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The first book to provide an introduction to the new theory of Net Locality and the profound effect on individuals and societies when everything is lo…

Governments have failed to stem global emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases causing climate change. Indeed, climate-changing polluti…

Natural ventilation is considered a prerequisite for sustainable buildings and is therefore in line with current trends in the construction industry. …

A practical guide to establishing positive relationships with hard-to-reach parents. Includes research-based techniques for teachers on how to reach h…

Is inquiry-guided learning a universal answer for various teaching and learning ills in higher education? With eight institutional case studies drawn …

This volume brings together the findings from separate studies of community-based and school-based mentoring to unpack the common response to the ques…

Lithium secondary batteries have been key to mobile electronics since 1990. Large-format batteries typically for electric vehicles and energy storage …

Quartz crystal-a technology that changed the tide of World War II Some of the defining leaps in technology in the twentieth century occurred during th…

Praise for Social Media for Educators «At last, a book that provides a straightforward discussion of the pedagogical reasons to use social media, and …

Self-regulation involves students' beliefs about their own potential for actions, thoughts, feelings and behaviors that will then allow them to work t…

A whole is worth the sum of its parts. Even the most complex structured bond, credit arbitrage strategy or hedge trade can be broken down into its com…

It is intended that the book will be a practical guide to provide any reader with the basic information to help them understand what is necessary in o…

In the twenty-first century, promotion is everywhere and everything has become promotable: everyday goods and organizations, people and ideas, culture…

An Introduction to Modern CBT provides an easily accessible introduction to modern theoretical cognitive behavioral therapy models. The text outlines …

Despite representing a majority of the college student population, a surprising lack of research has focused on the unique issues and needs of commute…

Detection and Intelligent Systems for Homeland Security features articles from the Wiley Handbook of Science and Technology for Homeland Security cove…

Written by the world-renowned pioneer in the field of modern sociolinguistics, this volume examines the cognitive and cultural factors responsible for…

ENGAGING STUDENTS In Phillip Schlechty's best-selling book Working on the Work, he outlined a motivational framework for improving student performance…

Given the myriad of complex problems facing higher education, it is difficult to imagine that an administrator at any level of the institution could b…

Find practical research, strategies, and advice in this issue on the power of global education for 21st-century college learners.This volume assists c…

Landing a job in graphic design or multimedia starts with the creation of a portfolio that showcases a student's best work. With sample portfolios, in…

It can seem at times as though all of academic administration today is focused only on the need for continual change and the endless pursuit of «the b…

Cultural Diversity and Global Media explores the relationship between the media and multiculturalism. Summarises and critically discusses current appr…

A complete guide to freelance graphic design—created specifically for design students Why wait until you graduate? Freelancing is a great way to jumps…

Defining integrity as «the combination of attributes and actions that makes people and organizations coherent, consistent, and potentially ethical,» t…

Currently in its third edition, the NEC suite has become one of the UK’s leading families of standard forms of contract for major construction and civ…

If higher education is to fulfill its vital social mission, new department leaders must be prepared for their positions and get up to speed on the bas…

This book introduces theoretical concepts to explain the fundamentals of the design and evaluation of software estimation models. It provides software…

Your hands-on guide to teaching adults. . . no matter what the subject In this expanded edition of How to Teach Adults, Dan Spalding offers practical …

All members of a community benefit from the diversity that students with disabilities bring to a campus, and all campus constituents have an obligatio…

Case Studies in Palliative and End-of-Life Care uses a case-based approach to provide students and practitioners with an important learning tool to im…

A concise, visually based introduction to graphic design methodologies Graphic design has emerged as a discipline complete with a body of scholarly li…

Type Rules!, Fourth Edition is an up-to-date, thorough introduction to the principles and practices of typography. From the fundamentals to cutting-ed…

This book provides an important new contribution to debates around housing policy and its impact on community cohesion. There has never been a more pr…

In 2007, wanting to expand higher education’s civic engagement conversation, the Association of American Colleges and Universities launched the Core C…

This book provides a clear and understandable text for users and developers of advanced engineered materials, particularly in the area of thin films, …

In Early Modern Europe the first readers of a book were not those who bought it. They were the scribes who copied the author’s or translator’s manuscr…

Written from a real-world perspective by an award-winning copywriter/producer/director, this comprehensive guide is what every writer needs to create …

Expanding the learning day is gaining national momentum as an important school-improvement and whole-child development strategy. This issue focuses on…

The AACC competencies were initially developed to help provide guidance in developing community college leaders because of predictions of a leadership…

Illustrates theories and associated mathematical expressions with numerical examples using various methods, leading to exact solutions, more accurate …

praise for previous books by stephen d. brookfield «Award-winning author Stephen Brookfield offers insight, inspiration, and down-to-earth advice to a…

How to Read a Paper describes the different types of clinical research reporting, and explains how to critically appraise the publications. The book p…

While issues of interpersonal boundaries between faculty and students is not new, more recent influences such as evolving technology and current gener…

In an increasingly interconnected world, a dialogical self is not only possible but even necessary. People are closer together than ever, yet they are…