With essays and color photos, this book takes the reader to some of the unique places in the province.Excursions into the Cultural Landscapes of Alberta was created as part of the project "A Sense of Place," a series of excursions into the cultural landscape of southern Alberta, a project that was part of an exhibition and other activities created to commemorate Alberta's Centennial. The organizing committee realized early on that the topic ‘sense of place' was too complex, too important, and too interesting to be confined to what could be communicated only through an exhibition. There was also a strong desire to experience, and have others experience, first-hand, the places that make up the sense of Alberta. With an introduction and article "The Prairies – a Region of the Mind" by Beverly A. Sandalack, "Siksika Nation" by Siksika ancestors and elder, "Of Time and Mountains: Sense of Place in the Alberta Rockies" by Robert W. Sandford, "Sense of Place in the Foothills of Southern Alberta by Leonard Novak, and "Calgary: from Cowtown to Downtown to McKenzie Towne by Beverly A. Sandalak, Mackenzie Stonehocker, Liisa Tipman, Bruc Dejun Su, Yogeshway D. Navagrah and Francisco Alanis Uribe. Includes maps as well as colour illustrations.

Anne Davies, PhD, has worked in most Canadian provinces, in American states, and overseas. She works with educators at every level—primary to post-secondary, as well as with parents. Anne is involved with schools and jurisdictions in multi-year projects, working closely with local educators. This allows her to help people find assessment-for-learning solutions that work in a specific context. Anne does sessions at home in the Comox Valley, and works with educators in various locations to provide workshops to meet local needs. She also works with professional development and instructional leaders. Anne has written and produced numerous multimedia resources and books, including Making Classroom Assessment Work and co-authoring the Knowing What Counts series. Her newest project is a multimedia resource titled The Facilitator's Guide to Classroom Assessment (K–12).

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John R. Graham, PhD, is a professor of social work at the university of Calgary, and between 2003 and 2013 he was the Murray Fraser Professor of Community Economic Development. Dr. Graham has published extensively in international development, Canadian social policy, social welfare history, spirituality and social work, multicultural social work, qualitative research, and homelessness.

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