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Value Management Des & Const
First published in 2004...
To Be Published September 29th 2013 by Routledge
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Broadening the Base of Addiction Mutual Support Groups
Bringing Theory and Science to Contemporary Trends
Mutual-help groups have proliferated, diversified and adapted to emerging substance-related trends over the past 75 years, and have been the focus of rigorous research for the past 30 years. This book reviews the history of mutual support groups for addiction that have arisen as adjuncts or...
To Be Published September 22nd 2013 by Routledge
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Comparative Employment Relations in the Global Economy
"Employment Relations" is widely taught in business schools around the world. Increasingly however more emphasis is being placed on the comparative and international dimensions of the relations between employers and workers. It is becoming ever more important to comprehend today’s work and...
To Be Published June 27th 2013 by Routledge
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Sport, Exercise and Social Theory
An Introduction
Why are sport and exercise important? What can the study of sport and exercise tell us about wider society? Who holds the power in creating contemporary sport and exercise discourses? It is impossible to properly understand the role that sport and exercise play in contemporary society...
Published October 22nd 2012 by Routledge
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Business Law
Business Law offers comprehensive coverage of the key aspects of business law in a straightforward manner that is easy to understand for non-law students. It describes and considers the full range of legal topics such as Contract, Company and Employment Law, as well as including coverage of...
Published March 28th 2011 by Routledge
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Parties, Elections, and Policy Reforms in Western Europe
Voting for Social Pacts
Series: Routledge Research in Comparative Politics
Social pacts – policy agreements between governments, labor unions and sometimes employer organizations – began to emerge in many countries in the 1980s. The most common explanations for social pacts tend to focus on economic factors, influenced by industrial relations institutions such as highly...
Published August 30th 2010 by Routledge
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Ethical Socialism and the Trade Unions
Allan Flanders and British Industrial Relations Reform
Series: Routledge Research in Employment Relations
Allan Flanders was one of the leading British industrial relations academics and his ideas exerted a major influence on government labor policy in the 1960s and 1970s. But as well as being an Oxford academic with a strong interest in theory and labor reform, he was also a lifelong political...
Published April 28th 2010 by Routledge
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Border Security in the Al-Qaeda Era
The events of 9/11 and other ongoing terrorist threats have taken interest in national security and border security to a heightened level of concern. An exploration of the trends and transformation of border security in the aftermath of 9/11, Border Security in the Al-Qaeda Era presents one of the...
Published August 4th 2009 by CRC Press
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Using Action Research to Improve Instruction
An Interactive Guide for Teachers
Action research is increasingly used as a means for teachers to improve their instruction, yet for many the idea of doing "research" can be somewhat intimidating. Using Action Research to Improve Instruction offers a comprehensive, easy-to-understand approach to action research in classroom...
Published November 25th 2008 by Routledge
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Handbook of Design Research Methods in Education
Innovations in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Learning and Teaching
This Handbook presents the latest thinking and current examples of design research in education. Design-based research involves introducing innovations into real-world practices (as opposed to constrained laboratory contexts) and examining the impact of those designs on the learning process....
Published June 18th 2008 by Routledge