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The ability to anticipate and make accurate decisions in a timely
manner is fundamental to high-level performance in sport. This is
the first book to identify the underlying science behind
anticipation and decision making in sport, enhancing our scientific
understanding of these phenomena and helping practitioners to
develop interventions to facilitate the more rapid acquisition of
the perceptual-cognitive skills that underpin these judgements.
Adopting a multidisciplinary approach - encompassing research from
psychology, biomechanics, neuroscience, physiology, computing
science, and performance analysis - the book is divided into three
sections. The first section provides a comprehensive analysis of
the processes and mechanisms underpinning anticipation and skilled
perception in sport. In the second section, the focus shifts
towards exploring the science of decision making in sport. The
final section is more applied, outlining how the key skills that
impact on anticipation and decision making may be facilitated
through various training interventions. With chapters written by
leading experts from a vast range of countries and continents, no
other book offers such a synthesis of the historical development of
the field, contemporary research, and future areas for
investigation in anticipation and decision making in sport. This is
a fascinating and important text for students and researchers in
sport psychology, skill acquisition, expert performance, motor
learning, motor behaviour, and coaching science, as well as
practicing coaches from any sport.
The ability to anticipate and make accurate decisions in a timely
manner is fundamental to high-level performance in sport. This is
the first book to identify the underlying science behind
anticipation and decision making in sport, enhancing our scientific
understanding of these phenomena and helping practitioners to
develop interventions to facilitate the more rapid acquisition of
the perceptual-cognitive skills that underpin these judgements.
Adopting a multidisciplinary approach - encompassing research from
psychology, biomechanics, neuroscience, physiology, computing
science, and performance analysis - the book is divided into three
sections. The first section provides a comprehensive analysis of
the processes and mechanisms underpinning anticipation and skilled
perception in sport. In the second section, the focus shifts
towards exploring the science of decision making in sport. The
final section is more applied, outlining how the key skills that
impact on anticipation and decision making may be facilitated
through various training interventions. With chapters written by
leading experts from a vast range of countries and continents, no
other book offers such a synthesis of the historical development of
the field, contemporary research, and future areas for
investigation in anticipation and decision making in sport. This is
a fascinating and important text for students and researchers in
sport psychology, skill acquisition, expert performance, motor
learning, motor behaviour, and coaching science, as well as
practicing coaches from any sport.
This important book brings together research from scholars and
experts in a variety of disciplines to explore a broad range of
issues which affect Camphill life. The essays examine social,
political and educational topics as diverse as spiritual needs,
residential childcare, disabled identity, working with autistic
children and the development of Camphill communities around the
world. The lack of easily accessible literature about Camphill
communities has contributed to a common and unjustified perception
of Camphill as 'closed' communities which have little interest in
communicating with the 'the outside world'. Some influential
officials and practitioners who determine education and social-work
policy and practice still know little or nothing about Camphill,
which increases the risk of misunderstanding and threatens the
future of Camphill communities. This book seeks not only to bridge
that gap, but to demonstrate to a wider audience the unique and
inspiring qualities of Camphill communities. This book is essential
reading for anyone with an interest in the provision of services
for children and adults with special needs.
Between 2006 and 2009 Worcestershire Archaeology completed a series
of investigations in advance of quarrying at Clifton Quarry,
Worcestershire revealing one of the most important sequences of
prehistoric to early medieval activity discovered to date from the
Central Severn Valley. Well-preserved palaeoenvironmental deposits
were recovered from features and associated abandoned channels of
the River Severn. Analysis of this evidence is underpinned by a
comprehensive programme of scientific dating, providing a record of
changing patterns of landuse and activity from the Late Mesolithic
onwards. Significant discoveries included a series of Grooved Ware
pits and an extensive area of Early to Middle Iron Age activity.
One of the Grooved pits was of particular importance as it
contained an exceptionally rich material assemblage comprising two
whole and four fragmentary polished axes, numerous flint tools and
debitage, significant quantities of Durrington Walls and Clacton
Style pottery, and abundant charred barley grains and crab apple
fragments. The Early to Middle Iron Age activity was notable since
unusually for a lowland site it was dominated by in excess of 100
four-post granary structures and 130 pits. The full extent of the
activity was not established but it appears unenclosed and it is
suggested that this represents the specialised storage zone of a
much larger settlement. Phases of activity on the floodplain and
terraces adjacent to the river also included a Bronze Age burnt
mound with associated pits and a trough, a scatter of
Romano-British features and an early medieval timber-lined
structure associated with flax retting.
Anthroposophical medicine recognizes the individuality of each
human being. This philosophy is central to care for the elderly
where it is important to see beyond the outer ageing body, and to
ensure dignity for all. This book describes particular approaches
for professional nurses and carers, as well as offering practical
care plans. While care cannot itself heal, it can provide the basis
for the healing process to work. This book will help those who work
with the elderly with invaluable guidance and advice.
Archaeological investigations at Huntsman's Quarry, Kemerton, south
Worcestershire during 1995-6 recorded significant Late Bronze Age
occupation areas and field systems spreading across more than 8
hectares. Limited evidence for Upper Palaeolithic, Mesolithic,
Neolithic and Beaker activity was also recovered together with an
Early Bronze Age ring-ditch. Waterholes and associated
round-houses, structures and pits were set within landscape of
fields and droveways radiocarbon dated to the 12th-11th centuries
cal BC. Elements of this field system probably pre-dated the
settlement. Substantial artefactual and ecofactual assemblages were
recovered from the upper fills of the waterholes and larger pits .
The settlement had a predominantly pastoral economy supported by
some textile and bronze production. Ceramics included a notable
proportion of non-local fabrics demonstrating that the local
population enjoyed a wide range of regional contacts. Wider
ranging, national exchange networks were also indicated by the
presence of shale objects as well as the supply of bronze for
metalworking, perhaps indicative of a site of some social status.
Together the evidence indicates a small settlement within which
occupation of individual areas was short-lived with the focus of
the settlement shifting on a regular basis. It is proposed that
this occurred on a generational basis, with each generation setting
up a new 'homestead' with an associated waterhole. The settlement
can be compared favourably to those known along the Thames Valley
but until now not recognised in this part of the country. Cropmark
evidence and limited other investigations indicate that the fields
and droveways recorded represent a small fragment of a widespread
system of boundaries established across the gravel terraces lying
between Bredon Hill and the Carrant Brook. This managed and
organised landscape appears to have been established for the
maintenance of an economy primarily based on relatively intensive
livestock farming; the trackways facilitating seasonal movement of
stock between meadows alongside the Carrant Brook, the adjacent
terraces and the higher land on Bredon Hill.
The Roman 'small town' of Ariconium in southern Herefordshire has
long been known as an important iron production centre but has
remained very poorly understood. The town is suggested to have
developed from a late Iron Age Dobunnic tribal centre, which owed
its evident status and wide range of contacts to control of the
production and distribution of Forest of Dean iron. Rapid expansion
during the second half of the 1st century AD indicates that the
local population was able to articulate rapidly with the economic
opportunities the Roman conquest brought. The town developed as a
typical small roadside settlement and a major iron production
centre but a heavy reliance on ironworking appears to have made it
especially vulnerable to the economic decline of the latter part of
the 4th century. Some role as an administrative and political
centre can be suggested during the late 4th century and may be
implicated in the survival of the name Ariconium in the early
medieval kingdom of Erynyg or Archenfield, however, firm
archaeological evidence for any continuing occupation remains
elusive.
This volume presents the results of the first 10 years of
archaeological investigation at Wellington Quarry, Herefordshire.
During this time a regionally unique archaeological and
palaeoenvironmental sequence was recorded covering nearly 8000
years of interrelated human activity and landscape change in the
Lower Lugg Valley. Starting with use by Mesolithic
hunter-gatherers, the heavily wooded floodplain witnessed periods
of sporadic occupation and activity throughout early prehistory. A
mid 4th millennium BC pit group provided a detailed insight into a
wide range of seasonally based activities, while later funerary
deposits included a wealthy Beaker burial. From the start of the
2nd millennium BC, an increasingly open and cleared landscape
existed beyond the floodplain, on which activity was evidenced by
occasional finds from former watercourses. Ritual deposition of
human remains and artefacts in the later prehistoric period
included a rare Iron Age double inhumation, though by this time a
more settled and farmed landscape had emerged. By the 2nd century
AD, a streamside settlement had been established. Expansion and
intensification of this settlement led to the construction, by the
4th century, of one or more well-appointed stone buildings
indicating that at least some of the inhabitants lived a highly
Romanised lifestyle, rare on rural sites in this region. The
settlement was abandoned by the late 4th to early 5th century but,
until at least the 12th to 14th centuries, arable cultivation
continued. During the post-medieval period there was a shift
towards an enclosed landscape of pasture and meadow, a pattern
maintained until the onset of mineral extraction in the 1980s.
A top secret computer intelligence organization stumbles across a
virus that is propagating across computer systems around the world
at an exponential rate. Written in 1992, a time when modems and
bulletin board systems were the norm and the Internet was just
coming into its own, Enchantress takes you into a world where bits
and bytes wreak havoc and devastation in the real world. Join the
team of COMPOPS as they turn their computer skills against a cyber
foe while they face real world threats to their lives because of
their actions in the digital realm.
In this perceptive examination into the inner workings of cults
former member of the Jehovah's Witnesses, Robin Jackson, exposes
the identifying marks and intriguing techniques cults use to win
over members. Jackson uncovers the characters and beliefs of some
of these groups that can very often inflict grievous harm on
society. In a world that is becoming increasingly secular and
disillusioned with mainstream religions, cults seem to be
flourishing. According to them everybody else misses the mark. At
least, that is what they claim. Cults: How They Work presents a
hard hitting, yet witty look into the sometimes secretive inner
workings of the cults. But be warned. This book contains
information cults do not want you to acquire.
This book makes a critical case for advocacy in the lives of people
with learning difficulties. This can only be applauded.' -
Disability & Society 'I found this book to be a thoughtful,
interesting and challenging read and I would recommend it to anyone
working in the field of advocacy or involved in any capacity with
people with learning disabilities. It raises many questions about
advocacy in all its different forms and asks those of us involved
in this field to reflect on our own practice and that of our
funding bodies. It also challenges and invites reflection on
prevailing attitudes towards learning disability more generally and
the way in which services are provided. Finally it leaves the
reader in no doubt of the benefit and necessity of advocacy
services, to ensure that people with learning disabilities are able
to have their voices heard and their needs understood and met.'
-The British Journal of Developmental Disabilities 'This is
designed for advocacy practitioners and staff working in agencies
who come into contact with advocacy services. It is aimed at more
experienced practitioners, and service planners, who are serious
about developing effective advocacy services within a social
inclusion framework.' - Care and Health magazine 'This book
continues to raise questions about advocacy throughout. It asks
questions of those who are advocates and those who have the duty of
funding such services. It is a very thoughtful and practical
collection of essays on a whole range of issues and ranges, and
seeks to provide, some answers. In addition to all this, it is very
readable and provides a quite comprehensive bibliography, which in
itself is worth the cost of the book.' - Rostrum 'Advocacy and
Learning Disability is a sound collection of perspectives with an
interesting international flavour. Barry Gray and Robin Jackson
have collected insightful contributions from Britain, the USA, New
Zealand and Australia to create a useful overview exploring a very
wide range of self-advocacy issues directly related to learning
disability delivery.' -The British Journal of Special Education
Advocacy is a critically important element in the development of
effective services for people with a learning disability. It is
seen by many as the critical link between theory and practice in
creating a truly inclusive society. This book presents an in-depth
examination of the historical, legal and philosophical contexts
within which advocacy services have developed. The kind of
professional and practical issues and problems confronting those
running and using advocacy services are discussed, and the role of
advocacy is examined. Chapters covering advocacy with families and
with people with communication difficulties contain helpful
information for practitioners. A survey of the development of
advocacy services in the USA, Australia and New Zealand provides an
international perspective. Practical and informative, Advocacy and
Learning Disability will be essential reading for advocacy
practitioners and those working in agencies in the statutory and
voluntary sectors who come into contact with advocacy services.
Parents and professionals working with special needs children often
face difficult decisions about the child's education. This book
puts forward the case for holistic special education, as practised
by Camphill schools. Camphill's holistic approach embraces
education and therapy in various forms, all aspects of care --
including, for those children receiving residential care,
everything from nutrition to bedtime routines -- as well as crafts
and medical treatments. It emphasizes the importance of the
creative arts alongside core aspects of the curriculum such as
literacy and maths. It believes that the relationship between the
child and their adult co-worker should be one of mutual teaching
and learning. It recognizes parents, not as recipients of a
service, but as equal and active partners, and strives to develop
the physical, mental and spiritual aspects of a child. Written by
people involved in holistic special education on a daily basis,
this book is a candid, informative manual which will be valued by
parents and professional children's workers alike.
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