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This bestselling text presents original case studies that survey the state of the international system and look in depth at issues of current interest. Offering more than the standard collection of journal articles, it provides a coherent and accessible approach that encourages students to put international relations concepts to practical use.

Big Data Shocks examines the roots of big data, the current climate and rising stars in this world. The book explores the issues raised by big data and discusses theoretical as well as practical approaches to managing information whose scope exists beyond the human scale.

Middle age blues have an antidote. How about trying 50 new things when you turn 50? Maria Leonard Olsen's 50 After 50: Fifty New Things I Tried After Turning 50 and What I Learned From Them is a blueprint for turning midlife into the most invigorating chapter yet.

This book addresses the concerns of students, parents, advisors, and higher education professionals about higher education, and explains how students can gain the most through their college years by debunking many of the misconceptions of college.

This book focuses on preparing for the bargaining table and strategies and approaches for bargaining the contract at the table.

This book primarily focuses on gaining a deeper understanding of the kinds of difficulties that can attend the reading process, especially for at-risk readers and those with reading disabilities.

A Practical Guide to Ethics in Public Relations is brimming with case studies, practitioner advice, practical ethical dilemmas and popular culture references to help students better understand and engage with the inevitable ethical dilemmas that arise in marketing communication.

Empathy is a term used increasingly both in moral theory and animal ethics. Yet, its precise meaning is often left unexplored. The book aims to tackle this by clarifying the different and even contradictory ways in which "empathy" can be defined.

Michel Serres is one of the most influential living theorists in European philosophy. This volume makes available a work which has a foundational place in the development of chaos theory, representing a tour de force application of the principles underlying Serres' distinctive philosophy of science.

This is a concise handbook for a wide range of stakeholders who need to understand how preservation works in the digital world. It synthesizes current information, research and perspectives about digital preservation from sources across many areas of practice. It will be of interest to anyone who wants to learn about how digital preservation works.

This book describes leadership best practice and thinking.

This book examines how well the American political systems performs by using multiple criteria, including the level of trust the public has towards the institutions of government, the abilities of the institutions to make good public policy, the extent to which policy is responsive to public opinion, and the extent to which public policy is fair.

Based on the philosophy that all schools have the capacity to improve, Performance is Key provides insight into the leadership strategies. This book contains skills for leaders to implement real systemic change in fulfilling the mission of every school- Excellence!

This book is a story that delineates seven qualities, according to Solomon, that successful, wise leaders possess.

Following the Arab Spring, some Arab autocrats are seeking to promote reform. Looking at Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt, and Algeria, the chapters describe the political situation, the major players, the trends in media activity, the (limited) role of the US in the political and media landscape, and the opportunities for action.

Out There chronicles fringe athletes, fitness freaks, and others obsessed by ill-advised dreams. It takes us to far-flung places no sane person would want to go.

The contents of the book center on concepts of organizational development towards effective change and practice.

This book attempts to explain why music inquiry makes sense, what pieces are required to do music inquiry effectively (the knowledge, skills and dispositions) and then provides how to teach music inquiry in a series of day-by-day lesson plans.

The information in this book will provide board members with simple tools to become an effective member of the board.

This book presents the most important criteria for delivering effective classroom questioning, instructional strategies, and classroom management.

This book examines four types of shortcuts in the history of American education-streamlined paths to vocational success, cultural sophistication, college credentials, and the efficient use of English.

This book presents the most important topics relevant to designing the school curriculum. These topics include learning theory, assessment and evaluation of learning, unit planning and lesson planning.

Parents will learn how to further develop and improve their child's spatial sense using visual-spatial strategies of classifying, drawing diagrams, big idea concept building, visualizing, and more.

Bringing School to Life: Place-Based Education across the Curriculum offers insights into how to build a program across the K-8 grades. Anderson addresses key elements such as mapping, local history, citizen science, and integrated curricula. She suggests strategies for building community partnerships and implementation for primary grades.

When it comes to public higher education in America, one size does not fit all.

This text analyzes the major post-unification developments that have tested and shaped the "new Germany" from a multilevel perspective. Informed by the authors' intimate knowledge of Germany, the book offers a comprehensive, in-depth analysis of a pivotal global player at a critical economic, political, and social juncture.

This book is a practical tool to aid both the novice and experienced administrator grow their leadership skillset. Scenarios of actual higher education situations (including solutions and rationales) guide the leader through analysis and reflection. Supporting readings along with various activities are included to aid in improved leadership.

This book introduces and explores a theory of global development ethics, revealing some of the challenges to projects of global development and including coverage of core topics such as immigration, technology, famine, race and capitalism. It is ideal for advanced-level courses in Global Ethics, Development Ethics and Applied Ethics.

Identifies the critical influence of religious practices and power relations in the transnationalpeacebuilding and development work of faith-based organisations.

This book provides a comprehensive critical account of Taylor's writings, and argues that a close examination of his central concept of "strong evaluation" reveals both the potential of and the tensions in his entire thinking.