PEDAGOGICAL TRANSLANGUAGING

Learning through the medium of a second or additional language is becoming very common in different parts of the world because of the increasing use of English as the language of instruction and the mobility of populations. This situation demands a specific approach that considers multilingualism as its core. Pedagogical translanguaging is a theoretical and instructional approach that aims at i…

REACHING FOR HEALTH :THE AUSTRALIAN WOMEN’S HEALTH MOVEMENT AND PUBLIC POLICY

The women’s health movement shocked and scandalised when it burst into Australian politics in the early 1970s. It cast the light of day onto taboo subjects such as sexual assault, abortion and domestic violence, provoking outrage and condemnation. Some of the services women created for themselves were subjected to police raids; sex education material was branded ‘indecent’. Moreover, wome…

ANIMAL RATIONALITY

In Animal Rationality: Later Medieval Theories 1250-1350, Anselm Oelze offers the first comprehensive and systematic exploration of theories of animal rationality in the later Middle Ages. Readership: Everyone interested in medieval philosophy and psychology in general, as well as the history of the concept of animal rationality and of the animal/human boundary in particular.

PLANAR MAPS, RANDOM WALKS AND CIRCLE PACKING

This open access book focuses on the interplay between random walks on planar maps and Koebe’s circle packing theorem. Further topics covered include electric networks, the He–Schramm theorem on infinite circle packings, uniform spanning trees of planar maps, local limits of finite planar maps and the almost sure recurrence of simple random walks on these limits. One of its main goals is t…

BIG DATA RESEARCH FOR SOCIAL SCIENCES AND SOCIAL IMPACT

A new era of innovation is enabled by the integration of social sciences and information systems research. In this context, the adoption of Big Data and analytics technology brings new insight to the social sciences. It also delivers new, flexible responses to crucial social problems and challenges. We are proud to deliver this edited volume on the social impact of big data research. It is one …

CITA RASA KULINER DI BALIK KEINDAHAN LABUAN BAJO

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THE PUBLIC VALUE OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES :AN INTERPRETIVE ESSAY

What is the purpose of social science? How can social science make itself relevant to the intractable problems facing humanity in the twenty-first century? The social sciences are under threat from two main sources. One is external, reflected in a global university crisis that imposes the marketization of higher education on the ancient practice of scholarship. The other, internal threat is soc…

HUMAN RIGHTS, SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY IN THE COMMONWEALTH

Human rights in relation to sexual orientation and gender identity are at last reaching the heart of global debates. Yet 78 states worldwide continue to criminalise same-sex sexual behaviour, and due to the legal legacies of the British Empire, 42 of these - more than half - are in the Commonwealth of Nations. In recent years many states have seen the emergence of new sexual nationalisms, leadi…

THE ROLE OF INDICATORS IN DECISIONS OF TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION

There are thousands of indicators produced to understand and govern our societies. Studies about the way indicators are used in technological innovation are significantly rare, despite the centrality of these decisions to promote growth in our technology-intensive civilization. This book presents what is known and what was discovered in a doctoral research, which analysed innovative business le…

ASPECTS OF URBANIZATION IN CHINA

China's rise is one of the transformative events of our time. Aspects of Urbanization in China: Shanghai, Hong Kong, Guangzhou examines some of the aspects of China's massive wave of urbanization - the largest the world has ever seen. The various papers in the book, written by academics from different disciplines, represent ongoing research and exploration and give a useful snapshot in a rapidl…

INTELLIGENT COMPUTING FOR BIG DATA

Recent advances in artificial intelligence have the potential to further develop current big data research. The Special Issue on ‘Intelligent Computing for Big Data’ highlighted a number of recent studies related to the use of intelligent computing techniques in the processing of big data for text mining, autism diagnosis, behaviour recognition, and blockchain-based storage.

CLIMATE OF THE MIDDLE

his Open Access book presents a multidisciplinary perspective to increase our understanding of climate policies that are rooted in the natural moral inclinations of people, families and firms. Which policies prevent a widening gap between higher and lower educated people? Which policy instruments are there, and how could they be used? What is the role of free entrepreneurship?

MARGINAL PEOPLE IN DEVIANT PLACES:ETHNOGRAPHY, DIFFFERENCE, AND THE CHALLENGE…

Marginal People in Deviant Places revisits early- to mid-twentieth-century ethnographic studies, arguing that their focus on marginal subcultures—ranging from American hobos, to men who have sex with other men in St. Louis bathrooms, to hippies, to taxi dancers in Chicago, to elderly Jews in Venice, California—helped produce new ways of thinking about social difference more broadly in the U…

A SHORT MEDIA HISTORY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE

This book explores the history of literature as a history of changing media and modes of communication from prehistory to the present. It argues that literature has evolved, and continues to evolve, in sync with material forms and formats that engage our senses in multiple ways. In telling the story of these connections, it combines an unusual bird’s eye view across periods with illuminating …

PHYSICS AND LITERATURE :CONCEPTS - TRANSFER - AESTHETICIZATION

Physics and Literature is a unique collaboration between physicists and literary scholars, the first book to explore together the relations between both fields in depth. Contributors analyze central aspects of literary and scientific thought and representation, and the forms of exchange between them. They clarify how narrative, fiction, metaphor and language interact with models, experiment, me…

MANAGEMENT BY MISSIONS

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A WEB BASED APPROACH TO MEASURE SKILL MISMATCHES AND SKILLS PROFILES FOR A DE…

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TECHNOLOGY AND TESTING :IMPROVING EDUCATIONAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL MEASUREMENT

From early answer sheets filled in with number 2 pencils, to tests administered by mainframe computers, to assessments wholly constructed by computers, it is clear that technology is changing the field of educational and psychological measurement. The numerous and rapid advances have immediate impact on test creators, assessment professionals, and those who implement and analyze assessments. Th…

THE MEANING OF MEDIA :TEXTS AND MATERIALITY IN MEDIEVAL SCANDINAVIA

This book addresses various aspects of materiality and mediality in the manuscript culture of Scandinavia represented in epigraphic writing with runes, the introduction of Roman script and the earliest period of print. The materiality, in stone, lead amulets, parchment and paper, and how it formed part of the literate culture in the Middle Ages is highlighted.

CREATIVE TOURISM IN SMALLER COMMUNITIES:PLACE, CULTURE, AND LOCAL REPRESENTATION

Tourists are travelling the world in greater numbers than ever before, seeking immersive cultural experiences. This massive rise of tourism has raised issues of social and cultural sustainability in the world’s global cities. At the same time, smaller cities and rural communities struggling with increasing urbanization and the loss of traditional industries could benefit from increased touris…

ADVANCED STATISTICAL MODELING, FORECASTING, AND FAULT DETECTION IN RENEWABLE …

Fault detection, control, and forecasting have a vital role in renewable energy systems (Photovoltaics (PV) and wind turbines (WTs)) to improve their productivity, ef?ciency, and safety, and to avoid expensive maintenance. For instance, the main crucial and challenging issue in solar and wind energy production is the volatility of intermittent power generation due mainly to weather conditions. …

PERIODIZATION IN THE ART HISTORIOGRAPHIES OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE

This volume critically investigates how art historians writing about Central and Eastern Europe in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries engaged with periodization. At the heart of much of their writing lay the ideological project of nation-building. Hence discourses around periodization – such as the mythicizing of certain periods, the invention of historical continuity and the a…

A WEB-BASED APPROACH TO MEASURE SKILL MISMATCHES AND SKILLS PROFILES FOR A DE…

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9789587845464

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xxii, 447p

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YOUTH SUICIDE PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION

This open access book focuses on the public health crisis of youth suicide and provides a review of current research and prevention practices. It addresses important topics, including suicide epidemiology, suicide risk detection in school and medical settings, critical cultural considerations, and approaches to lethal means safety. This book offers cutting-edge research on emerging discoveries …

THE PLASTON CONCEPT :PLASTIC DEFORMATION IN STRUCTURAL MATERIALS

This open access book presents the novel concept of plaston, which accounts for the high ductility or large plastic deformation of emerging high-performance structural materials, including bulk nanostructured metals, hetero-nanostructured materials, metallic glasses, intermetallics, and ceramics. The book describes simulation results of the collective atomic motion associated with plaston, by c…

ARCHIVES, ACCESS AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Digital archives are transforming the Humanities and the Sciences. Digitized collections of newspapers and books have pushed scholars to develop new, data-rich methods. Born-digital archives are now better preserved and managed thanks to the development of open-access and commercial software. Digital Humanities have moved from the fringe to the center of academia. Yet, the path from the apprais…

NL ARMS NETHERLANDS ANNUAL REVIEW OF MILITARY STUDIES 2021

This is open access volume of the NL ARMS offers an interdisciplinary view on the domain of Compliance and Integrity in International Military Trade (CIIMT), integrating defence economics, international law, arms export control frameworks and policies, information management, organizational sciences and ethics. Although, in academia, and from an interdisciplinary perspective, CIIMT constitutes …

THE EIB CIRCULAR ECONOMY GUIDE

The EIB Circular Economy Guide aims to promote a common understanding of circular economy, and raise awareness about and promote circular solutions. The Guide provides information about EIB’s lending and advisory activities in this field, and communicates our vision of how the EIB can further support the transition to a circular economy. The Guide is a living document that will be updated in …

EXPLORATIONS IN SEMANTIC PARALLELISM

Since 1965, when I frst began to record and attempt to understand the ritual poetry of the Rotenese, the study of semantic parallelism has been a major focus of my research. My chief concern has been with the semantics of canonical parallelism. In my view, the study of parallelism and particularly the study of canonical parallelism is no minor subject but is, in fact, a matter of central theore…

MARX AND DIGITAL MACHINES :ALIENATION, TECHNOLOGY, CAPITALISM

This book explores the fundamental contradiction at the heart of the digital environment: technology offers all manner of promises, yet habitually fails to deliver. This failure often arises from numerous problems: the proficiency of the technology or end-user, policy failure at various levels, or a combination of these. Solutions such as better technology and more effective end-user education …

JURNAL PENELITIAN TRANSPORTASI DARAT

Jurnal Penelitian Transportasi Darat berisi hasil penelitian dan kajian yang berkaitan dengan transportasi darat meliputi moda Transportasi Jalan dan Kereta Api. Transportasi Jalan meliputi : pelayanan angkutan jalan, keselamatan angkutan jalan, kendaraan bermotor, kendaraan tidak bermotor, kendaraan berbahan bakar listrik, kendaraan berbahan bakar gas, terminal, pengujian kendaraan bermotor…

BUILDING A PEACE ECONOMY? :LIBERAL PEACEBUILDING AND THE DEVELOPMENT-SECURITY…

This book critically examines the range of policies and programmes that attempt to manage economic activity that contributes to political violence. It offers a new framework for understanding both the problem of economic activity in conflict zones as well as programmes aimed at managing these and transforming them into more peaceful economic and political relationships. Through this examination…

ETHICAL ISSUES IN COVERT, SECURITY AND SURVEILLANCE RESEARCH

The EU-funded PRO-RES Project aimed to produce a guidance framework that helps to deliver Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI). PRO-RES is a Horizon 2020 project coordinated by the European Science Foundation (ESF), involving 14 different partners across Europe. As one of a series of open access products of the Project, Ethical Issues in Covert, Security and Surveillance Research will be p…

DIGITAL HUMANITIES AND LIBRARIES AND ARCHIVES IN RELIGIOUS STUDIES :AN INTROD…

How are digital humanists drawing on libraries and archives to advance research in the field of religious studies and theology? How can librarians and archivists make their collections accessible in return? This volume showcases the perspectives of faculty, librarians, archivists, and allied cultural heritage professionals who are drawing on primary and secondary sources in innovative ways to c…

ISLAM AND THE LIMITS OF THE STATE :RECONFIGURATIONS OF PRACTICE, COMMUNITY AN…

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THE FREEDOM OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH

Never have the scope and limits of scientific freedom been more important or more under attack. New science, from artificial intelligence to genomic manipulation, creates unique opportunities to make the world a better place. But it also presents unprecedented dangers, which many believe threaten the survival of humanity and the planet. This collection, by an international and multidisciplinary…

THE IMPACT CHALLENGE :REFRAMING SUSTAINABILITY FOR BUSINESSES

This book explores the role of businesses in delivering positive societal and financial outcomes as they seek to bridge the gap between short-term organizational behaviors and long-range sustainability commitments. By addressing the inevitable data challenges associated with the strategic integration of a sustainability mindset, it enables faster adoption of social, environmental and governance…

MODERN SLAVERY AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING

This edited volume, Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking, is a collection of reviewed and relevant research chapters, offering a comprehensive overview of recent developments in the field of modern slavery and human trafficking. The book comprises single chapters authored by various researchers and edited by an expert active in the aforementioned research area. Each chapter is complete in itsel…

AT THE EDGES OF STATES; DYNAMICS OF STATE FORMATION IN THE INDONESIAN BORDERL…

Set in West Kalimantan, Indonesian Borneo, this study explores the shifting relationships between border communities and the state along the political border with East Malaysia. The book rests on the premises that remote border regions offer an exciting study arena that can tell us important things about how marginal citizens relate to their nation-state. The basic assumption is that central st…

VIRTUAL REALITY METHODS:A GUIDE FOR RESEARCHERS IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HU…

Since the mid-2010s, virtual reality (VR) technology has advanced rapidly. This book explores the many opportunities that VR can offer for humanities and social sciences researchers. The book provides a user-friendly, non-technical methods guide to using ready-made VR content and 360° video as well as creating custom materials. It examines the advantages and disadvantages of different approach…

SEEKING THE BEST MASTER :STATE OWNERSHIP IN THE VARIETIES OF CAPITALISM

The economic crisis of 2008–2009 signaled the end of the post-Washington consensus on restricting the role of the state in economic and development policy. Since then, state ownership and state intervention have increased worldwide. This volume offers a comparative analysis of the evolution of direct state intervention in the economy through state-owned companies in Austria, Brazil, France, G…

INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON SCHOOL SETTINGS, EDUCATION POLICY AND DIGITAL S…

An exchange on education ideas has shaped the transatlantic discourse in education for a long time. Over the past two decades education science has increasingly become networked internationally. Since 2015, the Office for International Cooperation in Education at DIPF | Leibniz Institute for Research and Information in Education has organized international sessions on education research at the …

SOCIAL CAPITAL ONLINE :ALIENATION AND ACCUMULATION

"What is ‘social capital’? The enormous positivity surrounding it conceals the instrumental economic rationality underpinning the notion as corporations silently sell consumer data for profit. Status chasing is just one aspect of a process of transforming qualitative aspects of social interactions into quantifiable metrics for easier processing, prediction, and behavioural shaping. A work o…

DIGITAL PERSONALIZATION IN EARLY CHILDHOOD :IMPACT ON CHILDHOOD

This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme and is available on www.bloomsburycollections.com. Digital personalization is an emerging interdisciplinary research field, with application to a variety of areas including design, education and publication industry. This book focuses on children’s education and literacy resources, which have undergone importan…

SOCIAL SECTOR IN A DECENTRALIZED ECONOMY

In this book, we will analyze the process of decentralization in India and examine its effectiveness on health and education service delivery. Against the backdrop of theoretical and empirical evidences, the book examines the accountability frameworks of decentralization in public service delivery and arrives at a plausible public expenditure benefit incidence in health and education sectors in…

TECHNOLOGIES AND INNOVATIONS IN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT:THE EUROPEAN UNION AND I…

The subsequent volume revolves around the Social-Fields-Approach (SOFIA) as an approach to conceptualization and operationalisation for the purpose of empirical research. It contributes a new perspective and approach in research on innovation. We believe that SOFIA can have implications for both academic research and practical applications in reshaping the existing instruments and governance ar…

E-LEARNING AND DIGITAL EDUCATION IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY

E-learning and digital education approaches are evolving and changing the landscape of teaching and learning at all levels of education throughout the world. Innovation of emerging learning technologies is assisting e-learning and digital education to meet the needs of the 21st century. Due to the digital transformation of everyday practice, the process of learning and education has become more…

SOCIAL ENTERPRISE IN ASIA :THEORY, MODELS AND PRACTICE

In the absence of a widely accepted and common definition of social enterprise (SE), a large research project, the ""International Comparative Social Enterprise Models"" (ICSEM) Project, was carried out over a five-year period; it involved more than 200 researchers from 55 countries and relied on bottom-up approaches to capture the SE phenomenon. This strategy made it possible to take into acco…

SELF-DIRECTED LEARNING :AN IMPERATIVE FOR EDUCATION IN A COMPLEX SOCIETY

This book on self-directed learning (SDL) is devoted to original academic scholarship within the field of education, and is the 6th volume in the North-West University (NWU) SDL book series. In this book the authors explore how self-directed learning can be considered an imperative for education in a complex modern society. Although each chapter represents independent research in the field of s…

HONEY BEE COLONY HEALTH

This book summarizes the current progress of bee researchers investigating the status of honey bees and possible reasons for their decline, providing a basis for establishing management methods that maintain colony health. Integrating discussion of Colony Collapse Disorder, the chapters provide information on the new microsporidian Nosema ceranae pathogens, the current status of the parasitic b…