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“neil pickering”

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  • Values in Higher Education Teaching

    by Tony Harland, Neil Pickering ...
    Values in Higher Education Teaching explores the way in which teaching, research, learning and higher education are a values enterprise and that an exploration of values is necessary to work out the full purposes of a higher education to guide practices and help academics understand academic work. Values inform thinking and actions and although this is well recognized, values are seldom brought to ... Read more

    $79.69 CAD

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    by Yves-Chantal Gagnon ...
    The main advantages of case research are that it can produce an in-depth analysis of phenomena in context, support the development of historical perspectives and guarantee high internal validity, which is to say that the observed phenomena are authentic representations of reality. In short, the case study is adaptable to both the context and the researcher. ... Read more

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  • Second Language Writing Research

    Perspectives on the Process of Knowledge Construction

    Edited by Paul Kei Matsuda, Tony Silva ...
    In this original volume, eighteen researchers from different parts of the world reflect on their own research projects, providing insights into key methodological issues in research on second language writing. By offering a glimpse into the process of constructing and negotiating knowledge in the field--the messy space of situated practices of inquiry--it helps to demystify the research process, ... Read more

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  • Beyond Decoding

    The Behavioral and Biological Foundations of Reading Comprehension

    Edited by Richard K. Wagner, PhD, Christopher Schatschneider, PhD, Caroline Phythian-Sence, PhD ...
    What cognitive processes and skills do children draw on to make meaning from text? How are these capacities consolidated over the course of development? What puts some learners at risk for comprehension difficulties? This authoritative volume presents state-of-the-science research on the behavioral and biological components of successful reading comprehension. Uniquely integrative, the book covers ... Read more

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  • The Authentic Dissertation

    Alternative Ways of Knowing, Research and Representation

    by Donald Trent Jacobs ...
    The Authentic Dissertation is a road map for students who want to make their dissertation more than a series of hoop-jumping machinations that cause them to lose the vitality and meaningfulness of their research.Students and tutors are presented with practical guidance for the kind of alternative dissertations that many educators believe are needed to move Doctoral and Master’s level work beyond ... Read more

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  • Classroom-based Research and Evidence-based Practice

    An Introduction

    by Keith Taber ...
    This refreshing Second Edition offers a helpful overview of educational research for those training to be teachers, or setting out on classroom-based research projects.The book illustrates the nature and logic of the research process, and supports readers in critically evaluating the strengths and limitations of published studies.Drawing on a variety of relevant examples, the book demonstrates ... Read more

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  • Qualitative Research from Start to Finish

    by Robert K. Yin, PhD ...
    This book will help readers understand the practice of qualitative research--whether they want to do it, teach it, or just learn about it. All the major research phases are encompassed (startup, design, data collection, analysis, and composing), including newly emerging trends. Numerous easy-to-read vignettes show how other scholars have successfully implemented specific procedures. Equally ... Read more

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  • Researching History Education

    Theory, Method, and Context

    by Linda S. Levstik, Keith C. Barton ...
    "The authors’ research is well known and among the most important American works being done on how children learn history. It is thus a great idea to gather this pivotal research in one place. The volume offers a new perspective through the authors’ reflections on the research process. It is profound without pomposity, ideal for the intended audience; the tone is just right. There really isn’t ... Read more

    $119.54 CAD

  • Conducting Practitioner Research in Physical Education and Youth Sport

    Reflecting on Practice

    by Ashley Casey, Tim Fletcher, Lee Schaefer, Doug Gleddie ...
    There is now a widespread expectation that teachers and coaches should be reflective practitioners, an expectation written into national standards of education in many countries. This innovative book introduces the methods by which teachers and coaches can conduct research into their own professional practice and therefore become more effective reflective practitioners, improving their students’ ... Read more

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  • Power Of Ideas, The: The Rising Influence Of Thinkers And Think Tanks In China

    by Cheng Li ...
    China's momentous socioeconomic transformation is not taking place in an intellectual vacuum: Chinese scholars and public intellectuals are actively engaged in fervent discussions about the country's domestic and foreign policies, demographic constraints, and ever-growing integration into the world community. This book focuses on China's major think tanks where policies are initiated, and on a few ... Read more

    $41.79 CAD

  • Our Great Customer Service in Our Great United States

    Whatever Happened to Good Customer?

    by Faye Mcghee ...
    As I have said so many times in my life Knowledge is power and when you know what is going to happen and you come to expect it you can deal with it a lot better. We cannot let the terrible customer service we get defi ne us though. I have found that when customers are rude, mean or demanding it is because they have allowed the customer service representatives to make them that way. Control your ... Read more

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  • Multilevel Analysis of Individuals and Cultures

    by Fons J.R. van de Vijver, Dianne A. Van Hemert, Ype H. Poortinga ...
    In this book, top specialists address theoretical, methodological, and empirical multilevel models as they relate to the analysis of individual and cultural data. Divided into four parts, the book opens with the basic conceptual and theoretical issues in multilevel research, including the fallacies of such research. Part II describes the methodological aspects of multilevel research, including ... Read more

    $126.41 CAD