John E : 941 books
African American, Creole, and Other Vernacular Englishes in Education
A Bibliographic Resource
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2012
More than 50 years of scholarly attention to the intersection of language and education have resulted in a rich body of literature on the role of vernacular language varieties in the classroom. This field of work can be bewildering in its size and variety, drawing as it does on the diverse methods,...
The Arc of Faith-Based Initiatives
Religion’s Changing Role in Welfare Service Provision
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2018
This volume offers an in-depth examination of a diverse range of faith-based programs implemented in three different geographical locales: family support in rural Mississippi, transitional housing in Michigan, and addiction recovery in the Pacific Northwest (Washington-Oregon). Various types of religious...
Wildlife Demography
Analysis of Sex, Age, and Count Data
Language: English
Release Date: July 20, 2010
Wildlife Demography compiles the multitude of available estimation techniques based on sex and age data, and presents these varying techniques in one organized, unified volume. Designed to guide researchers to the most appropriate estimator based upon their particular data set and the desired level...
by Gary M. Hieftje, Fred E. Lytle, John C. Travis
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Lasers are relatively recent additions to the analytical scientist's arsenal. Because of this, many analysts-whether their concern is research or some range of applications-are in need of a tutorial introduction not only to the principles of lasers, their optics, and radiation, but also to their already...
Reimagining Rural
Urbanormative Portrayals of Rural Life
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2016
Reimagining Rural: Urbanormative Portrayals of Rural Life examines the ways in which rural people and places are being portrayed by popular television, reality television, film, literature, and news media in the United States. It is also an examination of the social processes that reinforce urbanormative...
Principles of Practice Management
In Primary Care
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
One of the few real and lasting benefits of international medical meetings is the opportunity to meet, talk, gossip and get to know colleagues from other countries. So it was that we met, talked and planned at WONCA (World Organization of National Colleges and Academies and Academic Associa tions...
by John T. E. Richardson, Randall W. Engle, Lynn Hasher
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 1996
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 1996
This new volume in the Counterpoints series compares and contrasts different conceptions of working memory, generally recognized as the human cognitive system responsible for temporary storage of information. The book includes proponents of several different views. Robert Logie discusses the theoretical...
Achieving sustainable cultivation of sorghum Volume 1
Genetics, breeding and production techniques
Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2018
Sorghum is one of the world’s major cereals, cultivated in the semi-arid tropics for a growing range of uses. Like other crops it faces the need to meet rising demand whilst reducing its environmental impact and adapting to the challenges of climate change. This volume summarises the wealth of research...
by Durbin, E F M & Bowlby, John
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2013
First Published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Residue Reviews
Residues of Pesticides and Other Contaminants in the Total Environment
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Worldwide concern in scientific, industrial, and governmental com munities over traces of toxic chemicals in foodstuffs and in both abiotic and biotic environments has justified the present triumvirate of specialized publications in this field: comprehensive reviews, rapidly published progress reports,...
Managing soil health for sustainable agriculture Volume 2
Monitoring and management
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2018
There has been growing concern that both intensive agriculture in the developed world and rapid expansion of crop cultivation in developing countries is damaging the health of soils which are the foundation of farming. At the same time we are discovering much more about how complex soils are as living...
by Joseph E. Raine, Malcolm D. C. Donaldson, Guy Van-Vliet
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2011
Practical Endocrinology and Diabetes in Children is the ideal bench-side companion for the practising paediatrician and endocrinologist, bridging the gap between large reference books and short reviews of aspects of endocrinology.
This third edition contains a variety of new features such as...
by John Spinelli, Cynthia E. Hurst
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2014
It’s the early 1970s. Buoyed by the success of the moon landing, NASA gives a small team of scientists the green light for a project to develop instantaneous communication – mind reading. Their experiment ultimately requires a human brain cortex to be projected into the past, and team leader Carl...
Practice-based Evidence for Healthcare
Clinical Mindlines
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2010
This book challenges the evidence-based practice movement to re-think its assumptions. Firmly rooted in real practice while drawing lucidly on a great breadth of theoretical frameworks, it examines afresh how clinicians use knowledge.
Evidence-based practice has recently become a key part of...