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This book is about language and how language is typically structured when it is used in the context of schooling. It demonstrates that the variety of English expected at school differs from the interactional language that students use for social purposes, and provides a linguistic analysis of the challenges of the school curriculum.

This resource outlines research strategies and technologies for journalists performing electronic searches for the development of their news stories. The text covers retrieving and analysing information from the Internet and the Web in the development of news stories.

This updated edition aims to provide a framework for thinking about the act of writing in both theoretical and practical ways. A chapter on computers and writing is included, as well as more about the role of reading in learning to write, and about learning to write at all ages.

Offers a view of leadership as a multicultural phenomenon that moves beyond dualistic notions of "masculine" and "feminine" leadership, and focuses more specifically on leadership as the management of meaning, including the meanings of the notion of "organizational leader."

A practical guide to an often neglected aspect of dentisty, the contributions of the behavioural sciences to dental research and practice. Enahanced doctor patient relationships will lead to improved quality of care and reduce some of the stress of practice.

With cutting-edge research studies as well as theoretical chapters that have not been seen before in the marketing literature for LIS, this text examinees the current and quite limited state of marketing by LIS practitioners and institutions.

Job analysis procedures have been considered important builders of platforms of information that can be used to support a range of human resource applications. This text evaluates the state of practice and provides a framework for delivering modelling projects which integrate new ideas.

Integrating cognitive and sociological aspects of reading and writing this text covers: educational research on reading and writing; rhetorical research on writing in the discipline; cognitive research on expertise in ill-defined problems; and sociological and historical research on the profession.

Presents 16 case studies of ethnic conflict in the post-Soviet world. The book places ethnic conflict in the context of imperial collapse, democratisation and state building.

Focusing on the issues of Jewish women in the context of counselling and psychotherapy from the perspective of both client and therapist. The text draws attention to the historical and political realities of the Jewish heritage and acknowledges the oppression of both Jews and women.

This work proposes a new approach to welfare: a social policy that goes beyond simple income maintenance to foster individual initiative and self-sufficiency. It argues for an asset-based policy that would create a system of saving incentives through individual development accounts (IDAs).

Presents ten tales featuring Lord Bau, a wise judge who was a champion of righteousness and protector of the weak against the powerful.

Provides an introduction to latent variable growth curve modeling (LGM) for analyzing repeated measures. This work presents the statistical basis for LGM and its various methodological extensions, including a number of practical examples of its use. It presents a variety of LGM techniques that are useful for different research designs.

A synthesis of insights gleaned from linguistic, semiotic, sociological and management theories. It presents an argument for communication-based organizational analysis that takes into account the structuring capacities of discourse.

Build Internet relationships that lead to customer retention and long-term loyalty. This book shows you how to offer customers the benefits they seek in the virtual marketplace and to serve their best interests.

Intended primarily for application in developing and transitional countries, this book compares the accumulated experiences of the use of economic policy instruments in the US and Europe, as well as in select rich and poor countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin America.

Through the voices of 21 women, Karen Way presents a picture of what anorexia nervosa is about and of the complex individual variables and obstacles in the journey to recovery. She argues that anorexia nervosa is an addiction and that complete recovery is possible by finding meaning in life.

A practical, hands-on guide for actors and performers, written by an experienced stand-up comic. Covers writing, character, delivery, performance, set structure, audiences, professional work and includes helpful tips.

This title provides a summary of current scholarship in the areas of market strategy, leadership roles and executives in teams. It emphasises how to align your team with your strategy, how to build up skills of team leaders and how to enhance the effectiveness of executive teams.