The Feral Piers
Rosanne Gasse offers an innovative approach to the plethora of questions that surround the various Piers Plowman manuscripts. It is a micro-study of one particular historic version of Piers Plowman, its scribe, and its fifteenth and sixteenth-century readers.
Effectiveness of School Leadership and Management Development in Cameroon
A groundbreaking look at school leadership development. The first of its kind, this book blends practical theory with robust frameworks and actionable recommendations, making it an essential guide for academics and practitioners.
Dictionary of French Family Names in North America
This dictionary provides the origins, meanings, and variants of French family names in North America. Uniquely, it also includes genealogical information on the migrants who brought them to the continent.
An Indonesian Study of Mixed Methods
This book shows how to combine quantitative with qualitative methods in a real research project. It evaluates the suitability of land for development in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, considering disaster risk and social implications for settlement.
Democracy in the Workplace and at Home
This book explores how democratic concepts like freedom and justice impact our work and home environments. It reveals how a lack of these concepts harms health and well-being, and shows how to create more democratic, healthy, and productive lives.
Little Magazines in West Bengal
Despite immense passion for the Bānlā little magazine, academic books in English are very rare. This book fills that scarcity. Drawing on three decades of intimate experience as an author, editor, and organizer, the text is not a dry research work but an enjoyable read.
Why Unitary Social Science? argues that the division of social science into discrete disciplines thwarts the emergence of an objective science of society. Social science is seen here as unitary, with diverse specialisations emerging from a single base.
This updated text on Nigerian legal methods is written by scholars in simple, easy-to-understand language. Primarily for first-year law students, its unique chapters on advocacy and examination skills offer more detailed analysis than existing texts.
An explosive exposé of India’s flawed development. Focusing on land, caste, and gender, this scathing critique reveals how an elite nexus has subverted national progress. A must-read to understand contemporary India.
This book presents fundamental studies on EEG analysis, introducing a new method for analyzing synchrony to differentiate diseases like schizophrenia and depression. It also covers sleep analysis, choosing an optimal reference electrode, and includes free software tools.
Kozak’s text encompasses all scholarly journals published in Turkey in all fields of science and other disciplines. The reference questions within are grouped under three main categories: the contact and publication information, article evaluation, and publishing information.
This book covers essential Author Cocitation Analysis (ACA) topics for graduate students and researchers. Learn techniques to delineate the intellectual structure of academic disciplines, compare research traditions, and trace paradigm shifts over time.
Digital By-Product Data in Web 2.0
Every online action is recorded as digital by-product data. This hidden information provides a road map to who we are and what we want. This book shows how social scientists can analyze this data to better understand our society and ourselves.
Libraries in an Era of Constant Change
Defying predictions of their demise, libraries have survived seismic shifts and the growing power of digital connectivity. This book examines how these growing organisms have mastered technological change, proving their innovative methods of survival in an evolving world.
As Africa embraces the global knowledge economy, how are its libraries and archives adapting? This volume explores the digital-age challenges and opportunities, offering an essential reference for information practitioners, researchers, and students.
This book details the traditional usage of Ardisia humilis Vahl and its systematic validation for treating hepatic manifestations. It covers standardization and studies that uphold folkloric claims for jaundice, serving as a valuable resource for researchers and students.
This practical guide helps disability services staff use data analytics to improve services for adult learners. With a statistics primer, practical tools, and 30 case studies, learn to identify targeted interventions, demonstrate your value, and practice continuous improvement.
Newspaper Publishers in the United Kingdom
This is the largest list of newspaper publishers in print. A starting point to find the right publisher, it provides useful information like addresses and company size. Entries are sorted by company name and location.
Blockchain Beyond Borders
Move beyond the technical marvels of blockchain and dive into the urgent ethical dilemmas. This essential guide explores burning issues of privacy and accountability, and the regulatory frameworks needed to harness this technology responsibly and ethically shape our future.
A Critical Examination of Lotteries
Uncover the math behind the jackpot. This guide demystifies probability and odds, revealing how draw methods impact your chances. Explore which lotteries are easiest to win, debunk myths about lucky numbers, and learn to think critically about the game.