Books written by Alan Sears

Education, Politics and Religion: Reconciling the Civil and the Sacred in Education

At an international level, Huntington's (2002) Clash of Civilizations responded to the ideological complacency of Fukuyama's 'end of history' thesis by arguing that intercultural tensions between civilizations of the future would be ...
Retooling the Mind Factory: Education in a Lean State

... of the scientific method since the 1960s , occasioned by Kuhn's ( 1970 ) new social history of science and politicized challenges to the “ neutrality ” of science associated with rising social movements ( see Harding 1998 ) .
Voices in Democracy: Action and Participation

Voices in Democracy: Action and Participation
Take Action - Make a Difference: A Social Studies Handbook

"...A student-friendly social studies handbook that makes getting involved fun. [...] provides a step-by-step guide for taking action and participating.
Les voix de la démocratie: engagement et participation des citoyens

Les voix de la démocratie: engagement et participation des citoyens
In Justice: A Novel

The bishop could appoint people to the boards of directors , and in some cases he might serve on the board himself . But the Catholic Church had no formal role in the staffing or management of those hospitals .
A Good Book, in Theory: Making Sense Through Inquiry

He was accompanied by his sidekick Watson, who got to see the key elements of every investigation but could never figure out the case on his own. In the story “A Scandal in Bohemia,” Watson expressed admiration for Holmes's superior ...
A Good Book, In Theory: Making Sense Through Inquiry, Third Edition

He was accompanied by his sidekick Watson, who got to see the key elements of every investigation but could never figure out the case on his own. In the story “A Scandal in Bohemia,” Watson expressed admiration for Holmes's superior ...
The Arts and the Teaching of History: Historical F(r)ictions

The Death of General Wolfe by Benjamin West is an oft-cited example of a painting that was deliberately presented in a particular way for nationalistic and monetary gain (see Fig. 4.9). This painting, which depicts the dying breaths of ...
Swift And The Dialectical Tradition

For a more complete account of Plato's view of dialectic and the controversy over its interpretation see R. ... arts' draws on the Cambridge Medieval History, Bolgar's Classical Heritage, Leff and McPherson, cited in the bibliography.
Education, Politics and Religion: Reconciling the Civil and the Sacred in Education

Reconciling the Civil and the Sacred in Education James Arthur, Liam Gearon, Alan Sears. behind the innocence of the dove'. In particular, Wright develops the idea of the 'subversive story', which emerges from the particular context and ...
The Soul of an American President: The Untold Story of Dwight D. Eisenhower's Faith

This is the untold story of a man whose growing faith sustained him through the loss of a young son, marital difficulties, depression, career disappointments, and being witness to some of the worst atrocities humankind has devised.
The Soul of an American President: The Untold Story of Dwight D. Eisenhower's Faith

This is the untold story of a man whose growing faith sustained him through the loss of a young son, marital difficulties, depression, career disappointments, and being witness to some of the worst atrocities humankind has devised.
Education, Globalization and the Nation

Upon the publication of the standards, however, there was an outcry from the right and the left about the historical narrative put forward in the standards (Evans, 2004; Nash et al., 1997). Conservative critics critiqued the standards ...
The Soul of an American President: The Untold Story of Dwight D. Eisenhower's Faith

Afterward, several of his old colleagues and friends, such as senators Frank Carlson, Everett Dirksen, and Henry Jackson; the actor Jimmy Stewart and his wife, Gloria; and Rev. and Mrs. Robert MacAskill, among others, ...
Education, Politics and Religion: Reconciling the Civil and the Sacred in Education

This is but the most recent manifestation of a secularising agenda that has been sweeping contemporary democratic societies since the Enlightenment.
The Homosexual Agenda: Exposing the Principal Threat to Religious Freedom Today

Equips Christians and even those outside the church who see the destructive power of this agenda to fight it and proclaim biblical truth.
The Democratic Imagination: Envisioning Popular Power in the 21st Century

This book brings the question of democracy out of the halls of political power and home to our daily lives, pitting "official democracy" and "democracy from below" against one another in a lively debate.
Globalization, the Nation-State and the Citizen: Dilemmas and Directions for Civics and Citizenship Education

This volume promotes a wider and more grounded understanding of the ways in which citizenship education is enacted across different nation states in order to develop education for active and participatory citizenry in both local and global ...
A Good Book, In Theory: Making Sense Through Inquiry, Third Edition

The new edition offers coverage of post-modernism and Indigenous ways of knowing, as well as a discussion of the research process and how to communicate arguments effectively.