Sharp and focused, this book provides the need-to-know information on how to design and implement a good, high quality research project. Oriented around real-world application, it emphasizes the aspects of research most relevant to conducting practice-based research. Assuming no prior knowledge, but appropriate for experienced learners, it builds knowledge at a sustainable pace.

It offers readers: - A no frills guide to methodology and the theory of conducting research - Strategies for commun...

Reflecting the most recent changes in the law, the third edition of this popular textbook provides a fully updated, comparative introduction to the law of contract. Accessible and clear, it is perfectly pitched for international students and courses with a global outlook.

Jan Smits’ unique approach treats contract law as a discipline that can be studied on the basis of common principles and methods without being tied to a particular jurisdiction or legal culture. He puts contract law in con...

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Eddy Merckx is een kopman, omdat hij keihard trainde om zijn voorsprong op de concurrentie te kunnen behouden. Toptrainer Josep Guardiola is er een, omdat hij vanuit zijn eigen filosofie een stempel op het voetbal drukt. Ook Marc Coucke is een kopman, omdat hij alles in vraag stelt en daardoor steeds resultaten boekt. Kopmannen is een ode aan de principes die topbedrijfsleiders en topatleten kunnen delen. Goede managers leggen de lat op de juiste plaats, durven te vallen en dat te erkennen, m...

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Vijftig manieren om je onderwijs te verbeteren met inzichten uit de cognitieve wetenschap.: dit klinkt als muziek in de oren. In woord en beeld leggen Tom Sherrington en Oliver Caviglioli niet alleen het ‘waarom’ en ‘hoe’ uit, maar verrassen ze je ook met vijftig effectieve strategieën om je onderwijs te upgraden. De auteurs hebben deze zogeheten ‘doorloopjes’ lekker overzichtelijk en inhoudelijk verdeeld. Een feest om te lezen, een groter feest om deze doorloopjes i...

For the past decade, historian Dipesh Chakrabarty has been one of the most influential scholars addressing the meaning of climate change. Climate change, he argues, upends long-standing ideas of history, modernity, and globalization. The burden of The Climate of History in a Planetary Age is to grapple with what this means and to confront humanities scholars with ideas they have been reluctant to reconsider—from the changed nature of human agency to a new acceptance of universals.

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This book provides an accessible and student-friendly introduction to the history of the English language from the beginning of the eighteenth century up until the present day. Taking an activity-based approach, this text ensures that students learn by engaging with the fascinating evolution of this language rather than by simply reading about it.

The Public Policy Process is essential reading for anyone trying to understand the process by which public policy is made. Explaining clearly the importance of the relationship between theoretical and practical aspects of policymaking, the book gives a thorough overview of the people and organisations involved in the process. Fully revised and updated for an eighth edition, The Public Policy Process provides: Clear exploration, using many illustrations, of how policy is made and implemented; ...

Chapter dedicated to the history of development economics thought, which is integral to a student fully understanding the evolution of development economics (and which is absent from most other texts) // Authored by two of the biggest names in development economics globally. // Includes extensive discussions on data and studies using the randomized control trial approach, which is widely used in development research nowadays // Each chapter contains "take-home messages"; boxes; "concepts seen...

Fully updated throughout to include recent themes and events such as the 2020 election and 2021 Presidential inauguration, providing students with a current overview of US politics and society. Chapters on geography, women and minorities, and the media have been comprehensively revised to incorporate more information on such themes as environmental legislation, the LGBTQ+ community, social media and people, key themes in the study of American culture and society today, ensuring students get a...