Dissertation Abstracts International
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 846 pages
File Size : 49,45 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Dissertations, Academic
ISBN :
Aging and Biography
Author : Gary M. Kenyon, PhD
Publisher : Springer Publishing Company
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 26,56 MB
Release : 2004-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0826189822
Book Description
Personal life narratives can serve as a rich source of new insights into the experience of human aging. In this comp;rehensive volume, an international team of editors and contributors provide effective approaches to using biography to enhance our understanding of adult development. In addition to providing new theoretical aspects on aging and biography, the book also details new developments concerning the practical use of different biographical approaches in both research and clinical work. This is a landmark volume advancing the use of narrative approaches in gerontology.
Transformative Approaches to Sustainable Development at Universities
Author : Walter Leal Filho
Publisher : Springer
Page : 595 pages
File Size : 44,42 MB
Release : 2014-10-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 3319088378
Book Description
This book documents and disseminates experiences from a wide range of universities, across the five continents, which showcase how the principles of sustainable development may be incorporated as part of university programmes, and present transformatory projects and programmes, showing how sustainability can be implemented across disciplines. Sustainability in a higher education context is a fast growing field. Thousands of universities across the world have signed declarations or have committed themselves to integrate the principles of sustainable development in their activities: teaching, research and extension, and many more will follow.
Gerontechnology
Author : José García-Alonso
Publisher : Springer
Page : 377 pages
File Size : 28,56 MB
Release : 2019-04-13
Category : Medical
ISBN : 3030160289
Book Description
This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the First International Workshop on Gerotechnology, IWoG 2018, held in Cáceres, Spain on December 14, 2018, and in Évora, Portugal, on December 17, 2018. The 24 revised full papers along with 8 short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 71 submissions.The papers are organized in topical sections on knowledge management for health: context, cognition, behavior and user modeling; technologies to increase the quality of life of the elderly population; Internet of Things (IoT); smarts technologies and algorithms for health; monitoring and management of chronic and non-chronic diseases;solutions for active aging, social integration and self-care; health interventions to support caregivers of elderly people; public health initiatives.
The Art and Science of Reminiscing
Author : Jeffrey D. Webster
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 27,81 MB
Release : 2013-02-01
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 1134937652
Book Description
Although recognition of reminiscing as a potentially adaptive process can be traced back over 30 years to the seminal work of Robert Butler as discussed in the Foreword, there has been little effort to consolidate the work and paint a complete picture of reminiscing as an entity. Here, reminiscing is presented as a multi-disciplinary topic, examining the theory of, and research on, reminiscing. The book also discusses the different ways of conducting life-review interviews and explores therapeutic applications.; Contributors to this book, many of whom are pioneers and leading figures in the field, discuss and elaborate their latest thinking and research findings from multiple perspectives. The volume's strength derives from its multi-disciplinary nursing, psychiatry, psychology, gerontology, community advocacy and multinational Australia, Canada, England, Sweden and the United States treatment. James Birren, Irene Burnside, and Phillipe Cappeliez are a few of the eminent scholars authoring this volume.
Working with Specialized Language
Author : Lynne Bowker
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 11,18 MB
Release : 2002-09-26
Category : Computers
ISBN : 1134560672
Book Description
Working with Specialized Language: a practical guide to using corpora introduces the principles of using corpora when studying specialized language. The resources and techniques used to investigate general language cannot be easily adopted for specialized investigations. This book is designed for users of language for special purposes (LSP). Providing guidelines and practical advice, it enables LSP users to design, build and exploit corpus resources that meet their specialized language needs. Highly practical and accessible, the book includes exercises, a glossary and an appendix describing relevant resources and corpus-analysis software. Working with Specialized Language is ideal for translators, technical writers and subject specialists who are interested in exploring the potential of a corpus-based approach to teaching and learning LSP.
Learning to Write
Author : Gunther Kress
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 31,28 MB
Release : 2003-09-02
Category : Education
ISBN : 1134908288
Book Description
First published in 1982, this influential and classic text poses two questions: what is it that a child learns when he or she learns to write? What can we learn about children, society and ourselves, by looking at this process? The book is based on a close analysis of a series of written texts by primary school children and is written for student teachers with little or no knowledge of linguistics. In this new edition, Gunther Kress has made extensive revisions in the light of recent developments in linguistics and in education. The theoretical focus is now a social semiotic one, which allows a fundamental rethinking of issues such as 'preliteracy' and broad social and cultural questions around the making of texts.
The Master of the Prado
Author : Javier Sierra
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 47,56 MB
Release : 2015-11-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1476776962
Book Description
"Author Javier Sierra embarks on a grand tour of the Prado museum in this historical novel that illuminates the fascinating mysteries behind some of the greatest paintings in the world--complete with gorgeous, full-color inserts of artwork by Raphael, Boticelli, and other masters"--
Diseases of Poultry
Author : American Association of Avian Pathologists
Publisher : Iowa State Press
Page : 996 pages
File Size : 22,85 MB
Release : 1972
Category : Medical
ISBN :
Book Description
Uitgebreid diergeneeskundig handboek waarin vrijwel alle pluimveeziekten behandeld worden
The ABC of XYZ
Author : Mark McCrindle
Publisher : The ABC of XYZ
Page : 11 pages
File Size : 20,84 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Australia
ISBN :
Book Description
"Based on more than a decade of research, The ABC of XYZ is designed for educators, business managers and parents who want a short and lively introduction to Australia's living generations. The book explores what a generation is, how its definition has changed over the years, and the trends that are emerging for the future. It examines generational conflicts in the school, home and workplace, and the ways in which they can be understood and resolved, and what might be beyond Z. Written by one of Australia's foremost social researchers, this revised edition of The ABC of XYZ reveals the truth behind the labels and is essential reading for anyone interested in how our current generations live, learn and work."--Cover.
