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Paperback. A study of advanced mathematical thinking as performed by mathematicians and taught to students in senior high school and university. It covers such topics as: the psychology of advanced mathematical thinking, the processes involved, mathematical creativity, proof, the role of definitions, symbols, and reflective abstraction. Editor(s): Tall, David. Series: Mathematics Education Library. Num Pages: 310 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNU; PB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792328124
- ISBN
- 9780792328124
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 319.16
€ 319.16
Hardback. A study of the programme of operant psychology founded by B.F. Skinner, which grew at a rapid pace during the "cognitive revolution" and shows no signs of fading away. This book investigates its place within psychology, and looks at its relationship with cognitive psychology. Series: Studies in Cognitive Systems. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JMAL; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 581.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 267
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792328155
- ISBN
- 9780792328155
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 254.87
€ 254.87
Hardback. Emphasises on students' inferred mathematical experiences as the start in the theory-building process. This book addresses the processes by which students construct sophisticated mathematical ways of knowing. It addresses conceptual constructions, including multiplicative notions, fractions, algebra, and the fundamental theorem of calculus. Editor(s): Cobb, Paul. Num Pages: 194 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNU; PB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 465.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 194
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792328230
- ISBN
- 9780792328230
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.57
€ 131.57
Hardback. Considers behavioral and cognitive development as an ordered change in an individual throughout his or her lifespan, and not as sets of individual differences between persons, nor as stage-like progressions. This book is suitable for professional psychologists and educationalists, and research students in the same subjects. Editor(s): Laak, Jan J. F.ter; Heymans, Peter G.; Podol'skij, Andrei I. (Dept. of Developmental Psychology, Moscow State University, Russia). Num Pages: 274 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792329053
- ISBN
- 9780792329053
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.37
€ 133.37
Hardback. Offers contributions to the debate about mathematics teaching and learning. This book adopts theoretical perspectives while drawing on the classroom as both the source of investigation and the site of potential change and development. It is suitable for lecturers and researchers and teachers concerned with the classroom as a cultural phenomenon. Editor(s): Lerman, Steve. Series: Mathematics Education Library. Num Pages: 221 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JNU; PB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 221
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792329312
- ISBN
- 9780792329312
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.05
€ 132.05
Critical Rationalism, the Social Sciences and the Humanities
. Ed(S): Jarvie, I. C.; Laor, Nathaniel
Hardback. This volume considers such questions as: Agassi's philosophy of education, in practice as well as in theory; the impact of psychology on philosophy; the origins of critical rationalism in the Bible; and the debates in economics stimulated by the work of Popper and Agassi. Editor(s): Jarvie, I. C.; Laor, Nathaniel. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 306 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 615.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792329619
- ISBN
- 9780792329619
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.09
€ 200.09
Hardback. Contains a multidisciplinary treatment of the development of the European Union. This title focuses on the political economy of European unification, including precursors of the EEC, the role of French-German relations, the Structural Funds, and the part played by the European Commission. Editor(s): Martin, Stephen. Num Pages: 294 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JPSN2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792329695
- ISBN
- 9780792329695
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.14
€ 200.14
Hardback. Presents essays in honor of Robert S Cohen, on the occasion of his 70th birthday. This work discusses issues of contemporary social and political thought, and its bearing on science. It explains the relations of Marxism to science, and specifically, to the philosophies of science of Carnap and Popper, as well as Soviet Marxism. Editor(s): Gavroglu, Kostas; Stachel, J. J.; Wartofsky, Marx W. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 416 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 785.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792329893
- ISBN
- 9780792329893
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 202.52
€ 202.52
Design and Production of Multimedia and Simulation-Based Learning Mate...
. Ed(S): Jong, Ton De; Sarti, Luigi
Hardback. Discusses the development of models, methods, and tools to support the design and production of computer-based learning material. This book describes a number of projects that represent the development of European research on courseware authoring, with a special attention to simulation-based learning material. Editor(s): Jong, Ton de; Sarti, Luigi. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 565.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 253
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792330202
- ISBN
- 9780792330202
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.04
€ 133.04
Hardback. Contains contributions to an international symposium that the Vienna Circle Institute held in October 1993 on ethics and social philosophy. This book contains papers which deal among others with questions of justice, equality, human rights, the connections between rationality and morality and the methodological problems of applied ethics. Editor(s): Pauer-Studer, Herlinde. Series: Vienna Circle Institute Yearbook. Num Pages: 360 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1510.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792330714
- ISBN
- 9780792330714
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 201.08
€ 201.08
The Varieties of Orthographic Knowledge. Theoretical and Developmental...
Virginia . Ed(S): Berninger
Hardback. Deals with the theoretical, definitional, methodological and developmental issues involved in investigating the role of orthography in reading and writing. This title proposes a theoretical framework based on the multiple dimensions of orthographic knowledge for guiding future research. It is suitable for basic and applied researchers. Editor(s): Berninger, Virginia. Series: Neuropsychology and Cognition. Num Pages: 398 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFD; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 735.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 398
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792330806
- ISBN
- 9780792330806
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 201.80
€ 201.80
Hardback. This text documents learning and teaching in open-inquiry learning environments, designed with the precepts of the following specific educational thinkers in mind: John Dewey, Seymour Papert, Donald Schon and Allan Collins. Series: Contemporary Trends and Issues in Science Education. Num Pages: 315 pages, 6 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JNU; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 625.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 315
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792330882
- ISBN
- 9780792330882
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.21
€ 200.21
Paperback. Student version Editor(s): Bach, Elke; Jelinek, Eloise (Department of Linguistics, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA); Kratzer, Angelika; Partee, Barbara B. H. Series: Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy. Num Pages: 769 pages, 2 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JMR; UYQL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 39. Weight in Grams: 2340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 769
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792331292
- ISBN
- 9780792331292
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 137.61
€ 137.61
The Asian City. Processes of Development, Characteristics and Planning...
. Ed(S): Dutt, Ashok K.; Costa, F. J. (Dept. ...
Hardback. Editor(s): Dutt, Ashok K.; Costa, F. J. (Dept. of Geography & Planning, University of Akron, OH, USA); Aggarwal, Surinder (Dept. of Geography, Delhi University, India); Noble, A. G. (Dept. of Geography and Planning, The University of Akron, OH, USA). Series: Geojournal Library. Num Pages: 392 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; JFSG; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 752.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792331353
- ISBN
- 9780792331353
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 257.35
€ 257.35
Hardback. This text consists mainly of portraits of the author's early teachers, most of whom belonged to a transitional generation of immigrant Hebrew scholars. It offers comments on such themes as aspects of immigrant life and the tensions between religious and secular worlds. Series: Philosophy and Education. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBC; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792332329
- ISBN
- 9780792332329
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.90
€ 131.90
Hardback. Deals with improving quality of life in a variety of disabled populations. This book includes chapters on people with chronic mental or physical conditions and those without disabilities at all. It outlines some of the challenges and controversies in the quality-of-life domain and attempts to draw generalizable conclusions. Editor(s): Romney, David M.; Brown, Roy I.; Fry, Prem S. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JH; MBPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Reprinted from SOCIAL INDICATORS RESEARCH, 33:1-3
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792332343
- ISBN
- 9780792332343
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.10
€ 133.10
Paperback. Through the medium of portraits of teaching personalities and styles, as well as descriptions of various educational settings in the New York City of the 30s and 40s, the author comments on aspects of immigrant life, the tensions between religious and secular worlds, and more. This book is of interest for those concerned with Jewish life. Series: Philosophy and Education. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBC; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792332367
- ISBN
- 9780792332367
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 129.37
€ 129.37
Educational Innovation in Economics and Business Administration
. Ed(S): Gijselaers, Wim H.; Tempelaar, Dirk ...
Hardback. Features many examples of reform in economics and business education. This book contains contributions from a variety of institutions on the necessity of curriculum reform, the choice of instructional methods, assessment and testing, and management of change. It is of interest for teachers in higher education, and educational psychologists. Editor(s): Gijselaers, Wim H.; Tempelaar, Dirk T.; Keizer, Piet K. (Maastricht University, The Netherlands); Blommaert, Jos M. (Maastricht University, The Netherlands); Bernard, Eugene M. (Maastricht University, The Netherlands); Kasper, Hans. Series: Educational Innovation in Economics and Business. Num Pages: 486 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNV; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 873.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 486
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792332725
- ISBN
- 9780792332725
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 259.11
€ 259.11
Paperback. This text documents learning and teaching in open-inquiry learning environments, designed with the precepts of the following specific educational thinkers in mind: John Dewey, Seymour Papert, Donald Schon and Allan Collins. Series: Contemporary Trends and Issues in Science Education. Num Pages: 315 pages, 6 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JNU; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1000.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1995
- Number of pages
- 315
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792333074
- ISBN
- 9780792333074
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 197.68
€ 197.68
Hardback. A collection of papers putting ideas on quantification to work on a variety of languages. With an introduction presenting a sketch of the background of the research, this book consists of research papers aimed at linguists, philosophers, and psychologists interested in semantics and linguistic form. Editor(s): Bach, Elke; Jelinek, Eloise (Department of Linguistics, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA); Kratzer, Angelika; Partee, Barbara B. H. Series: Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy. Num Pages: 769 pages, 2 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JMR; UYQL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1260.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 769
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792333524
- ISBN
- 9780792333524
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 254.51
€ 254.51