Public administration and policy analysis education have long emphasized tidiness, stages, and rationality, but practitioners frequently must deal with a world where objectivity is buffeted by, repressed by, and sometimes defeated by value conflict. Politics and policy are "messy" and power explains much more about the policy process than does rationality. Public Policy Praxis, now in a thoroughly revised fourth edition, uniquely equips students to better grapple with ambiguity and complexity.

By emphasizing mixed methodologies, the reader is encouraged, through the use of a wide variety of policy cases, to develop a workable and practical model of applied policy analysis. Students are given the opportunity to try out these globally applicable analytical models and tools in varied case settings (e.g., county, city, federal, international, plus urban and rural) while facing wide-ranging topics (starving farmers and the red panda in Nepal, e-cigarettes, GMOs, the gig economy, and opioid abuse) that capture the diversity and reality of public policy analysis and the intergovernmental and complex nature of politics. The fourth edition expands upon its thorough exploration of specific tools of policy analysis, such as stakeholder mapping, content analysis, group facilitation, narrative analysis, cost-benefit analysis, futuring, and survey analysis...

Tourism can be a challenging subject for students because it is both dynamic and susceptible to economic turbulence and shifts in trends. Tourism: A Modern Synthesis is an essential textbook for tourism students seeking a clear and comprehensive introduction to their studies that addresses these challenges. The authors apply a business approach to the subject, reflecting developments in the teaching and content of university courses, and the text covers both key principles and contemporary th...

Deepen and broaden subject knowledge to set yourself up for future success Foundation Maths 7th Edition by Croft and Davison has been written for students taking higher and further education courses who may not have specialised in mathematics on post-16 qualifications, and who require a working knowledge of mathematical and statistical tools. By providing careful and steady guidance in mathematical methods along with a wealth of practice exercises to improve your maths skills, Foundation Math...

In The Challenger Sale, Matthew Dixon and Brent Adamson share the secret to sales success: don't just build relationships with customers. Challenge themWhat's the secret to sales success? If you're like most business leaders, you'd say it's fundamentally about relationships - and you'd be wrong. The best salespeople don't just build relationships with customers.

They challenge them. Matthew Dixon, Brent Adamson, and their colleagues at CEB have studied the performance of thousands of sales re...

Now in its sixth edition, the internationally acclaimed Foundations for Practice in Occupational Therapy continues to provide a practical reference tool which is both an indispensable guide to undergraduates and a practical reference tool for clinicians in the application of models and theories to practice. Underlining the importance and clinical relevance of theory to practice, the text provides an excellent introduction to the theoretical basis of occupational therapy. Contributions are giv...

Includes pictures, notes and an extensive section on Oscar Wilde's life and works. Dorian Gray is having his picture painted by Basil Hallward, who is charmed by his looks. But when Sir Henry Wotton visits, and seduces Dorian into the worship of youthful beauty with an intoxicating speech, Dorian makes a wish he will live to regret: that all the marks of age will now be reflected in the portrait, rather than on Dorian's own face. The stage is now set for a masterful tale about appearance, rea...

If you thought that data structures and algorithms were all just theory, you're missing out on what they can do for your code. Learn to use Big O Notation to make your code run faster by orders of magnitude. Choose from data structures such as hash tables, trees, and graphs to increase your code's efficiency exponentially.

With simple language and clear diagrams, this book makes this complex topic accessible, no matter your background. This new edition features practice exercises in every cha...

Im Sprachunterricht begleiten Lehr- und Lernmedien den Lernprozess von Anfang an. Die Vielzahl der Medien macht Kommunikation möglich, wie sie für viele Lernende auch außerhalb des Klassenzimmers Realität ist. Es ist wichtig, dass Lehrkräfte Lehr- und Lernmedien für ihre Zielgruppe auswählen und didaktisieren können und dass sie wissen, wie man Zusatzmaterialien für den eigenen Unterricht adaptieren kann.

Der Band bietet eine grundlegende Neubearbeitung, die sowohl Aktualisierungen a...

Met Socrates op sneakers tackelt praktisch filosoof Elke Wiss de kunst van een goed gesprek. In een tijd waarin iedereen door elkaar roeptoetert enmeningen al snel dezelfde waarde als feiten krijgen, is de verbinding vaak ver te zoeken. We proberen de ander eerder te overtuigen van ons gelijk dan dat we samen op zoek gaan naar wezenlijke antwoorden. Veel van onze gesprekken hebben daardoor meer weg van een debat dan van een dialoog. We praten liever dan dat we luisteren, voor vragen stellen h...

Van leerkrachten in het basisonderwijs wordt verwacht dat zij leerlingen helpen om zich te ontwikkelen tot zelfstandige en kritische wereldburgers. Een vak als aardrijkskunde kan daarbij ondersteuning bieden. Met behulp van de uitgave De wereld in met aardrijkskunde kunnen (toekomstige) leerkrachten hun leerlingen geografisch besef bijbrengen, waardoor zij de wereld om hen heen beter leren kennen.

Het boek biedt handvatten voor het ontwerpen en geven van goede en boeiende aardrijkskundelessen...