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A Modern History of the Kurds is a history of the Kurdish people, written by David McDowall and published by I.B.Tauris in 1996 (hardback first edition). [1] The work is a history of the Kurdish people from the 19th century to the present.
He and his brother died unmarried and the title passed to Lieutenant General Day Macdowall. [3] At the end of the nineteenth century, the chiefly family of Macdowall emigrated to Canada. [3] Lesser-status MacDowalls were among those who were recruited by the English for plantations in Ireland in the early 18th century and many settled there.
He is the author of five books: Children’s Riddling [1] (1979), Sayings of the Ancestors: The Spiritual Life of the Sibundoy Indians (1989), [2] “So Wise Were Our Elders”: Mythic Narratives of the Kamsá (1994), [3] based on fieldwork with an indigenous community in Colombia, Poetry and Violence: The Ballad Tradition of Mexico’s Costa Chica (2000), [4] a study of the ballad tradition ...
The roots of family literacy as an educational method come from the belief that “the parent is the child's first teacher.” [1] Studies have demonstrated that adults who have a higher level of education tend to not only become productive citizens with enhanced social and economic capacity in society, [2] but their children are also more likely to be successful in school. [3]
The book reached #1 on The New York Times bestseller nonfiction list, [11] earning $1.1 Million of royalties to July 1991. [12] All of the after-tax royalties were donated to the foundation. [13] When the Bush Family left the White House in 1993, she continued her work of family literacy.
John Henry McDowell FBA (born 7 March 1942) is a South African philosopher, formerly a fellow of University College, Oxford, and now university professor at the University of Pittsburgh. Although he has written on metaphysics , epistemology , ancient philosophy , nature , and meta-ethics , McDowell's most influential work has been in the ...
The original purpose of DALN, as stated by its creators, was to create an accessible collection of literacy narratives for the purpose of literacy research. [3] With origins in writing studies research, its creators sought to capture the development of narratives, to challenge notable definitions of literacy, and create a dynamic way for collaborators, readers and researchers to interact. [3]
The National Center for Families Learning partners with Better World Books, [5] Toyota, [4] [3] and other literacy advocates to help fund its many initiatives. [3] The NCFL sponsors free, online, brain-building resources, Wonderopolis and Wonderopolis Camp. [6]