Social Aspects category: 6049 books
Physical Systems
Conceptual Pathways between Flat Space-time and Matter
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2012
Based on the concept of a physical system, this book offers a new philosophical interpretation of classical mechanics and the Special Theory of Relativity. According to Belkind’s view the role of physical theory is to describe the motions of the parts of a physical system in relation to the motions...
Thinking in Education Research
Applying Philosophy and Theory
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2018
Thinking in Education Research examines the resources available from philosophy and theory that can be practically applied to any educational research project. Nick Peim argues that the current well-established divide between theory and the empirical in research methods is unhelpful to students. Instead,...
From Physics to Daily Life
Applications in Biology, Medicine, and Healthcare
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2014
Beatrice Bressan brings together a number of outstanding examples of successful cross-disciplinary technology transfer originating in fundamental physics research, which dramatically impacted progress in biomedical research and clinical applications. Many of these examples were developed at CERN,...
Refugees, Immigrants, and Education in the Global South
Lives in Motion
Language: English
Release Date: July 4, 2013
The unprecedented human mobility the world is now experiencing poses new and unparalleled challenges regarding the provision of social and educational services throughout the global South. This volume examines the role played by schooling in immigrant incorporation or exclusion, using case studies...
Counseling and psychotherapy in the United States
Differences, delivery and theories
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2007
Seminar paper from the year 2006 in the subject Social Pedagogy / Social Work, grade: 1,0 ('A'), Southern Connecticut State University (University of Louisville, KY, USA), course: Independent Study, 21 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: Abstract This paper discusses differences...
Inequalities in the Teaching Profession
A Global Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2014
Countering the commonplace view of teaching as inclusive, this collection highlights the persistence of inequalities in the teaching profession. It explores the ways in which gender, ethnicity, social class and other identity markers shape teachers' experiences in a range of institutional and national contexts.
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Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2018
This book discusses pedagogical solutions that enable students to see how capitalist processes and economic inequalities intersect and shape our assumptions and behaviours. The contributors provide thoughtful reflections on the struggles and opportunities instructors face in teaching about these topics...
Sociology of Education
An A-to-Z Guide
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2013
The sociology of education is a rich interdisciplinary field that studies schools as their own social world as well as their place within the larger society. The field draws contributions from education, sociology, human development, family studies, economics, politics and public policy. Sociology...
Interrogating Critical Pedagogy
The Voices of Educators of Color in the Movement
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2014
Educators, teacher practitioners, and social activists have successfully used critical pedagogy as a tool to help marginalized students develop awareness and seek alternative solutions to their poor educational and socioeconomic situations. However, this theory is often criticized as being mostly...
Science Wars
Politics, Gender, and Race
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2017
Few issues cause academics to disagree more than gender and race, especially when topics are addressed in terms of biological differences. To conduct research in these areas or comment favorably on research can subject one to scorn.When these topics are addressed, they generally take the form of philosophical...
Technology Diffusion and Adoption
Global Complexity, Global Innovation
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2013
Technology Diffusion and Adoption: Global Complexity, Global Innovation discusses the emerging topics of information technology and the IT based solutions in global and multi-cultural environments. This comprehensive collection addresses the aspects of innovation diffusion in the field of business computing...
Being Human
The Search for Order
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2003
We live at a time of unparallelled environmental and moral crisis. Not only do we not believe anything but, despite exponential advances in information production, we do not know very much either. This book is a guide for everyone who, understandably, feels perplexed. Presenting an explanation of...
Conceptual Challenges in Evolutionary Psychology
Innovative Research Strategies
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
This series will include monographs and collections of studies devoted to the investigation and exploration of knowledge, information, and data-processing systems of all kinds, no matter whether human, (other) animal, or machine. Its scope is intended to span the full range of interests from classical...
Curriculum on the Edge of Survival
How Schools Fail to Prepare Students for Membership in a Democracy
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2012
Typically, school curriculum has been viewed through the lens of preparation for the workplace or higher education, both worthy objectives. However, this is not the only lens, and perhaps not even the most powerful one to use, if the goal is to optimize the educational system. Curriculum on the Edge...