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The fourth film in the rags-to-riches romantic comedy franchise. When Paige (Kam Heskin) and Eddie (Chris Geere) accept an invitation to the wedding of the beautiful Princess Myra (Ase Wang), daughter of the King of Sangyoon (Vithaya Pansringarm), they soon find themselves caught up in the biggest adventure of their lives. Can they find the missing royal elephant and persuade the king that Myra should be allowed to marry for love?
What should children and students read? This volume explores
challenging picturebooks as learning materials in early childhood
education, primary and secondary school, and even universities. It
addresses a wide range of thematic, cognitive, and aesthetic
challenges and educational affordances of picturebooks in various
languages and from different countries. Written by leading and
emerging scholars in the field of picturebook studies and literacy
research, the book discusses the impact of challenging picturebooks
in a comprehensive manner and combines theoretical considerations,
picturebook analyses, and empirical studies with children and
students. It introduces stimulating picturebooks from all
continents and how they are used or may be used in educational
settings and contexts. The chapters touch on subjects like reading
promotion, second-language acquisition, art education,
interdisciplinary learning, empathy development, minority issues,
and intercultural competence. Moreover, they consider relevant
aspects of the educational environments, such as the inclusion of
picturebooks in the curriculum, the significance of school
libraries, and the impact of publishers. Exploring Challenging
Picturebooks in Education sheds new light on the multiple
dimensions relevant to investigating the impact of picturebooks on
learning processes and the development of multimodal literacy
competencies. It thus makes a significant contribution to the
growing area of picturebook research and will be key reading for
educators, researchers, and post-graduate students in the field of
literacy studies, children's literature, and education research.
At last! Here is a research rich and conceptually coherent account
of two interlinked policy domains that have scarcely featured in
either the Europeanisation or higher education literature. Such a
book is needed. During the last decade, a European Higher Education
Area has emerged and EU higher education and research are now
strategic issues for EU growth and innovation policies. The book
offers a convincing demonstration of why policy evolves in
different ways, even in related policy areas. The eight case
studies, written by established scholars and rising academic stars,
point up the clash of institutionally embedded tensions in EU
policy-making. These tensions are sector-specific. But, thanks to
the comparative nature of the study, we can also appreciate a
historical dimension to tensions of governance. This explains why
in some cases European integration is accepted, in others treated
with suspicion. This is a breakthrough book and as such is warmly
recommended for both European studies and higher education studies
teachers, researchers and students.' - Anne Corbett author of
Universities and the Europe of Knowledge: Ideas, Institutions and
Policy Entrepreneurship in European Union Higher Education Policy
and former Visiting Fellow, European Institute, London School of
Economics and Political Science, UKBuilding the Knowledge Economy
in Europe investigates the dynamics of emerging knowledge policy
domains on the European political agenda, and the dynamics of this
in relation to knowledge policies. This volume brings together
leading experts who address the two central pillars of the 'Europe
of Knowledge', research and higher education, to reveal the
vertical, horizontal and sequential tensions in European knowledge
governance This book is the first comparative volume on European
research and higher education policies. The chapters cover topics
such as the idea of the European Research Area, sustainability of
the Bologna Process, institution building for a Europe of
Knowledge, domestic impact of EU level initiatives, and the role of
the crisis in the European Higher Education Area. It accounts for
the creation of key institutions administering EU funding and
addresses the core issues of European integration in the knowledge
domains. This thought provoking book will engage academic readers
interested in European integration analyzed from general political
science, administrative science, organization theory perspectives
as well as in higher education and science studies. National
policy-makers, European policy-makers and practitioners will also
find much policy-relevant content, particularly because the
European Research Area is formally scheduled to be completed by
2014. Contributors include: M.-H. Chou, M. Elken, A. Gornitzka,
H.F. Hansen, C. Hoareau, J. Metz, J. Real-Dato, M. Vukasovic
The construction industry is currently experiencing accelerating
developments concerning societal demands along with project
complexity, internationalization and digitalization. In an attempt
to grasp the consequences of these demands on productivity and
innovation, this edited book addresses how innovation is likely to
take place with a more long-term perspective on the construction
sector. While existing literature focuses on organizational
discontinuity and fragmentation as the main reasons for the
apparent lack of innovation in the industry, this book highlights
the connectivity of construction actors, resources and activities
as fundamental for understanding how innovation takes place.Through
15 empirically grounded chapters, the book shows how innovation is
part of construction processes on various levels, including
project, firm and industry, and that these innovation processes are
characterized by organizational and technological connectivity over
time. Written by European business management scholars, the
chapters cover empirical cases and examples from both a
multi-organizational and a multi-international perspective in terms
of covering the viewpoints of different industry actors and the
contexts of several different European countries including: Sweden,
Norway, the UK, Italy, France, Hungary and Poland. By illustrating
how connectivity is part of innovation processes in the creation of
single-product innovations, of various innovations within and
across projects, as well as a fundamental aspect of the processes
in which innovations cross nations, the book provides a new angle
on how to understand construction innovation and where the industry
might (or needs to) be heading next. This book is essential reading
for anyone interested in construction management, project
management, engineering management, innovation studies, business
and management studies.
This book offers a feminist analysis of military sacrifice and
reveals the importance of a gender perspective in understanding the
idea of honourable death. In present-day security discourses,
traditional masculinised obligations to die for the homeland and
its women and children are challenged and renegotiated. Working
from a critical feminist perspective, this book examines the
political and societal justifications for sacrifice in wars
motivated by human rights and an international responsibility to
protect. With original empirical research from six European
countries, the volume demonstrates how gendered and nationalistic
representations saturate contemporary notions of sacrifice and
legitimate military violence. A key argument is that a gender
perspective is necessary in order to understand, and to oppose, the
idea of the honourable military death. Bringing together a wide
range of materials - including public debates, rituals, monuments
and artwork - to analyse the justifications for soldiers' deaths in
the Afghanistan war (2002-14), the analysis challenges
methodological nationalism. The authors develop a feminist
comparative methodology and engage in cross-country and
transdisciplinary analysis. This innovative approach generates new
understandings of the ways in which both the idealisation and the
political contestation of military violence depend on gendered
national narratives. This book will be of much interest to students
of gender studies, critical military studies, security studies and
International Relations.
Norwegian: An Essential Grammar is a reference guide to the most
important aspects of contemporary Norwegian as used by native
speakers. The Grammar presents a fresh and accessible description
of the language. Explanations are clear, free from jargon and often
accompanied by exercises. The book gives a simple, step-by-step
presentation of the grammatical systems of Norwegian and
demonstrates and explains usages which have proved difficult for
those learning the language in the past. It is clearly laid-out for
easy reference making it accessible for those at a
beginner/intermediate level. This is the ideal reference source for
all learners, whether studying independently or in a class.
The ASAE CAE preparation guide featuring 100 exam questions This is
the ASAE test prep resource for the CAE exam, which leads to
certification as an association executive. The ASAE CAE Study Guide
(2015): Preparation Reference for the Certified Association
Executive Exam + Practice Test Bank is the only book with a
practice exam based on actual questions released from the official
CAE item bank. This edition reflects newly updated and revised job
analysis study findings from the American Society of Association
Executives (ASAE). In this book, you ll find everything you need to
feel confident on test day, including high-level summaries of all
the content covered in the CAE content outline s nine domains. In
addition to easy-to-digest content sections, CAE Study Guide (2015)
is full of indispensable resources for anyone preparing for CAE
certification. The online practice exam includes 100 questions
released from the official CAE exam database, and testing tips will
orient you toward the most successful strategies. * Comprehensive
content summaries of all nine domains tested on the CAE exam *
Online practice exam consisting of 100 questions drawn from the CAE
test item database, plus answer key * Preparation resources
including recommended reading, key definitions, self-assessment,
CAE study questions, and more * Exam day readiness tips and
suggestions for creating a study plan, focusing on difficult areas,
and reducing test anxiety Beginning with the May 2015 CAE exam, the
CAE Commission will implement its revised CAE test based on the
updated content structure. CAE Study Guide (2015) is a terrifically
useful resource for anyone seeking CAE certification.
What should children and students read? This volume explores
challenging picturebooks as learning materials in early childhood
education, primary and secondary school, and even universities. It
addresses a wide range of thematic, cognitive, and aesthetic
challenges and educational affordances of picturebooks in various
languages and from different countries. Written by leading and
emerging scholars in the field of picturebook studies and literacy
research, the book discusses the impact of challenging picturebooks
in a comprehensive manner and combines theoretical considerations,
picturebook analyses, and empirical studies with children and
students. It introduces stimulating picturebooks from all
continents and how they are used or may be used in educational
settings and contexts. The chapters touch on subjects like reading
promotion, second-language acquisition, art education,
interdisciplinary learning, empathy development, minority issues,
and intercultural competence. Moreover, they consider relevant
aspects of the educational environments, such as the inclusion of
picturebooks in the curriculum, the significance of school
libraries, and the impact of publishers. Exploring Challenging
Picturebooks in Education sheds new light on the multiple
dimensions relevant to investigating the impact of picturebooks on
learning processes and the development of multimodal literacy
competencies. It thus makes a significant contribution to the
growing area of picturebook research and will be key reading for
educators, researchers, and post-graduate students in the field of
literacy studies, children's literature, and education research.
This book offers a feminist analysis of military sacrifice and
reveals the importance of a gender perspective in understanding the
idea of honourable death. In present-day security discourses,
traditional masculinised obligations to die for the homeland and
its women and children are challenged and renegotiated. Working
from a critical feminist perspective, this book examines the
political and societal justifications for sacrifice in wars
motivated by human rights and an international responsibility to
protect. With original empirical research from six European
countries, the volume demonstrates how gendered and nationalistic
representations saturate contemporary notions of sacrifice and
legitimate military violence. A key argument is that a gender
perspective is necessary in order to understand, and to oppose, the
idea of the honourable military death. Bringing together a wide
range of materials - including public debates, rituals, monuments
and artwork - to analyse the justifications for soldiers' deaths in
the Afghanistan war (2002-14), the analysis challenges
methodological nationalism. The authors develop a feminist
comparative methodology and engage in cross-country and
transdisciplinary analysis. This innovative approach generates new
understandings of the ways in which both the idealisation and the
political contestation of military violence depend on gendered
national narratives. This book will be of much interest to students
of gender studies, critical military studies, security studies and
International Relations.
This detailed ethnographic study explores the intercultural
crafting of contemporary forms of Aboriginal manhood in the world
of country, rock and reggae music making in Central Australia.
Focusing on four different musical contexts - an Aboriginal
recording studio, remote Aboriginal settlements, small
non-indigenous towns, and tours beyond the musicians' homeland -
the author challenges existing scholarly, political and popular
understandings of Australian Aboriginal music, men, and related
indigenous matters in terms of radical social, cultural and racial
difference. Based on extensive anthropological field research among
Aboriginal rock, country and reggae musicians in small towns and
remote desert settlements in Central Australia, the book
investigates how Aboriginal musicians experience and articulate
various aspects of their male and indigenous sense of selves as
they make music and engage with indigenous and non-indigenous
people, practices, places, and sets of values.Making Aboriginal Men
and Music is a highly original, intimate study which advances our
understanding of contemporary indigenous and male identity
formation within Aboriginal Australian society. Providing new
analytical insights for scholars and students in fields such as
social and cultural anthropology, cultural studies, popular music,
and gender studies, this engaging text makes a significant
contribution to the study of indigenous identity formation in
remote Australia and beyond.
This detailed ethnographic study explores the intercultural
crafting of contemporary forms of Aboriginal manhood in the world
of country, rock and reggae music making in Central Australia.
Focusing on four different musical contexts - an Aboriginal
recording studio, remote Aboriginal settlements, small
non-indigenous towns, and tours beyond the musicians' homeland -
the author challenges existing scholarly, political and popular
understandings of Australian Aboriginal music, men, and related
indigenous matters in terms of radical social, cultural and racial
difference. Based on extensive anthropological field research among
Aboriginal rock, country and reggae musicians in small towns and
remote desert settlements in Central Australia, the book
investigates how Aboriginal musicians experience and articulate
various aspects of their male and indigenous sense of selves as
they make music and engage with indigenous and non-indigenous
people, practices, places, and sets of values.Making Aboriginal Men
and Music is a highly original, intimate study which advances our
understanding of contemporary indigenous and male identity
formation within Aboriginal Australian society. Providing new
analytical insights for scholars and students in fields such as
social and cultural anthropology, cultural studies, popular music,
and gender studies, this engaging text makes a significant
contribution to the study of indigenous identity formation in
remote Australia and beyond.
The construction industry is currently experiencing accelerating
developments concerning societal demands along with project
complexity, internationalization and digitalization. In an attempt
to grasp the consequences of these demands on productivity and
innovation, this edited book addresses how innovation is likely to
take place with a more long-term perspective on the construction
sector. While existing literature focuses on organizational
discontinuity and fragmentation as the main reasons for the
apparent lack of innovation in the industry, this book highlights
the connectivity of construction actors, resources and activities
as fundamental for understanding how innovation takes place.Through
15 empirically grounded chapters, the book shows how innovation is
part of construction processes on various levels, including
project, firm and industry, and that these innovation processes are
characterized by organizational and technological connectivity over
time. Written by European business management scholars, the
chapters cover empirical cases and examples from both a
multi-organizational and a multi-international perspective in terms
of covering the viewpoints of different industry actors and the
contexts of several different European countries including: Sweden,
Norway, the UK, Italy, France, Hungary and Poland. By illustrating
how connectivity is part of innovation processes in the creation of
single-product innovations, of various innovations within and
across projects, as well as a fundamental aspect of the processes
in which innovations cross nations, the book provides a new angle
on how to understand construction innovation and where the industry
might (or needs to) be heading next. This book is essential reading
for anyone interested in construction management, project
management, engineering management, innovation studies, business
and management studies.
Processes of knowledge production and dissemination are
increasingly set in an international context. In research and
higher education the links between local actors and the
international environments are both proliferating and intensifying.
Individual level self-organised international collaboration is
increasingly supplemented by national and supranational organised
activities, and by market oriented activity with a global scope.
Starting from these observations, this book analyses patterns of
internationalisation comprising the national and supranational
level, the level of higher education institutions and private
companies, as well as the level of individual researchers and
graduates. As a laboratory for studying internationalisation the
book uses the case of Norway, a small knowledge system set in an
open society, political system and economy. The case offers
exceptionally good data on the developments in its research and
higher education system that record changes over time and across
the different parts and levels of a national knowledge system
Processes of knowledge production and dissemination are
increasingly set in an international context. In research and
higher education the links between local actors and the
international environments are both proliferating and intensifying.
Individual level self-organised international collaboration is
increasingly supplemented by national and supranational organised
activities, and by market oriented activity with a global scope.
Starting from these observations, this book analyses patterns of
internationalisation comprising the national and supranational
level, the level of higher education institutions and private
companies, as well as the level of individual researchers and
graduates. As a laboratory for studying internationalisation the
book uses the case of Norway, a small knowledge system set in an
open society, political system and economy. The case offers
exceptionally good data on the developments in its research and
higher education system that record changes over time and across
the different parts and levels of a national knowledge system
This volume contains a comprehensive international discussion of
the state of the art of implementation analysis in higher education
and an extensive review of relevant recent literature. Starting
from the now classical 1986 book of Ladislav Cerych and Paul
Sabatier (1986), Great Expectations and Mixed Performance: the
implementation of higher education reforms in Europe, Paul
Sabatier, Ase Gornitzka with Svein Kyvik and Bjorn Stensaker, and
Maurice Kogan present a critical appreciation of that initial work
and a review and critical appraisal of current empirical policy
research in higher education."
This volume contains a comprehensive international discussion of
the state of the art of implementation analysis in higher education
and an extensive review of relevant recent literature. Starting
from the now classical 1986 book of Ladislav Cerych and Paul
Sabatier (1986), "Great Expectations and Mixed Performance: the
implementation of higher education reforms in Europe," Paul
Sabatier, A...se Gornitzka with Svein Kyvik and BjA, rn Stensaker,
and Maurice Kogan present a critical appreciation of that initial
work and a review and critical appraisal of current empirical
policy research in higher education.
In the second part, a set of chapters analyses the effective and
specific complexities of the implementation of higher education
policies in several countries, offering a wide variety of
situations both in terms of duration of implementation, legal
objectives, adequacy of causal theories underlying the reforms,
adequacy of financial resources and degree of commitment of the
main actors of the process. Some of these chapters use alternative
theoretical frameworks developed since the 1986 Cerych and Sabatier
theorization, to interpret the empirical results and some national
cases do not fall into the scope of Cerych and Sabatiera (TM)s
analysis. The national case studies are the following: Australia
(2), Austria, Finland, Italy, Mexico, the Netherlands, Norway,
Portugal, Spain, South Africa, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the
United States. This variety of national cases, drawn from the world
of higher education, represents an updated collection of empirical
material analysed from the perspective of new theoretical
approaches to policy implementation.
This book discusses how modern universities increasingly use
reputation management in relation to internal and external
challenges. Universities are increasingly characterized by social
embeddedness, relating to many external stakeholders and
international markets of students, researchers and research
projects. This implies global pressure to standardize, formalize
and rationalize their internal organization. The book uses data
from China, Norway and US to show how reputation symbols are used
and balanced, based on their web pages. Further, it uses extensive
data from US universities to show how their internal organization
structure is developing over time, related to three types of
units/positions - development, diversity and legal offices and
roles.
This book discusses how modern universities increasingly use
reputation management in relation to internal and external
challenges. Universities are increasingly characterized by social
embeddedness, relating to many external stakeholders and
international markets of students, researchers and research
projects. This implies global pressure to standardize, formalize
and rationalize their internal organization. The book uses data
from China, Norway and US to show how reputation symbols are used
and balanced, based on their web pages. Further, it uses extensive
data from US universities to show how their internal organization
structure is developing over time, related to three types of
units/positions - development, diversity and legal offices and
roles.
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