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Innovative learning models for prisoners
Prison education should be a top priority issue in most societies. Prison conditions must not infringe human rights and dignity and must offer meaningful treatment programmes in order to support inmates in their rehabilitation and reintegration in society. The use of ICTs within a penitentiary context plays a crucial role in that. The present Volume looks at the learning potential in prisons an…
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- 9788866559245
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- x, 112p. : ill.
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- 374 MAR i
Good health, quality education, sustainable communities, human rights : the s…
The publication collects the contributions presented during the International Symposium of the Italian UNESCO Chairs (CONIUS) entitled Human Rights and Sustainable Development Goals 2030, which took place on 16 November 2018 at the University of Florence. The contributions of national and international experts address the Global Aims for Sustainable Development of the UNESCO including Sustainab…
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- 9788864538969
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- 292p. : ill.
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- 338.927 GOO g
Comparative adult education and learning : authors and text
This volume explores the topics of adult learning and education through the specific lens of comparative research. The book is divided into four chapters comprising two parts: an analytic essay followed by an anthology of readings from a selection of key texts intended to illustrate different perspectives, theories and/or approaches from varying perspectives in different countries. The book rep…
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- 9788864534220
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- x, 184 p.
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- Studies on adult learning and education
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- 374 SLO c
Illiberal trends and anti-EU politics in East Central Europe
This open access book provides an in-depth look into the background of rule of law problems and the open defiance of EU law in East Central European countries. Current illiberal trends and anti-EU politics have the potential to undermine mutual trust between member states and fundamentally change the EU. It is therefore crucial to understand their domestic causes, context conditions, specific p…
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- 9783030546748
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- xx, 353p ; ill
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- 320.3 MIC i
Paradoxes of media and information literacy: the crisis of information
Paradoxes of Media and Information Literacy contributes to ongoing conversations about control of knowledge and different ways of knowing. It does so by analysing why media and information literacy (MIL) is proposed as a solution for addressing the current information crisis. Questioning why MIL is commonly believed to wield such power, the book throws into sharp relief several paradoxes that a…
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- 9781003163237
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- xiii, 159 p. : ill.
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- Paradoxes of media and information literacy : the crisis of information
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- 028.7 HAI p
Law Student Professional Development and Formation
Law schools currently do an excellent job of helping students to 'think like a lawyer,' but empirical data show that clients, legal employers, and the legal system need students to develop a wider range of competencies. This book helps legal educators to understand these competencies and provides practical ways to build them into a law school curriculum. Based on recommendations from the Americ…
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- Second edition
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- 9781108776325
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- xv, 186,: ill,
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- 340.071173 LAW
Metalearning : applications to automated machine learning and data mining
This open access book offers a comprehensive and thorough introduction to almost all aspects of metalearning and automated machine learning (AutoML), covering the basic concepts and architecture, evaluation, datasets, hyperparameter optimization, ensembles and workflows, and also how this knowledge can be used to select, combine, compose, adapt and configure both algorithms and models to yield …
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- Second Edition
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- 9783030670245
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- xii, 346p. : ill,
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- 006.31 MET m
Making sense of work through collaborative storytelling
Collective sense making starts with individual stories. Stories influence how we construct our sense of self in relation to others and our social environment, especially within the world of work The stories we tell ourselves at work, particularly during times of change, impact our relationships and the collaboration with those who are engaged in the same work activities. Stories that we take…
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- 9783030894467
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- 119p.
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- 658.02 SIL m
Views on early music as representation : invitations, congruity, performance
Early music performance in its broadest capacity presents a compelling case of being something in the present that is representing, presenting, enacting, re-enacting, living and re-living, concretising and fantasizing a historical past. It is both what it is and something entirely other. Inspiring countless efforts to come to terms with its nature, one way of approaching the act of conveying or…
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- 9788202755379
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- 261 p.
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- MusPed:Research, 4 Classification
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- 780.72 VIE v
Educational resource management : an international perspective
The management of resources is a central duty for school and college leaders, but one for which they are often under-prepared. Good, contextual information and guidance are vital, especially as increased marketisation, international comparison and decentralised governance put additional pressure on leaders to manage their resources astutely. This second edition of Educational Resource Managemen…
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- 9781787358386
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- x, 185p. : ill.
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- 371.206 GLO e
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