A General Theory of Competition develops a ground-breaking new theory of competition - `resource-advantage theory'. Recent thinking on competition has assumed the premises, structure and implications of the theory of perfect competition. In his long-awaited book Shelby Hunt draws on economics, management, marketing and sociology to ......
Psychologists like to claim that Psychology is a science, yet, until now, the discipline has lacked any real scientific laws, has had no overarching scientific paradigm and has been blighted by poor replicability of research, all of which have dogged the discipline. Attempts to place Psychology under a single scientific umbrella, e.g. Behaviourism, Cognitivism, Biological Science, Social Science or Human Science, have all failed for a host of reasons. This unique book presents a single paradigm for all of Psychology within a framework of Natural Science. For example, it employs as a model an organising principle known in another scientific discipline for over a century, the principle of Homeostasis. Findings across the entire discipline including perception, learning, emotion, stress, addiction, well-being and consciousness are all shown to be consistent with a new paradigm based on this, and other principles drawn from natural science.
In A General Doctrine of the Sacraments, Johann Auer aims to achieve a deeper understanding of the inner structure of the sacraments and of how they determine the structure of our Christian existence. He first examines the concept and nature of sacrament and discusses the three constitutive elements of a sacrament, namely, the essential structure ......
Designing and Implementing Single-Sex Programs and Schools
"Chadwell's book is a very useful guide for principals and administrators seeking to launch single-gender programs." -Leonard Sax, Executive Director National Association for Single Sex Public Education "Any administrator following the process outlined in this book will impress teachers, parents and the board with their well thought out approach." -Kathy Tritz- Rhodes, Principal Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Schools Marcus and Cleghorn, IA "A thoughtful text and practical guide for educators who are considering establishing single-gendered classrooms." -Pedro A. Noguera, Professor, New York University Executive Director, Metropolitan Center for Urban Education A comprehensive road map for single-gender initiatives! Over 400 public schools in the United States offer single-gender classes or programs,and the number of schools contemplating such initiatives is growing at a rapid pace. In this book, David W. Chadwell, the first state coordinator for single-gender programs, offers a step-by-step process with practical planning tools for implementing high-quality single-sex programs and schools. Organized into three sections-designing, initiating, and sustaining single-gender initiatives in local school sites and districts -this resource includes detailed, essential information on: Restructuring to accommodate single-gender classes Communicating with parents and overcoming resistance Understanding relevant legal issues Facilitating instructional changes Creating a 1- to 3-year plan Featuring numerous vignettes, current demographic data, and critical insights for professional development, A Gendered Choice provides everything educators need to know about creating single-gender schools or programs.
Designing and Implementing Single-Sex Programs and Schools
Across the U.S. about 500 public schools currently offer single-gender classes or programmes. Hundreds more schools are contemplating separate classes for boys and girls in the wake of the 2006 legislation that allows such programmes to satisfy Title IX requirements. Spearheading the national trend in this direction with over 300 single-gender programmes is South Carolina, where David W. Chadwell was appointed the first state coordinator for single-gender initiatives. In this book, Chadwell lays out for administrators the step-by-step process of implementing single-sex programmes and schools in three stages: designing, initiating, and sustaining. A Gendered Choice is a practical, how-to book based upon unique, first-hand experience that interested administrators will want to examine as they contemplate or begin to introduce single-gender programmes in their schools.
A Grammar of an Elvish Language from JRR Tolkien's Lord of the Rings
From the 1910s to the 1970s, author and linguist J. R. R. Tolkien worked at creating plausibly realistic languages to be used by the creatures and characters in his novels. Like his other languages, Sindarin was a new invention, not based on any existing or artificial language. By the time of his death, he had established fairly complete ......
A Game Called Birds or ‘birds’ as it is known, is a lively game of strategy, sabotage and luck that celebrates Australian birdlife. It is a unique and independent board game designed in the deep south of Tasmania. The hand illustrated game features 70 superb species that each have their own unique values.
A Future without Walls offers a comprehensive and complex analysis of Othering, while unveiling the connections between our divisions and the roots, forms, and consequences of the walls that have been erected. It also offers concrete steps forward to help us dismantle these walls. In A Future without Walls, T. Richard Snyder draws upon his ......
In the 1960s many sociologists proclaimed traditional religion to be in its death throes. But, just as secularization gained nearly universal acceptance among scholars, religious resurgence burst forth from many directions - new religious movements and the growth of Islamic fundamentalism for example. In A Future for Religion?, contributors ask whether, if such dynamic forces are at work, is religion really dying? They discuss issues usually excluded from books on the sociology of religion - including religious experience, emotional renewal, religion and the body.
