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Conflict, International Intervention and Local Agency: Education in a Changing Global Order (Routledge Studies in Intervention and Statebuilding)
by null Ervjola SelenicaThis book analyses international interventions in the education sector of conflict-affected countries in a world order shifting towards multipolarity.The work presents a genealogy of interventions in the education sector and unravels which agendas, among security, peace, humanitarianism and emergency, underpin such interventions. By using a comparative case study analysis across three regional expanses and, more specifically, three countries – Kosovo, Niger and Jordan – the book aims to contribute to reflections on the interaction between the national and the international. The research finds that an overarching stabilization imperative has informed international projects on education reform in the three respective countries. As the world is becoming increasingly multipolar and new threats are being framed as challenging and threatening the security of Western donors, local actors have more agency towards international templates of intervention. The book shows how contemporary processes of state- and nation-building in conflict-affected global peripheries are shaped by substantial forms of external intervention, in which practices of sovereignty and statehood are continuously supervised and negotiated. The author advocates for a re-adaptation of International Relations theoretical lenses, which goes beyond the methodological nationalism and disciplinary parochialism that has characterized much of the existing literature on state making/unmaking and international interventions in a globalized world.This book will be of much interest to students of education, international intervention, peace studies, security studies and International Relations.
Healing Veteran Moral Injury: Using Metaphor and Story to Foster Hope and Connection
by null Pat Pernicano null Kerry HaynesHealing Veteran Moral Injury highlights the importance of story and metaphor in the change process and in trauma-related work.Grounded in evidence-based practice and replete with clear, down-to-earth examples that foster empathy and understanding, Healing Veteran Moral Injury illustrates the ways in which building a sense of community can help restore trust and meaning-making. Chapters illustrate the power of stories and metaphors and help Veterans identify strategies for healing moral injury and posttraumatic growth. Clinicians and Veterans will come away from this book with tools for building connections, accepting what they cannot change, and developing a more accurate perception of responsibility.Healing Veteran Moral Injury is intended both for mental health professionals and Veterans themselves as a tool for breaking the silence, pointing other Veterans toward hope and healing, and telling stories of moral pain with fortitude and courage.
Toward Trustworthy Adaptive Learning: Explainable Learner Models (Assessment of Educational Technology)
by null Bo JiangThis book offers an in-depth exploration of explainable learner models, presenting theoretical foundations and practical applications in the context of educational AI. It aims to provide readers with a comprehensive understanding of how these models can enhance adaptive learning systems.Chapters cover a wide range of topics, including the development and optimization of explainable learner models, the integration of these models into adaptive learning systems, and their implications for educational equity. It also discusses the latest advancements in AI explainability techniques, such as pre-hoc and post-hoc explainability, and their application in intelligent tutoring systems. Lastly, the book provides practical examples and case studies to illustrate how explainable learner models can be implemented in real-world educational settings.This book is an essential resource for researchers, educators, and practitioners interested in the intersection of AI and education. It offers valuable insights for those looking to integrate explainable AI into their educational practices, as well as for policymakers focused on promoting equitable and transparent learning environments.
Biotechnological Innovations for Sustainable Biodiversity and Development
by Ranbir Chander SobtiThis book reviews the important role of biotechnological innovations in achieving sustainable development goals and conserving global biodiversity. It presents the latest biotechnological techniques used to identify and characterize various groups of plants and animals, such as genomic tools for animal identification, and DNA barcoding for precise plant characterization. It also reviews the utility of proteomics and metabolomics in enhancing our understanding of diverse species. The book also discusses responsible development and sustainable utilization of bioresources, including strategies for conserving and managing bioresources, bioprospecting for novel biodiscoveries, and sustainable agricultural practices to preserve agrobiodiversity. Further, the book addresses the pressing challenges faced by biodiversity, including the far-reaching effects of climate change, the threat posed by invasive species, the consequences of pollution on biodiversity degradation, and the interplay between diseases and biodiversity decline. Toward the end, the book analyzes the impact of environmental degradation on biodiversity and explores emerging technologies in biodiversity conservation, focusing on genetically modified organisms (GMOs). The book will interest scientists, researchers, policymakers, environmentalists, academics, and students involved in biotechnology, ecology, genetics, and conservation biology.Key Features: Discusses cutting-edge biotechnological innovations for biodiversity conservation Presents cutting-edge biotechnological techniques for identifying and characterizing selected groups of plants and animals Addresses critical environmental challenges such as climate change, invasive species, and pollution
Manorial Capitalism, Enslavement, and the Logic of Dividuation
by null Raphael SassowerManorial Capitalism, Enslavement, and the Logic of Dividuation proffers three perspectives on the plantation slave economy of the Antebellum South. The first explores the paternal function as exemplified in the structural authority of the lord of the manor both symbolically and operationally. This figure of masculine authority persisted from the Medieval period to orchestrate what is called here Manorial Capitalism. The second examines the exploitation and alienation that epitomize the logic of capitalism from the plantation economy to the present. And the third deploys retroactively the logic of dividuation to the plantation, a logic that draws its inspiration from neoliberal financial capitalism as well as from anthropological accounts (which distinguish the dividual from the Cartesian-Kantian individual). This book argues that reducing individuals to dividuated components continues to enable a dehumanizing capitalist mindset to fixate on abstracted labor power rather than seeing laboring individuals.
Safeguarding the Future: Security and Privacy by Design for AI, Metaverse, Blockchain, and Beyond (Security, Audit and Leadership Series)
by null Alan TangIn the ever-evolving landscape of technology, emerging innovations like artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain, quantum computing, brain–computer interfaces (BCIs), and the Metaverse are transforming industries at an unprecedented rate. However, with these advancements come significant challenges, particularly in the realms of security and privacy. Safeguarding the Future: Security and Privacy by Design for AI, Metaverse, Blockchain, and Beyond by Dr. Alan Tang offers a comprehensive guide to navigating these challenges, providing a holistic framework to secure and protect the privacy of these cutting-edge technologies.What sets this book apart is its unique blend of technical depth and practical application. Dr. Tang leverages his extensive experience in privacy and security to deliver actionable insights that are crucial for organizations looking to stay ahead in this rapidly changing digital era. From aligning business strategies with security and privacy goals to implementing unified frameworks across multiple technologies, this book is an essential resource for executives, security professionals, and anyone involved in the deployment of emerging technologies.Key Features: In-Depth Analysis: Detailed exploration of the security and privacy risks associated with AI, blockchain, quantum computing, BCI, and other emerging technologies Unified Frameworks: A comprehensive, step-by- step guide to creating and operationalizing a unified security and privacy framework adaptable to various technologies Regulatory Alignment: Insights into aligning security and privacy practices with global regulations such as GDPR, CCPA, and ISO standards Case Studies and Real-World Examples: Practical case studies and examples that illustrate how to apply the concepts discussed in real-world scenarios Ethical Considerations: Examination of ethical issues surrounding the deployment of these technologies, with recommendations for addressing them proactively Future-Proofing Strategies: Guidance on preparing for future advancements and ensuring long-term compliance and security Whether you are a chief technology officer, chief privacy officer, data protection officer, or a security professional, this book equips you with the knowledge and tools needed to protect your organization’s data and ensure the secure deployment of emerging technologies. By adopting the principles outlined in this book, you can not only harness the full potential of these innovations but also safeguard the privacy and security of your organization and its stakeholders.
All Subjects in Play: Play-Based Lessons for the Secondary Classroom
by null Amy Heusterberg-RichardsEven older students can benefit from play in the classroom—and it doesn’t mean sacrificing rigor. Seasoned educator Amy Heusterberg-Richards shows teachers how embracing play in secondary classrooms can build content, refine skills, and assess understanding, all while inviting joy back into the classrooms of teens who often feel anxious and disfranchised about education.This book describes approaches and rationale for embedding play within secondary classrooms across all disciplines. Each of the 20 lessons includes research-based rationales, step-by-step instructions, samples, student-facing directions, and applications across subject areas. Artificial intelligence (AI)-incorporated ideas are also provided. In a world with apathy and AI, education—even at the secondary level—needs to embrace the ever-natural, always-cathartic experience of playing.By thoughtfully integrating play-based learning, we can enhance classroom management, maintain academic standards, cover the curriculum effectively, and engage older students in meaningful ways. High school learners, too, can laugh and create and pretend as they learn.
Slags on Stage: Class, Sex, Art and Desire in British Culture
by null Katie BeswickSlags on Stage weaves cultural analysis with poetry and art criticism to explore the concept of the ‘slag’ and its place in contemporary British culture.The book traces the etymology of the word slag through the twentieth and into the twenty-first century, thinking through the ways ‘slag’ speaks to issues of class, sex and desire. Broadly, slag is an insult bound up with women’s sexual reputations – but beyond this it is a ‘key’ word that shapes the ways we debate and understand what it means to be a woman. For women who came of age in the United Kingdom in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries ‘slag’ produces complex feelings and has influenced how we have come to know ourselves and understand our sexual and quotidian desires. This book explores the terrain of slag and includes analyses of artworks by artists who have invoked the slag in their practice, including Tracey Emin, Cash Carraway and Michaela Coel. Covering the cultural politics of clothing, motherhood, television representations, sexual assault, sex work and desire, Slags on Stage asks: what role does the ‘slag’ play in British culture? Who is she for? And how have women used sex and sexuality to have their own say in cultures that want to control them?This is a fascinating exploration for students and scholars of British drama, theatre and performance, cultural studies and sociology.
Applications of Blockchain and Computational Intelligence in Environmental Sustainability (Computational Intelligence Techniques)
by Hamed Taherdoost Mohsen Saeedi Aydin ShishegaranThe book explores the complex correlation between blockchain technology and sustainability, demonstrating the potential of cutting-edge computational intelligence methods to address critical environmental and societal challenges. It provides a comprehensive analysis of the most recent developments in research, innovative approaches to design, and real-world implementations, establishing a strategic plan for the incorporation of blockchain technology into environmentally friendly solutions. Features: Focuses on the intersection of blockchain technology, computational intelligence, and sustainability. Covers international regulatory landscapes and ethical considerations. Emphasizes real-world applications such as supply chain management systems and smart energy networks. Offers concrete examples of how these technologies contribute to sustainability. Provides insight into how new technologies are transforming health informatics. This book is aimed at graduate students and researchers in computer engineering and environmental sustainability.
Pocket Guide to Crime Scene Photography
by null Mark E. Vecellio null Erick P. BryantThere are more than 800,000 sworn law enforcement officers employed within the United States, many of whom are regularly tasked with photographing crime scenes or evidence associated with criminal investigations. Despite this fact, law enforcement personnel—including detectives and crime scene investigators—frequently receive little to no formal training in the art and science of photography, let alone for capturing photographic evidence for forensic casework and future legal proceedings. Unlike other resources on the topic that often contain overly complicated or rife with unnecessary or confusing technical jargon—this edition of Pocket Guide to Crime Scene Photography follows in the tradition of the first. The book is wholly updated, based on best practices and advances in camera technology to provide a practical, streamlined approach guide to the photographic documentation of crime scenes and physical evidence. The coverage includes extensive illustrations with two completely new chapters. The first focuses on specialized instructions for photographing shooting incident scenes, bloodstains, and evidence, made visible through infrared light; the is second dedicated to offering advice for photographing crime scenes and evidence with mobile device cameras.Chapters distill the technical jargon and complex processes of photographing crime scenes and evidence into straightforward step-by-step descriptions. Pocket Guide to Crime Scene Photography, Second Edition has been designed in a smaller, handy trim size as a convenient, portable tool to help busy professionals. Its techniques include practical guidelines that can be immediately implemented by law enforcement personnel to maximize their time and improve their skills.Features: Provides an up-to-date, portable reference ideal for use in the field; includes full-color photographs throughout to illustrate key concepts Details how to document various types of evidence, and crime scenes, using both standard and specialized techniques Outlines visualization and photography of evidence—illuminated with alternative light sources—including visible wavelengths, UV, and infrared Presents guidance for personnel who might only be able to use cell phone cameras for photographing evidence and scenes Written by two experienced professionals who know the investigative and courtroom requirements for quality admissible photos.
Mass Polarization across Time and Space (Elements in Comparative Political Behavior)
by null Isaac D. MehlhaffMass polarization is one of the defining features of politics in the twenty-first century, but efforts to understand its causes and effects are often hindered by empirical challenges related to measurement and data availability. To address these challenges and provide a common standard of analysis for researchers, this Element presents the Polarization in Comparative Attitudes Project (PolarCAP). PolarCAP clearly defines polarization as a property of group relations and uses a Bayesian measurement model to estimate smooth panels of ideological and affective polarization across ninety-two countries and forty-nine years. The author uses these data to provide a descriptive account of mass polarization across time and space. They further show how PolarCAP facilitates substantive inference by applying it to three sets of variables often hypothesized as causes or consequences of polarization: institutional design, economic crisis, and democracy. Open-source software makes PolarCAP easily accessible to scholars and practitioners.
Vanishing Legal Justice: The Changing Role of Judges in an Era of Settlements and Plea Bargains
by null Michal Alberstein null Nofit AmirA full trial has become an uncommon phenomenon in many legal systems, replaced largely by promotion of settlement and plea-bargaining. This book uncovers today's judicial role in this radically changed legal setting using multiple methods. Over five years, researchers analyzed court dockets, studied judges in action, and conducted interviews with judges and lawyers. This book, which spans several legal cultures, follows in the footsteps of the 'vanishing trial phenomenon', probing its existence beyond common law systems. In doing so, it provides insights into the changing judicial role and the metamorphosis of legal systems. Offering a new perspective on possible futures of legal systems, including the use of artificial intelligence, the authors provide a rich context for legal scholars and policymakers to redesign the architecture of conflicts. Moreover, they introduce new jurisprudential perspectives on the relationship between law and conflict resolution, with an emphasis on the judicial role.
Nostalgia in Late Pahlavi Iran
by null Zhand ShakibiUsing the prism of nostalgia, this innovative work provides a new dimension to the study of late Pahlavi Iran. Set apart from dominant scholarly discussions of the period concerned solely with the causes of the 1979 Iranian Revolution, Nostalgia in Late Pahlavi Iran offers the first study of the expressions and narratives of nostalgia from the state and wider society between 1960 and 1978. Zhand Shakibi offers both fresh understandings of the confrontation of Iranian society with rapid socio-economic, cultural, and moral changes, and the first examination of the state narratives of nostalgia that responded to these shifts. Shakibi draws comparisons with forms of nostalgia in the West, exploring how late Pahlavi Iran reflects global historical patterns during moments of social change. Through close examination of sources ranging across mass media, literature, court proceedings and state policy, Nostalgia in Late Pahlavi Iran provides a new social and political history of this period.
Global Strength of Ships: Analysis and Design using Mathematical Methods
by null P. A. CaridisFor student and professional alike this book provides an all-encompassing overview of the modern theory of global ship strength. Novices will find clear descriptions of the well-established methods, both mathematical and numerical, used worldwide currently. Researchers will find detailed descriptions of the ideas underlying the theoretical basis of modern techniques whereas professionals will benefit from the fundamentals of research results that have found application in recent rules and design practice. Covering both state-of-practice and state-of-the-art of the subject in a modern and up-to-date manner, readers will gain a deeper understanding. This book includes many examples of the application of the theory to problems providing the foundation to developing software. One chapter is dedicated to tracing the development of ship structural design from prehistory to today, allowing the reader to comprehend how design and construction practice has evolved and the pivotal turning points in a long and diverse pattern of development.
Bridging the Gap Between the Higher Education and Labor Markets: Relevance of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (Education in the Asia-Pacific Region: Issues, Concerns and Prospects #73)
by Elena G. PopkovaThis book studies and resolves the challenge of bridging the gap between higher education and the labor market arising from the Fourth Industrial Revolution. It unfolds and elucidates the understudied and previously unknown social nature of Industry 4.0, characterized by workers’ dashed expectations regarding automation. Consequently, the book proposes a scientific-practical approach to social adaptation to Industry 4.0 through higher education. The novelty of this approach lies in the fact that, instead of passively waiting, workers engage in flexible adaptation to evolving labor market conditions, while universities demonstrate increased flexibility in managing and modernizing educational programs. The book presents a comprehensive set of prospective solutions to bridge the gap between higher education and the labor market, leveraging the unique technological possibilities of Industry 4.0. This book explains the essence and technological opportunities for overcoming the gap between higher education and the labor market in the context of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. It also delves into and extensively discusses international experiences (including the Kyrgyz Republic, the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), Peru, the Republic of South Africa, Arabian Peninsula Countries, and Russia) and prospects for overcoming the gap between higher education and labor market in the conditions of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, with particular attention to Central Asian countries.
Wandel der Graffiti-Szene in Deutschland: Eine lebensweltanalytische Ethnographie (Erlebniswelten)
by Laura Maria LintzenWie konnte sich die Graffiti-Szene in Deutschland von einem kleinen, vorwiegend rechtswidrig und improvisierend agierenden Netzwerk zu einer der ältesten und stabilsten Szenen des Landes entwickeln? Die Untersuchung beleuchtet diese Entwicklung und zeichnet den Werdegang der Szene ab den 1980er Jahren über drei Generationen hinweg nach. Thematisiert werden insbesondere Veränderungen von szenetypischen und teilhaberelevanten Handlungen, der Wandel der Szene auf strukturaler Ebene sowie sich transformierende Bedingungen für den Szene-Einstieg. Abseits gesellschaftlicher Dramatisierungen, Missverständnisse und Mythen werden relevante Aspekte der Lebenswelt Graffiti-Szene aus Binnenperspektive typologisiert, darunter szenetypische Graffiti-Ästhetiken, Writer-Typen und Spot-Formen. Die Arbeit zielt darauf ab, sowohl einen Beitrag zum vertieften Verständnis der Entwicklungsdynamik posttraditionaler Vergemeinschaftungen zu leisten als auch bestehende Vorurteile abzubauen.
The Ethics of Research with Human Subjects: Protecting People, Advancing Science, Promoting Trust (The International Library of Bioethics #111)
by David B. ResnikIn The Ethics of Research with Human Subjects, David B. Resnik, PhD/JD, develops and defends an approach to thinking about ethical and policy dilemmas in research with human subjects based on the notion of trust. The book explains why trust is important not only between investigators and research subjects but also between and among other stakeholders involved in the research enterprise, including research staff, sponsors, institutions, communities, oversight committees, government agencies, and the public. Dr. Resnik argues that trust should be viewed as a distinct ethical principle for research with human subjects that complements other principles, such as respect for human dignity, beneficence, non-maleficence, and justice. The book applies the principle of trust to numerous issues, including informed consent, confidentiality/privacy, risk minimization, risk/benefit assessment, payments for participation, protection of vulnerable subjects, experimental design, research integrity, and research oversight. The book also includes discussions of the history of research involving human subjects, moral theories and principles, contemporary cases, and proposed regulatory reforms. This second edition of The Ethics of Research with Human Subjects expands upon and clarifies arguments and ideas discussed in the first edition and includes new material on emerging issues in human research ethics, including community-based research, citizen science research, challenge studies (including COVID-19 experiments), public health research, genomics research, social and behavioral research, xenotransplantation experiments, alternative study designs, and research with people with compromised decisional capacity, employees, and students. The book is of interest to undergraduate and graduate students who are studying ethical and policy issues related to research with human subjects, as well as scientists and scholars who are interested learning more about the issues and thinking about what it means to promote integrity and trust in research with human subjects.
Experiential Learning in Geography: The World as Our Classroom
by Jonathan E. WessellThis book provides insight into the importance and impacts that experiential learning has in geographic education. Like the first book on experiential learning in geography, this volume uses the same three areas, experience, evaluation and encounters, as a guide, but broadens the examination by looking at many different types of experiential learning. There are inherent differences in planning such experiences both domestically and internationally that become evident throughout the text. The book stresses the importance of reflection by the student in the learning process and can be used as a guide to planning. As such, this book is an essential read for students and faculty studying geography education.
Detection of Plant Viruses: Advanced Techniques (Springer Protocols Handbooks)
by Aflaq Hamid Gowhar Ali Asif Shikari Shabir Hussain Wani Sahar Saleem Sumiah WaniThis volume provides researchers and students with an introduction to the identification and transmission of plant viruses as well as providing them with practical methodologies that demonstrate the detection of plant viruses through immunological and molecular methods. Authoritative and cutting-edge, Detection of Plant Viruses: Advanced Techniques aims to ensure successful results in the further study of this vital field.
Critical Infrastructure Protection XVIII: 18th IFIP WG 11.10 International Conference, ICCIP 2024, Arlington, VA, USA, March 18–19, 2024, Proceedings (IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology #725)
by Jason Staggs Sujeet ShenoiThe cyber infrastructure – comprising computers, embedded devices, networks and software systems – is vital to operations in every sector: chemicals, commercial facilities, communications, critical manufacturing, dams, defense industrial base, emergency services, energy, financial services, food and agriculture, government facilities, healthcare and public health, information technology, nuclear reactors, materials and waste, transportation systems, and water and wastewater systems. Global business and industry, governments, indeed society itself, cannot function if major components of the critical infrastructure are degraded, disabled or destroyed.Critical Infrastructure Protection XVIII describes original research results and innovative applications in the interdisciplinary field of critical infrastructure protection. Also, it highlights the importance of weaving together science, technology and policy to craft sophisticated, yet practical, solutions that will help secure information, computer and network assets in the various critical infrastructure sectors. Areas of coverage include: Infrastructure Security Advanced Manufacturing Security Industrial Control System Security Infrastructure Modeling This book is the eighteenth volume in the annual series produced by the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) Working Group 11.10 on Critical Infrastructure Protection, an international community of scientists, engineers, practitioners and policy makers dedicated to advancing research, development and implementation efforts focused on infrastructure protection. The book contains a selection of nine edited papers from the Eighteenth Annual IFIP WG 11.10 International Conference on Critical Infrastructure Protection, which was held at SRI International, Arlington, Virginia, USA in the spring of 2024. Critical Infrastructure Protection XVIII is an important resource for researchers, faculty members and graduate students, as well as for policy makers, practitioners and other individuals with interests in homeland security.
Entscheidungen meistern: Eine Einführung in praxistaugliche Entscheidungsmethoden (essentials)
by Falko WilmsDas Leben verlangt jedem Menschen viele Entscheidungen ab. Eine begründete Entscheidungsfähigkeit ist wohl die wichtigste Schlüsselkompetenz für einen gelingenden Alltag in Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft. Das Buch bietet einen umfassenden Überblick über Prinzipien und Methoden des Entscheidens, der sowohl theoretisch fundiert als auch praktisch anwendbar ist. Bewusstes individuelles und kollektives Entscheiden erfordert keine mathematischen Höhenflüge. Selbst für Entscheidungen, die mehrere (gewichtete) Merkmale gleichzeitig berücksichtigen und von mehreren Personen getroffen werden müssen, sind lediglich mathematische Grundkenntnisse und das Setzen von Prioritäten erforderlich. Immer wieder zeigt sich: Entscheidungen werden eher ausgehandelt als ausgerechnet. Falko Wilms vermittelt die Anwendung der notwendigen theoretischen Grundlagen anschaulich und leicht verständlich. Konkrete Anwendungsbeispiele aus der Praxis machen das Buch zu einem hilfreichen Ratgeber für alle, die bewusst nachvollziehbare und damit gut begründbare Entscheidungen zu treffen haben oder dies erlernen wollen. Das Buch richtet sich an Führungskräfte sowie Studierende.
Computer-Aided and Machine Learning-Driven Drug Design: From Theory to Applications (Computer-Aided Drug Discovery and Design #3)
by Vinícius Gonçalves MaltarolloThe computer-aided drug design research field comprises several different knowledge areas, and often, researchers are only familiar or experienced with a small fraction of them. Indeed, pharmaceutical industries and large academic groups rely on a broad range of professionals, including chemists, biologists, pharmacists, and computer scientists. In this sense, it is difficult to be an expert in every single CADD approach. Furthermore, there are well-established methods that are constantly revisited, and novel approaches are introduced, such as machine-learning based scoring functions for molecular docking. This book provides an organized update of the most commonly employed CADD techniques, as well as successful examples of actual applications to develop bioactive compounds/drug candidates. Also includes is a section of case studies that cover certain pharmacological/target classes, focusing on the applications of the previously described methods. This part will especially appeal to professionals who are not as interested in the theoretical aspects of CADD. This is an ideal book for students, researchers, and industry professionals in the fields of pharmacy, chemistry, biology, bioinformatics, computer sciences, and medicine who are seeking a go-to reference on drug design and medicinal chemistry.
Intelligent Systems and Sustainable Computing: Proceedings of ICISSC 2023 (Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies #417)
by V. Sivakumar Reddy V. Kamakshi Prasad Jiacun Wang Naga Mallikarjuna Rao DasariThis book is a collection of best-selected research papers presented at Third International Conference on Intelligent Systems and Sustainable Computing (ICISSC 2023), held in School of Engineering, Malla Reddy University, Hyderabad, India, during December 22–23, 2023. The book covers recent research in intelligent systems, intelligent business systems, soft computing, swarm intelligence, artificial intelligence and neural networks, data mining and data warehousing, cloud computing, distributed computing, big data analytics, Internet of Things (IoT), machine learning, speech processing, sustainable high-performance systems, VLSI and embedded systems, image and video processing, and signal processing and communication. Chapters 7 and 32 in this book is available open access under a CC BY 4.0 license at link.springer.com.
Inclusive Language Teaching to Highly Able Students: Research, Strategies and Practical Activities (Springer Texts in Education)
by Alberta NovelloThis book focuses on the characteristics of language acquisition observed in highly able students and links them to the most effective language activities to be used. The aim of the book is to provide an efficient tool for language teachers to successfully include gifted students in the language classroom and avoid underachievement, which they are frequently exposed to. The book provides a description of the concept of giftedness through examples and studies based on the latest neurological findings. It presents practical lesson plans for teaching languages to gifted students, which have been tested in different language classrooms. The different cultural and geographical settings in which the lessons have been tested (i.e. in Albania, Italy, Ireland, Malta, Finland, and the USA) provide an international value to the collected data. The book is not only useful to language teachers of highly able students but also for all teachers, as it provides a clear description of the key aspects in inclusive language teaching and learning.
Debates in Doctoral Education: Challenges and Opportunities
by Fiona HallettDebates in Doctoral Education offers a comprehensive examination of contemporary doctoral programmes, exploring the challenges and opportunities that shape them.Split into three key sections, the book addresses fundamental debates, covering topics such as the massification of doctoral programmes, inclusivity, ethical considerations, postgraduate researcher development and the complexities of doctoral supervision. These comprehensive discussions lay the groundwork for thinking about the character of doctoral education and its broader implications. The book then shifts its focus to the challenges of supervising doctoral candidates. It examines the delicate balance that both supervisors and students must maintain throughout the doctoral journey, including considerations of preparedness, motivation, peer interactions and the academic environment. It also explores the specific challenges of professional practice doctorates and the examination of PhD theses.Designed to inspire academics to navigate the ever-evolving world of doctoral education and explore the broader implications of doctoral study, this book will provide a valuable resource for anyone involved in or interested in doctoral education, highlighting the intricacies and dynamics of this critical aspect of higher education.