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  • 1
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    Hoboken, N.J. : J. Wiley & Sons
    ISBN: 9781118863695 , 1118863690
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 v.) , ill.
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    Keywords: Accounting ; Examinations ; Study guides ; Accounting ; Examinations, questions, etc ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: Everything today's CPA candidates need to pass the CPA Exam Published annually, this Regulation volume of the comprehensive four-volume paperback reviews all current AICPA content requirements in business environment and concepts. Many of the questions are taken directly from previous CPA exams. With 2,800 multiple-choice questions in all four volumes, these study guides provide all the information candidates need to master in order to pass the computerized Uniform CPA Examination. Its unique modular format helps you zero in on those areas that need more attention and organize your study program. Complete sample exam The most effective system available to prepare for the CPA exam-proven for over thirty years Timely-up-to-the-minute coverage for the computerized exam Contains all current AICPA content requirements in business environment and concepts Unique modular format-helps candidates zero in on areas that need work, organize their study program, and concentrate their efforts Comprehensive questions-over 2,800 multiple-choice questions and their solutions in the four volumes Guidelines, pointers, and tips-show how to build knowledge in a logical and reinforcing way Other titles by Whittington: Audit Sampling: An Introduction, Fifth Edition Wiley CPA Exam Review 2014 arms test-takers with detailed outlines, study guidelines, and skill-building problems to help candidates identify, focus on, and master the specific topics that need the most work.
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  • 2
    ISBN: 9781118808382 , 111880838X
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 v.) , ill.
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    Keywords: Creative ability in business ; Opportunity ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: Ideas alone are failing us! They promise growth, but too often lead to products and services that don't deliver. In many companies it can take up to 3,000 ideas to lead to 100 projects, resulting in only 2 launches, producing on average one product that breaks even and of these products only 20% turn a profit. Defining the opportunity first, leads to big ideas that win and increases the odds for success. Pam Henderson, former faculty at Carnegie Mellon University and author of You Can Kill an Idea, but You Can't Kill An Opportunity! shows how to apply Opportunity Thinking™ in your own organization to increase speed to market for products, eliminate idea bottlenecks, get crisp on demand space, value open innovation and increase creativity ROI. Opportunity Thinking™, a new approach to innovation developed by author Pam Henderson, has transformed the way companies and organizations, from Fortune 500 to non-profits, find big ideas that win and create sustainable growth. Opportunity Thinking™ is a creative journey that taps six sources - market forces, business models, technology, organizations, environments, and design to discover big places to play. Not your average business book, Henderson's clever narrative, bold visuals and countless stories of companies and brands will inspire you to think in new ways and stretch your mind to consider the possibilities.
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  • 3
    ISBN: 9781118900802 , 1118900804
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 v.) , ill.
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    Keywords: Internet marketing ; Electronic commerce ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: Simplify your multi-screen marketing by putting consumers at the center of your strategy The rise of the digital age means that consumers have unprecedented access to information and they're no longer interested in a "one size fits all screens" experience. Multi-screen Marketing: The Seven Things You Need to Know to Reach Your Customers Across TVs, Computers, Tablets, and Mobile Phones is a comprehensive guide to understanding the multi-screen consumer. Written by thought leaders from Microsoft's Advertising Division, the book identifies what drives consumer behavior across devices and digital platforms - sequentially, simultaneously, at home, at work and everywhere in between. The underlying concept is that marketers need to move beyond a technology feature-obsessed approach where a device's capabilities dictate one's marketing plan, and instead, focus on the underlying needs and motivations of their customers. This approach can help marketers simplify their strategy, while enabling them to leverage the right screen with the right message in the right moment. Companies are learning that using the same legacy television advertising and content across all digital media will not help them break through the clutter. To truly take advantage of the unprecedented opportunity served up by the multi-screen world, the authors show how bringing consumers firmly back into focus will ultimately deliver more value for marketers. Readers will learn how to tailor their approach to most effectively reach their customers through the following multi-screen pathways: Content Grazing - uses 2+ screens for unrelated content Quantum - transitions sequential activity from one screen to another Investigative Spider-Webbing - views related content on 2+ screens Social Spider-Webbing - sharing and connecting with others on 2+ screens The book includes new research and data exploring how and why consumers navigate across screens as well as real-world examples of consumer-centric multi-screen marketing from companies of all sizes embracing the change. For marketers looking to remain effective in the digital age, Multi-screen Marketing: The Seven Things You Need to Know to Reach Your Customers Across TVs, Computers, Tablets, and Mobile Phones explains how a consumer-centric multi-screen strategy not only simplifies an overly complex and constantly changing marketing landscape, but leads to multi-screen campaigns that connect consumers to brands in meaningful, enduring ways.
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  • 4
    ISBN: 9781118849101 , 1118849108
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 v.) , ill.
    Edition: 2nd ed.
    Keywords: Selling ; Affluent consumers ; Marketing ; Sales presentations ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: Attract and retain affluent customers and clients Much has changed since the original The Art of Selling to the Affluent was published. The financial crisis has affected the affluent as well as the less affluent. This book brings you up to date with today's affluent and helps every salesperson understand what adjustments need to be made in order to successfully attract, service, and retain lifelong affluent customers and clients. Completely updated and revised, it is based on The Oechli Institute's latest 2013 comprehensive research. Explains how the financial crisis elevated the level of anxiety and how this has affected major purchase decisions Offers step-by-step guidance on how to navigate the process of overcoming social self-consciousness during the sales process Author Matt Oechsli is one of the leading authorities regarding marketing, selling, servicing, and developing loyalty with affluent clients, and one of the most sought after speakers in the financial services industry The Art of Selling to the Affluent, 2nd Edition offers a detailed landscape of today's affluent. Put yourself ahead of the competition by knowing how the Great Recession has affected purchasing behavior and where the opportunities are moving forward.
    Note: Includes index. - Description based on online resource; title from title page (Safari, viewed May 05, 2014)
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  • 5
    ISBN: 9781118820889 , 1118820886
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 v.) , ill.
    Edition: 8th ed.
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    Keywords: Financial statements ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: A comprehensive guide to reading and understanding financial reports Financial reports provide vital information to investors, lenders, and managers. Yet, the financial statements in a financial report seem to be written in a foreign language that only accountants can understand. This comprehensive version of How to Read a Financial Report breaks through that language barrier, clears away the fog, and offers a plain-English user's guide to financial reports. The book features new information on the move toward separate financial and accounting reporting standards for private companies, the emergence of websites offering financial information, pending changes in the auditor's report language and what this means to investors, and requirements for XBRL tagging in reporting to the SEC, among other topics. Makes it easy to understand what financial reports really say Updated to include the latest information financial reporting standards and regulatory changes Written by an author team with a combined 50-plus years of experience in financial accounting This comprehensive edition includes an ancillary website containing valuable additional resources With this comprehensive version of How to Read a Financial Report , investors will find everything they need to fully understand the profit, cash flow, and financial condition of any business.
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  • 6
    ISBN: 9781118817353 , 1118817354
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 v.) , ill.
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    Keywords: Leadership ; Management ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: Hacking Leadership is Mike Myatt's latest leadership book written for leaders at every level. Leadership isn't broken, but how it's currently being practiced certainly is. Everyone has blind spots. The purpose of Hacking Leadership is to equip leaders at every level with an actionable framework to identify blind spots and close leadership gaps. The bulk of the book is based on actionable, topical leadership and management hacks to bridge eleven gaps every business needs to cross in order to create a culture of leadership: leadership, purpose, future, mediocrity, culture, talent, knowledge, innovation, expectation, complexity, and failure. Each chapter: Gives readers specific techniques to identify, understand, and most importantly, implement individual, team and organizational leadership hacks. Addresses blind spots and leverage points most leaders and managers haven't thought about, which left unaddressed, will adversely impact growth, development, and performance. All leaders have blind-spots (gaps), which often go undetected for years or decades, and sadly, even when identified the methods for dealing with them are outdated and ineffective - they need to be hacked. Showcases case studies from the author's consulting practice, serving as a confidant with more than 150 public company CEOs. Some of those corporate clients include: AT&T, Bank of America, Deloitte, EMC, Humana, IBM, JP Morgan Chase, Merrill Lynch, PepsiCo, and other leading global brands. Hacking Leadership offers a fresh perspective that makes it easy for leaders to create a roadmap to identify, refine, develop, and achieve their leadership potential--and to create a more effective business that is financially solvent and professionally desirable.
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  • 7
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    Online Resource
    Hoboken, N.J. : J. Wiley & Sons
    ISBN: 9781118772263 , 1118772261
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 v.) , ill.
    Series Statement: For dummies
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    Keywords: Social marketing ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: How to implement a best-in-class visual marketing plan It's no secret that visual content online really draws in viewers. People love Pinterest, Facebook, and the like for visual sharing and engaging. Smart marketers know their companies need to tap into this, but where and how to start? Visual Social Marketing For Dummies offers a clear roadmap for creating effective, well-defined visual social marketing strategies as part of your overall marketing and social media plans. From defining goals to developing highly visual content across a range of social media platforms, this book is the perfect step-by-step guide to get you there. The book explores Pinterest, Instagram, Vine, Tumblr, YouTube, SlideShare, and Twitter, among many topics and resources, and includes useful examples from leading brands and companies across a variety of industries. Helps you set goals that align with your budget and resources and then lay out a visual social marketing plan Covers image-based platforms, such as Pinterest, Instagram, and Vine, as well as social media platforms including Facebook, Tumblr, YouTube, Twitter, and SlideShare Explores visual tools, including infographics, presentations, and video Explains how to track and measure the effectiveness of your visual marketing efforts Make your brand stand out from the crowd with the information, tips, techniques, and examples you'll find in Visual Social Marketing For Dummies .
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  • 8
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    Online Resource
    Hoboken, N.J. : J. Wiley & Sons
    ISBN: 9781118712092 , 1118712099
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 v.) , ill.
    Edition: 5th ed.
    Series Statement: For dummies
    Keywords: Blogs ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: The best book on blogging, updated and better than ever! The blogosphere keeps changing and evolving, and so does this top blogging guide. A terrific book whether you're just starting out or are already blogging regularly, this book provides solid information on blogging basics, the anatomy of a good blog, and the tools you need to get started. You'll learn how to set up an account, find ample coverage of social plug-ins and emerging platforms like Squarespace and Overblog, and discover savvy ways to write your first post. Best of all, the book explores how you can make real money from your passion and become a professional blogger. Updates you on the latest blogging software and utilities Explains search engine optimization, so new readers will find your blog Reviews advertising tools and techniques you can use to attract readers Helps you integrate your blog with social media Delves into professional blogging and how to make money from your blog Start blogging like a professional with the new edition of this top guide, Blogging For Dummies, 5th Edition .
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  • 9
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    Online Resource
    Hoboken, N.J. : J. Wiley & Sons
    ISBN: 9781118705285 , 1118705289
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 v.) , ill.
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    Keywords: Business communication ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: Get heard by being clear and concise The only way to survive in business today is to be a lean communicator. Busy executives expect you to respect and manage their time more effectively than ever. You need to do the groundwork to make your message tight and to the point. The average professional receives 304 emails per week and checks their smartphones 36 times an hour and 38 hours a week. This inattention has spread to every part of life. The average attention span has shrunk from 12 seconds in 2000 to eight in 2012. So, throw them a lifeline and be brief. Author Joe McCormack tackles the challenges of inattention, interruptions, and impatience that every professional faces. His proven B.R.I.E.F. approach, which stands for Background, Relevance, Information, Ending, and Follow up, helps simplify and clarify complex communication. BRIEF will help you summarize lengthy information, tell a short story, harness the power of infographics and videos, and turn monologue presentations into controlled conversations. Details the B.R.I.E.F. approach to distilling your message into a brief presentation Written by the founder and CEO of Sheffield Marketing Partners, which specializes in message and narrative development, who is also a recognized expert in Narrative Mapping, a technique that helps clients achieve a clearer and more concise message Long story short: BRIEF will help you gain the muscle you need to eliminate wasteful words and stand out from the rest. Be better. Be brief.
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  • 10
    Online Resource
    Online Resource
    Hoboken, N.J. : J. Wiley & Sons
    ISBN: 9781118679173 , 1118679172
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 v.) , ill.
    Series Statement: Wiley trading series
    Keywords: Technical analysis (Investment analysis) ; Options (Finance) ; Investments ; Speculation ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: A thorough guide to technical analysis methods applied for success in the options market Though still not widely practiced or accepted in the options market, technical analysis is becoming increasingly common. As the practice spreads, traders are discovering how useful technical analysis is for determining clear entry and exit signals. Trading Options: Using Technical Analysis to Design Winning Trades takes the standard technical analysis approach and applies it to the options market. Author Greg Harmon combines technical analysis with a deep understanding of the options market to explain how to design technically created trades that lead to outsized gains with low costs of entry and managed risk. The book covers trend determination, security identification and selection, tools and trade design, and executing, hedging, and adjusting trades. Ideal for individual investors and options traders Identifies and applies mainstream technical analysis methods to the volatile options market Perfect for stock traders that wish to delve in to technical analysis and options Written by the founder of Dragonfly Capital Management, which provides daily technical analysis of securities markets and trade ideas, and CIO of Presidium Capital Management which provides money management for clients
    Note: Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on online resource; title from title page (Safari, viewed Apr. 24, 2014)
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  • 11
    ISBN: 9781118594988 , 1118594983
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 v.) , ill.
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    Keywords: Online social networks ; Research ; Social media ; Research ; Social surveys ; Methodology ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: Provides the knowledge and tools needed for the future of survey research The survey research discipline faces unprecedented challenges, such as falling response rates, inadequate sampling frames, and antiquated approaches and tools. Addressing this changing landscape, Social Media, Sociality, and Survey Research introduces readers to a multitude of new techniques in data collection in one of the fastest developing areas of survey research. The book is organized around the central idea of a "sociality hierarchy" in social media interactions, comprised of three levels: broadcast, conversational, and community based. Social Media, Sociality, and Survey Research offers balanced coverage of the theory and practice of traditional survey research, while providing a conceptual framework for the opportunities social media platforms allow. Demonstrating varying perspectives and approaches to working with social media, the book features: New ways to approach data collection using platforms such as Facebook and Twitter Alternate methods for reaching out to interview subjects Design features that encourage participation with engaging, interactive surveys Social Media, Sociality, and Survey Research is an important resource for survey researchers, market researchers, and practitioners who collect and analyze data in order to identify trends and draw reliable conclusions in the areas of business, sociology, psychology, and population studies. The book is also a useful text for upper-undergraduate and graduate-level courses on survey methodology and market research.
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  • 12
    ISBN: 9781118567814 , 1118567811
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 v.) , ill.
    Series Statement: Wiley series on Bioinformatics: computational techniques and engineering
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    Keywords: Proteins ; Analysis ; Mathematics ; Bioinformatics ; Artificial intelligence ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: An in-depth look at the latest research, methods, and applications in the field of protein bioinformatics This book presents the latest developments in protein bioinformatics, introducing for the first time cutting-edge research results alongside novel algorithmic and AI methods for the analysis of protein data. In one complete, self-contained volume, Algorithmic and Artificial Intelligence Methods for Protein Bioinformatics addresses key challenges facing both computer scientists and biologists, arming readers with tools and techniques for analyzing and interpreting protein data and solving a variety of biological problems. Featuring a collection of authoritative articles by leaders in the field, this work focuses on the analysis of protein sequences, structures, and interaction networks using both traditional algorithms and AI methods. It also examines, in great detail, data preparation, simulation, experiments, evaluation methods, and applications. Algorithmic and Artificial Intelligence Methods for Protein Bioinformatics : Highlights protein analysis applications such as protein-related drug activity comparison Incorporates salient case studies illustrating how to apply the methods outlined in the book Tackles the complex relationship between proteins from a systems biology point of view Relates the topic to other emerging technologies such as data mining and visualization Includes many tables and illustrations demonstrating concepts and performance figures Algorithmic and Artificial Intelligence Methods for Protein Bioinformatics is an essential reference for bioinformatics specialists in research and industry, and for anyone wishing to better understand the rich field of protein bioinformatics.
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  • 13
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    Online Resource
    Hoboken, N.J. : J. Wiley & Sons
    ISBN: 9781118880654 , 111888065X
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 v.) , ill.
    Edition: 4th ed.
    Series Statement: For dummies
    Keywords: Marketing ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: Master the latest marketing tools and trends Marketing strategies are evolving faster than ever before, and mastering the latest and greatest strategies are essential to getting results. This updated edition of the classic marketing bestseller includes new and revised material, with full coverage of the latest marketing trends and how to effectively apply them to your business. Whether it's boosting your baseline marketing skills, figuring out social media, developing a comprehensive Internet marketing strategy, or getting expert tips on effective local marketing techniques, Marketing for Dummies, 4th Edition has everything you need in one easy-to-use and accessible guide. Effective marketing is about knowing your customers and giving them what they want, when they want it. The latest marketing research tells us that every customer interaction is an opportunity to grow your business and your bottom line, which is why you need a results-oriented marketing plan. With this updated, practical, and savvy guide to marketing strategies that work, you can apply the skills you already have more efficiently than ever before Marketing For Dummies, 4th Edition gives you the structure and practical advice you need to get the most out of every marketing initiative and, ultimately, grow your business. Maximize the lifetime value of your customers Connect web marketing strategies to real world traffic and sales Implement local sourcing to boost local and regional marketing initiatives Focus your online marketing strategy to target only qualified buyers Before you waste any more time with ineffective and potentially costly marketing missteps, let Marketing For Dummies, 4th Edition establish viable marketing strategies that will help your business succeed.
    Note: Description based on online resource; title from title page (Safari, viewed June 09, 2014)
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  • 14
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    Online Resource
    Hoboken, N.J. : J. Wiley & Sons
    ISBN: 9781118881040 , 1118881044
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 v.)
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    Keywords: Product design ; Technological innovations ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: Embrace Open Engineering and accelerate the design and manufacturing processes Product development is a team sport, but most companies don't practice it that way. Organizations should be drawing on the creativity of engaged customers and outsiders, but instead they rely on the same small group of internal "experts" for new ideas. Designers and engineers should be connecting with marketing, sales, customer support, suppliers, and most importantly, customers. The Art of Product Design explains the rise of "Open Engineering," a way of breaking down barriers and taking advantage of web-based communities, knowledge, and tools to accelerate the design and manufacturing processes. Explains how to establish open flows of information inside and outside an organization, increasing the quality and frequency of input from different groups and stakeholders Hardi Meybaum is the founder and CEO of GrabCad, the largest community of mechanical engineers and designers in the world Open Engineering is crowdsourcing, it's collaborating, it's sharing and connecting. And it's helping a growing number of companies create better products faster than they ever imagined. The Art of Product Design shows you how to harness its power for your company.
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  • 15
    ISBN: 9781118872888 , 1118872886
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 v.) , ill.
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    Keywords: Viral marketing ; Consumer behavior ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: Improving engagement with digital audiences is fast becoming a boardroom topic for many organizations. Digital marketers and communicators seeking to harness this newfound power are finding challenges in engaging digital audiences due to short attention spans, noisy channels, and rapidly changing consumer expectations. Recommend This! is an exploration into the digital consumer, and how their expectations are forcing marketers to re-think the way they interact and engage with audiences. Key topics discussed in the book are: Physical or digital, as humans we are driving to connect. Digital just makes it easier. Storytelling, rather than broadcast messaging, helps marketers engage with their digital audiences. Digital content must be personalized and relevant to receive attention, and more.
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  • 16
    ISBN: 9781118858387 , 1118858387
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 v.) , ill.
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    Keywords: Leadership ; Teams in the workplace ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: First-time leaders get motivational and planning tools from top executive coaching firms The First-Time Leader provides basic frameworks, processes, and tools to help first-time leaders and their teams deliver better results faster. Leading is about inspiring and enabling others to do their absolute best, together, to realize a meaningful and rewarding shared purpose. Authors George Bradt, Managing Director of PrimeGenesis, and Gillian Davis, Managing Director of AlanKey, show how to achieve these results through the BRAVE acronym: Behaviors, Relationships, Attitudes, Values, Environment. Learn the three stages of team development, and get advice for specific leadership situations including onboarding yourself, onboarding others, and crisis management. Offers a way of thinking about leadership and a structure for action to help first-time leaders lead at both overall conceptual and tactical levels ; Includes downloadable tools that are easily adaptable for each leader's specific context Contains illustrative examples and stories from a range of experienced leaders and experts to help guide first-time leaders through things they may not have experienced themselves The First-Time Leader shows new leaders what to do next, later, never, why, and how. It's an indispensible guide for stepping up and inspiring others to come together for success.
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  • 17
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    Hoboken, N.J. : J. Wiley & Sons
    ISBN: 9781118855140 , 1118855140
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 v.) , ill.
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    Keywords: Telemarketing ; Internet marketing ; Branding (Marketing) ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: A real-world guide to mobile marketing from the head of digital initiatives at Saatchi & Saatchi worldwide The future of marketing is mobile, with seventy-five percent of the world's population having access to a mobile phone and the average American spending 82 minutes per day using her phone for activities other than talking. To traditional marketers unfamiliar with the special challenges of mobile marketing, this territory feels complicated and even frightening. Mobile Magic provides a bird's-eye view of the process of creating great mobile marketing from one of the world's most experienced and successful practitioners.
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    Hoboken, N.J. : J. Wiley & Sons
    ISBN: 9781118854228 , 1118854225
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 v.) , ill.
    Keywords: Accounting ; Examinations ; Study guides ; Auditing ; Examinations, questions, etc ; Attest function (Auditing) ; Examinations, questions, etc ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: All the information you need to pass the CPA exam on your own Updated annually with the latest AICPA content guidelines, Wiley CPAexcel Exam Review 2014 Focus Notes provides a review of all the basic skills and concepts tested on the CPA exam and teaches important strategies to take the exam faster and more accurately. Filled with acronyms and mnemonic devices to help candidates remember the accounting rules and checklists needed to pass the exam, Wiley CPAexcel Exam Review 2014 Focus Notes provides a thorough review of all basic skills and concepts needed for the exam. Includes tips on identifying and interpreting annual reports, stock reports, and other published material to help with the research requirements of the new case study simulations Available in a handy, easy-to-carry, spiral bound reference manual Includes acronyms and mnemonics to help candidates learn and remember a variety of rules and checklists In order to assist candidates in successfully performing exam simulations, Wiley CPAexcel Exam Review 2014 Focus Notes include references to authoritative literature, sample spreadsheets, and key concepts, tips and tools to facilitate research.
    Note: Author: Ray Whittington. Cf. About the author page. - Includes index. - Description based on online resource; title from title page (Safari, viewed May 15, 2014)
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    ISBN: 9781118854143 , 1118854144
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 v.) , ill.
    Keywords: Accounting ; Examinations ; Study guides ; Accounting ; Examinations, questions, etc ; Auditing ; Examinations ; Study guides ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: All the information you need to pass the CPA exam on your own Updated annually with the latest AICPA content guidelines, Wiley CPAexcel Exam Review 2014 Focus Notes provides a review of all the basic skills and concepts tested on the CPA exam and teaches important strategies to take the exam faster and more accurately. Filled with acronyms and mnemonic devices to help candidates remember the accounting rules and checklists needed to pass the exam, Wiley CPAexcel Exam Review 2014 Focus Notes provides a thorough review of all basic skills and concepts needed for the exam. Includes tips on identifying and interpreting annual reports, stock reports, and other published material to help with the research requirements of the new case study simulations Available in a handy, easy-to-carry, spiral bound reference manual Includes acronyms and mnemonics to help candidates learn and remember a variety of rules and checklists In order to assist candidates in successfully performing exam simulations, Wiley CPAexcel Exam Review 2014 Focus Notes include references to authoritative literature, sample spreadsheets, and key concepts, tips and tools to facilitate research.
    Note: Author: Ray Whittington. Cf. About the author page. - Includes index. - Description based on online resource; title from title page (Safari, viewed May 15, 2014)
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  • 20
    ISBN: 9781118841303 , 1118841301
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 v.)
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    Keywords: Management ; Leadership ; Success in business ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: How to build a culture of high performance within your organization The U.S. military in general, and its many elite organizations in particular, possesses a culture of high performance. Courage to Execute outlines the six basic principles that operate at the foundation of high performance, which include leadership, organization, communication, knowledge, experience, and discipline, known together as LOCKED. When all are practiced effectively, teamwork emerges. But the most elusive quality that exists at the heart of all elite military teams, the element that organizations and businesses deeply desire to perform more efficiently and effectively, is trust. Trust is easily spent, but hard won. Author James Murphy, an employer of approximately fifty senior military officers that have served in elite units such as the U.S. Navy Blue Angels, U.S. Navy SEALS, and U.S. Army Rangers, shares a multitude of personal leadership stories that illustrates the principles of LOCKED. Shares compelling anecdotes from leaders in elite units of the U.S. Military Written by James D. Murphy, founder and CEO of Afterburner, Inc., which has trained over 1.5 million executives, sales professionals, and business people from every industry in Afterburner's Flawless Execution Model, and its unique, high-energy programs Courage to Execute will help you develop effective leadership skills and build high-performance teams that out-compete your rivals every time.
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    ISBN: 9781118828489 , 1118828488
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 v.) , ill.
    Edition: Expanded ed.
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    Keywords: Self-actualization (Psychology) ; Religious aspects ; Christianity ; Self-actualization (Psychology) ; Motivation (Psychology) ; Religious aspects ; Motivation (Psychology) ; Christian life ; Commitment (Psychology) ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: The guide to creating simplicity in your world and developing a discipline for life, now in a full-color, expanded edition One Word explains how to simplify your life and business by focusing on just ONE WORD for the entire year. The simplicity of choosing one word makes it a catalyst for life-change. Clutter and complexity lead to procrastination and paralysis, while simplicity and focus lead to success and clarity. By celebrated authors Dan Britton, Jimmy Page, and Jon Gordon, One Word That Will Change Your Life shows you how to cut through to the core of your intention for the next year. It offers an action plan and simple process to discover your word for the year. It also explains how your one word will impact the six dimensions of your life-mental, physical, emotional, relational, spiritual, and financial. This beautifully illustrated full-color Second Edition includes even more stories demonstrating the impact of embracing the One Word call to action. It explores the legacy of taking a focused approach to your life and outlines six new dimensions to the Action Plan. Includes additional material on developing the One Word for teams and families, specifically how a group of people can also have a One Word Demonstrates how to establish a simple, disciplined, and focused approach to the next year of your life Discover how to create simplicity in your world and develop a discipline for life through the power of One Word . Note: The ebook version does not provide access to the companion files.
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    ISBN: 9781118821008 , 1118821009
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 v.) , ill.
    Series Statement: For dummies
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    Keywords: Microsoft Windows (Computer file) ; Computer science ; Operating systems (Computers) ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: Ten minibooks in one get you thoroughly caught up on Windows 8.1! With new improvements and changes, Windows 8.1 offers a refreshed user interface, better integration between the new and traditional Windows interfaces, and more. This updated top-selling guide is what you need to get up to speed on everything Windows 8.1. Nine minibooks in one cover such essential topics as navigating the new Start Screen, understanding Windows 8.1 apps, securing Windows 8.1, and much more. Take the guesswork out of Windows 8.1 from day one with this complete, all-in-one resource. Helps you get up to speed on the Windows 8.1 operating system, including its Start Screen, which is a feature sure to please traditional Windows users Provides top-notch guidance from trusted and well-known Windows expert and author Woody Leonhard Covers Windows 8.1 inside and out, including how to customize the Start screen, manage apps, and control privacy Delves into core Windows 8.1 apps such as e-mail, people, and SkyDrive Shows you how to connect online, add hardware, back up and update, and secure Windows 8.1 Discover new improvements, old favorites, and everything in between with Windows 8.1 All-in-One For Dummies .
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    ISBN: 9781118820070 , 111882007X
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 v.) , ill.
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    Keywords: Cisco IOS ; Examinations ; Study guides ; Electronic data processing personnel ; Certification ; Study guides ; Computer networks ; Examinations ; Study guides ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: Your Guide to CCENT and CCNA IOS Commands This book is an ideal supplement to Todd Lammle's CCENT and CCNA Study Guides, and a great quick reference for any Cisco networking administrator. Covering IOS version 15, each chapter begins with a short introduction, explaining what tasks will be discussed, followed by detailed explanations of and examples of the commands. The book includes an easy-to-navigate table of commands broken into the following topic areas: Internetworking and TCP/IP Cisco command line interface (CLI) and Security Device Manager (SDM) Router Configuration LAN Switch Configuration Advanced IOS and Troubleshooting Access Lists Network Address Translation Wireless Wide Area Networks Security IPv6 Whether you are studying for your CCENT or CCNA certification, or are a seasoned Cisco networking administrator, this IOS Commands Survival Guide is the perfect reference to help you achieve your goals.
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    ISBN: 9781118817520 , 1118817524
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 v.) , ill.
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    Keywords: Finance, Personal ; Military discipline ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: In this book, Kurt Neddenriep, a Senior Vice President at a major investment firm who also served a tour in Afghanistan, develops a set of leadership and service values to help individuals and families to consistently achieve financial success. A comprehensive guide to personal finance, this book is informed by the author's expertise in the financial industry and framed within the lessons, clear thinking and organization he learned over the course of a parallel 23-year career in the Army National Guard of Nevada. The book will tell the stories of those who serve our country and how their values, discipline, and morals can teach us financial lessons in our personal lives, taking military principles and tactics and using them to explain finances for the mainstream American. The book covers: Mortgages Savings Insurance Portfolio diversity
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  • 25
    ISBN: 1118768116 , 9781118768112
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (xviii, 158 p.) , ill.
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    Keywords: Creative ability in business ; Creative thinking ; New products ; Technological innovations ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: Creativity and innovation are the keys to both organizational growth and successful careers. People understand this, but they do not know how to unleash their natural creative potential. Drawing upon his twenty-two years of first-hand experience helping FedEx grow into a global icon and the last ten years consulting around the world, Madan Birla provides proven and practical answers. Readers will learn How to build a reputation as a creative thinker and become management's go-to person for innovative business solutions Four steps for unleashing their creative potential and generating creative ideas Four communication skills to gain acceptance of your ideas Two words that guarantee promotions How to minimize internal and external negative influences that obstruct creative energy flow How to stop self-censoring and how to confidently express their ideas How to trust that all the resources for germinating creative ideas are within them
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    ISBN: 9781118791998 , 1118791991
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 v.) , ill.
    Edition: 2nd ed.
    Series Statement: For dummies
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    Keywords: Mathematics ; Algebra ; Mathematics ; Problems, exercises, etc ; Algebra ; Problems, exercises, etc ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: Tips for simplifying tricky basic math and pre-algebra operations Whether you're a student preparing to take algebra or a parent who wants or needs to brush up on basic math, this fun, friendly guide has the tools you need to get in gear. From positive, negative, and whole numbers to fractions, decimals, and percents, you'll build necessary math skills to tackle more advanced topics, such as imaginary numbers, variables, and algebraic equations. Explanations and practical examples that mirror today's teaching methods Relevant cultural vernacular and references Standard For Dummies materials that match the current standard and design Basic Math & Pre-Algebra For Dummies takes the intimidation out of tricky operations and helps you get ready for algebra!
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    ISBN: 9781118754023 , 1118754026
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 v.) , ill.
    Series Statement: Wiley series in systems engineering and management
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    Keywords: Information technology ; Research ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: This book thoroughly analyzes the relationships between concept, technology, and market-which are the main factors in shifting information technology research and development (R&D) to a new approach. It discusses unconventional methods and viewpoints of concept creation, technology innovation, and market cultivation. Featuring contributions from international experts and case studies from IBM and Hitachi, this book is perfect for graduate students in information technology, engineering, technology management, operation research, and business-as well as for R&D researchers, directors, strategists, business managers, and government and industry professionals.
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    ISBN: 9781118749777 , 1118749774
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 v.) , ill.
    Series Statement: Wiley series on adaptive and cognitive dynamic systems
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    Keywords: Wireless communication systems ; Femtocells ; Radio resource management (Wireless communications) ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: Providing an extensive overview of the radio resource management problem in femtocell networks, this invaluable book considers both code division multiple access femtocells and orthogonal frequency-division multiple access femtocells. In addition to incorporating current research on this topic, the book also covers technical challenges in femtocell deployment, provides readers with a variety of approaches to resource allocation and a comparison of their effectiveness, explains how to model various networks using Stochastic geometry and shot noise theory, and much more.
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    ISBN: 9781118754252 , 1118754255
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 v.) , ill.
    Series Statement: For dummies
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    Keywords: Adobe Photoshop elements ; Photography ; Digital techniques ; Image processing ; Digital techniques ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: Make ordinary photos extraordinary with Photoshop Elements 12 All-in-One For Dummies! Whether you prefer to snap shots on your smartphone or don't ever leave home without your DSLR, chances are you have way more photos than you ever dreamed possible. Photoshop Elements 12 All-in-One For Dummies is here to help you get those pictures organized and turn your favorite shots into amazing images. This information-packed, full-color guide features nine minibooks covering all aspects of the image-editing process. From learning what's new with Elements 12, finding your way around the workspace, and bringing some order to your images to enhancing color, correcting flaws, working with filters and effects, sharing your work, and beyond, you'll be on your way to picture perfection in no time. Guides you through the Elements basics - working with the Organizer, importing photos, and using the tools and options Explains how to enhance your images by adjusting color, brightness, resolution, contrast, and sharpness Teaches you how to work with layers, masks, filters, effects, styles, type, and the Brush and Pencil tools Shows you how to share your creative genius with the world via slide shows, photo books, Facebook, Twitter, Adobe Revel, and other fun photo projects and sites Whether you're new to image editing or just new to Elements 12, you'll sharpen your skills and get your shots in shape with Photoshop Elements 12 All-in-One For Dummies!
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    ISBN: 9781118727027 , 1118727029
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 v.) , ill.
    Series Statement: Wiley finance series
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    Keywords: Investments ; Psychological aspects ; Finance ; Psychological aspects ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: Investor Behavior provides readers with a comprehensive understanding and the latest research in the area of behavioral finance and investor decision making. Blending contributions from noted academics and experienced practitioners, this 30-chapter book will provide investment professionals with insights on how to understand and manage client behavior; a framework for interpreting financial market activity; and an in-depth understanding of this important new field of investment research. The book should also be of interest to academics, investors, and students. The book will cover the major principles of investor psychology, including heuristics, bounded rationality, regret theory, mental accounting, framing, prospect theory, and loss aversion. Specific sections of the book will delve into the role of personality traits, financial therapy, retirement planning, financial coaching, and emotions in investment decisions. Other topics covered include risk perception and tolerance, asset allocation decisions under inertia and inattention bias; evidenced based financial planning, motivation and satisfaction, behavioral investment management, and neurofinance. Contributions will delve into the behavioral underpinnings of various trading and investment topics including trader psychology, stock momentum, earnings surprises, and anomalies. The final chapters of the book examine new research on socially responsible investing, mutual funds, and real estate investing from a behavioral perspective. Empirical evidence and current literature about each type of investment issue are featured. Cited research studies are presented in a straightforward manner focusing on the comprehension of study findings, rather than on the details of mathematical frameworks.
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    ISBN: 9781118720950 , 1118720954
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 v.) , ill.
    Series Statement: For dummies
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    Keywords: Quicken (Computer file) ; Finance, Personal ; Computer programs ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: The classic guide to the market-leading personal finance software returns, updated and revised throughout! In the latest edition of this perennial bestseller, financial expert Stephen Nelson shows you how to take control of your finances and get them in order quickly with Quicken 2014, the number one personal finance software on the market. Nelson provides you with a helpful introduction to all the latest features and enhancements to Quicken and shares expert advice on managing your bills; reconciling bank accounts online; recording credit card and other transactions; tracking investments, mortgages and other assets and liabilities; and more. Walks you through installing and setting up Quicken, maintaining your financial information safely on a computer, setting a budget, and creating financial reports Highlights ways to save money for college or retirement, minimize taxes, and maintain detailed financial records Zeroes in on paying bills online; managing mutual funds, stocks, and bonds; and keeping track of loans and other debts Presents a fun and friendly approach to a topic that many people find intimidating or overwhelming Whether you're a first-time Quicken customer or looking to take advantage of the latest updates the new version has to offer, Quicken 2014 For Dummies will help you get your personal finances in order in no time!
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    ISBN: 9781118674451 , 1118674456
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 v.) , ill.
    Series Statement: Wiley finance series
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    Keywords: Leveraged buyouts ; Consolidation and merger of corporations ; Investment banking ; Private equity ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: A comprehensive look at the world of leveraged buyouts The private equity industry has grown dramatically over the past twenty years. Such investing requires a strong technical know-how in order to turn private investments into successful enterprises. That is why Paul Pignataro has created Leveraged Buyouts + Website: A Practical Guide to Investment Banking and Private Equity . Engaging and informative, this book skillfully shows how to identify a private company, takes you through the analysis behind bringing such an investment to profitability-and further create high returns for the private equity funds. It includes an informative leveraged buyout overview, touching on everything from LBO modeling, accounting, and value creation theory to leveraged buyout concepts and mechanics. Provides an in-depth analysis of how to identify a private company, bring such an investment to profitability, and create high returns for the private equity funds Includes an informative LBO model and case study as well as private company valuation Written by Paul Pignataro, founder and CEO of the New York School of Finance If you're looking for the best way to hone your skills in this field, look no further than this book.
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    ISBN: 9781118612354 , 1118612353
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 v.) , ill.
    Series Statement: Wiley Series in probability and statistics
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    Keywords: Monte Carlo method ; Mathematical optimization ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: A comprehensive account of the theory and application of Monte Carlo methods Based on years of research in efficient Monte Carlo methods for estimation of rare-event probabilities, counting problems, and combinatorial optimization, Fast Sequential Monte Carlo Methods for Counting and Optimization is a complete illustration of fast sequential Monte Carlo techniques. The book provides an accessible overview of current work in the field of Monte Carlo methods, specifically sequential Monte Carlo techniques, for solving abstract counting and optimization problems. Written by authorities in the field, the book places emphasis on cross-entropy, minimum cross-entropy, splitting, and stochastic enumeration. Focusing on the concepts and application of Monte Carlo techniques, Fast Sequential Monte Carlo Methods for Counting and Optimization includes: Detailed algorithms needed to practice solving real-world problems Numerous examples with Monte Carlo method produced solutions within the 1-2% limit of relative error A new generic sequential importance sampling algorithm alongside extensive numerical results An appendix focused on review material to provide additional background information Fast Sequential Monte Carlo Methods for Counting and Optimization is an excellent resource for engineers, computer scientists, mathematicians, statisticians, and readers interested in efficient simulation techniques. The book is also useful for upper-undergraduate and graduate-level courses on Monte Carlo methods.
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    ISBN: 9781118551998 , 1118551990
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 v.) , ill.
    Series Statement: Little book big profits series
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    Keywords: Venture capital ; United States ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: A little book full of enormous value for novices and seasoned venture capitalists alike After having been thrown for a loop by the bursting of the tech bubble more than a decade ago, the venture capital industry suddenly has come roaring back to life over the past two years. In 2011 alone, more than $7.5 billion in venture capital was invested-representing more than a 19% increase over the previous year-in more than 966 companies. A majority of these companies reside in the life sciences, Internet, and alternative energy sectors. In today's weak job market, VC is more important than ever, since financing new tech, alternative energy, media, and other small to mid-sized companies is vital to creating new jobs. Written by Lou Gerken, a noted international authority on venture capital and alternative investments, this book tells you everything you need to know about the venture capital industry's important role in enhancing economic growth and employment. It is also the perfect go to primer on making venture capital investments to enhance portfolio returns. Highly accessible explanations of the ins and outs of venture capital for would-be investors and experienced VCs Highlights the historical VC track record, and offers expert advice and guidance on venture capital exposure, investment options, sourcing opportunities and due diligence Provides proven strategies for successful investment selection, timing, monitoring, and exiting for optimum returns Features endorsements from luminaries of the VC world, including Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers co-founder Frank Caulfield, and Dr. Art Laffer, among others
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    ISBN: 9781118875063 , 1118875060
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 v.) , ill.
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    Keywords: Selling ; Strategic planning ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: What do winners of major sales do differently than the sellers who almost won, but ultimately came in second place? Mike Schultz and John Doerr, bestselling authors and world-renowned sales experts, set out to find the answer. They studied more than 700 business-to-business purchases made by buyers who represented a total of $3.1 billion in annual purchasing power. When they compared the winners to the second-place finishers, they found surprising results. Not only do sales winners sell differently, they sell radically differently, than the second-place finishers. In recent years, buyers have increasingly seen products and services as replaceable. You might think this would mean that the sale goes to the lowest bidder. Not true! A new breed of seller-the insight seller-is winning the sale with strong prices and margins even in the face of increasing competition and commoditization. In Insight Selling , Schultz and Doerr share the surprising results of their research on what sales winners do differently, and outline exactly what you need to do to transform yourself and your team into insight sellers. They introduce a simple three-level model based on what buyers say tip the scales in favor of the winners: Level 1 "Connect." Winners connect the dots between customer needs and company solutions, while also connecting with buyers as people. Level 2 "Convince." Winners convince buyers that they can achieve maximum return, that the risks are acceptable, and that the seller is the best choice among all options. Level 3 "Collaborate." Winners collaborate with buyers by bringing new ideas to the table, delivering new ideas and insights, and working with buyers as a team. They also found that much of the popular and current advice given to sellers can damage sales results. Insight Selling is both a strategic and tactical guide that will separate the good advice from the bad, and teach you how to put the three levels of selling to work to inspire buyers, influence their agendas, and maximize value. If you want to find yourself and your team in the winner's circle more often, this book is a must-read.
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    ISBN: 9781118841792 , 1118841794
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 v.) , ill.
    Series Statement: Wiley series in systems engineering and management
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    Keywords: Reliability (Engineering) ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: An Integrated Approach to Product Development Reliability Engineering presents an integrated approach to the design, engineering, and management of reliability activities throughout the life cycle of a product, including concept, research and development, design, manufacturing, assembly, sales, and service. Containing illustrative guides that include worked problems, numerical examples, homework problems, a solutions manual, and class-tested materials, it demonstrates to product development and manufacturing professionals how to distribute key reliability practices throughout an organization. The authors explain how to integrate reliability methods and techniques in the Six Sigma process and Design for Six Sigma (DFSS). They also discuss relationships between warranty and reliability, as well as legal and liability issues. Other topics covered include: Reliability engineering in the 21st Century Probability life distributions for reliability analysis Process control and process capability Failure modes, mechanisms, and effects analysis Health monitoring and prognostics Reliability tests and reliability estimation Reliability Engineering provides a comprehensive list of references on the topics covered in each chapter. It is an invaluable resource for those interested in gaining fundamental knowledge of the practical aspects of reliability in design, manufacturing, and testing. In addition, it is useful for implementation and management of reliability programs.
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    ISBN: 9781118841549 , 1118841549
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 v.) , ill.
    Series Statement: Wiley & SAS business series
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    Keywords: Educational statistics ; Computer programs ; Longitudinal method ; Data processing ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: Step-by-step guidance for implementing an effective statewide longitudinal data system Every U.S. state faces challenges in its efforts to ensure the highest-quality education for students. To address these challenges, a growing number of states are establishing statewide longitudinal data systems (SLDSs), a data-rich system integrating relevant data about a student's education. Implementing Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems for Education presents a detailed and contextualized discussion of SLDSs, which will serve as a recipe for states that want to implement an SLDS, develop design and enactment of new and existing SLDS systems, addressing implementation, operation and optimization. Provides a contextualized discussion of the history and purpose of SLDSs Describes how to plan for and implement an SLDS, including best practices regarding data governance, standards and privacy Discusses proven methods of data management, and details the two most popular methods of database architectures used for SLDSs Provides 5 case studies of states successfully using SLDSs Offers suggestions for expansion and inclusion of new datasets over time This essential book addresses the culture of data concept, providing a guide for states to usher in a new era in their education system where data is invaluable and used by everyone, not simply the newest version of the old system. A robust LDS initiative includes linked student records, teacher records, test scores, course selection, finances, certifications, licensure, salary and more. Concluding with a discussion of the potential future uses of SLDS, this book is the ultimate guide to SLDS implementation and understanding.
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    ISBN: 9781118735589 , 1118735587
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 v.) , ill.
    Edition: 8th ed.
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    Keywords: Financial statements ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: An updated new edition of the comprehensive guide to reading and understanding financial reports Financial reports provide vital information to investors, lenders, and managers. Yet, the financial statements in a financial report seem to be written in a foreign language that only accountants can understand. This new Eighth Edition of How to Read a Financial Report breaks through that language barrier, clears away the fog, and offers a plain-English user's guide to financial reports. This updated edition features new information on the move toward separate financial and accounting reporting standards for private companies, the emergence of websites offering financial information, pending changes in the auditor's report language and what this means to investors, and requirements for XBRL tagging in reporting to the SEC, among other topics. Makes it easy to understand what financial reports really say Updated to include the latest information financial reporting standards and regulatory changes Written by an author team with a combined 50-plus years of experience in financial accounting With this new edition of How to Read a Financial Report , investors will find everything they need to fully understand the profit, cash flow, and financial condition of any business.
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    ISBN: 9781118726884 , 111872688X
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 v.) , ill.
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    Keywords: Customer relations ; Customer services ; Interpersonal relations ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: How to build lasting connections through meaningful communication Developing successful relationships is critical to our success in both our personal and professional lives. The Power of Understanding People shows you how to establish and develop extremely effective relationships by providing you with techniques to better identify and understand the intrinsic needs of others. As a result, you will achieve better team dynamics, increased sales and client satisfaction, higher levels of employee engagement and performance, and even more satisfying marriages and friendships. This book provides the tools to understand others' unique communication style as well as your own. Get detailed advice on how to adjust to diverse communication styles, develop a unifying language for the organization, and better match motivational techniques to team members. Through storytelling and experiential exercises, author Dave Mitchell helps you gain insight into your own unique interaction style and teaches you how to communicate, motivate, sell, and service more successfully no matter the personality types involved. Offers insight into the behavior cues and questions to ask to better understand someone's interactive preferences Explains how to enhance your sales efforts by better targeting your brand message to the client's style so that your products/services resonate with them more Examines strategies for creating a high performing work environment and achieve greater customer service excellence Contains conflict resolution strategies, including how to effectively work out differences within a team, between work units, with customers, and even in your personal life Armed with the ability to interpret the behavior of the people around you, you will achieve greater levels of success at work and at home while also learning how to better handle the difficult situations involving people in your life.
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    ISBN: 9781118716519 , 1118716515
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 v.) , ill.
    Edition: 3rd ed.
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    Keywords: Art portfolios ; Design ; Design services ; Marketing ; Graphic arts ; Vocational guidance ; Computer graphics ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: Landing a job in graphic design or multimedia starts with the creation of a portfolio that showcases a student's best work. With sample portfolios, interviews with leaders in graphic design and advertising industries, and step-by-step instruction for creating professional print and digital portfolios, this book helps students successfully transition from design student to design professional. Now fully updated, it is the only guide to creating job-winning print-based and digital portfolios specifically for graphic designers.
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    ISBN: 9781118714324 , 1118714326
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 v.)
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    Keywords: Success in business ; Business ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: Why your business isn't succeeding and what you can do about it While business consultants are having you scour over profit and loss statements, the real truth is businesses don't fail; people quit. The Way You Do Anything Is the Way You Do Everything offers a realistic, sarcastic, and fiercely honest look at how business owners fail to commit. Business success is all about mindset, and author Suzanne Evans helps you uncover your goals and blast away the obstacles that are standing in your way. She offers ways to make more money, more quickly and eliminate everything that doesn't work. Offers specific daily practices to make more money even when every odd is stacked against you Delivers the road map to abandon a job you hate and follow your professional dreams Author Suzanne Evans went from a secretary to seven figure success, and her story has helped her to mentor thousands to change their lives, businesses, and finances forever Take complete control over your life, build wealth faster, and create a business that not only makes money but also makes a difference.
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    ISBN: 9781118658536 , 1118658531
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 v.) , ill.
    Series Statement: For dummies
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    Keywords: Business enterprises ; Computer networks ; Business networks ; Social networks ; Online social networks ; Organizational effectiveness ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: Realize the potential of social collaboration in business with this easy-to-understand guide Social media have proven to be an engaging and addictive mode of communication and information gathering for users on a personal level. However, by applying that same philosophy, a corporate collaboration system that employs social technologies could potentially get employees more involved in running an efficient and effective business. This fun and friendly guide shows you exactly how to put social networking to work in order to achieve business goals. Taking you beyond just the features and tools of social collaboration, the book focuses on where and how social collaboration principles and technologies can be applied in order to enhance the performance of an organization, regardless of how big or small it may be. Helps businesses understand how to introduce social collaboration practices into their organizations in order to create the results they are seeking Details ways to transform a business into a social business by using social collaboration technologies Provides case studies that exemplify ways in which business can engage and learn in social collaboration Social Collaboration For Dummies is an ideal introductory guide for anyone looking to use social collaboration to lead to improvements in productivity, organizational agility, innovation, and employee engagement.
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    ISBN: 9781118605837 , 1118605837
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 v.) , ill.
    Series Statement: Wiley series in probability and statistics
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    Keywords: Mathematical statistics ; Problems, exercises, etc ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: Provides the necessary skills to solve problems in mathematical statistics through theory, concrete examples, and exercises With a clear and detailed approach to the fundamentals of statistical theory, Examples and Problems in Mathematical Statistics uniquely bridges the gap between theory andapplication and presents numerous problem-solving examples that illustrate the relatednotations and proven results. Written by an established authority in probability and mathematical statistics, each chapter begins with a theoretical presentation to introduce both the topic and the important results in an effort to aid in overall comprehension. Examples are then provided, followed by problems, and finally, solutions to some of the earlier problems. In addition, Examples and Problems in Mathematical Statistics features: Over 160 practical and interesting real-world examples from a variety of fields including engineering, mathematics, and statistics to help readers become proficient in theoretical problem solving More than 430 unique exercises with select solutions Key statistical inference topics, such as probability theory, statistical distributions, sufficient statistics, information in samples, testing statistical hypotheses, statistical estimation, confidence and tolerance intervals, large sample theory, and Bayesian analysis Recommended for graduate-level courses in probability and statistical inference, Examples and Problems in Mathematical Statistics is also an ideal reference for applied statisticians and researchers.
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    ISBN: 9781118559840 , 1118559843
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 v.) , ill.
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    Keywords: New business enterprises ; Entrepreneurship ; New products ; Creative ability in business ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: A proven approach to achieving entrepreneurial success in new corporate ventures and startups Every day, business and corporate startups take action based on assumptions. Yet these assumptions are based largely on guesswork that leads to everything from costly mistakes to the failure of ventures. Fortunately, there are ways to overcome these issues and excel in your business endeavors-and this book will show you how. Engaging and informative, Pivot provides entrepreneurs with practical guidance for achieving success in corporate ventures as well as new startups. Based on more than fifteen years of academic research and many more years of experience in business and corporate startups, this book skillfully addresses topics ranging from resources and organizational uncertainties to the scope and scale of new business opportunities. Reveals how to successfully conceptualize new business opportunities, pivot as required to experiment with these opportunities, and accelerate to the marketplace Captures the capabilities needed to quickly build a business by understanding and systematically reducing uncertainties from market landscape and technology to talent and organizational positioning The digital component of this book includes a world-class strategic innovation methodology that is in demand from corporations worldwide Written with today's serious entrepreneur in mind, Pivot will provide you with the tools you'll need to get ahead of the competition and achieve consistent success. Note: The ebook version does not provide access to the companion files.
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    Hoboken, N.J. : J. Wiley & Sons
    ISBN: 9781118891773 , 1118891775
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 v.) , ill.
    Keywords: Business presentations ; Public speaking ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: Revealing the difference between great slides and great presentations Based on a proven process from one of the world's most prominent presentation consultancy and design firms, The Presentation Lab challenges everything you thought you knew about creating and delivering engaging business presentations. Author Simon Morton shares his unique Presentation Optimization methodology and takes readers on a journey of evolution and revolution to discover what makes an effective presentation (and you may be surprised to know that great design is the last thing you need to worry about). Using practical tips and drawing on Simon's experiences working with companies around the globe, The Presentation Lab will help everyone who ever needs to present by revealing what works, what doesn't and, more importantly, why. The Presentation Lab tackles "Death by PowerPoint" head on by dispelling presentation myths, examining the latest presentation innovations, exploring new concepts for audience engagement and delivery and challenging to status quo of today's business presentation landscape.
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  • 46
    ISBN: 9781118865729 , 1118865723
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 v.) , ill.
    Edition: Rev. and updated ed.
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    Keywords: Hedge funds ; Mutual funds ; Investment advisors ; Portfolio management ; Investments ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: New commentary and updates to enlightening interviews with today's top global macro hedge fund managers This updated paperback edition of Inside the House of Money lifts the veil on the typically opaque world of hedge funds offering a rare glimpse at how today's highest paid money managers approach their craft. Now with new commentary, author, Steve Drobny takes you even further into the hedge fund industry. He demystifies how these star traders make billions for their well-heeled investors, revealing their theories, strategies and approaches to markets. Whereas some still maintain that rationality permeates financial markets, Drobny captures a different dimension, showing how the unquantifiable human forces of emotion and intuition are also at play. Along the way, readers get an inside look at firsthand trading experiences through some of the major world financial crises of the last few decades. Discusses how no market or instrument is out of bounds for these elite global macro hedge fund managers Offers unique and illuminating insight into an inaccessible and sometimes downright secretive world Written by respected industry expert Steven Drobny Highly accessible and filled with in-depth expert opinion, this updated paperback edition of Inside the House of Money is a must-read for financial professionals and anyone else interested in understanding how greed, fear, and the human forces of emotion drive world markets.
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    ISBN: 9781118854297 , 1118854292
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 v.) , ill.
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    Keywords: Accounting ; Examinations ; Study guides ; Accounting ; Examinations, questions, etc ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: All the information you need to pass the CPA exam on your own Updated annually with the latest AICPA content guidelines, Wiley CPAexcel Exam Review 2014 Focus Notes provides a review of all the basic skills and concepts tested on the CPA exam and teaches important strategies to take the exam faster and more accurately. Filled with acronyms and mnemonic devices to help candidates remember the accounting rules and checklists needed to pass the exam, Wiley CPAexcel Exam Review 2014 Focus Notes provides a thorough review of all basic skills and concepts needed for the exam. Includes tips on identifying and interpreting annual reports, stock reports, and other published material to help with the research requirements of the new case study simulations Available in a handy, easy-to-carry, spiral bound reference manual Includes acronyms and mnemonics to help candidates learn and remember a variety of rules and checklists In order to assist candidates in successfully performing exam simulations, Wiley CPAexcel Exam Review 2014 Focus Notes include references to authoritative literature, sample spreadsheets, and key concepts, tips and tools to facilitate research.
    Note: Author: Ray Whittington. Cf. About the author page. - Includes index. - Description based on print version record
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    ISBN: 9781118834435 , 1118834437
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 v.) , ill.
    Edition: 2nd ed.
    Series Statement: Wiley finance series
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    Keywords: Risk management ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: A fully revised second edition focused on the best practices of enterprise risk management Since the first edition of Enterprise Risk Management: From Incentives to Controls was published a decade ago, much has changed in the worlds of business and finance. That's why James Lam has returned with a new edition of this essential guide. Written to reflect today's dynamic market conditions, the Second Edition of Enterprise Risk Management: From Incentives to Controls clearly puts this discipline in perspective. Engaging and informative, it skillfully examines both the art as well as the science of effective enterprise risk management practices. Along the way, it addresses the key concepts, processes, and tools underlying risk management, and lays out clear strategies to manage what is often a highly complex issue. Offers in-depth insights, practical advice, and real-world case studies that explore the various aspects of ERM Based on risk management expert James Lam's thirty years of experience in this field Discusses how a company should strive for balance between risk and return Failure to properly manage risk continues to plague corporations around the world. Don't let it hurt your organization. Pick up the Second Edition of Enterprise Risk Management: From Incentives to Controls and learn how to meet the enterprise-wide risk management challenge head on, and succeed.
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    ISBN: 9781118819203 , 1118819209
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 v.) , ill.
    Series Statement: Wiley finance series
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    Keywords: Portfolio management ; Technical analysis (Investment analysis) ; Stocks ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: A "hands-on" guide to applied equity analysis and portfolio management From asset allocation to modeling the intrinsic value of a stock, Applied Equity Analysis and Portfolio Management + Online Video Course offers readers a solid foundation in the practice of fundamental analysis using the same tools and techniques as professional investors. Filled with real-world illustrations and hands-on applications, Professor Weigand's learning system takes a rigorous, empirical approach to topics such as analyzing the macro-finance environment, sector rotation, financial analysis and valuation, assessing a company's competitive position, and reporting the performance of a stock portfolio. Unlike typical books on this subject-which feature chapters to read and exercises to complete-this resource allows readers to actively participate in the learning experience by completing writing exercises and manipulating interactive spreadsheets that illustrate the principles being taught. The learning system also features instructional videos that demonstrate how to use the spreadsheet models and excerpts from the author's blog, which are used to depict additional examples of the analysis process. Along the way, it skillfully outlines an effective approach to creating and interpreting outputs typically associated with a top-down money management shop - including a macroeconomic forecasting newsletter, detailed stock research reports, and a portfolio performance attribution analysis. Covers topics including active and passive money management, fundamental analysis and portfolio attribution analysis Companion streaming videos show how to use free online data to create yourown analyses of key economic indicators, individual stocks, and stock portfolios A valuable resource for universities who have applied equity analysis and portfolio management courses Practical and up-to-date, the book is an excellent resource for those with a need for practical investment expertise.
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  • 50
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 v.) , ill.
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    Keywords: Self-employed ; Taxation ; Law and legislation ; United States ; Popular works ; Income tax ; Law and legislation ; United States ; Popular works ; Home-based businesses ; Taxation ; Law and legislation ; United States ; Popular works ; Self-employed ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: Tax facts and strategies every self-employed person needs to know If you're thinking about starting a business, or have already begun one, you are not alone. There are more than 23 million workers who are already self-employed and file Schedule C to report their income and expenses. As a self-employed person you have to handle many, if not all, of the aspects of running your business. J.K. Lasser's Guide to Self-Employment is intended to help you with some business aspects with which you may not be familiar-but which have a great impact on your bottom line. It skillfully focuses on taxes as well as many legal and financial matters that may pertain to your business. Informative and accessible, J.K. Lasser's Guide to Self-Employment is designed for you, the self-employed person working alone as a service provider, to help pin down all of the tax breaks to which you may be entitled. Divided into three comprehensive parts, this reliable resource will help you: Learn the basics of tax reporting: from what it means to be self-employed and an overview of what you have to report-as well as where and when-to becoming familiar with Schedule C Discover the various types of deductions and credits you can claim to reduce revenue that's taxed Become familiar with an array of planning strategies that you can use to make better business decisions throughout the year as well as other strategies you can employ as your business grows And much more Don't be intimidated by taxes and other responsibilities of being self-employed. Instead, embrace the opportunities that a better understanding of tax, legal, and financial responsibilities can produce. Let J.K. Lasser's Guide to Self-Employment show you how. Don't forget to view the free online supplement to this book at JKLasser.com for late tax changes made by Congress and other up-to-the-minute developments.
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    ISBN: 9781118810705 , 1118810708
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 v.) , ill.
    Series Statement: Wiley finance series
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    Keywords: Rich people ; Finance, Personal ; Rich people ; Insurance requirements ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: An indispensable survival guide for high-net-worth individuals and their advisors If you're like most high-net-worth individuals nowadays, you are underinsured, over-targeted in litigation, and dangerously exposed to risks that can profoundly jeopardize your lifestyle and rob you and your family of what they've worked so hard to achieve. Don't risk it all for lack of basic knowledge. Read Wealth Exposed and get the practical guidance and real-world solutions you need to protect your hard-earned assets. Written by a leading national risk management expert with extensive experience advising high-net-worth individuals, Wealth Exposed alerts you to the full range of risks to which high-net-worth individuals are exposed, while schooling you in your risk management ABCs. Designed for high-net-worth individuals, their CPAs, attorneys, family office managers, and others, Wealth Exposed arms you with the knowledge and tools you need to protect yourself, or your clients, from mayhem. Provides a framework for creating a comprehensive personal risk management strategy Contains numerous real-life anecdotes and case studies drawn from the author's case files Discusses insurance solutions for property, cars, jewelry, aircraft, watercraft, wine, cars, and more Read Wealth Exposed and find out what you need to know to protect your assets from risk and secure your peace of mind.
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    ISBN: 9781118807682 , 1118807685
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 v.) , ill.
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    Keywords: Electrical engineering ; Problems, exercises, etc ; Electrical engineering ; Vocational guidance ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: Engineers know that, as in any other discipline, getting a good job requires practical, up-to-date skills. An engineering degree provides a broad set of fundamentals. Ten Essential Skills applies those fundamentals to practical tasks required by employers. Written in a user-friendly, no-nonsense format, the book reviews practical skills using the latest tools and techniques, and features a companion website with interview practice problems and advanced material for readers wishing to pursue additional skills. With this book, aspiring and current engineers may approach job interviews confident in their grasp of the engineering skills that their employers seek.
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    ISBN: 9781118775844 , 1118775848
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 v.) , ill.
    Series Statement: Wiley trading series
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    Keywords: Technical analysis (Investment analysis) ; Speculation ; Stocks ; Charts, diagrams, etc ; Derivative securities ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: An original approach to trend discovery and trade entry Initial forays into day trading stock index futures reveal a starkly different decision environment. There is no time to dwell on technical conditions. Intraday volatility in the stock indices is far more exaggerated than the daily bar charts of other markets, partly due to the extreme leverage, partly due to the intense attention. And positioning techniques that prove reliable in the action of the long-term trends in other instruments tend to fail in the countertrend reactions of the highly leveraged S&P futures contract within the short-term. For the informed trader, tremendous opportunities in these intraday trend swings can be captured. This book will show you how. Filled with detailed technical models, this reliable resource skillfully utilizes innovative methodologies for trend discovery and trade entry in mini-stock index futures markets. It offers a fresh approach to understanding and capitalizing on market volatility, allowing you to sort out the apparent chaos of the day trading environment through codified and recognizable trade entry setups. Highlights trading techniques that are anything but mechanical scalping Explores conceptual event models and their accompanying rules Contains tools by which major intraday swing trends can be identified quickly and often at the very turning points where they begin Explains the underlying order and structure to the markets based on the repetitive nature of human behavior Engaging and informative, this reliable resource will put you in a better position to excel in today's dynamic markets.
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    ISBN: 9781118771679 , 1118771672
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 v.) , ill.
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    Keywords: Decision making ; Problem solving ; Motivation (Psychology) ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: How to make better decisions and achieve your goals What shapes a person's career and life, and defines them as a leader? Their decisions. We all want to be more productive and deliver our best results. But doing this effectively-and consistently over time-is a significant challenge. Managing it all is hard, and leading in today's hyper-paced world is even harder. The good news is that leadership expert Steve McClatchy makes it easier. In Decide , McClatchy-who works with Fortune 1000 people every day to help them achieve outstanding levels of performance-shows you how to cut through the complexities and excuses to start realizing real gains simply by changing one thing: the way you make decisions. With McClatchy's help, you can quickly begin to: Use the time you have each day to move your business and your life forward Make decisions that yield better results Waste less time, reduce stress and regain balance Again and again, McClatchy has helped people learn for themselves how great decision-making habits yield a lifetime of accomplishments. Follow McClatchy's no-nonsense and practical approach, and you'll soon manage-and even lead-at your highest level of personal performance.
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    ISBN: 9781118756065 , 1118756061
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 v.) , ill.
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    Keywords: Employee motivation ; Employee morale ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: The easy way to boost employee engagement Today more than ever, companies and leaders need a road map to help them boost employee engagement levels. Employee Engagement For Dummies helps employers implement the necessary plans to create and sustain an engaging culture, allowing them to attract and retain the best people while boosting their productivity and creativity. Employee Engagement For Dummies helps you foster employee engagement, a concept that furthers an organization's interests through ensuring that employees remain involved in, committed to, and fulfilled by their work. It covers: practical steps to boost employee engagement with your company or team; how to engage different generations of employees; the keys to reduce voluntary employee turnover; practical tools to help retain and engage your employees; processes that will boost employee retention and productivity; hiring the best fits from the start; and much more. Helps you recognize and understand the impact of positive employee engagement Helps you attract and retain the best employees Employee Engagement For Dummies is for business leaders at all levels who are looking to better engage their employees and increase morale and productivity.
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    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 v.) , ill.
    Series Statement: J.K. Lasser's
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    Keywords: Small business ; Taxation ; United States ; Small business ; Taxation ; Law and legislation ; United States ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: The tax facts and strategies that every small business owner needs to know Owning a small business is a big responsibility. While all small business owners seek to improve their bottom line, few realize all the ways that both current and new tax laws can help them do so. With J.K. Lasser's Small Business Taxes 2014 , you'll quickly discover how. Written in a straightforward and accessible style, this reliable resource offers a complete overview of small business tax planning and provides you with the information needed to make tax-smart decisions throughout the year. Focusing on strategies that help you use deductions and tax credits effectively, shield business income, and maximize other aspects of small business taxes, this practical guide will show you how your actions in business today can affect your bottom line from a tax perspective tomorrow. Includes detailed coverage of the newest tax laws and IRS rules, including tax breaks and responsibilities under the Affordable Care Act Shares ideas that can help you run a tax-smart business all year long and plan your exit strategy Contains comprehensive information on each deductible expense, including dollar limits and record-keeping requirements Offers clear instructions on where to report income and claim deductions on your tax forms Includes a free online supplement at JKLasser.com, which contains up-to-the-minute tax law changes Other titles by Barbara Weltman: J.K. Lasser's 1001 Deductions & Tax Breaks 2014 Making the right tax moves can make your business better. Let J.K. Lasser's Small Business Taxes 2014 show you how, with strategies and advice that will help you understand and plan for both today's and tomorrow's tax laws.
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    ISBN: 9781118746110 , 1118746112
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 v.) , ill.
    Series Statement: Wiley trading
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    Keywords: Financial institutions ; History ; Capital market ; History ; Financial crises ; History ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: A detailed guide to financial market performance during financial crises With the financial markets seemingly careening from one crisis to another, it's vital for today's investors and traders to have an historical perspective on market performance during times of great turmoil. In this book, Tim Knight provides an exhaustive analysis of financial market behavior prior, during, and following tumultuous events since 1600. Making copious use of charts and basic technical analysis, Knight demonstrates how external shocks tend to create extreme reactions in the financial markets and how these predictable reactions provide opportunities for investors and traders to profit. Knight traverses five centuries of financial market history, from Tulipmania in the 1600s to the contemporary sovereign debt crisis. He looks at each event from the prism of the financial markets, examining the market climate prior to the event, during the event, and following the event. Draws essential lessons from history providing investors and traders with guidelines to better navigate markets in today's tumultuous times Offers valuable insights on understanding and anticipating market responses to shocks and crises Companion website with a Q&A section contains charts from key moments in past financial crises and asks readers to choose whether to go long, short, or step aside If you're looking for a better way to make it today's dynamic markets, look no further than this timely book. Note: The ebook version does not provide access to the companion files.
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    ISBN: 9781118727805 , 1118727800
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 v.) , ill.
    Edition: 3rd ed.
    Series Statement: --For dummies
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    Keywords: iPhone (Smartphone) ; Mobile computing ; Application software ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: Nearly 600 pages of content gets you up and running on your new iPhone Want to get the most out of your iPhone? You've come to the right place. You'll be up and running in no time with easy coverage of iPhone basics, how to use the built-in iPhone apps, setting up security, texting, and more. And of course, it explains all the fun stuff too, like how to use Siri, your voice-activated personal assistant, video-chat with FaceTime, find your way with the Maps and driving directions, and much more. Whether this is your first iPhone or an upgrade to the latest version, get ready to outsmart the smartest smartphone in town with iPhone All-in-One For Dummies, 3rd Edition . Fully updated to cover the iPhone 5s, iPhone 5c, and iOS 7! Five minibooks walk you through all aspects of using your iPhone: Meet the iPhone, Stocking the iPhone with iTunes Apps and Add-Ons, Communications Central, Making Your iPhone Your Personal Assistant, and Letting iPhone Entertain You Gets you up to speed with the latest iPhone features, including all the new features in the iWork apps for iPhone! Explains how to make phone and FaceTime video calls; exchange e-mails, texts, and multimedia messages; surf the web; find the latest apps, e-books, music, and games; shoot and share videos; sync with iCloud; and much more Helps you keep your iPhone safe and happy, as well as troubleshoot and fix common problems Find a wealth of great ways to use your iPhone at home, at work, or on the go with this fun and easy guide.
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    ISBN: 9781118727003 , 1118727002
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 v.) , ill.
    Series Statement: Wiley trading series
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    Keywords: Technical analysis (Investment analysis) ; Investment analysis ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: An accessible guide to identifying and profiting from financial market trends Profiting from long-term trends is the most common path to success for traders. The challenge is recognizing the emergence of a trend and determining where to enter and exit the market. No body is more familiar with this situation than author Tina Logan. Now, in Profiting from Market Trends, she shares here extensive insights in this area with you. Divided into four comprehensive parts trend development, change in trend direction, reading the market, and profiting from technical analysis this reliable resource skillfully describes how to identify the emergence of a new trend; quantify the strength of the trend; identify signals that confirm the trend or warn that the trend may be ending; and place trades to profit from trends. Written in an easy to understand and engaging style, Profiting from Market Trends effectively addresses how to apply the information provided to make money in today's dynamic markets. Examines essential tools for making the most of trend analysis Offers insights on how to execute the techniques discussed in real-world situations Written by a well-respected trader and trainer of traders Understanding and identifying trends is one of the most important factors in successful trading. This book will show you how to achieve this elusive goal.
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  • 60
    ISBN: 9781118674741 , 111867474X
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 v.) , ill.
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    Keywords: Entrepreneurship ; Small business ; Growth ; New business enterprises ; Management ; Finance, Personal ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: Become a millionaire by learning from millionaires An Eventual Millionaire is someone who knows they will be a millionaire, eventually. But they want to do it on their own terms-with an enjoyable life and an enjoyable business. Eventual Millionaires are everywhere, from the airplane pilot looking to start his own business for more freedom and money to a student looking to start her life on the right foot to a successful business owner needing inspiration and wondering how to take her business to the next level. There are many ways to become a millionaire, but research has often shown that creating your own business is one of the best ways to build wealth. The Eventual Millionaire will lay the foundation for those looking to start their own business and work their way toward financial independence and a fulfilled life. Contains the insights of more than 100 millionaires and their various experiences Written by Jaime Tardy, founder of eventualmillionaire.com and a business coach for entrepreneurs A companion website includes an "Eventual Millionaire Starter Kit" with worksheets, business plan documents, and much more We all want to be successful and enjoy financial security, but we might not know how or don't think we can do it. The Eventual Millionaire will show you what it takes. Note: The ebook version does not provide access to the companion files.
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    ISBN: 9781118615881 , 1118615883
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 v.) , ill.
    Series Statement: For dummies
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    Keywords: Investment banking ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: Enrich your career with a review of investment banking basics One of the most lucrative fields in business, investment banking frequently perplexes even banking professionals working within its complex laws. Investment Banking For Dummies remedies common misconceptions with a straightforward assessment of banking fundamentals. Written by experts in stock market proceedings, this book runs parallel to an introductory course in investment banking. It clearly outlines strategies for risk management, key investment banking operations, the latest information on competition and government regulations, and relationships between leveraged buyout funds, hedge funds, and corporate and institutional clients. With this reference, you can ace investment banking courses and grasp the radical changes that have revamped the stock market since the financial crisis. Thoroughly addresses the dramatic financial changes that have occurred in recent years Outlines expectations to prepare you for the future Teaches the practical aspects of finance and investment banking, how to value a company, and how to construct a financial model No serious business student or banking professional should be without the basic knowledge of issuing bonds, stocks, and other financial products outlined in this excellent resource.
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    ISBN: 9781118415559 , 1118415558
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (1 v.) , ill.
    Series Statement: Wiley finance series
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    Keywords: Foreign exchange ; Commercial treaties ; International trade ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; local
    Abstract: The ultimate nuts-and-bolts guide to foreign exchange operations The foreign exchange landscape is particularly risky since so much of the world is unregulated and takes place over the counter (off exchange). Brilliant traders and money managers who are profitable may find themselves underperforming, or worse, losing, simply because they failed to establish strong operations. In this book, David DeRosa provides industry players with everything they need for strong operational functions from all the types of trades to execution, master trading agreements, documentation, settlement, margin and collateral, and prime brokerage services. Contains vital work flow solutions for trading in the volatile foreign exchange marketplace Offers information for mastering the operational aspect of foreign exchange trading to help determine best partners such as prime brokers and others Written by David DeRosa a leading foreign exchange expert who has consulted to hundreds of financial institutions Foreign Exchange Operations helps traders mitigate risks and offers a guide to all aspects of trading operations from mastering trading agreements to margin documentation.
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    Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands
    ISBN: 9789401787093
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (XII, 237 p. 1 illus, online resource)
    Series Statement: Contemporary Philosophies and Theories in Education 6
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    Series Statement: Bücher
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Keywords: Science Philosophy ; Education ; Education ; Education Philosophy ; Science Philosophy ; Bildungstheorie ; Exploration ; Experiment ; Weltbild
    Abstract: This book deals with contemporary epistemological questions, connecting Educational Philosophy with the field of Science- and Technology Studies. It can be understood as a draft of a general theory of world-disclosure, which is in its core a distinction between two forms of world-disclosure: experiment and exploration. These two forms have never been clearly distinguished before. The focus lies on the experimental form of world-disclosure, which is described in detail and in contrast to the explorational form along the line of twenty-one characteristics, which are mainly derived from empirical studies of experimental work in the field of natural sciences. It can also be understood as an attempt to integrate elements of the Anglo-Saxon Philosophy of Science with elements of the German tradition of Educational Philosophy. This is also reflected in the style of writing. In accordance to the content-level of the book, the argument for experimental forms of world-disclosure is written in an essayistic, readable style, which can be understood as an experimental form of writing. This book is a translation of the doctoral thesis 'Experiment und Exploration. Bildung als experimentelle Form der Welterschließung' (summa cum laude). The thesis was published in German in 2010 by Transcript (Bielefeld) in the series called 'Theorie Bilden', edited by Prof. Dr. Hannelore Faulstich-Wieland, Prof. Dr. Hans-Christoph Koller, Prof. Dr. Karl-Josef Pazzini and Prof. Dr. Michael Wimmer
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction1. The Subversion of Technology -- 2. The Disclosure of the World -- 3. The Form of the Experimental -- 4. The Subversion of Bildung -- Bibliography.
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    ISBN: 9789401786942
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (XIV, 302 p. 9 illus, online resource)
    Series Statement: Lifelong Learning Book Series 20
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    Series Statement: Bücher
    Parallel Title: Druckausg. Promoting, assessing, recognizing and certifying lifelong learning
    Keywords: Educational tests and measurements ; Adult education ; Education ; Education ; Educational tests and measurements ; Adult education ; Lebenslanges Lernen ; Berufsausbildung ; Weiterbildung
    Abstract: This book offers an international perspective on the growing interest worldwide in lifelong learning, particularly as it relates to learning beyond compulsory education and initial occupational preparation: across working life. Much of this interest is driven by key social and economic imperatives associated with the changing requirements of work and working life, the transformation of many occupations and lengthening working lives. The concerns in lifelong learning are also associated with individuals being able to engage in learning about cultural and social topics and practices that they had not so far. It is important to understand how this learning can be assessed, recognized and certified. Many in workforces across the world learn much of the knowledge that is required to maintain their employability through that work. Yet, that learning and that competency remains without recognition and certification while this could be particularly helpful for individuals seeking to sustain their employability or to extend their work into new occupations or workplaces. The first section of this book sets out the overall project and outlines the key concepts and issues. It illustrates why there is a need for promoting and recognizing lifelong learning and explains some of the terminology, concepts and key considerations. The second section informs about a range of policies and practices that are currently being deployed or have been deployed across a range of countries within Europe, Scandinavia and Asia. The last section comprises of contributions emphasizing the ways in which the assessment of workers learning takes place in different occupational contexts and different cultural contexts. The final chapter outlines how a systemic approach to recognizing lifelong learning might progress for a country which is promoting a continuing education and training system largely outside of tertiary education institutions
    Description / Table of Contents: About the Editors; Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; Part I: Promoting and Recognising Lifelong Learning: Key Concepts, Practices and Emerging and Perennial Problems; Chapter 1: Promoting and Recognising Lifelong Learning: Introduction; 1.1 Lifelong Learning and Employability; 1.2 Part I-Promoting and Recognising Lifelong Learning: Key Concepts, Practices and Emerging and Perennial Problems; 1.3 Part II-Promoting Lifelong Learning for Economic, Social and Cultural Purposes; 1.4 Part III-Recognising and Certifying Lifelong Learning: Policies and Practices; References
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 2: Conceptualising Lifelong Learning in Contemporary Times2.1 Learning Across Working Lives; 2.2 Lifelong Learning: Personal Facts; 2.3 Purposes and Processes of Lifelong Learning; 2.4 Interests in Lifelong Learning and Their Reconciliation; 2.5 Lifelong Education; 2.6 A Framework for Lifelong Learning and Education; References; Chapter 3: New Skills for New Jobs: Work Agency as a Necessary Condition for Successful Lifelong Learning; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Work Agency; 3.3 Lifelong Learning and Its Interdependence with Work Agency; 3.4 Research Agenda; 3.4.1 Large-Scale Approach
    Description / Table of Contents: 3.4.2 Cognitive Approach3.4.3 Relational Approach; 3.4.4 Ethnographic Approach; 3.5 Summary; References; Part II: Promoting Lifelong Learning for Economic, Social and Cultural Purposes; Chapter 4: Evaluating Informal Learning in the Workplace; 4.1 Evaluating Informal Learning in the Workplace; 4.2 Comparing Sociocultural and Cognitive Perspectives on Workplace Learning; 4.3 Marsick and Watkins' Theory of Informal and Incidental Learning; 4.4 Communities of Practice in Public Administration in Spain; 4.5 Dilemmas in Assessing Informal Learning
    Description / Table of Contents: 4.6 Implications for Credentialing Informal and Incidental LearningReferences; Chapter 5: Recognising Learning and Development in the Transaction of Personal Work Practices; 5.1 Work-Learning Perspectives; 5.2 Human Agency; 5.3 Transaction; 5.4 Exploring Workers' Personal Practices; 5.5 Transacting Identity Through Forms of Social Engagement; 5.6 Transacting Goals as Personal Aspirations and Shared Purposes; 5.7 Transacting the Material as Tools and Procedures; 5.8 Recognising Learning Through the Transactions of Work Practice; References
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 6: Understanding Work-Related Learning: The Role of Job Characteristics and the Use of Different Sources of Learning6.1 Introduction; 6.1.1 Job Characteristics; 6.1.2 Work-Related Learning; 6.1.3 Learning Activities During Internships; 6.2 The Present Study; 6.3 Method; 6.4 Results; 6.4.1 Differences in Learning During Internships; 6.5 Conclusions and Discussion; References; Chapter 7: Experiential Learning: A New Higher Education Requiring New Pedagogic Skills; 7.1 Introduction and Background; 7.2 Current Context; 7.3 Tensions Experienced; 7.4 Solutions Adopted; 7.5 Benefits Reported
    Description / Table of Contents: 7.6 Reconciling Approaches to the Higher Education Curriculum
    Description / Table of Contents: PrefaceAcknowledgements -- Section 1: Promoting and recognising lifelong learning: Key concepts, practices and emerging and perennial problems -- Chapter 1: Promoting and recognising lifelong learning: Introduction; Timo Halttunen and Mari Koivisto (University of Turku, Finland), and Stephen Billett (Griffith University, Australia) -- Chapter 2 : Conceptualising lifelong learning and its recognition in contemporary times; Stephen Billett (Griffith University, Australia -- Chapter 3: New skills for new jobs: Work agency as a necessary condition for successful lifelong learning; Christian Harteis and Michael Goller (University of Paderborn, Germany) -- Section 2: Promoting lifelong learning for economic, social and cultural purposes -- Chapter 4: Evaluating informal learning in the workplace; Karen E. Watkins (The University of Georgia, USA), Victoria J. Marsick (Columbia University, USA) and Miren Fernández de Álava (Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain) -- Chapter 5: Recognising learning and development in the transaction of personal work practices; Raymond Smith (Griffith University, Australia) -- Chapter 6: Understanding work-related learning: The role of job characteristics and the use of different sources of learning; David Gijbels, Vincent Donche and Piet Van den Bossche (University of Antwerp, Belgium), and Ingrid Ilsbroux and Eva Sammels (University of Leuven, Belgium) -- Chapter 7: Experiential learning: A new higher education requiring new pedagogic skills; Anita Walsh (University of London, UK) -- Chapter 8: How expertise is created in emerging professional fields: Tuire Palonen and Erno Lehtinen (University of Turku, Finland), and Henny P. A. Boshuizen (Open Universiteit in the Netherlands) -- Chapter 9: Continuing education and training at work; Sarojni Choy, Ray Smith and Ann Kelly (Griffith University, Australia) -- Chapter 10: Lifelong learning policies and practices in Singapore: Tensions and challenges; Helen Bound, Magdalene Lin and Peter Rushbrook (Institute for Adult Learning, Singapore) -- Section 3: Recognising and certifying lifelong learning: Policies and practices -- Chapter 11: Professionalisation of supervisors and RPL; Timo Halttunen and Mari Koivisto (University of Turku, Finland) -- Chapter 12: Securing assessors’ professionalism: Meeting assessor requirements for the purpose of performing high-quality (RPL) assessments; Antoinette van Berkel (Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, the Netherlands) -- Chapter 13: Problems and possibilities in recognition of prior learning: A critical social theory perspective; Fredrik Sandberg (Linköping University, Sweden) -- Chapter 14: Changing RPL & HRD discourses: practitioner perspectives; Anne Murphy (Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland), Oran Doherty (Letterkenny Institute of Technology, Ireland), and Kate Collins (University College Dublin, Ireland) -- Chapter 15: French approaches to Accreditation of Prior Learning: practices and research; Vanessa Remery (University of Geneva, Switzerland) and Vincent Merle (Conservatoire national des arts et métiers, CNAM, France) -- Chapter 16: Recognising and certifying workers’ knowledge: Policies, frameworks and practices in prospect: Perspectives from two countries; Stephen Billett (Griffith University, Australia) and Helen Bound and Magdalene Lin (Institute for Adult Learning, Singapore) -- Index.
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    Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands
    ISBN: 9789401788519
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (XVIII, 413 p. 124 illus, online resource)
    Series Statement: Landscapes: the Arts, Aesthetics, and Education 14
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    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Keywords: Music ; Performing arts ; Education ; Education ; Music ; Performing arts
    Abstract: This volume brings together a group of leading international researchers and practitioners in voice pedagogy alongside emerging academics and practitioners. Encompassing research across voice science and pedagogy, this innovative collection transcends genre boundaries and provides new knowledge about vocal styles and approaches from classical and musical theatre to contemporary commercial music. The work is sure to be valuable in tertiary institutions, schools and community music associations, suitable for use by private studio teachers, and will appeal to choral leaders and music educators interested in vocal pedagogy
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Prelude: Positioning Singing Pedagogy in the 21st CenturyPART I: OVERVIEW 2. Singing Pedagogy in the 21st Century: A Look Toward the Future -- 3. Habits of the Mind, Hand and Heart: Approaches to Classical Singing Training -- 4. Teaching Popular Music Styles -- 5. A Brief Overview of Approaches to Teaching the Music Theatre Song -- PART II: SINGING, THE BODY AND THE MIND 6. Vocal Health and Singing Pedagogy: Considerations from Biology and Motor Learning -- 7. The Role of the Speech and Language Therapist - Speech Pathologist - in the Modern Singing Studio -- 8. The Extra-Normal Voice: EVT in Singing -- 9. Registers Defined through Visual Feedback -- 10. Body Mapping: Enhancing Voice Performance through Somatic Pedagogy -- 11. Vocal Pedagogy and the Feldenkrais Method -- 12. Perception, Evaluation and Communication of Singing Voices -- 13. The Teacher-Student Relationship in One-to-one Singing Lessons: An Investigation of Personality and Adult Attachment -- 14. Negotiating an ‘Opera Singer Identity' -- PART III: APPROACHES TO STYLE 15. Style and Ornamentation in Classical and Bel Canto Arias -- 16. Handel and the Voice Practitioner: Perspectives on Performance Practice and Higher Education Pedagogy -- 17. Contemporary Vocal Artistry in Popular Culture Musics: Perceptions, Observations and Lived Experiences -- 18. Pathways for Teaching Vocal Jazz Improvisation -- 19. Voice in Worship: The Contemporary Worship Singer -- 20. Take my Hand: Teaching the Gospel Singer in the Applied Voice Studio -- PART IV: THE TRAINING GROUND 21. The Conservatorium Environment: Reflections on the Tertiary Vocal Setting Past and Present -- 22. More Than Just Style: A Profile of Professional Contemporary Gig Singers -- 23. Developing a Tertiary Course in Music Theatre -- 24. Training the Singing Researcher -- POSTLUDE 25. The Future of Singing Pedagogy.
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    ISBN: 9789401788458
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (VII, 315 p, online resource)
    Series Statement: Ethical Economy, Studies in Economic Ethics and Philosophy 49
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    Series Statement: Bücher
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Keywords: Philosophy (General) ; Ethics ; Operations research ; Philosophy ; Philosophy (General) ; Ethics ; Operations research
    Abstract: This book demonstrates how the conceptual resources of contemporary French philosophy from the early 20thCentury to the present day can be applied to give us new perspectives on business ethics and the ethics of organizations. In providing an overview of possible applications,the book covers a wide range of philosophers, philosophical movements and perspectives, and provides detailed analyses of core materials relevant to business ethics. It explores and analyzes French philosophy, taking into account phenomenology,existentialism, French epistemology, structuralism, post-structuralism,deconstruction and postmodernism as well as recent discussions of philosophy of organizations and management. Each chapter contains suggestions for further reading and educational illustrations of possible applications to the mainstream business ethics and ethics of organization literature
    Description / Table of Contents: 1.Introduction: Basic concepts of business ethics2. Early contemporary French philosophy and business ethics -- 3. Phenomenology and existentialism -- 4. The epistemological tradition and organizations -- 5. Structuralism and post-structuralism -- 6. Postmodernism and hyper modernism -- 7. Discussion: What can French philosophy do for business ethics?.
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    ISBN: 9789401789561
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (XXIII, 392 p. 26 illus, online resource)
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    Series Statement: Bücher
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Keywords: Philosophy (General) ; Neurosciences ; Biotechnology ; Technology Philosophy ; Philosophy ; Philosophy (General) ; Neurosciences ; Biotechnology ; Technology Philosophy
    Abstract: This book addresses the methodological issues involved in responsible innovation and provides an overview of recent applications of multidisciplinary research. Responsible innovation involves research into the ethical and societal aspects of new technologies (e.g. ICT, nanotechnology, biotechnology and brain sciences) and of changes in technological systems (e.g. energy, transport, agriculture and water). This research is highly multidisciplinary. It involves close collaboration between researchers in such diverse fields as ethics, social science, law, economics, applied science, engineering - as well as innovative, design-oriented and policy-relevant. Although there is a trend to engage ethicists and social scientists early in technology development, most literature in the field of Technology Assessment or Ethics of Technology is still aimed at one discipline whereas this book incorporates different approaches and to discuss experiences, lessons and more general theoretical issues
    Description / Table of Contents: Preface (Jeroen van den Hoven, Bert-Jaap Koops, Henny Romijn, Tsjalling Swierstra, and Neelke Doorn)PART 1: METHODOLOGICAL AND CONCEPTUAL ISSUES: Introduction (Jeroen van den Hoven) -- Technology Assessment for Responsible Innovation (Armin Grunwald) -- The quest for the “right” impacts of science and technology. An outlook towards a framework for responsible research and innovation (René von Schomberg) -- PART 2: INSTITUTIONAL DESIGN/GOVERNANCE.-Innovation and Responsibility: A managerial approach to the integration of responsibility in a disruptive innovation model (Xavier Pavie & Julie Egal) -- Technology Transfer of Publicly Funded Re-search Results from Academia to Industry: Societal Responsibilities? (Elisabeth Eppinger & Peter Tinnemann) -- The Assumption of Scientific Responsibility by Ethical Codes - the Legal Angle (H.C Wilms) -- ‘How (not) to reform biomedical research. A review of some policy proposals (Jan De Winter) -- PART 3: VALUES, CONFLICTS IN VALUE, VALUE AND CULTURE (VALUES IN A GLOBALIZING WORLD) -- Responsible Design and Product Innovation from a Capability Perspective (A. Mink, V.S. Parmar, P.V. Kandachar) -- Conceptualizing responsible innovation in craft villages in Vietnam (Jan Voeten, Nigel Roome, Nguyen Thi Huong, Gerard de Groot and Job de Haan).-Managing conflicting values in water systems: the necessity of cultural transitions in under-institutionalized countries’, (J.O. Kroesen & W. Ravensteijn) -- Sustainable Innovation, Learning and Responsibility (Udo Pesch) -- The family of the future: How technologies can lead to moral change (Katinka Waelbers and Tsjalling Swierstra) -- PART 4: ETHICAL AND SOCIETAL ASPECTS OF CONCRETE TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS: Healthcare and medical sector -- Dilemmas of Responsible Innovation: The Case of Alzheimer’s Disease (Y. Cuijpers, H. van Lente, M. Boenink, E. Moors) -- Towards innovative neuroimaging applications in health care: guiding visions of scientists and technology developers (M.E. Arentshorst, J.E.W. Broerse, A. Roelofsen, Tj. de Cock Buning) -- Optimization of complex palliative care at home via teleconsultation (J. Hasselaar, J. Van Gurp, F. Duursma, M. Van Selm, H. Schers, E. van Leeuwen, K. Vissers) -- Privacy aspects of video recording in the operating room (Claire B. Blaauw, John J. van den Dobbelsteen, Frank Willem Jansen, Joep H. Hubben) -- Assessing the future impact of medical devices: Between technology and application (Neelke Doorn) -- Information society, Security & military technology -- Video-surveillance and the production of space in urban nightlife districts (Irina van Aalst, Tim Schwanen & Ilse van Liempt) -- Responsibly Innovating Data Mining and Profiling Tools (B. Custers, B. Schermer) -- Military Robotics & Relationality: Criteria for Ethical Decision-Making (Lambèr Royakkers and Anya Topolski) -- On Technology against Cyberbullying (Janneke M. van der Zwaan, Virginia Dignum, Catholijn M. Jonker, and Simone van der Hof).
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    ISBN: 9789401789721
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (XXVI, 722 p. 8 illus., 5 illus. in color, online resource)
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    Series Statement: Bücher
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Keywords: Religion and education ; Education ; Education ; Religion and education
    Abstract: The International Handbook on Learning, Teaching and Leading in Faith-Based Schools is international in scope. It is addressed to policy makers, academics, education professionals and members of the wider community. The book is divided into three sections. (1) The Educational, Historical, Social and Cultural Context, which aims to: Identify the educational, historical, social and cultural bases and contexts for the development of learning, teaching and leadership in faith-based schools across a range of international settings; Consider the current trends, issues and controversies facing the provision and nature of education in faith-based schools; Examine the challenges faced by faith-based schools and their role and responses to current debates concerning science and religion in society and its institutions. (2) The Nature, Aims and Values of Education in Faith-based Schools, which aims to: Identify and explore the distinctive philosophies, characteristics and guiding principles, values, concepts and concerns underpinning learning, teaching and leadership in faith-based schools; Identify and explore ways in which such distinctive philosophies of education challenge and expand different norms and conventions in their surrounding societies and cultures; Examine and explore some of the ways in which different conceptions within and among different religious and faith traditions guide practices in learning, teaching and leadership in various ways. (3) Current Practice and Future Possibilities, which aims to: Provide evidence of current educational practices that might help to inform and shape innovative and successful policies, initiatives and strategies for the development of quality learning, teaching and leadership in faith-based schools; Examine the ways in which the professional learning of teachers and educational leaders in faith-based settings might be articulated and developed; Consider the ways in which coherence and alignment might be achieved between key national priorities in education and the identity, beliefs, and the commitments of faith-based schools; Examine what international experience shows about the place of faith-based schools in culturally rich and diverse communities and the implications of faith-based schooling for societies of the future
    Description / Table of Contents: Foreword; Acknowledgements; Contents; Contributors; Contributor Biographies; Editors; Authors; Chapter 1: Introduction and Overview; Introduction; Aims of the Publication; Approach; Lines of Enquiry; Part I - The Educational, Historical, Social and Cultural Context of Faith-Based Schooling; Part II - Conceptions: Nature, Aims and Values of Education in Faith-Based Schools; Part III - Current Practices and Future Possibilities; Concluding Comment; References; Part I: Educational, Historical, Social and Cultural Context of Faith-Based Schooling
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 2: The Impact of Faith-Based Schools on Lives and on Society: Policy ImplicationsIntroduction; The Cardus Study; Development of Catholic Schooling in the United States; Development of Separate Protestant Schooling in the United States; The Challenge of Islamic Schools; Policy Implications; References; Chapter 3: Values and Values Education: Challenges for Faith Schools; Introduction; Faith Schools, Values and Parental Choice; The Concept of Values; Values in Faith Schools; The Debate About Values Education; The Challenge of Values Education in Faith Schools; Conclusion
    Description / Table of Contents: ReferencesChapter 4: Church of England Schools: Into the Third Century; Introduction; Joshua Watson: The Founding Intentions of the National Society; Free Church Schools; The Beginning of State Education 1870: Board Schools and Voluntary Schools; 1944: Establishing the Dual System; The Dearing Report; The Church School of the Future Review; Into the Future; Chapter 5: Jewish Schools and Britain: Emerging from the Past, Investing in the Future; Introduction; Historical Context; The Picture Today; Jewish Schooling and the State; Current Issues and Challenges; Pluralism; Curriculum
    Description / Table of Contents: Capacity Government Agenda; Curriculum; Admissions Policies; Inspection; Shifting Purposes; Conclusion; References; Chapter 6: Faith Related Schools in the United States: The Current Reality; Introduction; Historical Perspectives; Overview; Students; Public School Students; Faith Related School Students; The Catholic School Example; Diversity in Faith Related Schools; Staffing; Principals; Presidents and Other Leadership; Teachers; Sustainability; Expenditures; The Budget Gap and Innovative Funding; Curriculum and Effectiveness; Curriculum and Standards
    Description / Table of Contents: Teacher Training and Qualifications Academic Outcomes; Non-Academic Outcomes; Facing the Future; Appendix I; References; Chapter 7: Faith-Schools and the Religious Other: The Case of Muslim Schools; Introduction; Muslim Faith Schools; The Research Project; Muslims and Religious Diversity; Findings and Discussion; Teachers' Conception of Religious Diversity; Classroom Engagement; Co-curricular Activities; Educational Materials; Conclusions, Future Research and Policy Implications; References
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 8: Identity, Belief and Cultural Sustainability: A Case- Study of the Experiences of Jewish and Muslim Schools in the UK
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction and OverviewLearning, Teaching and Leading in Faith-Based Schools: Michael Reiss, Yusef Waghid, Sue McNamara and Judith Chapman -- Part 1 - The Educational, Historical, Social and Cultural Context of Faith-based Schooling: Section editor: Michael Reiss -- 1 The impact of faith-based schools on lives and on society: Policy implications: Charles Glenn -- 2 Values and values education: Challenges for faith schools: J. Mark Halstead -- 3 Church of England schools: Into the third century: Janina Ainsworth -- 4 Jewish schools and Britain: Emerging from the past, investing in the future: Helena Miller -- 5 Faith related schools in the United States: The current reality: Joseph O’Keefe and Michael O’Connor -- 6 Faith schools and religious diversity: The case of Muslim Schools: Farid Panjwani -- 7 Belief and cultural sustainability: The experiences of Jewish and Muslim schools in the UK: Marie Parker-Jenkins -- 8 Faith-based schools and the creationism controversy: The importance of the meta-narrative: Sylvia Baker -- 9 On the idea of non-confessional faith-based education: Michael Hand -- 10 Faith schools in England- the humanist critique: Andrew Copson -- 11 Shepherding and strength: Teaching evolution in American Christian schools: Lee Meadows -- 12 Challenges faced by faith-based schools with special reference to the interplay between science and religion: Michael Poole -- 13 Sex education and science education in faith- based schools: Michael Reiss -- Part II - Conceptions: The Nature, Aims and Values of Education in Faith-based Schools: Section editor: Yusef Waghid -- 14 Faith-based education and the notion of autonomy, common humanity and authenticity: In defense of a pedagogy of disruption: Yusef Waghid -- 15 The hermeneutical competence: How to deal with faith issues in a pluralistic religious context: Gé Speelman -- 16 A faith-based ideological school system in Israel: Between particularism and modernity: Zehavit Gross -- 17 Religious values and/or human rights values? Curriculum making for an ethic of truths: Petro du Preez -- 18 Capturing green curriculum spaces in the maktab: Implications for environmental teaching and learning: Najma Mohamed -- 19 Towards a logic of dignity: Educating against gender-based violence: Juliana Claasens -- 20 Islamisation and Muslim independent schools in South Africa: Suleman Dangor -- 21 The nature, aims and values of Seventh-day Adventist Christian education: Philip Plaatjies -- 22 The Gülen philosophy of education and its application in a South African school: Yasien Mohamed -- 23 A teacher’s perspective on teaching and learning at a faith-based Muslim school in Cape Town: Omar Esau -- 24 Muslim women and cosmopolitanism: Reconciling the fragments of identity, participation and belonging: Nuraan Davids -- 25 Women, identity and religious education: a path to autonomy, or dependence? Nuraan Davids -- Part III - Current Practices and Future Possibilities: Section editors: Sue McNamara and Judith Chapman -- 26 The shaping of Ireland’s faith-based school system and the contemporary challenge to it: John Coolahan -- 27 Religious education in a time of globalization and pluralism: The example of the United States: Walter Feinberg -- 28 Classroom practice in a faith-based school: A tale of two levels: Paul Black -- 29 Faith- based schools in Japan: Paradoxes and pointers: Stuart Picken -- 30 Curriculum, leadership and religion in Singapore schools: How a secular government engineers social harmony and the ‘state interest’: Clive Dimmock, Hairon Salleh and Cheng Yong Tan -- 31 Critical fidelity and Catholic school leadership: John Sullivan -- 32 So who has the values? Challenges for faith-based schools in an era of values pedagogy: Terry Lovat and Neville Clement -- 33 Use of Islamic, Islamicised and National Curriculum in a Muslim faith school in England: Findings from an ethnographic study: Sadaf Rizvi -- 34 A mobile school- bringing education to migrant children in Goa, India: Marion de Souza -- 35 Religious Education in Japanese “Mission Schools”: A case study of Sacred Heart schools in Japan: Nozomi Miura -- 36 A systems approach to enhancing capacity of teachers and leaders in Catholic school communities to link learning, student wellbeing, values and social justice: Helen Butler, Bernadette Summers and Mary Tobin -- 37 Schools and families in partnership for learning in faith-based schools: Annie Mitchell, Judith Chapman, Sue McNamara and Marj Horne -- 38 Learning for leadership: An evidence based approach for leadership learning in faith- based schools: Michael Buchanan and Judith Chapman -- 39 Leading Australian Catholic schools: Lessons from the edge: Michael Gaffney -- 40 Faith-based non-government organizations and education in ‘post-new war societies’: Background, directions and challenges in leadership, teaching and learning: Tom O’Donoghue and Simon Clarke.
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    ISBN: 9789401789028
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (XXI, 1383 p. 100 illus, online resource)
    Series Statement: Springer International Handbooks of Education
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    Parallel Title: Druckausg. International handbook of research in professional and practice-based learning
    Keywords: Adult education ; Education ; Education ; Adult education
    Abstract: The International Handbook of Research in Professional and Practice-based Learning discusses what constitutes professionalism, examines the concepts and practices of professional and practice-based learning, including associated research traditions and educational provisions. It also explores professional learning in institutions of higher and vocational education as well the practice settings where professionals work and learn, focusing on both initial and ongoing development and how that learning is assessed. The Handbook features research from expert contributors in education, studies of the professions, and accounts of research methodologies from a range of informing disciplines. It is organized in two parts. The first part sets out conceptions of professionalism at work, how professions, work and learning can be understood, and examines the kinds of institutional practices organized for developing occupational capacities. The second part focuses on procedural issues associated with learning for and through professional practice, and how assessment of professional capacities might progress. The key premise of this Handbook is that during both initial and ongoing professional development, individual learning processes are influenced and shaped through their professional environment and practices. Moreover, in turn, the practice and processes of learning through practice are shaped by their development, all of which are required to be understood through a range of research orientations, methods and findings. This Handbook will appeal to academics working in fields of professional practice, including those who are concerned about developing these capacities in their students. In addition, students and research students will also find this Handbook a key reference resource to the field
    Description / Table of Contents: Acknowledgements; Members of Editorial Board; Reviewers of Contributions; Contents; Contributors; Introduction; Volume 1 - Scientific and Institutional Framework; Volume 2 - Learning, Education and Assessment in and for the Professions; Part I: Professions and Professional Practice; Chapter 1: Professionalism, Profession and Professional Conduct: Towards a Basic Logical and Ethical Geography; 1.1 Diverse Senses of 'Profession' and 'Professional'; 1.2 Criteria of 'Profession' and/or Professionalism; 1.3 The Moral Basis of Profession and Normative Professionalism
    Description / Table of Contents: 1.4 Extended and Restricted Professionalism1.5 Professional 'Phronesis'; References; Chapter 2: The Concept of Professionalism: Professional Work, Professional Practice and Learning; 2.1 Defining the Field and Clarifying Concepts; 2.2 Professionalism : History and Current Developments; 2.2.1 Early Phase: Professionalism as a Normative Value; 2.2.2 Critical Phase: Professionalism as Ideology; 2.2.3 Third Phase: Professionalism as a Discourse; 2.3 A New Professionalism? Changes and Continuities; 2.3.1 Consequence and Challenges; 2.3.2 Opportunities
    Description / Table of Contents: 2.4 Policy Relevance, Assessment and EvaluationReferences; Chapter 3: Moral Aspects of Professions and Professional Practice; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Moral Problems and Solutions in the Context of Professional Practice; 3.2.1 Moral Problems at Work; 3.2.2 A Taxonomy of Types of Situations; 3.2.3 A Neo-Kohlbergian Taxonomy of Moral Stages; 3.3 Moral Functioning and Situational Adjustment; 3.3.1 Situation-Specific Adaptation; 3.3.2 Inferences and the Explanation of Situational Differentiation and Adaptation; 3.3.3 The Moral Self and Moral Functioning
    Description / Table of Contents: 3.4 Implications for Professional Practice and Vocational Education and TrainingReferences; Chapter 4: Professional Work and Knowledge; 4.1 Introduction; 4.1.1 Aims of the Chapter: Harmonising Multiple Views on Professional Knowledge to Illuminate Persistent Problems in Professional Education; 4.1.2 Structure of the Chapter; 4.2 Professional Work and Workplaces; 4.3 What Is Knowledge?; 4.3.1 Knowledge, Broadly Understood; 4.4 Public, Personal and Organisational Knowledge; 4.4.1 Public Knowledge; 4.4.2 Personal Knowledge; 4.4.3 Organisational Knowledge
    Description / Table of Contents: 4.5 Knowledge and Professional Action: Foundational Ideas4.5.1 Learning to Do and Learning to Understand; 4.5.2 Knowledge and Knowing; 4.5.3 Generic Thinking Skill and Professional Episteme; 4.6 Epistemic Fluency and Professional Knowledge: Tracing Four Epistemic Projects; 4.6.1 The Reflective-Rational Project: From Rational Knowledge to Reflective Practice to Rational Reflection; 4.6.2 The Reflective-Embodied Project: From Knowing to Being ; 4.6.3 The Relational Project: From Individualistic to Relational Expertise
    Description / Table of Contents: 4.6.4 The Knowledge Building Project: From Practice as Knowledge Transfer to Knowing as Epistemic Practice
    Description / Table of Contents: (A) Acknowledgments(B) Introduction -- Section 1. Professions and the workplace -- (C) Section Introduction -- (1) David Carr, Professionalism, profession and professional conduct: Towards a basic logical and ethical geography -- (2) Julia Evetts, The concept of professionalism: Professional work, professional practice and learning -- (3) Gerhard Minnameier, Moral aspects of professions and professional practice -- (4) Lina Markauskaite & Peter Goodyear, Professional work and knowledge -- (5) Martin Mulder, Conceptions of professional competence -- (6) Silvia Gherardi & Manuela Perrotta, Becoming a practitioner: Professional learning as a social practice -- (7) Jim Hordern, Productive systems of professional formation -- Section 2. Research paradigms of work and learning -- (D) Section Introduction -- (8) Erno Lehtinen, Kai Hakkarainen & Tuire Palonen, Understanding learning for the professions: How theories of learning explain coping with rapid change -- (9) Laurent Filliettaz, Understanding learning for work: Contributions from discourse and interaction analysis -- (10) Paul Gibbs, Research paradigms of practice, work and learning -- (11) Gloria Dall'Alba & Jörgen Sandberg, A phenomenological perspective on researching work and learning -- (12) Mark Greenlee, The neuronal base of perceptual learning and skill acquisition -- (13) Eva Kyndt & Patrick Onghena, Hierarchical Linear Models for research on professional learning: Relevance and implications -- (14) Catherine Hasse, The anthropological paradigm of practice-based learning -- Section 3. Educational systems (learning for professions) -- (E) Section Introduction -- (15) Peter Sloane, Professional education between school and practice settings: The German dual system as an example -- (16) Bärbel Fürstenau, Matthias Pilz, & Philipp Gonon, The dual system of vocational education and training in Germany - what can be learnt about education for (other) professions -- (17) Madeleine Abrandt Dahlgren, Tone Dyrdal Solbrekke, Berit Karseth, & Sofia Nyström, From university to professional practice: Students as journeymen between cultures of education and work -- (18) Stephen Billett & Sarojni Choy, Integrating professional learning experiences across university and practice settings -- (19) Päivi Tynjälä & Jennifer M. Newton, Transitions to working life: securing professional competence -- (20) Elizabeth Katherine Molloy, Louise Greenstock, Patrick Fiddes, Catriona Fraser, & Peter Brooks, Interprofessional education in the health workplace -- (21) Tim Dornan & Pim W. Teunissen, Medical education -- (22) Ming Fai Pang, A phenomenographic way of seeing and developing professional learning -- (23) Monika Nerland & Karen Jensen, Changing cultures of knowledge and professional learning -- Section 4. Professional learning and education (learning in professions) -- (F) Section Introduction -- (24) Anneli Eteläpelto, Katja Vähäsantanen, Päivi Hökkä, & Susanna Paloniemi, Identity and agency in professional learning -- (25) Jan Breckwoldt, Hans Gruber, & Andreas Wittmann, Simulation learning -- (26) Christian Harteis & Johannes Bauer, Learning from errors at work -- (27) Stephen Billett & Raymond Smith, Learning in the circumstances of professional practice -- (28) Geoffrey Gowlland, Apprenticeship as a model for learning in and through professional practice -- (29) Britta Herbig & Andreas Müller, Implicit knowledge and work performance -- (30) Eugene Sadler-Smith, Intuition in professional and practice-based learning -- (31) Bente Elkjaer & Ulrik Brandi, An organisational perspective on professionals' learning -- (32) Morten Sommer, Professional learning in the ambulance service -- (33) Stephen Billett, Mimetic learning at work: Learning through and across professional working lives -- Section 5. Implementing and supporting professional learning -- (G) Section Introduction -- (34) Anton Havnes & Jens-Christian Smeby, Professional development and the professions -- (35) P. Robert-Jan Simons & Manon C. P. Ruijters, The real professional is a learning professional -- (36) Filip Dochy, David Gijbels, Elisabeth Raes, & Eva Kyndt, Team learning in education and professional organisations -- (37) Victoria Marsick, Andrew K. Shiotani, & Martha A. Gephart, Teams, communities of practice, and knowledge networks as locations for learning professional practice -- (38) Rob F. Poell & Ferd J. van der Krogt, The role of Human Resource Development in organizational change: Professional development strategies of employees, managers and HRD practicioners -- (39) Lillian Turner de Tormes Eby, B. Lindsay Brown, & Kerrin George, Mentoring as a strategy for facilitating learning: Protégé and mentor perspectives -- (40) James Avis & Kevin Orr, The new professionalism: An exploration of vocational education and training teachers -- (41) Tarja Irene Tikkanen & Stephen Billett, Older professionals, learning and practice -- (42) Per-Erik Elleström & Per Nilsen, Promoting practice-based innovation through learning at work -- (43) Allison Littlejohn & Anoush Margaryan, Technology enhanced professional learning -- Section 6. Evaluating and assessing professional learning -- (H) Section Introduction -- (44) Thomas R. Guskey, Evaluating professional learning -- (45) Dineke E. H. Tigelaar & Cees P. M. van der Vleuten, Assessment of professional competence.-  (46) Tara J. Fenwick, Assessment of professional learning in practice -- (47) Patrick Griffin, Esther Care, Judith Crigan, Pamela Robertson, Zhonghua Zhang, & Alejandra Arratia-Martinez, The influence of evidence-based decisions by collaborative teacher teams on student achievement -- (48) Frank Achtenhagen & Esther Winter, Large-scale assessment of vocational education and training.
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    ISBN: 9789400769229
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (XVI, 237 p. 39 illus, online resource)
    Series Statement: Educating the Young Child, Advances in Theory and Research, Implications for Practice 8
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    Keywords: Early childhood education ; Educational psychology ; Developmental psychology ; Education ; Education ; Early childhood education ; Educational psychology ; Developmental psychology ; Kind ; Sozialverhalten ; Einfühlung ; Entwicklungspsychologie ; Sozialkompetenz ; Einfühlung ; Pädagogische Psychologie
    Abstract: In response to highly publicized incidents of school violence, educators across the United States and in many other nations are seeking effective ways to prevent and modify aggressive and anti-social behaviors in students. One of the major recommendations of the research is that efforts to prevent cruelty need to begin early, during the early childhood years of birth through age eight. The focus of Teaching Compassion: Humane Education in Early Childhood is guiding young children to accept responsibility for and to be kind in their interactions with fellow human beings, animals and the environment. Although humane education is a relatively new concept in the field of early childhood education, professionals in the field are very familiar with many of the related concepts, including: promoting positive interpersonal interactions, teaching children the skills of self-regulation, giving children experience in caring for living things and protecting the environment. This edited volume is an interdisciplinary compendium of professional wisdom gathered from experts in the fields of education, child development, science, psychology, sociology and humane organizations. As the book amply documents, the concept of humane education is powerful, integrative, timely and appropriate in work with young children. Teaching Compassion: Humane Education in Early Childhood shows how it is possible for adults dedicated to the care and education of young children to balance attention to the cognitive and affective realms and, in so doing, to elevate the overall quality of early childhood programs for children, families and communities
    Description / Table of Contents: Foreword; Mary RivkinPart One: Foundations of Humane Education -- Editor’s Introduction -- 1. Humane Education and the Development of Empathy in Early Childhood:  Definition, Rationale and Outcomes; Mary Renck Jalongo -- 2. Short-Term Interventions that Accomplish Humane Education Goals: An International Review of the Research; Virginio Aguirre and Agustín Orihuela -- 3. Using Interactions between Children and Companion Animals to Build Skill in Self-Regulation and Emotional Regulation; Wanda Boyer -- 4. Teaching Preservice Early Childhood Educators about Humane Education; Tunde Szecsi -- 5. Humane Education and Education for Sustainable Development:  Educational Initiatives with Common Goals; Nicole B. Stants -- Part Two: Homes and Communities -- 6. Animals in the Family:  Antecedents of Compassion and Violence; Marjorie L. Stanek -- 7. Including Animals in Play Therapy for Young Children and Families; Risë VanFleet -- 8. Foundational Humane Education:  Love of Nature and Affinity for Animals; Nancy Bires -- 9. Collaborating to Create Community Disaster Plans That Save Human and Animal Lives; Holly Travis -- Part Three: Humane Education in the Early Childhood Curriculum and Beyond -- 10. The Role of Therapy Animals in Promoting Humane Education Concepts; Lori Friesen -- 11. Beyond Words-Using Language and Literature to Teach Compassion for Others; Patricia A. Crawford -- 12. Initiatives of Intermountain Therapy Animals, Inc. that Promote Humane Education; Kathy Klotz -- 13. Guardians of the Earth:  Teaching Children to Care for All Living Things; Audrey Rule and Ksenia S. Zhbanova -- 14. Humane Education in the Early Childhood Science Curriculum; Amanda K. Onion -- Epilogue: The Promise of Humane Education in the Early Years; Zoe Weil.        .
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    ISBN: 9789400773264
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (XXI, 204 p, online resource)
    Series Statement: Ethical Economy, Studies in Economic Ethics and Philosophy
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    Keywords: Philosophy (General) ; Ethics ; Finance ; Philosophy ; Philosophy (General) ; Ethics ; Finance
    Abstract: The aim of this book is to deepen our understanding of financial crimes as phenomena. It uses concepts of existential philosophies that are relevant to dissecting the phenomenon of financial crimes. With the help of these concepts, the book makes clear what the impact of financial crimes is on the way a human being defines himself or the way he focuses on a given notion of humankind. The book unveils how the growth of financial crimes has contributed to the increase of the anthropological gap, and how the phenomenon of financial crimes now distorts the way we understand humankind. Using the existential philosophies of Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Jaspers, Buber, Heidegger, Marcel, Tillich, and Sartre, the book sheds light on how these philosophies can help to better perceive and describe financial crimes. The book provides readers with existential principles that will help them be more efficient when they have to design and implement prevention strategies against corporate crime
    Description / Table of Contents: IntroductionChapter 1- Existential/Existentiell Philosophy -- 1.1 The Precursors of Existential/Existentiell Philosophy (Kierkegaard, Nietzsche) -- 1.2 Existentiell-Ontical Philosophy (Jaspers, Buber, Marcel) -- 1.3 Existentialism (Sartre) -- 1.4 Existential-Ontological Philosophy (Heidegger) -- Chapter 2- Nietzsche and Informal Value Transfer Systems (IVTS) -- The Will to Truth -- The Nietzschean Will to Power : The Way Beyond Morality -- The Nietzschean Way Beyond Nihilism -- Informal Value Tranfer Systems (IVTS) and Nietzsche’s interpretation of interpretation -- Chapter 3- Kierkegaard and the Aesthetic/Ethical Life-View : The Issue of Money Laundering -- 3.1 Kierkegaard’s Notions of Aesthetic and Ethical Life -- 3.2Moral Reasoning and the Phenomenon of Money Laundering -- Chapter 4- Jaspers and Buber about Communication : The Issue of Bribery -- Jaspers’ View on Truth and Communication -- Buber’s View on Dialogue -- Bribery as Distorted Communication -- Chapter 5- A Heideggerian and Marcellian View on Technology : The Philosophical Challenge of Cybercrime -- Heidegger’s View on the Essence of Technology -- Marcel’s View on Technology -- Cybercrime and the Relevance of Heidegger’s and Marcel’s Philosophy -- Chapter 6- Tillichian Courage to Be, or How to Fight Fraudulent Practices : Tillich and Existentialism -- The Courage to Resist Non-Being -- The Interdependence between the Courage to Be Oneself and the Courage to Be a Part of Conmmunity -- The Courage of Despair and the Courage to Accept God’s Acceptance -- The Courage to Be and Fraudulent Practices -- Chapter 7- Organizational Life as Narrative : A Sartrean View on Prevention Strategies Against Financial Crimes -- Organizational Life as Narrative -- Fighting Financial Crimes and Pursuing the Main Objectives of Communicational Exchanges Within Organizational Life -- The Other as Partner of Communicational Exchange Within Organizational Life -- Conclusion -- Bibliography.
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    ISBN: 9789400770676
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (VI, 279 p. 15 illus, online resource)
    Series Statement: History, Philosophy and Theory of the Life Sciences 4
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    Keywords: Philosophy (General) ; Science History ; Biology Philosophy ; Evolution (Biology) ; Philosophy ; Philosophy (General) ; Science History ; Biology Philosophy ; Evolution (Biology)
    Abstract: This volume explores the interactions between organisms and their environments and how this “entanglement” is a fundamental aspect of all life. It brings together the work and ideas of historians, philosophers, biologists, and social scientists, uniting a range of new perspectives, methods, and frameworks for examining and understanding the ways that organisms and environments interact. The volume is organized into three main sections: historical perspectives, contested models, and emerging frameworks. The first section explores the origins of the modern idea of organism-environment interaction in the mid-nineteenth century and its development by later psychologists and anthropologists. In the second section, a variety of controversial models-from mathematical representations of evolution to model organisms in medical research-are discussed and reframed in light of recent questions about the interplay between organisms and environment. The third section investigates several new ideas that have the potential to reshape key aspects of the biological and social sciences. Populations of organisms evolve in response to changing environments; bodies and minds depend on a wide array of circumstances for their development; cultures create complex relationships with the natural world even as they alter it irrevocably. The chapters in this volume share a commitment to unraveling the mysteries of this entangled life
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction: Perspectives on Entangled Life; Gillian Barker, Eric Desjardins, and Trevor PearcePart I. Historical Perspectives -- The Origins and Development of the Idea of Organism-Environment Interaction; Trevor Pearce -- James Mark Baldwin, the Baldwin Effect, Organic Selection, and the American “Immigrant Crisis” at the Turn of the Twentieth Century; Christopher D. Green -- The Tension between the Psychological and Ecological Sciences: Making Psychology More Ecological; Harry Heft -- New Perspectives on Organism-Environment Interaction in Anthropology; Emily A. Schultz -- Part II. Contested Models -- Adaptation, Adaptation to, and Interactive Causes; Bruce Glymour -- Environmental Grain, Organism Fitness, and Type Fitness; Marshall Abrams -- Models in Context: Biological and Epistemological Niches; Jessica A. Bolker -- Thinking Outside the Mouse: Organism-Environment Interaction and Human Immunology; Eric Desjardins, Gillian Barker, and Joaquin Madrenas -- Part III. Emerging Frameworks -- Integrating Ecology and Evolution: Niche Construction and Ecological Engineering; Gillian Barker and John Odling-Smee -- The Affordance Landscape: The Spatial Metaphors of Evolution; Denis M. Walsh -- Rethinking Behavioral Evolution; Rachael Brown. Constructing the Cooperative Niche; Kim Sterelny.
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    ISBN: 9789400778382
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (XIII, 233 p. 3 illus, online resource)
    Series Statement: Synthese Library, Studies in Epistemology, Logic, Methodology, and Philosophy of Science 368
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    Keywords: Philosophy (General) ; Genetic epistemology ; Science Philosophy ; Computer science ; Philosophy ; Philosophy (General) ; Genetic epistemology ; Science Philosophy ; Computer science
    Abstract: This book analyzes Bas van Fraassen’s characterization of representation and models in science. In this regard, it presents the philosophical coordinates of his approach and pays attention to his structural empiricism as a framework for his views on scientific representations and models. These are developed here through two new contributions made by van Fraassen. In addition, there are analyses of the relation between models and reality in his approach, where the complexity of this conception is considered in detail. Furthermore, there is an examination of scientific explanation and epistemic values judgments. This volume includes a wealth of bibliographical information on his philosophy and relevant philosophical issues. Bas van Fraassen is a key figure in contemporary philosophy of science, as the prestigious Hempel Award shows. His views on scientific representation offer new ideas on how it should be characterized, and his conception of models shows a novelty that goes beyond other empiricists’ approaches of recent times. Both aspects - the characterization of scientific representation and the conception of models in science - are part of a deliberate attempt to forge a “structural empiricism,” an alternative to structural realism based on an elaborated version of empiricism
    Description / Table of Contents: Prologue; Wenceslao J. GonzalezPart 1. Philosophical Coordinates -- Chapter 1. “On Representation and Models in Bas van Fraassen’s Approach”; Wenceslao J. Gonzalez -- Chapter 2. “Scientific Activity as an Interpretative Practice. Empiricism, Constructivism and Pragmatism”; Inmaculada Perdomo -- Chapter 3. “Models and Phenomena: Bas van Fraassen’s Empiricist Structuralism”; Iranzo, Valeriano -- Part 2. Models and Representations -- Chapter 4. “The Criterion of Empirical Grounding in the Sciences”; Bas van Fraassen -- Chapter 5. “On Representing Evidence”; Maria Carla Galavotti -- Part 3. Models and Reality -- Chapter 6. “The View from Within and the View from Above : Looking at van Fraassen’s Perrin”; Stathis Psillos -- Chapter 7. “Models and Phenomena: Bas van Fraassen’s Empiricist Structuralism”;  Valeriano Iranzo -- Chapter 8. “Scientific Models and Abduction: The Role of Non Classical Logics”; Ángel Nepomuceno -- Part 4. Scientific Explanation and Epistemic Values Judgments -- Chapter 9. “Explanation as a Pragmatic Virtue: Bas van Fraassen’s Model”; Margarita Santana -- Chapter 10. “Values, Choices, and Epistemic Stances”, Bas van Fraassen.
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    ISBN: 9789401787369
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (XXII, 251 p. 2 illus, online resource)
    Series Statement: Advancing Global Bioethics 2
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    Keywords: Philosophy (General) ; Ethics ; Medical ethics ; Religion (General) ; Philosophy ; Philosophy (General) ; Ethics ; Medical ethics ; Religion (General)
    Abstract: With the advance of biomedicine, certain individuals and groups are vulnerable because of their incapacities to defend themselves. The International Bioethics Committee as a UNESCO working group has for the last several years dedicated to deepen this principle of human vulnerability and personal integrity. This book serves to supplement this effort with a religious perspective given a great number of the world’s population is affiliated with some religious traditions. While there is diversity within each of these traditions, all of them carry in them the mission to protect the weak, the underprivileged, and the poor. Thus, here presented is a collection of papers written by bioethics experts from six major world religions-Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Hinduism, Islam, and Judaism-who were gathered to discuss the meaning and implications of the principle of vulnerability in their respective traditions
    Description / Table of Contents: Preface; Contents; Contributors; About the Authors; Chapter-1; Introduction: The Principle of Vulnerability: Meeting Ground of Six Religions; Bibliography; Part I; General Considerations on the Principle of Vulnerability in Bioethics; Chapter-2; Vulnerability: How did the principle Come About?; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 A New Principle; 2.3 The Difficult Process of Revision of the Declaration; 2.4 Immediate Approval of the Principle; 2.5 Towards a Report on the Principle; References; Chapter-3; The Principle of Vulnerability in the UNESCO Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights
    Description / Table of Contents: 3.1 Introduction3.2 The Emergence of Vulnerability in Authoritative Bioethics Documents; 3.2.1 The Belmont Report; 3.2.2 The CIOMS Guidelines; 3.2.3 The Declaration of Helsinki; 3.2.4 The Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights; 3.3 Controversial Dimensions of Vulnerability; 3.4 Conclusion; References; Chapter-4; Vulnerability: Considerations on the Appropriate Use of the Term in Bioethics; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Some Uses of "vulnerability"; 4.3 A Key to Interpretation: Vulnerability and Corporeality; 4.4 Vulnerability and Desire: A False Source of Vulnerability; 4.5 Conclusion
    Description / Table of Contents: ReferencesPart II; Religious Perspectives of Vulnerability from Philosophical, Ethical and Legal Points of View; Chapter-5; Vulnerability, Compassion, and Ethical Responsibility: A Buddhist Perspective on the Phenomenology of Illness and Health; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 The Suffering Body as an Interpretative "Text"; 5.3 Compassion: The Irreducibility of Ethical Responsibilities; 5.4 The Phenomenology of Illness and the Healing Process; 5.5 Summary; References; Chapter-6; The Ethical and the Legal Aspects of Vulnerability in the Christian Perspective; 6.1 Introduction
    Description / Table of Contents: 6.2 Vulnerability and Otherness6.3 Vulnerability and Agape; References; Chapter-7; Family as First Bulwark for the Vulnerable: Confucian Perspectives on the Anthropology and Ethics of Human Vulnerability; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 The Confucian Family-centric Vision; 7.3 Family Co-determination as the First Bulwark Protecting Patients; 7.4 Hong Kong as Illustration; 7.4.1 When Patients are Competent; 7.4.2 Two Illustrations; 7.4.3 Disrespect for the Patient's Will; 7.5 Conclusion; Bibliography; Chapter-8; Between Tradition and Modernity: Bioethics, Human Vulnerability and Social Change
    Description / Table of Contents: 8.1 The Hindu Tradition8.2 Religion; 8.3 Social Divisions in the Hindu Culture; 8.4 Sources of Strength and Protection; 8.4.1 Sources of Vulnerabilities; 8.5 Social and Political Change; 8.5.1 Reform Movements; 8.5.2 The New Rulers; 8.5.3 After Independence; 8.6 Bioethical Challenges for the Twenty-First Century; 8.7 Conclusion; References; 9.1 Introduction; Chapter-9; Human Vulnerability in Islam; 9.2 Vulnerability and Weakness: Our Human Condition; 9.3 Children and Women: Rights and Needsto be Protected; 9.4 Extending Mercy to the Elderly and the Sick; 9.5 Medical Care and Bioethical Issues
    Description / Table of Contents: 9.6 Concluding Remarks
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    ISBN: 9789401790918
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (XII, 293 p. 10 illus, online resource)
    Series Statement: Children’s Well-Being: Indicators and Research 8
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    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Children's rights and the capability approach
    Keywords: Social sciences ; Quality of Life ; Quality of Life Research ; Social Sciences ; Social sciences ; Quality of Life ; Quality of Life Research ; Konferenzschrift ; Soziale Gerechtigkeit ; Kind ; Menschenrecht ; Lebenschance ; Gerechtigkeit ; Nachhaltigkeit ; Soziale Situation ; Armut ; Capability Approach
    Abstract: This volume addresses the conditions allowing the transformation of specific children’s rights into capabilities in settings as different as children’s parliaments, organized leisure activities, contexts of vulnerability, children in care. It addresses theoretical questions linked to children’s agency and reflexivity, education, the life cycle perspective, child participation, evolving capabilities, and citizenship. The volume highlights important issues that have to be taken into account for the implementation of human rights and the development of peoples’ capabilities. The focus on children’s capabilities along a rights-based approach is an inspiring perspective that researchers and practitioners in the field of human rights would like to deepen
    Description / Table of Contents: Foreword - Asher Ben-AriehIntroduction - Daniel Stoecklin & Jean-Michel Bonvin -- Chapter 1 Transforming Children's Rights into Real Freedom: A Dialogue between Children’s Rights and the Capability Approach from a Life Cycle Perspective - Mario Biggeri & Ravi Karkara -- Chapter 2 Observing Children’s Capabilities as Agency - Claudio Baraldi & Vittorio Iervese -- Chapter 3 From Evolving Capacities to Evolving Capabilities: Contextualising Children’s Rights - Manfred Liebel -- Chapter 4 Reconstructing children’s concepts: Some theoretical ideas and empirical findings on education and the good life - Sabine Andresen & Katharina Gerarts -- Chapter 5 Children’s Councils implementation: a path toward recognition? - Dominique Golay & Dominique Malatesta -- Chapter 6 Cross-fertilizing children’s rights and the capability approach. The example of the right to be heard in organized leisure - Daniel Stoecklin & Jean-Michel Bonvin -- Chapter 7 The theoretical orthodoxy of children’s and youth agency and its contradictions: moving from normative thresholds to a situated assessment of children’s and youth - Stephan Dahmen -- Chapter 8 Children’s rights and the capability approach: Discussing children’s agency against the horizon of the institutionalised youth land - Didier Reynaert & Rudi Roose -- Chapter 9The Participation of Children in Care in the Assessment Process - Pierrine Robin -- Chapter 10 The UN Children’s Rights Convention and the Capabilities Approach - Family duties and children’s rights in tension - Zoë Clark & Holger Ziegler -- Chapter 11 Children’s rights between normative and empirical realms - Karl Hanson, Michele Poretti & Frederic Darbellay -- Chapter 12 Growing up in contexts of vulnerability: the challenges in changing paradigms and practices for children’s and adolescents’ rights in Brazil and Mexico - Irene Rizzini & Danielle Strickland -- Conclusion - Daniel Stoecklin & Jean-Michel Bonvin.
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    ISBN: 9789401790727
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (XVIII, 421 p. 22 illus., 15 illus. in color, online resource)
    Series Statement: Studies in the History of Philosophy of Mind 15
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    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Keywords: Philosophy (General) ; Philosophy of mind ; Philosophy ; Philosophy (General) ; Philosophy of mind
    Abstract: This book examines the nexus between the corporeal, emotional, spiritual and intellectual aspects of human life as represented in the writing of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Authors from different fields examine not only the question of the body and soul (or body and mind) but also how this question fits into a broader framework in the medieval and early modern period. Concepts such as gender and society, morality, sexuality, theological precepts and medical knowledge are a part of this broader framework. This discussion of ideas draws from over two thousand years of Western thought: from Plato in the fifth century BC and the fourth century Byzantine dialogues on the soul, to the philosophical and medical writings of the early 1700s. There are four sections to this book: each section is based on where the authors have found a conjunction between the body and mind/soul. The work begins with a section on text and self-perception, which focuses on creative output from the period. The second conjunction is human emotions which are described in their social contexts. The third is sex, where the human body and mind are traditionally believed to meet. The fourth section, Material Souls, engages with bodies and other material aspects of existence perceived, studied or utilised as material signs of emotional and spiritual activity
    Description / Table of Contents: ForewordIntroduction -- Conjunction 1: Text and Self-Perception -- Chapter 1. Body vs. Soul, Text vs. Interpretation in Michael Psellos; Graeme Miles -- Chapter 2. Murdering Souls and Killing Bodies: Understanding Spiritual and Physical Sin in Late-Medieval English Devotional Works; Philippa Maddern -- Chapter 3. ‘Adam, you are in a Labyrinth’: The First-Person Voice as The Nexus Between Body and Spirit in the Chronicle of Adam Usk; Alicia Marchant -- Chapter 4. The Thin End of The Wedge: Self, Body and Soul in Rembrandt’s Kenwood Self-Portrait; Richard Read -- Conjunction 2:  Emotion -- Chapter 5. Grief and Desire, Body and Soul in Gregory of Nyssa’s Life of Saint Macrina; Michael Champion -- Chapter 6. ‘Variable Passions’: Shakespeare’s Mixed Emotions; Bob White -- Chapter7. Subtle Persuasions: The Memory of Bodily Experience as a Rhetorical Device in Francis Bacon’s Parliamentary Speeches; Daniel Derrin -- Chapter 8. Lessons in Music, Lessons in Love; Katherine Wallace -- Conjunction 3: Sex -- Chapter 9. Sex and Spirituality Among the Carolingians; William Schipper -- Chapter 10. On the Bridling of the Body and Soul of Héloise, the ‘Chaste Whore’; Laura French Moran -- Chapter 11. Keeping Body and Soul Together: Jean le Fevre and Sexuality; Karen Pratt -- Chapter 12. Paul, Augustine, and Marital Sex in Guilielmus Estius’ Scriptural Commentaries; Wim François -- Chapter 13. The Ageing of Love: The Waning of Love’s Power; Danijela Kambaskovic-Sawers -- Chapter 14. Quaint Knowledge: A “Body-Mind” Pattern Across Shakespeare’s Career; Laurence Johnson -- Conjunction 4: Material Souls -- Chapter 15. Tears in Ancient and Early Modern Physiology: Petrus Petitus and Niels Stensen; Manfred Horstmanshoff -- Chapter 16. Alchemy and The Body/Mind Question in The Work of John Donne; Michael Ovens -- Chapter 17. ‘Among The Rest Of The Senses….Proued Most Sure’: Ethics of the Senses in Early Modern Europe; Danijela Kambaskovic-Sawers -- Chapter 18. The Material Soul: Strategies for Naturalising the Soul in an Early Modern Epicurean Context; Charles T. Wolfe and Michaela van Esveld.
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    ISBN: 9789400777590
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    Pages: Online-Ressource (XII, 433 p. 16 illus, online resource)
    Series Statement: Outstanding Contributions to Logic 3
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    Parallel Title: Druckausg. David Makinson on classical methods for non-classical problems
    Keywords: Philosophy (General) ; Logic ; Computer science ; Logic, Symbolic and mathematical ; Philosophy ; Philosophy (General) ; Logic ; Computer science ; Logic, Symbolic and mathematical
    Abstract: The volume analyses and develops David Makinson’s efforts to make classical logic useful outside its most obvious application areas. The book contains chapters that analyse, appraise, or reshape Makinson’s work and chapters that develop themes emerging from his contributions. These are grouped into major areas to which Makinsons has made highly influential contributions and the volume in its entirety is divided into four sections, each devoted to a particular area of logic: belief change, uncertain reasoning, normative systems, and the resources of classical logic. Among the contributions included in the volume, one chapter focuses on the “inferential preferential method”, i.e. the combined use of classical logic and mechanisms of preference and choice and provides examples from Makinson’s work in non-monotonic and defeasible reasoning and belief revision. One chapter offers a short autobiography by Makinson which details his discovery of modern logic, his travels across continents and reveals his intellectual encounters and inspirations. The chapter also contains an unsually explicit statement on his views on the (limited but important) role of logic in philosophy
    Description / Table of Contents: PrefaceContributors -- Introductory -- Chapter 1. Sven Ove Hansson: Preview -- Chapter 2. Sven Ove Hansson and Peter Gärdenfors: David Makinson and the extension of classical logic -- Chapter 3. David Makinson: A tale of five cities -- I. Logic of Belief Change -- Chapter 4. Hans Rott and Sven Ove Hansson: Safe contraction revisited -- Chapter 5. Pavlos Peppas: A panorama of iterated revision -- Chapter 6. Wolfgang Spohn: AGM, ranking theory and the many ways to cope with examples -- Chapter 7. Edwin Mares: Liars, lotteries and prefaces: two paraconsistent theories of belief revision -- Chapter 8. Rohit Parikh: Epistemic reasoning in life and literature -- II. Uncertain Reasoning -- Chapter 9. James Hawthorne: New Horn rules for probabilistic consequence: Is O+ enough? -- Chapter 10. Karl Schlechta: Non-monotonic logic: preferential vs. algebraic semantics -- Chapter 11. Hykel Hosni: Towards a Bayesian theory of second-order uncertainty: lessons from non-standard logics -- III. Normative Systems -- Chapter 12. Audun Stolpe: Abstract interfaces of input/output logic -- Chapter 13. Xavier Parent, Dov Gabbay and Leendert van der Torre: Intuitionistic basis for input/output logic -- Chapter 14. Jörg Hansen: Reasoning about permission and obligation -- Chapter 15. John Horty: Norm change in the common law -- IV. Classical Resources -- Chapter 16. David Makinson: Intelim rules for classical connectives -- Chapter 17. David Makinson: Relevance logic as a conservative extension of classical logic -- V. Responses -- Chapter 18. David Makinson: Reflections on contributions -- Bibliographical -- David Makinson’s publications -- Index.
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    ISBN: 9789401786256
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (XI, 258 p. 1 illus, online resource)
    Series Statement: Advancing Global Bioethics 1
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    Parallel Title: Druckausg. African indigenous ethics in global bioethics
    Keywords: Philosophy (General) ; Ethics ; Medical ethics ; Regional planning ; Philosophy ; Philosophy (General) ; Ethics ; Medical ethics ; Regional planning ; Afrika ; Bioethik
    Abstract: This book educates whilst also challenging the contemporary schools of thought within philosophical and religious ethics. In addition, it underlines the fact that the substance of ethics in general and bioethics/healthcare ethics specifically, is much more expansive and inclusive than is usually thought. Bioethics is a relatively new academic discipline. However, ethics has existed informally since before the time of Hippocrates. The indigenous culture of African peoples has an ethical worldview which predates the western discourse. This indigenous ethical worldview has been orally transmitted over centuries. The earliest known written African text containing some concepts and content of ethics is the “Declaration of Innocence” written in 1500 B.C., found in an Egyptian text. Ubuntu is an example of African culture that presents an ethical worldview. This work interprets the culture of Ubuntu to explain the contribution of a representative indigenous African ethics to global bioethics. Many modern scholars have written about the meaning of Ubuntu for African societies over centuries. Some scholars have viewed Ubuntu as the greatest contribution of African cultures to other world cultures. None of the scholars, however has explored the culture of Ubuntu as providing a representative indigenous ethics that can contribute to global bioethics as discussed in this book
    Description / Table of Contents: Preface; Acknowledgement; Contents; Chapter-1 ; Introduction: The Culture of Ubuntu; 1.1 Emergence of Global Bioethics ; 1.1.1 Inevitable Birth of Global Bioethics ; 1.1.1.1 Limited Scope of Medical Ethics and the Increasing Need for Global Bioethics; 1.1.1.2 Political Bases for the Genesis of Global Bioethics ; 1.1.1.3 Demographical Conditions that Necessitated Emergence of Global Bioethics ; 1.1.2 UNESCO Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rightsas Appropriate Response to the Needs of the Times; 1.1.2.1 Globalization ; 1.1.2.2 Infectious Diseases ; 1.1.2.3 International Trade
    Description / Table of Contents: 1.1.3 UNESCO Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rightsas an Unconscious Recognition of Ubuntu1.1.3.1 Humans should not be Used as Mere Means to Whatever End ; 1.1.3.2 Increasingly Obvious Need for International Bioethical Policymaking Board; 1.1.3.3 The Increasing Need to Recognize Human Basic Equality Globally ; 1.2 Exploration of Ubuntu ; 1.2.1 Meaning of Ubuntu ; 1.2.2 Ubuntu is Anthropocentric, Theocentric and Cosmocentric ; 1.2.2.1 Interdependence ; 1.2.2.2 Need for Otherness ; 1.2.2.3 Ubuntu and Unity ; 1.2.3 Ubuntu Ethics of Immortality ; 1.2.3.1 Personal Immortality
    Description / Table of Contents: 1.2.3.2 The Importance of Marriage and Procreation 1.2.3.3 Ubuntu Theory of Moral Development ; 1.3 Relevance of Ubuntu Worldview ; 1.3.1 Ubuntu Existential-Relational Epistemology ; 1.3.2 Ubuntu Relational and Holistic Perspective on Human Disease ; 1.3.3 Ubuntu Communitarian Healthcare Ethics ; 1.4 Conclusion ; Chapter-2; Ubuntu Ethics; 2.1 Tension Between Individual and Universal Rights; 2.1.1 Inalienable Rights; 2.1.1.1 Personal Rights within Communitarian Context; 2.1.1.2 Individual's Personal Rights are Defined by Others' Personal Rights; 2.1.2 Human Relationships
    Description / Table of Contents: 2.1.2.1 Anthropological and Epistemological Perspective2.1.2.2 Otherness; 2.1.2.3 Communitarianism; 2.1.3 Reciprocity of Care; 2.1.3.1 Reciprocity as the Bond Between the Community and an Individual; 2.1.3.2 Ujamaa as Praxis of Ubuntu Reciprocity; 2.1.3.3 Importance of Marriage and Procreation; 2.2 Cosmic and Global Context; 2.2.1 Justice; 2.2.1.1 Ubuntu Justice is Reparative Rather than Retributive; 2.2.1.2 Ubuntu Justice is Distributive; 2.2.1.3 Ubuntu Justice is Communitarian; 2.2.2 Diversity; 2.2.2.1 Anthropocentrism and Respect for Diversity
    Description / Table of Contents: 2.2.2.2 Otherness as Source, Objective and Rationale of Morality2.2.2.3 Tension Between Diversity, Communitarianism and Human Freedom; 2.2.3 Biosphere; 2.2.3.1 The Self and the Cosmos in Relationship; 2.2.3.2 Role of and Respect for Other Forms of Life; 2.2.3.3 Sacredness of the Biosphere; 2.3 The Role of Solidarity; 2.3.1 Common Good; 2.3.1.1 Common Ownership of the Major Means of Production; 2.3.1.2 Distribution of Wealth on the Basis of Need; 2.3.1.3 Moral Obligation to Participate in the Process of Production; 2.3.2 Social Cohesion
    Description / Table of Contents: 2.3.2.1 Moral Responsibility to Participate in Community Building
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    ISBN: 9789400774766
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    Pages: Online-Ressource (XXVII, 342 p. 41 illus., 20 illus. in color, online resource)
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    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Keywords: Criminal Law ; Statistics ; Criminology ; Law ; Law ; Criminal Law ; Statistics ; Criminology ; Law Psychological aspects ; Australien ; Steuermoral ; Normverletzung ; Steuergerechtigkeit ; Steuersystem
    Abstract: This volume provides a comprehensive analysis of why taxpayers behave the way they do. It reveals the motivations for why some taxpayers comply with the law while others choose not to comply. Given the current global financial climate there is a need for governments worldwide to increase their revenue collections via improving taxpayer compliance. Research into what shapes and influences taxpayer behavior is critical in that any marginal improvement in understanding and dealing with this behavior can potentially have a dramatic impact upon government revenue. Based on Australian data derived from the data bases of the Australian Taxation Office as an example, this book presents findings that provide lessons for tax systems around the world. Regardless of the type of tax system in place, taxpayers of all nationalities are concerned about how their tax authorities deal with non-compliance and in particular how the tax authorities go about encouraging compliance and ensuring a fair tax system for all. The book presents empirical evidence concerning taxpayer compliance behavior with particular attention being drawn to the moral values of taxpayers, the perceived fairness of the tax system and the deterrent measures undertaken by revenue authorities which influence that behavior. Other issues examined include the degree to which tax penalties operate as an effective deterrent to curbing behavior and how taxpayers' level of general tax knowledge and awareness also impacts upon their actions
    Description / Table of Contents: AcknowledgmentsTable of Contents -- List of Appendices -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Acronyms -- Legislation -- 1 Introduction and Background -- 2 Tax Compliance Theory and the Literature -- 3 Extension of the Economic Deterrence Model -- 4 Theoretical Framework and Hypotheses Development -- 5 Quantitative Analysis of Research Findings - Evader Sample -- 6 Qualitative Analysis of Research Findings - Evader Sample -- 7 Quantitative Analysis of Research Findings - General Population Sample -- 8 Qualitative Analysis of Research Findings - General Population Sample -- 9 Further Statistical Testing and a Comparative Analysis of the Evader and General Population Samples -- 10 Conclusion -- Appendices -- Bibliography -- About the Author.
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    ISBN: 9789401791038
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (X, 208 p. 6 illus, online resource)
    Series Statement: The International Library of Ethics, Law and Technology 13
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    Parallel Title: Druckausg. Responsibility in nanotechnology development
    Keywords: Philosophy (General) ; Ethics ; Technology Philosophy ; Nanotechnology ; Philosophy ; Philosophy (General) ; Ethics ; Technology Philosophy ; Nanotechnology ; Nanotechnologie ; Nanotechnologie
    Abstract: This book disentangles the complex meanings of responsibility in nanotechnology development by focusing on its theoretical and empirical dimensions. The notion of responsibility is extremely diversified in the public discourse of nanoscale technologies. Addressed are major disciplinary perspectives working on nanotechnology, e.g. philosophy, sociology, and political science, as well as the major multidisciplinary areas relevant to the innovation process, e.g. technology assessment and ethics. Furthermore, the interplay between such expertises, disciplines, and research programmes in providing a multidisciplinary understanding of responsibility is emphasized
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction. Nanotechnologies and the quest for responsibility; Simone Arnaldi, Arianna Ferrari, Paolo Magaudda, Francesca MarinPart 1 Scrutinizing responsibility. Theoretical explorations into an entangled concept -- Responsibility and visions in the new and emerging technologies; Arianna Ferrari, Francesca Marin -- Features of intergenerational moral responsibility in the age of the emerging technologies; Silvia Zullo -- The Role of responsible stewardship in nanotechnology and synthetic biology; Ilaria Anna Colussi -- Part 2 Technology assessment  and public engagement -- Technology assessment beyond toxicology - the case of nanomaterials; Torsten Fleischer, Jutta Jahnel, Stefanie B. Seitz -- Ethics Research Committees in reviewing nanotechnology clinical trials protocol; Viviana Daloiso, Antonio G. Spagnolo.-Governance of Nanotechnology: engagement and public participation; Giuseppe Pellegrini -- Part 3 Representations and arrangements of responsibility -- Value chain responsibility in emerging technologies; Colette Bos, Harro van Lente -- On being responsible: Multiplicity in responsible development; Sarah R. Davies, Cecilie Glerup, Maja Horst -- Nanotechnology and configurations of responsibilities in boundary organizations; Paolo Magaudda -- Who is responsible? Nanotechnology and responsibility in the Italian daily press; Simone Arnaldi -- Epilogue: Nanotechnology beyond nanotechnologies Responsible Research and Innovation: an emerging issue in research policy rooted in the debate on nanotechnology; Armin Grunwald -- Index.
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    ISBN: 9789401788137
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (VIII, 374 p. 104 illus, online resource)
    Series Statement: Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy
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    Parallel Title: Druckausg. Formal approaches to semantics and pragmatics
    Keywords: Pragmatism ; Semantics ; Linguistics ; Linguistics ; Pragmatism ; Semantics ; Semantics ; Pragmatics ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Japanisch ; Semantik ; Pragmatik ; Koreanisch ; Semantik ; Pragmatik ; Interdisziplinarität
    Abstract: This volume presents an exploration of a wide variety of new formal methods from computer science, biology and economics that have been applied to problems in semantics and pragmatics in recent years. Many of the contributions included focus on data from East Asian languages, particularly Japanese and Korean. The collection reflects on a range of new empirical issues that have arisen, including issues related to preference, evidentiality, and attention. Separated into several sections, the book presents discussions on: information structure, speech acts and decisions, philosophical themes in semantics, and new formal approaches to semantic and pragmatic theory. Its overarching theme is the relation between different kinds of content, from a variety of perspectives. The discussions presented are both theoretically innovative and empirically motivated
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Introduction2. The Noncooperative Basis of Implicatures -- 3. Meta-Lambda-Calculus: Syntax and Semantics -- 4. Coordinating and Subordinating Binding Dependencies -- 5. What is a universal? On the explanatory potential of evolutionary game theory in linguistics -- 6. Continuation Hierarchy and Quantifier Scope -- 7. Japanese Reported Speech: Towards an account of perspective shift as mixed quotation -- 8. What is Evidence in Natural Language? -- 9. A Categorial Grammar Account of Information Packaging in Japanese -- 10. A Note on the Projection of Appositives -- 11. Towards Computational Non-Associative Lambek Lambda-Calculi for Formal Pragmatics -- 12. On the functions of the Japanese discourse particle yo in declaratives -- 13. A Question of Priority -- 14.Measurement-Theoretic Foundations of Dynamic Epistemic Preference Logic -- 15. A Modal Scalar-Presuppositional Analysis of Only -- 16. Floating Quantifiers in Japanese as Adverbial Anaphora.
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    ISBN: 9789401780414
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    Pages: Online-Ressource (XXVI, 446 p. 24 illus, online resource)
    Series Statement: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science 304
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    Parallel Title: Druckausg. The history of physics in Cuba
    Keywords: Culture Study and teaching ; History ; Regional economics ; Spatial economics ; Physics ; Physics ; Science History ; Regional planning ; Regional economics ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Kuba ; Physik ; Geschichte
    Abstract: This book brings together a broad spectrum of authors, both from inside and from outside Cuba, who describe the development of Cuba's scientific system from the colonial period to the present. It is a unique documentation of the self-organizing power of a local scientific community engaged in scientific research on an international level. The first part includes several contributions that reconstruct the different stages of the history of physics in Cuba, from its beginnings in the late colonial era to the present. The second part comprises testimonies of Cuban physicists, who offer lively insights from the perspective of the actors themselves. The third part presents a series of testimonies by foreign physicists, some of whom were directly involved in developing Cuban physics, in particular in the development of teaching and research activities in the early years of the Escuela de Física. The fourth part of the volume deals with some of the issues surrounding the publishing of scientific research in Cuba. Cuba’s recent history and current situation are very controversial issues. Little is known about the development and status of higher education and scientific research on the island. However, Cuba has one of the highest proportions in the world of people with a university degree or doctorate and is known for its highly developed medical system. This book focuses on a comprehensive overview of the history of the development of one specific scientific discipline: physics in Cuba. It traces the evolution of an advanced research system in a developing country and shows a striking capacity to link the development of modern research with the concrete needs of the country and its population. A little known aspect is the active participation of several “western” physicists and technicians during the 1960s, the role of summer schools, organized by French, Italian, and other western physicists, as well as the active collaboration with European universities
    Description / Table of Contents: Preface; References; Contents; About the Contributors; Abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter 1: A Short Introduction to this Volume; Chapter 2: The Cuban "Exception": The Development of an Advanced Scientific System in an Underdeveloped Country; 2.1 Physics in a Difficult Environment; 2.1.1 Cuban Exceptionalism; 2.2 Contradictions and Developments of Cuban Economy, Culture and Science in Late Colonial Times; 2.2.1 Sugar and Tobacco in the Nineteenth Century; 2.2.2 The Role of Sugar in Making Cuba Dependent on the US for Its Modernization
    Description / Table of Contents: 2.2.3 Technological Developments During the Nineteenth Century2.2.4 Education and Intellectual Life in Cuba in the Nineteenth Century; 2.2.5 Academy of Science and Medicine; 2.2.6 Liberation Movements; 2.3 Cuba Between Independence, US-Interventions and Dictatorial Regimes in the First Half of the Twentieth Century; 2.3.1 The War of Liberation and Independence and the US Rule; 2.3.2 The Period of Enrique José Varona; 2.3.3 US-Exploitation of Cuban Sciences; 2.3.4 Between Republic, Autocratic Rule and Scientific Advancement; 2.3.5 The Intertwinement of Social, Intellectual and Political Growth
    Description / Table of Contents: 2.3.6 The Establishment of Batista's Regime and the Consolidation of the Revolutionary Movement2.3.7 Social Conditions, Cultural Ferments and Modernization in Science; 2.4 Revolution, Modernization and Political and Economic Changes Between 1960 and 1990; 2.4.1 A Revolution That Broke All Moulds; 2.4.2 In Search of New Allies; 2.4.3 The Sharp Turn of Cuba's Economy and Politics at the End of the 1960s; 2.4.4 The Crucial Leap in Education and Science; 2.5 Politico-economic Crisis and New Cooperations (1985-1999); 2.5.1 Toward the Breakdown of the USSR
    Description / Table of Contents: 2.5.2 The Deep Troubles of the 'Periodo Especial.' New Cooperations in a Changing World2.5.3 Cultural Vitality, Higher Education and Low-Funded Universities; 2.5.4 The Challenge of the Future in the Context of the World Crisis; References; Chapter 3: Cuba: A Short Critical Bibliographic Guide; Part I: Historical Surveys; Chapter 4: The Teaching of Physics in Cuba from Colonial Times to 1959; 4.1 General Introduction; 4.2 General Survey; 4.3 Experimental Physics vs. Scholasticism; 4.4 The Papel Periódico and the Patriotic Society for Modern Science
    Description / Table of Contents: 4.5 The First Regular Courses in Physics in the Style of Félix Varela (1814-1841) 4.5.1 Félix Varela's Lecciones de Filosofía; 4.5.2 The Backwardness of the University: Arango's Reform Proposal; 4.5.3 Luz y Caballero and the Gabinete de Física del San Carlos; 4.5.4 In Search of Alternatives for the University Crisis; 4.6 The Secularized Colonial University Takes Over (1842-1898); 4.6.1 The 1840s and 1850s: The First Physics Laboratory at the University; 4.6.2 The 1863 Study Plan: The Creation of Secondary Education Institutes and of the Faculty of Sciences
    Description / Table of Contents: 4.6.3 The Academic Restrictions of 1871-1878
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction1 A Short Introduction to this Volume; Angelo Baracca, Jürgen Renn, and Helge Wendt -- 2 The Cuban “Exception”: The Development of an Advanced Scientific System in an Underdeveloped Country; Angelo Baracca -- 3 Cuba: Short Critical Bibliographic Guide; Duccio Basosi -- Part I Historical Surveys -- 4 The Teaching of Physics in Cuba from Colonial Times to 1959; José Altshuler and Angelo Baracca -- 5 Mathematics and Physics in Cuba Before 1959: A Personal Recollection; José Altshuler -- 6 A Comprehensive Study of the Development of Physics in Cuba from 1959; Angelo Baracca, Víctor Luis Fajer Avila, and Carlos Rodríguez Castellanos -- 7 Accomplishments in Cuban Physics (up to 1995); Carlos R. Handy and Carlos Trallero-Giner -- 8 Physics at the University of Oriente; Luis M. Méndez Pérez and Carlos A. Cabal Mirabal -- 9 The Training of Physics Teachers in Cuba: A Historical Approach; Diego de Jesús Alamino Ortega -- 10 Can Universities Develop Advanced Technology and Solve Social Problems?; Isarelis Pérez Ones and Jorge Núñes Jover.-Part II Reflections from the Inside -- 11 The Rise and Development of Physics in Cuba: An Interview with Hugo Pérez Rojas in May 2009; Angelo Baracca -- 12 An Interview with Professor Melquíades de Dios Leyva, December 2008; Olimpia Arias de Fuentes -- 13 Experimental Semiconductor Physics: The Will to Contribute to the Country’s Economic Development; Elena Vigil Santos -- 14 Cuban Techno-physical Experiments in Space; José Altshuler, Ocatvio Calzadilla Amaya, Federico Falcon, Juan E. Fuentes, Jorge Lodos, and Elena Vigil Santos -- 15 Superconductivity in Cuba: Reaching the Frontline; Oscar Arés Muzio and Ernesto Altshuler -- 16 The Physics of Complex Systems in Cuba; Oscar Sotolongo-Costa -- 17 Magnetic Resonance Project 35-26-7: A Cuban Case of Engineering Physics and Biophysics; Carlos A. Cabal Mirabal -- 18 Nanotechnologies in Cuba: Popularization and Training; Carlos Rodríguez Castellanos -- 19 Physics Studies at the University of Havana; Osvaldo de Melo Pereira and María Sánchez Colina -- 20 Physics and Women: A Challenge Being Successfully Met in Cuba; Olimpia Arias de Fuentes -- Part III Reflections from the Outside -- 21 The Beginning of Semiconductor Research in Cuba; Theodore Veltfort -- 22 Andrea Levialdi in Memoriam; Dina Waisman -- 23 The Andrea Levialdi Fellowship; Roberto Fieschi -- 24 A Witness to French-Cuban Cooperation in Physics in the 1970s; Jacqueline Cernogora -- 25 My Collaboration with Cuban Physicists; Fabrizio Leccabue -- 26 Scientific Cooperation Between the German Academy of Sciences in Berlin (DAW) and Cuba in the 1960s and 1970s; Helge Wendt -- 27 A Beautiful Story; Federico García-Moliner -- 28 The Current State of Physics in Cuba: A Personal Perspective; Marcelo Alonso -- 29 Engaging Cuban Physicists Through the APS/CPS Partnership; Irving A. Lerch -- 30 A Perspective on Physics in Cuba; Carlos R. Handy -- 31 Cuban/US Research Interactions Since 1995; Maria C. Tamargo -- 32 Viva La Ciencia: Cuba’s Creative Scientists Aim to Make Knowledge Their Country’s Sugar Substitute;  Rosalind Reid and Brian Hayes -- Part IV Scientific Communication and Its Conditions -- 33 Physics in Cuba from the Perspective of Bibliometrics; Werner Marx and Manuel Cardona -- 34 Contemporary Cuban Physics Through Scientific Publications: An Insider’s View; Ernesto Altshuler.
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    ISBN: 9789400772847
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    Pages: Online-Ressource (VIII, 260 p. 13 illus, online resource)
    Series Statement: Text, Speech and Language Technology 47
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    Parallel Title: Druckausg. Computing meaning ; 4
    Keywords: Computer science ; Electronic data processing ; Information systems ; Computational linguistics ; Semantics ; Computer Science ; Computer science ; Electronic data processing ; Information systems ; Computational linguistics ; Semantics ; Semantik ; Computerlinguistik ; Online-Ressource
    Abstract: This book is a collection of papers by leading researchers in computational semantics. It presents a state-of-the-art overview of recent and current research in computational semantics, including descriptions of new methods for constructing and improving resources for semantic computation, such as WordNet, VerbNet, and semantically annotated corpora. It also presents new statistical methods in semantic computation, such as the application of distributional semantics in the compositional calculation of sentence meanings. Computing the meaning of sentences, texts, and spoken or texted dialogue is the ultimate challenge in natural language processing, and the key to a wide range of exciting applications. The breadth and depth of coverage of this book makes it suitable as a reference and overview of the state of the field for researchers in Computational Linguistics, Semantics, Computer Science, Cognitive Science, and Artificial Intelligence
    Description / Table of Contents: Computing Meaning; Contents; Contributors; Computing Meaning: Annotation, Representation, and Inference; 1 Introduction; 2 About This Book; 2.1 Semantic Representation and Compositionality; 2.2 Inference and Understanding; 2.3 Semantic Resources and Annotation; References; Part I: Semantic Representation and Compositionality; Deterministic Statistical Mapping of Sentences to Underspecified Semantics; 1 Introduction; 2 Direct Semantic Mapping; 3 Semantic Expressions; 3.1 Connectives and Examples; 4 Encoding Semantics as Dependencies; 4.1 Alignment; 4.2 Headedness; 4.3 Label Construction
    Description / Table of Contents: 5 Experiments5.1 Data Preparation; 5.2 Parser; 5.3 Results; 6 Conclusion and Further Work; References; A Formal Approach to Linking Logical Form and Vector-Space Lexical Semantics; 1 Introduction; 2 Background; Textual Entailment; Logic-Based Semantics; Distributional Models for Lexical Meaning; Markov Logic; 3 Linking Logical Form and Vector Spaces; 3.1 Lexical Mapping and Inference Projection; 3.2 Addressing Polysemy; 4 Transforming Natural Language Text to Logical Form; 5 Ambiguity in Word Meaning; 5.1 A Lexical Ambiguity Example; 5.2 Hypernymy; 6 Implicativity
    Description / Table of Contents: 6.1 Inferences with Nested Propositions6.2 Interaction with Other Phenomena; 7 Preliminary Evaluation; 8 Future Work; 9 Conclusion; References; Annotations that Effectively Contribute to Semantic Interpretation; 1 Introduction: Functions of Semantic Annotations; 2 The Semantics of Semantic Annotations; 2.1 Interpreting Annotations Expressed in XML; 2.2 The Design of Semantic Annotation Languages; 2.2.1 The CASCADES Design methodology; 2.2.2 The Case of ISO-TimeML; Abstract Syntax; Semantics; Concrete Syntax; 3 Combining Semantic Annotations and Semantic Representations; 3.1 Contextualization
    Description / Table of Contents: 3.2 Semantic Alignment3.3 Explicitation; 3.3.1 Semantic Roles; 3.3.2 Implicit Discourse Relations; 4 Conclusions and Perspectives; References; Concrete Sentence Spaces for Compositional Distributional Models of Meaning; 1 Introduction; 2 Background; 3 From Truth-Theoretic to Corpus-Based Meaning; Nouns and Transitive Verbs; Adjective Phrases; Prepositional Phrases; Adverbs; 4 Concrete Computations; 5 Different Grammatical Structures; 6 Ambiguous Words; 7 Related Work; References; Part II: Inference and Understanding; Recognizing Textual Entailment and Computational Semantics; 1 Introduction
    Description / Table of Contents: 2 The Logical Method2.1 Robust Semantic Analysis; 2.2 Applying Theorem Proving; 2.3 Implementation and Results; 3 A Critical Evaluation of Performance; 3.1 Proofs Found for Entailment Pairs (True Positives); 3.1.1 Conjunction Elimination; 3.1.2 Verb Phrase Coordination; 3.1.3 Active-Passive Alternation; 3.1.4 Past and Present Participles; 3.1.5 Relative Clauses and Control Constructions; 3.1.6 Pronouns; 3.2 Incorrect Proofs Found (False Positives); 3.2.1 Incorrect Syntactic Analyses; 3.2.2 Incorrect Semantic Analysis; 3.3 Missing Proofs (False Negatives); 4 Discussion and Conclusion
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  • 84
    ISBN: 9789400772816
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (X, 601 p. 102 illus., 57 illus. in color, online resource)
    Series Statement: Contributions from Science Education Research 1
    Series Statement: SpringerLink
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    Parallel Title: Druckausg. Topics and trends in current science education
    Keywords: Science Study and teaching ; Education ; Education ; Science Study and teaching
    Abstract: This book features 35 of the best papers from the 9th European Science Education Research Association Conference, ESERA 2011, held in Lyon, France, September 5th-9th 2011. The ESERA international conference featured some 1,200 participants from Africa, Asia, Australia, and Europe as well as North and South America offering insight into the field at the end of the first decade of the 21st century. This book presents studies that represent the current orientations of research in science education and includes studies in different educational traditions from around the world. It is organized into six parts around the three poles of science education (content, students, teachers) and their interrelations: after a general presentation of the volume (first part), the second part concerns SSI (Socio- Scientific Issues) dealing with new types of content, the third the teachers, the fourth the students, the fifth the relationships between teaching and learning, and the sixth the teaching resources and the curricula
    Description / Table of Contents: Foreword; Contents; Part I: Overview of the Book; Chapter 1: Introduction; 1 Socio-scientific Issues (SSIs) and the Nature of Science (NOS); 2 Teachers' Practices and Teachers' Professional Development; 3 The Students: Multiple Perspectives; 4 Relationship Between Teaching and Learning; 5 Part VI Teaching Resources, Curriculum; Part II: Socio-scientific Issues; Chapter 2: The Need for a Public Understanding of Sciences; References; Chapter 3: Questions Socialement Vives and Socio-­scientific Issues: New Trends of Research to Meet the Training Needs of Postmodern Society; 1 Introduction
    Description / Table of Contents: 2 Socially Acute Questions and Socio-scientific Issues2.1 Definition of Socially Acute Questions; 2.2 The Underpinning Links of Socially Acute Questions; 2.3 The Socio-epistemological Approach; 2.4 The Psychosocial Approach; 3 Curriculum Orientations: To 'Cool Down' or to 'Heat Up' the Questions; 3.1 Diversity of Educational Stakes and Pedagogies; 3.2 Epistemological Stances; 3.3 Didactic Strategies; 4 Challenges for Future Post-normal Education; References; Chapter 4: Teachers' Beliefs, Classroom Practices and Professional Development Towards Socio-­scientific Issues; 1 Introduction
    Description / Table of Contents: 2 Rationale: Teachers' Commitments to SSI Activities3 Methodology; 3.1 Documenting Teachers' Contribution to a Citizenship Education and SSI Classroom Discussions and Activism; 3.2 An Action-Research Project Based on IBST as the Way and as the Goal to Deal with the Complexity of SSIs; 4 Results; 4.1 Teachers' Contribution to Citizenship Education; 4.2 Factors Influencing Implementation of Classroom Discussions About SSIs; 4.3 Complex Student Teachers' Research and Activism Choices; 4.4 Several Types of IBST and Possibilities for SSI Teaching
    Description / Table of Contents: 4.5 Inquiry-Based Teaching to Handle Complex Environmental Issues4.5.1 The First Cycle; 4.5.2 The Second Cycle; 5 Conclusions and Implications; References; Chapter 5: Which Perspectives Are Referred in Students' Arguments About a Socio-scientific Issue? The Case of Bears' Reintroduction in the Pyrenees; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Background and Rationale; 1.1.1 Socio-scientific Issues (SSI) in Science Education; 1.1.2 Making Decisions on an SSI; 1.2 Objective of the Research; 2 Methodology; 2.1 Data Collection; 2.1.1 Research Population; 2.1.2 SSI Classroom Activity Design
    Description / Table of Contents: 2.1.3 The SSI Classroom Activity Designed2.2 Data Analysis; 3 Results and Discussion; 4 Conclusions and Implications; References; Chapter 6: Learning About the Role and Function of Science in Public Debate as an Essential Component of Scientific Literacy; 1 Introduction; 2 Suitable Topics for Learning About Science-Based Communications in Societal Debate; 3 Understanding the Individual's Use of Scientific Information in Societal Debates; 4 Modeling the Society's Use of Scientific Information in Societal Debates
    Description / Table of Contents: 5 Pedagogies to Learn About Individual's and Society's Handling of Scientific Information
    Description / Table of Contents: Part 1: Overview of the bookOverview of the book,    Catherine Bruguière, Andrée Tiberghien, Pierre Clément -- Part 2: Socio-Scientific Issues -- The Need for a Public Understanding of Sciences, Isabelle Stengers -- Questions Socialement Vives and Socio-Scientific Issues: New Trends of Research to Meet the Training Needs of Post-Modern Society, Laurence Simonneaux -- Teachers’ Beliefs, Classroom Practices and Professional Development towards Socio-Scientific Issues, Virginie Albe, Catherine Barrué, Larry Bencze, Anne Kristine Byhring, Lyn Carter, Marcus Grace, Erik Knain, Dankert Kolstø, Pedro Reis and Erin Sperling -- Which perspectives are referred in students’ arguments about a Socio-scientific Issue? The case of Bears’ reintroduction in the Pyrenees, Ana Mª Domènech and Conxita Márquez -- Learning about the role and function of science in public debate as an essential component of scientific literacy, Ingo Eilks, Jan A. Nielsen, Avi Hofstein -- Exploring Secondary Students’ Arguments in the Context of Socio-scientific Issues, Dr. Fatih Çağlayan Mercan, Dr. Buket Yakmacı-Güzel, and Dr. Füsun Akarsu -- Teachers’ Beliefs on Science-Technology-Society (STS) and Nature of Science (NOS): Strengths, Weaknesses, and Teaching Practice, Ángel Vázquez-Alonso; María-Antonia Manassero-Mas; Antonio García-Carmona and Antoni Bennàssar-Roig -- Part 3: Teachers’ Practices and Teachers Professional Development -- Professional Learning of Science Teachers, Jan H. Van Driel --  Nanoeducation: Zooming into Teacher Professional Development Programs in Nanoscience and Technology, Ron Blonder, Ilka Parchmann, Sevil Akaygun, and Virginie Albe -- Education for Sustainable Development: An International Survey on Teachers’ Conceptions, Pierre Clément and Silvia Caravita -- Learning to Teach Science as Inquiry: Developing an Evidence-based Framework for Effective Teacher Professional Development, Barbara A. Crawford, Daniel K. Capps, Jan van Driel, Norman Lederman, Judith Lederman, Julie Luft, Sissy Wong, Aik Ling Tan , Shirley Lim, John Loughran, Kathy Smith -- Weaving Relationships in a Teaching Sequence Using ICT: A Case Study in Optics at Lower Secondary School, Suzane El Hage, Christian Buty -- Inquiry based mathematics and science education across Europe: A synopsis of various approaches and their potentials, Katrin Engeln, Silke Mikelskis-Seifert, Manfred Euler -- Measuring Chemistry Teachers’ Content Knowledge - Is it correlated to Pedagogical Content Knowledge? Oliver Tepner and Sabrina Dollny -- PART 4: The students - Multiple Perspectives -- Boys in Physics Lessons: Focus on Masculinity in an Analysis of Learning Opportunities, Josimeire M. Julio, Arnaldo M. Vaz -- Which Effective Competencies Do Students Use in PISA Assessment of Scientific Literacy? Florence Le Hebel, Pascale Montpied, Andrée Tiberghien -- Development of Understanding in Chemistry, Hannah Sevian, Vicente Talanquer, Astrid M. W. Bulte, Angelica Stacy, Jennifer Claesgens -- Learning Affordances: Understanding Visitors’ Learning in Science Museum Environment, Hyeonjeong Shin, Eun Ji Park, Chan-Jong Kim -- Modelling and Assessing Experimental Competencies in Physics, Heike Theyßen, Horst Schecker, Christoph Gut, Martin Hopf, Jochen Kuhn, Peter Labudde, Andreas Müller, Nico Schreiber, Patrik Vogt -- Understanding Students’ Conceptions of Electromagnetic Induction: A Semiotic Analysis, Jennifer Yeo -- Part 5 Relationships between Teaching and Learning -- Analysing Classroom Activities: Theoretical and Methodological Considerations, Gregory J. Kelly -- The Impact of a Context-led Curriculum on Different Students’ Experiences of School Science, Indira Banner & Jim Ryder -- Students’ Experienced Coherence between Chemistry and Biology in Context-Based Secondary Science Education, Hilde J. Boer, Gjalt T. Prins, Martin J. Goedhart and Kerst Th. Boersma -- The Relationship between Teaching and Learning of Chemical Bonding and Structures, Ray Lee, Maurice M. W. Cheng -- Blending Physical and Virtual Manipulatives in Physics Laboratory Experimentation, Georgios Olympiou & Zacharias C. Zacharia -- Becoming a Health Promoting School: Effects of a three year intervention on school development and pupils, Steffen Schaal -- Disagreement in ‘Ordinary’ Teaching Interactions: A Study of Argumentation in a Science Classroom, Ana Paula Souto-Silva, Danusa Munford -- Analysis of Teaching and Learning Practices in Physics and Chemistry Education: Theoretical and Methodological Issues, Patrice Venturini, Andrée Tiberghien, Claudia von Aufschnaiter, Gregory Kelly, Eduardo Mortimer -- Part 6 Teaching Resources, Curriculum -- Designing a Learning Progression for Teaching and Learning about Matter in Early School Years, Andrés Acher & María Arcà --  ‘Realistic-Fiction Storybooks’ as a Resource for Problematic Questioning of Living Being with Pupils in Primary School, Catherine Bruguière and Eric Triquet -- Nature of Science as Portrayed in the Physics Official Curricula and Textbooks in Hong Kong and on the Mainland of the People’s Republic of China, Ka Lok Cheng and Siu Ling Wong -- On the transfer of teaching-learning materials from one educational setting to another, R. Pintó, M. Hernández, C. P. Constantinou -- CoReflect - Web-based Inquiry Learning Environments on Socio-Scientific issues, Andreas Redfors, Lena Hansson, Eleni A. Kyza, Iolie Nicolaidou, Itay Asher, Iris Tabak, Nicos Papadouris and Christakis Avraam -- Adapting web-based inquiry learning environments from one country to another: The CoReflect experience, Eleni A. Kyza, Christothea Herodotou, Iolie Nicolaidou, Andreas Redfors and Lena Hansson, Sascha Schanze, Ulf Saballus, Nicos Papadouris4, Georgia Michael.
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  • 85
    ISBN: 9789400768338
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (X, 252 p. 10 illus., 2 illus. in color, online resource)
    Series Statement: Law, Governance and Technology Series 11
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    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Keywords: Mass media Law and legislation ; Computer Science ; Computer science ; Ethics ; Mass media Law and legislation ; Ethics ; Computer science
    Abstract: Contributors -- List of Abbreviations -- Acknowledgments; Kenneth D. Pimple -- 1. Introduction; Kenneth D. Pimple -- 2. Three Case Studies; Donald R. Searing and Elizabeth A.M. Searing -- 3. Health information in the background; Lisa M. Lee -- 4. Surveillance in the Big Data Era; Mark Andrejevic -- 5. We know where you are. And we're more and more sure what that means; Francis Harvey -- 6. Preserving life, destroying privacy; Cynthia M. Jones -- 7. When cutting edge technology meets clinical practice; Katherine D. Seelman, Linda M. Hartman, and Daihua Yu -- 8 Ethics and pervasive augmented reality; Bo Brinkman -- 9. This is an intervention; Katie Shilton -- 10. Applying “Moral Responsibility for Computing Artifacts” to PICT; Keith W. Miller -- 11. Principles for the ethical guidance of PICT; Kenneth D. Pimple -- Glossary -- Index
    Abstract: This book provides a wide and deep perspective on the ethical issues raised by pervasive information and communication technology (PICT) - small, powerful, and often inexpensive Internet-connected computing devices and systems. It describes complex and unfamiliar technologies and their implications, including the transformative potential of augmented reality, the power of location-linked information, and the uses of “big data,” and explains potential threats, including privacy invaded, security violated, and independence compromised, often through widespread and lucrative manipulation. PICT is changing how we live, providing entertainment, useful tools, and life-saving systems. But the very smartphones that connect us to each other and to unlimited knowledge also provide a stream of data to systems that can be used for targeted advertising or police surveillance. Paradoxically, PICT expands our personal horizons while weaving a web that may ensnare whole communities. Chapters describe particular cases of PICT gone wrong, but also highlight its general utility. Every chapter includes ethical analysis and guidance, both specific and general. Topics are as focused as the Stuxnet worm and as broad as the innumerable ways new technologies are transforming medical care. Written for a broad audience and suitable for classes in emerging technologies, the book is an example of anticipatory ethics - “ethical analysis aimed at influencing the development of new technologies” (Deborah Johnson 2010). The growth of PICT is outpacing the development of regulations and laws to protect individuals, organizations, and nations from unintended harm and malicious havoc. This book alerts users to some of the hazards of PICT; encourages designers, developers, and merchants of PICT to take seriously their ethical responsibilities - if only to “do no harm” - before their products go public; and introduces citizens and policy makers to challenges and opportunities that must not be ignored
    Description / Table of Contents: ContributorsList of Abbreviations -- Acknowledgments; Kenneth D. Pimple -- 1. Introduction; Kenneth D. Pimple -- 2. Three Case Studies; Donald R. Searing and Elizabeth A.M. Searing -- 3. Health information in the background; Lisa M. Lee -- 4. Surveillance in the Big Data Era; Mark Andrejevic -- 5. We know where you are. And we're more and more sure what that means; Francis Harvey -- 6. Preserving life, destroying privacy; Cynthia M. Jones -- 7. When cutting edge technology meets clinical practice; Katherine D. Seelman, Linda M. Hartman, and Daihua Yu -- 8 Ethics and pervasive augmented reality; Bo Brinkman -- 9. This is an intervention; Katie Shilton -- 10. Applying “Moral Responsibility for Computing Artifacts” to PICT; Keith W. Miller -- 11. Principles for the ethical guidance of PICT; Kenneth D. Pimple -- Glossary -- Index.
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  • 86
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    Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands
    ISBN: 9789401796064
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (322 pages)
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    DDC: 301
    Keywords: Ethnology ; Methodology.. ; Ethnology ; Research.. ; Social ecology ; Electronic books ; Electronic books
    Abstract: This book has one explicit purpose: to present a new theory of cultural learning in organisations which combines practice-based learning with cultural models - a cognitive anthropological schema theory of taken-for-granted connections - tied to the everyday meaningful use of artefacts. The understanding of culture as emerging in a process of learning open up for new understandings, which is useful for researchers, practitioners and students interested in dynamic studies of culture and cultural studies of organisations. The new approach goes beyond culture as a static, essentialist entity and open for our possibility to learn in organisations across national cultures, across ethnicity and across the apparently insurmountable local educational differences which makes it difficult for people to communicate working together in an increasingly globalized world. The empirical examples are mainly drawn from organisations of education and science which are melting-pots of cultural encounters.
    Abstract: Intro -- Foreword -- Contents -- Chapter 1: Introducing the Engaged Anthropologist -- 1.1 The Chair -- 1.2 Expert Ethnographers -- 1.3 Aligned Participants -- 1.4 Materials with Meaning -- 1.5 Research Apparatus -- 1.6 Nested by Frictions -- 1.7 Summary -- References -- Chapter 2: Culture as Contested Field -- 2.1 The Analytical and Empirical Fields -- 2.2 Engaging with the Fields -- 2.3 Organisational Culture -- 2.4 Fighting Over Culture Concepts -- 2.5 Pro Loco in the Integration Perspective -- 2.6 The Differentiation and Fragmentation Perspectives -- 2.7 Postmodern Deconstruction -- 2.8 Culture as Representation -- 2.9 Summary -- References -- Chapter 3: Collective and Social Cultures -- 3.1 The Flashlight -- 3.2 The Mystery of 42 -- 3.3 The Stick and the Fruit -- 3.4 The Forbidden Colours -- 3.5 Word Meaning -- 3.6 Collective and Social Artefacts -- 3.7 Learning Word Meaning -- 3.8 Summary -- References -- Chapter 4: Position Matters! -- 4.1 Structural Identities -- 4.2 Social Roles -- 4.3 Learning Who We Are -- 4.4 Cultural Models of Expectations -- 4.5 Embodied Practice -- 4.6 The Cultural Body -- 4.7 The Oxymoronic Participant -- 4.8 Learning to Move -- 4.9 The Radical Other -- 4.10 Summary -- References -- Chapter 5: Social Designation of Cultural Markers -- 5.1 Cultural Resources -- 5.2 Context Markers -- 5.3 Learning Cultural Markers -- 5.4 Social Designation -- 5.5 Learning from Reactions -- 5.6 Material Meaning -- 5.7 Practice-Based Learning -- 5.8 Emotional Frictions -- 5.9 Agential Knowing -- 5.10 Learning Consequence -- 5.11 Summary -- References -- Chapter 6: Learning from Culture Contrast -- 6.1 Surprises -- 6.2 Project `Surprising Practices´ -- 6.3 Surprises: Implicit Comparisons -- 6.4 Surprises: The Sensory Room -- 6.5 Radical Analysis -- 6.6 Surprises: Positions in Time and Space -- 6.7 Contrasting Cultures -- 6.8 Summary.
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  • 87
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    Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands
    ISBN: 9789400779662
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (134 pages)
    Edition: 1st ed.
    Series Statement: Multilingual Education Ser. v.8
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    DDC: 306.449595
    Keywords: Language policy ; Malaysia.. ; Linguistic minorities ; Electronic books
    Abstract: Relevant to a broad sweep of multi-ethnic societies facing similar challenges in language and education policy as well as nation-building, this work analyzes the policy implications of the dynamic tension between ethnic and national identity in Malaysia.
    Abstract: Intro -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgement -- Contents -- Chapter 1 Introducing the Situational Context, Macro-Sociolinguistics and Key Elements of Language Planning and Policy in Malaysia -- 1.1 The Malaysian Story -- 1.2 Singapore -- 1.3 Indonesia -- 1.4 Understanding Sociolinguistics -- 1.5 Language Education Policy and Planning Approaches in Malaysia -- 1.6 Top-down and Bottom-up Policies -- References -- Chapter 2 Language, Nation-Building and Identity Formation in a Multi-Ethnic Society -- 2.1 Nationalism and Nation-Building -- 2.2 Ethnic Linguistic Identity---Pluralism or Divisiveness? -- 2.3 Supranational Identity: The Role of English -- English as the Language of Knowledge -- Communicative and Linguistic Challenges of Globalizationfor Malaysians -- References -- Chapter 3 The Role of Language Education During Colonial Rule and Post-Independence Period -- 3.1 The Pre-Independence Period -- 3.2 Evolution of Immigration into Malaya -- 3.3 The British Approach to Managing the Socialand Educational Life of the Malay, Chineseand Indian communities -- 3.4 Post-Independence Period -- 3.5 Nationalism and Bahasa Malaysia -- 3.6 The Development of Bahasa Malaysia -- 3.7 Frustrations over the Implementation of Bahasa Malaysia -- 3.8 Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia -- 3.9 The Response of the Non-Malay Communities to the Institution of Bahasa Malaysia as the National Language -- 3.10 Language and Citizenship -- References -- Chapter 4 Drastic Change in the Medium of Instruction: From Bahasa Malaysia to English -- 4.1 The Shift from Bahasa Malaysia to English (2003) -- 4.2 Reasons for the Change in Language Policy -- 4.3 Influence of Globalization and the Knowledge Economy on Selection of English in the Domain of Science and Technology -- 4.4 Knowledge Economy: Implications for Human Resource Capability.
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  • 88
    ISBN: 9789400770096
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (XVII, 454 p. 149 illus., 106 illus. in color, online resource)
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    Series Statement: Bücher
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Keywords: Mathematics ; Science Study and teaching ; Education ; Education ; Mathematics ; Science Study and teaching
    Abstract: This book deals with uncertainty and graphing in scientific discovery work from a social practice perspective. It is based on a 5-year ethnographic study in an advanced experimental biology laboratory. The book shows how, in discovery work where scientists do not initially know what to make of graphs, there is a great deal of uncertainty and scientists struggle in trying to make sense of what to make of graphs. Contrary to the belief that scientists have no problem “interpreting” graphs, the chapters in this book make clear that uncertainty about their research object is tied to uncertainty of the graphs. It may take scientists several years of struggle in their workplace before they find out just what their graphs are evidence of. Graphs turn out to stand to the entire research in a part/whole relation, where scientists not only need to be highly familiar with the context from which their data are extracted but also with the entire process by means of which the natural world comes to be transformed and represented in the graph. This has considerable implications for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education at the secondary and tertiary level, as well as in vocational training. This book discusses and elaborates these implications
    Description / Table of Contents: PrefacePART A: INTRODUCTION -- 1. Toward a Dynamic Theory of Graphing -- PART B: GRAPHING IN A DISCOVERY SCIENCE -- 2. Radical Uncertainty in/of the Discovery Sciences -- 3. Uncertainties in/of Data Generation -- 4. Coping with Variability -- 5. Undoing Decontextualization -- 6. On Contradictions in Data Interpretation -- 7. A Scientific Revolution that Was Not -- 8. Some Lessons from Discovery Science -- PART C: RETHEORIZING GRAPHING -- 9. Graphing*-in-the-Making -- 10. Graphing in, for, and as Societal Relation -- PART D: UNCERTAINTY AND GRAPHING IN STEM EDUCATION -- 11. Uncertainty, Inquiry, Bricolage.-12. Data and Graphing in STEM Education -- PART D: EPILOGUE -- 13. Discovery Science and Authentic Learning -- Appendix -- References -- Index.
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  • 89
    ISBN: 9789400767638
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (IX, 322 p. 63 illus, online resource)
    Series Statement: ASTE Series in Science Education 1
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    Series Statement: Bücher
    Parallel Title: Druckausg. Science teacher educators as K-12 teachers
    Keywords: Science Study and teaching ; Education ; Education ; Science Study and teaching
    Abstract: Science teacher educators prepare and provide professional development for teachers at all grade levels. They seek to improve conditions in classroom teaching and learning, professional development, and teacher recruitment and retention. Science Teacher Educators as K-12 Teachers: Practicing What We Teach tells the story of sixteen teacher educators who stepped away from their traditional role and entered the classroom to teach children and adolescents in public schools and informal settings. It details the practical and theoretical insights that these members of the Association of Science Teacher Educators (ASTE) earned from experiences ranging from periodic guest teaching to full-time engagement in the teaching role. Science Teacher Educators as K-12 Teachers shows science teacher educators as professionals engaged in reflective analysis of their beliefs about and experiences with teaching children or adolescents science. With their ideas about instruction and learning challenged, these educators became more aware of the circumstances today's teachers face. Their honest accounts reveal that through teaching children and adolescents, teacher educators can also renew themselves and expand their identities as well as their understanding of themselves in the profession and in relation to others. Science Teacher Educators as K-12 Teachers will appeal to all those with an interest in science education, from teacher educators to science teachers, as well as teacher educators in other disciplines. Its narratives and insights may even inspire more teacher educators to envision new opportunities to serve teachers, K-12 learners and the local community through a variety of teaching arrangements in public schools and informal education settings
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction, Kathy Cabe TrundlePracticing What We Teach, Michael Dias -- K-12 Teaching with no Ties to University -- Policy and the Planned Curriculum: Teaching High School Biology Every Day, Carolyn S. Wallace -- Get Real! Walking the Walk to Inform Talking the Talk: Full-time Teaching in an Urban High School, Paul Jablon -- The Nail in the Coffin: How Returning to the Classroom Killed My Belief in Schooling (But Not in Public Education), Don Duggan-Haas -- K-12 Teaching During University Sabbatical -- Becoming an Elementary Teacher of Nature of Science: Lessons Learned for Teaching Elementary Science, Valarie L. Akerson, Ingrid S. Weiland, Vanashri Nargund-Joshi, Khemmawadee Pongsanon -- A Sabbatical as a Middle Grades Science Teacher: Building New Practical Knowledge for Practice, Charles J. Eick -- Ten Years Out: The Long-Term Benefits of a Year Working as a Physical Science Teacher, Lee Meadows -- Elementary Science Teaching, Then and Now, Edward L. Shaw, Jr -- Being Ready to Learn: My Experience Differentiating Science with Third Graders, Mark Guy -- K-12 Teaching in a Summer Program -- Science Teacher Educator’s Partnership Experiences Teaching Urban Middle School Students in Multiple Informal Settings, Sherri L. Brown -- Differentiating through Problem-Based Learning: Learning to ExploreMore! with Gifted Students, Neporcha Cone, Bongani Bantwini, Ethel King-McKenzie, Barry Bogan -- Learning from Fourth and Fifth Graders in a Summer School for English Language Learners, Molly H. Weinburgh, Cecilia Silva, Kathy Smith -- K-12 Teaching While University Professor -- Teaching High School Chemistry as a University Science Educator: One Small Investment with a Significant Return, MaryKay Orgill, Patricia M. Friedrichsen -- Improving Theories and Practices Through Collaborative Self-studies of Urban Science Teaching and Learning, Kenneth Tobin -- K-12 Teaching as Professor in Coteaching Role -- Gaining a New Perspective: Co-Teaching with Elementary Pre-Service Teachers,  Leslie U. Bradbury -- Reestablishing the Role of the University Professor in the Laboratory School: Re-tooling in An Elementary Classroom, Kimberly Lott -- Improving Science Teacher Education Practice: Influence from Professional Development School Involvement, G. Nathan Carnes -- Final Thoughts -- Teaching Youth Again: Reflecting on Renewal, Charles J. Eick, Laurie Brantley-Dias, Michael Dias -- Closing, Jack Hassard.
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  • 90
    ISBN: 9789400779723
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (XI, 233 p. 14 illus, online resource)
    Series Statement: Multilingual Education 9
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    Series Statement: Bücher
    Parallel Title: Druckausg. Dynamic ecologies
    Keywords: Applied linguistics ; Language and languages ; Education ; Education ; Applied linguistics ; Language and languages ; Südostasien ; Sprache
    Abstract: This volume provides a fascinating glimpse into the complex language ecologies of Southeast Asia. Adopting a relational perspective, it considers their significance for the region, its peoples, the policy and practice of language teaching, learning and assessment and the fate of local languages. It gives particular prominence to the relationship between English and Chinese, its likely transformation at a time of significant global change and the impact that these two languages and their synergy will have on the place of other languages and dialects. Dynamic Ecologies: A Relational Perspective on Languages Education in the Asia-Pacific Region draws on the research and insights of key scholars in the field and provides case studies that illustrate the impact of relevant language policy in countries including Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, South Korea and Australia
    Description / Table of Contents: Part I The Changing Dynamics Between English Language and Mother Tongues in Asian Contexts1. Introduction: A Relational View of Language Learning -- 2. English as a Medium of Instruction in East and Southeast Asian Universities -- 3. Plurilithic and Ecological Perspectives on English: Some Conceptual and Practical Implications -- 4. Global English in Singapore? A Re-exploration of the Localization of English -- 5. Asia and Anglosphere: Public Symbolism and Language Policy in Australia -- 6. English as Lingua Franca on Campus: Cultural Integration or Segregation? -- 7. Socioeconomic Disparities and Early English Education: A Case in Changzhou, China -- 8. English in Malaysia: An Inheritance from the Past and the Challenge for the Future -- Part II Asian Languages in Australia: The Challenges of Teaching, Learning and Assessment -- 9. Recognising the Diversity of Learner Achievements in Learning Asian Languages in School Education Settings -- 10. Dealing with ‘Chinese fever’: The Challenge of Chinese Teaching in the Australian Classroom -- 11. The Teaching and Learning of Indonesian in Australia: Issues and Prospects -- 12. On Rocky Ground: Monolingual Educational Structures and Japanese Language Education in Australia -- 13. Making Chinese Learnable for Beginning Second Language Learners? -- Part III Tensions in the Linguistic Space -- 14. Tensions in the Linguistic Space -- Index.
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  • 91
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    Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands
    ISBN: 9789400772298
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (XI, 178 p, online resource)
    Series Statement: Lifelong Learning Book Series 18
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    Parallel Title: Druckausg. Hopkins, Neil Citizenship and democracy in further and adult education
    Keywords: Adult education ; Education ; Education ; Education Philosophy ; Adult education
    Abstract: This book addresses the questions why citizenship education is an important subject for students in further and adult education and why we need democratic colleges to support the study of citizenship education. It investigates the historical roots of further and adult education and identifies how the adoption of citizenship education in the post-compulsory sector can enrich vocational studies in further education and programmes in adult education. It is argued that democratic colleges are vital to ensure that citizenship education informs the decision-making process throughout educational institutions (and as a means of establishing fair and equal representation for important stakeholders). The author has worked in both sectors for over a decade, and uses this experience to offer a blend of educational practice and philosophical investigation. The result is a work that appeals to both teachers in further and adult education as well as academics and students interested in philosophy of education
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Introduction2. Citizenship and Political Philosophy -- 3. Further and Adult Education: An Overview of Citizenship -- 4. The Apprenticeship Tradition in Further Education -- 5. Vocational Education: A European Perspective -- 6. The Self-Help Tradition in Adult Education -- 7. College Governance and Deliberative Democracy -- 8. Conclusion -- References -- Index.
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  • 92
    ISBN: 9789400773806
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (XX, 252 p. 12 illus., 8 illus. in color, online resource)
    Series Statement: Literacy Studies, Perspectives from Cognitive Neurosciences, Linguistics, Psychology and Education 8
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    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Keywords: Applied linguistics ; Psycholinguistics ; Language and languages ; Literacy ; Education ; Education ; Applied linguistics ; Psycholinguistics ; Language and languages ; Literacy ; China ; Lesefähigkeit ; Mehrsprachigkeit
    Abstract: This volume explores Chinese reading development, focusing on children in Chinese societies and bilingual Chinese-speaking children in Western societies. The book is structured around four themes: psycholinguistic study of reading, reading disability, bilingual and biliteracy development, and Chinese children’s literature. It discusses issues that are pertinent to improving language and literacy development, and complex cognitive, linguistic, and socio-cultural factors that underlie language and literacy development. In addition, the book identifies instructional practices that can enhance literacy development and academic achievement. This volume offers an integrative framework of Chinese reading, and deepens our understanding of the intricate processes that underlie Chinese children’s literacy development. It promotes research in reading Chinese and celebrates the distinguished and longstanding career of Richard C. Anderson
    Description / Table of Contents: ForewordPreface -- Psycholinguistic Study of Reading Chinese. Morphological Awareness and Learning to Read Chinese and English -- Visual, Phonological and Orthographic Strategies in Learning to Read Chinese -- How Character Reading Can Be Different from Word Reading in Chinese and Why It Matters for Chinese Reading Development -- Fostering Reading Comprehension and Writing Composition in Chinese Children -- Exploring the Relationship of Parental Influences, Motivation for Reading and Reading Achievement in Chinese First Graders -- Reading Disability in Chinese Children. Helping Children with Reading Disability in Chinese: The Response to Intervention Approach with Effective Evidence-Based Curriculum -- Rapid Automatized Naming and Its Unique Contribution to Reading: Evidence from Chinese Dyslexia -- Bilingual and Biliteracy Development in Chinese and English. L1-Induced Facilitation in Biliteracy Development in Chinese and English -- Effect of Early Bilingualism on Metalinguistic Development and Language Processing: Evidence from Chinese-speaking Bilingual Children -- Contributions of Phonology, Orthography, and Morphology in Chinese-English Biliteracy Acquisition: A One-year Longitudinal Study -- Children’s literature in Chinese. Chinese Children’s Literature in North America -- China and Chinese as Mirrored in Multicultural Youth Literature: A Study of Award-Winning Picture Books Featuring Ethnic Chinese from 1993 to 2009.
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  • 93
    ISBN: 9789400779785
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (357 pages)
    Edition: 1st ed.
    Series Statement: Logic, Epistemology, and the Unity of Science Ser. v.33
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    DDC: 111.8
    Keywords: Vagueness (Philosophy) ; Ontology ; Aufsatzsammlung
    Abstract: This unique anthology of new, contributed essays offers a range of perspectives on various aspects of ontic vagueness. It seeks to answer core questions pertaining to onticism, the view that vagueness exists in the world itself. The questions to be addressed include whether vague objects must have vague identity, and whether ontic vagueness has a distinctive logic, one that is not shared by semantic or epistemic vagueness. The essays in this volume explain the motivations behind onticism, such as the plausibility of mereological vagueness and indeterminacy in quantum mechanics and they offer various arguments both for and against ontic vagueness; onticism is also compared with other, competing theories of vagueness such as semanticism, the view that vagueness exists only in our linguistic representation of the world.Gareth Evans's influential paper of 1978, "Can There Be Vague Objects" gave a simple but cogent argument against the coherence of ontic vagueness.?Onticism was subsequently dismissed by many. However, in recent years, researchers have become aware of the logical gaps in Evans's argument and this has triggered a new wave of interest in onticism. Onticism is now widely regarded as at least a coherent view. Reflecting this growing consensus, the present anthology for the first time puts together essays that are focused on onticism and its various facets and it fills in the lacuna in the literature on vagueness, a much-discussed subject in contemporary philosop.
    Abstract: Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Contributors -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- 1.1 Why Onticism? -- 1.1.1 The Argument from Ordinary Objects -- 1.1.2 The Argument from Semantic Indeterminacy -- 1.1.3 The Argument from Quantum Mechanics -- 1.2 Why Not Onticism? Evans's Argument -- 1.3 Ontic Vagueness: Vague Objects, Vague Existence, and Vague Identity -- 1.3.1 Vagueness vs. Indeterminacy -- 1.3.2 Vague Objects vs. Vague Properties -- 1.3.3 Vague Existence -- 1.3.4 Vague Identity -- 1.4 Summaries of the Chapters Included -- 1.4.1 Part I: Mereological Vagueness -- 1.4.2 Part II: Varieties of Ontic Vagueness -- 1.4.3 Part III: Formal Issues -- 1.4.4 Part IV: Ontic Supervaluationism -- 1.4.5 Part V: Vague Identity -- References -- Part I: Mereological Vagueness -- Chapter 2: Mereological Indeterminacy: Metaphysical but Not Fundamental -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Fundamental Indeterminacy De Re -- 2.3 Derivative Indeterminacy De Re -- 2.3.1 Ordinary Objects with Multiple Individual Forms -- 2.3.2 Formal Indeterminacy De Re and Absolute Determinacy De Re -- 2.3.3 Vague Ordinary Objects -- References -- Chapter 3: A Linguistic Account of Mereological Vagueness -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Vague Singular Terms -- 3.3 Vague Mereological Terms -- 3.4 Other Accounts of Vagueness -- 3.5 Conclusion -- References -- Part II: Varieties of Ontic Vagueness -- Chapter 4: Vague Objects in Quantum Mechanics? -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Vague Identity: Evans's Argument and the Analysis Thread -- 4.2.1 Evans's Argument -- 4.2.2 The Connection with Quantum Mechanics -- 4.2.3 A Minor Worry -- 4.2.4 Summary of the Analysis Thread -- 4.2.4.1 Two Options -- 4.2.5 Option 1: One or Both of `a' and `b' Are Imprecise -- 4.2.5.1 Way 1 -- 4.2.5.2 Way 2 -- 4.2.5.3 Way 3 -- 4.2.6 Option 2: Both `a' and `b' Are Precise -- 4.3 Nonindividuality: French and Krause -- 4.3.1 Veiled Objects.
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    ISBN: 9789400768062
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    Pages: Online-Ressource (XXI, 201 p, online resource)
    Series Statement: Studies in Global Justice 12
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    Parallel Title: Druckausg. Schuppert, Fabian Freedom, recognition and non-domination
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    Keywords: Philosophy (General) ; Ethics ; Philosophy of law ; Political science Philosophy ; Philosophy ; Philosophy (General) ; Ethics ; Philosophy of law ; Political science Philosophy ; Hochschulschrift ; Anerkennung ; Autonomie ; Handlungsfreiheit ; Philosophie ; Soziale Gerechtigkeit
    Abstract: This book offers an original account of a distinctly republican theory of social and global justice. The book starts by exploring the nature and value of Hegelian recognition theory. It shows the importance of that theory for grounding a normative account of free and autonomous agency. It is this normative account of free agency which provides the groundwork for a republican conception of social and global justice, based on the core-ideas of freedom as non-domination and autonomy as non-alienation. As the author argues, republicans should endorse a sufficientarian account of social justice, which focuses on the nature of social relationships and their effects on people's ability to act freely and realize their fundamental interests. On the global level, the book argues for the cosmopolitan extension of the republican principles of non-domination and non-alienation within a multi-level democratic system. In so doing, the book addresses a major gap in the existing literature, presenting an original theory of justice, which combines Hegelian recognition theory and republican ideas of freedom, and applying this hybrid theory to the global domain. Fabian Schuppert creates a grand synthesis uniting neo-republican insights on freedom with Hegelian recognition theory. The result is an account of agency that arises from the idea of non-domination whose aim it is to safeguard individual freedom. When combined with Hegelian recognition theory a social focus also emerges. This amalgam comments on many of the major disputes concerning global justice from a cosmopolitan perspective. Because of the broad scope and the many contemporary discussions engaged this book will be of keen interest to scholars as well as a welcome addition to the classroom. Michael Boylan, Professor and Chair, Philosophy, Marymount University, USA In this highly readable and imaginative book, Schuppert shows how a republican political theory can address the problems of recognition, identity, and non-domination. Moreover, Schuppert demonstrates that Hegel's political philosophy has continuing vitality for the 21st century as he applies it to contemporary policy debates on basic needs, human rights, and cosmopolitanism. Robert Paul Churchill, Professor of Philosophy, George Washington University, USA
    Description / Table of Contents: AcknowledgmentsIntroduction - A Republican Theory of (Global) Justice.- Chapter One: The Nature of Free Rational Agency -- Chapter Two: Analysing Freedom & Autonomy - Recognition, Responsibility and Threats to Agency -- Chapter Three: Needs, Interests and Rights -- Chapter Four: Capabilities, Freedom and Sufficiency -- Chapter Five: Collective Agency, Democracy and Political Institutions -- Chapter Six: Global Justice and Non-Domination -- Conclusion: Freedom, Recognition & Non-Domination -- Bibliography -- Index.
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  • 95
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    ISBN: 9789400769434
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    Pages: Online-Ressource (IX, 340 p. 95 illus., 69 illus. in color, online resource)
    Series Statement: Innovations in Science Education and Technology 21
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    Parallel Title: Druckausg. Geoscience Research and Education
    Keywords: Geography ; Science Study and teaching ; Education, Higher ; Education ; Education ; Geography ; Science Study and teaching ; Education, Higher ; Universität ; Geowissenschaften ; Forschung ; Lehre ; Entwicklung ; Methode ; Universität ; Geowissenschaften ; Forschung ; Lehre ; Entwicklung ; Methode
    Abstract: From energy and water resources to natural disasters, and from changing climatic patterns to the evolution of the Earth’s deep interior, geoscience research affects people’s lives in many ways and on many levels. This book offers a stimulating cross-disciplinary perspective on the important relationship between geoscience research and outreach activities for schools and for the general public. The contributors - academics, research scientists, science educators and outreach program educators - describe and evaluate outreach programs from around the world. A section entitled Field-based Approaches includes a chapter describing an initiative to engage Alaskan communities and students in research, and another on problem-based learning in the field setting. The Online Approaches section discusses ways to connect students and scientists using online forums; use of the web and social media, including the United Nations University and its experience with the design of a web magazine featuring geoscience research; and video clips on marine geoscience created by students and scientists. The section on Workshop and Laboratory-based Approaches includes a chapter on teaching geochronology to high school students, and another describing an extracurricular school activity program on meteorology. The Program Design section presents chapters on Integrating Geoscience Research in Primary and Secondary Education, on ways to bridge research with science education at the high school level, and on use of online geoscience data from the Great Lakes. The concluding section, Promoting Research-enhanced Outreach, offers chapters on Geoscience Outreach Education with the local community by a leading research-intensive university, and on the use of research to promote action in Earth science professional development for schoolteachers.Geoscience Research and Outreach: Schools and Public Engagement will benefit geoscience researchers who wish to promote their work beyond academia. It offers guidance to those seeking research funding from agencies, which increasingly request detailed plans for outreach activities in research proposals. Policymakers, educators and scientists working in museums, learned societies and public organizations who wish to widen participation will also find this book useful. Together with the companion volume Geoscience Research and Education: Teaching at Universities, this book showcases the key role that geoscience research plays in a wide spectrum of ...
    Description / Table of Contents: Acknowledgements; Contents; Part I: Introduction: The Context; Geoscience and Educational Research in Outreach Activities; Perceptions of Time Matter: The Importance of Geoscience Outreach; Part II: Field-Based Approaches; Engaging Alaska Communities and Students in Cryospheric Research; 1 Introduction; 2 Motivation and Rationale of the Project; 2.1 Scientific Viewpoint; 3 Implementation and Timeline; 3.1 Approach; 3.2 Classroom Activities and Lessons; 3.3 Video as Instruction Activity: TunnelMan Series; 3.3.1 TunnelMan Episode 1: Ice on Permafrost
    Description / Table of Contents: 3.3.2 TunnelMan Episode 2: Hop-Pop TunnelMan3.3.3 TunnelMan Episode 3: Active Layer Monitoring; 3.3.4 TunnelMan Episode 4: Geomorphology; 3.3.5 TunnelMan Episode 5: Permafrost and Climate Chronology; 3.4 Manga: TunnelMan Cartoon; 3.5 Active Layer Monitoring; 4 Some Outcomes of This Project; 4.1 Permafrost Failure Impacts Rural Communities; 4.2 Ice Cellar (Sigluaqs); 5 Evaluation; 6 Summary; Overview; Background and Motivation; Innovations and Findings; Implications for Wider Practice; References; The Salish Sea Expedition: Science Outreach from the Gangplank; 1 Introduction
    Description / Table of Contents: 2 The Salish Sea Expedition, British Columbia, Canada3 Planning for the Salish Sea Expedition; 4 Salish Sea GeoTour Guidebook and Map; Overview; Status Quo and/or Trends; Challenges to Overcome; Recommendations for Good Practices; References; Problem-Based Learning in the Field Setting; 1 Introduction; 2 Conventional Approaches in Field Instruction; 2.1 Field Setting as an Outdoor Classroom; 2.2 Show-and-Tell Excursion; 2.3 Field Worksheets; 2.4 Guided Field Investigation; 3 PBL in the Field Setting; 3.1 What Is PBL?; 3.2 The QEF Project: PBL in the Field Environment; 4 Method
    Description / Table of Contents: 4.1 Participants4.2 Instructional Design of the Project; 4.2.1 Phase One: Teacher Development Programmes; Instructional Design of the Programmes; The PBL Process; 4.2.2 Phase Two: Student Development Programmes; 4.3 Measures; 5 Impacts of the Project; 5.1 Teachers' Competence in Conducting Field PBL; 5.2 Student Learning; 6 What Makes PBL an Effective Field Instruction?; 6.1 PBL Emphasises Intentional Learning as a Goal of Instruction; 6.2 PBL Situates Learners in Highly Scaffolded Inquiry Learning; 6.3 PBL Takes Cognition, Metacognition, and Epistemic Cognition All into Account
    Description / Table of Contents: 6.4 PBL Emphasises on Students' Autonomy and Self-Directed Learning6.5 PBL Is Highly Structured to Enhance Both Individual and Collective Knowledge; 6.6 PBL Shifts Teachers' Roles as Facilitators and Cognitive and Metacognitive Coaches; 7 Considerations in Adopting PBL in the Field; 7.1 The Essence of Developing Teachers a PBL Frame of Mind; 7.2 Effective Teacher Professional Development as the Key to Successful Field PBL; 7.3 Empowering Students to Share the Facilitator's Role; 7.4 Prior Preparation and Follow-Up Work with the Students; 8 Conclusion; Overview; Background and Motivation
    Description / Table of Contents: Innovations and Findings
    Description / Table of Contents: PART I: INTRODUCTION1. The context -- Geoscience and educational research in outreach activities, Vincent C. H. Tong -- Perceptions of time matter: the importance of geoscience outreach, Samuel A. Bowring -- PART II: LINKING GEOSCIENCE RESEARCH AND OUTREACH -- 2. Field-based approaches -- Engaging Alaska Communities and Students in Cryospheric Research, Kenji Yoshikawa and Elena B. Sparrow -- The Salish Sea Expedition: Walking the Gangplank of Science Outreach, K. Westnedge and A. Dallimore -- Problem-based learning in the field setting, Lung Sang Chan and Loretta M. W. Ho -- 3. Online approaches -- From Local to Extreme Environments (FLEXE): Connecting students and scientists in online forums, William S. Carlsen, Liz Goehring and Steven C. Kerlin -- Communicating scientific research through the web and social media: Experience of the United Nations University with the Our World 2.0 web magazine, Brendan F.D. Barrett, Mark Notaras and Carol Smith -- Marine geosciences from a different perspective: "edutainment" video clips by pupils and scientists, J. Dengg, S. Soria-Dengg and S. Tiemann -- Small, subject-oriented educational resource gateways: what are their roles in geoscience education? -- Matteo Cattadori, Cristiana Bianchi, Maddalena Macario and Luca Masiello -- 4. Workshop and laboratory-based approaches, The European experience of educational seismology, A. Zollo, A. Bobbio, J.L. Berenguer, F. Courboulex, P. Denton, G. Festa, A. Sauron, S. Solarino, F. Haslinger and D. Giardini --  EARTHTIME: Teaching geochronology to high school students in the US, Britta Bookhagen, Noah McLean, Robert Buchwaldt, Matthew Rioux, Francis Dudás and Samuel Bowring -- Little meteorological workshop - an extracurricular school activity for pupils, Kornelija Špoler Čanić and Dubravka Rasol -- Grasping deep time with scaled space in personal environs, Bo Holm Jacobsen -- PART III: ENHANCING THE LINK BETWEEN GEOSCIENCE RESEARCH AND OUTREACH -- 5. Programme design --  Integrating Geoscience Research in Primary and Secondary Education, Elena B. Sparrow, Leslie S. Gordon, Martha R. Kopplin, Rebecca Boger, Sheila Yule, Kim Morris, Krisanadej Jaroensutasinee, Mullica Jaroensutasinee and Kenji Yoshikawa -- Bridging scientific research and science education in high schools through authentic and simulated science experiences, Lucette Barber -- Using guided inquiry tools with online geosciences data from the Great Lakes, Sandra Rutherford -- 6. Promoting research-enhanced outreach -- Communicating Climate Science from a Data-Centered Perspective, Matt Rogers -- Geoscience Outreach Education with the Local Community, Jennifer Saltzman -- Using research to promote action in Earth science professional development for teachers, Chris King.                               .
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    ISBN: 9789400771130
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (VI, 369 p. 3 illus, online resource)
    Series Statement: Dao Companions to Chinese Philosophy 4
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    Parallel Title: Druckausg. Dao Companion to the Analects
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    Keywords: Philosophy (General) ; Philosophy, modern ; Religion (General) ; Philosophy ; Philosophy (General) ; Philosophy, modern ; Philosophy ; Religion (General) ; Kong, Qiu v551-v479 Lun yu ; China ; Philosophie ; Konfuzianismus ; Kong, Qiu v551-v479 Lun yu ; Aufsatzsammlung
    Abstract: This volume surveys the major philosophical concepts, arguments, and commitments of the Confucian classic, the Analects. In thematically organized chapters, leading scholars provide a detailed, scholarly introduction to the text and the signal ideas ascribed to its protagonist, Confucius. The volume opens with chapters that reflect the latest scholarship on the disputed origins of the text and an overview of the broad commentarial tradition it generated. These are followed by chapters that individually explore key areas of the text’s philosophical landscape, articulating both the sense of concepts such as ren, li, and xiao as well as their place in the wider space of the text. A final section addresses prominent interpretive challenges and scholarly disputes in reading the Analects, evaluating, for example, the alignment between the Analects and contemporary moral theory and the contested nature of its religious sensibility. Dao Companion to the Analects offers a comprehensive and complete survey of the text's philosophical idiom and themes, as well as its history and some of the liveliest current debates surrounding it. This book is an ideal resource for both researchers and advanced students interested in gaining greater insight into one of the earliest and most influential Confucian classics
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Introduction, Amy OlberdingPart I: Text and Context -- 2. History and Formation of the Analects, Tae Hyun Kim and Mark Csikszentmihalyi -- 3. The Commentarial Tradition, John B. Henderson and On-cho Ng -- 4. Confucius and His Community, Yuet Keung Lo -- Part II: The Conceptual Landscape -- 5. Ren 仁 : An Exemplary Life, Karyn Lai -- 6. Ritual and Rightness in the Analects, Hagop Sarkissian -- 7. Family Reverence (xiao 孝) in the Analects: Confucian Role Ethics and the Dynamics of Intergenerational Transmission, Roger T. Ames and Henry Rosemont, Jr -- 8. Language and Ethics in the Analects, Hui-chieh Loy -- 9. Uprightness, Indirection, Transparency, Lisa Raphals -- 10. Cultivating the Self in Concert with Others, David B. Wong -- 11. Perspectives on Moral Failure in the Analects, Amy Olberding -- Part III: Mapping the Landscape: Issues in Interpretation -- 12. The Analects and Moral Theory, Stephen C. Angle -- 13. Religious Thought and Practice in the Analects. Erin M. Cline -- 14. The Analects and Forms of Governance, BAI Tongdong -- Why Care? A Feminist Re-appropriation of Confucian Xiao 孝 Li-Hsiang, Lisa Rosenlee -- 16. Balancing Conservatism and Innovation: The Pragmatic Analects, Sor-hoon Tan -- Index -- Index Locorum.
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  • 97
    ISBN: 9789400770287
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    Pages: Online-Ressource (VI, 233 p. 6 illus, online resource)
    Series Statement: Higher Education Dynamics 41
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    Parallel Title: Druckausg. Reforming higher education
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    Keywords: Education, Higher ; Education ; Education ; Education, Higher
    Abstract: This book analyzes the reforms that led to a differentiated landscape of higher education systems after university practices and governance were considered poorly adapted to contemporary settings and to their new missions. This has led to a growing institutional differentiation in many higher education systems. This differentiation has certainly contributed to making the institutional landscape more diverse across and within higher education systems. This book covers this diversity. Each part corresponds to a different but complementary way of looking at reforms and highlights what can be learnt on specific cases by adopting a specific perspective. The first part analyzes the ongoing reforms and their evolution, identifies their internal contradictions, as well as the redefinitions and reorientations they experience, and reveals the ideas, representations, ideologies and theories on which they are built. The second part includes comparison between countries but also other comparative perspectives such as how one reform is developed in different regions of the same country, as well as how comparable reforms are declined to different sectors. The last part addresses the impact of the reforms. What is known about the effectiveness of such instruments on higher education systems? This part shows that reforms provoke new power games and reconfigure power relations
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. IntroductionPART 1: Designing Policies in Higher Education -- 2. Public Policy Design and University Reform -- 3. Reforming Universities in Italy: Towards a New Paradigm?- 4. The UK Research Excellence Framework and the Transformation of Research Production -- PART 2: The Complexities of Policy Design in Higher Education - Some Lessons from Comparative Research -- 5. Reforming the Portuguese Public Sector: A Route from Health to Higher Education -- 6. Higher Education, Globalization and the Restructuring of the State: A Comparison between British Columbia, Ontario and Québec -- 7. Patterns of University Governance: Insights Based on an Analysis of Doctoral Education’s Management Reform in Switzerland and Norway -- PART 3: Policy Effects at the Meso Level -- 8. Governance of Universities and Scientific Innovation -- 9. Change is in the Air: Pressures, Organizations, Fields and University Research -- 10. Reforming Faculties’ Careers: Changes in Structures and Trajectories -- 11. The Possible Conflict between New and Old Governance in the Introduction of Performance Based Funding in German Medical Faculties -- Index.
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  • 98
    ISBN: 9789400771253
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (XVI, 244 p. 10 illus., 7 illus. in color, online resource)
    Series Statement: Policy Implications of Research in Education 1
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    Parallel Title: Druckausg. The Nordic education model
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    Keywords: Education ; Education ; Nordische Staaten ; Bildungspolitik ; Nordische Staaten ; Bildungspolitik
    Abstract: This book presents a detailed analysis of the educational model in Nordic European countries. It describes the traditional idea of education for all, which can be characterized by the right for every child to have an education of equal quality in a common school for all pupils regardless of social class, abilities, gender, or ethnicity. Against this background, The Nordic Education Model traces the rise of neo-liberal policies that have been enacted by those who believe the School for All ideology does not produce the knowledge and skills that students need to succeed in an increasingly competitive and global marketplace. It examines the conflict between these two ideas and shows how neo-liberal technologies affect the Nordic model in different ways. The authors also show how social technologies are being interpreted in different ways in actual school practices. This process of translating national regulations into internal sense builds on the values in the culture to which they are introduced. In the end, this book reveals that a Nordic model can constitute a delicate balance between traditional values, institutionalized practices, and contemporary, neo-liberal forms of governance and policies. It may be argued from a new institutional perspective that the main structures of the Nordic educational model will sustain as long as the deeply rooted Nordic culture survives in the globalised society
    Description / Table of Contents: Foreword1. Nordic Schools in a Time of Change -- PART 1: Country Cases -- 2. A School for Every Child in Sweden -- 3. The Norwegian School for All - Historical Emergence and Neoliberal Confrontation -- 4. A School for Less than All in Denmark -- 5. A School for All in Finland -- 6. The Development of a School for All in Iceland: Equality, Threats and Political Conditions -- PART 2: Thematic Chapters -- 7. A Social Democratic Response to Market-led Education Policies: Concession or Rejection? -- 8. Progressive Education and New Governance in Denmark, Norway and Sweden -- 9. Assessing Children in the Nordic Countries - Framing, Diversity and Matters of Inclusion and Exclusion in a School for All -- 10. One School - Different Worlds: Segregation on the Basis of Freedom of Choice -- 11. Nordic Upper Secondary School:  Regular and Irregular Programmes - or Just One Irregular School for All? -- 12. Dropout in a School for All: Individual or Systemic Solutions?- 13. Schools for All: A Nordic Model.
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  • 99
    ISBN: 9789400772380
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (XVI, 274 p. 17 illus., 5 illus. in color, online resource)
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    Parallel Title: Druckausg. Hoffmeyer-Zlotnik, Jürgen H. P., 1946 - Harmonising demographic and socio-economic variables for cross-national comparative survey research
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    Keywords: Social sciences ; Statistics ; Social sciences Methodology ; Social Sciences ; Social sciences ; Statistics ; Social sciences Methodology ; Demographie ; Wirtschaftstheorie ; Variable ; Harmonisierung ; Vergleichende Forschung ; Demographie ; Wirtschaftstheorie ; Kennzahl ; Harmonisierung ; Vergleichende Forschung
    Abstract: This book explains harmonisation techniques that can be used in survey research to align national systems of categories and definitions in such a way that comparison is possible across countries and cultures. It provides an introduction to instruments for collecting internationally comparable data of interest to survey researchers. It shows how seven key demographic and socio-economic variables can be harmonised and employed in European comparative surveys. The seven key variables discussed in detail are: education, occupation, income, activity status, private household, ethnicity, and family. These demographic and socio-economic variables are background variables that no survey can do without. They frequently have the greatest explanatory capacity to analyse social structures, and are a mirror image of the way societies are organised nationally. This becomes readily apparent when one attempts, for example, to compare national education systems. Moreover, a comparison of the national definitions of concepts such as "private household" reveals several different historically and culturally shaped underlying concepts. Indeed, some European countries do not even have a word for "private household". Hence such national definitions and categories cannot simply be translated from one culture to another. They must be harmonised.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Harmonisation of Demographic and Socio-Economic VariablesChapter 2. The Harmonisation Process: Harmonosation is not Translation -- Chapter 3. Existing Measurement Instruments for Data Collection -- Chapter 4. Background Variables for Cross-National Comparative Research: Data Sources -- Chapter 5. Core Social Variables and Their Implentation in Measurement Instruments -- Chapter 6. The Proposed Set of Instruments at a Glance -- Chapter 7. Comparability of Currently Available Survey Data.
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    ISBN: 9789400775541
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    Pages: Online-Ressource (X, 241 p. 2 illus, online resource)
    Series Statement: Philosophy of Engineering and Technology 14
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    Parallel Title: Druckausg. Sharon, Tamar Human nature in an age of biotechnology
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    Keywords: Philosophy (General) ; Science Philosophy ; Technology Philosophy ; Anthropology ; Philosophy ; Philosophy (General) ; Science Philosophy ; Technology Philosophy ; Anthropology ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Biotechnologie ; Philosophische Anthropologie ; Technikphilosophie
    Abstract: New biotechnologies have propelled the question of what it means to be human - or posthuman - to the forefront of societal and scientific consideration. This volume provides an accessible, critical overview of the main approaches in the debate on posthumanism, and argues that they do not adequately address the question of what it means to be human in an age of biotechnology. Not because they belong to rival political camps, but because they are grounded in a humanist ontology that presupposes a radical separation between human subjects and technological objects. The volume offers a comprehensive mapping of posthumanist discourse divided into four broad approaches-two humanist-based approaches: dystopic and liberal posthumanism, and two non-humanist approaches: radical and methodological posthumanism. The author compares and contrasts these models via an exploration of key issues, from human enhancement, to eugenics, to new configurations of biopower, questioning what role technology plays in defining the boundaries of the human, the subject and nature for each. Building on the contributions and limitations of radical and methodological posthumanism, the author develops a novel perspective, mediated posthumanism, that brings together insights in the philosophy of technology, the sociology of biomedicine, and Michel Foucault’s work on ethical subject constitution. In this framework, technology is neither a neutral tool nor a force that alienates humanity from itself, but something that is always already part of the experience of being human, and subjectivity is viewed as an emergent property that is constantly being shaped and transformed by its engagements with biotechnologies. Mediated posthumanism becomes a tool for identifying novel ethical modes of human experience that are richer and more multifaceted than current posthumanist perspectives allow for. The book will be essential reading for students and scholars working on ethics and technology, philosophy of technology, poststructuralism, technology and the body, and medical ethics
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. IntroductionChapter 2. A Cartography of the Posthuman -- Chapter 3. The Human Enhancement Debate: For, Against and from Human Nature -- Chapter 4. Towards a Non-Humanist Posthumanism: The Originary Prostheticity of Radical and Methodological Posthumanism -- Chapter 5. From Molar to Molecular Bodies: Posthumanist Frameworks in Contemporary Biology -- Chapter 6. Posthuman Subjectivity: Beyond Modern Metaphysics -- Chapter 7. Technologically Produced Nature: Nature Beyond Schizophrenia and Paranoia -- Chapter 8. New Modes of Ethical Selfhood: Geneticization and Genetically Responsible Subjectivity -- Chapter 9. Conclusion.             .
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