Leonidas Kyriakides, Bert Creemers, Evi Charalambous, "Equity and Quality Dimensions in Educational Effectiveness (Policy Implications of Research in Education"
English | 2018 | pages: 245 | ISBN: 3319720643 | PDF | 2,5 mb
This book aims to make a contribution to the theory, research and practice on quality and equity in education by providing a comprehensive overview of these two dimensions of educational effectiveness and proposing a methodological instrument that may be used to measure the contribution that each school can make to promoting equity. The importance of using this instrument is demonstrated by analysing results of various effectiveness studies conducted over the last decade. The book draws upon research across the world, especially research conducted in the Europe, the United States, and Australasia. It is shown that promoting equity has no negative effect on the promotion of quality. The importance of using this methodological instrument to identify factors that promote both quality and equity at different educational levels (i.e. teacher, school and educational system) is stressed. The book also demonstrates how we can measure stability and changes in the effectiveness status of schools over time in terms of fostering quality and equity. In addition it underlines the importance of identifying factors measuring changes in the effectiveness status of schools in terms of equity and points to the alternative strategies that can be used at school and system level. In our attempt to encourage the further development and use of this methodology for school improvement purposes, we demonstrate how experimental studies can be conducted to discover whether and under which conditions the proposed methodology can help schools promote both quality and equity. Finally, implications for school evaluation, research, educational policy and practice are drawn. In this way, the book contributes significantly to the debate on how quality and equity can be achieved and encourages policy-makers and practitioners not to view these two dimensions of effectiveness as being in competition with each other but as constituting the major objectives of any reform policy and/or improvement effort at school and/or national levels.

Equilibrium and Non-Equilibrium Statistical Thermodynamics By Michel Le Bellac, Fabrice Mortessagne, G. George Batrouni
2004 | 634 Pages | ISBN: 0521821436 | PDF | 9 MB
This graduate-level book presents a self-contained exposition of fundamental topics in modern equilibrium and nonequilibrium statistical thermodynamics. The text follows a balanced approach between the macroscopic (thermodynamic) and microscopic (statistical) points of view. One notable feature is the large number of problems. Simple applications are given in 71 exercises, while more elaborate challenges are contained in 47 problems, some of which are useful for student projects.

Epigraphic Culture in the Eastern Mediterranean in Antiquity (Routledge Monographs in Classical Studies) by Krzysztof Nawotka
2020 | ISBN: 0367456222 | English | 284 pages | True PDF | 15 MB
This book investigates the epigraphic habit of the Eastern Mediterranean in antiquity, from the inception of alphabetic writing to the seventh c. CE, aiming to identify whether there was one universal epigraphic culture in this area or a number of discrete epigraphic cultures.

Enzymes: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) by Paul Engel
2021 | ISBN: 019882498X | English | 192 pages | EPUB | 2 MB
Enzymes are the astonishing, tiny molecular machines that make life possible. Each one of these small proteins speeds up a single chemical reaction inside a living organism many millionfold. Working together, teams of enzymes carry out all the processes that collectively we recognise as life, from making DNA to digesting food.

Enjoying Research in Counselling and Psychotherapy: Qualitative, Quantitative and Mixed Methods Research by Sofie Bager-Charleson
English | PDF,EPUB | 2020 | 301 Pages | ISBN : 3030551261 | 18 MB
This textbook provides a guide to the development of a rigorous and creative research-supported practice for students, practitioners, and researchers in counselling and psychotherapy. With an emphasis on critical thinking and "research mindedness", it introduces practical research skills and links them to self-awareness and critical reflection.

Seizi Iwata, "English Resultatives: A Force-Recipient Account "
English | ISBN: 9027204918 | 2020 | 549 pages | PDF | 7 MB
The objective of this book is to develop a force-recipient account of English resultatives. Within this approach the post-verbal NP is a recipient of a verbal force, whether it is a subcategorized object or not, and the verbal force being exerted onto the post-verbal NP is responsible for bringing about the change as specified by the result phrase. It is shown that many apparent puzzles posed by English resultatives are due to the complex interplay between the verb meaning and the constructional meaning, or between the verb meaning and the semantics of the result phrase. Thus the proposed account can provide answers to the question Which resultatives are possible and which are not? in a coherent way. Also, the proposed account reveals that English resultatives are not a monolithic phenomenon, and that some resultatives cited in the literature as such are not resultatives at all. This book is of interest not only to practitioners of Construction Grammar but also to everyone interested in English resultatives.

James L. Hevia, "English Lessons: The Pedagogy of Imperialism in Nineteenth-Century China"
English | ISBN: 0822331888 | 2003 | 416 pages | PDF | 3 MB
Inserting China into the history of nineteenth-century colonialism, English Lessons explores the ways that Euroamerican imperial powers humiliated the Qing monarchy and disciplined the Qing polity in the wake of multipower invasions of China in 1860 and 1900. Focusing on the processes by which Great Britain enacted a pedagogical project that was itself a form of colonization, James L. Hevia demonstrates how British actors instructed the Manchu-Chinese elite on "proper" behavior in a world dominated by multiple imperial powers. Their aim was to "bring China low" and make it a willing participant in British strategic goals in Asia. These lessons not only transformed the Qing dynasty but ultimately contributed to its destruction.

England in the Middle Ages: A Captivating Guide to English History During the Medieval Period and Magna Carta by Captivating History
English | May 29, 2020 | ISBN: 1647487455 | 230 pages | Rar (PDF, AZW3) | 5.67 Mb
If you want to discover the captivating history of Medieval England and Magna Carta, then keep reading...

Engineering Statics
by M. Rashad Islam
English | 2021 | ISBN: 0367561069 | 309 Pages | PDF | 36 MB

Energy Systems: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) by Nick Jenkins
English | February 1, 2020 | ISBN: 0198813929 | EPUB | 160 pages | 1.2 MB
Modern societies require energy systems to provide energy for cooking, heating, transport, and materials processing, as well as for electricity generation. Energy systems include the primary fuel, its conversion, and transport to the point of use. In many cases this primary fuel is still a fossil fuel, a one-use resource derived from a finite supply within our planet, causing considerable damage to the environment. After 300 years of increasing reliance on fossil fuels, particularly coal, it is becoming ever clearer that the present energy systems need to change.