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The field guide to Mana Pools National Park is compiled from the work of a wide range of specialists in each field. It encompasses all groups of animals and plants found in the area; mammals, birds, reptiles, fish, arthropods, and botany.
The idea of the guide is to reduce the size of the library visitors might otherwise need on a visit to Mana Pools National Park, and as a field companion for guides and National Parks rangers. With a few minor variants it is a handy tool for anywhere in the Zambezi valley.
This edition replaces and updates Jan Teede’s previous volume published in 1988.
An intellectual property discussion is central to qualitative
research projects, and ethical guidelines are essential to the safe
accomplishment of research projects. Undertaking research studies
without adhering to ethics may be dangerous to researchers and
research subjects. Therefore, it is important to understand and
develop practical techniques for handling ethics with a specific
focus on qualitative projects so that researchers conducting this
type of research may continue to use ethical practices at every
step of the project. Data Analysis and Methods of Qualitative
Research: Emerging Research and Opportunities discusses in detail
the methods related to the social constructionist paradigm that is
popular with qualitative research projects. These methods help
researchers undertake ideal qualitative projects that are free from
quantitative research techniques/concepts all while acquiring
practical skills in handling ethics and ethical issues in
qualitative projects. The chapters each contain case studies,
learning outcomes, question and answer sections, and discuss
critical research philosophies in detail along with topics such as
ethics, research design, data gathering and sampling methods,
research outputs, data analysis, and report writing. Featuring a
wide range of topics such as epistemology, probability sampling,
and big data, this book is ideal for researchers, practitioners,
computer scientists, academicians, analysts, coders, and students
looking to become competent qualitative research specialists.
Ayetli gadogv—to "stand in the middle"—is at the heart of a
Cherokee perspective of the natural world. From this stance,
Cherokee Earth Dwellers offers a rich understanding of nature
grounded in Cherokee creature names, oral traditional stories, and
reflections of knowledge holders. During his lifetime, elder
Hastings Shade created booklets with over six hundred Cherokee
names for animals and plants. With this foundational collection at
its center, and weaving together a chorus of voices, this book
emerges from a deep and continuing collaboration between
Christopher B. Teuton, Hastings Shade, Loretta Shade, and others.
Positioning our responsibilities as humans to our more-than-human
relatives, this book presents teachings about the body, mind,
spirit, and wellness that have been shared for generations. From
clouds to birds, oceans to quarks, this expansive Cherokee view of
nature reveals a living, communicative world and humanity's role
within it.
State Profiles 2022: The Population and Economy of Each U.S. State
has been completely updated and provides a wealth of current,
authoritative, and comprehensive data on key demographic and
economic indicators for each U.S. state and the District of
Columbia. Each state is covered by a compact standardized chapter
that allows for easy comparisons and timely analysis between the
states. A ten-page profile for each U.S. state plus the District of
Columbia provides reliable, up-to-date information on a wide range
of topics, including: population, labor force, income and poverty,
government finances, crime, education, health insurance coverage,
voting, marital status, migration, and more. If you want a single
source of key demographic and economic data on each of the U.S.
states, there is no other book like State Profiles. This book
provides an overview of the U.S. economy which provides a framework
for understanding the state information. State Profiles is
primarily useful for public, school, and college and university
libraries, as well as for economic and sociology departments.
However, anyone needing state-level information including students,
state officials, investors, economic analysts, and concerned
citizens will find State Profiles wealth of data and analysis
absolutely essential!
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