Review of Adult Learning and Literacy: Connecting Research, Policy, and Practice, Volume 7, is the newest volume in a series of annual publications of the National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL) that address major issues, the latest research, and the best practices in t[...]
A critical intervention into the ongoing nature-nurture debates surrounding human development. Susan Oyama argues that nature and nurture are not alternative influences on human development but, rather, developmental products and the developmental processes that produce them.[...]
The Hungarian emigre Imre Lakatos (1922-1974) earned a worldwide reputation through the influential philosophy of science debates involving Thomas Kuhn, Paul Feyerabend, and Sir Karl Popper. In "Imre Lakatos and the Guises of Reason" John Kadvany shows that embedded in Lakatos's English-language wor[...]
In attempting to illuminate the plurality inherent in Chinese medical practice, Scheid redefines - and in some cases abandons - traditional anthropological concepts such as tradition, culture, and practice, in favour of approaches from disciplines such as cognitive studies and systems theory.[...]
This landmark annual review has provided nearly three decades of knowledge, insight, and research on topics critical to nurses everywhere.
The purpose of this annual review is to critically examine the full gamut of literature on key topics in nursing practice, including nursing theory, care[...]
Suitable for LPN/LVN students, this title provides comprehensive coverage of introductory medical-surgical nursing concepts. It features concept maps and hundreds of illustrations and photographs that provide visual support to the easy-to-read content.[...]
Allows the student to review and apply essential content to help retain the knowledge gained from the textbook. This title features inclusion of a case study with related critical thinking questions which are designed to help students understand and apply information to a real client situation.[...]
"The Jefferson Bible," or "The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth" as it is formally titled, was Thomas Jefferson's effort to extract what he considered the pertinent doctrine of Jesus by removing sections of the New Testament containing supernatural aspects as well as perceived misinterpretations[...]
Gaul is the centerpiece of Julius Caesar's campaign to rule the world, and only the Celtic tribes stand in his way. Though the warrior bands out-number Caesar's legions, they lack leadership and organization. Caesar sends tax collectors at the head of his armies. Some in Gaul pay for this "protectio[...]
Explains twenty-five bidding conventions, including the grand slam force, lead-directing doubles, negative doubles, new minor forcing, responsive doubles, reverse Drury, splinter bids, Stayman, takeout doubles, and weak two-bids[...]
Using the same format as The Pocket Guide to Bridge, this book provides a handy pocket summary of about two dozen basic bidding conventions. In a concise but readable manner, it summarizes most of the material presented in 25 Bridge Conventions You Should Know by the same author team - a book that [...]