Richard J : 949 books
by Jae-Yong Chung, Richard J. Kirkby
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2005
This book looks at Korea's economic, social and spatial development processes from the early Modernisation period to the financial crisis of 1997. It focuses on the political and ideological control of the state during the developmental era, as well as the environmental problems of Korea, and examines...
Combatting Jihadist Terrorism through Nation-Building
A Quality-of-Life Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2019
This book focuses on the drivers of Jihadist terrorism and explains how a better understanding of these drivers can lead to more effective counterterrorism policies all over the world. It builds on results of the extensive body of quality of life studies to document the historical, geo-political,...
Advances in Well-Being
Toward a Better World
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2018
Media and research tend to focus on social problems in today's world - from terrorism and natural disasters to environmental degradation, conflict and economic decline. Yet many countries are also placing the promotion of well-being central at the heart of their social agenda. So what can we say about...
by Richard J. Arnott
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2013
A collection of the first section of the "Fundamentals of Pure and Applied Economics" series, "Regional and Urban Economics: Parts One and Two" is an encyclopaedia containing eight titles:
This volume highlights original contributions in regional and urban economics, concentrating...
by Richard J. Hayes, Lawrence H. Moulton
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2017
Cluster Randomised Trials, Second Edition discusses the design, conduct, and analysis of trials that randomise groups of individuals to different treatments. It explores the advantages of cluster randomisation, with special attention given to evaluating the effects of interventions against infectious...
by John Thornes, Stuart Haszeldine, Tim Lenton
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2014
It is generally accepted within the scientific community that anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases are primarily responsible for a recent warming in global climate and that current trajectories of emissions may lead to potentially catastrophic changes in climate. While reduction in emissions...
New Office Information Technology
Human and Managerial Implications
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2018
This book, originally published in 1987, evaluates the human and managerial implications of new office information technology, based on the actual experiences of organisations using the new technology. A variety of issues are examined including those centred on the role of the manger, producitivity,...
Individualized Learning with Technology
Meeting the Needs of High School Students
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2013
Today we are moving into an Information Revolution that is every bit as life altering as the previous Industrial Revolution. Students must now stay in school longer, and achieve at a much higher rate than in the past. But high school students can benefit from adult learning and instructional design...
Phonics Exposed
Understanding and Resisting Systematic Direct Intense Phonics Instruction
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2001
What are the implications of teaching phonics via a systematic direct intense program that mandates all children to experience the same scripted lesson at the same time?
This book addresses the question through an in-depth play-by-play description of a phonics lesson as it occurred in a real...
Stories From the Heart
Teachers and Students Researching their Literacy Lives
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2013
Stories from the Heart is for, by, and about prospective and practicing teachers understanding themselves as curious and literate beings, making connections with colleagues, and researching their own literacy and the literacy lives of their students. It demonstrates the power and importance of story...
Composing a Teacher Study Group
Learning About Inquiry in Primary Classrooms
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2013
There has been a flurry of writing about teachers as inquirers and researchers as well as books about children as inquirers. This volume brings these two areas together -- teachers and students are inquiring at Ridgeway Elementary School. It demonstrates the importance of thought collectives as forums...
by Charles P. Poole Jr., Horacio A. Farach, Richard J. Creswick
Language: English
Release Date: July 20, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: July 20, 2010
Superconductivity, 2E is an encyclopedic treatment of all aspects of the subject, from classic materials to fullerenes. Emphasis is on balanced coverage, with a comprehensive reference list and significant graphicsfrom all areas of the published literature. Widely used theoretical approaches are explained...
Thoughts Make You Wealthy
Thinking Your Way to Prosperity
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2012
Thoughts Make You Wealthy offers insightful discussion and step-by-step exercises that will empower the reader to live a more prosperous and positive life - no matter their gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, income level, religious beliefs, and upbringing. The book is divided into two halves. The...
Mathematical Statistics
An Introduction to Likelihood Based Inference
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2018
Presents a unified approach to parametric estimation, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, and statistical modeling, which are uniquely based on the likelihood function
This book addresses mathematical statistics for upper-undergraduates and first year graduate students, tying chapters...