This book explores the relationship between creativity, creative people, and creative industries in regional Australia through examining lived experience. The authors draw on more than 100 qualitative interviews with creative workers, and contextualise this creative work within the broader social and cultural structures of Australia’s Hunter region (located north of Sydney, in New South Wales).An invaluable resource for anyone interested in creative ecosystems as well as creativity...

This books provides a critical perspective on entrepreneurialism in the creative industries. Split into three sections, the book first asks the contextual question; why, at this point in time, did we arrive at such a focus on entrepreneurship in the creative industries? Examining the historical, social, cultural, economic and political background, the book places the creative industries and entrepreneurship firmly within a systemic approach to creativity and cultural production. Given this...

This book provides innovative insights into how creativity can be taught within higher education. Preparing students for employment in a dynamic set of global creative industries requires those students to not only be resilient and entrepreneurial, but also to be locally focused while being globally aware. Therefore it is imperative that they acquire a thorough understanding of creative processes and practice as they try to keep pace with worldwide digital trends. As the creation of media ...

Highlights the relationship between product appearance and consumer purchasing decisionsConsiders how the nutritional quality and flavour of poultry meat can be enhanced, as well as the factors which can compromise thisOffers an informed overview of the key research completed on understanding the genetics and genomics of meat quality traits in poultry

Particular focus on improving functional traits needed for more resilient poultry breedsComprehensive coverage of key advances in genomic selection and their practical application in breeding improved breeds of layers and broilersLooks forward to emerging trends such as the use of epigenetics and genome editing

This memoir recounts the life story of six siblings separated in 1957 in Ohio because of parental neglect and subsequent adoption by different families. It explores the traumatic childhood experiences, the struggles of the biological and adoptive parents, and the siblings' eventual reunion decades later. The narrative highlights themes of resilience, forgiveness, and the quest for identity and belonging.

First Published in 2001. An inclusive education is one which seeks to respond to individual differences through an entitlement of all learners to common curricula. (Armstrong and Barton 2000). This book attempts to respond to this definition of inclusion by examining the principles of the literacy curriculum and a range of pedagogic practices. The complex relationships between inclusion, literacy and learning are acknowledged and it is argued that quality learning in language and literacy ...

Published in 1998. Ideas and procedures contained in this book have been developed with practitioners in many different settings. The book is based on observations of current practice and recognises that schools will be at different stages of development and may have differing priorities and resources. The proposed review of the Code of Practice, and the response to the Green Paper on SEN, will be an opportunity for schools to reassess the effectiveness of their procedures in meeting the s...

Rédigé sous la direction du Conseil international des infirmières (CII), ce livre fait partie d’une collection qui explore la pratique avancée infirmière au niveau international. Il s’agit du premier ouvrage à offrir une vision globale de la pratique avancée del’infirmière clinicienne spécialisée (ICS) ou Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) en anglais. En effet, il explore de manière approfondie cette fonction en abordant les modèles de pratique, les compétences de base, les recommandat...

Reviews latest research on composition and properties of egg shell, white and yolk;Summarises recent studies on pathogens affecting eggs and methods for their control such as washing and packaging;Discusses current findings on factors affecting quality attributes such as appearance, shelf-life and nutritional value

First Published in 2000. This book is one of a series concerning the implementation of effective practice for Individual Education Plans (IEPs ). It seeks to address emergent challenges for schools that IEPs should retain their role in the provision of planning and record keeping for pupils with special educational needs, but that the paperwork burden should be reduced and manageability achieved. The book outlines key principles for the design of IEPs for dyslexic pupils and offers practic...

First published in 1999. This book addresses the principles behind individual education plans for pupils who exhibit speech, language and communication difficulties. The authors provide practical advice for compiling education plans and ideas for institutional self-development, and discuss the key areas of concern for teachers: how can there be agreement on the targets when the pupil functions differently in different contexts? Should the aim for pupils be on accessing the curriculum or so...