Reference Collection Development

Considering information and communication technologies as an important and robust engine for sustainable growth and development, contributors from information, communication, politics, and other socia

This collection of nineteen articles on model-driven software development showcases current scholarship in the design and deployment of domain-specific languages. Divided into four sections covering t

Originally published in 1969, this work gathers together essays on Third World development by nine social scientists with diverse academic interests. These contributions are united by a relative uncertainty in relation to development, derived from the broader critical reappraisal of the area which was occurring at the time, together with a need to create fresh methodologies for the advancement of their respective fields. The text is edited with an introduction by political scientist Colin Leys. This is a consummately researched collection, ambitious in scope, that will be of value to anyone with an interest in political science and theories of development.

"This collection makes a unique contribution towards the amplification of indigenous knowledge and learning by adopting an inter/trans-disciplinary approach to the subject that considers a variety of

This collection analyzes the organizational culture of industrial companies operating within Greek technology parks, the pricing dynamics of the Chinese game market, and the impact of classroom techno

Computer and information scientists, electrical engineers, and similar professionals discuss requirement specifications, modeling, and implementing features peripheral to the core functions in softwar

To what extent are the ideas and practice of community development across Europe similar? Community Development and Civil Society explores this question with special reference to the UK and Hungary an

American History examines the eras, events, and movements that have shaped U.S. history. Compelling narratives offer a wealth of factual information and also provide readers with insight into the sign

Researchers and practitioners from around the world provide a snapshot of current issues, trends, and challenges on designing and developing products, considering the business and social dimensions as

This reference work presents 27 key documents from the historic origins of the United States government through its subsequent expansion and evolution. The book is divided into five sections, the fir

Accelerate your student's academic language development with the second edition of the Oxford Picture Dictionary for the Content Areas program. This program: Uses direct, explicit vocabulary instructi

Accelerate your student's academic language development with the second edition of the Oxford Picture Dictionary for the Content Areas program. This program: Uses direct, explicit vocabulary instructi

The 23 papers in this volume discuss information and communication technologies for different phases of the urban planning process and share experiences with citizen e-participation in different regio

This collection addresses the history of modern growth economics and the role of the American economist and Nobel laureate Robert Solow in developing it as a major area of research in macroeconomics a

The 17 papers in this volume present case studies and models for introducing, adopting, and diffusing information and communication technologies at a national level in developing countries to strength

Wisdom for Developing Extraordinary Leaders "This book contains a rich collection of wisdom, experience, and insight for addressing the gaps in learning and development that the traditional models for

This volume presents a collection of case studies of schools' journeys towards effective CPD practice. They tell the story of the goals set and achieved, and the challenges faced along the way. These

Luppicini (University of Ottawa, Canada) combines theoretical and philosophical perspectives, literature reviews, case studies, and practical tools related technoethics, an emerging interdisciplinary

This book is an attempt to change our thinking about thinking. Anna Sfard undertakes this task convinced that many long-standing, seemingly irresolvable quandaries regarding human development originate in ambiguities of the existing discourses on thinking. Standing on the shoulders of Vygotsky and Wittgenstein, the author defines thinking as a form of communication. The disappearance of the time-honoured thinking-communicating dichotomy is epitomised by Sfard's term, commognition, which combines communication with cognition. The commognitive tenet implies that verbal communication with its distinctive property of recursive self-reference may be the primary source of humans' unique ability to accumulate the complexity of their action from one generation to another. The explanatory power of the commognitive framework and the manner in which it contributes to our understanding of human development is illustrated through commognitive analysis of mathematical discourse accompanied by vignet

This work outlines theoretical frameworks and research findings related to the influence of information and communication technologies on sustainable economic development. Some themes are natural reso

Forty-five international academics, researchers, and industry professionals contribute 17 chapters examining current work in so-called "serious games"--those that have a non-entertainment purpose--tha

Pankl (humanities librarian, Kansas State U.) et al. bring together 16 chapters mostly by librarians from the US and Canada who discuss current trends in the recruitment, retention, and professional d

The 21 papers in this collection explore security-enhanced trust management solutions for digital systems and evaluation-based trust management solutions, proposing a flexible trust framework for coll

"This book presents a better knowledge and understanding of applying knowledge-based development policies, contributing to the theorizing of knowledge-based development and creation of knowledge socie

International contributors in IT security engineering, semantic web, web services, and service-oriented architecture (SOA) present keys theoretical and practical approaches, research lines, and challe

This collection brings together and integrates topical research on the nature and development of pictorial representation by twenty investigators - psychologists, artists and educationalists from several countries. Four themes dominate the book: What is a picture, and what makes a picture successful? What mental apparatus is called into play by the person who tries to draw? What information do children typically try to capture in a range of conditions, both normal and abnormal? How accurate can we expect children to be in pursuit of their own graphic goals? In the ten years leading up to the book's publication in 1985, major advances had been made in the scientific study of line drawing and this book presents many exciting insights into this field at the point of its development.

Development ethics is a growing discipline that deals both academically and practically with the moral assessment of the ends, means, and processes of development. The essays in this collection hono

First published in 2002, this second edition has been revised and updated to include additional online and print resources. Alabaster (collection development coordinator, Phoenix Public Library, retir

This book will give you a thorough grounding in the principal and supporting tools and technologies that make up the Xcode developer tools suite. Apple has provided a comprehensive collection of devel

The Millennium Declaration was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 2000 and explicit targets were set to eradicate key problems in human development by 2015. This collection focuses spec

This introduction to basic methodology, current research, and advanced techniques of data mining will be useful as a handbook for researchers, practitioners, and technologists. It can also serve as te

In this classic collection, some of the world's most eminent critics of development review the key concepts of the development discourse.Each essay examines one concept from a historical and anthropol

Instead of asking the usual questions about Japanese aid — Why is Japanese aid so different from that of other donors? Is Japanese aid effective? — this collection takes it as axiomatic that Japanese

The 25 pieces in this collection represent some of the best miniature masterworks in the piano literature. These pieces were carefully selected not only for their overall quality and musicality, but b

This collection synthesizes seminal e-agriculture development and e-government country case studies, and provides insights into theoretical frameworks and policies that can be used to guide the implem

The best resource available for creating and evaluating development leadership, planning, and design alternativesFully revised and updated, this essential reference enables you to compare development

This four-volume set is the only authoritative collection of the most important writing published in the field. It surveys the history of the discipline, before pushing the boundaries of macromarketi

The 15 chapters of this resource present the authors' current research and experiences in teacher professional development, addressing theoretical and practical issues, including new developments and

This fascinating monograph explores lifelong learning in the context of development as it is used for low and middle income countries, particularly with reference to Africa and South Asia. Taking a br

Computer scientists, software engineers, and other researchers describe recent investigations into how artificial intelligence techniques and concepts as knowledge-based systems, neural networks, fuzz