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Digital Citizenship in Schools: Nine Elements Students Should Know
Par Mike Ribble. 2015
Digital Citizenship in Schools, third Edition is an essential introduction to digital citizenship. Starting with a basic definition of the…
concept and an explanation of its relevance and importance, author Mike Ribble goes on to explore the nine elements of digital citizenship. He provides useful audit and professional development activities to help educators determine how to go about integrating digital citizenship concepts into the classroom. Activity ideas and lesson plans round out this timely book.A new and updated 3rd Edition of Rockport's best-selling Design Elements, a visually rich and accessible handbook that presents the…
fundamentals of design in lists, tips, brief text, and examples. With new images and diagrams, the book covers everything from working with grids, color application, typography, and imagery to how to finally put it all together. Features include: •The ultimate primer on graphic design's basic visual toolkit—dot, line, plane, texture, space, and contrast—and how these basics underpin all successful layouts •An in-depth look at color—from its optical qualities and its effect on type to its potential for communication concepts and emotions •One of the most thorough compilations of typography concepts to be found—including information on letterform structure and optics, combining typeface styles, the mechanics of detailed text typesetting, and using type as image •An extensive overview of imagery—the endless possibilities of medium, depiction, abstraction, stylization, and how these all communicate effectively •Methods for integrating type and image, including a tutorial on using grid systems to structure layouts •Twenty rules for making good design—and the best ways to break them Being a creative designer is often about coming up with unique design solutions. But when the basic rules of design are ignored in an effort to be distinctive, design becomes useless. In language, a departure from the rules is only appreciated as great literature if recognition of the rules underlies the text. Graphic design is a "visual language," and brilliance is recognized in designers whose work seems to break all the rules, yet communicates its messages clearly.El Salvador's civil war, which left at least 75,000 people dead and displaced more than a million, ended in 1992.…
The accord between the government and the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN) has been lauded as a model post-Cold War peace agreement. But after the conflict stopped, crime rates shot up. The number of murder victims surpassed wartime death tolls. Those who once feared the police and the state became frustrated by their lack of action. Peace was not what Salvadorans had hoped it would be. Citizens began saying to each other, "It's worse than the war." El Salvador in the Aftermath of Peace: Crime, Uncertainty, and the Transition to Democracy challenges the pronouncements of policy analysts and politicians by examining Salvadoran daily life as told by ordinary people who have limited influence or affluence. Anthropologist Ellen Moodie spent much of the decade after the war gathering crime stories from various neighborhoods in the capital city of San Salvador. True accounts of theft, assaults, and murders were shared across kitchen tables, on street corners, and in the news media. This post-conflict storytelling reframed violent acts, rendering them as driven by common criminality rather than political ideology. Moodie shows how public dangers narrated in terms of private experience shaped a new interpretation of individual risk. These narratives of postwar violence--occurring at the intersection of self and other, citizen and state, the powerful and the powerless--offered ways of coping with uncertainty during a stunted transition to democracy.Research Design & Method Selection: Making Good Choices in the Social Sciences
Par Diana Panke. 2018
Heavily grounded in helping students make the best choices for their projects, this book explores how to develop and work…
with theory, research questions, and method selection to build solid, logical proposals and move from research concepts to fully realized designs. Rather than rushing initial planning stages or reverse engineering questions from preferred methods, it encourages students to challenge unconscious biases around method selection and analysis and provides step-by-step guidance on choosing a method that is in-line with the question being explored. Focused on the role of the researcher within research design, it stresses the need to consider the theoretical underpinnings of research and not just practical issues when designing a project. It provides a sophisticated toolkit to understand: - The critical issues associated with both qualitative and quantitative methods - The approach that works best for specific research questions - How design choices can affect practice. Perfect for upper undergraduate and postgraduate students, this book will instil confidence and good decision making to ensure constructively informed design and practice.Mass Communication: Living in a Media World
Par Ralph E. Hanson. 2022
The best-selling Mass Communication: Living in a Media World presents a highly accessible introduction to mass communication that equips students…
with the critical thinking skills to become savvy media consumers. To help students better retain the material, author Ralph E. Hanson uses a storytelling approach that weaves in examples drawn from everyday life. Readers are encouraged to consider the media industry from the inside out and, in doing so, discover the many dimensions of mass communication that operate in our society. The thoroughly revised Eighth Edition highlights how social and digital media, video games, and the COVID-19 pandemic are changing the face of media. This title is accompanied by a complete teaching and learning package.An Introduction to Data Analysis: Quantitative, Qualitative and Mixed Methods
Par Tiffany Bergin. 2019
Covering the general process of data analysis to finding, collecting, organizing, and presenting data, this book offers a complete introduction to…
the fundamentals of data analysis. Using real-world case studies as illustrations, it helps readers understand theories behind and develop techniques for conducting quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods data analysis. With an easy-to-follow organization and clear, jargon-free language, it helps readers not only become proficient data analysts, but also develop the critical thinking skills necessary to assess analyses presented by others in both academic research and the popular media. It includes advice on: - Data analysis frameworks - Validity and credibility of data - Sampling techniques - Data management - The big data phenomenon - Data visualisation - Effective data communication Whether you are new to data analysis or looking for a quick-reference guide to key principles of the process, this book will help you uncover nuances, complexities, patterns, and relationships among all types of data.Schreiben und Redigieren – auf den Punkt gebracht: Das Schreibtraining für Kommunikationsprofis und Corporate Writer
Par Ivo Hajnal, Franco Item. 2023
Das Buch bietet professionellen Schreiberinnen und Schreibern praxisnahe Anregungen, eigene wie fremde Texte zu optimieren. Ein professioneller Sprachgebrauch hält sich…
an klare, objektive Vorgaben. Dementsprechend beruht dieses Buch auf empirischen Daten zur Verständlichkeit von Unternehmens- und Medientexten, die in eine leicht umzusetzende Checkliste münden.Advancing: Cultural, Digital and Emotional Aspects (Advances in (Im)politeness Studies)
Par Chaoqun Xie. 2023
This volume pushes forward research on (im)politeness by focusing on interpersonal interaction's cultural, digital and emotional aspects. With contributions by…
established and emerging scholars in the field, this collection explores and expounds, with the combination of solid theoretical foundation and up-close empirical demonstration, how (im)politeness not only gives but also gives off communicative and interpersonal meaning in diverse cultural contexts. Included are chapters on how (im)politeness contributes to the construction of social reality online and in social media and how (im)politeness prompts and is prompted by emotional sensitivities. This book is of interest and value to students and researchers in the field and those keen to know how effective human existence and essence are possible through the lens of (im)politeness.Neutron Transport: Theory, Modeling, and Computations (Graduate Texts in Physics)
Par Ramadan M. Kuridan. 2023
This textbook provides a thorough explanation of the physical concepts and presents the general theory of different forms through approximations…
of the neutron transport processes in nuclear reactors and emphasize the numerical computing methods that lead to the prediction of neutron behavior. Detailed derivations and thorough discussions are the prominent features of this book unlike the brevity and conciseness which are the characteristic of most available textbooks on the subject where students find them difficult to follow. This conclusion has been reached from the experience gained through decades of teaching. The topics covered in this book are suitable for senior undergraduate and graduate students in the fields of nuclear engineering and physics. Other engineering and science students may find the construction and methodology of tackling problems as presented in this book appealing from which they can benefit in solving other problems numerically. The book provides access to a one dimensional, two energy group neutron diffusion program including a user manual, examples, and test problems for student practice. An option of a Matlab user interface is also available.Emotion Regulation and Strategy Instruction in Learning (Springer Texts in Education)
Par Sachiko Nakamura. 2023
This textbook is written for teachers, practitioners, and researchers, who are interested in developing their knowledge about emotions and learning…
about ways of helping their learners to cultivate positive and cope with negative emotions. The book covers the topics of emotions, emotion regulation, strategies, and instruction. Each topic is discussed in the subsequent chapters, beginning with a concise summary of theories and research in the fields of psychology, education, and language learning. This is followed by its practical applications in the classroom, with suggestions and ideas based on research as well as reports from teachers in a wide range of contexts. Teachers’ vignettes give readers an opportunity to compare their experiences with others. A practical guide with detailed steps for implementing strategy instruction in emotion regulation is provided at the end.Drone Data Analytics in Aerial Computing (Transactions on Computer Systems and Networks)
Par P. Karthikeyan, Sathish Kumar, V. Anbarasu. 2023
This book discusses the latest research, theoretical, and experimental research innovations in drone data analytics in aerial computing. Drone data…
analytics guarantees that the right people have the correct data at their fingertips whenever they need it. The contents also discuss the challenges faced with drone data analytics, such as due to the high mobility of drones, aerial computing is significantly different from terrestrial computing. It also includes case studies from leading drone vendors. The book also focuses on the comparison of data management and security mechanisms in drone data analytics. This book is useful to those working in agriculture, mining, waste management, and defenses department.Hegemonialer Kampf um die öffentliche Sphäre: Eine kultursoziologische Reflexion des Rechtspopulismus
Par Marian Pradella. 2023
Dieses Buch widmet sich anhand des Fallbeispiels der „Alternative für Deutschland“ (AfD) den Auswirkungen rechtspopulistischer Diskurse auf eine öffentliche Sphäre.…
Der Blick richtet sich zunächst auf die Entwicklung der sozialwissenschaftlichen Populismuskonzeption, wobei an eine Unterscheidung „ideeller“ und „objektiver“ Ansätze angeschlossen wird. In Anschluss an Zygmunt Bauman, Chantal Mouffe, Ernesto Laclau sowie Jeffrey C. Alexander wird im Folgenden eine kultursoziologisch-poststrukturalistische Forschungsperspektive entworfen, die symbolische Dimensionen des Sozialen, kulturelle Ordnungen und Sinnstrukturen fokussiert. Hierauf aufbauend wird anhand einer diskurstheoretisch „verdichteten“ dichten Beschreibung die Entwicklung der (frühen) AfD offengelegt, wobei der Fokus auf Demonstrationsreden und anderen öffentlichen Veranstaltungen liegt. Schließlich werden die makrosoziologischen Bedingungen des Emporsteigens des Rechtspopulismus eruiert und letzterer wird im Spannungsfeld agonistischer und antagonistischer öffentlicher Sphären verortet.This book examines the comprehensive engineering education reform since China put forward its New Engineering Education policy in early 2017. It presents…
systematic reform measures at micro-level, such as national policies on massively building up new programs that cater to emerging state-of-the-art technologies in the industry, on developing synergistic approaches to education through tightened university–industry collaboration, and on formulating the four-level quality assurance mechanisms. The book also addresses meso-level institutional schemes and implementations at several case universities researched, and micro-level issues directly regarding teaching and student learning based on empirical studies.Overall, this book provides the international community the knowledge of how international benchmarking of university engineering education is reflected in the Chinese context, and helps readers to gain an understanding the success and failure of different practices in achieving relevant reform goals.Dieses Buch bietet Einsicht in das komplexe Verhältnis von Männlichkeit und Flucht. Anhand von biographischen Interviews zeigt es, welche Konstruktionen…
von Geschlecht bei Männern vom Leben in Eritrea, über die Flucht durch den Sudan und Libyen bis zum Ankommen in Deutschland von Bedeutung sind.In der Geschlechter- und Fluchtforschung lag mehrere Jahrzehnte der Fokus auf dem Leben geflüchteter Mädchen und Frauen. Männer kamen meist nur als Täter geschlechtsbasierter Gewalt vor. Inzwischen existieren zwar einige Arbeiten über das Leben von geflüchteten Männern, allerdings wird meist nur das Leben im Ankunftskontext betrachtet und Männlichkeit im Singular gedacht. Flucht erscheint so als eine Marginalisierung von Männlichkeit. Dass dieses Verhältnis allerdings weitaus komplexer ist und vielfältige Männlichkeiten in unterschiedlichen Beziehungen zu Flucht stehen, ist die zentrale Erkenntnis dieser Arbeit.The Geroch-Held-Penrose Calculus: Fundamentals and Applications (SpringerBriefs in Physics)
Par Pedro Bargueño, Ernesto Contreras. 2023
This book offers a primer on the fundamentals and applications of the Geroch-Held-Penrose (GHP) calculus, a powerful formalism designed for…
spacetimes that occur frequently in the teaching of General Relativity. Specifically, the book shows in detail the power of the calculus when dealing with spherically symmetric spacetimes. After introducing the basics, a new look at all the classical spherically symmetric black hole solutions is given within the GHP formalism. This is then employed to give new insights into the Tolman-Oppenheimer-Volkoff equations for stellar structure, including a derivation of new exact anisotropic fluid solutions. Finally, a re-writing of some essential features of black hole thermodynamics within the GHP formalism is performed. The book is based on the authors' lecture notes, used in their undergraduate and graduate lectures and while supervising their upper undergraduate and graduate students. To fully benefit from this concise primer, readers only need an undergraduate background in general relativity.Lineare Algebra: leicht gemacht!
Par Jochen Balla. 2023
Das vorliegende Buch bietet eine leicht lesbare Darstellung der Kerninhalte der Linearen Algebra. Es richtet sich an Studierende der Natur- und…
Ingenieurwissenschaften, der Wirtschaftswissenschaften und allgemein aller Fachgebiete, in denen Vektoren und Matrizen eine Rolle spielen. Auch Mathematikstudierenden, die einen leicht verständlichen Zugang suchen, leistet es gute Dienste.Der Schwerpunkt der Darstellung betrifft endlichdimensionale Vektorräume: Die Vektoren entsprechen n-Tupeln und Basistransformationen und Abbildungen werden durch n × n-Matrizen beschrieben. Die Rechenoperationen für Matrizen werden vollständig aus den entsprechenden Operationen für Abbildungen entwickelt.Die Theorie wird anhand zahlreicher Beispiele eingeübt und angewendet. Geometrische Anwendungen im zwei- und dreidimensionalen Raum spielen dabei naturgemäß eine besondere Rolle.Das Lehrbuch bietet verschiedene Hilfestellungen, die den Zugang erleichtern:139 Lesehilfen helfen über schwierige Stellen hinweg37 Zwischenfragen mit Antworten regen zum Nachdenken an51 Übungsaufgaben mit ausführlichen Lösungen unterstützen das vertiefende Studium„Das Wichtigste in Kürze“ und eine Formelsammlung fassen am Ende eines jeden Kapitels den Inhalt zusammen.How to Argue (Student Success)
Par Alastair Bonnett. 2024
Do you want to get better at developing your argument, but don′t know where to start? This book breaks down…
different types of argument, from writing to presenting and exam technique. It′s ideal for students of all levels and of all study areas, making this a go-to text for everyone. Key features include: - Chapter objectives and key topics to ensure it′s the right chapter for you - Tips, exercises and useful phrases to apply the content to your learning - A glossary and further reading to broaden your arguing technique Student Success is a series of essential guides for students of all levels. From how to think critically and write great essays to boosting your employability and managing your wellbeing, the Student Success series helps you study smarter and get the best from your time at university.How to Argue (Student Success)
Par Alastair Bonnett. 2024
Do you want to get better at developing your argument, but don′t know where to start? This book breaks down…
different types of argument, from writing to presenting and exam technique. It′s ideal for students of all levels and of all study areas, making this a go-to text for everyone. Key features include: - Chapter objectives and key topics to ensure it′s the right chapter for you - Tips, exercises and useful phrases to apply the content to your learning - A glossary and further reading to broaden your arguing technique Student Success is a series of essential guides for students of all levels. From how to think critically and write great essays to boosting your employability and managing your wellbeing, the Student Success series helps you study smarter and get the best from your time at university.Developing Your Communication Skills in Social Work
Par Paula Beesley, Melanie Watts, Sarah Harlow. 2024
This book explores: · What is meant by communication skills · What communication skills are · What they look like…
in practice · The differences in communicating with service users and professionals, such as children, guardians, peers and emergency workers · Why they are important It includes a wide range of theories, multiple case studies, reflective tasks, and exercises. It will develop your critical thinking and reflection skills, and help you develop your own communication style. Presented in a chronological style which acts as a working tool that you can dip into and out of. Each chapter is structured in a way that encourages you to build on your knowledge, so it begins by taking you right back to basics to learn core theory and practice techniques before getting you to critically reflect on the use of different skills in different settings and with different service user groups. The end-of-chapter skills audits help you to reflect on what you have learnt, what your strengths are and what you need to work on more.Developing Your Communication Skills in Social Work
Par Paula Beesley, Melanie Watts, Sarah Harlow. 2024
This book explores: · What is meant by communication skills · What communication skills are · What they look like…
in practice · The differences in communicating with service users and professionals, such as children, guardians, peers and emergency workers · Why they are important It includes a wide range of theories, multiple case studies, reflective tasks, and exercises. It will develop your critical thinking and reflection skills, and help you develop your own communication style. Presented in a chronological style which acts as a working tool that you can dip into and out of. Each chapter is structured in a way that encourages you to build on your knowledge, so it begins by taking you right back to basics to learn core theory and practice techniques before getting you to critically reflect on the use of different skills in different settings and with different service user groups. The end-of-chapter skills audits help you to reflect on what you have learnt, what your strengths are and what you need to work on more.