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Today's health care systems need doctors and consultants to act as
leaders, within the multi-disciplinary team, in addition to
carrying out their clinical role. This book identifies the key
elements of successful leadership through 'medically led' service
development and systems transformation and shows how this benefits
patient care, particularly when patients become partners in the
process. The authors provide a conceptual framework of medical
leadership and a set of scientific methods and tools that make a
significant contribution to advancing quality and transforming
services in healthcare. On top of this, they present analytical
tools which medical professionals can use to support their own
improvement or system transformation strategy, including ways of
measuring improvement and the returns on investment of medical
leadership. Woven throughout the book are real-life case studies
from medical leaders across the world, providing students with
valuable practical insights. Chapter summaries and reflections are
provided to support learning. Medical Leadership will be essential
reading for students on medical and clinical leadership courses
internationally as well as for all practising doctors, consultants
and General Practitioners.
An exploration of trends and cultures connected to electrical
telegraphy and recent digital communications, this collection
emerges from the research project Scrambled Messages: The
Telegraphic Imaginary 1866-1900, which investigated cultural
phenomena relating to the 1866 transatlantic telegraph. It
interrogates the ways in which society, politics, literature and
art are imbricated with changing communications technologies, from
the mid-nineteenth century to the present. Contributors consider
control, imperialism and capital, as well as utopianism and hope,
grappling with the ways in which human connections (and their
messages) continue to be shaped by communications infrastructures.
An exploration of trends and cultures connected to electrical
telegraphy and recent digital communications, this collection
emerges from the research project Scrambled Messages: The
Telegraphic Imaginary 1866-1900, which investigated cultural
phenomena relating to the 1866 transatlantic telegraph. It
interrogates the ways in which society, politics, literature and
art are imbricated with changing communications technologies, from
the mid-nineteenth century to the present. Contributors consider
control, imperialism and capital, as well as utopianism and hope,
grappling with the ways in which human connections (and their
messages) continue to be shaped by communications infrastructures.
Democratizing Technology provides a much-needed fresh perspective
on the regulation of chemicals, and an important contribution to
green thinking about technology.Caroline Lucas, Green Party MEP.
This book is an excellent critique of the current risk-based
approach to technology. By exploring the philosophical
underpinnings and the practical applications of current policy on
science and technology, Chapman exposes the serious flaws in
allowing economic considerations to dominate the agenda in this
area. Her proposals for reform are expertly constructed and deserve
urgent and serious consideration by policy-makers.Dr Stuart
Parkinson, Executive Director, Scientists for Global
Responsibility. In this important book Anne Chapman argues that
decisions about technology should answer a republican question:
what kind of public world should we create through technology?
Democratizing Technology deserves to be read widely. John ONeill,
Professor of Political Economy, University of Manchester, UK A
welcome addition to the new, more empirical and applied literature
in philosophy of technology. This book will be essential reading
for a variety of scholars and for the general reader intent on
understanding, and criticizing, our chemically made world.Andrew
Light, Interim Director, Program on the Environment, University of
Washington, US What is technology? How do humans use it to build
and modify the world? What are the relationships between
technology, science, economics and democratic governance? What, if
any, are our ethical and political responsibilities and choices in
how we develop, deploy and control technology in democratic states?
Democratizing Technology sets out to answer these questions.
Focusing on the most widespread and pervasive technology -
chemicals - this groundbreaking volume peels apart the critical
technology debate to look at the relationship between humans,
technology and the biological world. Attention is given to the
immensely important new regulations, REACH (Registration,
Evaluation, Authorization and restriction of Chemicals), the EUs
largest ever legal framework, discussing the problems that are
likely to occur in REACHs reliance on risk assessment methods and
suggesting an alternative way forward for the regulation of
chemicals. Providing much-needed clarity and insight into the heart
of key debates in science and technology, risk analysis and
mitigation, and domestic and international law, this volume arrives
as a breath of fresh air.
Today's health care systems need doctors and consultants to act as
leaders, within the multi-disciplinary team, in addition to
carrying out their clinical role. This book identifies the key
elements of successful leadership through 'medically led' service
development and systems transformation and shows how this benefits
patient care, particularly when patients become partners in the
process. The authors provide a conceptual framework of medical
leadership and a set of scientific methods and tools that make a
significant contribution to advancing quality and transforming
services in healthcare. On top of this, they present analytical
tools which medical professionals can use to support their own
improvement or system transformation strategy, including ways of
measuring improvement and the returns on investment of medical
leadership. Woven throughout the book are real-life case studies
from medical leaders across the world, providing students with
valuable practical insights. Chapter summaries and reflections are
provided to support learning. Medical Leadership will be essential
reading for students on medical and clinical leadership courses
internationally as well as for all practising doctors, consultants
and General Practitioners.
This is a documented narration of dramas played out from 1578 to
2000 in the Cape Horn area, Tierra del Fuego, by the native Yamana
and Charles Darwin, explorers, sealers, whalers, Anglican
missionaries, and three other famous people who made contact with
some of the last Yamana. The narration, based on geographical,
historical, and ethnographic sources and Anne Chapman's fieldwork
with the last few descendants of the Yamana, describes the
Europeans' motives for going to Tierra del Fuego and the Yamana's
motives for staying there some 6,000 years, what the outsiders
gained, and what the Yamana lost. The main objective of this work
is to incorporate the hunting-gathering Yamana into world history
by evoking their way of life, especially Jemmy Button and Fuegia
Basket in comparison with the outsiders they encountered,
especially Drake, Cook, and Darwin in their scientific world in the
context of their experiences with the Yamana in Tierra del Fuego
and nearby areas.
This is a documented narration of dramas played out from 1578 to
2000 in the Cape Horn area, Tierra del Fuego, by the native Yamana
and Charles Darwin, explorers, sealers, whalers, Anglican
missionaries, and three other famous people who made contact with
some of the last Yamana. The narration, based on geographical,
historical, and ethnographic sources and Anne Chapman's fieldwork
with the last few descendants of the Yamana, describes the
Europeans' motives for going to Tierra del Fuego and the Yamana's
motives for staying there some 6,000 years, what the outsiders
gained, and what the Yamana lost. The main objective of this work
is to incorporate the hunting-gathering Yamana into world history
by evoking their way of life, especially Jemmy Button and Fuegia
Basket in comparison with the outsiders they encountered,
especially Drake, Cook, and Darwin in their scientific world in the
context of their experiences with the Yamana in Tierra del Fuego
and nearby areas.
The invited contributions will reflect the disciplinary scope of
UK-based research in the field of Francophone Canadian Studies as
well as highlighting the interdisciplinary nature of much of this
research. While many of the contributions focus on contemporary
issues and contemporary culture, there is also an awareness of the
historical development of francophone culture in Canada and the
distinctive demographic, political and linguistic factors which
continue to shape it.
A sumptuously illustrated celebration of 34 remarkable women and
the beautiful heritage roses that are named after themMany of our
best-loved heritage roses are named after women and in this
charming book, Ann Chapman explores the lives and stories behind
the evocative names. We may be familiar with Mary Queen of Scots,
Amy Robsart, and Jeanne d'Arc, but who were Adelaide d'Orleans,
Nancy Steen, and Nur Mahal? Among the more than 30 women described
here are serene queens, duchesses, and aristocrats, courageous
heroines and pioneers, as well as the passionate gardeners who
contributed much to the cultivation and preservation of the roses
named for each one. Each biography is beautifully illustrated with
a portrait of the women and a sumptuous photograph of her rose by
the acclaimed French naturalist photographer Paul Starosta. "Women
in my Rose Garden" will make a perfect gift, not only for rosarians
and gardeners, but for all those with a love of history, romance,
and adventure.
Our knowledge of Cleopatra, the most famous woman in antiquity,
comes from Plutarch's description of her. Shakespeare used 'The
Life of Antony' for his own version of this famous love story.
Plutarch, whose works have remained immensely popular through the
years, has shaped our ideas about much of the ancient world. His
humane sensibilities, his skill in storytelling and not least his
humour have combined to charm readers throughout the centuries,
persuading them that he is like them. In the twentieth century he
was declared a feminist. This has led to a misreading of his works,
and a misunderstanding of the man himself. He was, as one would
expect, a man of his times and his views reflect that. His attitude
to women appears new, but his words reflect the changing times in
which he lived. Plutarch was Greek, but when Greece was part of the
Roman Empire. Chapman argues that his attitudes towards women were
not advanced, although he had to admit that more than force was
needed to control them. This book breaks new ground in scholarly
terms, but is also accessible to the general reader who wants to
learn more about Plutarch and women in antiquity.
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Northern Soul is a cultural phenomenon twice removed from its
original source in Britain in the late 1960s. Rooted in gospel and
rhythm and blues music, with pounding "four-to-the floor" beats, it
is often accompanied by swirling strings, vibraphone flourishes,
and infectious clapping. Since the 1960s Northern Soul has spread
globally, via the Internet and migration, to such unlikely places
as Medellin in Colombia. By giving voice to the members of this
scene, this book explores theories about how identity and cultural
literacy evolve through engagement with popular culture. It seeks
to contribute to understandings about patterns of economic and
media consumption, informal learning, intercultural communication,
and about how migrants perceive themselves and form connections
with others.
Recent research on literature education in Singapore has
highlighted the state of ambivalence of the literature curriculum
and suggested possibilities for its reconceptualisation, taking
into consideration the contemporary Singaporean environment and the
impact of globalisation; and considering the offering of
alternative curricula. This book explores the state of literature
as a subject in Singapore secondary schools in relation to this
recent research by considering its role in the current political,
economic, social and educational climate. It presents the findings
and analysis of students' and teachers' perspectives on literary
studies in Singapore secondary schools in order to generate theory
on how students and teachers deal with literature in English
studies. In-depth interpretivist case studies were conducted at
five sites, purposively selected to incorporate the range of school
types in Singapore. Emergent themes included: the insignificant
impact of local literature on the study of literature, the low
status of subject and the lack of desirability of literature as a
course of study. The findings drawn from original empirical data
from students and teachers have implications for theory, policy and
practice. The work further delineates a need for further research
into continued development of the literature curriculum in the
Singapore education system, such as exploring the role of local
literature, as articulated in the vision of Singapore as a
world-class city.
Enhancing Quality in Transnational Higher Education explores issues
and questions concerning the provision of quality teaching and
learning in university programs delivered 'offshore'. The focus of
the book is on what makes for a good and successful education in
the context of transnational programs of Australian universities.
The book traces research by the authors into the 'lived
experiences' of teachers and learners engaged in Australian
transnational education across a broad range of universities,
locations, programs and models of delivery. The enormous trend
towards the delivery of university programs across national borders
is compelling evidence of the internationalization of higher
education in the 21st century. Universities worldwide are
challenged to provide quality assurance for this new kind of
education. For universities, this book offers principles to enhance
existing frameworks for assuring the quality of learning and
teaching in university offshore education programs. The book will
also be of particular interest to academics of higher education
institutions who are involved in the policy and practice of
transnational education.
Democratizing Technology provides a much-needed fresh perspective
on the regulation of chemicals, and an important contribution to
green thinking about technology.Caroline Lucas, Green Party MEP.
This book is an excellent critique of the current risk-based
approach to technology. By exploring the philosophical
underpinnings and the practical applications of current policy on
science and technology, Chapman exposes the serious flaws in
allowing economic considerations to dominate the agenda in this
area. Her proposals for reform are expertly constructed and deserve
urgent and serious consideration by policy-makers.Dr Stuart
Parkinson, Executive Director, Scientists for Global
Responsibility. In this important book Anne Chapman argues that
decisions about technology should answer a republican question:
what kind of public world should we create through technology?
Democratizing Technology deserves to be read widely. John ONeill,
Professor of Political Economy, University of Manchester, UK A
welcome addition to the new, more empirical and applied literature
in philosophy of technology. This book will be essential reading
for a variety of scholars and for the general reader intent on
understanding, and criticizing, our chemically made world.Andrew
Light, Interim Director, Program on the Environment, University of
Washington, US What is technology? How do humans use it to build
and modify the world? What are the relationships between
technology, science, economics and democratic governance? What, if
any, are our ethical and political responsibilities and choices in
how we develop, deploy and control technology in democratic states?
Democratizing Technology sets out to answer these questions.
Focusing on the most widespread and pervasive technology -
chemicals - this groundbreaking volume peels apart the critical
technology debate to look at the relationship between humans,
technology and the biological world. Attention is given to the
immensely important new regulations, REACH (Registration,
Evaluation, Authorization and restriction of Chemicals), the EUs
largest ever legal framework, discussing the problems that are
likely to occur in REACHs reliance on risk assessment methods and
suggesting an alternative way forward for the regulation of
chemicals. Providing much-needed clarity and insight into the heart
of key debates in science and technology, risk analysis and
mitigation, and domestic and international law, this volume arrives
as a breath of fresh air.
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