What We Really Value

What We Really Value
Author: Bob Broad
Publisher: University Press of Colorado
Total Pages: 239
Release: 2003-12-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0874214807

What We Really Value traces the origins of traditional rubrics within the theoretical and historical circumstances out of which they emerged, then holds rubrics up for critical scrutiny in the context of contemporary developments in the field. As an alternative to the generic character and decontextualized function of scoring guides, he offers dynamic criteria mapping, a form of qualitative inquiry by which writing programs (as well as individual instructors) can portray their rhetorical values with more ethical integrity and more pedagogical utility than rubrics allow. To illustrate the complex and indispensable insights this method can provide, Broad details findings from his study of eighty-nine distinct and substantial criteria for evaluation at work in the introductory composition program at "City University." These chapters are filled with the voices of composition instructors debating and reflecting on the nature, interplay, and relative importance of the many criteria by which they judged students' texts. Broad concludes his book with specific strategies that can help writing instructors and programs to discover, negotiate, map, and express a more robust truth about what they value in their students' rhetorical performances.

Absolute Value

Absolute Value
Author: Itamar Simonson
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 189
Release: 2014-02-04
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 006221568X

Going against conventional marketing wisdom, Absolute Value reveals what really influences customers today and offers a new framework—the Influence Mix, a totally new way of thinking about consumer decision making and marketing, and about developing more effective business strategies. How people buy things has changed profoundly—yet the fundamental thinking about consumer decision-making and marketing has not. Most marketers still believe that they can shape consumers’ perception and drive their behavior. In this provocative book, Stanford professor Itamar Simonson and bestselling author Emanuel Rosen show why current mantras are losing their relevance. When consumers base their decisions on reviews from other users, easily accessed expert opinions, price comparison apps, and other emerging technologies, everything changes. Absolute Value answers the pressing questions of how to influence customers in this new age. Simonson and Rosen point out the old-school marketing concepts that need to change and explain how a company should design its communication strategy, market research program, and segmentation strategy in the new environment. Filled with deep analysis, case studies, and cutting-edge research, this forward-looking book provides a totally new way of thinking about marketing.

Passport 2 Purpose (Full-Color Edition)

Passport 2 Purpose (Full-Color Edition)
Author: Michigan Reach Out
Publisher: Hillcrest Publishing Group
Total Pages: 169
Release: 2011-11
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 1937600173

Who Are You, Really?Do you ever wonder "What do I want to do?" or "What's wrong with me?" or "Where did I go wrong?" or "Now what?" Sometimes we can feel as if we are at sea, drifting through life without an instruction manual. We tried to do everything right, but it hasn't worked out as expected. Perhaps we even achieved important goals but then found them unsatisfying or not worth the cost. Or an unexpected loss wrought havoc on our carefully laid plans.Are you searching for life's meaning and path, or feeling uprooted from home, family, marriage, or job? This book provides no answers. We believe that what you are searching for was always there, inside you, and that only you can fi nd your personal answers. There is no easy recipe to follow. It will take time and introspection to uncover exactly who you are and were meant to become.Passport 2 Purpose is intended as a sort of guidebook on your life journey. Instead of telling you what sights to see, it leads you through short, personal explorations that will help you to better set and adjust your own course. At times, life can feel like an arduous trek or an effortless voyage, but much depends on the destination, the route, and - especially - the companions you choose. And never forget that all of these are your choices!We believe each person is unique, precious, worthy, and has a destiny.Find Yours!

Ethics in Community-Based Elder Care

Ethics in Community-Based Elder Care
Author: Martha Holstein
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2001-10-11
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0826122973

Caring for elders outside of institutions is the fastest growing sector of US health care. Building on their research study at the Park Ridge Center, editors Holstein and Mitzen, together with a team of experts, examine the complexities involved in developing an ethics for community-based long-term care. They also challenge policymakers to make home care a more viable option for older people in need. Chapters address many of the ethical and practical problems that arise in the care of older people with physical and mental disabilities--including how to allocate scarce funds, how to keep good caregivers, how to balance concerns of autonomy, risk and safety, and worker stress. The volume is an excellent resource for practitioners, policymakers, and students.

The Oxford Handbook of Environmental Ethics

The Oxford Handbook of Environmental Ethics
Author: Stephen Mark Gardiner
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 617
Release: 2017
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 0199941335

This handbook is currently in development, with individual articles publishing online in advance of print publication. At this time, we cannot add information about unpublished articles in this handbook, however the table of contents will continue to grow as additional articles pass through the review process and are added to the site. Please note that the online publication date for this handbook is the date that the first article in the title was published online.

What is a P-value Anyway?

What is a P-value Anyway?
Author: Andrew Vickers
Publisher: Pearson
Total Pages: 232
Release: 2010
Genre: Computers
ISBN:

What is a p-value Anyway? offers a fun introduction to the fundamental principles of statistics, presenting the essential concepts in thirty-four brief, enjoyable stories. Drawing on his experience as a medical researcher, Vickers blends insightful explanations and humor, with minimal math, to help readers understand and interpret the statistics they read every day. Describing data; Data distributions; Variation of study results: confidence intervals; Hypothesis testing; Regression and decision making; Some common statistical errors, and what they teach us For all readers interested in statistics.

The Future of Value Inquiry

The Future of Value Inquiry
Author:
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 216
Release: 2021-12-28
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 9004494510

This book explores the nature of values, and the status of value studies, at the turn of the millennium. The contributors, nineteen philosophers from fourteen countries, introduce and defend an enriching variety of views regarding the present state and future prospects of value inquiry.

Bread Therapy

Bread Therapy
Author: Pauline Beaumont
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Total Pages: 195
Release: 2020
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 0358519039

"Learn how to feed your body and your mind with the soothing craft of baking bread"--

Is Fair Value Fair?

Is Fair Value Fair?
Author: Henk Langendijk
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 384
Release: 2003-07-07
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0470862335

The failure of current mechanisms to either predict the collapse of various companies or curb corrupt practises has kept the subject of external reporting to the fore. Is Fair Value Fair? Financial Reporting in an International Perspective contains contributions from many highly-respected individuals involved in external reporting, regulation and standard setting. Their contributions discuss the future of regulation application of standards supervision audit Current trends are discussed, as are ways in which the current regulatory environment could be improved. With the new IFRS regulations coming into force in 2005, financial reporting is set toface radical changes. Is Fair Value Fair? fully prepares readers for these changes and is an invaluable tool for corporate financiers and institutional investors with an interest in the regulatory environment.