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Science & Technology Studies Elsewhere : A Postcolonial Programme
In April 2017, scientists took to the streets in a historically unprecedented Global March for Science. The event was seen as symbolic of a crisis in the relationship of science and society. This book considers the Global March for Science from a postcolonial perspective to inquire into the toolkit that the academic field of Science & Technology Studies (STS) has to offer. It argues that new co…
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- 6
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- 9783757400347
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- -
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- 900 HOF s
Assessment for experiential learning
Chan’s book explores the challenges in assessing experiential learning, deepens our understanding, and inspires readers to think critically about the purpose of assessment in experiential learning. Experiential learning has been studied and proven to be effective for student learning, particularly for the development of holistic competencies (i.e. 21st century skills, soft skills, transferabl…
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- -
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- 9781003018391
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- xxvi +353 p
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- -
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- 370.1523 CHA a
Area-wide integrated pest management : development and field application
Over 98% of sprayed insecticidies and 95% of herbicides reach a destination other their target species, including non-target species, air, water, and soil. The extensive reliance on insecticide use reduce biodiversity, contributes of pollinator decline. destroy habitat, and threatens endangered species. This new textbook attempts to address various fundamental components of AW-IPM, e.g. the imp…
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- -
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- 9781003169239
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- xv + 1020 p
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- -
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- 632.9 ARE a
After 9/11 : leading political thinkers about the world, the U.S. and themsel…
After 9/11 presents 17 interviews with America´s leading political thinkers. Renowned experts such as Zbigniew Brzezinski, Francis Fukuyama, and Noam Chomsky discuss the nation’s foreign policy in the post-9/11 world. Yet, they also comment on their own role in US society – and the mounting challenges they face today. The conversations illustrate the hopes and expectations, the anger and f…
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- Edition 11
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- 9783866496859
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- 219 p.
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- -
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- 327.73 END a
Alexander Williamson : a victorian chemist and the making of modern Japan
Alexander Williamson was professor of chemistry at UCL (1849–87) and a leading scientist of his time. He taught and cared for visiting Japanese students, thereby assisting them with their goal of modernising Japan. This short, accessible biography explores his contribution to nineteenth-century science as well as his lasting impact on Japanese society. In 1863 five students from the Chōsh…
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- -
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- 9781787359314
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- xiii, 133 p. ill;
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- -
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- 540.92 ALE H
Becoming a European Homegrown Jihadist : A Multilevel Analysis of Involvement…
How and why do people become involved in European homegrown jihadism? This book addresses this question through an in-depth study of the Dutch Hofstadgroup, infamous for containing the murderer of filmmaker Theo van Gogh, who was killed in November 2004 in Amsterdam, and for plotting numerous other terrorist attacks. The Hofstadgroup offers a window into the broader phenomenon of homegrown jiha…
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- -
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- 9789462986930
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- 287 p.
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- -
- Call Number
- 363.3 BEC B
The advisory roles of political scientists in Europe : comparing engagements …
This open access book centres on the advisory roles of political scientists in Europe. Based on a cross-national survey, the book offers a comparative analysis of the viewpoints and activities of university-based political scientists on external engagement. Political scientists in Europe appear more extrovert as academics than sometimes thought. In their professional functioning they engage in …
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- 9
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- 9783030860059
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- xxx; 421p;
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- -
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- 320.6094 ADV M
Dinaric perspectives on TIMSS 2019 : teaching and learning mathematics and sc…
This open access book brings together national experts from across the Dinaric region to rigorously review IEA’s Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) 2019 grade four data to develop a multidimensional and culturally sensitive perspective on their TIMSS 2019 primary-level results. The Dinaric region, named after the Dinaric Alps, is located in South-eastern Europe, and…
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- -
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- 9783030858025
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- x, 244p. : ill.
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- -
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- 510.71 DIN d
Authorizing early modern European women. From biography to biofiction
The essays in this volume analyze strategies adopted by contemporary novelists, playwrights, screenwriters, and biographers interested in bringing the stories of early modern women to modern audiences. It also pays attention to the historical women creators themselves, who, be they saints or midwives, visual artists or poets and playwrights, stand out for their roles as active practitioners of …
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- -
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- 9789048552900
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- 290 p.
- Series Title
- -
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- 305.4094 FIT a
Contentious minds : how talk and ties sustain activism
Why does the mind matter for joint action? Contentious Minds is a comparative study of how cognitive and relational processes allow activists to sustain their commitment. With survey data and narratives of activists engaged in three commitment communities, the minds of activists involved in contentious politics are compared with those devoted to institutional and volunteering action. The book…
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- -
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- 9780190078010
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- xii, 366 p. : ill.
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- -
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- 303.484 PAS c
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