Education/Academic

The Therigatha is one of the oldest surviving literatures by women, composed more than two millennia ago and originally collected (read more)

The Therigatha is one of the oldest surviving literatures by women, composed more than two millennia ago and originally collected as part of the Pali canon of Buddhist scripture. These poems were written by some of the first Buddhist women-theris-honored for their religious achievements. Through imaginative verses about truth and freedom, the women recount their lives before ordination and their joy at attaining liberation from samsara.

Published:26 Mar 2021 (hide)

Thinking is much broader than what our science-obsessed, utilitarian culture often takes it to be. More than mere problem solving (read more)

Thinking is much broader than what our science-obsessed, utilitarian culture often takes it to be. More than mere problem solving or the methodical comprehension of our personal and natural circumstances, thinking may take the form of a poem, a painting, a sculpture, a museum exhibition, or a documentary film. Exploring a variety of works by contemporary artists and writers who exemplify poetic thinking, this book draws our attention to one of the crucial affordances of this form of creative human insight and wisdom: its capacity to help protect and cultivate human freedom.

Published:5 Nov 2019 (hide)

Practice, practice, practice-and improve your ability to read, write and speak Spanish as it's really used. Practice Makes Perfect: (read more)

Practice, practice, practice-and improve your ability to read, write and speak Spanish as it's really used. Practice Makes Perfect: Complete Spanish Grammar, Premium Fourth Edition has everything you need to progress from beginning to advanced fluency, from clear explanations and practical examples to all the practice required for language mastery.

This updated, new edition boasts enhanced audio support online and via mobile app, ensuring you'll speak the language as well as you write and speak it. In addition to recordings of the answers of more than 200 exercises in the book, the McGraw-Hill Language Lab app now includes audio for hundreds of example sentences throughout the book, along with text-to-speech pronunciation for all vocabulary flashcard lists. Practice Makes Perfect Complete Spanish Grammar, Premium Fourth Edition features:* 350 exercises in 26 units covering all aspects of Spanish grammar, with explanations that include useful/helpful comparisons with English grammar.

Published:14 Aug 2020 (hide)

Primary teacher training is challenging. Trainees must be prepared to consider teaching in innovative ways, while remaining focused (read more)

Primary teacher training is challenging. Trainees must be prepared to consider teaching in innovative ways, while remaining focused on the unchanging requirements of children's learning. The fourth edition of this popular core book supports trainee teachers working towards primary QTS who need to take account of the diverse aspects of primary professional studies.

This is a comprehensive, core text for the primary professional studies module. It begins with an exploration of the curriculum and reviews the current curriculum. The text moves on to look at 'The Developing Child' encouraging students to focus on child-centred teaching and learning and explores the needs and learning journeys of all children.
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All the subject knowledge students need to teach primary science. Secure subject knowledge and understanding is the foundation of (read more)

All the subject knowledge students need to teach primary science. Secure subject knowledge and understanding is the foundation of confident, creative and effective teaching. To help your students master this, this comprehensive text includes subject knowledge from each part of the primary science curriculum and comes with a wide range of resources so students can test their growing knowledge as they progress through the course. (hide)

An extensive knowledge of the primary Science curriculum is not enough for trainee teachers, they need to know how to teach Science (read more)

An extensive knowledge of the primary Science curriculum is not enough for trainee teachers, they need to know how to teach Science in the primary classroom. This is the essential teaching theory and practice text for primary Science that takes a focused look at the practical aspects of teaching. It covers the important skills of classroom management, planning, monitoring and assessment and relates these specifically to primary Science. (hide)

When learning to teach, practical experience in the classroom is as essential as learning from others and being able to reflect on (read more)

When learning to teach, practical experience in the classroom is as essential as learning from others and being able to reflect on your own learning and performance. Equally important is the ability to critically evaluate learning and teaching. This new, extensive, core text from Learning Matters tackles questions like:What drives schools and what challenges them? What can we learn from other countries? Does curriculum really matter? How do teachers manage behaviour? How do I prove that my children are learning? What does mastery really look like? Discussing these and many more, it comprehensively covers professional studies modules and goes beyond to support trainees on placements and in their learning on the course. (hide)

The book has been divided into chapters which will guide the readers for better understanding for different aspects starting from (read more)

The book has been divided into chapters which will guide the readers for better understanding for different aspects starting from isolation to usage and safety of probiotics. It also includes the mechanisms of action, animal, and human studies as a support for these properties. The book covers the various probiotic products available in the market and discusses the functional roles of probiotics in human health for the well-being by analyzing different intestinal disorders.

Published:28 Feb 2020
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Recent events have vividly underscored the societal importance of science, yet the majority of the public are unaware that a large (read more)

Recent events have vividly underscored the societal importance of science, yet the majority of the public are unaware that a large proportion of published scientific results are simply wrong. The Problem with Science is an exploration of the manifestations and causes of this scientific crisis, accompanied by a description of the very promising corrective initiatives largely developed over the past decade to stem the spate of irreproducible results that have come to characterize many of our sciences.

Published:26 Feb 2021 (hide)

This book presents a compilation of over 200 numerical problems and solutions that students can use to learn, practice and master (read more)

This book presents a compilation of over 200 numerical problems and solutions that students can use to learn, practice and master the Inventory Control and Management concepts. Intended as a companion to any of the standard textbooks in Inventory Control and Management and written in simple language, it illustrates very clearly the steps students need to follow in order to solve a given problem. It also explains which solution methodologies can be used under which circumstances.

Offering an ideal one-stop resource for mid-level engineering and business students who have taken Inventory Management or a related subject as an elective, this book is the only one students will ever need to prepare and gain confidence for their examinations in this subject.
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