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Survive and Thrive in Academia

The New Academic’s Pocket Mentor

By: Kate Woodthorpe

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Survive and Thrive in Academia

The New Academic’s Pocket Mentor

By: Kate Woodthorpe

A pocket mentor for the early career academic learning to strategically navigate the demands of an academic role, this book is a friendly and constructive companion providing hands-on advice about how to balance teaching responsibilities alongside other duties. More than just a ‘how to’, the text is a timely commentary on changes in higher education. Discussing contemporary developments and offering guidance on how to negotiate this evolving climate, the book uniquely captures the political, social, economic and cultural forces at play, taking into account the issues which influence and shape an academic’s career trajectory. Organised around the three main tasks within a conventional academic post – teaching, research and administration – the book includes tips, pauses for thought, author reflections and sources for further reading, and provides insight to help the reader reflect on what they are doing, why, and where to go next in their career. Crucially, it shows that in order to survive and flourish, the early career academic needs to take a strategic view as to their function, purpose and contribution both inside and beyond the intellectual establishment. From establishing a research niche to getting stuck into administration Survive and Thrive empowers the early career academic, helping them to build their academic reputation both internally and externally and maintain a sense of personal fulfilment and accomplishment within an increasingly commercialised environment.

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Routledge

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1351690760

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9781351690768

Autism in Childhood and Autistic Features in Adults

A Psychoanalytic Perspective

By: Kate Barrows

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Autism in Childhood and Autistic Features in Adults

A Psychoanalytic Perspective

By: Kate Barrows

This book discusses psychoanalytic understanding of childhood autism and of autistic aspects of adult patients. It describes a wide range of adult patients who are highly articulate, successful people having nonetheless an encapsulated autistic area which blocks communication with others.

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Routledge

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0429896905

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9780429896903

Faithful Fighters

Identity and Power in the British Indian Army

By: Kate Imy

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Faithful Fighters

Identity and Power in the British Indian Army

By: Kate Imy

During the first four decades of the twentieth century, the British Indian Army possessed an illusion of racial and religious inclusivity. The army recruited diverse soldiers, known as the "Martial Races," including British Christians, Hindustani Muslims, Punjabi Sikhs, Hindu Rajputs, Pathans from northwestern India, and "Gurkhas" from Nepal. As anti-colonial activism intensified, military officials incorporated some soldiers' religious traditions into the army to keep them disciplined and loyal. They facilitated acts such as the fast of Ramadan for Muslim soldiers and allowed religious swords among Sikhs to recruit men from communities where anti-colonial sentiment grew stronger. Consequently, Indian nationalists and anti-colonial activists charged the army with fomenting racial and religious divisions. In Faithful Fighters, Kate Imy explores how military culture created unintended dialogues between soldiers and civilians, including Hindu nationalists, Sikh revivalists, and pan-Islamic activists. By the 1920s and '30s, the army constructed military schools and academies to isolate soldiers from anti-colonial activism. While this carefully managed military segregation crumbled under the pressure of the Second World War, Imy argues that the army militarized racial and religious difference, creating lasting legacies for the violent partition and independence of India, and the endemic warfare and violence of the post-colonial world.

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Stanford University Press

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1503610756

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Unbundling the University Curriculum

MOOCs, Online Program Management and the Knowledge Question

By: Kate O'Connor

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Unbundling the University Curriculum

MOOCs, Online Program Management and the Knowledge Question

By: Kate O'Connor

In a context in which explicit attention to the curriculum has been sidelined in universities’ strategy, this book makes an argument for why curriculum matters, both in understanding the effects of unbundled online learning and more broadly. It takes up two particular curriculum issues which are amplified in an unbundled context: differences in the formulation of curriculum between disciplines and professional fields, and the extent these are recognised in university strategy; and the push for constructivist pedagogies, and its effects on curriculum construction. Since the onslaught of MOOCs in 2012, unbundled forms of online learning offered via partnerships with external online program management and MOOC providers have grown significantly across the university sector. There has been much debate about the implications of these partnerships but the focus has predominantly been on the engagement of students and their learning. This book takes a different and novel approach, looking instead at the effects on curriculum and knowledge. Drawing on selected case studies, the book reflects on how university leaders and academics engaged with MOOCs and other forms of unbundled online learning in the early 2010s, and the effects of these reforms on curriculum practice. It captures in detail the complex and difficult work involved in university curriculum making in a way rarely seen in discussions of higher education. And it generates new in-sights about some of the critical problems manifest in the ongoing moves to embrace unbundled online learning today.

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Springer Nature

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9811946566

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9789811946561

The Everyday Ayurveda Cookbook

A Seasonal Guide to Eating and Living Well

By: Kate O'Donnell

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The Everyday Ayurveda Cookbook

A Seasonal Guide to Eating and Living Well

By: Kate O'Donnell

Keeping digestion on track is the key to health in Ayurveda, and eating natural, homemade foods in accordance with personal constitution and changes in environment is often all that we need to find balance. In The Everyday Ayurveda Cookbook, Kate O’Donnell inspires you to get into the kitchen and explore this time-honored system of seasonal eating for health and vibrancy.Season by season, learn how the changing weather and environment both mirror and influence your body and appetite.Foundational "everyday" recipes can be adapted to any season and any dosha for nourishing, flavorful meals.Includes lifestyle advice on meal planning, self-care regimens, and how to ensure health during the change of seasons.

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Shambhala Publications

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0834840227

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9780834840225

Working One-to-One with Students

Supervising, Coaching, Mentoring, and Personal Tutoring

By: Gina Wisker,Kate Exley,Maria Antoniou,Pauline Ridley

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Working One-to-One with Students

Supervising, Coaching, Mentoring, and Personal Tutoring

By: Gina Wisker,Kate Exley,Maria Antoniou,Pauline Ridley

Working One-to-One with Students is written for Higher Education academics, adjuncts, teaching assistants and research students who are looking for guidance inside and outside the classroom. This book is a jargon-free, practical guide to improving one-to-one teaching, covering a wide range of teaching contexts, including mentoring students and staff, supervising dissertations and how to approach informal meetings outside of lectures. Written in an engaging, accessible style and grounded in experience, this book offers a combination of practical advice backed by relevant learning theory. Featuring a wealth of case studies and useful resources, the book covers areas including: Supporting students; Encouraging independent learning; Mentoring coaching and personal tutoring; Developing peer groups and buddying programs; Dealing with diversity, difficult students and ethical dilemmas; supervising the undergraduate dissertation. Supervising postgraduates in the arts, social sciences and sciences. This book is a short, snappy, practical guide that covers this key element of a lecturer's work. In the spirit of the series (KEY GUIDES FOR EFFECTIVE TEACHING in HIGHER EDUCATION) this book covers relevant theory that effectively informs practice.

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Routledge

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1134216203

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9781134216208

Magic at the Crossroads

The Devil in Modern Witchcraft

By: Kate Freuler

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Magic at the Crossroads

The Devil in Modern Witchcraft

By: Kate Freuler

Explore the Forbidden Path of the Ultimate Rebel When you separate the religious dogma from the symbolic nature of the devil, who really is he? Kate Freuler presents the infamous figure as a symbol, not a deity, and reveals how to use this radical philosophy to strengthen yourself and your witchcraft. The devil represents rebelling against all-powerful, oppressive systems of any kind. Through historical references, religious writings, and pop culture, this book explores the intersection between witchcraft and the rebel archetype. Freuler dispels common myths, providing examples from a variety of texts and personal stories about her own connection to this misunderstood symbol. She also shares a variety of hands-on rituals you can use for self-empowerment. From the devil's relationship with the old gods to the shadow work associated with him, Magic at the Crossroads invites you to see this controversial symbol with new eyes.

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Llewellyn Worldwide

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0738776386

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9780738776385

Time Management for Academic Impact

Controlling Teaching Treadmills and Tornadoes

By: Kate Ames

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Time Management for Academic Impact

Controlling Teaching Treadmills and Tornadoes

By: Kate Ames

Academic staff are appointed to teach, research, consult, manage, and learn new technology amidst increasing pressure and dissatisfaction with workloads. They must learn new techniques to engage students who study across different modes, often juggling life and work. This book aims to blend good teaching practice with good time management skills to help academics feel more productive, confident, and in control of their ‘teaching side’. Time Management for Academic Impact explores the relationship between academic workload models, identity, and worldview with our approach to teaching (and research). Using the analogy of life on a treadmill in the midst of tornadoes, it identifies effective, simple, research-informed strategies that will reduce time spent on activities that have low, minimal, or individual impact. Outlining the unique nature of academic work, this book invites the reader to reflect on their own contractual model and helps them to identify ‘time thieves’, to implement strategies to address these, and to create ‘time boundaries’ – reclaiming control of their own time. This approach will result in more satisfied students, increased research output, and more time for academics to do the work they want to do. This book will be of great use to university academics and faculty staff balancing research and teaching loads. It will also help vocational and community college educators and professionals working in part time, casual, or contract academic roles.

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Routledge

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1000721698

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Traditional and Complementary Medicines: Are they Ethical for Humans, Animals and the Environment?

By: Kate Chatfield

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Traditional and Complementary Medicines: Are they Ethical for Humans, Animals and the Environment?

By: Kate Chatfield

This book provides a systematic analysis of the ethical implications of traditional and complementary medicine (T&CM), focusing on pragmatic solutions. The author uses a bioethical methodology called the “Ethical Matrix,” to consider the impact of T&CM use for animals and the environment as well as for humans. A systematic search of the literature reveals that most published ethical concerns are related to the safety of T&CM use for humans. However, application of the Ethical Matrix demonstrates that the ethical implications for T&CM use are much broader. In this book, the author analyses the most serious implications, including adverse events related to homeopathy, the use of animals in T&CM products, and the impact of herbal medicine on the environment. Comparisons with the ethical implications of conventional biomedicine help readers to contextualise debate, and highlight aspects that may be unique to T&CM. Globally, many high-level health policy makers promote T&CM as an accessible and affordable healthcare option. However, their use is considered by some to be a waste of resources, unscientific, and unethical. Offering a frank analysis of this largely ignored field of healthcare ethics, this book is both timely and essential. It helps patients, policy makers, practitioners, researchers, and students gain the knowledge they need to make more informed decisions.

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Springer

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3030053008

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9783030053000

Women's Studies in Religion

By: Kathleen McIntosh,Kate Bagley

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Women's Studies in Religion

By: Kathleen McIntosh,Kate Bagley

Women's Studies in Religion: A Multicultural Reader uses essays written by today's most respected feminist voices to examine the impact of contemporary feminism on the practice and study of religion. Many in the field have expressed the need for a reader that is both accessible to undergraduates who have little background in the study of religion and that shows the transforming impact of feminism on the religious lives of American womean. This book meets that need.

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1317342526

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Research Software Engineering with Python

Building software that makes research possible

By: Damien Irving,Kate Hertweck,Luke Johnston,Joel Ostblom,Charlotte Wickham,Greg Wilson

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Research Software Engineering with Python

Building software that makes research possible

By: Damien Irving,Kate Hertweck,Luke Johnston,Joel Ostblom,Charlotte Wickham,Greg Wilson

Writing and running software is now as much a part of science as telescopes and test tubes, but most researchers are never taught how to do either well. As a result, it takes them longer to accomplish simple tasks than it should, and it is harder for them to share their work with others than it needs to be. This book introduces the concepts, tools, and skills that researchers need to get more done in less time and with less pain. Based on the practical experiences of its authors, who collectively have spent several decades teaching software skills to scientists, it covers everything graduate-level researchers need to automate their workflows, collaborate with colleagues, ensure that their results are trustworthy, and publish what they have built so that others can build on it. The book assumes only a basic knowledge of Python as a starting point, and shows readers how it, the Unix shell, Git, Make, and related tools can give them more time to focus on the research they actually want to do. Research Software Engineering with Python can be used as the main text in a one-semester course or for self-guided study. A running example shows how to organize a small research project step by step; over a hundred exercises give readers a chance to practice these skills themselves, while a glossary defining over two hundred terms will help readers find their way through the terminology. All of the material can be re-used under a Creative Commons license, and all royalties from sales of the book will be donated to The Carpentries, an organization that teaches foundational coding and data science skills to researchers worldwide.

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CRC Press

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1000417123

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Social Capital and Social Cohesion in Post-Soviet Russia

By: Judyth L. Twigg,Kate Schecter

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Social Capital and Social Cohesion in Post-Soviet Russia

By: Judyth L. Twigg,Kate Schecter

This work shows that the collapse of socialist employment and social service systems - and of the USSR itself - has had profoundly damaging effects, manifested in dislocation and homelessness, ethnic strife, family breakdown, declining life expectancy, and soaring rates of violence and crime.

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Routledge

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1315290235

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9781315290232

Art, Cybernetics and Pedagogy in Post-War Britain

Roy Ascott’s Groundcourse

By: Kate Sloan

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Art, Cybernetics and Pedagogy in Post-War Britain

Roy Ascott’s Groundcourse

By: Kate Sloan

This is the first full-length study about the British artist Roy Ascott, one of the first cybernetic artists, with a career spanning seven decades to date. The book focuses on his early career, exploring the evolution of his early interests in communication in the context of the rich overlaps between art, science and engineering in Britain during the 1950s and 1960s. The first part of the book looks at Ascott’s training and early work. The second park looks solely at Groundcourse, Ascott’s extraordinary pedagogical model for visual arts and cybernetics which used an integrative and systems-based model, drawing in behaviourism, analogue machines, performance and games. Using hitherto unpublished photographs and documents, this book will establish a more prominent place for cybernetics in post-war British art.

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0429886357

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9780429886355

The A-Z of Victorian Crime

By: Neil R. A. Bell,Trevor Bond,Kate Clarke,M.W. Oldridge

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The A-Z of Victorian Crime

By: Neil R. A. Bell,Trevor Bond,Kate Clarke,M.W. Oldridge

The new definitive guide to Victorian crime.

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Amberley Publishing Limited

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1445647877

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9781445647876

Memorial of Kate Benedict Freeman

By: Kate Benedict Freeman

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Memorial of Kate Benedict Freeman

By: Kate Benedict Freeman

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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Wentworth Press

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0469458089

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9780469458086

The Kate Greenaway Book

By: Bryan Holme,Kate Greenaway

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The Kate Greenaway Book

By: Bryan Holme,Kate Greenaway

An account of the life of Kate Greenaway as well as a selection from her works, both words and pictures.

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0831753005

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Survive and Thrive in Academia

Survive and Thrive in Academia

Autism in Childhood and Autistic Features in Adults

Autism in Childhood and Autistic Features in Adults

Faithful Fighters

Faithful Fighters

Unbundling the University Curriculum

Unbundling the University Curriculum

The Everyday Ayurveda Cookbook

The Everyday Ayurveda Cookbook

Working One-to-One with Students

Working One-to-One with Students

Magic at the Crossroads

Magic at the Crossroads

Time Management for Academic Impact

Time Management for Academic Impact

Traditional and Complementary Medicines: Are they Ethical for Humans, Animals and the Environment?

Traditional and Complementary Medicines: Are they Ethical for Humans, Animals and the Environment?

Women's Studies in Religion

Women's Studies in Religion

Research Software Engineering with Python

Research Software Engineering with Python

Social Capital and Social Cohesion in Post-Soviet Russia

Social Capital and Social Cohesion in Post-Soviet Russia

Art, Cybernetics and Pedagogy in Post-War Britain

Art, Cybernetics and Pedagogy in Post-War Britain

The A-Z of Victorian Crime

The A-Z of Victorian Crime

Memorial of Kate Benedict Freeman

Memorial of Kate Benedict Freeman

The Kate Greenaway Book

The Kate Greenaway Book

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