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The history of New Smyrna, FL. settling. ... Read more

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This reproduction was printed from a digital file created at the Library of Congress as part of an extensive scanning effort started with a generous donation from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.The Library is pleased to offer much of its public domain holdings free of charge online and at a modest price in this printed format.Seeing these older volumes from our collections rediscovered by new generations of readers renews our own passion for books and scholarship. ... Read more

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Adventure education in the U.S. has long been understood from within the context of young adults in adventure education programs. Adventure education programs have historically treated young people as the target audience of their programs. Meanwhile, social scienctists continue to alert us of an "agewave", whereby aging baby boomers will populate social corridors that never have been asked to accommodate them. As the baby boom generation in the U.S. and elsewhere begins to enter older adult hood, educators will be faced with this wave. This study of older adult experience in adventure education explores the inner experience of older adults while participating in a remote backpacking trip. Professionals in the social sciences, education, and gerontology will appreciate this study which further defines the world of older adult education and experiential education. The findings of this study are located within 3 themes of older adult reflection (connecting to values, time, and health) , as well as researcher observations about how reflection in adventure education supported learning and higher development for older adults.. Five key observations describe how reflection in adventure education supported older adult learning and higher development in this study. These observations included: 1) Participants engaged in a process of reconsidering their values, and 2) Participant reflection process resembled reminiscence and life review. ... Read more

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In der vielfältigen Welt der sozialarbeiterischen Methoden kann man schon mal den Überblick verlieren. Nach welchen Theorien arbeitet man in verschiedenen Situationen? Was davon folgt einem erlernten Schema und was ist situationsbezogene Spontaneität? Dieses Werk soll einen Überblick über die angewandten Methoden in der tagestrukturierenden Einrichtung Neustart Saftladen geben. Hierbei wird besonderes Augenmerk auf die unterschiedlichen Arbeitsweisen der Sozialarbeiter ebenso wie auf die differenzierten Herangehensweisen der Klienten gelegt. ... Read more

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Animal heroes come in all shapes and sizes: household cats and K-9 warriors, pigs, pigeons, pedigree show dogs and dolphins: mutts & mules- all with one thing in common- they are heroes, real heroes who have saved human life.

Illustrated by John Kostelec

*Ray Thomas lay gravely injured, unconscious and drowning, having just fallen to the bottom of an 80ft. ravine. Without hesitation, Woodie, the brave collie mix, leaped into the chasm to try and save his friend's life.

*Though flames wrapped the stairs to the room where the children slept, tiny Mimi the poodle, with smoking fur, raced the gauntlet.

If you are an animal lover you will love this book. ... Read more