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Society, Schools and Progress in China

1st Edition
May 17, 2014
Chiu-Sam Tsang
Edmund King
English
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Society, Schools and Progress in China is a comprehensive survey of the technology, government, social relationships, religion, geography, and arts of China. The book presents a wide range of information about China such as its history and geography; an outline of the country’s political and administrative structure; formative institutions in Chinese society; some of the prevalent assumptions in the recasting of a new social order in China; and the country’s problems and crises. Students and teachers of history and sociology will find the book a good reference material.

British Official Publications

2nd Edition
May 17, 2014
John E. Pemberton
G. Chandler
English
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British Official Publications, Second Revised Edition is a 17-chapter book that first describes the British parliamentary government. Subsequent chapters talk about the official publications and parliamentary proceedings. Other chapters present the commons and lords papers; command papers; royal commissions; bills; parliamentary debates; acts and measures; delegated legislation and administrative tribunals; committees and tribunals of inquiry; non-parliamentary publications; reference books; statistics; and national archives. Obtaining H.M.S.O. publications and non-H.M.S.O. official publications are also shown.

The Subject Bibliography of the Social Sciences and Humanities

1st Edition
May 17, 2014
Barbara M. Hale
G. Chandler
English
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International Series of Monographs in Library and Information Science, Volume 12: The Subject Bibliography of the Social Sciences and Humanities focuses on subject bibliographies of the humanities and social sciences. The manuscript first outlines the development of subject bibliography in the 16th up to 20th centuries, including developments in subject bibliography of social sciences and humanities and theory of bibliography. The book then discusses subject bibliography and flow of information. Topics include information storage and retrieval, scholarly communications, and other library tools. The text surveys the alphabetical and chronological arrangements of subject bibliographies, including the arrangement of selected bibliographies. Current and retrospective unannotated bibliographies and indexes; current and retrospective bibliographical reviews; and grading and abstracts are underscored. The book is a vital reference for readers wanting to explore humanities and social sciences.

Operational Gaming

1st Edition
May 17, 2014
Ingolf Ståhl
English
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Operational Gaming: An International Approach is the result of research carried out at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) situated at Laxenburg (near Vienna), Austria, which relates game theory and system analysis to decision making. The book first shows the relationship of game theory, experimental gaming, and operational gaming through a state-of-the-art survey. This topic includes the history, context, type, and uses of gaming. Then, the text shifts to the discussion on operational gaming, including the definitions of institutional model and game situation concepts. An overview of gaming in different nations including USSR is provided. The book also studies the international transfer of games and the East-West international trade games. The future of this field of study, as well as its implications for humans, is also examined in the latter parts. This book will be of significance to those interested in game theories and those people involved in policy and decision making in their country or organization.

Multicultural and Multilingual Education in Immigrant Countries

1st Edition
May 17, 2014
Torsten Husén + 1 more
English
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Multicultural and Multilingual Education in Immigrant Countries, Volume 38 is a collection of papers that covers various concerns in the implementation of multilingual and multicultural school curriculum in immigrant countries. The topics tackled by the articles include the social and ideological context, linguistic concerns, and psychological concerns. The text also discusses the psychological and social consideration in deciding on the language of instructions, along with problems of bilingual education. The book will be of great use to educators, sociologists, and psychologists.

Communication and the Schools

1st Edition
May 17, 2014
C. W. Bending
Edmund King
English
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Communication and the Schools discusses the various forms of communication that are utilized in an educational setting. The text discusses the fundamental concepts and the underlying principles in the processes of communication. The subsequent chapter covers the various mediums of communication that are employed in school instruction, such as speaking, interpretative aids, the sound film, television, and recorded speech. The book will be of great use to instructors and school officials. Researchers and practitioners of behavioral science will also benefit from the text.

Economic Workbook and Data

1st Edition
May 17, 2014
D. I. Trotman-Dickenson
R Brown + 2 more
English
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Economic Workbook and Data presents topics that correspond to the syllabuses for the General Certificate of Education at A level as well as general economic courses at universities. This book aims to introduce students to facts and to encourage them to deliberate in numbers. Organized into two parts, this book begins with questions that can serve as basis for group discussion or as subjects for essays, which are grouped under distinct headings that cover the study of national income, population, consumption, distribution, and production. This text then covers finance and the role of the government in the national economy. Other chapters consider the statistical material for a certain number of countries. The final chapter provides a compilation of tables to match the questions in Part 1 to aid students at a junior level. This book is a valuable resource for students who are in their last years at school and first year at university.

The Costs of Further Education

1st Edition
May 17, 2014
C. Selby Smith
Edmund King
English
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The Costs of Further Education: A British Analysis offers a critique of the organization of further education in Britain, especially education provided in technical colleges. Emphasis is placed on how the resources allocated to education should be divided among various alternatives. This volume consists of nine chapters organized into three sections. After an overview of further education in Britain, the reader is introduced to the financial costs of providing education courses. The use of information on average costs to estimate marginal financial costs is discussed, along with the imputed costs of student time and the factors that affect the distribution of total cost between various groups. The chapters that follow focus on benefits and their relationship to costs for various courses, along with the principle for project selection. The method of obtaining the cross-section age-earning profiles is described. The concluding chapter includes a summary statement of the present situation and a suggestion for reform. This book is a valuable resource for educators, administrators, and policy planners involved or are interested in British further education.

Europe's Free Trade Area Experiment

1st Edition
May 17, 2014
Hugh Corbet + 1 more
English
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Europe's Free Trade Area Experiment: EFTA and Economic Integration is an 11-chapter book that begins by exploring the role of free trade area. This book then describes the first decade of European Free Trade Association (EFTA) and its effects on member countries. Subsequent chapters explain the second phase in EFTA's development, the association's experience with non-tariff barriers, and their expansion. The British business attitudes toward EFTA are also discussed.

Human Anti-Human Gammaglobulins, Their Specificity and Function

1st Edition
May 17, 2014
R. Grubb + 1 more
English
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Human Anti-Human Gammaglobulins: Their Specificity and Functions is a written record of the seventeenth volume of the Wenner-Gren International Symposium Series, which aims to define natural mechanisms giving rise to human anti-immunoglobulins... the interactions between anti-Igs and Ig determinants and its effects. The book is divided according to the six sessions that were held during the symposium. Topics include basic experimental data; determinants of IgG revealed by human antiglobulins; anti-gammaglobulin factors in tissues; anti-gammaglobulins interacting with immunoglobulins in solution; anti-gammaglobulin—c... interactions; and a special lecture. The text is recommended for medical doctors, especially immunologists, who want to know more about the human anti-human gammaglobulin, its origin, functions, and the discoveries about it.

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