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This book provides an accessible introduction to the philosophy of
educational research. A historical-philosophical journey presents
the development of research methods from their origins to the
present day. In addition, the book reflects on how research methods
have influenced scientific effectiveness. Throughout, the book
covers the principal things that need to be known today about the
theory and practice of educational research, its epistemological
bases, and its development as a discipline within scientific
knowledge. The historical events that defined both the
methodological evolution and the current situation of contemporary
educational research are described to enable its understanding.
This book provides an accessible introduction to the philosophy of
educational research. A historical-philosophical journey presents
the development of research methods from their origins to the
present day.. It can also be used as didactic material for
classroom discussions on educational research, educational
philosophy, and current controversies in education. Its usefulness
reaches the social sciences, humanities, and experimental sciences
in all areas related to teaching and training. The basis of
educational research is exposed, both in its concepts or
philosophical visions and methodologies, which ultimately define
what education means today. Topics discussed in the book include: *
Basics of Educational Research; * Mixed, Quantitative and
Qualitative Models; * Ethics in Scientific Research; * Current
Problems in Education; * Historical Evolution of Educational
Research; Main contents: Theory and Practice of Educational
Research; The Problems of Public Education; Philosophy-Based
Research; The Debate between Quantitative and Qualitative
Paradigms: Alternative Visions of How to Research Education; The
Emergence of Mixed Methods in Educational Research; Science-Based
Research and Evidence-Based Decision-Making; Scientific Research
and Education; From Research Applied to Practice to Research
Embedded in Practice; Educational Research in an Era of Ethics in
Scientific Research; The Use of Standardized Tests to Measure;
Research-Evaluation of Learning.
The adequate integration of information and communication
technologies (ICT) in educational and training processes is one of
the biggest current challenges in education. The classroom of the
present is very different from just a few decades ago, new
technological tools are completely transforming its characteristics
and activities. This internationally authored book offers a timely,
effective and practical vision of this new educational scenario.
The book takes a multidisciplinary approach in looking at the
problems and possible solutions that are faced by the educational
professional of the 21st century when, by necessity or obligation,
they face the use of ICT in their daily tasks. Divided into two
parts, one theoretical and another practical, this book offers the
highlights of the most important lines of research that are being
developed today in educational technology, and importantly presents
the innovations which have had the most impact over recent years.
From the profound transformations in the physical classroom to
everything that involves new virtual scenarios, where online
teaching requires innovative strategies and training processes,
this book describes the diverse scenarios that ICT has generated
and will continue to generate in the field of education. It
presents a new and a very different type of education that can be
adapted to the needs of the citizen of the digital society.
During the last decades, our society is witnessing an authentic
revolution that, in a dizzying manner has deeply influenced,
modified, and transformed the way of life of human beings. This
constant and unstoppable revolution is transmuting all areas of our
life: social, cultural, personal, labor, economic, training, etc.
This new society is characterized by a high generation of knowledge
and the constant and fluid processing of information. In this
macro-context, the MOOC phenomenon emerged. MOOC (Massive Open
Online Courses) courses are based on the principles of massive,
free access to all materials and resources offered online. This new
didactic path can be constituted in an innovative techno-social
tendency, especially oriented in the panorama of Higher Education
to stimulate university improvement, open opportunities at the same
time for education and training or, simply, derive towards a new
business model for the universities. In addition to being an entry
point for the popularization of science and knowledge, the future
possibilities are enormous and are being studied in all their
various dimensions. Many initiatives as a result have been
developed to implement this new form of education. MOOC Courses and
the Future of Higher Education presents the latest research
theories and current examples of MOOC courses practices in Higher
Education. The chapters represent an extensive assortment of
interpretations and practices examples of MOOC courses, across
areas as varied as teaching methodologies, instructional
innovations, educational technology, etc. This work is structured
in three sections, the first one covers the university institution
in the knowledge society, the second analyzes the MOOC training
proposals, and the third discusses the future role of MOOCs.
Technical topics discussed in the book include: - The
Virtualization of Teaching in Higher Education - Training and
Professional Development at the e-University - Taxonomy of MOOCs -
MOOC: Strengths and Weaknesses - MOOCs and the Scientific
Community: Challenges and Innovation - MOOC Platforms - Directory
of MOOC Resources - MOOC: Reflections of the Future
Moreover, in recognition of the limitations inherent to its
conceptualization, in which models present approaches from
quantitative and qualitative research in order to address the
totality and density of human endeavor. For this reason, within
higher education research a more pluralistic and flexible view of
research is emerging, where models of quantitative and qualitative
research are recognized as being complementary to each other, to
enter the social convolution in which we live. Educational Research
in Higher Education presents latest research theories and
modern-day examples of design research in higher education. The
chapters represent an extensive assortment of interpretations and
examples of how today's new design researchers conceptualize this
growing methodology across areas as varied as classroom teaching
methodologies, instructional innovations, educational technology,
equality studies, environmental education, etc. This book is
planned as a guide for master and doctoral students, novel
researchers, crossover and professional researchers from field's
other than but related to higher education, who are interested in
supporting new design research.
From Mediterranean Europe to Chile and from China to Australia,
chestnut cultivation surface has greatly increased globally over
the last several decades. The crop provides solid revenue to
growers, is resilient to climate change and the fruits are a
calorie-dense, carbohydrate-rich nut, the production of which
improves soil and sequesters carbon. However, there is a great lack
and a great need for technical information on management of old and
new chestnut plantations. The Chestnut Handbook shares achievements
in chestnut development and cultivation including information on
sustainable planning and management of chestnut production from
nursery to plantation, entomology, pathology, and ecosystem
services. Cultivation techniques of Chinese, Japanese, and European
chestnut species including hybrids are described containing
information on over 550 local and commercial cultivars. Beautiful
original handmade drawings and technical sheets facilitate
accessibility and comprehension of information. FEATURES: * Offers
practical, easy-to-follow, technical solutions for chestnut farming
and forestry, provides ideas for present and future plantations and
management * Contains more than 300 figures published in full color
featuring original handmade drawings * Provides information about
cultural practices, nursery techniques and ecosystem services *
Includes a reference list of over 550 local and commercial
cultivars of Chinese, Japanese, and European chestnut species and
their hybrids * Presents important information on both major and
minor pests and diseases as well as pest diseases and physiological
disorders. With the collaboration of more than 30 researchers from
internationally renowned institutes, professionals and nurserymen
this book serves as a technical reference and valuable resource for
agronomists, forest experts, farmers, researchers and students of
agricultural and forestry sciences.
From Mediterranean Europe to Chile and from China to Australia,
chestnut cultivation surface has greatly increased globally over
the last several decades. The crop provides solid revenue to
growers, is resilient to climate change and the fruits are a
calorie-dense, carbohydrate-rich nut, the production of which
improves soil and sequesters carbon. However, there is a great lack
and a great need for technical information on management of old and
new chestnut plantations. The Chestnut Handbook shares achievements
in chestnut development and cultivation including information on
sustainable planning and management of chestnut production from
nursery to plantation, entomology, pathology, and ecosystem
services. Cultivation techniques of Chinese, Japanese, and European
chestnut species including hybrids are described containing
information on over 550 local and commercial cultivars. Beautiful
original handmade drawings and technical sheets facilitate
accessibility and comprehension of information. FEATURES: * Offers
practical, easy-to-follow, technical solutions for chestnut farming
and forestry, provides ideas for present and future plantations and
management * Contains more than 300 figures published in full color
featuring original handmade drawings * Provides information about
cultural practices, nursery techniques and ecosystem services *
Includes a reference list of over 550 local and commercial
cultivars of Chinese, Japanese, and European chestnut species and
their hybrids * Presents important information on both major and
minor pests and diseases as well as pest diseases and physiological
disorders. With the collaboration of more than 30 researchers from
internationally renowned institutes, professionals and nurserymen
this book serves as a technical reference and valuable resource for
agronomists, forest experts, farmers, researchers and students of
agricultural and forestry sciences.
This book provides an overview of cleaner production, including how
regulations have evolved, and presents a broad perspective on how
it is being developed. Presenting several practical examples and
applications of modern clean production technologies, it provides
readers with ideas on how to extend these practices to other
industry sectors in order to contribute to a better environment in
the future. The authors start from the initial concepts of how to
implement new cleaner production systems, before collecting recent
developments in the area and demonstrating practical ways in which
the latest knowledge can be applied. It motivates readers to
develop new ideas on how to improve manufacturing systems to save
energy and generate less waste, and discusses strategies on how to
save, reuse and adapt materials, as well as techniques to reduce
the waste and pollution produced. This book serves as a reference
resource for industrial management engineers and researchers, and
is also of interest to undergraduate and postgraduate students
looking for insights into cleaner production in industry.
This book provides an overview of cleaner production, including how
regulations have evolved, and presents a broad perspective on how
it is being developed. Presenting several practical examples and
applications of modern clean production technologies, it provides
readers with ideas on how to extend these practices to other
industry sectors in order to contribute to a better environment in
the future. The authors start from the initial concepts of how to
implement new cleaner production systems, before collecting recent
developments in the area and demonstrating practical ways in which
the latest knowledge can be applied. It motivates readers to
develop new ideas on how to improve manufacturing systems to save
energy and generate less waste, and discusses strategies on how to
save, reuse and adapt materials, as well as techniques to reduce
the waste and pollution produced. This book serves as a reference
resource for industrial management engineers and researchers, and
is also of interest to undergraduate and postgraduate students
looking for insights into cleaner production in industry.
This book explains how society will face an energy crisis in the
coming decades owing to increasing scarcity of fossil fuels and
climate change impacts. It carefully explores this coming crisis
and concisely examines all of the major technologies related to
energy production (fossil fuels, renewables, and nuclear) and their
impacts on our society and environment. The author argues that it
is wrong to pit alternatives to fossil fuels against each other and
proposes that nuclear energy, although by no means free of
problems, can be a viable source of reliable and carbon-free
electricity. He concludes by calling for a diversified and rational
mix of electricity generation in order to mitigate the effects of
the energy crisis. Throughout, the book is spiced with science,
history, and anecdotes in a way that ensures rewarding reading
without loss of rigor.
The already broad range of applications of ring theory has been
enhanced in the eighties by the increasing interest in algebraic
structures of considerable complexity, the so-called class of
quantum groups. One of the fundamental properties of quantum groups
is that they are modelled by associative coordinate rings
possessing a canonical basis, which allows for the use of
algorithmic structures based on Groebner bases to study them. This
book develops these methods in a self-contained way, concentrating
on an in-depth study of the notion of a vast class of
non-commutative rings (encompassing most quantum groups), the
so-called Poincar -Birkhoff-Witt rings. We include algorithms which
treat essential aspects like ideals and (bi)modules, the
calculation of homological dimension and of the Gelfand-Kirillov
dimension, the Hilbert-Samuel polynomial, primality tests for prime
ideals, etc.
The already broad range of applications of ring theory has been
enhanced in the eighties by the increasing interest in algebraic
structures of considerable complexity, the so-called class of
quantum groups. One of the fundamental properties of quantum groups
is that they are modelled by associative coordinate rings
possessing a canonical basis, which allows for the use of
algorithmic structures based on Groebner bases to study them. This
book develops these methods in a self-contained way, concentrating
on an in-depth study of the notion of a vast class of
non-commutative rings (encompassing most quantum groups), the
so-called Poincar -Birkhoff-Witt rings. We include algorithms which
treat essential aspects like ideals and (bi)modules, the
calculation of homological dimension and of the Gelfand-Kirillov
dimension, the Hilbert-Samuel polynomial, primality tests for prime
ideals, etc.
The Lung in Autoimmune Diseases, Volume Seventeen identifies and
describes the role of the lung in the most common systemic
autoimmune diseases. From disease patterns, prognosis and risks to
treatment, this book provides a comprehensive approach for the role
of the lung in autoimmune diseases and the influence of autoimmune
disease on the lung's functionality. In recent years, there is
increasing knowledge in the field, including lung infection in
early disease stages, mechanisms involved in lung damage, and new
treatments. Recognition of lung involvement and implementation of
some specific therapies is an important issue for clinicians
dealing with systemic autoimmune diseases.
This book explores key contemporary issues of democracy in our
globalized and highly technologized world. Written from an
interdisciplinary perspective, with contributions including the
fields of philosophy, political science, media studies,
linguistics, and aesthetics, it reflects on the characteristics of
the democratic state and democratic social practices.The book
features contributions on topics such as the status of political
parties, the separation of powers and the rule of law, bureaucracy
and meritocracy, equality, forms of democratic participation and
governance, comparisons between historical and contemporary
democratic practices, individual rights, propaganda, political
engagement, and consent. Further, it discusses how global
information flows and new technologies affect democratic processes,
including topics such as cyber-activism and open-source software as
a means of empowerment to ethnocentric and class-centric
technological design, globalization and media neutrality, and the
mechanization of public administration. Overall, the book
demonstrates how historical, philosophical, technical, and
institutional issues relate to contemporary democracy. It will
appeal to political theorists, social scientists and everybody
interested in contemporary democracy.
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only the good pass while the sinners perish in flames? or is there
more to it?.. Could our brief time on Earth be all there is..or is
it only the beginning? A young boy seeks the truth while being
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