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Every leader has human resource management and development
responsibilities. Using a behavioural science perspective,
Developing High Performance Leaders will enable leaders throughout
the various business sectors to increase the yield on their
organization's human capital and help their team members achieve
their goals. In this instructive book, Philip Harris centres his
teaching around five key aspects of the leadership process: human
behaviour and performance communications cultural influences
organizational relations change management A selection of
strategies to take forward into practice are offered to the reader
and the text is organized with a view to the leader sharing the
learning obtained from this volume. For personal or group growth,
each chapter is framed in terms of four "I's": Introduction, Input,
Interaction and Instrumentation, to provide an ideal framework for
any adult education endeavour. Developing High Performance Leaders
is for all human resource development professionals, supervisors,
managers and executives concerned with the career development of
themselves and their team.
British theatre of the 1990s witnessed an explosion of new talent
and presented a new sensibility that sent shockwaves through
audiences and critics. What produced this change, the context from
which the work emerged, the main playwrights and plays, and the
influence they had on later work are freshly evaluated in this
important new study in Methuen Drama's Decades of Modern British
Playwriting series. The 1990s volume provides a detailed study by
four scholars of the work of four of the major playwrights who
emerged and had a significant impact on British theatre: Sarah Kane
(by Catherine Rees), Anthony Neilson (Patricia Reid), Mark
Ravenhill (Graham Saunders) and Philip Ridley (Aleks Sierz).
Essential for students of Theatre Studies, the series of six
decadal volumes provides a critical survey and study of the theatre
produced from the 1950s to 2009. Each volume features a critical
analysis of the work of four key playwrights besides other theatre
work, together with an extensive commentary on the period. Readers
will understand the works in their contexts and be presented with
fresh research material and a reassessment from the perspective of
the twenty-first century. This is an authoritative and stimulating
reassessment of British playwriting in the 1990s.
Every leader has human resource management and development
responsibilities. Using a behavioural science perspective,
Developing High Performance Leaders will enable leaders throughout
the various business sectors to increase the yield on their
organization's human capital and help their team members achieve
their goals. In this instructive book, Philip Harris centres his
teaching around five key aspects of the leadership process: human
behaviour and performance communications cultural influences
organizational relations change management A selection of
strategies to take forward into practice are offered to the reader
and the text is organized with a view to the leader sharing the
learning obtained from this volume. For personal or group growth,
each chapter is framed in terms of four "I's": Introduction, Input,
Interaction and Instrumentation, to provide an ideal framework for
any adult education endeavour. Developing High Performance Leaders
is for all human resource development professionals, supervisors,
managers and executives concerned with the career development of
themselves and their team.
The English Stage Company at the Royal Court Theatre is the longest
running specialist production organization in the history of
British theatre. Philip Roberts's account, which was first
published in 1986, covers the period 1965-1972 in the Company's
life, beginning in 1965 with the appointment of William Gaskill as
Artistic Director. It is not simply about the critical triumphs of
these years of the Royal Court's work, but also about the
day-to-day workings of a busy and often turbulent organization. The
result of the book is both scholarly and entertaining. This book
will be of interest to students of the theatre and drama.
This edited volume brings together a collection of chapters from
leading scholars in rural education with the purpose of linking
knowledge from the rural education field to the wider discipline of
education studies. Through addressing significant issues in the
rural education field, the book gives insights from rural education
that have general relevance for the wider disciplines of education,
and provides up-to-date scholarship in research in rural contexts.
This book aims to be a definitive and comprehensive edition of
contemporary rural education scholarship that works as a guide for
those new to researching in and for rural contexts, as well as
actively expand the other sub-fields of education from a rural
perspective. It examines the connection between rurality and the
other domains of educational research, exploring what a rural
perspective might bring to the broader fields of educational
research, and how it might evolve them. In its unique approach,
this book brings the concept of 'rural' to the disciplines of
education; chapters regarding the ethics of research in the rural
context speaks to a gap in rural education, and provide tools for
engaging marginalised communities more generally in educational
research.
This book brings together voices and perspectives from across the
world and draws in a new generation of curriculum scholars to
provide fresh insight into the contemporary field. By opening up
Curriculum Studies with contributions from twelve
countries-including every continent-the book outlines and
exemplifies the challenges and opportunities for transnational
curriculum inquiry. While curriculum remains largely shaped and
enabled nationally, global policy borrowing and scholarly exchange
continue to influence local practice. Contributors explore major
shared debates and future implications through four key sections:
Decolonising the Curriculum; Knowledge Questions and Curriculum
Dilemmas; Nation, History, Curriculum; and Curriculum Challenges
for the Future.
This edited volume brings together a collection of chapters from
leading scholars in rural education with the purpose of linking
knowledge from the rural education field to the wider discipline of
education studies. Through addressing significant issues in the
rural education field, the book gives insights from rural education
that have general relevance for the wider disciplines of education,
and provides up-to-date scholarship in research in rural contexts.
This book aims to be a definitive and comprehensive edition of
contemporary rural education scholarship that works as a guide for
those new to researching in and for rural contexts, as well as
actively expand the other sub-fields of education from a rural
perspective. It examines the connection between rurality and the
other domains of educational research, exploring what a rural
perspective might bring to the broader fields of educational
research, and how it might evolve them. In its unique approach,
this book brings the concept of 'rural' to the disciplines of
education; chapters regarding the ethics of research in the rural
context speaks to a gap in rural education, and provide tools for
engaging marginalised communities more generally in educational
research.
This book brings together voices and perspectives from across the
world and draws in a new generation of curriculum scholars to
provide fresh insight into the contemporary field. By opening up
Curriculum Studies with contributions from twelve
countries-including every continent-the book outlines and
exemplifies the challenges and opportunities for transnational
curriculum inquiry. While curriculum remains largely shaped and
enabled nationally, global policy borrowing and scholarly exchange
continue to influence local practice. Contributors explore major
shared debates and future implications through four key sections:
Decolonising the Curriculum; Knowledge Questions and Curriculum
Dilemmas; Nation, History, Curriculum; and Curriculum Challenges
for the Future.
The Royal Court Theatre is one of the primary forums in the
development of post-war drama. Under the title of the English Stage
Company the theatre's house actors and dramatists commissioned and
produced some of the most influential plays in modern theatre
history, including the works of Brenton, Churchill, Bond and
Osborne. The story of the Royal Court is also the history of the
contemporary stage. In this absorbing account of the theatre's
history from 1956 to 1998, Philip Roberts draws on previously
unpublished archives in both public and private collections and a
series of interviews with people prominent in the Court's life. The
book also includes a Foreword by the former Director of the Royal
Court, Max Stafford-Clark. The result is an intimate account of the
working of the foremost house of modern drama and its relationships
to the world of the theatre in Britain and abroad.
The Royal Court Theatre is one of the primary forums in the development of postwar drama. Under the title of the English Stage Company the theater produced some of the most influential plays in modern history, including the works of Brenton, Churchill, Bond and Osborne. In this account of the theater, from 1956 to 1998, Philip Roberts draws on unpublished archives and a series of interviews with people prominent in the Court's life. The book also includes a Foreword by the former Director of the Royal Court, Max Stafford-Clark.
In the past ten years, brazing technology has undergone sweeping
changes. Yet because there are so few practitioners who understand
the finer points of the technology, many of the companies that use
brazing as their preferred metal-joining procedure are failing to
use it to best effect. Fully updated to reflect the latest
practices, this second edition of Industrial Brazing Practice helps
you develop the most effective brazing procedure for your
particular needs. It reveals the six simple rules of brazing and
explains how they impact essential brazing procedures. These rules
effectively form the bedrock of problem-solving procedures in this
field. Written by an expert with more than 50 years of experience,
the book combines fundamental principles with practical, hands-on
advice. The author highlights the intrinsic versatility of the
brazing process and covers a wide range of conditions and technical
possibilities. He walks you through the nine stages of the process
audit, from identifying service conditions, to selecting materials
and design, to assessing process complexity. A chapter answers
frequently asked questions such as "is it possible to braze
ceramics" and "what is MIG brazing?" New in This Edition
Information on new ISO specifications for brazing filler materials
New alloy and flux codes New production developments in available
fuel-gases for brazing, such as SafeFlame New sections on carbon
potential of furnace atmosphere and quality control parameters for
vacuum brazing New production methods in aluminum brazing Expanded
coverage of interfacial corrosion in stainless steels More case
studies This comprehensive book contains the information needed to
enable you to develop best-practice solutions to the daily brazing
problems you may encounter in the production shop. Packed with
flowcharts, illustrations, and case studies, it is an invaluable
reference for anyone involved in industrial brazing.
The English Stage Company at the Royal Court Theatre is the longest
running specialist production organization in the history of
British theatre. Philip Roberts's account, which was first
published in 1986, covers the period 1965-1972 in the Company's
life, beginning in 1965 with the appointment of William Gaskill as
Artistic Director. It is not simply about the critical triumphs of
these years of the Royal Court's work, but also about the
day-to-day workings of a busy and often turbulent organization. The
result of the book is both scholarly and entertaining. This book
will be of interest to students of the theatre and drama.
Modern British Playwriting: The 1980s equips readers with a fresh
assessment of the theatre and principle playwrights and plays from
a decade when political and economic forces were changing society
dramatically. It offers a broad survey of the context and of the
playwrights and companies such as Complicite and DV8 that rose to
prominence at this time. Alongside this it provides a detailed
examination based on fresh research of four of the most significant
playwrights of the era and considers the influence they had on
later work. The 1980s volume features a detailed study by four
scholars of the work of four of the major playwrights who came to
prominence: Howard Barker (by Sarah Goldingay), Jim Cartwright
(David Lane), Sarah Daniels (Jane Milling) and Timberlake
Wertenbaker (Sara Freeman). Essential for students of Theatre
Studies, the series of six decadal volumes provides a critical
survey and study of the theatre produced from the 1950s to 2009.
Each volume features a critical analysis of the work of four key
playwrights besides other theatre work from that decade, together
with an extensive commentary on the period. Readers will understand
the works in their contexts and be presented with fresh research
material and a reassessment from the perspective of the
twenty-first century. This is an authoritative and stimulating
reassessment of British playwriting in the 1980s.
Inside accounts of the making of some of the most influential
theatre productions of the last four decades. Max Stafford-Clark
has been at the cutting edge of theatre in Britain for more than
thirty years. Taking Stock draws on diaries, photos and interviews
to recreate the evolution of nine of his most famous and
influential productions: Fanshen by David Hare Epsom Downs by
Howard Brenton Cloud Nine by Caryl Churchill Rita, Sue and Bob Too
by Andrea Dunbar Serious Money by Caryl Churchill Our Country's
Good by Timberlake Wertenbaker The Steward of Christendom by
Sebastian Barry Some Explicit Polaroids by Mark Ravenhill Macbeth
by William Shakespeare The result is one of the richest, most
intimately informative books on the making of theatre.
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In About Kane, Graham Saunders offers an important study of one of
the most controversial and talented playwrights of recent times.
His survey includes a concise biography, in-depth analysis of Sarah
Kane's work, and interviews with Kane and those who helped to put
her work on stage. With Kane's reputation still growing, this book
is an essential guide for the student and theatregoer.
First staged at London's National Theatre in 1980, having been
commissioned by Peter Hall, The Romans in Britain contrasts Julius
Caesar's Roman invasion of Celtic Britain with the Saxon invasion
of Romano-Celtic Britain, and finally Britain's involvement in
Northern Ireland during The Troubles of the late twentieth century.
As these scenes bleed into one another, Brenton suggests what it
might have been like for these people to meet. Three Roman soldiers
sexually assault a young druid priest. A lone, wounded Saxon
soldier stumbles into a field, a nightmare made real. An army
intelligence officer begins to lose his mind in the Irish fields.
Brenton's sinewy vernaculars summon a lost history of cultural
collision and oppression, of fear and sorrow. This edition features
an introduction by Philip Roberts, Emeritus Professor of Drama
& Theatre Studies at the University of Leeds, and a foreword by
director Sam West.
This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which
commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out
and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and
impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes
high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using
print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in
1967.
Written specifically for GCSE students by academics in the field,
the Methuen Drama GCSE Student Guides conveniently gather
indispensable resources and tips for successful understanding and
writing all in one place, preparing students to approach their
exams with confidence. Key features include a critical commentary
of the play with extensive, clearly labelled analyses on themes,
characters and context. They take studying drama even further with
sections on dramatic technique, critical reception, related works,
fascinating behind-the-scenes interviews with playwrights,
directors or actors, and a helpful glossary of dramatic terms. An
English theatre classic, J. B. Priestley's An Inspector Calls is as
much about today as it is about the 20th century. On a night in
1912, Inspector Goole's unexpected arrival at the Birling family's
home turns a dinner party into a murder investigation with some
shattering conclusions. Closely following the requirements of GCSE
English Literature assessment objectives, these studies include
expert advice on how to write about modern drama. With featured
activities for group study and independent work, they are versatile
and valuable to students and teachers alike.
Collected together for the first time, the best weird fiction from
Morpheus Tales, the UK's most controversial weird fiction magazine!
Only the very best weird fiction has been hand-picked from the
Morpheus Tales archives to create the seventh collected volume of
the magazine Christopher Fowler calls "edgy and dark." Featuring
fiction by Philip Roberts, Brent Pilkey, C. E. Zacherl, Todd
Outcalt, Jessica Lilien, Clay Waters, Tyler Bowler, Jude-Marie
Green, Paul Michael Moreau, Tim Foley, Charles Austin Muir,
Benjamin Blake, Morgan Duchesney, Nate Jacobs, Richard Farren
Barber, Jason Sturner, Jared Bernard, Edward A. Taylor, Paul L.
Howard, Steven Lee Climer, Meredith Doench. Established horror
best-sellers rub shoulders with rising stars and newcomers in this
diverse collection of short weird fiction.
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