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  • The Social Psychology of Expertise

    Case Studies in Research, Professional Domains, and Expert Roles

    Series series Expertise: Research and Applications Series
    The Social Psychology of Expertise offers an integrative perspective to the analysis of experts and expertise in organizations, social roles, management, etc. It is the first book to link the psychology of expertise to sociology, particularly the sociology of professions. By examining the converging elements of both approaches and investigating the conditions of interactions with all types of ... Read more

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  • The Responsibility of Science

    Edited by Harald A. Mieg ...
    Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
    This open access book provides an overview of issues of scientific responsibility. The volume comprises three types of contributions: first, analyses of the responsibility of science; second, analyses of the structural conditions for science and its responsibility; and third, normative versions of scientific responsibility. The questions and problems dealt with include science as a profession, ... Read more

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  • The Cambridge Handbook of Undergraduate Research

    Series series Cambridge Handbooks in Education
    Undergraduate Research (UR) can be defined as an investigation into a specific topic within a discipline by an undergraduate student that makes an original contribution to the field. It has become a major consideration among research universities around the world, in order to advance both academic teaching and research productivity. Edited by an international team of world authorities in UR, this ... Read more

    $40.99 CAD

  • Organizational, Motivational, and Cultural Contexts of Volunteering

    The European View

    Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
    This open access book offers a comprehensive view of the phenomenon of volunteer work: it examines motivational factors and questions of corporate organization and the social environment. In particular, this is the first book to present volunteer work in detail as a psychosocial resource and a source of well-being that should not be overused or abused. The book is based on the authors' 15 years of ... Read more

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  • Industrial Heritage Sites in Transformation

    Clash of Discourses

    Series series Routledge Studies in Heritage
    The management of industrial heritage sites requires rethinking in the context of urban change, and the issue of how to balance protection, preservation/conservation, and development becomes all the more crucial as industrial heritage sites grow in number. This brings into play new challenges—not only through the known conflicts between monument preservation and contemporary architecture, but also ... Read more

    $85.99 CAD

  • Institutional and Social Innovation for Sustainable Urban Development

    Edited by Klaus Töpfer, Harald Mieg ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Sustainable Development
    Which new institutions do we need in order to trigger local- and global sustainable urban development? Are cities the right starting points for implementing sustainability policies? If so, what are the implications for city management? This book reflects the situation of cities in the context of global change and increasing demands for sustainable development.The book introduces core findings, new ... Read more

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  • Inquiry-Based Learning - Undergraduate Research

    The German Multidisciplinary Experience

    Edited by Harald A. Mieg ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    This open access book provides a systematic overview of experiences with Inquiry-Based Learning (IBL) and undergraduate research (UR) in German universities, covering both research universities (Universitäten) and universities of applied sciences (Fachhochschulen). Divided into three parts, the book starts with the principles and common practices of IBL/UR at all universities. Part Two discusses ... Read more

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  • New Social Mobility

    Second Generation Pioneers in Europe

    Series series History (R0)
    This open access book comparatively analyses intergenerational social mobility in immigrant families in Europe. It is based on qualitative in-depth research into several hundred biographies and professional trajectories of young people with an immigrant working-class background, who made it into high-prestige professions. The biographies were collected and analysed by a consortium of researchers ... Read more

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    We live in a remarkable world: science and technology has shifted our understanding of what's possible and transformed our lives. Rain dances and sun worshipping have been replaced by quantum computers, speed-of-light rockets, and our ever-closer inching towards genuine artificial intelligence.But somehow, more and more of us are feeling hopeless; we are still ruled by political systems that haven ... Read more

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    Quantification in Global Public Policy

    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
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