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Society & social sciences
Hardback. Presents a review of housing in Ireland for many years. This book examines the issues such as: the impact of the house price boom on wealth and affordability; the urban renewal schemes and private rented housing; the management of social housing; the accommodation of travellers and homeless people; and, rural housing policy and politics. Editor(s): Norris, Michelle; Redmond, Declan. Num Pages: 437 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 813.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 437
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402056734
- ISBN
- 9781402056734
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 189.16
€ 189.16
Collective Improvisation in a Teacher Education Community
. Ed(S): Darling, Linda Farr; Erickson, Gaale...
Hardback. This book details a teacher education initiative called A Community of Inquiry in Teacher Education, which seeks to transform learning to teach from an experience based on the acquisition of skills to one centered on the cultivation of certain dispositions. Editor(s): Darling, Linda Farr; Erickson, Gaalen L.; Clarke, Anthony. Series: Self Study of Teaching and Teacher Education Practices. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNMT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 559.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402056673
- ISBN
- 9781402056673
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.96
€ 123.96
Hardback. Presents a compendium of literature reviews on an array of topics of interest to the higher education scholarly and policy communities. This title includes chapters that provide a comprehensive review of research findings on a selected topic, critique the research literature, and offers an agenda for future research. Editor(s): Smart, John C. Series: Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research. Num Pages: 611 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1044.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 611
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402056659
- ISBN
- 9781402056659
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 184.50
€ 184.50
Hardback. Reflects on the effects of discoveries in genetics on a broad range of scientific fields. This book shows the way in which those discoveries influence genetics itself and many other fields, and explains the impact of genetics on contemporary culture. It contains views of Nobel Laureate Francois Jacob on genetics and the nature of living things. Editor(s): Fagot-Largeault, Anne; Torres, Juan Manuel; Rahman, Shahid. Series: Logic, Epistemology, and the Unity of Science. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFCX; PSAK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1230.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402056635
- ISBN
- 9781402056635
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 185.65
€ 185.65
Paperback. Develops a comprehensive analysis of the demands, which the process of globalization exerts on the political organisations of humanity. This book starts from a diagnosis of the process of globalisation and frees its concept from its economistic narrowing. Translator(s): Haubrich, D.; Ludwig, M. Series: Studies in Global Justice. Num Pages: 351 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPHV. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 557.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 351
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402056611
- ISBN
- 9781402056611
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 181.50
€ 181.50
Environmental Security and Public Safety: Problems and Needs in Conver...
. Ed(S): Spyra, Wolfgang P. W. (Brandenburgis...
hardcover. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Environmental Security and Public Safety - Problems and Needs in Conversion Policy and Research after 15 Years of Conversion in Central & Eastern Europe, Cottbus, Germany, 8-12 October 2005 Editor(s): Spyra, Wolfgang P. W. (Brandenburgische University of Technology); Katzsch, Michael. Series: NATO Security Through Science Series C (Closed):. Num Pages: 192 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JWM; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 493.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2007th Edition
- SKU
- V9781402056420
- ISBN
- 9781402056420
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 236.22
€ 236.22
Hardback. Presents a historical panorama of the evolution of demographic thought from its 18th-century origins onwards. This book uses this to demonstrate how the multilevel approach can resolve some of the contradictions that have become apparent and achieve a synthesis of the different approaches employed. Series: The Springer Series on Demographic Methods and Population Analysis. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402056215
- ISBN
- 9781402056215
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.74
€ 123.74
Paperback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute on Imaging for Detection and Identification, Il Ciocco, Italy, 23 July - 5 August 2006. Editor(s): Byrnes, Jim. Series: NATO Security Through Science Series B (Closed). Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JWK; TTB; UYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 391.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402056192
- ISBN
- 9781402056192
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 183.37
€ 183.37
Hardback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute on Imaging for Detection and Identification, Il Ciocco, Italy, 23 July - 5 August 2006 Editor(s): Byrnes, Jim. Series: NATO Security Through Science Series B (Closed). Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JWK; TTB; UYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 565.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402056185
- ISBN
- 9781402056185
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 185.78
€ 185.78
The Challenges of Educating People to Lead in a Challenging World
. Ed(S): McCuddy, Michael K.; Bosch, Herman V...
Hardback. Helps educators and the educational enterprise become innovative, efficient, and effective in addressing the teaching/learning challenges associated with helping students prepare to face their own challenges as leaders and followers in an increasingly complex, uncertain, and global economy. Editor(s): McCuddy, Michael K.; Bosch, Herman van den; Martz, Benjamin; Matveev, Alexie V.; Morse, Kenneth O. Series: Educational Innovation in Economics and Business. Num Pages: 614 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNRV; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1094.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 614
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402056116
- ISBN
- 9781402056116
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 236.25
€ 236.25
Hardback. Talks about the search of a model for a humane law - where the cruelty ban is still in force. Presenting the contention that positive law is better understood, if it is not too easily equated with power, force, or command, this book shows that law is more a matter of discourse and deliberation, than of sheer decision or of power relations. Series: Law and Philosophy Library. Num Pages: 192 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPHC; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 1040.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402055942
- ISBN
- 9781402055942
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 184.47
€ 184.47
hardcover. Explores the different ways in which the various social practices in which people participate becomes signed as learning, how and why that occurs and with what consequences. This book discusses the linguistic turn in social theory to draw upon semiotics and post-structuralism through which to explore the significance of lifelong learning. Series: Lifelong Learning Book Series. Num Pages: 194 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Number of pages
- 194
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2007th Edition
- SKU
- V9781402055768
- ISBN
- 9781402055768
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.48
€ 122.48
Hardback. Conveys an understanding of China's educational development from within and provides insights into Chinese society. This title does so through portraits of eleven influential educators whose ideas have shaped the educational reforms initiated by Deng Xiaoping in 1978. Series: CERC Studies in Comparative Education. Num Pages: 416 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 763.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402055676
- ISBN
- 9781402055676
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 188.49
€ 188.49
hardcover. Takes on a central quandary in the study of energy and environmental policy: What myths continue to exist in American culture concerning energy, the environment, and society? This book debunks and contextualizes thirteen energy myths relating to electric power, renewable energy, energy efficiency, transportation, and climate change. Editor(s): Sovacool, Assoc Prof. Benjamin K.; Brown, Marilyn A. Num Pages: 372 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; KNB; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 719.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer/Sci-Tech/Trade United States
- Number of pages
- 372
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2007th Edition
- SKU
- V9781402055638
- ISBN
- 9781402055638
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.14
€ 126.14
Hardback. Examines today's notions of folk psychology. This title analyzes the consensual views of the subject by bringing together disciplines as various as cognitive science and anthropology. Editor(s): Hutto, Daniel D.; Ratcliffe, Matthew M. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JMA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1210.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402055577
- ISBN
- 9781402055577
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 175.24
€ 175.24
Hardback. Deals with spatial disparities of knowledge and the impact of the spatial context on the production and application of knowledge. This book explores the conflicts between various types of knowledge, especially between orthodox and heterodox knowledge systems, which range from religious fundamentalism to heresies within the scientific community. Editor(s): Meusburger, Peter; Welker, Michael; Wunder, Edgar. Series: Knowledge and Space. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402055546
- ISBN
- 9781402055546
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 267.41
€ 267.41
Hardback. Higher education in Britain has changed out of all recognition over the years. This book intends to place these radical changes within the context of the governance of British higher education. It examines the institutional changes which have occurred since the 1988 Education Reform and the emergence of the funding council model of governance. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JNM; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 257
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402055522
- ISBN
- 9781402055522
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 185.59
€ 185.59
Paperback. A compendium of thorough and integrative literature reviews on a diverse array of topics of interest to the higher education scholarly and policy communities. Each chapter provides a comprehensive review of research findings on a selected topic and critiques the research literature. Editor(s): Smart, John C. Series: Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research. Num Pages: 642 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNT; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 906.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 642
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402055386
- ISBN
- 9781402055386
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 190.40
€ 190.40
Accreditation and Evaluation in the European Higher Education Area
. Ed(S): Schwarz, Stefanie; Westerheijden, Do...
Paperback. Presents an account of the development of accreditation and evaluation in 20 European countries. This book shows how accreditation is becoming a mechanism in the steering of higher education all over Europe. It book analyses forces driving towards the spread of different models of accreditation in the emerging European Higher Education area. Editor(s): Schwarz, Stefanie; Westerheijden, Don F. Series: Higher Education Dynamics. Num Pages: 495 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 705.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 495
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402055379
- ISBN
- 9781402055379
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 239.14
€ 239.14
Paperback. Starting from the book "Great Expectations and Mixed Performance: The Implementation of Higher Education Reforms in Europe", this work presents a critical appreciation of that initial work and a review and critical appraisal of the empirical policy research in higher education. Editor(s): Gornitzka, Ase; Kogan, Maurice; Amaral, Alberto. Series: Higher Education Dynamics. Num Pages: 379 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 379
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402055362
- ISBN
- 9781402055362
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 185.28
€ 185.28