Foreword, List of tables and figures 1.Deindustrialisation, global capital and the crisis in teachers' work 2.Towards a labour process theory of teachers' work 3.The critical case study method 4.Teachers' work in a Post-Fordist Era: The case of the teacher-managers of Gallipoli High School 5.Teachers' work-stories account of professionalism and intensification: The case of Appleton College 6.Towards a revitalisation of a critical theory of teachers' work 7.Struggling with 'global effects': teachers as pedagogical-political workers, References

Teachers' Work in a Globalizing Economy

gees need to be designed and delivered in ways that match the specific reli gious, linguistic, psychological, and social organizational characteristics of Cambodian, Chinese-Vietnamese, Hmong, Lao, Tai-dam, and Vietnam ese people in the United States (Brown, 1982; Hirayama & Hirayama, 1988; Montero & Dieppa, 1982; Phomma souvanh, 1981; Sanders, 1978; Schultz, 1982; Tran& Wright, 1986; Weil, 1981; Wong, 1981). One of the most salient aspects of culturally sensitive service for refu gees is cooperation with ethnic com munity support systems. This coopera tion is consistent with refugee-specific needs as well as with the principles of culturally sensitive service in general (Devore & Schlesinger, 1981; Dillard, 1983; Lum, 1986; Owan, 1985). Sev eral exploratory studies have sug gested that religiously based in digenous healers and helpers are important sources of support for many Southeast Asian refugees (Bell & Whiteford, 1987; Egawa & Tashima, 1982; Frey, 1987; Hendricks, Down ing, & Deinard, 1986; Hiegel, 1984; Kemp, 1985; Tung, no date; Wester Edward R. Canda Thitiya Phaobtong

Buddhism as a Support System for Southeast Asian Refugees

This exploratory study examined the influence of a personal practice of Zen Buddhist meditation on the professional work of clinical social workers. Three areas were explored with a sample of 10 cl...

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Zen and Clinical Social Work: A Spiritual Approach to Practice:

In this clearly written undergraduate textbook, Stephen Laumakis explains the origin and development of Buddhist ideas and concepts, focusing on the philosophical ideas and arguments presented and defended by selected thinkers and sutras from various traditions. He starts with a sketch of the Buddha and the Dharma, and highlights the origins of Buddhism in India. He then considers specific details of the Dharma with special attention to Buddhist metaphysics and epistemology, and examines the development of Buddhism in China, Japan, and Tibet, concluding with the ideas of the Dalai Lama and Thich Nhat Hanh. In each chapter he includes explanations of key terms and teachings, excerpts from primary source materials, and presentations of the arguments for each position. His book will be an invaluable guide for all who are interested in this rich and vibrant philosophy.

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An Introduction to Buddhist Philosophy

Scholars of Buddhism, themselves Buddhist, here seek to apply the critical tools of the academy to reassess the truth and transformative value of their tradition in its relevance to the contemporary world.

Buddhist Theology: Critical Reflections by Contemporary Buddhist Scholars

The Path of compassion : writings on socially engaged Buddhism

One half century ago Paul Mus engaged in an extensive investigation of the Javanese Buddhist monument Barabudur. In 1935 his labors bore fruit in a work of two volumes, the first of which outlines the history of Buddhism in India from what-some fifty years later-still may be considered an innovative perspective. Although much literature on Buddhism has been generated since, his work is nonetheless revolutionary.2 Mus wrote the history to give Barabudur an intelligible context. However, there is no doubt that his study of the monument, conversely, illumined his understanding of Indian religious history. From Mus's work on both archeology and history, an interdisciplinary method emerged that cast light on the morphology and development of religious symbols.3 It is no accident that Mus's pivotal insight regarding the history of Indian Buddhism involves the dynamic interaction between ritual and art. The monument is a microcosm of the Buddhist

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The Path of compassion : writings on socially engaged Buddhism

Transformation of Religious Symbol in Indian Buddhism: Reflections On Method From a Reading of Mus's Barabudur

Tibetan buddhist pointers on religious education