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Study Guide for Health & Nursing to Accompany Salkind & Frey's Statistics for People Who (Think They) Hate Statistics - Michele M. Wood - Bog - SAGE

Study Guide for Health & Nursing to Accompany Salkind & Frey's Statistics for People Who (Think They) Hate Statistics - Michele M. Wood - Bog - SAGE

This Study Guide for introductory statistics courses in health and nursing departments is designed to accompany Salkind and Frey’s Statistics for People Who (Think They) Hate Statistics, Seventh Edition . Extra exercises; activities; and true/false, multiple choice, and essay questions (with answers to all questions) feature health-specific content to help further student mastery of text concepts. Also included on the open-access study site at edge.sagepub.com/salkindfrey7e are SPSS datafiles containing survey data from health students, which are used for the exercises in the Study Guide. Data were generated for instruction purposes, and topics cover a range of health-related questions that are pertinent to health students, including the number of hours spent exercising per week, smoking status, number of hours slept per week, number of alcoholic beverages consumed per week, and sources of worry. The database includes 22 variables.

DKK 415.00
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Issues for Debate in Human Rights - Cq Researcher - Bog - SAGE Publications Inc - Plusbog.dk

Issues for Debate in Human Rights - Cq Researcher - Bog - SAGE Publications Inc - Plusbog.dk

Do international treaties improve women’s rights? Is China’s human rights record improving?Was Obama right to have the U.S. join the U.N. Human Rights Council? Issues for Debate in Human Rights, drawn from recent reports from CQ Press’s CQ Researcher, takes up these and other compelling questions. Each selection explores who the key players are and what’s at stake, skillfully covering the range of opinion surrounding an issue and preparing students to engage in the debate. Features include a pro/con box, chronology, annotated bibliography, web resources, photos, charts, graphs, and maps.

DKK 565.00
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Global Environmental Issues - Cq Researcher - Bog - SAGE Publications Inc - Plusbog.dk

Global Environmental Issues - Cq Researcher - Bog - SAGE Publications Inc - Plusbog.dk

Do carbon offsets slow climate change? Will the growing competition for energy trigger new international conflicts? Should water be privatized? Will global warming increase species losses? Can individual action significantly reduce global climate change ? Global Environmental Issues, drawn from recent reports from CQ Press’s award-winning CQ Researcher, takes up these and other compelling questions. Each selection explores who the key players are and what’s at stake, skillfully covering the range of perspectives and scholarship surrounding an issue and preparing students to engage in the debate. Features include a pro/con box, chronology, annotated bibliography, web resources, photos, charts, graphs, and maps.

DKK 769.00
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Debating Reform - - Bog - SAGE Publications Inc - Plusbog.dk

Debating Reform - - Bog - SAGE Publications Inc - Plusbog.dk

Getting students away from spouting opinions about highly-charged partisan issues, Debating Reform, Fourth Edition looks at key questions about reforming political institutions, with contributed pieces written by top scholars specifically for the volume. Each pro or con essay considers a concrete proposal for reforming the political system. By focusing on institutions, rather than liberal or conservative public policies, students tend to leave behind ideology and grapple with claims and evidence to draw their own conclusions and build their own arguments. Students will explore how institutions work in their American government text, but this reader helps them to understand how they can be made to work better.

DKK 841.00
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Technology, Curriculum, and Professional Development - - Bog - SAGE Publications Inc - Plusbog.dk

Technology, Curriculum, and Professional Development - - Bog - SAGE Publications Inc - Plusbog.dk

Edited by John Woodward, a nationally acclaimed special educational technologies researcher, and Larry Cuban, a premier technology educator in the U.S., this book provides critical examination of current research into technology usage for students with disabilities. The contributing authors establish the history of special education technologies and the new requirements per IDEA ′97, then discuss the success and obstacles for special education technology implementation. Research was funded by the Office of Special Education Programs, U.S. Department of Education. This book highlights: - Innovative uses of technology - Consideration of pedagogical, curricular, and classroom organizational approaches - Making technology implementation meaningful and enduring - Design considerations for researchers and developers

DKK 382.00
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The Language of Organization - - Bog - SAGE Publications Inc - Plusbog.dk

The Language of Organization - - Bog - SAGE Publications Inc - Plusbog.dk

The importance of communication for organizations has been an ongoing concern since management was first theorized. Yet language has tended to be viewed as simply a medium of communication - without language per se being theoretically problematized. This book enables a more critical exploration of the major theoretical positions on language and organization, explaining why language warrants a more central and considered place in organization studies. Language and Organization explains how various perspectives on the relationship between language and organization can be represented and explored. Concerned with issues such as power, knowledge and organizational discourse, this book will provide essential new links for a proper conceptualisation and understanding of organizations.

DKK 656.00
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Technology, Curriculum, and Professional Development - - Bog - SAGE Publications Inc - Plusbog.dk

Technology, Curriculum, and Professional Development - - Bog - SAGE Publications Inc - Plusbog.dk

Edited by John Woodward, a nationally acclaimed special educational technologies researcher, and Larry Cuban, a premier technology educator in the U.S., this book provides critical examination of current research into technology usage for students with disabilities. The contributing authors establish the history of special education technologies and the new requirements per IDEA ′97, then discuss the success and obstacles for special education technology implementation. Research was funded by the Office of Special Education Programs, U.S. Department of Education. This book highlights: - Innovative uses of technology - Consideration of pedagogical, curricular, and classroom organizational approaches - Making technology implementation meaningful and enduring - Design considerations for researchers and developers

DKK 675.00
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Applied Human Resource Management - Kenneth M. York - Bog - SAGE Publications Inc - Plusbog.dk

Applied Human Resource Management - Kenneth M. York - Bog - SAGE Publications Inc - Plusbog.dk

Applied Human Resource Management: Strategic Issues and Experiential Exercises gives business students in-depth, hands-on experiential learning applications to help them develop the skills they will need as human resource professionals who deal with people in diverse settings and situations. Providing maximum teaching flexibility, each chapter presents ten different issues that organizations must resolve to manage their human resources effectively. These chapters also offer four distinct types of interactive learning experiences: Strategic Issues in HRM Exercises, Applications, Experiential Exercises, and Creative Exercises. Key Features - Offers four Strategic Issues in HRM exercises in each chapter that can be used for class discussions, assigned as homework problems, used as topics for group presentations, or incorporated into tests as essay questions - Includes two Applications per chapter, brief projects that require students to apply a human resource management concept to a realistic situation, which are ideal for use as homework assignments, instructor illustrations/demonstrations, or in-class projects - Provides two Experiential Exercises in each chapter to provide students with hands-on learning experiences within a realistic context - Includes two open-ended Creative Exercises per chapter that ask students or teams to develop unique solutions to realistic problems using what they have learned - Provides a list of each chapter′s exercises grouped according to The Human Resource Certification Institute′s Body of Knowledge in Human Resources Management categories to help instructors plan the exercises they want to use according to the HRM Body of Knowledge Intended Audience This book is an ideal core or supplemental text for graduate-level courses in Human Resource Management, Advanced Human Resource Management, and Personnel Management in departments of business, management, public administration, education, and psychology.

DKK 1029.00
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Health Care Issues - Cq Researcher - Bog - SAGE Publications Inc - Plusbog.dk

Health Care Issues - Cq Researcher - Bog - SAGE Publications Inc - Plusbog.dk

Is the new health care reform law a good idea? Should marijuana be legalized and taxed? Should government agencies do more to combat superbugs? Should fertility medicine be regulated more vigorously? Health Care Issues , a new addition to CQ Press’s proven series of readers based on selections from CQ Researcher, takes up these and other compelling questions. With up-to-date coverage of twelve pivotal health care debates, each selection shows students how policy is made and implemented and incorporates voices from key players in the health care arena. CQ Researcher articles are extensively researched and include current analysis as well as substantial background information. The perfect fit for a health policy or health administration course, this collection lays the groundwork for lively classroom discussion. Students will also enjoy each issue’s pro/con box, chronology, bibliography, photos, charts, graphs, and maps.

DKK 618.00
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Working Across Cultures - Martin J. Gannon - Bog - SAGE Publications Inc - Plusbog.dk

Working Across Cultures - Martin J. Gannon - Bog - SAGE Publications Inc - Plusbog.dk

You can help students and trainees gain a better understanding of the complexity of culture! The 71 exercises in this book can help you provide students and trainees with the practical experience and knowledge needed to succeed in real-world situations. Drawing from over 15 years of cross-cultural training experience, the author has assembled a diverse number of engaging exercises that can be quickly implemented with minimal effort. Self-administered questionnaires, case studies, culture-focused interviews, and pro and con debates are just a few of the wide range of activities you can use to enrich the classroom. Applications and exercises focus on key issues: - - Cross-cultural differences - - Cross-cultural dimensions such as individualism and collectivism, time and space, and power distance - - Emotional expressiveness - - Interaction of language and society - - Cross-cultural negotiating All exercises have been extensively class-tested in the United States and in non-American universities in Europe and Asia.

DKK 844.00
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Childhood and Adolescence in Society - Cq Researcher - Bog - SAGE Publications Inc - Plusbog.dk

Childhood and Adolescence in Society - Cq Researcher - Bog - SAGE Publications Inc - Plusbog.dk

About CQ Researcher Readers In the tradition of nonpartisan and current analysis that is the hallmark of CQ Press, CQ Researcher readers investigate important and controversial policy issues. Childhood and Adolescence in Society aims to promote in-depth discussion, facilitate further research, and help readers formulate their own positions on crucial issues in the field, such as child soldiers, teen pregnancy, and violence and bullying. Offer your students the balanced reporting, complete overviews, and engaging writing that CQ Researcher has consistently provided for more than 80 years. Each article gives substantial background and analysis of a particular issue as well as useful pedagogical features to inspire critical thinking and to help students grasp and review key material. Key Features - Pro/con boxes that examine two competing sides of a single question - Detailed chronologies of key dates and events - Annotated bibliographies and web resources - Outlook sections that address possible regulation and initiatives from Capitol Hill and the White House over the next 5 to 10 years - Photos, charts, graphs, and maps

DKK 618.00
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Global Issues 2021 Edition - - Bog - SAGE Publications Inc - Plusbog.dk

Global Issues 2021 Edition - - Bog - SAGE Publications Inc - Plusbog.dk

Written by award-winning CQ Researcher journalists, this collection of non-partisan reports offers an in-depth examination of today’s most pressing global issues. With reports ranging from preparation for global pandemics, protest movements around the world, and environmental degradation, the 2021 Edition of Global Issues promotes in-depth discussion, facilitates further research, and helps readers formulate their own positions on crucial global issues. And because it’s CQ Researcher , the reports are expertly researched and written, presenting readers with all sides of an issue. Key Features - - Chapters follow a consistent organization , beginning with a summary of the issue, then exploring a number of key questions around the issue, next offering background to put the issue into current context, and concluding with a look ahead. - - A pro/con debate box in every chapter offers readers the opportunity to critically analyze and discuss the issues by exploring a debate between two experts in the field. - - All issues include a chronology, a bibliography, photos, charts, and figures to offer readers a more complete picture of the issue at hand. -

DKK 641.00
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Issues in News and Reporting - Cq Researcher - Bog - SAGE Publications Inc - Plusbog.dk

Issues in News and Reporting - Cq Researcher - Bog - SAGE Publications Inc - Plusbog.dk

Can News Outlets Regain the Public’s Confidence? Can Governments Control the Press in the Internet Age? Should Americans Have a Right "To Be Forgotten"? Written by award-winning CQ Researcher journalists, this collection of non-partisan reports focuses on 12 hot-button issues facing journalists and news organizations. With reports ranging from perceptions of media bias and threats to free speech, Issues in News and Reporting promotes in-depth discussion, facilitates further research, and helps readers formulate their own positions on crucial issues. And because it’s CQ Researcher , the reports are expertly researched and written, presenting readers with all sides of an issue. Key Features: - - Chapters follow a consistent organization , beginning with a summary of the issue, then exploring a number of key questions around the issue, next offering background to put the issue into current context, and concluding with a look ahead. - - A pro/con debate box in every chapter offer readers the opportunity to critically analyze and discuss the issues by exploring a debate between two experts in the field. - - All issues include a chronology, a bibliography, photos, charts, and figures to offer readers a more complete picture of the issue at hand. -

DKK 600.00
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Issues for Debate in Family Violence - - Bog - SAGE Publications Inc - Plusbog.dk

Issues for Debate in Family Violence - - Bog - SAGE Publications Inc - Plusbog.dk

This book covers timely issues such as women′s rights, domestic violence, sex offenders, prostitution, and cyber bullying. Each article is engaging and reader-friendly, and the chapter-opening human interest stories will spark the interest of students. Issues for Debate in Family Violence is an ideal supplementary textbook for upper-division undergraduate and graduate courses on family and child violence. About CQ Researcher Readers In the tradition of nonpartisanship and current analysis that is the hallmark of CQ Press, CQ Researcher readers investigate important and controversial policy issues. Offer your students the balanced reporting, complete overviews, and engaging writing that CQ Researcher has consistently provided for more than 80 years. Each article gives substantial background and analysis of a particular issue as well as useful pedagogical features to inspire critical thinking and to help students grasp and review key material: - A pro/con box that examines two competing sides of a single question - A detailed chronology of key dates and events - An annotated bibliography and Web resources - An outlook section that addresses possible regulation and initiatives from Capitol Hill and the White House over the next 5 to 10 years - Photos, charts, graphs, and maps

DKK 844.00
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102 Reading Response Lessons - Kristin Noelle Wolfgang - Bog - SAGE Publications Inc - Plusbog.dk

102 Reading Response Lessons - Kristin Noelle Wolfgang - Bog - SAGE Publications Inc - Plusbog.dk

Empower your students to skillfully analyze and respond in writing to any comprehension question! Helping students comprehend what they read is a challenging goal, but even more daunting is teaching students to answer comprehension questions in writing. Based on the author′s interactions with her students, this innovative text presents a five-step method that has proven not only to help students improve their literacy skills for standardized tests but also, and more important, to help them respond to what they read in your classroom and beyond. This resource presents a process that requires only two 30-minute sessions per week and can be used across content areas and grade levels. Using the built-in scaffolding, students quickly learn how to dismantle even the most challenging comprehension questions and respond to them in clear, sophisticated paragraphs. Numerous rubrics are included, empowering students to: - - - Analyze and respond effectively in writing to comprehension questions - - Develop and enhance critical vocabulary skills - - Learn to assess their own work - Recognize what constitutes powerful writing Enhance your students′ ability and confidence to skillfully analyze and respond in writing to any comprehension question!

DKK 382.00
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7 Mindshifts for School Leaders - Joseph M. Jones - Bog - SAGE Publications Inc - Plusbog.dk

7 Mindshifts for School Leaders - Joseph M. Jones - Bog - SAGE Publications Inc - Plusbog.dk

With the right approach, no problem is unsolvable. How do you approach and solve problems in education that have been around so long that they just feel…normal? Perpetual issues—numeracy, reading ability, equity, grading, and teacher retention—are often continually managed, but not solved like the crises they are for future sustainability. This innovative guide introduces seven mindshifts that will help you engage with your community, access diverse resources, embrace radical new ideas, create equity, and chart a course of school improvement to solve those "unsolvable issues" so that your students and teachers learn and grow. Features include - - Seven adaptable models—one per mindshift—for finding your own solutions to perennial problems - - Stories highlighting the successful implementation of each mindshift - - Discussions to help you match mindshifts to particular problems - - Technical tips and reflection questions - Persistent problems in education can only be solved if we approach them as the crises that they are. This book gives you the tools you need to become a new kind of school leader—one empowered to not just deal with the outcomes of perennial complex issues, but extinguish them altogether so that your students can thrive.

DKK 275.00
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102 Reading Response Lessons - Kristin Noelle Wolfgang - Bog - SAGE Publications Inc - Plusbog.dk

102 Reading Response Lessons - Kristin Noelle Wolfgang - Bog - SAGE Publications Inc - Plusbog.dk

Empower your students to skillfully analyze and respond in writing to any comprehension question! Helping students comprehend what they read is a challenging goal, but even more daunting is teaching students to answer comprehension questions in writing. Based on the author′s interactions with her students, this innovative text presents a five-step method that has proven not only to help students improve their literacy skills for standardized tests but also, and more important, to help them respond to what they read in your classroom and beyond. This resource presents a process that requires only two 30-minute sessions per week and can be used across content areas and grade levels. Using the built-in scaffolding, students quickly learn how to dismantle even the most challenging comprehension questions and respond to them in clear, sophisticated paragraphs. Numerous rubrics are included, empowering students to: - - - Analyze and respond effectively in writing to comprehension questions - - Develop and enhance critical vocabulary skills - - Learn to assess their own work - Recognize what constitutes powerful writing Enhance your students′ ability and confidence to skillfully analyze and respond in writing to any comprehension question!

DKK 693.00
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Issues in K-12 Education - Cq Researcher - Bog - SAGE Publications Inc - Plusbog.dk

Issues in K-12 Education - Cq Researcher - Bog - SAGE Publications Inc - Plusbog.dk

Issues in K-12 Education is now available through CourseSmart . - Are Students Being Prepared for the Technological Age? - Can AP and IB Programs Raise U.S. High-School Achievement? - Do Teachers Assign Too Much Homework? These are just a few of the provocative questions posed in Issues in K-12 Education . This engaging reader allows students to see an issue from all sides and to think critically about topics that matter to them. Classroom discussion will never be dull again! About CQ Researcher Readers In the tradition of nonpartisanship and current analysis that is the hallmark of CQ Press, CQ Researcher readers investigate important and controversial policy issues. Offer your students the balanced reporting, complete overviews, and engaging writing that CQ Researcher has consistently provided for more than 80 years. Each article gives substantial background and analysis of a particular issue as well as useful pedagogical features to inspire critical thinking and to help students grasp and review key material: - A pro/con box that examines two competing sides of a single question - A detailed chronology of key dates and events - An annotated bibliography that includes Web resources - An outlook section that addresses possible regulation and initiatives from Capitol Hill and the White House over the next 5 to 10 years - Photos, charts, graphs, and maps

DKK 959.00
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Global Issues - Cq Researcher - Bog - SAGE Publications Inc - Plusbog.dk

Global Issues - Cq Researcher - Bog - SAGE Publications Inc - Plusbog.dk

This lively collection of 12 contemporary articles covers core debates within the broad topic globalization and inspires students to think critically and analytically about issues that impact their lives. This reader is distinguished by its particular focus on up-to-date policy concerns and legal implications of the topics discussed. Unlike more traditional readers, Global Issues exposes students to a journalistic approach to controversial sociological topics, inviting them to consider and debate the real-world relevance of course concepts. About CQ Researcher Readers In the tradition of nonpartisanship and current analysis that is the hallmark of Congressional Quarterly, CQ Researcher titles investigate important and controversial policy issues. Offer your students the balanced reporting, complete overviews and engaging writing that CQ Researcher has consistently provided for more than 80 years. Each article gives substantial background as well as current analysis of the issue as well as useful pedagogical features to inspire critical thinking and to help students grasp and review key material: - A Pro/Con box that examines two competing sides of a single question - A detailed chronology of key dates and events - An annotated bibliography and Web resources - Outlook sections that address possible regulation and initiatives from Capitol Hill and the White House over the next 5 to 10 years - Photos, charts, graphs, and maps

DKK 844.00
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Juvenile Crime and Justice - - Bog - SAGE Publications Inc - Plusbog.dk

Juvenile Crime and Justice - - Bog - SAGE Publications Inc - Plusbog.dk

The authors of the 20 chapters in Juvenile Crime and Justice address various hotly debated topics along three loosely connected themes: prevention, prosecution, and corrections. Each author presents arguments both in favor of and opposed to various treatments, programs, and punishments, examining issues such as youth curfews, juveniles in adult courts, legal representation for juveniles, juvenile boot camps, group homes, out-of-home placement, and more. The chapters included cover the leading arguments pertaining to key topics in this field and point out where more research needs to be done–which, at present, includes many of the most controversial issues in juvenile justice policy. The Series The five brief, issues-based books in SAGE Reference′s Key Issues in Crime & Punishment Series offer examinations of controversial programs, practices, problems or issues from varied perspectives. Volumes correspond to the five central subfields in the Criminal Justice curriculum: Crime & Criminal Behavior, Policing, The Courts, Corrections, and Juvenile Justice. Each volume consists of approximately 20 chapters offering succinct pro/con examinations, and Recommended Readings conclude each chapter, highlighting different approaches to or perspectives on the issue at hand. As a set, these volumes provide perfect reference support for students writing position papers in undergraduate courses spanning the Criminal Justice curriculum. Each title is approximately 350 pages in length.

DKK 854.00
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Perspectives in Social Research Methods and Analysis - - Bog - SAGE Publications Inc - Plusbog.dk

Perspectives in Social Research Methods and Analysis - - Bog - SAGE Publications Inc - Plusbog.dk

Offering accessible examples showcasing how sociologists conduct research Comprising 22 reading from both academic journals and books, this text presents the best examples of research methodology in contemporary and classic sociology. The editors organized the readings according to the logic of a research project. Beginning with the research question, to design, data collection and analysis, to application in the world. Each section contains an introduction, serving as a mini-textbook that guides students through the steps of their own research. Discussion questions after each section further compel students to think about the lessons they have learned. Key Features - Real research selections show research in action that underscores the relevance for students - Completely intact articles emphasize how the research is part of the whole sociological enterprise - By focusing on sociology, the works strengthen the role of the methods course in the major This book is intended as either a core book or a secondary text, primarily for use in research methods courses in sociology. The accompanying student study site includes: - Additional in-depth discussion questions per chapter - A section of additional questions for further review - Additional Web links as helpful resources - Journal articles related to the readings in the book - An "In the News" section that has a "real world" link to topics in the book

DKK 877.00
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Issues in Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Class - Cq Researcher - Bog - SAGE Publications Inc - Plusbog.dk

Issues in Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Class - Cq Researcher - Bog - SAGE Publications Inc - Plusbog.dk

Issues in Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Class is now available through CourseSmart . Request an online exam copy today. - The Obama Presidency: Can Barack Obama deliver the change he promises? - Middle-Class Squeeze: Is more government aid needed? - Gay Marriage Showdowns: Will voters bar marriage for same-sex couples? These are just a few of the provocative questions contested in Issues in Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Class. This engaging reader allows students to see an issue from all sides and to think critically about topics that matter to them. Classroom discussion will never be dull again! About CQ Researcher Readers In the tradition of nonpartisanship and current analysis that is the hallmark of Congressional Quarterly, CQ Researcher titles investigate important and controversial policy issues. Offer your students the balanced reporting, complete overviews and engaging writing that CQ Researcher has consistently provided for more than 80 years. Each article gives substantial background as well as current analysis of the issue as well as useful pedagogical features to inspire critical thinking and to help students grasp and review key material: - A Pro/Con box that examines two competing sides of a single question - A detailed chronology of key dates and events - An annotated bibliography and Web resources - Outlook sections that address possible regulation and initiatives from Capitol Hill and the White House over the next 5 to 10 years - Photos, charts, graphs, and maps

DKK 618.00
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Issues in Peace and Conflict Studies - - Bog - SAGE Publications Inc - Plusbog.dk

Issues in Peace and Conflict Studies - - Bog - SAGE Publications Inc - Plusbog.dk

Do nation-states have a "Responsibility to Protect"? Can countries heal after atrocities? Who should clean up after conflicts end? These questions—and many more—are at the heart of peace and conflict studies. This collection aims to promote in-depth discussion, facilitate further research and help readers formulate their own positions on crucial issues. It is intended to be a supplement for courses in peace and conflict studies that are offered in departments of psychology, sociology, anthropology, political science, and across all social science disciplines. About CQ Researcher Readers In the tradition of nonpartisanship and current analysis that is the hallmark of CQ Press, CQ Researcher readers investigate important and controversial policy issues. Offer your students the balanced reporting, complete overviews, and engaging writing that CQ Researcher has consistently provided for more than 80 years. Each article gives substantial background and analysis of a particular issue as well as useful pedagogical features to inspire critical thinking and to help students grasp and review key material: - A pro/con box that examines two competing sides of a single question - A detailed chronology of key dates and events - An annotated bibliography that includes Web resources - An outlook section that addresses possible regulation and initiatives from - Capitol Hill and the White House over the next 5 to 10 years - Photos, charts, graphs, and maps

DKK 618.00
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Controversial Issues in Crime and Justice - - Bog - SAGE Publications Inc - Plusbog.dk

Controversial Issues in Crime and Justice - - Bog - SAGE Publications Inc - Plusbog.dk

Controversies in criminal justice are often framed in a "pro and con" format, emphasizing irreconcilable differences. Distinguished contributors to this original collection explore controversial issues in various parts of the criminal justice system, taking the approach that controversy should lead to recognition of common interests, and emphasizing a search for solutions. They examine various parts of the criminal justice system, beginning with types of crime, then focusing on the police, the courts, and finally imprisonment and its alternatives. This thorough and lucid volume is indispensable for students, scholars, and professionals interested in criminal justice. "The issues highlighted provide a good guide to major concerns in criminal justice in the States at present, covering organized crime, medical fraud, links between rape and pornography availability, killing of people by the police, police ′sting′ operations, the insanity defence, wrongful conviction, home incarceration with electronic monitoring, probation, legal challenges to prison overcrowding and selective incapacitating. . . . I′m sure most readers will find something of interest." --Labour Campaign for Criminal Justice "Scott and Hirschi provide a well-organized reader that will be useful to all those studying criminal justice--students, and funding agencies as well as professionals in the field." --Foundation News "Introduces subject matter not typically covered in criminal justice or criminology courses. . . . The text has much to offer the undergraduate students." --American Journal of Police

DKK 844.00
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Issues for Debate in Corporate Social Responsibility - Cq Researcher - Bog - SAGE Publications Inc - Plusbog.dk

Issues for Debate in Corporate Social Responsibility - Cq Researcher - Bog - SAGE Publications Inc - Plusbog.dk

Issues for Debate in Coroporate Social Responsibility is now available through CourseSmart . Request an online exam copy today. - Corporate Social Responsibility: Is Good Citizenship Good for the Bottom Line? - Curbing CEO Pay: Is Executive Compensation Out of Control? - Buying Green: Does It Really Help the Environment? These are just a few of the provocative questions posed in Issues for Debate in Corporate Social Responsibility . This engaging reader allows students to see an issue from all sides and to think critically about topics that matter to them. Classroom discussion will never be dull again! About CQ Researcher Readers In the tradition of nonpartisanship and current analysis that is the hallmark of CQ Press, CQ Researcher readers investigate important and controversial policy issues. Offer your students the balanced reporting, complete overviews, and engaging writing that CQ Researcher has consistently provided for more than 80 years. Each article gives substantial background and analysis of a particular issue as well as useful pedagogical features to inspire critical thinking and to help students grasp and review key material: - A pro/con box that examines two competing sides of a single question - A detailed chronology of key dates and events - An annotated bibliography that includes Web resources - An outlook section that addresses possible regulation and initiatives from Capitol Hill and the White House over the next 5 to 10 years - Photos, charts, graphs, and maps

DKK 618.00
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