Bringing together the expertise of top evaluation leaders from around the world, The SAGE International Handbook of Educational Evaluation addresses methods and applications in the field, particularly as they relate to policy- and decision-making in an era of globalization. The comprehensive collection of articles in the Handbook compels readers to consider globalization influences on educational evaluation within distinct genres or families of evaluation approaches. Key Features Discusses substantive issues surrounding globalization, and its implication for educational policy and practice and ultimately evaluation; Includes state-of-the-art theory chapters and method chapters within scientific, accountability-oriented, learning-oriented, and political genres of evaluation approaches; Provides real-world case exemplar chapters to illustrate core concepts within genres; Extends dialogue on controversial topics and contemporary educational evaluation tensions in the context of globalization; Summarizes, by means of an integration chapter, the issues, tensions and dilemmas confronting educational evaluators in an era of globalization. Serving as a state-of-the-art resource on educational evaluation, this volume is designed for graduate students, evaluation scholars and researchers and professional evaluation practitioners with an interest in educational program and policy evaluation.
Biosecurity and Bioterrorism is the first book to take a holistic approach to biosecurity with coverage of pathogens, prevention and response methodology. The book is organized into four thematic sections: Part I provides a conceptual understanding of biowarfare, bioterrorism and the laws we have to counteract this; Part II investigates known bioagents and the threat from emerging diseases; Part III focuses on agricultural terrorism and food security; Part IV outlines international, US, and local initiatives for biodefense and biosecurity. Case studies illustrate biodefense against both intentional terrorism and natural outbreaks. The authors bring an extraordinary combination of experience in academia and the clinical world, as well as real-world experience in technical and practical matters, to their writing. They make technical material clear and fascinating for readers with a basic knowledge of biology. Ryan and Glarum address the hazards in the context of vulnerability assessments and the planning strategies government and industry can take to prepare for and respond to such events. - How are these agents used in biowarfare? - How likely are we to face either a natural outbreak or intentional human/animal infection? - How can we prepare for this effectively?
Bioinformatics is the application of computational techniques and tools to analyze and manage biological data. This book provides an introduction to bioinformatics through the use of Action Labs. These labs allow students to get experience using real data and tools to solve difficult problems. The book comes with supplementary software tools and papers. The labs use data from Breast Cancer, Liver Disease, Diabetes, SARS, HIV, Extinct Organisms, and many others. The book has been written for first or second year computer science, mathematics, and biology students. The supplementary software and papers can be found at http: //www.kibazen.com/bin
Charles Darwin and the Church of William Wordsworth is a study of the cultural connections between two of the nineteenth century's most influential figures, Charles Darwin and William Wordsworth. When Darwin presented On the Origin of Species, his reading public's affective response to the natural world had already been profoundly influenced by William Wordsworth. Wordsworth presented nature as benign, harmonious, a source of moral inspiration and spiritual blessing, and a medium through which one might enter into communion with the Divine. Long after his death, he continued to be revered throughout the English-speaking world, not only as a great poet, but as a theologian with a broader following than any prelate and an appeal that transcended or ignored sectarian differences. For believers and sceptics alike, Wordsworth's poetry offered a readily accessible and intellectually respectable counterweight to Darwin's vision of a material universe evolving by fixed laws in which Divinity played no discernible role and where concepts like beauty and harmony were material conditions to be explained in scientific terms. Wordsworth's theology of nature became for many readers a more effective counterforce to Darwin's ideas than Biblical orthodoxy, but it also provided an enriching context for the reception of evolutionary theory, aiding theists in their effort to reach an accommodation with the new science. As the nineteenth century's two most prominent theoreticians of nature's life, Wordsworth and Darwin competed for attention among those seeking to understand humanity's relationship with the natural world, and their disciples engaged in a productive, mutually transformative dialogue in which the poet's cultural authority influenced the way Darwin was received, and Darwinian science adjusted interpretation and evaluation of the poetry. Charles Darwin and the Church of William Wordsworth explores the broad cultural relationship between Wordsworth, Darwin, and their disciples, contextualising them within wider discussions about the relationship between religion and science in the nineteenth century.
Whether readers are planning a start-up or managing an established business, they can get the expert advice and tools they need to work smarter and get more done with the help of this business kit from Microsoft. The CD-ROM includes job aids, templates, demos, evaluation software, in-depth content for vertical markets, and other reference materials.
My Little Black Book Of Leadership Lessons: 15 Leadership Lessons I Learned From My EX-Girlfriends is a ground breaking new leadership book by Author, Ryan C. Greene. In this half memoir, half self-help book, Ryan opens up and takes you on an intimate, funny and 100% true journey through 15 of his past relationships and shows how the lessons he learned from each ex-girlfriend can be used to shape individuals into greater leaders. Ryan's theme "You do not need a title to be a leader; you need a purpose" rings true throughout the book as he stresses the importance of becoming the leader you want to be, before your business card says you are. This book is so vividly written that you will actually feel as if you are right there with Ryan living his life all over. If there has ever been a personal development book that reads like a movie this is that book. If you are a child of the 80's and 90's then you will love the way each chapter takes you back to that year with the timely slang, musical and pop culture references all while teaching you strong leadership and relationship lessons along the way.
If Ryan C. Greene compiled 5 books of his leadership lessons into one compilation what would it look like? It would look like LEADERSHIP UNIVERSITY! This book will take you on a 52 week leadership journey to make you the type of leader others will beg to follow.
In Book One of Ryan C. Greene's "Purpose, Power, Passion Series," Success Is In Your Hand is your handbook for reaching your full potential, fulfilling your purpose and developing yourself into the successful person God designed you to be. This book is full of 19 easy to learn concepts that can quickly be applied to help you excel in your personal and business life. The book also includes a 21-Day Workbook Companion which takes you through each key to unlocking your success.
In the third installment of Ryan C. Greene's "Purpose, Power & Passion" Series, Becoming A Passionpreneur takes you on the journey of rekindling your passion, reclaiming your purpose, and reviving your dreams by teaching you how to make a living doing what you love by building passion-driven revenue streams.
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