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German Domestic and Foreign Policy
This volume analyses current German domestic and foreign policy debates of international relevance. By reflecting their contemporary historical background and discussing the logic behind the different positions in a dispute, the author considers issues such as whether Muslim women should be allowed to wear headscarves, fears about immigration, the predominance of either a single national cultur…
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- 978-3-662-47928-5
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- X, 246
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- 351.819 GER
Educational technology and pedagogic encounters : democratic education in pot…
This book looks at some of the underlying theories of educational technology (means), and ways in which this technology is guided in practice (ends). The authors are intent on producing ends that prepare students to undertake new analyses and evaluations that can result in new possibilities for democratic action. Emphasis is on their understanding of and position within educational technology -…
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- 9789463005456
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- ix, 132 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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- 371.3342
Educational technology and polycontextual bridging
Technology has become ubiquitous in nearly every contemporary situation, while digital media have acquired considerable importance in the lives of young people. Alongside their interest in digital media, schooling constitutes a core component of the life of children and adolescents. This book is motivated by a pressing need to come to grips with the dilemmas caused by an apparent clash of learn…
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- xiv, 172 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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- 371.334
Geospatial Technologies and Geography Education in a Changing World
This book is an initiative presented by the Commission on Geographical Education of the International Geographical Union. It focuses particularly on what has been learned from geospatial projects and research from the past decades of implementing geospatial technologies (GST) in formal and informal education. The objective of this publication is to inform an international audience of teachers, …
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- 978-4-431-55518-6
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- XXI, 221
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- 371.307 GEO
A Sociology of Transnational Constitutions: Social Foundations of the Post-Na…
This book is the second in a series of volumes intended to provide a broad sociological analysis of the foundations of constitutional law.
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- 9781139833905
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- 342 THO s
Educator to educator : unpacking and repacking generative concepts in social …
Thinking and learning are based on powerful concepts -- ideas that identify, but also provoke and challenge. This collection is designed to ignite discussions among educators and learners at all levels about social studies concepts that generate curiosity, passion, and a sense of who we are and could be in this world. Contributors to this book, drawn from across the educational field, have focu…
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- 9789462099869
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- xiv, 227 pages
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- 300.71
A Critical Assessment of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) project is simultaneously indispensable and near impossible. Established over 30 years ago by governments to assess policy relevant knowledge, the IPCC is an essential bridge from science to policymaking.
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- 9781009082099
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- 363.7 PRY c
A Critical Introduction to International Criminal Law
International criminal law has witnessed a rapid rise since the end of the Cold War. The United Nations refers to the birth of a new ‘age of accountability’, but certain historical objections, such as selectivity or victor’s justice, have never fully gone away, and many of the justice dimensions of international criminal law remain unexplored.
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- 9781108399906
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- 345 STA c
Geospatial Analysis to Support Urban Planning in Beijing
This book describes a comprehensive framework of novel simulation approaches, conventional urban models, and related data mining techniques that will help develop planning support systems in Beijing as well as other mega-metropolitan areas. It investigates the relationships between human behaviors and spatial patterns in order to simulate activities in an urban space, visualize planning alterna…
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- 978-3-319-19341-0
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- XXV, 272
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- 301 LON g
Geoscience Education
This book presents research in Geoscience Education focusing on indoor and outdoor environments in which teaching geoscience gains particular relevance, significance and contextualization. The research areas that are presented throughout the thirteen chapters cover a wide variety of subjects ranging from educational resources and fieldwork to science models. Chapters discuss specific geoscience…
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- 978-3-319-43318-9
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- 370 GEO
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