David Hopkins Boeken

Exploring the theme of unexpected encounters, this collection features ten stories that delve into personal journeys and self-discovery. Each narrative offers a unique perspective, highlighting the transformative power of chance meetings and the insights they bring. The characters navigate through various challenges and revelations, inviting readers to reflect on their own experiences of connection and growth. With a blend of humor and poignancy, these tales encourage a deeper understanding of the human experience.

The aspiration for "every school a great school" emphasizes a transformative approach to education reform, advocating for systemic changes rather than isolated improvements. David Hopkins presents a vision where national standards and school-led initiatives coexist to foster an environment where all students can thrive. He outlines four essential educational "drivers" that, if effectively implemented, can elevate the quality of education across the board, ensuring that schools not only meet standards but also develop the necessary capacity for sustained improvement.

This book is a concise introduction, drawing on the latest research, to the life and work of the most celebrated English poet of the late seventeenth century. schovat popis

Focusing on various strategies for enhancing school performance, this book integrates action research, systematic problem solving, and educational change to offer a holistic view of school improvement. The author's extensive personal experience in the field enriches the narrative with practical insights, distinguishing it from conventional managerial texts. By emphasizing teacher effectiveness and staff development, it aims to provide innovative solutions for real-world educational challenges.

Review from previous edition An invaluable guide to art of the second half of the twentieth century Sandy Nairne, former Director, National Portrait Gallery

Following a clear timeline, the author highlights key movements of modern art, giving careful attention to the artists' political and cultural worlds. Styles include Abstract Expressionism, Pop Art, Minimalism, Conceptualism, Postmodernism, and performance art. 65 color illustrations. 65 halftones.

The avant-garde movements of Dada and Surrealism continue to have a huge influence on cultural practice, especially in contemporary art, with its obsession with sexuality, fetishism, and shock tactics. In this new treatment of the subject, Hopkins focuses on the many debates surrounding these movements: the Marquis de Sade's Surrealist deification, issues of quality (How good is Dali?), the idea of the 'readymade', attitudes towards the city, the impact of Freud, attitudes to women, fetishism, and primitivism. The international nature of these movements is examined, covering the cities of Zurich, New York, Berlin, Cologne, Barcelona, Paris, London, and recently discovered examples in Eastern Europe. Hopkins explores the huge range of media employed by both Dada and Surrealism (collage, painting, found objects, performance art, photography, film), whilst at the same time establishing the aesthetic differences between the movements. He also examines the Dadaist obsession with the body-as-mechanism in relation to the Surrealists' return to the fetishized/eroticized body.

Published in 1857, this bookprovides a detailed account of the perceived threats to British colonial rule in India during the mid-19th century. Author David Hopkins argues that the country was vulnerable not only to military attack by the French, but also to infiltration by Christian missionaries seeking to undermine traditional Hindu beliefs and customs. Hopkins' work offers valuable insights into the complex issues surrounding colonialism and cultural imperialism.