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Empirical Research in Statistics Education
This ICME-13 Topical Survey provides a review of recent research into statistics education, with a focus on empirical research published in established educational journals and on the proceedings of important conferences on statistics education. It identifies and addresses six key research topics, namely: teachers’ knowledge; teachers’ role in statistics education; teacher preparation; stud…
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- 978-3-319-38968-4
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- VII, 37
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Internal Rating Systems and the Bank-Firm Relationship: Valuing Company Networks
Summary: “In response to the complexity of the corporate environment and competition, companies are seeking a new organizational set to maintain their competitive advantage. Various empirical studies have been conducted which demonstrate firms’ abilities to increase value through network creation. From a lender’s point of view, a member of a network deserves more attention and a bette…
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- 1
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- 978-1-137-49724-6
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- VII, 119
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- Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions
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Writing for Publication Transitions and Tools that Support Scholars’ Success
This book offers systematic instruction and evidence-based guidance to academic authors. It demystifies scholarly writing and helps build both confidence and skill in aspiring and experienced authors. The first part of the book focuses on the author’s role, writing’s risks and rewards, practical strategies for improving writing, and ethical issues. Part Two focuses on the most common writin…
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- 1
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- 978-3-319-31650-5
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Essays on Research Methodology
The book presents a collection of essays addressing a perceived need for persistent and logical thinking, critical reasoning, rigor and relevance on the part of researchers pursuing their doctorates. Accordingly, eminent experts have come together to consider these significant aspects of the research process, which result in different knowledge claims in different fields or subject areas. An at…
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- 1st Edition
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- 978-81-322-2214-9
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- 43 b/w illustrations
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Media and Mapping Practices in the Middle East and North Africa : Producing S…
A few months into the popular uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region in 2009/10, the promises of social media, including its ability to influence a participatory governance model, grassroots civic engagement, new social dynamics, inclusive societies and new opportunities for businesses and entrepreneurs, became more evident than ever. Simultaneously, cartography received ne…
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- 9789048541508
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- Cities and Cultures volume 7
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- 307 MED
Trauma and Resilience Among Displaced Populations : A Sociocultural Exploration
This open access book provides an enriched understanding of historical, collective, cultural, and identity-related trauma, emphasising the social and political location of human subjects. It therefore presents a socio-ecological perspective on trauma, rather than viewing displaced individuals as traumatised “passive victims”. The vastness of the phenomenon of trauma among displaced populati…
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- 1
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- 9783030677121
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- XII, 305
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- 300
Value Economics the Ethical Implications of Value for New Economic Thinking
The last financial crisis revealed a gap between business practice and ethics. In Value Economics, Griffiths and Lucas examine some of the reasons for this ethical gap and discuss the resulting loss of confidence in the financial system. One of the reasons has been hazy or inadequate thinking about how we value economic enterprises. With the close link between the creation of value and business…
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- 978-1-137-54187-1
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The Schutzian Theory of the Cultural Sciences
This work is devoted to developing as well as expounding the theory of the cultural sciences of the philosopher Alfred Schutz (1899-1959). Drawing on all of Schutz’s seven volumes in English, the book shows how his philosophical theory consists of the reflective clarifications of the disciplinary definitions, basic concepts, and distinctive methods of particular cultural sciences as well as t…
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- 978-3-319-13653-0
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Envisioning Criminology Researchers onResearch as a Process of Discovery
This book covers research design and methodology from a unique and engaging point of view, based on accounts from influential researchers across the field of Criminology and Criminal Justice. Most books and articles about research in criminology and criminal justice focus on how the research was carried out: the data that were used, the methods that were applied, the results that were achieved…
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- 978-3-319-15868-6
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- 14 b/w illustrations, 16 illustrations in colour
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Students, Teachers, and Leaders Addressing Bullying in Schools
The importance of Boske and Osanloo’s approach to identifying the crisis of bullying in our society lives within the personal stories shared in this book. Readers are reminded that victims of bullying are our own friends, neighbors and classmates, and those at every level in the community are challenged to be part of the solution. The hatred carried out by those who bully impacts all of us, n…
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- 978-94-6300-148-9
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- XXIV, 318
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