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Cover Handbook on Participatory Action Research and Community Development
Handbook on Participatory Action Research and Community Development
Edited by Randy Stoecker and Adrienne Falcón
This Handbook is a critical resource for carefully considering the possibilities and challenges of strategically integrating participatory action research (PAR) and community development (CD). Utilizing practical examples from diverse contexts across five continents, it looks at how communities are empowering themselves and bringing about systemic change.
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Handbook
Published:
08 Apr 2022
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781839100970
Collection:
Sociology, Social Policy and Education 2022
Cover How to Lead Academic Departments Successfully
How to Lead Academic Departments Successfully
Edited by Adam Lindgreen, Alan Irwin, Flemming Poulfelt, and Thyra U. Thomsen
It is an old cliché that leading and managing academics is like herding cats. This book challenges this myth and presents a way to deal with the many challenges of academic leadership, from managing departments, research groups and teams to managing tensions between research and teaching. The book is a practical and stimulating guide to different pathways to successful academic leadership, both in personal and organizational terms.
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Monograph Book
Published:
07 Dec 2021
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781789907155
Collection:
Business 2021
Cover Handbook on Teaching and Learning for Sustainable Development
Handbook on Teaching and Learning for Sustainable Development
Edited by Walter Leal Filho, Amanda Lange Salvia, and Fernanda Frankenberger
Exploring the important role of education in both pursuing and implementing sustainable development, this timely Handbook highlights how teaching methods at schools and universities can impact the future. It looks at ways not only to inform students about matters related to sustainable development, but also to empower them to adopt behaviours and actions that lead to more sustainable lifestyles.
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Handbook
Published:
22 Jun 2021
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781839104657
Collection:
Geography, Planning and Tourism 2021
Cover Becoming an Organizational Scholar
Becoming an Organizational Scholar
Navigating the Academic Odyssey
Edited by Tomislav Hernaus and Matej Černe
Becoming an Organizational Scholar: Navigating the Academic Odyssey covers reflective, personal stories of prolific, top scholars under the age of 45, with academic success gained across 17 different European and North and South American countries at 31 higher education institutions. The editors present the idea of a unique or authentic scholar, presenting an overview of academic success factors and common career development obstacles while offering possible coping mechanisms.  
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Monograph Book
Published:
19 Jan 2021
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781839102073
Collection:
Business 2021
Cover Handbook of Teaching and Learning in Tourism
Handbook of Teaching and Learning in Tourism
Edited by Pierre Benckendorff and Anita Zehrer
This comprehensive Handbook provides an international perspective on contemporary issues and future directions in teaching and learning in tourism. Key topics include assurance of learning, development of skills, learning in the field, work integrated learning, sustainability and critical studies, internationalisation, technology enabled learning, links between teaching and research, and graduate student supervision. Within these topics attention is devoted to the discussion of curriculum, pedagogy, assessment, students, educators and trends and issues. The Handbook provides a valuable resource for understanding teaching and learning theory and practice in tourism.
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Handbook
Published:
27 Jan 2017
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781784714802
Collection:
Social and Political Science 2017
Cover Gender, Education and Employment
Gender, Education and Employment
An International Comparison of School-to-Work Transitions
Edited by Hans-Peter Blossfeld, Jan Skopek, Moris Triventi, and Sandra Buchholz
For much of the twentieth century, women lagged considerably behind men in their educational attainment. However, in recent decades, young women have become an important source of human capital for labor markets in modern societies, as well as potential competitors to the male workforce. This book asks whether or not women have been able to convert their educational success into gains on the labor market
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Monograph Book
Published:
30 Oct 2015
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781784715038
Collection:
Social And Political Science 2015
Cover International Aid and Private Schools for the Poor
International Aid and Private Schools for the Poor
Smiles, Miracles and Markets
Pauline Dixon
This fascinating volume challenges the widely held belief that the state should supply, finance and regulate schooling in developing countries. Using India as an example, Dr. Pauline Dixon examines the ways in which private, for-profit schools might serve as a successful alternative to state-run systems of education in impoverished communities around the world.
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Monograph Book
Published:
30 Apr 2013
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781781953457
Collection:
Economics 2013