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Rupert Thomson

Critical Essays

By: Robert Duggan,Iain Robinson,Rhona Gordon,Kaye Mitchell,John McAuliffe

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Rupert Thomson

Critical Essays

By: Robert Duggan,Iain Robinson,Rhona Gordon,Kaye Mitchell,John McAuliffe

Rupert Thomson's innovative and unsettling writing ranges from dystopian alternative futures to meditations on crime and cultural memory, and from historical fictions to explorations of contemporary gender violence. The essays in this collection argue that Thomson's novels and memoir are compelling case-studies in late twentieth and early twenty-first-century literature, which engage with contemporary cultural and political preoccupations through persistently off-beat and often experimental literary forms, and trouble stable definitions of genre in the process. With chapters focusing on borders, panopticism, haunting, child sexual abuse, shame, atmosphere and intertextuality, this collection offers a critical introduction to an author whose work has been overlooked by the academy for too long.

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Gylphi Limited

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1780240597

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9781780240596

Decision-Making Under Stress

Emerging Themes and Applications

By: Rhona Flin,Eduardo Salas,Michael Straub,Lynne Martin

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Decision-Making Under Stress

Emerging Themes and Applications

By: Rhona Flin,Eduardo Salas,Michael Straub,Lynne Martin

In our high technology society, there is a growing demand for a better understanding of decision making in high risk situations in order to improve selection, training and operational performance. Decision Making Under Stress presents a state-of-the-art review of psychological theory, in research and practice, on decision making in high pressure and emergency situations. It focuses on the experienced decision makers who deal with such risks, principally on flight decks, at civil emergencies, in industrial settings and military environments. The 29 chapters cover a wide range of perspectives and applications from aviation, military, industry and the emergency services. The authors, all international invited experts in their field, are based in research centers and universities from Europe, North America and Australia. Their common interest is in the theories and methods of a new research domain called NDM (naturalistic decision making). This volume comprises the edited contributions to the Third International NDM conference, sponsored by the US Army Research Institute and the US Naval Air Warfare Center, which was held in Aberdeen, Scotland in September 1996. The NDM researchers are interested in decision making in situations characterised by high risk, time pressure, uncertain goals, ambiguous information and teamwork. The extent to which the NDM approach can explain and predict human performance in such settings is a central theme, discussed with many practical examples and applications. This book is essential reading for applied psychologists, pilots, emergency commanders, military officers, high hazard managers, safety and emergency response professionals.

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328

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Routledge

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1351945947

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9781351945943

The Myth of Work-Life Balance

The Challenge of Our Time for Men, Women and Societies

By: Richenda Gambles,Suzan Lewis,Rhona Rapoport

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The Myth of Work-Life Balance

The Challenge of Our Time for Men, Women and Societies

By: Richenda Gambles,Suzan Lewis,Rhona Rapoport

Many regard the ways in which paid work can be combined or ‘balanced’ with other parts of life as an individual concern and a small, rather self-indulgent problem in today’s world. Some feel that worrying about a lack of time or energy for family relationships or friendships is a luxury or secondary issue when compared with economic growth or development. In the business world and among many Governments around the world, the importance of paid work and the primacy of economic competitiveness, whatever the personal costs, is almost accepted wisdom. Profits and short term efficiency gains are often placed before social issues of care or human dignity. But what about the impact this has on men and women’s well being, or the long-term sustainability of people, families, society or even the economy? Drawing from interviews and group meetings in seven diverse countries – India, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, South Africa, the UK and USA – this book explores the multiple difficulties in combining paid work with other parts of life and the frustrations people experience in diverse settings. There is a myth that ‘work-life balance’ can be achieved through quick fixes rather than challenging the place of paid work in people’s lives and the way work actually gets done. As well as exploring contemporary problems, this book attempts to seed hope and new ways of thinking about one of the key challenges of our time.

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John Wiley & Sons

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0470094621

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9780470094624

Safety at the Sharp End

A Guide to Non-Technical Skills

By: Rhona Flin,Paul O'Connor

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Safety at the Sharp End

A Guide to Non-Technical Skills

By: Rhona Flin,Paul O'Connor

Many 21st century operations are characterised by teams of workers dealing with significant risks and complex technology, in competitive, commercially-driven environments. Informed managers in such sectors have realised the necessity of understanding the human dimension to their operations if they hope to improve production and safety performance. While organisational safety culture is a key determinant of workplace safety, it is also essential to focus on the non-technical skills of the system operators based at the 'sharp end' of the organisation. These skills are the cognitive and social skills required for efficient and safe operations, often termed Crew Resource Management (CRM) skills. In industries such as civil aviation, it has long been appreciated that the majority of accidents could have been prevented if better non-technical skills had been demonstrated by personnel operating and maintaining the system. As a result, the aviation industry has pioneered the development of CRM training. Many other organisations are now introducing non-technical skills training, most notably within the healthcare sector. Safety at the Sharp End is a general guide to the theory and practice of non-technical skills for safety. It covers the identification, training and evaluation of non-technical skills and has been written for use by individuals who are studying or training these skills on CRM and other safety or human factors courses. The material is also suitable for undergraduate and post-experience students studying human factors or industrial safety programmes.

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CRC Press

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1317059948

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9781317059943

Incident Command: Tales from the Hot Seat

By: Rhona Flin,Kevin Arbuthnot

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Incident Command: Tales from the Hot Seat

By: Rhona Flin,Kevin Arbuthnot

Incident Command: Tales From the Hot Seat presents a unique examination of the skills of the on-scene or incident commander who is in charge of an emergency or major incident. Experienced commanders from the police and fire services, the armed forces, civil aviation and the prison service give personal accounts of their command experiences, discuss their dilemmas and the pressures they faced, and reveal the demands of leading under extreme conditions. They share intimate details of cases where their command skills were tested, ranging from industrial fires, riots, hostage taking, warfare, peacekeeping, to in-flight emergencies. Each case ends with lessons learnt and tips for the developing commander. Additional chapters present expert accounts of the art of incident command, incident command systems, competencies for command, as well as reviews of the latest psychological research into decision making and team work under pressure. The book is an essential compelling text that captures the essence of incident command by analyzing command experiences across a range of professions.

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Routledge

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135192818X

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Thinking Organized for Parents and Children Workbook

Helping Kids Get Organized for Home, School and Play

By: Rhona M. Gordon

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Thinking Organized for Parents and Children Workbook

Helping Kids Get Organized for Home, School and Play

By: Rhona M. Gordon

This highly interactive workbook for parents, children and teachers is a valuable compliment to the national award winning book [i]Thinking OrganizedT for Parents and Children: Helping Kids Get Organized for Home, School and Play[/i].This time-saving guide.. Supplies all the worksheets and instructions necessary to implement the Thinking OrganizedT Program. Provides the checklists, reward charts and worksheets in a clear, easy to use format with your children or students. Offers perforated sheets and extra copies ensure that everything you need is at your fingertips. Creates opportunities to receive the greatest value from this leading edge program for success at home, school and play for your child

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0979003458

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9780979003455

Sex, Career and Family

By: Michael P. Fogarty,Rhona Rapoport,Robert N. Rapoport

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Sex, Career and Family

By: Michael P. Fogarty,Rhona Rapoport,Robert N. Rapoport

In this book, first published in 1971, the authors show from first-hand studies of family and working life (and with evidence from many countries, including the socialist societies of Eastern Europe) the nature of the discrimination facing women in the professions – and how various family and employment patterns might contribute to solving it. Their point is not that some new stereotype should be substituted for traditional views of the role of husbands and wives: different patterns fit different situations.

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Taylor & Francis

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1351995847

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9781351995849

Under Quarantine

Immigrants and Disease at Israel’s Gate

By: Rhona Seidelman

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Under Quarantine

Immigrants and Disease at Israel’s Gate

By: Rhona Seidelman

Under Quarantine is the riveting story of Shaar Ha'aliya, Israel's central immigration camp. Focusing on the conflicts surrounding the camp's medical quarantine, this book brings the history of this place and the remarkable experiences of the immigrants who went through it to life.

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Rutgers University Press

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1978808372

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9781978808379

Reaching Higher

The Power of Expectations in Schooling

By: Rhona S. Weinstein

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Reaching Higher

The Power of Expectations in Schooling

By: Rhona S. Weinstein

“She has a funny way of looking at you,” a fourth-grader told Rhona Weinstein about his teacher. “She gets that look and says ‘I am very disappointed in you.’ I hate it when she does that. It makes me feel like I’m stupid. Just crazy, stupid, dumb.” Even young children know what adults think of them. All too often, they live down to expectations, as well as up to them. This book is about the context in which expectations play themselves out. Drawing upon a generation of research on self-fulfilling prophecies in education, including the author’s own extensive fieldwork in schools, Reaching Higher argues that our expectations of children are often too low. With compelling case studies, Weinstein shows that children typed early as “not very smart” can go on to accomplish far more than is expected of them by an educational system with too narrow a definition of ability and the way abilities should be nurtured. Weinstein faults the system, pointing out that teachers themselves are harnessed by policies that do not enable them to reach higher for all children. Her analysis takes us beyond current reforms that focus on accountability for test results. With rich descriptions of effective classrooms and schools, Weinstein makes a case for a changed system that will make the most of every child and enable students and teachers to engage more meaningfully in learning.

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Harvard University Press

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0674045041

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9780674045040

Food Triggers

End Your Cravings, Eat Well and Live Better

By: Rhona Epstein

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Food Triggers

End Your Cravings, Eat Well and Live Better

By: Rhona Epstein

Operation First Novel 2013 contest winner, Prime of Life was released in Kindle edition only and has garnered in excess of 175 positive reviews with over 6,000 paid downloads.

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Worthy Books

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1617953121

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9781617953125

Textbook on International Human Rights

By: Rhona Smith

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Textbook on International Human Rights

By: Rhona Smith

Global in coverage, the sixth edition of Textbook on International Human Rights provides a concise, wide-ranging introduction for law students new to the subject. It considers historical factors, the work of the UN, regional systems, and a variety of substantive rights.

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0199672814

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9780199672813

Texts and Materials on International Human Rights

By: Rhona K.M. Smith

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Texts and Materials on International Human Rights

By: Rhona K.M. Smith

Texts and Materials on International Human Rights offers a carefully tailored overview of the subject that covers sources and theories, institutions and structures, and substantive rights. The fourth edition is fully updated to include all key developments in the law, in particular issues around reform in the UN and the topical application of human rights around the world. This collection of materials offers a comprehensive overview of the institutional structures relevant to international human rights law, crucial to the understanding of how law works in this challenging area. Designed to guide students through the fundamental texts for this subject, the author’s commentary contextualises each extract to explain its relevance, while highlighted further reading makes links to cutting-edge academic commentary to provide next steps for student research. Offering a clear text design that distinguishes between materials and author commentary, and including reflective questions throughout to aid understanding, this book is ideal for students seeking to engage with the key issues in the study of international human rights.

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805

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Taylor & Francis

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1000730379

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9781000730371

International Human Rights Law

By: Rhona K. M. Smith

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International Human Rights Law

By: Rhona K. M. Smith

Illustrating the scope of this fascinating and wide-reaching subject to the student, this clear and concise text gives a broad introduction to international human rights law. Coverage includes regional systems of protection, the role of the UN, and a variety of substantive rights. The author skilfully guides students through the complexities of the subject, and then prepares them for further study and research. Key cases and areas of debate are highlighted throughout, and a wealth of references to cases and further readings are provided at the end of each chapter.

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Oxford University Press

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0198805217

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9780198805212

Bloody Living

The Loss of Selfhood in the Plays of Marina Carr

By: Rhona Trench

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Bloody Living

The Loss of Selfhood in the Plays of Marina Carr

By: Rhona Trench

This book deals with the process of negotiation with the past in the present through the plays of Marina Carr. The title frames the work, connoting the path towards destruction and the sense of lethargy acquired along the way. The book offers an in-depth and extensive reading of Carr's plays. In doing so, it surveys some of the destructive issues represented in the works and provides a series of social and cultural contexts to which the concerns in the works are related. Carr is best known for her trilogy, The Mai, Portia Coughlan and By the Bog of Cats..., and more recently Woman and Scarecrow, The Cordelia Dream and Marble. The plays are regularly concerned with notions of identity in the context of self-destruction, self-estrangement and displacement. This book applies Julia Kristeva's theory of abjection to Carr's plays in an effort to structure the loss the author identifies in the works. Themes of memory, history and myth are examined in the context of these concerns in provocative and confrontational ways.

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Peter Lang

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3039119648

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9783039119646

Textbook on International Human Rights

By: Rhona K. M. Smith

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Textbook on International Human Rights

By: Rhona K. M. Smith

Global in coverage, 'Textbook on International Human Rights' provides a wide-ranging introduction for law students new to the study of the subject. It considers historical factors, the work of the UN, regional systems, and a variety of substantive rights.

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Oxford University Press

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0198746210

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9780198746218

Achieving College Dreams

How a University-Charter District Partnership Created an Early College High School

By: Rhona S. Weinstein,Frank C. Worrell

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Achieving College Dreams

How a University-Charter District Partnership Created an Early College High School

By: Rhona S. Weinstein,Frank C. Worrell

Achieving College Dreams: How a University-Charter District Partnership Created an Early College High School tells the story of a remarkable 10-year collaboration between the University of California, Berkeley and Aspire Public Schools to develop and nurture the California College Preparatory Academy. Bridging the two cultures--artfully described as "Pac-Man (the charter district) meets chess (the university)"--the school serves as an exemplar in providing low-income and first-generation college youth with an excellent and equitable education. Framed by a longitudinal lens, findings from community-engaged scholarship, and a diversity of voices from students to superintendents, this book charts the journey from the initial decision to open a school to the high school graduation of its first two classes. The book captures struggle, improvement, and success as it takes readers inside the workings of the partnership, the development of the school, and the spillover of effects across district and university. Confronting the challenge of interweaving rigor and support, its authors explore such critical ingredients as teacher-student advisories; school transition; the home-school divide; building a supportive college-preparatory culture; teaching with depth, relational power, and equity; the forging of an academic identity; and scaling up. At a time of sharply unequal schools, glaring disparities in college readiness, and heightened expectations, Achieving College Dreams uniquely extends the knowledge base about how to better prepare underserved students for college eligibility and success. The book also calls for universities to step up to the plate as partners with districts to ensure both excellence and equity in secondary education for all children.

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Oxford University Press

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0190260920

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9780190260927

The Hague Child Abduction Convention

A Critical Analysis

By: Rhona Schuz

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The Hague Child Abduction Convention

A Critical Analysis

By: Rhona Schuz

International child abduction is one of the most emotionally charged and fascinating areas of family law practice. The 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction was the response of the international community to the increase in the phenomenon of parental child abduction. However, behind the widely acclaimed success of this Convention - which has now been ratified by more than 90 states - lie personal tragedies, academic controversy and diplomatic tensions. The continuing steady flow of case-law from the various Member States has resulted in the emergence of different approaches to the interpretation of key concepts in the Convention. In addition, over the years other global and regional legal instruments and the recommendations of the Special Commissions have had an impact on the implementation of the Convention. This book brings together all these strands and provides an up-to-date, clear and highly readable discussion of the international operation of the Abduction Convention together with in-depth critical academic analysis in light of the objectives of the Convention and other relevant legal norms, such as the 1989 UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Throughout the book, examples are brought from case law in many jurisdictions and reference is made to relevant legal and social science literature and empirical research. Over the past decade, increasing focus has been placed on what might be seen as procedural issues, such as separate representation for children, undertakings, judicial liaison and mediation. The book analyses the significance of these developments and the extent to which they can help resolve the continuing tension between some of the objectives of the Convention and the interests of individual children. This book will be essential reading for judges, practitioners, researchers, students, policy-makers and others who are seeking a critical and informed analysis of the latest developments in international abduction law and practice. From the Foreword by Brenda Hale, Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom 'This book is, as far as I am aware, the first scholarly monograph to study the interpretation and application of the Convention across the whole legal space which it occupies and to critically assess these in light of the object and purposes of the Convention and other relevant legal norms. Cases are drawn from many jurisdictions to discuss how different countries interpret the Convention and links are made with relevant statistical, social and psychological research in a thoughtful discussion of the significance of such material both to judicial decision-making and to policy development...a study which deserves to be read by anyone with an interest in the modern phenomenon of international child abduction, whether judge, practitioner, policy-maker, parent, researcher or scholar. There is plenty for us all to think about.

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613

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A&C Black

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1782253092

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9781782253099

Robert Fergusson and the Scottish Periodical Press

By: Rhona Brown

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Robert Fergusson and the Scottish Periodical Press

By: Rhona Brown

Though Robert Fergusson published only one collection of poems during his lifetime, he was a fixture in the Scottish periodical press. Rhona Brown explores Fergusson's poetic output in its immediate periodical context, enabling a new understanding of Fergusson's contribution to poetry that also enlarges on our understanding of the Scottish periodical press. Focusing on the development of his career in Walter Ruddiman's Weekly Magazine, Brown situates Fergusson's poetry alongside contemporary events that expose Fergusson's preoccupations with the frivolities of fashion, theatrical culture, the economic status of Scottish manufacture, and politics. At the same time, Brown offers fascinating insights into the political climate of Enlightenment Scotland and shows the Weekly Magazine in relationship to the larger Scottish and British periodical milieus. She concludes by exploring reactions to Fergusson's death in the British periodical presses, arguing that contrary to critical consensus, the poet's death was ignored neither by his own country nor by the larger literary community.

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