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This book is appropriate for any standalone Computers and Society
or Computer Ethics course offered by a computer science, business,
or philosophy department, as well as special modules in any
advanced CS course. In an era where information technology changes
constantly, a thoughtful response to these rapid changes requires a
basic understanding of IT history, an awareness of current issues,
and a familiarity with ethics. Ethics for the Information Age is
unique in its balanced coverage of ethical theories used to analyze
problems encountered by computer professionals in today's
environment. By presenting provocative issues such as social
networking, government surveillance, and intellectual property from
all points of view, this market-leading text challenges students to
think critically and draw their own conclusions, which ultimately
prepares them to become responsible, ethical users of future
technologies. Teaching and Learning Experience This program
presents a better teaching and learning experience-for you and your
students.It will help: *Encourage Critical Thinking: A balanced,
impartial approach to ethical issues avoids biased arguments,
encouraging students to consider and analyze issues for themselves.
*Keep Your Course Current and Relevant: A thoughtful response to
information technology requires an awareness of current
information-technology-related issues. *Support Learning: Resources
are available to expand on the topics presented in the text.
First published in 1991. This study is a critical survey of
substantive egalitarian theories of justice, that is to say,
various theories containing principles for the distribution of
social resources which, it is argued, base themselves on a
fundamental principle of equality. This title will be of interest
to students of politics and philosophy.
First published in 1991. This study is a critical survey of
substantive egalitarian theories of justice, that is to say,
various theories containing principles for the distribution of
social resources which, it is argued, base themselves on a
fundamental principle of equality. This title will be of interest
to students of politics and philosophy.
Leaving the city was not Vernon’s choice. Neither was moving into
an old house in a bumpkin-run town in the Cascadian forest, where
the shadows move and the stairs make a sound like dying
crows. It’s a relief when Vernon discovers a space inside
the walls of his bedroom, a space inhabited by a mysterious girl
named Violet. Violet’s nothing like Vernon. She’s pretty and
cool, and she has a closetful of cute clothes. But as Vernon and
Violet become friends, Vernon starts to realize that she’s much
more like him than he thought, leading him down a fairy-tale path
of self-discovery. Out of the closet and into the world.
This anthology poses challenges central to Elizabeth Minnich's book
The Evil of Banality: On The Life and Death Importance of Thinking
to outstanding thought leaders from a wide range of fields. In a
time when even small acts can have consequences that spread wider
and much faster than ever, when public discourse is more banal and
superficial even as it is inflated by bluster and fractured by
group-think, knee-jerk partisanship, and hyper-specialization, it
is a book whose outstanding authors reflect with urgency on how we
can and why we must think what we are doing as professionals,
citizens, public actors, and, crucially also, as educators. The
book brings together a group of distinguished thought leaders in
widely varied fields: philosophy, evaluation, community organizing,
sociology, systems thinking, business management, sociology,
leadership, humanities, public policy, ethics, and religion. Each
of these authors has struggled with how to practice as well as how
to teach people not only to be "a success" as measured by title,
office, and pay, but how and why it is crucial that each and all of
us learn to think well about what we are doing, its effects, how
and why we are doing it. They discuss issues such as lying; the
ethics of 'fixing' genes that will then be passed on; knowing when,
even whether, to intervene in genocide; unintended effects of
economic development efforts; the effects of rewards only for
short-term studies; making public policy with the public.
Philosophically framed and interdisciplinary in approach, the book
is written to be accessible to a general educated audience. It is
designed to be thought-provoking, illuminating, and useful.
This anthology poses challenges central to Elizabeth Minnich's book
The Evil of Banality: On The Life and Death Importance of Thinking
to outstanding thought leaders from a wide range of fields. In a
time when even small acts can have consequences that spread wider
and much faster than ever, when public discourse is more banal and
superficial even as it is inflated by bluster and fractured by
group-think, knee-jerk partisanship, and hyper-specialization, it
is a book whose outstanding authors reflect with urgency on how we
can and why we must think what we are doing as professionals,
citizens, public actors, and, crucially also, as educators. The
book brings together a group of distinguished thought leaders in
widely varied fields: philosophy, evaluation, community organizing,
sociology, systems thinking, business management, sociology,
leadership, humanities, public policy, ethics, and religion. Each
of these authors has struggled with how to practice as well as how
to teach people not only to be "a success" as measured by title,
office, and pay, but how and why it is crucial that each and all of
us learn to think well about what we are doing, its effects, how
and why we are doing it. They discuss issues such as lying; the
ethics of 'fixing' genes that will then be passed on; knowing when,
even whether, to intervene in genocide; unintended effects of
economic development efforts; the effects of rewards only for
short-term studies; making public policy with the public.
Philosophically framed and interdisciplinary in approach, the book
is written to be accessible to a general educated audience. It is
designed to be thought-provoking, illuminating, and useful.
Wildlife Toxicity Assessments for Chemicals of Military Concern is
a compendium of chemical-specific toxicity information with
discussions on the rationale and development of Wildlife Toxicity
Reference Values (TRVs) intended for use on terrestrial wildlife
for risk assessment applications. Substances covered include
military-related chemicals including explosives, propellants,
pesticides and metals. Wildlife Toxicity Assessments for Chemicals
of Military Concern is a much-needed resource designed to meet the
needs of those seeking toxicological information for ecological
risk assessment purposes. Each chapter targets a specific chemical
and considers the current knowledge of the toxicological impacts of
chemicals to terrestrial wildlife including mammalian, avian,
amphibian and reptilian species.
Developmental evaluation (DE) offers a powerful approach to
monitoring and supporting social innovations by working in
partnership with program decision makers. In this book, eminent
authority Michael Quinn Patton shows how to conduct evaluations
within a DE framework. Patton draws on insights about complex
dynamic systems, uncertainty, nonlinearity, and emergence. He
illustrates how DE can be used for a range of purposes: ongoing
program development, adapting effective principles of practice to
local contexts, generating innovations and taking them to scale,
and facilitating rapid response in crisis situations. Students and
practicing evaluators will appreciate the book's extensive case
examples and stories, cartoons, clear writing style, "closer look"
sidebars, and summary tables. Provided is essential guidance for
making evaluations useful, practical, and credible in support of
social change. See also Developmental Evaluation Exemplars, edited
by Michael Quinn Patton, Kate McKegg, and Nan Wehipeihana, which
presents 12 in-depth case studies.
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The Other Shore (Paperback)
Michael Quinn; Contributions by Phillip Ashman
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The Fifth Edition of the bestselling Utilization-Focused Evaluation
provides expert, detailed advice on conducting evaluations that
promote effective use of the findings. Chock full of useful
pedagogy, this book presents Michael Quinn Patton's distinctive
opinions based on more than forty years of experience, and also the
expertise of new co-author Charmagne E. Campbell-Patton. The
authors begin by describing the essence of utilization-focused
evaluation, and then outline 10 operating principles. They conclude
with chapters focused on how evaluation can be used to promote a
more thoughtful, equitable, and sustainable world. Richly
illustrated with examples, figures, and cartoons, this engaging
text shows readers how to design and conduct evaluations that
provide useful findings, and which contribute to a more equitable
society. A companion website is available to accompany this book.
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Winnie (Paperback)
Katy Michelle Quinn
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Set against the backdrop of a small coastal town in Newfoundland,
this is the story of Patrick Kinny, a socially odd individual with
little conversational skills, and Dylan Parks, an easy-going
newcomer who befriends him. As they become friends, Dylan learns a
shattering secret about his father's past, and he and Patrick join
forces to stop a blackmailer and save his father from his own
mistakes.
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Doodle (Paperback)
Michele Quinn; James Wood
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A little girl and her dog explore the world around them and wonder
how things were made.
When Brandon was born, Michael Quinn Patton began pondering how
best to celebrate the day his son would become a man. As a
sociologist, Patton was intrigued with the rich history of
coming-of-age rites of passage for young men, dating to ancient
tribal cultures. But as a humanist he was wary of contemporary
men's movements and their stressing of new age spiritualities.
When Brandon turned 18, Patton took his son to a place of
mystery and wonder-the Grand Canyon-where they could explore
together what it means to come of age. With an anthropologist as
their guide, Patton and his son hiked the magnificent and dangerous
canyon, exploring the oldest exposed rock on Earth while delving
deeply into ancient coming-of-age myths like the Grail Legend. They
found themselves faced with choices between fundamentally opposed
paradigms: tribe-based warrior initiation and an emergent humanist
celebration of father-son bonding and rational deliberation.
Written in the tradition of The Man Who Walked Through Time, and
Zen and The Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, this is the story of the
Pattons' remarkable journey of discovery as they learn about
history and geology, false spirituality, facing danger together,
and what it means to be a man in today's world.
Patton cuts across many branches of social thought and belief:
humanism, skepticism, father-son relations and men's movements,
liberal religions, mythology, psychology, and social science.
Life-affirming lessons of mutuality and acceptance are captured in
Grand Canyon Celebration, a timeless memoir for all families as
they journey through the canyons of their own lives.
*Influential, award-winning evaluator Patton presents a new model,
unique in treating principles (i.e., whether they are being
followed and getting results) as the focus of evaluation. *The
first publication to present resources including the step-by-step
GUIDE framework, practical tools, case studies, and reflections
from P-FE practitioners. *Witty, insightful writing from the author
of bestselling works including Developmental Evaluation. *Patton is
one of the most in-demand evaluation speakers worldwide. *P-FE will
be of particular interest in the U.S., Canada, New Zealand,
Denmark, Sweden, and South Africa.
*Influential, award-winning evaluator Patton presents a new model,
unique in treating principles (i.e., whether they are being
followed and getting results) as the focus of evaluation. *The
first publication to present resources including the step-by-step
GUIDE framework, practical tools, case studies, and reflections
from P-FE practitioners. *Witty, insightful writing from the author
of bestselling works including Developmental Evaluation. *Patton is
one of the most in-demand evaluation speakers worldwide. *P-FE will
be of particular interest in the U.S., Canada, New Zealand,
Denmark, Sweden, and South Africa.
As a transdisciplinary profession, evaluation has much to offer to
global change interventions that work toward a sustainable future
across national boundaries, sectors, and issues. This book
introduces Blue Marble evaluation, which provides a framework for
developing, adapting, and evaluating major systems change
initiatives involving complex networks of stakeholders. Michael
Quinn Patton demonstrates how the four overarching principles and
12 operating principles of this innovative approach allow
evaluators, planners, and implementers to home in on sustainability
and equity issues in an intervention. Compelling case examples,
bulleted review lists, charts, and 80 original exhibits and
graphics connect the global and local, the human and ecological.
Rooted in utilization-focused, developmental, and
principles-focused evaluation, Blue Marble evaluation is designed
to tackle problems outside the reach of traditional evaluation
practice.
Drawing on more than 40 years of experience conducting applied
social science research and program evaluation, author Michael
Quinn Patton has crafted the most comprehensive and systematic book
on qualitative research and evaluation methods, inquiry frameworks,
and analysis options available today. Now offering more balance
between applied research and evaluation, this Fourth Edition
illuminates all aspects of qualitative inquiry through new
examples, stories, and cartoons; more than a hundred new
summarizing and synthesizing exhibits; and a wide range of new
highlight sections/sidebars that elaborate on important and
emergent issues. For the first time, full case studies are included
to illustrate extended research and evaluation examples. In
addition, each chapter features an extended "rumination," written
in a voice and style more emphatic and engaging than traditional
textbook style, about a core issue of persistent debate and
controversy.
Responding to evaluator and instructor demand, this book presents a
diverse set of high-quality developmental evaluation (DE) case
studies. Twelve insightful exemplars illustrate how DE is used to
evaluate innovative initiatives in complex, dynamic environments,
including a range of fields and international settings. Written by
leading practitioners, chapters offer a rare window into what it
takes to do DE, what roles must be fulfilled, and what results can
be expected. Each case opens with an incisive introduction by the
editors. The book also addresses frequently asked questions about
DE, synthesizes key themes and lessons learned from the exemplars,
and identifies eight essential principles of DE. See also Michael
Quinn Patton's Developmental Evaluation, the authoritative
presentation of DE.
In the battle against family sexual abuse, most studies and research findings have examined the problem on a national level--but what about the studies that have been done at the local level? With contributions from practitioners and researchers, Family Sexual Abuse deftly explores the results of eleven research projects covering such issues as sibling incest, the background of sexual offenders, effects of sexual abuse on children, effects of offender removal from the home, effects of reunification, and the prognosis for incest offenders after treatment. While large, national studies provide information on major trends in family sexual abuse, this five-year look at Minnesota studies reflects the real impact of interventions in the context of local practitioners dealing with local problems. As such, these studies clearly demonstrate the significant contributions small studies and specific program evaluations can make to both research and practice in the field of family sexual abuse. Family Sexual Abuse is a resource no practitioner or researcher in this field can afford to be without. "This book, in contrast to most studies and research findings in the field of family sexual abuse, which examine the problem on a national level, presents the findings of 11 frontline enquiries conducted by practitioners and researchers under the auspices of the Family Sexual Abuse Project (FSAP) in Minnesota in the period 1985-1990. It is precisely this focus on the application of current knowledge (and the lack of it) interacting with changing social policy at a local level which provides this book with its distinctive contribution." --Journal of the British Association for Counselling "In comparison to most edited volumes, these articles are consistently well-written. . . . This volume is worthwhile because these articles do not pretend to tell a simple story. In his conclusion, Michael Patton argues that the composite findings weave a 'mosaic of enormous complexity,' and in doing so, these articles raise many questions and encourage much thought." --Journal of Marriage and the Family "This is an extremely useful book for practitioners in the field of child sexual abuse, with the bonus of practical advice for both researchers and practitioners on how to study the problems of child sexual abuse." --Child Abuse Review "The spirit in which this book is written is the essence of a positive approach to research dissemination. It aims to report on and share with a wide audience the findings of eleven small-scale research studies undertaken in the state of Minnesota between 1985 and 1990. The book's appeal lies in its focus on wider application of knowledge to local policy and practice in the field of child protection. A major feature of the work is the spirit of collaboration and openness to peer review in which the work was undertaken. . . .The book's rather dry title undervalues its rich and varied content. . . .Each chapter stands on its own or the book can be read as a whole. Its strength is in the variety of material, methodologies, and issues presented. . . .Of particular interest to the reader is the study which investigates the extent of abuse among American Indian families. The work was set up within an ethically sensitive framework and it provides an excellent model for the development of an anti-racist research methodology. Other chapters focus on the provocative issues of abuse indicators, intergenerational and sibling abuse. The accounts provide a clear, unambiguous account of work undertaken and they raise important, if uncomfortable, questions about each of the areas under discussion. . . .There are five main strengths of this book. First, it challenges older and newer myths about the extent and nature of sexual abuse; second, it makes a considered analysis of the effects of abuse from a range of perspectives; third, it adds to our understanding of the reasons why men and women sexually abuse their children; fourth, it evaluates a range of treatment models, and finally, it clearly states issues for policy, practice, and further research. The book also raises important issues in relation to methodology, namely the need to triangulate methods and to have specialist training for researchers involved in this area of research so that the voice of survivors can be heard and attended to. The book will be of interest to a wide audience. It merits extensive readership and debate. It should be able to achieve both, not least because of its accessible and thought-provoking style." --British Journal of Social Work "This book breaks new ground by investigating the impact of sexual abuse interventions at the local level. This five-year look at 11 independent research projects in Minnesota encompasses the spectrum of issues, including the identification and effects of sexual abuse, sibling incest, the effects of family reunification, and the treatment of sexual offenders and abuse survivors. A significant contribution to the field . . ." --Child Welfare
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