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The Sounds of Language An Introduction to Phonetics

The Sounds of Language An Introduction to Phonetics

Phonetics is the scientific study of sounds used in language- how the sounds are produced how they are transferred from the speaker to the hearer and how they are heard and perceived. The Sounds of Language provides an accessible general introduction to phonetics with a special emphasis on English. Focusing on the phonetics of English the first section allows students to get an overall view of the subject. Two standard accents of English are presented- RP (Received Pronunciation) the standard accent of England and GA (General American) the standard accent throughout much of North America. The discussion is arranged so that students can read only the RP or GA portions if desired. Sixteen additional accents of English spoken around the world are also covered to provide students with wider international coverage. The author then moves on to introduce acoustics phonetics in an accessible manner for those without a science background. The last section of the book provides a detailed discussion of all aspects of speech with extensive examples from languages around the world. Containing student-friendly features such as extensive exercises for practising the sounds covered in each chapter; a glossary of technical terms; instructions on how to write phonetic symbols; the latest International Phonetic Alphabet chart and a detailed list of English consonantal variants The Sounds of Language provides an excellent introduction to phonetics to students of linguistics and speech pathology and students of English as a second language. | The Sounds of Language An Introduction to Phonetics

GBP 180.00
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The Computer as Crucible An Introduction to Experimental Mathematics

The Computer as Crucible An Introduction to Experimental Mathematics

Keith Devlin and Jonathan Borwein two well-known mathematicians with expertise in different mathematical specialties but with a common interest in experimentation in mathematics have joined forces to create this introduction to experimental mathematics. They cover a variety of topics and examples to give the reader a good sense of the current state of play in the rapidly growing new field of experimental mathematics. The writing is clear and the explanations are enhanced by relevant historical facts and stories of mathematicians and their encounters with the field over time. | The Computer as Crucible An Introduction to Experimental Mathematics

GBP 180.00
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An Introduction To Artificial Intelligence

An Introduction To Artificial Intelligence

An authoritative and accessible one-stop resource An Introduction to Artificial Intelligence presents the first full examination of AI. Designed to provide an understanding of the foundations of artificial intelligence it examines the central computational techniques employed by AI including knowledge representation search reasoning and learning as well as the principal application domains of expert systems natural language vision robotics software agents and cognitive modeling. Many of the major philosophical and ethical issues of AI are also introduced. Throughout the volume the authors provide detailed well-illustrated treatments of each topic with abundant examples and exercises. The authors bring this exciting field to life by presenting a substantial and robust introduction to artificial intelligence in a clear and concise coursebook form. This book stands as a core text for all computer scientists approaching AI for the first time.

GBP 180.00
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An Introduction to Psycholinguistics

An Introduction to Psycholinguistics

Learning About Language is an exciting and ambitious series of introductions to fundamental topics in language linguistics and related areas. The books are designed for students of linguistics and those who are studying language as part of a wider course. An Introduction to Psycholinguistics examines the psychology of language as it relates to learning mind and brain as well as to aspects of society and culture. How do we learn to speak and to understand speech? Is language unique to humans? Does language influence culture? Using non-technical language and providing concrete examples the authors explore: How children learn to speak and read their native language Deaf language education Case studies of wild children and animals and what we can learn from these Second language acquisition second language teaching methods and the problems associated with bilingualism Language and the brain The relationship between thought and language In this new edition the authors propose a radical new theory of grammar � natural grammar � which unlike other theories can account for both speech comprehension and speech production. Also taking into account the extensive growth in theory research and practice this new edition is an accessible and focused introduction to the key issues and the latest research in the field of psycholinguistics.

GBP 180.00
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Fundamentals of Civil Engineering An Introduction to the ASCE Body of Knowledge

Fundamentals of Civil Engineering An Introduction to the ASCE Body of Knowledge

While the ASCE Body of Knowledge (BOK2) is the codified source for all technical and non-technical information necessary for those seeking to attain licensure in civil engineering recent graduates have notoriously been lacking in the non-technical aspects even as they excel in the technical. Fundamentals of Civil Engineering: An Introduction to the ASCE Body of Knowledge addresses this shortfall and helps budding engineers develop the knowledge skills and attitudes suggested and implied by the BOK2. Written as a resource for all of the non-technical outcomes not specifically covered in the BOK2 it details fundamental aspects of fourteen outcomes addressed in the second edition of the ASCE Body of Knowledge and encourages a broader perspective and understanding of the role of civil engineers in society as well as the reciprocal influence between civil engineering and social evolution. With discussion questions and group activities at the end of each chapter topics covered include humanities and social sciences experimentation sustainability contemporary issues and historical perspectives risk and uncertainty communication public policy globalization leadership and teamwork and professional and ethical responsibilities. Suitable for both current and former students in pursuit of further breadth and depth of knowledge and professional maturity this primer promotes introspection self-evaluation and self-learning. It details those attitudes that are essential to the achievement of personal and professional success and advancement to positions of leadership and encourages an appreciation of the human values that are fundamental to professional practice. | Fundamentals of Civil Engineering An Introduction to the ASCE Body of Knowledge

GBP 180.00
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Introduction to Market Access for Pharmaceuticals

Introduction to Market Access for Pharmaceuticals

Market access is the fourth hurdle in the drug development process and the primary driver for global income of any new drug. Without a strategy in place for pricing showing value for effectiveness and an understanding of the target purchasers needs the drug will fail to reach its intended market value. Introduction to Market Access for Pharmaceuticals is based on an accredited course in this area taken from the European Market Access University Diploma (EMAUD) and is affiliated with Aix Marseille University.

GBP 180.00
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Getting Started in ZBrush An Introduction to Digital Sculpting and Illustration

Getting Started in ZBrush An Introduction to Digital Sculpting and Illustration

Getting Started in ZBrush is a gentle introduction to ZBrush today‘s premier digital sculpting program. Beginning with the fundamentals of digital sculpting as well as a thorough introduction to the user interface Getting Started in ZBrush will have you creating a variety of professional-level 3D models in no-time. More than just another button-pushing manual this comprehensive guide is packed with start-to-finish projects that ease you into the workflow of the program while at the same time providing tips and tricks that will allow you to achieve certain tasks much more quickly. After progressing through the tutorials you will be shown how to customize brushes materials scripts and the interface so that you can utilize these tools to their full advantage. Special consideration is given to ZBrush‘s integration plug-ins with Maya and 3ds Max allowing you to properly import and export your models in all programs. Texturing painting mapping decimation baking and topology are also fully covered so your Zbrush creations can come to life without sacrificing that high-resolution look. Ease your way into this complex subject with this straight-forward approach to ZBrush Perfect your technique with step-by-step tutorials that allow you to create high res models from start to finish. Expand your knowledge by visiting the companion website which features video demonstrations project files texture and model files scripts customized menus brushes and additional resources. | Getting Started in ZBrush An Introduction to Digital Sculpting and Illustration

GBP 180.00
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Revival: Large Sample Methods in Statistics (1994) An Introduction with Applications

Revival: Large Sample Methods in Statistics (1994) An Introduction with Applications

This text bridges the gap between sound theoretcial developments and practical fruitful methodology by providing solid justification for standard symptotic statistical methods. It contains a unified survey of standard large sample theory and provides access to more complex statistical models that arise in diverse practical applications. | Revival: Large Sample Methods in Statistics (1994) An Introduction with Applications

GBP 230.00
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NMR and Chemistry An introduction to modern NMR spectroscopy Fourth Edition

NMR and Chemistry An introduction to modern NMR spectroscopy Fourth Edition

Keeping mathematics to a minimum this book introduces nuclear properties nuclear screening chemical shift spin-spin coupling and relaxation. It is one of the few books that provides the student with the physical background to NMR spectroscopy from the point of view of the whole of the periodic table rather than concentrating on the narrow applications of 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy. Aids to structure determination such as decoupling the nuclear Overhauser effect INEPT DEPT and special editing and two dimensional NMR spectroscopy are discussed in detail with examples including the complete assignment of the 1H and 13C NMR spectra of D-amygdain. The authors examine the requirements of a modern spectrometer and the effects of pulses and discuss the effects of dynamic processes as a function of temperature or pressure on NMR spectra. The book concludes with chapters on some of the applications of NMR spectroscopy to medical and non-medical imaging techniques and solid state chemistry of both I = F1/2 and I > F1/2 nuclei. Examples and problems mainly from the recent inorganic/organometallic chemistry literature support the text throughout. Brief answers to all the problems are provided in the text with full answers at the end of the book. | NMR and Chemistry An introduction to modern NMR spectroscopy Fourth Edition

GBP 180.00
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The Routledge Companion to Global Literary Adaptation in the Twenty-First Century

The Routledge Companion to Global Literary Adaptation in the Twenty-First Century

The Routledge Companion to Global Literary Adaptation in the Twenty-First Century offers new perspectives on contemporary literary adaptation as a dynamically global field. Featuring contributions from an international team of established and emerging scholars this volume considers literary adaptation to be a complex global network of influences appropriations and audiences across a diversity of media. It offers site-specific case studies that situate literary adaptation within global market forces while challenging the homogenizing effects of globalization on local literatures and adaptation practices. The collection also provides a multi-disciplinary and transnational discussion around a wide array of topics in literary adaptation in a global context such as soft power decolonization global justice the posthuman eco criticism and forms of activism. This Companion provides scholars researchers and students with a survey of key methodologies current debates and ideologies emerging from a new and exciting phase in literary adaptation.

GBP 190.00
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The Routledge Companion to Journalism in the Global South

The Routledge Companion to Journalism in the Global South

Responding to mounting calls to decenter and decolonize journalism The Routledge Companion to Journalism in the Global South examines not only the deep-seated challenges associated with the historical imposition of Western journalism standards on constituencies of the Global South but also the opportunities presented to journalists and journalism educators if they choose to partake in international collaboration and education. This collection returns to fundamental questions around the meaning value and practices of journalism from alternative methodological theoretical and epistemological perspectives. These questions include: What really is journalism? Who gets to and who is qualified to define it? What role do ethics play? What are the current trends challenges and opportunities for journalism in the Global South? How is news covered reported written and edited in non-Western settings? What can journalism players living and working in industrialized markets learn from their non-Western colleagues and counterparts and vice versa? Contributors challenge accepted universal ethical standards while showing the relevance of customs traditions and cultures in defining and shaping local and regional journalism. Showcasing some of the most important research on journalism in the Global South and by journalists based in the Global South this companion is key reading for anyone researching the principles and practices of journalism from a de-essentialized perspective.

GBP 205.00
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The Routledge Handbook of Global Development

The Routledge Handbook of Global Development

This Handbook provides a comprehensive analysis of some of the world’s most pressing global development challenges – including how they may be better understood and addressed through innovative practices and approaches to learning and teaching. Featuring 61 contributions from leading and emerging academics and practitioners this multidisciplinary volume is organized into five thematic parts exploring: changes in global development financing ideologies norms and partnerships; interrelationships between development natural environments and inequality; shifts in critical development challenges and; new possibilities for positive change. Collectively the handbook demonstrates that global development challenges are becoming increasingly complex and multi-faceted and are to be found in the Global ‘North’ as much as the ‘South’. It draws attention to structural inequality and disadvantage alongside possibilities for positive change. The Handbook will serve as a valuable resource for students and scholars across multiple disciplines including Development Studies Anthropology Geography Global Studies Indigenous and Postcolonial Studies Political Science and Urban Studies. The Introduction of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www. taylorfrancis. com under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4. 0 license. | The Routledge Handbook of Global Development

GBP 205.00
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The Routledge Companion to Architectural Pedagogies of the Global South

The Routledge Companion to Architectural Pedagogies of the Global South

The established canon of architectural pedagogy has been predominantly produced within the Northern hemisphere and transposed – or imposed – across schools within the Global South more often with scant regard for social economic political or ecological culture and context nor regional or indigenous pedagogic principles and practices. Throughout the Global South architecture’s academic community has been deeply affected by this regime how it shapes and influences proto-professionals and by implication architectural processes and outcomes too. The Routledge Companion to Architectural Pedagogies of the Global South resituates and recenters an array of pedagogic approaches that are either produced or proliferate from the ‘Global South’ while antagonizing the linguistic epistemological and disciplinary conceits that under imperialist imperatives ensured that these pedagogies remained maligned or marginalized. The book maintains that the exclusionary implications of architectural notions of the ‘orders’ the ‘canon’ and the ‘core’ have served to constrain and to calcify its contents and in doing so imperiled its relevance and impact. In contrast this companion of pedagogic approaches serves to evidence that architecture’s academic and professional advancement is wholly contingent on its ability to fully engage in an additive and inclusive process whereby the necessary disruptions that occur when marginalized knowledge confronts established knowledge result in a catalytical transformation through which new co-created knowledge can emerge. Notions of tradition identity modernity vernacularism post-colonialism poverty migration social and spatial justice climate apartheid globalization ethical standards and international partnerships are key considerations in the context of the Global South. How these issues originate and evolve within architectural schools and curricula and how they act as drivers across all curricula activities are some of the important themes that the contributors interrogate and debate. With more than 30 contributions from 55 authors from diverse regional racial ethnic gender and cultural backgrounds this companion is structured in four sections that capture critique and catalog multifarious marginalized pedagogical approaches to provide educators and students with an essential source book of navigational steers core contestations propositional tactics and reimagined rubrics. The Routledge Companion to Architectural Pedagogies of the Global South pioneers a transposable strategy for academics from all disciplines looking to adopt a tested approach to decolonizing the curriculum. It is only through a process of destabilizing the hegemonic epistemological and disciplinary frameworks that have long-prescribed architecture’s pedagogies that the possibility of more inclusive representative and relevant pedagogical practices can emerge.

GBP 190.00
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A Mathematical Introduction to Robotic Manipulation

A Mathematical Introduction to Robotic Manipulation

A Mathematical Introduction to Robotic Manipulation presents a mathematical formulation of the kinematics dynamics and control of robot manipulators. It uses an elegant set of mathematical tools that emphasizes the geometry of robot motion and allows a large class of robotic manipulation problems to be analyzed within a unified framework. The foundation of the book is a derivation of robot kinematics using the product of the exponentials formula. The authors explore the kinematics of open-chain manipulators and multifingered robot hands present an analysis of the dynamics and control of robot systems discuss the specification and control of internal forces and internal motions and address the implications of the nonholonomic nature of rolling contact are addressed as well. The wealth of information numerous examples and exercises make A Mathematical Introduction to Robotic Manipulation valuable as both a reference for robotics researchers and a text for students in advanced robotics courses.

GBP 180.00
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A Concise Introduction to Pure Mathematics

A Concise Introduction to Pure Mathematics

Accessible to all students with a sound background in high school mathematics A Concise Introduction to Pure Mathematics Fourth Edition presents some of the most fundamental and beautiful ideas in pure mathematics. It covers not only standard material but also many interesting topics not usually encountered at this level such as the theory of solving cubic equations; Euler‘s formula for the numbers of corners edges and faces of a solid object and the five Platonic solids; the use of prime numbers to encode and decode secret information; the theory of how to compare the sizes of two infinite sets; and the rigorous theory of limits and continuous functions. New to the Fourth Edition Two new chapters that serve as an introduction to abstract algebra via the theory of groups covering abstract reasoning as well as many examples and applications New material on inequalities counting methods the inclusion-exclusion principle and Euler‘s phi function Numerous new exercises with solutions to the odd-numbered ones Through careful explanations and examples this popular textbook illustrates the power and beauty of basic mathematical concepts in number theory discrete mathematics analysis and abstract algebra. Written in a rigorous yet accessible style it continues to provide a robust bridge between high school and higher-level mathematics enabling students to study more advanced courses in abstract algebra and analysis.

GBP 180.00
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Introduction to the Art of Programming Using Scala

Introduction to the Art of Programming Using Scala

With its flexibility for programming both small and large projects Scala is an ideal language for teaching beginning programming. Yet there are no textbooks on Scala currently available for the CS1/CS2 levels. Introduction to the Art of Programming Using Scala presents many concepts from CS1 and CS2 using a modern JVM-based language that works well for both programming in the small and programming in the large. The book progresses from true programming in the small to more significant projects later leveraging the full benefits of object orientation. It first focuses on fundamental problem solving and programming in the small using the REPL and scripting environments. It covers basic logic and problem decomposition and explains how to use GUIs and graphics in programs. The text then illustrates the benefits of object-oriented design and presents a large collection of basic data structures showing different implementations of key ADTs along with more atypical data structures. It also introduces multithreading and networking to provide further motivating examples. By using Scala as the language for both CS1 and CS2 topics this textbook gives students an easy entry into programming small projects as well as a firm foundation for taking on larger-scale projects. Many student and instructor resources are available at www. programmingusingscala. net

GBP 180.00
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Introduction to Fire Safety Management

Introduction to Fire Safety Management

Andrew Furness and Martin Muckett give an introduction to all areas of fire safety management including the legal framework causes and prevention of fire and explosions fire protection measures fire risk assessment and fire investigation. Fire safety is not treated as an isolated area but linked into an effective health and safety management system. Introduction to Fire Safety Management has been developed for the NEBOSH Certificate in Fire Safety and Risk Management and is also suitable for other NVQ level 3 and 4 fire safety courses. The text is highly illustrated in full colour easy to read and supported by checklists report forms and record sheets. This practical approach makes the book a valuable reference for health and safety professionals fire officers facility managers safety reps managers supervisors and HR personnel in companies as well as fire safety engineers architects construction managers and emergency fire services personnel. Andrew Furness CFIOSH GIFireE Dip2OSH MIIRSM MRSH is Managing Director of Salvus Consulting Limited who specialise in Fire Safety. He was the chairman of the NEBOSH / IOSH working party that developed the NEBOSH Fire Safety and Risk Management certificate. Martin Muckett MA MBA CMIOSH MIFireE Dip2OSH former Principal Health and Safety Advisor to The Fire Service Inspectorate and Principal Fire Safety Officer Martin is currently Salvus Consulting Limiteds Senior Fire Safety Trainer / Consultant.

GBP 180.00
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Introduction to Coastal Processes and Geomorphology

Introduction to Coastal Processes and Geomorphology

The world's coastlines represent a myriad of dynamic and constantly changing environments. Heavily settled and intensely used areas they are of enormous importance to humans and understanding how they are shaped and change is crucial to our future. Introduction to Coastal Processes and Geomorphologybegins by discussing coastal systems and shows how these systems link to the processes examined in detail throughout the book. These include the morphodynamic paradigm tides waves and sediment transport. Later chapters explore fluvial deltas estuaries beaches and barriers coastal sand dunes and geologically-influenced coasts such as cliffs coral reefs and atolls. A new chapter addresses the forward-facing aspect of coastal morphodynamics including the ways in which coasts respond to rapid climate changes such as present day global warming. Also new to this second edition is a chapter on future coasts which considers the wider effects of coastal change on other important aspects of coastal systems including ecology management socio-cultural activities built and natural heritage and archaeology. Case studies using examples from around the world illustrate theory in practice and bring the subject to life. Each chapter starts by outlining the 'aims' and questions at the end allow you to track your progress.

GBP 180.00
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The BUGS Book A Practical Introduction to Bayesian Analysis

The BUGS Book A Practical Introduction to Bayesian Analysis

Bayesian statistical methods have become widely used for data analysis and modelling in recent years and the BUGS software has become the most popular software for Bayesian analysis worldwide. Authored by the team that originally developed this software The BUGS Book provides a practical introduction to this program and its use. The text presents complete coverage of all the functionalities of BUGS including prediction missing data model criticism and prior sensitivity. It also features a large number of worked examples and a wide range of applications from various disciplines. The book introduces regression models techniques for criticism and comparison and a wide range of modelling issues before going into the vital area of hierarchical models one of the most common applications of Bayesian methods. It deals with essentials of modelling without getting bogged down in complexity. The book emphasises model criticism model comparison sensitivity analysis to alternative priors and thoughtful choice of prior distributions all those aspects of the art of modelling that are easily overlooked in more theoretical expositions. More pragmatic than ideological the authors systematically work through the large range of tricks that reveal the real power of the BUGS software for example dealing with missing data censoring grouped data prediction ranking parameter constraints and so on. Many of the examples are biostatistical but they do not require domain knowledge and are generalisable to a wide range of other application areas. Full code and data for examples exercises and some solutions can be found on the book‘s website. | The BUGS Book A Practical Introduction to Bayesian Analysis

GBP 180.00
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Introduction to Randomized Controlled Clinical Trials

Introduction to Randomized Controlled Clinical Trials

Evidence from randomized controlled clinical trials is widely accepted as the only sound basis for assessing the efficacy of new medical treatments. Statistical methods play a key role in all stages of these trials including their justification design and analysis. This second edition of Introduction to Randomized Controlled Clinical Trials provides a concise presentation of the principles applied in this area. It details the concepts behind randomization and methods for designing and analyzing trials and also includes information on meta-analysis and specialized designs such as cross-over trials cluster-randomized designs and equivalence studies. This latest edition features new and revised references examples exercises and a new chapter dedicated to binary outcomes and survival analysis. It also presents numerous examples taken from the medical literature contains exercises at the end of each chapter and offers solutions in an appendix. The author uses Minitab and R software throughout the text for implementing the methods that are presented. Comprehensive and accessible Introduction to Randomized Controlled Clinical Trials is well-suited for those familiar with elementary statistical ideas and methods who want to further their knowledge of the subject.

GBP 180.00
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The Routledge Companion to World Literature

The Routledge Companion to World Literature

This fully updated new edition of The Routledge Companion to World Literature contains ten brand new chapters on topics such as premodern world literature migration studies world history artificial intelligence global Englishes remediation crime fiction Lusophone literature Middle Eastern literature and oceanic studies. Separated into four key sections the volume covers: the history of world literature through significant writers and theorists from Goethe to Said Casanova and Moretti the disciplinary relationship of world literature to areas such as philology translation globalization and diaspora studies theoretical issues in world literature including gender politics and ethics; and a global perspective on the politics of world literature Comprehensive yet accessible this book is ideal as an introduction to world literature or for those looking to extend their knowledge of this essential field.

GBP 205.00
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Sport Pedagogy An Introduction for Teaching and Coaching

Sport Pedagogy An Introduction for Teaching and Coaching

Sport Pedagogy offers an essential starting point for anyone who cares about sport education and young people. It offers invaluable theoretical and practical guidance for studying to become an effective teacher or coach and for anyone who wants to inspire children and young people to engage in and enjoy sport for life. The book also focuses on you as a learner in sport prompting you to reflect critically on the ways in which your early learning experiences might affect your ability to diagnose the learning needs of young people with very different needs. Sport Pedagogy is about learning in practice. It refers both the ways in which children and young people learn and the pedagogical knowledge and skills that teachers and coaches need to support them to learn effectively. Sport pedagogy is the study of the place where sport and education come together. The study of sport pedagogy has three complex dimensions that interact to form each pedagogical encounter: Knowledge in context - what is regarded as essential or valuable knowledge to be taught coached or learnt is contingent upon historical social and political contextual factors that define practice; Learners and learning -at the core of sport pedagogy is expertise in complex learning theories and a deep understanding of diversity and its many impacts on the ways in which young learners can learn; Teachers/teaching and coaches/coaching - effective teachers and coaches are lifelong learners who can harness the power of sport for diverse children and young people. Gaining knowledge and understanding of the three dimensional concept of sport pedagogy is the first step towards ensuring that the rights of large numbers of children and young people to effective learning experiences in and through sport are not denied. The book is organised into three sections: background and c | Sport Pedagogy An Introduction for Teaching and Coaching

GBP 180.00
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Introduction to Forensic Psychology Essentials for Law Enforcement

Introduction to Forensic Psychology Essentials for Law Enforcement

Research indicates that there are psychological principles at play in the situations encountered by law enforcement personnel. The book fulfills an important need in the ever-evolving field of criminal justice providing a working knowledge of forensic psychology and its application to interview strategies homicide emotional disturbance sexual and domestic violence hostage negotiations and other situations. It will help law enforcement to understand interpret and anticipate behavior while responding safely and effectively. | Introduction to Forensic Psychology Essentials for Law Enforcement

GBP 180.00
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