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The author addresses the major areas of tension existing between headquarters and field offices, which will be familiar to those working for NGOs, including flexibility and consistency in administrative practice, diversity and similarity of NGO staff, and field-orientated and organizationally-oriented attitudes of those staff.

Hydrodynamics and Transport for Water Quality Modeling presents a complete overview of current methods used to describe or predict transport in aquatic systems, with special emphasis on water quality modeling. Each chapter examines a variety of modeling approaches, from simple to complex and its unique text/reference offers a wealth of information previously unavailable from a single source. The book begins with an overview of basic principles...

Traditional accident prevention strategies focus almost exclusively on the actions of front-line aviation personnel. This text argues for a broadened approach, which considers the influence of all organizations involved in aviation operations, in addition to individual human performance.

Presents the key issues and challenges involved in facilitating children and young people's participation. Essential reading for professionals, agencies and institutions working with and for children, and in development, as well as professionals involved in participatory approaches.

Originally published in 1990. A handbook covering key management issues and an integrated approach to managing modern information. A guide for information professionals through the maze of common problems. Topics covered include IT and human resource planning, leadership, conflict and change management.

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The papers in this collection consider, among other entitlements, the rights to food, adequate housing, safe employment, protection from sexual assault and popular involvement in political processes which shape the lives of the poorest communities.

An injury to the brain can affect every aspect of a person's daily life. Healthcare and legal experts from Canada and the United States guide you through the process of rehabilitation and help you learn how to live with brain injury.

The authors show that it is possible to measure and compare the costs and benefits of small enterprise development programmes, and that donors, NGOs, tax-payers and small business people themselves should demand that those who are responsible for such programmes must demonstrate that they are providing value for money.

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This book describes, relates and integrates findings from a study of the Washington DC metropolitan area that looked at the nature and extent of drug use in a single urban setting. The research strategy involved focusing particularly on groups which have been traditionally underrepresented in household populations. The book serves as a methodological primer on how to undertake a study such as this. It places these findings in the larger contex...

In this ground-breaking book, D. Michael Quinn masterfully reconstructs an earlier age, finding ample evidence for folk magic in nineteenth-century New England, as he does in Mormon founder Joseph Smith's upbringing. Quinn discovers that Smith's world was inhabited by supernatural creatures whose existence could be both symbolic and real. He explains that the Smith family's treasure digging was not unusual for the times and is vital to underst...

A rhythmic poem by 19th-century poet Ann Taylor makes a delightful board book perfect for baby and parent to share. Full color.

This self-help book is written for the individual who wants to actively seek a position in school administration. The author provides workbook exercises, activities, and information sections to help the reader chart a course of action tailor- made to acquire the school administration position they seek.

Due to many issues related to long-term carbon dynamics, an improved understanding of the biology of C4 photosynthesis is required by more than the traditional audience of crop scientists, plant physiologists, and plant ecologists. This work synthesizes the latest developments in C4 biochemistry, physiology, systematics, and ecology. The book concludes with chapters discussing the role of C4 plants in the future development of the biosphere, p...

Examines the implications of common market integration, privatized resource management, and small business development policies for fishery-dependent communities in terms of long-term sustainability and participatory democracy.

This book re-examines management theory `after Globalization'. Combining key names and studies from across the world, it explores the local realities that resist universal theories and that permeate the daily lives of practising managers. The book provides a comprehensive and critical reflection on the widely documented phenomenon of globalization in business. It assesses the implications of the diversity of individual economies and enterpris...

Inspired by Chinese medicine's central concept--that the most profound medicine is produced within us--"The Healer Within" offers simple, effective methods for releasing our natural powers for healing, endurance, vitality, and longevity.

Der Titel behandelt u.a.:Grundlagen der EntwicklungspsychologieSoziale Kommunikation und InteraktionTheorien der sozialen KommunikationSoziale EinstellungenPersönlichkeitspsychologieSoziale ArbeitHandlungsformen sozialer ArbeitPsychische StörungenDie Prüfungsarbeit in Pädagogik/PsychologieEin Lehrerhandbuch ist separat erhältlich (Bestell-Nr. 05128, 1. Auflage).

Drawing on the insights of a distinguished group of international scholars from a variety of disciplines, Soundbite Culture combines theory with case analysis to describe and account for the environment within which discourse has declined, and what has replaced it and why. The authors explore the implications of their premise by investigating various media, their methods, and their social, cultural and political implications. Topics include ta...