Foundations of Education is organized around the major problems facing contemporary American education. It offers a thorough, scholarly treatment of these problems from historical, philosophical, and sociological perspectives, bringing together relevant findings from those disciplines to analyze and illuminate a wide range of issues. Each chapter focuses on a core topic (including race, gender, equal opportunities, school governance) to give students a solid overview, providing in...

Globalization and the development of multinational organizations have led to an increase in the number of people spending part of their lives living and working in foreign countries. While the contemporary literature has focused on organizational expatriates sent overseas by their employers, self-initiated expatriation is becoming an important area of study in its own right. Studies on self-initiated expatriation explore the labor market positions of individuals who have relocated under th...

This book is designed to help practitioners and academics to assess the added value of HR practices. It provides hands-on recommendations for choosing effective means to manage HR and specific suggestions aimed at facilitating the measurement of HR practices’ impact on value creation. Evidence-based recommendations are made by drawing on thorough empirical research from various research traditions and academic disciplines. It covers a wide variety of tasks faced by the HR function and spec...

This book provides a synthesis of the joined German-South African research project FarmImpact—Development of Sustainable Water Solutions for Farms in South Africa.The FarmImpact concept is aiming to grow hedges for water-efficient agricultural, wine, and fruit products and to increase productivity. This includes the design of a water-efficient agricultural practice to improve crop water use through windbreak hedges, including improved tree selection and a technological part for pre...

This volume explores the complex landscape of disinformation and its broader implications on trust within society. It tackles questions such as: What constitutes disinformation or fake news? What are the ramifications of its detrimental effects? Are we navigating through a post-truth era? Which emerging technologies could potentially mitigate or exacerbate the adverse effects of disinformation? What kind of audience trust does disinformation tap into? What kind of effect can it have on tru...

The self, self-awareness and emotions are central subjects within contemporary philosophy of mind but comparatively little attention has been paid to the relationships between them.This volume brings together philosophers from different specialisms to explore these relationships from three different angles. First, whether a theory of self-awareness can contribute to a theory of emotion, including how different aspects and kinds of self-awareness are related to different emotions. S...

Discover your untapped potential with Success DNA—the anthology that lights the path to exceptional leadership and personal growth! We've gathered wisdom from nineteen brilliant minds who've cracked the code of lasting success through one powerful trait: persistence.What you'll gain:• Practical Success Frameworks: Acquire battle-tested strategies for navigating uncertainty, overcoming obstacles, and turning setbacks into stepping stones for growth....

Introduce young readers to American folk legend and Nobel Prize-winning singer-songwriter Bob Dylan with this beautifully illustrated and collectible Little Golden Book!Get inspired by one of the most influential songwriters of all time. Known for his poetic lyrics, distinctive voice, and his Nobel Prize in Literature, Bob Dylan changed music—and American culture—with songs like "Blowin' in the Wind" and "The Times They Are A-Changin'." Great for fans of all ages!

Mr. Zippy, an energetic Eastern Grey Squirrel, zips through the forest near an apartment building where his kind friend, Ms. JoAnn, lives. One day, his playful nature gets him trapped in a dangerous plastic ring from a pile of litter. Desperate for help, he turns to Ms. JoAnn, who rescues him and teaches him the importance of keeping the environment clean. Their friendship blossoms as she looks out for him, and he visits her every day. This heartwarming tale highlights the bond between hum...

This comprehensive text is a unique handbook dedicated to research on boredom. The book brings together leading contributors from across three continents and numerous fields to provide an interdisciplinary exploration of boredom, its theoretical underpinnings, its experiential properties, and the applied contexts in which it occurs.Boredom is often viewed as a mental state with little utility, though recent research suggests that it can be a powerful motivator of human behavior tha...

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 25th RoboCup International Symposium which was held online during July 2022 in Bangkok, Thailand.The 28 full papers included in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 40 submissions; the volume includes 12 papers from the winners of the RoboCup 2022 competitions under the Champions Track.The RoboCup International Symposium focuses on the science behind the advances in robotics, including the key innovations t...

This up-to-date reference work explores theories, methods and practices of social work management education in higher education. It includes contributions from more than 30 scholars and researchers in the field of social work management education from more than 10 countries and 4 continents.The work is unique as it overcomes current barriers between the different sub-disciplines of social work didactics and management education, and takes into consideration the development of a dis...