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  • Helping a Field See Itself

    Envisioning a Philosophy of Medical Education

    Edited by Mario Veen, Anna T. Cianciolo ...
    The perceived value of philosophy to medical education is increasing. But beyond the occasional application of philosophical concepts, what does it mean to be philosophical about medical education and to do philosophy—to create new concepts and ways of thinking about what medical education is? The complex and dynamic nature of academic medicine requires medical educators to reflect on their ... Read more

    $109.99 CAD

  • Applied Philosophy for Health Professions Education

    A Journey Towards Mutual Understanding

    Edited by Megan E. L. Brown, Mario Veen, Gabrielle Maria Finn ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    This book increases the accessibility of philosophical concepts to a wider audience within medical education, translating ‘knowing’ to ‘doing.’ It prompts health professions educators and researchers to consider the dynamics and structure of contemporary issues within health professions education in new, philosophical ways. Through considering the practical implications of applying philosophical ... Read more

    $192.99 CAD

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  • Medical Nihilism

    by Jacob Stegenga ...
    This book argues that if we consider the ubiquity of small effect sizes in medicine, the extent of misleading evidence in medical research, the thin theoretical basis of many interventions, and the malleability of empirical methods, and if we employ our best inductive framework, then our confidence in medical interventions ought to be low. ... Read more

    $26.99 CAD

  • How We Learn

    Learning and non-learning in school and beyond

    by Knud Illeris ...
    Having published in 11 languages and sold in more than 100,000 copies, this fully revised edition of How We Learn examines what learning actually is and why and how learning and non-learning takes place. Focusing exclusively on learning itself, it provides a comprehensive yet accessible introduction to traditional learning theory and the newest international contributions, while at the same time ... Read more

    $112.99 CAD

  • Care & Cure

    An Introduction to Philosophy of Medicine

    by Jacob Stegenga ...
    The author of Medical Nihilism examines the philosophical complications and controversies underlying medicine.The philosophy of medicine has become a vibrant and complex intellectual landscape, and Care and Cure is the first extended attempt to map it. In pursuing the interdependent aims of caring and curing, medicine relies on concepts, theories, inferences, and policies that are often ... Read more

    $25.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Connecting Policy and Practice

    Challenges for Teaching and Learning in Schools and Universities

    Edited by Michael Kompf, Pam Denicolo ...
    Written by members of the International Study Association on Teachers and Teaching, the papers in this volume were presented at an international teaching conference on the issues of theory and practice. Using these contributions from experienced researchers, most of whom are practising teachers, this single volume is international in scope and context, demonstrating differences and similarities ... Read more

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  • Contemporary Theories of Learning

    Learning Theorists … In Their Own Words

    Edited by Knud Illeris ...
    This tenth anniversary edition of Knud Illeris’s classic 2008 text is an updated and definitive collection of today’s most influential learning theorists, now containing additional chapters from John Hattie and Gregory Donoghue, Sharan Merriam, Gert Biesta and Carolyn Jackson. This book brings together world-renowned experts, who each present their understanding of what learning is and how human ... Read more

    $97.99 CAD

  • The Gold Standard

    The Challenge Of Evidence-Based Medicine

    by Stefan Timmermans, Marc Berg ...
    Few things make people react more strongly to the changes going on in health care than the word standardization. Critics shudder at the mindless sameness of standards, while supporters dream of a world in which standardized "best practices" open up a world of efficient health care delivery. The Gold Standard takes up this debate to investigate the real meaning of standardization and how it affects ... Read more

    $34.99 CAD

  • Recovery of People with Mental Illness

    Philosophical and Related Perspectives

    Edited by Abraham Rudnick ...
    Series series International Perspectives in Philosophy & Psychiatry
    It is only in the past 20 years that the concept of 'recovery' from mental health has been more widely considered and researched. Before then, it was generally considered that 'stability' was the best that anyone suffering from a mental disorder could hope for. But now it is recognised that, throughout their mental illness, many patients develop new beliefs, feelings, values, attitudes, and ways ... Read more

    $71.99 CAD

  • Complexity and Social Work

    by Hans Van Ewijk ...
    Being socially competent is essential in late modern society. We expect people to find their own accommodation, partner, job, community and lifestyle and struggle to find answers for those who are not able or do not have the opportunity to achieve these things. By placing social complexity, social vulnerability and social efficacy within a framework of social policy and social practice, Complexity ... Read more

    $83.99 CAD

  • Communication as Comfort

    Multiple Voices in Palliative Care

    by Sandra L. Ragan, Elaine M. Wittenberg-Lyles, Joy Goldsmith, Sandra Sanchez Reilly ...
    Series series Routledge Communication Series
    This exceptional work explores the complexities of communication at one of the most critical stages of the life experience--during advanced, serious illness and at the end of life. Challenging the predominantly biomedical model that informs much communication between seriously ill and/or dying patients and their physicians, caregivers, and families, Sandra L. Ragan, Elaine M. Wittenberg-Lyles, Joy ... Read more

    $88.99 CAD

  • Temporality in Qualitative Inquiry

    Theories, Methods and Practices

    Edited by Bryan C. Clift, Julie Gore, Stefanie Gustafsson, Sheree Bekker, Ioannis Costas Batlle, Jenny Hatchard ...
    Temporality in Qualitative Inquiry explores the relationship between time and qualitative research and unpacks some of the conceptual, methodological, practical, and pragmatic areas of qualitative inquiry related to time and temporality.This book advances the understanding and re-evaluation of research practice by examining the passage of time, temporal feeling, and conceptualising of time ... Read more

    $78.99 CAD