Opening Windows to Change

Opening Windows to Change
Author: John Sayer
Publisher: Symposium Books Ltd
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2002-01-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 187392724X

This book is an evaluatory case study of international co-operation in educational change through the European Union's TEMPUS programme for developing and restructuring higher education in TACIS-eligible countries. It offers a reflective post-project evaluation of the development programme to prepare teachers to meet special educational needs in the formerly closed Russian city and region of Perm. It considers the programme's continuation, extension and dissemination, and its effects on new related international work, including the follow-on TEMPUS-TACIS project for health education. This book is a case study for educational development programmes generally, for issues related to trans-European co-operation in education, for questions related to accountability, and for the relationship of development and comparative research programmes. The introductory formal report of the special educational needs international project in Perm is the backcloth for subsequent reflective chapters which probe beyond the formal account and record what is happening in the hearts and minds of the teachers and trainers. Part Two relates this TEMPUS project to wider conditions for change in schools. Part Three gives space to examples of further exploration prompted by and outside the initial scope of a proposal. The applicability of models for transition is taken up in the concluding chapter, which also confronts the accountability patterns now seen to be hampering real change.

Opening Windows

Opening Windows
Author: Kate Sherren
Publisher: University Press of Colorado
Total Pages: 330
Release: 2024-05-15
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1646426304

The third decennial review from the International Association for Society and Natural Resources, Opening Windowssimultaneously examines the breadth and societal relevance of Society and Natural Resources (SNR) knowledge, explores emergent issues and new directions in SNR scholarship, and captures the increasing diversity of SNR research. Authors from various backgrounds—career stage, gender and sexuality, race/ethnicity, and global region—provide a fresh, nuanced, and critical look at the field from both researchers’ and practitioners’ perspectives. This reflexive book is organized around four key themes: diversity and justice, governance and power, engagement and elicitation, and relationships and place. This is not a complacent volume—chapters point to gaps in conventional scholarship and to how much work remains to be done. Power is a central focus, including the role of cultural and economic power in “participatory” approaches to natural resource management and the biases encoded into the very concepts that guide scholarly and practical work. The chapters include robust literature syntheses, conceptual models, and case studies that provide examples of best practices and recommend research directions to improve and transform natural resource social sciences. An unmistakable spirit of hope is exemplified by findings suggesting positive roles for research in the progress ahead. Bringing fresh perspectives on the assumptions and interests that underlie and entangle scholarship on natural resource decisionmaking and the justness of its outcomes, Opening Windows is significant for scholars, students, natural resource practitioners, managers and decision makers, and policy makers.

Windows 10

Windows 10
Author: David Pogue
Publisher: O'Reilly Media
Total Pages: 704
Release: 2018-07-15
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9781491981917

"Microsoft's last Windows version, the April 2018 Update, is a glorious Santa sack full of new features and refinements. What's still not included, though, is a single page of printed instructions. Fortunately, David Pogue is back to help you make sense of it all--with humor, authority, and 500 illustrations."--Page 4 of cover.

Old Windows In-Depth

Old Windows In-Depth
Author: Scott Sidler
Publisher:
Total Pages: 190
Release: 2018-06-03
Genre:
ISBN: 9781718966222

Old Windows In-Depth is the complete window restoration handbook for anyone serious about restoring their historic wood or steel windows. Nearly 200 pages of picture filled tutorials detailing all of the major obstacles that you'll encounter on the road to restoration.This book is a greatly expanded version of Old Windows Made Easy, incorporating the text of the original book as well as 130 additional pages of tutorials and information to help you dig into the details of window restoration. This book covers the basic order of operations for the standard restoration of a double hung wood window, but doesn't stop there. You get additional tutorials like:Weatherstripping options (spring bronze, integrated metal, etc.)Alternative balances systems (tapes, spirals, jamb liners, etc.)Glass & paint optionsCasement techniquesSingle hung windowsAdvanced dutchman and & epoxy techniquesSteel window restorationFor a simple and cost-effective window restoration book, choose Old Windows Made EasyFor the complete window restoration handbook, choose Old Windows In-Depth

Natural Ventilation for Infection Control in Health-care Settings

Natural Ventilation for Infection Control in Health-care Settings
Author: Y. Chartier
Publisher: World Health Organization
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2009
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9241547855

This guideline defines ventilation and then natural ventilation. It explores the design requirements for natural ventilation in the context of infection control, describing the basic principles of design, construction, operation and maintenance for an effective natural ventilation system to control infection in health-care settings.

The Museum Environment

The Museum Environment
Author: Garry Thomson
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 312
Release: 2013-10-22
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1483102718

The Museum Environment, Second Edition deals with the behavior and conservation of the various classes of museum exhibit. This book is divided into six sections that provide museum specifications for conservation. This text highlights the three contributing factors in the deterioration and decay of museum exhibits, namely light, humidity, and air pollution. Each section describes the mechanism of deterioration and the appropriate “preventive conservation . The changes in this edition from the previous include the electronic hygrometry, fluorescent lamps, buffered cases, air conditioning systems, and data logging and control in historic buildings. This book is of great value to conservation researchers and museum workers.

Excel 2010 For Dummies

Excel 2010 For Dummies
Author: Greg Harvey
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 423
Release: 2010-04-01
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 0470634707

The bestselling Excel book on the market, updated for Excel 2010 As the world's leading spreadsheet application, Excel has a huge user base. The release of Office 2010 brings major changes to Excel, so Excel For Dummies comes to the rescue once more! In the friendly and non-threatening For Dummies style, this popular guide shows beginners how to get up and running with Excel and helps more experienced users get comfortable with new features. Excel is the number one spreadsheet application worldwide, and Excel For Dummies is the number one guide to using it With the major changes in Microsoft Office 2010, Excel has new features and a new interface design; users need help to get up to speed The book includes everything you need to know to perform basic Excel 2010 tasks Covers creating and editing worksheets and charts, formatting cells, entering formulas, inserting graphs, designing database forms, and adding database records Also covers printing, adding hyperlinks to worksheets, saving worksheets as Web pages, adding existing worksheet data to an existing Web page, and much more Whether you're new to Excel or just need to understand the 2010 version, Excel 2010 For Dummies provides what you need to know.

Window of Opportunity

Window of Opportunity
Author: Mirjam van Reisen
Publisher: Africa Research and Publications
Total Pages: 412
Release: 2009
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: