Ann Atkinson's Books

DNA for Archaeologists

By: Elizabeth Matisoo-Smith,K. Ann Horsburgh

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DNA for Archaeologists

By: Elizabeth Matisoo-Smith,K. Ann Horsburgh

The ability to use DNA evidence is revolutionizing our understanding of the past. This book introduces archaeologists to the basics of DNA research so they can understand the powers and pitfalls of using DNA data in archaeological analysis and interpretation. By concentrating on the principles and applications of DNA specific to archaeology, the authors allow archaeologists to collect DNA samples properly and interpret the laboratory results with greater confidence. Written by archaeologists who conduct fieldwork as well as laboratory analysis, the volume is replete with case examples of DNA work in a variety of archaeological contexts and is an ideal teaching tool for archaeologists and their students.

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1315430312

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Understanding the Social Economy

A Canadian Perspective, Second Edition

By: Jack Quarter,Laurie Mook,Ann Armstrong

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Understanding the Social Economy

A Canadian Perspective, Second Edition

By: Jack Quarter,Laurie Mook,Ann Armstrong

Suitable for courses addressing community economic development, non-profit organizations, co-operatives and the social economy more broadly, the second edition of Understanding the Social Economy expands on the authors’ ground-breaking examination of organizations founded on a social mission – social enterprises, non-profits, co-operatives, credit unions, and community development organizations. While the role of the private and public sectors are very much in the public light, the social economy is often taken for granted. However, try to imagine a society without the many forms of organizations that form the social economy: social service organizations, arts and recreation organizations, ethno-cultural associations, social clubs, self-help groups, universities and colleges, hospitals and other healthcare providers, foundations, housing co-operatives, or credit unions. Not only do these organizations provide valuable services, but they employ many people, and purchase goods and services. They are both social and economic entities. Understanding the Social Economy illustrates how organizations in the social economy interact with the other sectors of the economy and highlights the important social infrastructure that these organizations create. The second edition contains six new case studies as well three new chapters addressing leadership and strategic management, and human resources management. A much-needed work on an important but neglected facet of organizational studies, Understanding the Social Economy continues to be an invaluable resource for the classroom and for participants working in the social sector.

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University of Toronto Press

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1487511051

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Handbook Of Health Research Methods: Investigation, Measurement And Analysis

By: Bowling, Ann,Ebrahim, Shah

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Handbook Of Health Research Methods: Investigation, Measurement And Analysis

By: Bowling, Ann,Ebrahim, Shah

Handbook of Health Research Methods is an essential tool for researchers and postgraduate students taking masters courses, or undertaking doctoral programmes, in health services evaluation, health sciences, health management, public health, nursing, sociology, socio-biology, medicine and epidemiology. However, the book also appeals to health professionals who wish to broaden their knowledge of research methods in order to make effective policy and practice decisions.

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McGraw-Hill Education (UK)

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0335214606

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9780335214600

Modern History of Hawai'i

By: Ann Rayson

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Modern History of Hawai'i

By: Ann Rayson

This edition of the 9th-grade textbook Modern Hawaiian History has been updated to include the years from 1994 to 2004. The new material features discussion-provoking commentary on sovereignty and other contemporary issues, and color photos have been added throughout.

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Bess Press

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The Ziegfeld Follies

A History in Song

By: Ann Ommen van der Merwe

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The Ziegfeld Follies

A History in Song

By: Ann Ommen van der Merwe

This documented history reconstructs the song performances of each annual production of the Ziegfeld Follies from 1907 to 1931. In so doing, it demonstrates the important role of song in facilitating the comedy and spectacle for which the Follies are better known.

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Scarecrow Press

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Assessment and Student Success in a Differentiated Classroom

By: Carol A. Tomlinson,Tonya R. Moon

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Assessment and Student Success in a Differentiated Classroom

By: Carol A. Tomlinson,Tonya R. Moon

Carol Ann Tomlinson and Tonya R. Moon take an in-depth look at assessment and show how differentiation can improve the process in all grade levels and subject areas. After discussing differentiation in general, the authors focus on how differentiation applies to various forms of assessment--pre-assessment, formative assessment, and summative assessment--and to grading and report cards. Readers learn how differentiation can --Capture student interest and increase motivation --Clarify teachers' understanding about what is most important to teach --Enhance students' and teachers' belief in student learning capacity; and --Help teachers understand their students' individual similarities and differences so they can reach more students, more effectively Throughout, Tomlinson and Moon emphasize the importance of maintaining a consistent focus on the essential knowledge, understandings, and skills that all students must acquire, no matter what their starting point. Detailed scenarios illustrate how assessment differentiation can occur in three realms (student readiness, interest, and learning style or preference) and how it can improve assessment validity and reliability and decrease errors and teacher bias. Grounded in research and the authors' teaching experience, Assessment and Student Success in a Differentiated Classroom outlines a common-sense approach that is both thoughtful and practical, and that empowers teachers and students to discover, strive for, and achieve their true potential. This is PDF Format E-book: ISBN 978-1-4166-1773-0

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Stung!

On Jellyfish Blooms and the Future of the Ocean

By: Lisa-ann Gershwin

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Stung!

On Jellyfish Blooms and the Future of the Ocean

By: Lisa-ann Gershwin

Discusses why the jellyfish population has exploded in recent years and why their dominance is indicative of a declining ocean ecosystem.

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University of Chicago Press

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The Science of Housework

The Home and Public Health, 1880-1940

By: Ann Oakley

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The Science of Housework

The Home and Public Health, 1880-1940

By: Ann Oakley

This book recaptures the buried history of the household science movement, including domestic science teaching, public health, higher education for women and the scientific content and aims of domestic science courses.

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Policy Press

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1447369629

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Father and Daughter

Patriarchy, Gender and Social Science

By: Oakley, Ann

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Father and Daughter

Patriarchy, Gender and Social Science

By: Oakley, Ann

Father and daughter provides an unique ‘insider perspective’ on two key figures in twentieth-century British social science. Ann Oakley, a highly respected sociologist and best-selling writer, draws on her own life and that of her father, Richard Titmuss, a well-known policy analyst and defender of the welfare state, to offer an absorbing view of the connections between private lives and public work. Using an innovative mix of biography, autobiography, intellectual history, archives, and personal interviews, some of which have not been previously available to the public, she provides a compelling narrative about gender, patriarchy, methodology, and the politics of memory and identity. This fascinating analysis defies the usual social science publications to offer a truly distinctive account which will be of wide interest.

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1447318129

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What America Watched

Television Favorites from the Cornfields to the Cosmos, 1960s-1990s

By: Marsha Ann Tate,Earl Houser

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What America Watched

Television Favorites from the Cornfields to the Cosmos, 1960s-1990s

By: Marsha Ann Tate,Earl Houser

Although television critics have often differed with the public with respect to the artistic and cultural merits of television programming, over the last half-century television has indubitably influenced popular culture and vice versa. No matter what reasons are cited--the characters, the actors, the plots, the music--television shows that were beloved by audiences in their time remain fondly remembered. This study covers the classic period of popular television shows from the 1960s through the 1990s, focusing on how regular viewers interacted with television shows on a personal level. Bridging popular and scholarly approaches, this book discovers what America actually watched and why through documents, footage, visits to filming locations, newspapers, and magazine articles from the shows' eras. The book features extensive notes and bibliography.

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McFarland

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1476644659

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Research Practice for Cultural Studies

Ethnographic Methods and Lived Cultures

By: Ann Gray

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Research Practice for Cultural Studies

Ethnographic Methods and Lived Cultures

By: Ann Gray

How is culture 'lived'? What are the best ways of investigating cultural life? This book offers practical guidance for researching cultural studies.

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076195175X

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Using Software in Qualitative Research

A Step-by-Step Guide

By: Ann Lewins,Christina Silver

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Using Software in Qualitative Research

A Step-by-Step Guide

By: Ann Lewins,Christina Silver

Using Software in Qualitative Research is an essential introduction to the practice and principles of Computer Assisted Qualitative Data Analysis (CAQDAS), helping the reader choose the most appropriate package for their needs and to get the most out of the software once they are using it. This step-by-step book considers a wide range of tasks and processes, bringing them together to demystify qualitative software and encourage flexible and critical choices and uses of software in supporting analysis. The book can be read as a whole or by chapters, building on one another to provide a holistic sense of the analytic journey without advocating a particular sequential process. Accessible and comprehensive, Using Software in Qualitative Research provides a practical but analytically-grounded guide to thinking about and using software and will be an essential companion for any qualitative researcher.

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Handbook of Psychology, Developmental Psychology

By: Irving B. Weiner,Richard M. Lerner,M. Ann Easterbrooks,Jayanthi Mistry

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Handbook of Psychology, Developmental Psychology

By: Irving B. Weiner,Richard M. Lerner,M. Ann Easterbrooks,Jayanthi Mistry

Psychology is of interest to academics from many fields, as well as to the thousands of academic and clinical psychologists and general public who can't help but be interested in learning more about why humans think and behave as they do. This award-winning twelve-volume reference covers every aspect of the ever-fascinating discipline of psychology and represents the most current knowledge in the field. This ten-year revision now covers discoveries based in neuroscience, clinical psychology's new interest in evidence-based practice and mindfulness, and new findings in social, developmental, and forensic psychology.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1118281993

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9781118281994

Substance Use Among Women

A Reference and Resource Guide

By: Ann M. Pagliaro,Louis A. Pagliaro

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Substance Use Among Women

A Reference and Resource Guide

By: Ann M. Pagliaro,Louis A. Pagliaro

First published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

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Psychology Press

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1583910352

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New Frontiers in Microsimulation Modelling

By: Ann Harding

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New Frontiers in Microsimulation Modelling

By: Ann Harding

In the past fifteen years, microsimulation models have become firmly established as vital tools for analysis of the distributional impact of changes in governmental programmes. Across Europe, the US, Canada and Australia, microsimulation models are used extensively to assess who are the winners and losers from proposed policy reforms; this is now expanding into new frontiers, both geographically and in terms of policy areas. With contributions from more than 60 international experts, this volume offers a comprehensive introduction to the state of microsimulation internationally, illustrating a wide range of new applications and approaches. It will be of relevance to government policy makers, social policy planners, economists and those concerned with predicting the impact of public policy change and to academics in a variety of disciplines, especially social and public policy, human geography, development studies and economics.

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1351914928

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Women, Peace and Welfare

A Suppressed History of Social Reform, 1880-1920

By: Oakley, Ann

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Women, Peace and Welfare

A Suppressed History of Social Reform, 1880-1920

By: Oakley, Ann

Between 1880 and 1920 many women researched the conditions of social and economic life in Western countries. They were driven by a vision of a society based on welfare and altruism, rather than warfare and competition. Ann Oakley, a leading sociologist, undertook extensive research to uncover this previously hidden cast of forgotten characters. She uses the women’s stories to bring together the histories of social reform, social science, welfare and pacifism. Her fascinating account reveals how their efforts, connected through thriving transnational networks, lie behind many features of modern welfare states and reminds us of their powerful vision of a more humane way of living – a vision that remains relevant today.

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Policy Press

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1447332628

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Taking Liberty

Indigenous Rights and Settler Self-Government in Colonial Australia, 1830–1890

By: Ann Curthoys,Jessie Mitchell

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Taking Liberty

Indigenous Rights and Settler Self-Government in Colonial Australia, 1830–1890

By: Ann Curthoys,Jessie Mitchell

Machine generated contents note: Introduction: how settlers gained self-government and indigenous people (almost) lost it; Part I.A Four-Cornered Contest: British Government, Settlers, Missionaries and Indigenous Peoples: 1. Colonialism and catastrophe: 1830; 2. 'Another new world inviting our occupation': colonisation and the beginnings of humanitarian intervention, 1831-1837; 3. Settlers oppose indigenous protection: 1837-1842; 4. A colonial conundrum: settler rights versus indigenous rights, 1837-1842; 5. Who will control the land? Colonial and imperial debates 1842-1846; Part II. Towards Self-Government: 6. Who will govern the settlers? Imperial and settler desires, visions, utopias, 1846-1850; 7. 'No place for the sole of their feet': imperial-colonial dialogue on Aboriginal land rights, 1846-1851; 8. Who will govern Aboriginal people? Britain transfers control of Aboriginal policy to the colonies, 1852-1854; 9. The dark side of responsible government? Britain and indigenous people in the self-governing colonies, 1854-1870; Part III. Self-Governing Colonies and Indigenous People, 1856-c.1870: 10. Ghosts of the past, people of the present: Tasmania; 11. 'A refugee in our own land': governing Aboriginal people in Victoria; 12. Aboriginal survival in New South Wales; 13. Their worst fears realised: the disaster of Queensland; 14. A question of honour in the colony that was meant to be different: Aboriginal policy in South Australia; Part IV. Self-Government for Western Australia: 15. 'A little short of slavery': forced Aboriginal labour in Western Australia 1856-1884; 16. 'A slur upon the colony': making Western Australia's unusual constitution, 1885-1890; Conclusion.

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Cambridge University Press

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1107084857

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The Cambridge Handbook of Motivation and Learning

By: K. Ann Renninger,Suzanne E. Hidi

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The Cambridge Handbook of Motivation and Learning

By: K. Ann Renninger,Suzanne E. Hidi

Written by leading researchers in educational and social psychology, learning science, and neuroscience, this edited volume is suitable for a wide-academic readership. It gives definitions of key terms related to motivation and learning alongside developed explanations of significant findings in the field. It also presents cohesive descriptions concerning how motivation relates to learning, and produces a novel and insightful combination of issues and findings from studies of motivation and/or learning across the authors' collective range of scientific fields. The authors provide a variety of perspectives on motivational constructs and their measurement, which can be used by multiple and distinct scientific communities, both basic and applied.

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Handbook of Multicultural Mental Health

Chapter 9. Nativity and Migration: Considering Acculturation in the Assessment and Treatment of Mental Disorders

By: Gayle Y. Iwamasa,Shilpa M.P. Regan,Andrew Subica,Ann-Marie Yamada

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Handbook of Multicultural Mental Health

Chapter 9. Nativity and Migration: Considering Acculturation in the Assessment and Treatment of Mental Disorders

By: Gayle Y. Iwamasa,Shilpa M.P. Regan,Andrew Subica,Ann-Marie Yamada

This chapter provides an overview of research on acculturation and mental health in multicultural individuals. The principle frameworks of acculturation are reviewed and distinctions are drawn between the acculturation experiences of immigrants and refugees. This chapter also highlights various methodological considerations relevant to the assessment of acculturation and reviews existing acculturation measures developed with Latinos, Asian Americans, African Americans, and American Indians. Research examining the relationships between acculturation and mental health with emphasis placed on Latino and Asian American populations are presented. This chapter concludes with recommendations for future acculturation research and underscores areas in need of additional empirical inquiry.

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0128059702

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Perspectives in Psychology

By: Ann Birch,Tony Malim,Alison Wadeley

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Perspectives in Psychology

By: Ann Birch,Tony Malim,Alison Wadeley

This second edition of this popular text is designed to meet the needs of teachers and students following new A and AS level Psychology syllabuses on either modular or terminal routes, as well as those on introductory psychology courses at degree level. This extensively revised and updated edition covers: - Major orientations in psychology and philosophical issues in psychology: including free-will and determinism and reductionism - Psychology and science biases in psychological theory and research, including advertising, propaganda, warfare and psychometric testing - Ethics in psychological research and practice - Ethics in socially sensitive research Key concepts are clearly flagged and learning objectives are included in each chapter.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1349142735

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Racism in the United States, Third Edition

Implications for the Helping Professions

By: Ann Marie Garran, PhD, MSW,Joshua L. Miller, PhD, MSW,Lisa Werkmeister Rozas, PhD, MA, MSW,Hye-Kyung Kang, PhD, MA, MSW

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Racism in the United States, Third Edition

Implications for the Helping Professions

By: Ann Marie Garran, PhD, MSW,Joshua L. Miller, PhD, MSW,Lisa Werkmeister Rozas, PhD, MA, MSW,Hye-Kyung Kang, PhD, MA, MSW

The only comprehensive book on racism for human service students and professionals; this book addresses all forms of racism from an historical, theoretical, institutional, interpersonal and professional perspective. This text discusses how racism can be dealt with in clinical, communal and organizational contexts. The third edition encompasses a wealth of vital new scholarship on the perpetually changing contours of racism and strategies to confront it. Fulfilling NASW and CSWE cultural competency requirements, this book teaches socially-just practices to helping professionals from any discipline. Using coloniality and other critical theories as a conceptual framework, the text analyzes all levels of racism: structural, personal, interpersonal, professional, and cultural. It features the contributions of a new team of authors and scholars; new conceptual and theoretical material; a new chapter on immigration racism and updated content to reflect how racism and white supremacy are manifested today; and new content on the impact of racism on economics, technology, and environmental degradation; expanded sections on slavery; current political manifestations of racism and much more. The new edition provides in-depth multilevel complex exploration and includes varied perspectives that will be meaningful for anyone involved in human services. Readers appreciate the book's sensitive, complex and multidimensional approach to this difficult topic. Purchase includes digital access for use on most mobile devices or computers. New to the Third Edition: Integrates the perspectives and insights of two new expert authors. Includes a new chapter on the root causes for the increased flow of migrants, displaced people, and refugees and the impact of racism on their lives; and discusses the rise of fascism and white supremacy along with the confluence of racism and COVID-19. Includes a new model of dialogue, “Critical Conversations,” which offers a roadmap for facilitating productive conversations on race and racism. Presents updated coverage of the killings of young people of color by law enforcement. Offers a detailed examination of the Trump era and the impact of Obama presidency on the dynamics of racism. Provides practical applications which include exercises that explore social group and intersectional identities, stereotypes, microaggressions, organizational audits, and structural oppression. Key Features: Addresses how racism is part of the DNA of human services organizations and provides strategies for facilitating change Explains how professionals can resist racism and serve as anti-racism activists Provides practical applications and exercises in each chapter Includes instructor’s manual, links to relevant podcasts and additional resources, and PowerPoint outlines for each chapter

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Springer Publishing Company

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Remaking the Concept of Aptitude

Extending the Legacy of Richard E. Snow

By: Lyn Corno,Lee J. Cronbach,Haggai Kupermintz,David F. Lohman,Ellen B. Mandinach,Ann W. Porteus,Joan E. Talbert

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Remaking the Concept of Aptitude

Extending the Legacy of Richard E. Snow

By: Lyn Corno,Lee J. Cronbach,Haggai Kupermintz,David F. Lohman,Ellen B. Mandinach,Ann W. Porteus,Joan E. Talbert

Richard E. Snow's final book, unfinished at his death in 1997, has been organized & completed by a panal of his colleagues. The book identifies questions that research should address to combine aptitude theory with theory of social & cognitive processes.

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1135660123

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Daughters of the Tharu

Gender, Ethnicity, Religion, and the Education of Nepali Girls

By: Mary Ann Maslak

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Daughters of the Tharu

Gender, Ethnicity, Religion, and the Education of Nepali Girls

By: Mary Ann Maslak

This book explores the complex structural institutions in society, individual attitudes towards, beliefs about and values of those institutions, and the process by which the relationship between the social structure and individual agency conditions and governs girls' educational participation in Nepal.

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Government Wage Bill Management and Civil Service Reform in the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union

By: Mr.A. E. Wayne Mitchell,Ronald James,Ann Marie Wickham

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Government Wage Bill Management and Civil Service Reform in the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union

By: Mr.A. E. Wayne Mitchell,Ronald James,Ann Marie Wickham

In this study, we assess the size of the government wage bill and employment in the member countries of the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union and their implications for fiscal sustainability and the adequacy of public service delivery. Over the period 2005 to 2015 their wage bill (as a percentage of GDP, government revenues and expenditures) is higher than in other small states notwithstanding recent efforts by governments to make it more manageable. The composition and distribution of employment is sub-optimal and is reflected in skills mismatches contributing to inefficiencies in public service delivery. Using a dynamic fixed-effects panel, we find that wage bill growth reflects the expansion of government activities to speed up economic and social development and that wage bill spending is procyclical in good times but is rigid during downturns. Finally, we identify the main institutional and legal reforms needed to improve wage bill management and public service efficiency.

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International Monetary Fund

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1498316077

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Jimmy's Stars

By: Mary Ann Rodman

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Jimmy's Stars

By: Mary Ann Rodman

It's September 1943, and eleven-year-old Ellie McKelvey's older brother, Jimmy, has just been drafted. Jimmy has a joyful heart and a kind word for everyone, and he's the only person who thinks Ellie is smart and funny and as beautiful as Lana Turner, the movie star. Ellie can hardly stand to see him go. With Jimmy gone, Aunt Toots moves into his bedroom, Ellie's mother takes a war job at a factory, and everything in Ellie's life seems upside down. But she figures that the war will be over and Jimmy home by Christmas, so as much as she misses him, she keeps her spirits up. Even as families in the neighborhood begin to receive telegrams informing them that their boys are wounded or worse, Ellie never stops believing in Jimmy. In her second work of historical fiction, Mary Ann Rodman captures all the authentic details of life on the homefront during World War II, as well as the fierce love a sister has for her beloved big brother. Jimmy's Stars is a 2009 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.

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Macmillan + ORM

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1466804521

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Arts and Crafts Movement in New Zealand, 1870-1940

By: Ann Calhoun

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Arts and Crafts Movement in New Zealand, 1870-1940

By: Ann Calhoun

Reveals ... the exquisite work and extraordinary skill of a group of New Zealand artists, most of them women, working in a wide variety of art and craft forms ... This flowering of local talent ... originated in the British Arts and Crafts movement and is associated with the growth of art education in this country: its quiet but dedicated character also suggests much about the situation of women in the years before and after 1900"--Jacket.

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Auckland University Press

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1869402294

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Environmental Degradation and Transformation of Organic Chemicals

By: Alasdair H. Neilson,Ann-Sofie Allard

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Environmental Degradation and Transformation of Organic Chemicals

By: Alasdair H. Neilson,Ann-Sofie Allard

Addressing the persistent environmental threat of organic chemicals with a fresh approach to degradation and transformation processes, Environmental Degradation and Transformation of Organic Chemicals examines a wide range of compounds as well as abiotic and microbiological reactions mediated by microorganisms. The book emphasizes the pathways used

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1420006770

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Fits, Trances, and Visions

Experiencing Religion and Explaining Experience from Wesley to James

By: Ann Taves

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Experiencing Religion and Explaining Experience from Wesley to James

By: Ann Taves

Fits, trances, visions, speaking in tongues, clairvoyance, out-of-body experiences, possession. Believers have long viewed these and similar involuntary experiences as religious--as manifestations of God, the spirits, or the Christ within. Skeptics, on the other hand, have understood them as symptoms of physical disease, mental disorder, group dynamics, or other natural causes. In this sweeping work of religious and psychological history, Ann Taves explores the myriad ways in which believers and detractors interpreted these complex experiences in Anglo-American culture between the mid-eighteenth and early-twentieth centuries. Taves divides the book into three sections. In the first, ranging from 1740 to 1820, she examines the debate over trances, visions, and other involuntary experiences against the politically charged backdrop of Anglo-American evangelicalism, established churches, Enlightenment thought, and a legacy of religious warfare. In the second part, covering 1820 to 1890, she highlights the interplay between popular psychology--particularly the ideas of "animal magnetism" and mesmerism--and movements in popular religion: the disestablishment of churches, the decline of Calvinist orthodoxy, the expansion of Methodism, and the birth of new religious movements. In the third section, Taves traces the emergence of professional psychology between 1890 and 1910 and explores the implications of new ideas about the subconscious mind, hypnosis, hysteria, and dissociation for the understanding of religious experience. Throughout, Taves follows evolving debates about whether fits, trances, and visions are natural (and therefore not religious) or supernatural (and therefore religious). She pays particular attention to a third interpretation, proposed by such "mediators" as William James, according to which these experiences are natural and religious. Taves shows that ordinary people as well as educated elites debated the meaning of these experiences and reveals the importance of interactions between popular and elite culture in accounting for how people experienced religion and explained experience. Combining rich detail with clear and rigorous argument, this is a major contribution to our understanding of Protestant revivalism and the historical interplay between religion and psychology.

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Organic Chemicals in the Environment

Mechanisms of Degradation and Transformation, Second Edition

By: Alasdair H. Neilson,Ann-Sofie Allard

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Mechanisms of Degradation and Transformation, Second Edition

By: Alasdair H. Neilson,Ann-Sofie Allard

Addressing the persistent environmental threat of organic chemicals with a fresh approach to degradation and transformation processes, Organic Chemicals in the Environment: Mechanisms of Degradation and Transformation, Second Edition examines a wide range of compounds as well as abiotic and microbiological reactions mediated by microorganisms. The book emphasizes the pathways used and the broad classes of enzymes involved. It provides an overview of experimental procedures with detailed coverage of the organic compounds that are considered to be xenobiotics. The book begins by providing a broad perspective on abiotic and biotic reactions, including the significance of a range of environmental determinants. The following chapters briefly introduce experimental procedures and emphasize those procedures for establishing the structure of metabolites using isotopes and physical methods. Next, the authors outline details of biochemical reactions involved in the biodegradation of the major groups of aliphatic, carbocyclic aromatic, and heterocyclic compounds. They end with coverage of bioremediation that has attracted increasing concern because of the hazard presented by the disposal of unwanted chemicals or by-products from their manufacture. Broad and comprehensive, this book provides a cohesive treatment of the subject. It contains an extensive set of literature references and numerous illustrative figures. The authors use a mechanistic approach with emphasis on the pathways, and the principles that emerge provide a guide not only for specific compounds but also for those having a more remote structural resemblance.

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Fieldwork for Healthcare

Case Studies Investigating Human Factors in Computing Systems

By: Dominic Furniss,Ann Blandford,Rebecca Randell,Svetlena Taneva

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Fieldwork for Healthcare

Case Studies Investigating Human Factors in Computing Systems

By: Dominic Furniss,Ann Blandford,Rebecca Randell,Svetlena Taneva

Performing fieldwork in healthcare settings is significantly different from fieldwork in other domains and it presents unique challenges to researchers. Whilst results are reported in research papers, the details of how to actually perform these fieldwork studies are not. This is the first of two volumes designed as a collective graduate guidebook for conducting fieldwork in healthcare. This volume brings together the experiences of established researchers who do fieldwork in clinical and non-clinical settings, focusing on how people interact with healthcare technology, in the form of case studies. These case studies are all personal, reflective accounts of challenges faced and lessons learned, which future researchers might also learn from. We open with an account of studies in the Operating Room, focusing on the role of the researcher, and how participants engage and resist engaging with the research process. Subsequent case studies address themes in a variety of hospital settings, which highlight the variability that is experienced across study settings and the importance of context in shaping what is possible when conducting research in hospitals. Recognising and dealing with emotions, strategies for gaining access, and data gathering are themes that pervade the studies. Later case studies introduce research involving collaborative design and intervention studies, which seek to have an immediate impact on practice. Mental health is a theme of two intervention studies as we move out of the hospital to engage with vulnerable participants suffering from long-term conditions and people in the home. This volume closes with an intervention study in the developing world that ends with some tips for conducting studies in healthcare. Such tips are synthesised through the thematic chapters presented in the companion volume.

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Camouflage Australia

Art, Nature, Science and War

By: Ann Elias

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Camouflage Australia

Art, Nature, Science and War

By: Ann Elias

Camouflage Australia provides international context for the historical circumstances and events of the organisation of camouflage in World War II in Australia and the Pacific region. She elaborates on the parallel involvement of British and American artists in the field of concealment and deception, and reveals the widespread interest shown by western naturalists and scientists in the application to warfare of the behaviours and aesthetics of animals.

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A Critical Woman

Barbara Wootton, Social Science and Public Policy in the Twentieth Century

By: Ann Oakley

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A Critical Woman

Barbara Wootton, Social Science and Public Policy in the Twentieth Century

By: Ann Oakley

Barbara Wootton was one of the extraordinary public figures of the twentieth century. She was an outstanding social scientist, an architect of the welfare state, an iconoclast who challenged conventional wisdoms and the first woman to sit on the Woolsack in the House of Lords. Ann Oakley has written a fascinating and highly readable account of the life and work of this singular woman, but the book goes much further. It is an engaged account of the making of British social policy at a critical period seen through the lens of the life and work of a pivotal figure. Oakley tells a story about the intersections of the public and the private and about the way her subject's life unfolded within, was shaped by, and helped to shape a particular social and intellectual context.

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EBOOK: Handbook of Health Research Methods: Investigation, Measurement and Analysis

By: Ann Bowling,Shah Ebrahim

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EBOOK: Handbook of Health Research Methods: Investigation, Measurement and Analysis

By: Ann Bowling,Shah Ebrahim

an ideal set text" Angela Scriven, Course Leader, Brunel University Which research method should I use to evaluate services? How do I design a questionnaire? How do I conduct a systematic review of research? This handbook helps researchers to plan, carry out, and analyse health research, and evaluate the quality of research studies. The book takes a multidisciplinary approach to enable researchers from different disciplines to work side-by-side in the investigation of population health, the evaluation of health care, and in health care delivery. Handbook of Health Research Methods is an essential tool for researchers and postgraduate students taking masters courses, or undertaking doctoral programmes, in health services evaluation, health sciences, health management, public health, nursing, sociology, socio-biology, medicine and epidemiology. However, the book also appeals to health professionals who wish to broaden their knowledge of research methods in order to make effective policy and practice decisions. Contributors: Joy Adamson, Geraldine Barrett, Jane P. Biddulph, Ann Bowling, Sara Brookes, Jackie Brown, Simon Carter, Michel P. Coleman, Paul Cullinan, George Davey Smith, Paul Dieppe, Jenny Donovan, Craig Duncan, Shah Ebrahim, Vikki Entwistle, Clare Harries, Lesley Henderson, Kelvyn Jones, Olga Kostopoulou, Sarah J. Lewis, Richard Martin, Martin McKee, Graham Moon, Ellen Nolte, Alan O’Rourke, Ann Oakley, Tim Peters, Tina Ramkalawan, Caroline Sanders, Mary Shaw, Andrew Steptoe, Jonathan Sterne, Anne Stiggelbout, S.V. Subramanian, Kate Tilling, Liz Twigg, Suzanne Wait.

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