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Your Endowment - Revised and Expanded (Paperback): Mark A. Shields Your Endowment - Revised and Expanded (Paperback)
Mark A. Shields
R426 Discovery Miles 4 260 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Work and Technology in Higher Education - The Social Construction of Academic Computing (Paperback, New): Mark A. Shields Work and Technology in Higher Education - The Social Construction of Academic Computing (Paperback, New)
Mark A. Shields
R1,184 Discovery Miles 11 840 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Since the early 1980s, U.S. colleges and universities have become extremely important not only as computational research and development centers, but also as field sites for examining the relationship between technological innovation and sociocultural change. In spite of this, neither academic analysts of technological change nor the broader audience of computer professionals have a full understanding of higher education's catalytic role in shaping the so-called microcomputer revolution. This volume makes a major contribution to that understanding.
In contrast to previous publications about computers in higher education -- most of which focus narrowly on technology deployment, use, and management strategies -- this volume takes a comprehensive look at academic computing as a "sociocultural phenomenon." Conceptually and methodologically unique, it is the only collection of in-depth, mainly ethnographic studies of the "academic computing revolution" -- its consequences, meanings, and significance. Most of the contributors are university-based social scientists who have been at the forefront of studying computing in higher education, beginning over a decade ago.
The volume consists of a series of case studies, developed during years of careful fieldwork and analysis, that document the open-ended, socially constructed, interpretively flexible character of computer-mediated academic work. Drawing on core ideas of cultural anthropology, interpretive sociology, and the social construction of technology, this book also makes a contribution to the growing, multidisciplinary study of technology and society.
"Work and Technology in Higher Education" will inform not only educators and social scientists interested in computing and technology studies, but also academic administrators who want to understand the sociocultural context of technological change as a basis for better decision making.

Marine Renewable Energy Technology and Environmental Interactions (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014):... Marine Renewable Energy Technology and Environmental Interactions (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014)
Mark A. Shields, Andrew I.L. Payne
R3,712 Discovery Miles 37 120 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

It is now widely recognized that there is a need for long-term secure and suitable sustainable forms of energy. Renewable energy from the marine environment, in particular renewable energy from tidal currents, wave and wind, can help achieve a sustainable energy future. Our understanding of environmental impacts and suitable mitigation methods associated with extracting renewable energy from the marine environment is improving all the time and it is essential that we be able to distinguish between natural and anthropocentric drivers and impacts. An overview of current understanding of the environmental implications of marine renewable energy technology is provided.

Sunset Standard (Paperback): Mark A. Shields Sunset Standard (Paperback)
Mark A. Shields; Edited by Mark A. Shields; Mark A. Shields
R339 Discovery Miles 3 390 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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