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  • Education: The Complete Encyclopedia (CD-ROM)

    • 1st Edition
    • December 17, 1998
    • T.N. Postlethwaite + 3 more
    • English
    Education: The Complete Encyclopedia (CD-ROM) contains full text, extensively updated, of the acclaimed leading reference works International Encyclopedia of Education, 2nd Edition, published in 12 volumes, and the Encyclopedia of Higher Education, published in 4 volumes.Complete resource for educational researchTogether these two encyclopedias provide a complete resource for educational research - and they have been extensively updated since their first publication. This CD-ROM provides educational researchers, teachers and students at universities, institutes of education and colleges with a unique information resource, unrivaled in its depth of coverage of all aspects of educational research.Important additional featuresThere are full-text searching capabilities offered in the electronic edition. The CD-ROM features a customized interface, multiple tables of contents arranged both thematically and sequentially, and extensive cross-referencing. An important additional feature is the inclusion of 17,000 abstracts supplied from the ERIC® (Educational Resources Information Center) database, assisting the reader in the identification of further reading.Easy access and functionalityInforma... on the CD-ROM can be accessed in many ways - by browsing the tables of contents, on searching by author, contributor or topic, or by using the thematic guide which is based on the classified list of entries. Keywords can also be used in a natural-language or Boolean search. References in the text are hot-linked to the full ERIC® abstract where this is available to help make your searching more complete.Education: The Complete Encyclopedia (CD-ROM) offers you:Approximately 1,600 articles, fast and effective access to 16 volumes of information on educational research and practice, extensive cross-referencing and indexing, approximately 33,000 fully verified literature references, references linked to full ERIC® references and abstracts, unrivaled search facilities, over 1,000 internationally renowned contributors, extensive international coverage of the field, the most comprehensive work that embraces all relevant educational research and practice in the field.See http://www.elsevier.... for further information and to order you free sample disc.

  • Vision in Vehicles VI

    • 1st Edition
    • December 17, 1998
    • A. Gale + 3 more
    • English
    The original concept for the Vision in Vehicle series of international conferences was born from discussions within the Applied Vision Association which led eventually to the first conference being held in 1985. Ten years of progress later and this volume presents the selected and edited proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Vision in Vehicles (VIV6) which was held at the University of Derby, 13-16 September 1995. The meeting was organised in association with the Applied Vision Association and the Ergonomics Society.The conference is unique in the eclectic mix of disciplines which are attracted to the meetings and this enables research inssues to be considered in very broad contexts.

  • Police Organization and Management

    Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
    • 1st Edition
    • December 9, 1998
    • M. L. Dantzker
    • English
    This textbook will teach students in criminal justice programs the essential skills needed for effective police administration and management. Although it is written in a manner that graduate students would find stimulating and thought- provoking, its target audience is juniors and seniors. The author uses a three-pronged approach. Each topic is explored from a traditional, modern, and futuristic perspective. This approach combines theory and practical application in a manner that helps the students grasp all the ramifications of the issues at hand. To assist in this, commentary solicited from police administrators (from middle-management to police chief) that reflects their experiences and thoughts on the various issues is offered. In addition to the commentary, realistic and pragmatic examples are provided to clarify the concept and to show its practical applications.This text was written to bridge the gap between purely theoretical and strongly practical texts. The use of theory to establish the concept and realistic illustrations and practitioners' perspectives to demonstrate the link between theory and reality gives this text a dimension found in very few texts. Furthermore, by using a three-pronged approach (traditional, reform and community or yesterday, today and tomorrow), readers are offered the basis from which the concepts originate, their transformation and possibly future implications, in a well-rounded manner allowing for a full view of the ideas and concepts.

  • X-Ray Timing and Cosmic Gamma Ray Bursts

    • 2nd Edition
    • Volume 22
    • December 7, 1998
    • Jean A. Swank
    • English

  • International Handbook of Cognitive and Behavioural Treatments for Psychological Disorders

    • 1st Edition
    • November 27, 1998
    • V.E. Caballo
    • English
    This handbook shows the wide perspective cognitive-behavioura... treatment can offer to health professionals, the vast majority of whom now recognize that cognitive behavioural procedures are very useful in treating many 'mental' disorders, even if certain disciplines continue to favour other kinds of treatment. This book offers a wide range of structured programmes for the treatment of various psychological/psychi... disorders as classified by the DSM-IV. The layout will be familiar to the majority of health professionals in the description of mental disorders and their later treatment. It is divided into seven sections, covering anxiety disorders, sexual disorders, dissociative, somatoform, impulse control disorders, emotional disorders and psychotic and organic disorders. Throughout the twenty-three chapters, this book offers the health professional a structured guide with which to start tackling a whole series of 'mental' disorders and offers pointers as to where to find more detailed information. The programmes outlined should, it is hoped, prove more effective than previous approaches with lower economic costs and time investment for the patient and therapist.

  • Numerical Methods for Solids (Part 3) Numerical Methods for Fluids (Part 1)

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 6
    • November 13, 1998
    • P.G. Ciarlet
    • English

  • Metals Trading Handbook

    A Market Companion for Users of the London Metal Exchange
    • 1st Edition
    • November 12, 1998
    • Paddy Crabbe
    • English
    Metals Trading Handbook, by Paddy Crabbe, offers an invaluable training manual and reference source for anyone working within the non ferrous metals industry or trading on the London Metal Exchange. At the core of its thorough analysis lies the principle that simple explanation and minimal jargon are invaluable to the practitioner.Metals Trading Handbook offers positive advice and stimulation to those concerned with the pricing and delivery risks of non ferrous metals. It starts with simple fundamentals and moves onto more complex situations. Its central aim is to give the reader essential building blocks with which to develop a more proactive approach to solving everyday problems. The text examines the way the LME operates, how prices are formed, the significance and timing of "official settlement" prices, how risk in the forward markets occurs and changes, how risk builds up, methods of recognition and hedging the exposure to priced metal, the impact on valuations (marking to market), profit and loss and cashflow.This is essential for those already involved in the metals business and also for the financial, investment and advisory community internationally.

  • Framework, Households and Firms

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 35A
    • November 11, 1998
    • Bozzano G Luisa
    • English

  • Economic Growth and Short-Term Equilibrium

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 35B
    • November 11, 1998
    • Bozzano G Luisa
    • English

  • The International Banana Trade

    • 1st Edition
    • November 3, 1998
    • Julian Roche
    • English
    The unique characteristic of the international banana trade is distinguished from other commodity trades by the intensity of its politics and the importance of a small number of companies which have dominated the trade for overa hundred years.This book provides a comprehensive guide to the trade in the world's most popular fruit. Covering all aspects of the trade from patterns of production and consumption to pricing trends, from details of the companies involved to consideration of international political constraints.Analysts and policy makers within the trade or governmental organisations, economists, food retailers, marketing professionals and students of international affairs need look no further for a reliable reference guide to this complextrade.

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