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As art educators consider the relevance of a wide range of disciplines to the teaching of art, Aesthetics and Arts Education (a successor to the 1971 volume Aesthetics and the Problems of Education) offers an international look at the role aesthetics can play in teaching all the arts. Thirty-two articles by American and English scholars address the philosophical and educational theories underlying aesthetics, aesthetics as a field of study, curriculum design and evaluation, and the problems and purposes of aesthetic education.

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The once-peaceful villages of Leyton and Leytonstone have undergone a rapid transformation since the mid-nineteenth century. Both have grown from rural communities with farms and market gardens, to become suburban towns, eventually engulfed by the vast expansion of greater London. The steady influx of newcomers and new lifestyles has developed the character of the streets and buildings of the London Borough of Waltham Forest. This book traces some of those fascinating transformations through a selection of over eighty pairs of photographs comparing old and contemporary views, painting a revealing picture of many of the changes that have taken place over the last 150 years. Each pair of photographs is accompanied by a caption containing a wealth of local information. This new title will appeal to all those who wish to know more about the history of the area, as well as evoking nostalgic memories for those who remember Leyton and Leytonstone as they used to be.

Create more powerful Access applications and databases!This friendly, easy-to-use guide shows experienced Access users how to use VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) to not only build Access databases and applications, but also: Covers programming fundamentals for nonprogrammersIncludes practical, ready-to-use VBA code examples that readers can type or copy and paste from the Web into their own database projectsExplains basic VBA skills and concepts for nonprogrammers, such as procedures, variables, and loopsCovers more advanced topics, such as record sets and other programming activities that are unique to Access programming These authors have written more than ninety computer books and have been working with databases since the early 1980s

This work includes Behan's complete dramatic works in English, three-full length plays and three one-act plays, with biographical details on Behan and the Irish Republican Movement.

Originally published in 1961, this book provides a series of narratives illustrating the financial situation of the East Anglian gentry in the period between the dissolution of the monasteries and the civil wars. Based on extensive research of estate documents, the narratives focus on specific cases in detail, using tables and extensive notes to back up observations. Indices of places, persons and subjects are also contained at the end of the text. This is a highly readable book that will be of value to anyone with an interest in regional history, economic history and the gentry.

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Souverän mit Windows 11 umgehen! Dieses Buch bringt Sie auf den neuesten Stand im Umgang mit Windows 11 und ist insbesondere für neue Windows-Nutzer und »Upgrader« eine echte Unterstützung. Der Windows-Experte Alan Simpson zeigt Ihnen Schritt für Schritt, wie Sie Ihren Rechner zum Laufen zu bringen, wie Sie sich auf der Windows-11-Oberfläche zurechtfinden und wie Sie Tools (wie Teams und Widgets) nutzen oder Android-Apps verwenden. Außerdem erfahren Sie, wie Sie Benutzerprofile erstellen, Netzwerkverbindungen herstellen, verlorene Dateien finden, externe Geräte nutzen und wie Sie Windows-Probleme beheben. Sie erfahren Wie Sie sich als Neuling oder »Upgrader« in Windows 11 zurechtfindenWie Sie Ihren Windows-PC nach Ihren Vorstellungen einrichtenWie Sie Teams, Widgets und Copilot für sich nutzenWelche neuesten Tipps und Tricks es gibt