include Integrated Regional Information Networks, International Water Management Institute, Maggie Airriess, Richard Heinberg, and Tang Yuankai.

This must-have volume presents views on gun control from cultures around the world, including India, Germany, Japan, South Africa, Canada, Sudan, and Uganda. Readers will learn about policies, global crime, its effects on society, and the impact of the global arms trade. Have Australia's gun control policies reduced crime? Are Japan and Russia active in the global arms trade? Does Sudan's gun buyback programs reduce crime? Answers to these and several other queries are provided in this book, giving your readers a panoramic view of our world's relationship with guns and gun control.

Do prisoners have too many rights? Should older prisoners be released early? Are white-collar criminals given lighter sentences? Do tougher sentences deter crime? These and several other questions are debated and answered in this book. Readers benefit from more than one intelligent opinion on each topic. Essay sources include the Correctional Association of New York, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Education Fund, American Civil Liberties Union, and the Government Accountability Office.

This must-have volume examines both sides of the issues surrounding consumer debt, from attitudes towards debt and responsible debt management to national debt and resolving debt problems. Does the U.S. government manage debt responsibly? Are men more likely to struggle with finances than women? Should young people have credit cards? Should debtors be more conscientious toward creditors? These and many more questions are answered through the pro versus con format of this book. Readers will use their critical thinking skills to further develop their own intelligent opinions.

While childbirth is one of the most natural acts a human can experience, there are a lot of issues surrounding it. Should fathers be present at childbirth? Are grandmothers a burden or helpful during childbirth? Do birth plans improve childbirthing or over-complicate it? Are epidurals safe for pain management? These and other questions are debated and answered so that readers will think critically about their own opinions on each topic. Sources include Childbirth Connection, The Kathi Carlisle Fountain, Fatherhood Institute, Carolynn Bauer Zorn, and Rebecca Eckler.