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James Bond (this time played by George Lazenby) hands in his
licence to kill after being banned from hunting down his
arch-nemesis Blofeld (Telly Savalas). Continuing his investigations
alone, he follows a lead to Portugal, meets and falls in love with
Tracey Draco (Diana Rigg), and is told by her crimelord father that
Blofeld is now in Switzerland. Pretty soon its snow, kilts, girls,
secret bases and ski chases, as Bond chases down his enemy and
attempts to foil a plan to unleash a deadly chemical weapon.
Britain's landscape, the product both of natural geological
processes and some 10,000 years of human habitation, has a uniquely
rich historical diversity. In "The Landscape of Britain," Michael
Reed explains the forces at work in the evolution of the landscape,
pointing out examples of surviving evidence from the past.
The landscape of late twentieth-century Britain is the end product
of human effort directed not only towards satisfying basic physical
needs for food and shelter, but also towards expressing profound
spiritual and intellectual aspirations, whether by means of burial
mounds or churches, schools or monasteries. This volume examines
the endless processes of accretion which have created the urban and
rural landscapes as today's inhabitants have inherited them,
showing how each generation makes its own individual contribution
without being able entirely to erase those of its predecessors,
however remote or distant in time.
Enough of Experts: Expert Authority in Crisis analyses the
challenges and threats to expert authority in neoliberal political
economies and societies. It focuses upon the deep-seated political,
economic, social and cultural transformations which have
fundamentally destabilized and eroded the institutional foundations
of expert authority over more than four decades. The book
critically assesses the orthodox or ‘received’ model of expert
authority as it has come under escalating pressures from a nexus of
ideological, organizational, technological and cultural changes
that have radically weakened the former’s core ‘institutional
logic’ and practical efficacy. It also looks forward to a range
of ‘expert futures’ in which expert groups and organizations
decline in power and status as their prevalence proliferates to a
stage where they become ubiquitous in neoliberal regimes. Finally,
the book presents an alternative reflexive model of expert
authority and governance that is grounded in the ‘dynamics of
contestation and trust’ and stands in direct contrast to the
orthodox, rational model.
The use of multimedia strikes at the very heart of traditional
teaching and learning methods, and is changing the way educators
think about the whole process of teaching and learning. Multimedia
and Megachange spurs ideas for the use of interactive technology to
revolutionize teaching and learning. It describes and analyzes
issues and trends that are currently setting a research and
development agenda for educators.Contributors to this volume
explore all fronts on which computer technology are changing the
educational process: concept and theory research application
designMultimedia and Megachange opens up the exciting world of how
technology is dramatically changing how teachers teach and students
learn. It also highlights spin-off changes for classroom
management, greater sources of information, and improved evaluation
and grading techniques.
This text aims to provide a reassessment of the significance of Max
Weber's work for the current debates about the institutional and
organizational dynamics of modernity. It re-evaluates Weber's
sociology of bureaucracy and his general account of the trajectory
of modernity, with reference to the strategic social structures
that dominated the emergence and development of modern society.
Included here are detailed analyses of contemporary issues, such as
the collapse of Communism, Fordism, corporatism and traditionalism
in both Western and Eastern societies. It also signals the
potential for new organizational and institutional forms to emerge
in the aftermath of these social ruptures and upheavals. All of the
contributors undertake analyses of Weber's texts and his broader
intellectual inheritance to reassert the centrality of Weberian
sociology for our understanding of the moral, political and
organizational dilemmas of late modernity.
This book provides a re-evaluation of Weber's work on the current debates about the institutional and organizational dynamics of modernity. It reassembles Weber's sociology of bureaucracy and his general account of the trajectory of modernity with reference to the strategic social structures that dominated the emergence and development of modern society.
In this stimulating and provocative book the editors have drawn
together a diverse and international range of respected authors,
each of whom has taken a critical approach to the contentious
question of how you define and achieve quality early childhood
services. It is a book designed to provoke and promote critical
dialogue and discourse amongst practitioners and students through
critical engagement with the position of the authors within the
text. I believe anyone who reads this book will be inspired and
motivated to challenge and extend their thinking and professional
practice, adopting the critical stance which lies at the heart of
quality services for children and families. Professor Chris Pascal,
Director of Centre for Research in Early Childhood (CREC) Early
childhood is a complex and important area of study where it is
important to develop your critical thinking and reflect upon key
issues. This book will help do both. It explores interrelated
topics such as: Child development Play Safeguarding Professionalism
Curriculum and Policy Each chapter will not only engage with what
you need to know but help you develop your academic skills. The
book also comes with lots of online resources and include: Podcasts
from the authors of each chapter so you can better understand the
key concepts PowerPoints to help you revise the essential
information Journal articles related to each chapter provide
further reading Michael Reed and Rosie Walker are both Senior
Lecturers in Early Childhood at the Institute of Education,
University of Worcester.
In the early years sector all practitioners are now expected to
engage in work-based research, as a means of improving practice and
demonstrating leadership. Using examples from recent practitioner
projects, this text offers a 'real world' approach to research
consistent with models that involve the active participation of
children and families. With the aim of clarifying themes and
concepts for inexperienced researchers, the text explores ethical
principles underpinning research, supported by case studies, which
will be of particular relevance to students undertaking their own
small-scale investigations. Further reading on research methodology
is also included. Chapters are organized under three headings: -
planning for research; - doing research; - learning from research.
This book provides practitioners and undergraduates with a greater
understanding of the position of the researcher, how to facilitate
research and the way in which research underpins raising
achievement and change in the workplace. There is an emphasis on
impact of research on practice, illustrated through reflection on
the authors' experience of preparing this text. Sue Callan is an
Associate Lecturer with the Open University. Michael Reed is a
Senior Lecturer on the BA Early Childhood Studies at the University
of Worcester.
Written for anyone working in the field of early years education
and care, this book encourages students and practitioners to
consider their own practice and to examine practice in a wide range
of early years settings. The four sections link closely to the
principles of the Early Years Foundation Stage, and support the
reader in developing a critical and reflective approach to their
own work. Issues covered include: @!play in the Early Years
Foundation Stage (EYFS) in England @!the Foundation Phase in Wales
@!safeguarding children @!the healthy child @!leading a team at a
Children's Centre @!how childminders are working with the EYFS
@!leading and managing a multi-agency workforce @!Continuing
Professional Development for early years practitioners Ideal for
those working towards Early Years Professional Status (EYPS), this
book is also a must-read for students on any early years course,
and will help the professional development of all practitioners
working with the Birth to Eight age range. Michael Reed is Senior
Lecturer at the University of Worcester and Associate Lecturer with
the Open University. Natalie Canning is Lecturer at the Open
University.
This book is the first of a multivolume series devoted to an
exposition of functional analysis methods in modern mathematical
physics. It describes the fundamental principles of functional
analysis and is essentially self-contained, although there are
occasional references to later volumes. We have included a few
applications when we thought that they would provide motivation for
the reader. Later volumes describe various advanced topics in
functional analysis and give numerous applications in classical
physics, modern physics, and partial differential equations.
For all those working in Early Years, improving quality experiences
for all young children is a priority. By examining issues
surrounding quality improvement, the importance of reflective
practice and the attributes required in the workplace to effect
change and leadership, this book provides a contemporary view of
practice. Chapters focus on how settings can improve quality
experiences for young children and how to implement strategies that
lead to quality improvement. Issues covered include: -
multi-disciplinary working - evaluating impact through reflective
practice - creativity, digital technologies and play - safeguarding
young children - leading practice and leading change - working with
parents - improving the quality of student experience This text
allows students and practitioners to examine and reflect on
practises that lead to creative Quality Improvement Strategies
(QIS) in Early Years settings. Michael Reed is a Senior Lecturer at
the University of Worcester, Institute of Education: Centre for
Early Childhood Natalie Canning is a Lecturer in Early Years at The
Open University.
This volume will serve several purposes: to provide an introduction
for graduate students not previously acquainted with the material,
to serve as a reference for mathematical physicists already working
in the field, and to provide an introduction to various advanced
topics which are difficult to understand in the literature. Not all
the techniques and application are treated in the same depth. In
general, we give a very thorough discussion of the mathematical
techniques and applications in quatum mechanics, but provide only
an introduction to the problems arising in quantum field theory,
classical mechanics, and partial differential equations. Finally,
some of the material developed in this volume will not find
applications until Volume III. For all these reasons, this volume
contains a great variety of subject matter. To help the reader
select which material is important for him, we have provided a
"Reader's Guide" at the end of each chapter.
Climate change is expected to influence several productive sectors,
the most significant of which is agriculture. Agriculture comprises
an important sector of the global economy that includes crops,
livestock, and seafood. Agriculture, aquaculture, and fisheries are
closely linked to the climate, with changes in climatic conditions
able to drastically affect animal and plant productivity, which in
turn has a direct impact on human well-being. Impacts of Climate
Change on Agriculture and Aquaculture is a critical scholarly
publication that provides an integrated assessment of climate
change impacts on agriculture, aquaculture, and fisheries and
explores a set of strategies to secure sustainable food security.
While highlighting the associations between climate change, food
security, and socio-economic development, the book establishes an
inventory of good agricultural practices for the adaptation to
climate change and presents solutions for making agricultural and
food systems more sustainable. Featuring a wide range of topics
such as carbon sequestration, ecosystem management, and
desertification, this book is ideal for agriculturalists,
environmentalists, fisheries, marine biologists, ichthyologists,
government officials, academicians, policy makers, scientists,
professionals, researchers, and students.
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