Community and the World

Community and the World
Author: Torry D. Dickinson
Publisher: Nova Publishers
Total Pages: 314
Release: 2003
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781590336335

This collection of articles and artwork examines inclusive community development education, which engages members of diverse, often marginalised groups in research and education for social change. Community development education is the democratic and scholarly practice of involving everyday people, from all backgrounds, in the research-based process of designing, starting, and evaluating programs that meet people's needs. The book's varied contributions serve as personalised invitations to: work with others as equals, join democratic social projects, talk to people "you wouldn't have talked to before", value self-education, recognise contributions made by unpaid workers, invent ways to be non-violent, challenge passivity, and use democracy as a way to improve communities and the world. Addressing culture to science, chapters contain work carried out by younger and older scholarly activists in: Women's Studies, anti-racist and anti-colonial studies, history, the social sciences, global studies, community studies, media studies, horticulture, philosophy, education, co-operatives and community service, social-movement organising, project development, political art, and popular music. Each chapter contains diverse themes, comes from multidisciplinary research, and speaks to the subject of education for social change in individual ways. Contributions focus on popular education, self-education, self-defined group education, group-defined university projects, and scholarly activism in local to global movements.

MATLAB Primer

MATLAB Primer
Author: Timothy A. Davis
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 232
Release: 2010-08-18
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 1439828636

Highlighting the new aspects of MATLAB 7.10 and expanding on many existing features, this eighth edition continues to offer a hands-on, step-by-step introduction to using the powerful tools of MATLAB. It includes a new chapter on object-oriented programming, a new discussion of the MATLAB File Exchange window, major changes to the MATLAB Editor, and an explanation of more powerful Help tools. It also presents a synopsis of the most frequently used functions, operators, and special characters-providing quick and easy access to frequently used information. M-files and MEX-files for large examples are available at www.crcpress.com

How to Write a BA Thesis, Second Edition

How to Write a BA Thesis, Second Edition
Author: Charles Lipson
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Total Pages: 456
Release: 2018-12-05
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 022643107X

How to Write a BA Thesis is the only book that directly addresses the needs of undergraduate students writing a major paper. This book offers step-by-step advice on how to move from early ideas to finished paper. It covers choosing a topic, selecting an advisor, writing a proposal, conducting research, developing an argument, writing and editing the thesis, and making through a defense. Lipson also acknowledges the challenges that arise when tackling such a project, and he offers advice for breaking through writer’s block and juggling school-life demands. This is a must-read for anyone writing a BA thesis, or for anyone who advises these students.

The New Princeton Companion

The New Princeton Companion
Author: Robert K. Durkee
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Total Pages: 584
Release: 2022-04-05
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0691198748

"The definitive single-volume compendium of all things Princeton"--

Bachelor's Theses Manuscript

Bachelor's Theses Manuscript
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 98
Release: 1908
Genre: Chemical engineering
ISBN:

This is a collection of theses completed to fulfill B.S. requirements in the College of Engineering, University of Wisconsin, from 1895 to 1962.

Acting Locally

Acting Locally
Author: Harold Ward
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 201
Release: 2023-07-03
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1000979350

Ninth in the Service-Learning in the Disciplines Series, this book discusses the pervasive use of service-learning in environmental studies programs and explains why it often is a required part of the environmental studies curriculum. Contributors from a wide range of college and university environmental studies programs discuss the benefits and challenges these programs provide and the consequent natural fit between environmental studies and service-learning.

Undergraduate Research for Student Engagement and Learning

Undergraduate Research for Student Engagement and Learning
Author: Joseph L. Murray
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 267
Release: 2017-08-09
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1317432266

There is growing interest in undergraduate research, given its benefits to students, faculty members, and the institution. For higher education scholars, faculty, and administrators, this book logically synthesizes the literature to demonstrate its impact on facilitation of learning and engagement and to chart a course for expanding and improving these opportunities. This book provides a comprehensive overview of undergraduate research as a "high-impact practice" in postsecondary education, from its theoretical underpinnings and research-base, to student participation and faculty incentives. This important resource offers analysis of the current state of undergraduate research, explores challenges and unresolved questions affecting undergraduate research, and provides implications for research and practice.

Teaching Experimental Political Science

Teaching Experimental Political Science
Author: Elizabeth A. Bennion
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2024-01-18
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1802208798

The teacher-scholars featured in this book explain how to spark a students’ natural curiosity about the world they live in by using experimental design to test basic intuition, generate and answer “what if” questions, and address real world problems that matter deeply to students, researchers, policymakers, political practitioners, and the community at large.