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Social inclusion and higher education
This book is about the experiences of students in institutions of higher education from 'non-traditional' backgrounds with contributions from the UK, the USA and Australia which reveal that the issues surrounding the inclusion of 'non-traditional' students are broadly similar in different countries.
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- 9781847427977
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- 370 BAS c
Smart Universities : Education’s Digital Future
Institutions of learning at all levels are challenged by a fast and accelerating pace of change in the development of communications technology. Conferences around the world address the issue. Research journals in a wide range of scholarly fields are placing the challenge of understanding "Education's Digital Future" on their agenda. The World Learning Summit and LINQ Conference 2017 proceeding…
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- 9783832545956
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- 370 SMA
Smooth Path or Long and Winding Road? : How Institutions Shape the Transition…
The book uses a comparative study of Germany and Britain to reveal how national institutions shape the labour market careers of higher education graduates. It identifies four institutional spheres that are important: the structure of higher education systems, the content of study, the structure of graduate labour markets, and labour market flexibility. Due to country differences, the transition…
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- 9783863882846
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- 280 halaman
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- 370 LEU s
The legacies of Albert Schweitzer reconsidered
This book on the legacy of Albert Schweitzer contextualises this remarkable intellectualist, humanist, medicine-man, theologian and Nobel Prize winner. This collected work is aimed at specialists in the humanities, social sciences, education, and religious studies. The authors embrace philanthropic values to benefit Africa and the world at large. The publication engages with peers on the releva…
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- 9781928396031
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- 300 LEG
Industrial Engineering, Management Science and Applications 2015
This volume provides a complete record of presentations made at Industrial Engineering, Management Science and Applications 2015 (ICIMSA 2015), and provides the reader with a snapshot of current knowledge and state-of-the-art results in industrial engineering, management science and applications. The goal of ICIMSA is to provide an excellent international forum for researchers and practitioners…
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- 978-3-662-47199-9
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- XX, 1102
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- 360 IND
Induction and Direct Resistance Heating Theory and Numerical Modeling
This book offers broad, detailed coverage of theoretical developments in induction and direct resistance heating and presents new material on the solution of problems in the application of such heating. The physical basis of induction and conduction heating processes is explained and electromagnetic phenomena in direct resistance and induction heating of flat workpieces and cylindrical bodies a…
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- 978-3-319-03478-2
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- XIII, 370
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- 360 LUP i
Indoor Thermal Comfort Perception A Questionnaire Approach Focusing on Children
Providing a methodology for evaluating indoor thermal comfort with a focus on children, this book presents an in-depth examination of children’s perceptions of comfort. Divided into two sections, it first presents a history of thermal comfort, the human body and environmental parameters, common thermal comfort indexes, and guidelines for creating questionnaires to assess children’s percepti…
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- 978-3-319-18650-4
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- XI, 302
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- 360 FAB i
Individual Choice and State-Led Nationalist Mobilization in China Self-inter…
This book presents a comparative historical analysis of state-led nationalist movements in Chinese history, which counters current claims that popular nationalism in present-day China is strong enough to sustain costly expansionist wars. Popular nationalism in China has been on the rise since the early 1990s to the concern of many observers. Some have even asked whether China will become anothe…
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- 978-3-662-46859-3
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- XVI, 158
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- 306 ZHA i
The Human Factor of Cybercrime
Cybercrimes are often viewed as technical offenses that require technical solutions, such as antivirus programs or automated intrusion detection tools. However, these crimes are committed by individuals or networks of people which prey upon human victims and are detected and prosecuted by criminal justice personnel. As a result, human decision-making plays a substantial role in the course of an…
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- Ed. 1
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- 9780429460593
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- 432
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- 364.4 HUM h
Rural quality of life
The 2020 World Happiness Report suggests that rural residents in Northern and Western Europe, North America, Australia and New Zealand are generally happier than their urban counterparts. Similar findings have been reported in country-level studies and broader regional research, especially in Europe. Such findings go against conventional wisdom in the field and represent something of a conundru…
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- Ed. 1
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- 9781526161642, 9781526161642
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- 505
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- 301.298 RUR r
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