This book makes an intervention in a long-standing discussion by arguing that education should be world-centred rather than child-centred or curriculum-centred. This is not just because education should provide students with the knowledge and skills to act effectively in the world, but is first and foremost because the world is the place where our existence as human beings takes place. In the seven chapters in this book Gert Biesta explores in detail what an existential orientation to educati...

Research Methods: The Basics is an accessible, user-friendly introduction to the different aspects of research theory, methods and practice. This third edition provides an expanded and fully updated resource suitable for students and practitioners in a wide range of disciplines including the natural sciences, social sciences and humanities. It is structured in two parts - the first covers the nature of knowledge and the reasons for doing research, the second explains the specific methods used...

This textbook applies economic ethics to evaluate the free market system and enables students to examine the impact of free markets using the three main ethical approaches: utilitarianism, principle-based ethics, and virtue ethics.

In dit deel Intellectuele Eigendom wordt in heldere taal de kern van het IE-recht behandeld, voor de rechtsgebieden octrooirecht, modellenrecht, merkenrecht, auteursrecht en ongeoorloofde mededinging.

De doelgroep bestaat uit alle belangstellenden,maar de uitgave richt zich op de eerste plaats op rechtenstudenten in de bachelorfase.

De tekst wordt ondersteund door verwijzingen naar wet-en regelgeving en jurisprudentie.

Elk hoofdstuk wordt afgesloten met een samenvatting en uitleg van de cent...

Arbeidsrecht & Reorganisatie is geschreven voor studenten aan een universiteit en voor studenten in het hoger beroepsonderwijs. Daarnaast is dit boek een handig naslagwerk voor iedereen die in de praktijk met het onderwerp ‘arbeidsrecht en reorganisatie’ te maken krijgt. In een tijd waarin reorganisaties aan de orde van de dag zijn, geeft dit boek in vogelvlucht een overzicht van diverse arbeidsrechtelijke leerstukken die gemeen hebben dat ze bij een reorganisatie van belang zijn.

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The standard teaching text for Data and Society modules explaining to undergraduates, in different social-science disciplines, the Big Data Revolution in an accessible and critical way.

This expert volume in the Diagnostic Pathology series is an excellent point-of-care resource for practitioners at all levels of experience and training. Covering all areas of breast pathology, it incorporates the most recent clinical, pathological, radiological, staging, and molecular knowledge in the field to provide a comprehensive overview of all key issues relevant to today's practice. Richly illustrated and easy to use, the third edition of Diagnostic Pathology: Breast is a one-stop refe...

A classic bestseller by one of the most important theatre practitioners of the 20th and early 21st centuries. This handbook has sold over 90,000 copies to students, teachers and theatre makers, giving them a broad range of theatre exercises to use in classrooms, rehearsals and community projects. Makes social and community theatre fun, engaging and easily accessible for a broad audience.

No other book sets out all of Boal's methods in one place, not least in such a clear, practical manner.

Provides a clear and concise overview of how AI is used in game development Gives a brief overview of the history of AI in games Considers the different models, techniques and algorithms that are used in creating game AI.