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Alternative Criminologies

Alternative Criminologies

Alternative Criminologies celebrates a kaleidoscopic process of permanent critique and a diversity of social and scientific knowledges. It examines complex and global crime issues in light of the many alternative scientific artistic empathetic campaigning and otherwise imaginative criminologies that attempt to understand and/or fundamentally change why crime and justice take the forms they do. From cutting edge topics such as crimes against humanity the criminology of mobility terrorism cybercrime corporate crime and green criminology; to gendered perspectives on violence against women sexualities and feminist and queer criminologies; to key issues in penology such as mass incarceration the death penalty desistance from crime risk and the political economy of punishment; Alternative Criminologies demonstrates the breadth the variety and the vibrancy of contemporary perspectives on crime criminalization and punishment. Bringing together 34 leading experts from around the world this international collection unites fresh and insightful theoretical positions with innovative empirical research and marks an important juncture for criminologies and their imagined futures. Alternative Criminologies is essential reading for students of crime and criminal justice.

GBP 43.99
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Alternative Fuel Vehicles

Alternative Fuel Vehicles

Alternative Fuel Vehicles gives full coverage of all associated qualifications and awards in the emerging field of alternative fuels. It is an essential introduction to the ever-growing demand for vehicles that operate using non-conventional fuels. This first book on AFVs endorsed by the IMI begins with an overview of the subject ideal for beginners before outlining what is meant by alternative fuels why they are necessary and why climate change and associated legislation are key drivers. Details of how alternative fuels are made the supply infrastructure and how these vehicles work are all included. A chapter on fuel cells introduces learners to the use of hydrogen and one on engines and engine management includes coverage of combustion as an aid to understanding why changing the type of engine fuel is complex. Some basic engine technology is included to help readers new to the subject. Real-life case studies and examples are used to illustrate different technologies in current use and to speculate on new developments. This book is an ideal companion to any unit of study on alternative fuel but will also be of interest to working technicians and keen amateurs.

GBP 46.99
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Right-Wing Alternative Media

Right-Wing Alternative Media

This book offers a fresh perspective on central questions related to right-wing alternative media: Can right-wing media be alternative? Why do they exist? Are they a threat to the existing order and what have the reactions been from mainstream politicians and media actors?The rise and success of right-wing populism in the political life of many western countries along with several new and apparently successful alternative media operations on the right has caused surprise and confusion among researchers and debaters. How should this challenge to mainstream politics and media be understood? Journalistic political and academic discourse has struggled to explain these tendencies and tend to focus on sensational and extreme examples with little attention directed towards other aspects. This book critically discusses existing theoretical frameworks related to alternative media in general analysing a wide scope of cases to illustrate the diversity of voices in alternative media on the right and highlighting the importance of intellectual coolness and common sense in discussions about this important but ideologically and politically charged area. An important addition to the current discourse of contemporary media Right-Wing Alternative Media is ideal for researchers students and anyone interested in politics and public discourse.

GBP 19.99
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Moral Responsibility and Alternative Possibilities Essays on the Importance of Alternative Possibilities

Moral Responsibility and Alternative Possibilities Essays on the Importance of Alternative Possibilities

This book explores an important issue within the free will debate: the relation between free will and moral responsibility. In his seminal article 'Alternate Possibilities and Moral Responsibility' Harry Frankfurt launched a vigorous attack on the standard conception of that relation questioning the claim that a person is morally responsible for what she has done only if she could have done otherwise. Since then Frankfurt's thesis has been at the center of philosophical discussions on free will and moral responsibility. Moral Responsibility and Alternative Possibilities edited by David Widerker and Michael McKenna draws together the most recent work on Frankfurt's thesis by leading theorists in the area of free will and responsibility. As the majority of the essays appear here for the first time Moral Responsibility and Alternative Possibilities offers the newest developments in this important debate. | Moral Responsibility and Alternative Possibilities Essays on the Importance of Alternative Possibilities

GBP 31.99
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Alternative Educational Programmes Schools and Social Justice

Alternative Educational Programmes Schools and Social Justice

Alternative education caters and cares for students whose regular schools have failed and excluded them. Fifty years of international research reports that alternative settings are characterised by close and powerful staff–student relationships a curriculum which is relevant engaging and meaningful and the strong sense of agency afforded young people by the opportunity to make decisions. Together these three practices produce increased life chances for alternative education participants. However despite these apparent successes alternative education seems to have had little impact on mainstream schools. This collection of papers addresses the important question – what might regular schools and teachers learn about socially just pedagogies from alternative education practices? In providing answers to this question authors interrogate the taken-for-granted wisdom about alternative education while also taking account of ongoing policy shifts differing locations and populations and persistent and intersecting patterns of raced classed and gendered inequalities. They draw on a range of theoretical and methodological approaches to interrogate the ways in which alternative schools and alternative education both challenge and legitimate the kinds of schooling most of us expect for our own and other people's children. The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of Critical Studies in Education. | Alternative Educational Programmes Schools and Social Justice

GBP 38.99
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Alternative Learning Environments

Alternative Learning Environments

Originally published in 1974 this volume presents viable alternatives to traditional attitudes and practices in environmental design and education. It contains 29 selections that reflect the thought and actions of leaders from many diverse disciplines and professions. Architects landscape architects urban planners teachers and administrators psychologists and social theorists address themselves to controversial and important issues facing our post-industrial society. The range of subjects explored in the volume is far-reaching: Environmental education in which the art of planning and designing itself becomes the curriculum Advocacy planning and community participation in both educational and design decision making Alternative educational institutions ranging from community-centered schools and mobile schools to non-school learning networks that distribute the learning activity throughout the fabric of the city and the lifetime of the learner New developments in systematic design methods and evaluation research that promise to make the design process more public and responsive to the user-client | Alternative Learning Environments

GBP 90.00
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Psychological Assessment and Testing A Clinician's Guide

Psychological Assessment and Testing A Clinician's Guide

Expanding upon and updating the first edition this comprehensive guide instructs readers on how to effectively conduct psychological assessment and testing in their practice efficiently advancing a case from the initial referral and clinical interview through the testing process and leading to informed diagnosis and treatment recommendations. This second edition incorporates updated editions of all major tests pertinent revisions from the DSM-5 more in-depth analysis of testing topics and coverage of new constructs that are the targets of psychological testing relevant to outpatient mental health practice. Readers will learn about the fundamentals of assessment testing and psychological measurement the complete process of psychological testing using a broad range of major tests supplemented by interpretive flowcharts and case examples. . Downloadable practice and report forms along with data tables with pre-drafted interpretive excerpts for all tests are also available for immediate use in clinical practice. Psychologists in both practice and training will come away with the tools and knowledge needed to successfully conduct psychological assessment and testing within the contemporary mental health field. | Psychological Assessment and Testing A Clinician's Guide

GBP 69.99
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PAT: Portable Appliance Testing In-Service Inspection and Testing of Electrical Equipment

PAT: Portable Appliance Testing In-Service Inspection and Testing of Electrical Equipment

Fully up-to-date with the relevant parts of the 17th Edition IET Wiring Regulations: Amendment 3 and the 2012 Code of Practice Provides all the required information on portable appliance testing in a user-friendly manner Expert advice from an engineering training consultant supported with colour diagrams examples and tables The Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 requires any electrical system to be constructed maintained and used in such a manner as to prevent danger. This means that inspection and testing of systems including portable appliances is needed in order to determine if maintenance is required. This book explains in clear language what needs to be done and includes expert advice on legislation as well as actual testing. The book contains an appendix providing the electrical fundamentals needed by non-specialists and also has sample questions (with answers) for the CandG 2377 exam. It is also an ideal revision guide for the non-specialist such as maintenance staff and caretakers who carry out these tasks part-time alongside their many other duties. | PAT: Portable Appliance Testing In-Service Inspection and Testing of Electrical Equipment

GBP 175.00
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Territorial Policy and Governance Alternative Paths

Territorial Policy and Governance Alternative Paths

In response to both policy and conceptual debates alternative narratives have begun to emerge about territorial governance and policymaking. As local and regional policy actors strive to respond to the geographically uneven effects of the economic crises of the early twenty-first century a crucial question emerges: what are the opportunities and challenges presented by alternative forms of territorially based governance and policy?The aim of this edited volume therefore is critically to explore the opportunities and challenges presented by different forms of territorial policy and governance. Drawing on conceptual debates and empirical research from the United Kingdom and other international contexts the contributors engage with issues around the politics and governance of territorial development economic development planning and regeneration and the environment. Territorial Policy and Governance addresses the question of how alternative forms of territorial governance and policy can help to shape patterns of urban and regional development highlighting the related opportunities constraints and challenges that confront their operationalisation. This book will be essential reading for international audiences with an interest in territorial development governance politics human geography and planning and regeneration. | Territorial Policy and Governance Alternative Paths

GBP 38.99
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The Routledge Handbook of Language Testing

The Routledge Handbook of Language Testing

This second edition of The Routledge Handbook of Language Testing provides an updated and comprehensive account of the area of language testing and assessment. The volume brings together 35 authoritative articles divided into ten sections written by 51 leading specialists from around the world. There are five entirely new chapters covering the four skills: reading writing listening and speaking as well as a new entry on corpus linguistics and language testing. The remaining 30 chapters have been revised often extensively or entirely rewritten with new authorship teams at the helm reflecting new generations of expertise in the field. With a dedicated section on technology in language testing reflecting current trends in the field the Handbook also includes an extended epilogue written by Harding and Fulcher contemplating what has changed between the first and second editions and charting a trajectory for the field of language testing and assessment. Providing a basis for discussion project work and the design of both language tests themselves and related validation research this Handbook represents an invaluable resource for students researchers and practitioners working in language testing and assessment and the wider field of language education.

GBP 205.00
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Unemployment in Ireland Alternative Perspectives

Unemployment in Ireland Alternative Perspectives

Published in 1998 this book looks at unemployment in Ireland the country's most serious social and economic problem. It is the major contributor to poverty exclusion and social decay. This book contributes to the growing debate on the unemployment problem in Ireland. It is the first academic collection of papers on this issue and contains contributions from some of Ireland's most respected economists. It offers alternative views of the Irish labour market with these views shedding light on many aspects of the unemployment problem including exchange rates influences aggregate demand analysis labour market policies and the historical perspective. Since this book assesses the problem of unemployment from different perspectives it should widen the discussion of this most serious issue. | Unemployment in Ireland Alternative Perspectives

GBP 31.99
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Institutionalization and Alternative Futures

Institutionalization and Alternative Futures

No one wants to put an aging relative in a home. But very few people have an understanding of the issues involved and options available for an older person who needs outside care. This important book offers a variety of new insights into ways of maximizing choice independence and well-being and minimizing the emotional stunting often associated with institutionalization. Both imaginative institutional programs and such alternatives as community maintenance are examined. | Institutionalization and Alternative Futures

GBP 120.00
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Assessment and Testing An Introduction

Assessment and Testing An Introduction

Originally published in 1972 there were many ‘classics’ dealing with assessment and testing on the market at the time but most of these left the inexperienced reader bewildered in the early stages because of their size and insufficient explanation of the many technical terms used. There were a distinct lack of books which gave students in Colleges of Education dealing with psychology for the first time a simple explanation of basic terms in assessment and testing and which introduced them briefly to the different types of tests available. Assessment and Testing aimed to fill this large gap. It looks at such key psychological terms as ‘sample’ ‘objectivity’ ‘subjectivity’ and such basic statistical terms such as ‘mean’ ‘standard deviation’ and ‘normal curve of distribution’. Because it assumes that the reader has no knowledge of such terms it gives careful and simply illustrated explanations of each. In the same way in simple language with any technical terms explained and illustrated it explains intelligence and personality tests questionnaires sociometric measures projection techniques and other areas of assessment and testing which every practising teacher will meet. The book aims to be essentially practical. It is appreciated all the time that the readers are those who will teach children. It is designed to provide a solid foundation upon which the reader can build later to augment his own experience of identifying children’s particular needs. | Assessment and Testing An Introduction

GBP 29.99
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Alternative Planning History and Theory

Alternative Planning History and Theory

This book includes twelve newly commissioned and carefully curated chapters each of which presents an alternative planning history and theory written from the perspective of groups that have been historically marginalized or neglected. In teaching planning history and theory many planning programs tend to follow the planning cannon - a normative perspective that mostly accounts for the experience of white Anglo Christian middle class middle aged heterosexual able-bodied men. This book takes a unique approach. It provides alternative planning history and theory timelines for each of the following groups: women the poor LGBTQ+ communities people with disabilities older adults children religious minorities people of color migrants Indigenous people and colonized peoples (in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Anglophone Africa). To allow for easy cross-comparison chapters follow a similar chronological structure which extends from the late 19th century into the present. The authors provide insights into the core planning issues in each time period and review the different stances and critiques. The book is a must-read for planning students and instructors. Each chapter includes the following pedagogical features: (1) a boxed case study which presents a recent example of positive change to showcase theory in practice; (2) a table which lays out an alternative planning history and theory timeline for the group covered in the chapter; and (3) suggestions for further study comprising non-academic sources such as books websites and films.

GBP 34.99
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Complementary and Alternative Medicine Containing and Expanding Therapeutic Possibilities

Complementary and Alternative Medicine Containing and Expanding Therapeutic Possibilities

Complementary and Alternative Medicine is a sociological investigation of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in contemporary society and an exploration of the forces throughout the globe across different institutions and within different therapeutic spaces that constrain or foster alternative medicine. Drawing on 30 years of research the book identifies the trends in the use of CAM and explores the scientific political and social challenges that CAM faces in relation to orthodox medicine. The author examines the varieties of CAM practices and how they manifest in different institutional spaces – including public inquiries the orthodox medical practitioner’s consulting room medical journals and the homes of those who use CAM. It also compares unorthodox practices in different geo-political settings namely the global north and the global south. This book is valuable reading for higher-level undergraduate and postgraduate social science students including those in psychology sociology anthropology health sciences and related disciplines. It is relevant for courses in medical sociology medical anthropology and social science and health and a broader audience interested in contemporary health issues controversies and alternative medicine. | Complementary and Alternative Medicine Containing and Expanding Therapeutic Possibilities

GBP 38.99
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Get Qualified: Inspection and Testing

Get Qualified: Inspection and Testing

The Get Qualified series provides clear and concise guidance for people looking to work within the electrical industry. This book outlines why the inspection and testing of electrical installations is important and what qualifications are required in order to test inspect and certify. All you need to know about the subject of inspection is covered in detail making this book the ideal guide for those who are new to the subject and experienced professionals alike. There are also sections on exam preparation revision exercises and sample questions. | Get Qualified: Inspection and Testing

GBP 46.99
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Unequal By Design High-Stakes Testing and the Standardization of Inequality

Unequal By Design High-Stakes Testing and the Standardization of Inequality

This new edition of Unequal By Design: High-Stakes Testing and the Standardization of Inequality critically examines the deep and enduring problems within systems of education in the U. S. in order to illuminate what is really at stake for students teachers and communities negatively affected by such testing. Updates to the new edition include new chapters that focus on: the role of schools and standardized testing in reproducing social cultural and economic inequalities; the way high-stakes testing is used to advance neoliberal market-based educational schemes that ultimately concentrate wealth and power among elites; how standardized testing became the dominant tool within our educational systems; the numerous technical and ideological problems with using standardized tests to evaluate students teachers and schools; the role that high-stakes testing plays in the maintenance of white supremacy; and how school communities have resisted high-stakes testing and used better assessments of student learning. Parents teachers university students and scholars will find Unequal By Design useful for gaining a broad critical understanding of the issues surrounding our over-reliance on high-stakes standardized testing in the U. S. through up-to-date research on testing historical and contemporary examples of the struggles over such tests and information about how testing has fostered the privatization of public education in the U. S. | Unequal By Design High-Stakes Testing and the Standardization of Inequality

GBP 38.99
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Child Guidance Centres in Japan Alternative Care Social Work and the Family

Child Guidance Centres in Japan Alternative Care Social Work and the Family

In contemporary Japan 85% of children in alternative care remain housed in large welfare institutions as opposed to family-based foster care. This publication examines how Japan has been isolated from global discourse on alternative care urging a shift in social work and alternative care policies. As the first ethnographic account from inside child guidance centres it makes a key contribution towards understanding the closed world of Japan’s social services; including the decision-making processes by which a child is removed from the family and placed into care. In addition regional variation in policy implementation for alternative care is outlined with reference to detailed case studies and a discussion around organisational cultures of the child guidance centres. Where foster care is constructed as anything other than professional it is often seen as a threat to the child’s family-bond with their natal parent and therefore not used. Child Guidance Centres in Japan destabilises this construction of the family-bond as singular and discrete highlighting new practices in alternative care. Child Guidance Centres in Japan: Alternative Care and the Family will be a vital resource for students scholars of social work and Japanese studies as well as practitioners and lobbyists involved in alternative care. | Child Guidance Centres in Japan Alternative Care Social Work and the Family

GBP 38.99
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The Routledge Companion to Alternative and Community Media

The Routledge Companion to Alternative and Community Media

The Routledge Companion to Alternative and Community Media provides an authoritative and comprehensive examination of the diverse forms practices and philosophies of alternative and community media across the world. The volume offers a multiplicity of perspectives to examine the reasons why alternative and community media arise how they develop in particular ways and in particular places and how they can enrich our understanding of the broader media landscape and its place in society. The 50 chapters present a range of theoretical and methodological positions and arguments to demonstrate the dynamic challenging and innovative thinking around the subject locating media theory and practice within the broader concerns of democracy citizenship social exclusion race class and gender. In addition to research from the UK the US Canada Europe and Australia the Companion also includes studies from Colombia Haiti India South Korea and Zimbabwe enabling international comparisons to be made and also allowing for the problematisation of traditional - often Western - approaches to media studies. By considering media practices across a range of cultures and communities this collection is an ideal companion to the key issues and debates within alternative and community media.

GBP 46.99
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Decentered Playwriting Alternative Techniques for the Stage

Decentered Playwriting Alternative Techniques for the Stage

Decentered Playwriting investigates new and alternative strategies for dramatic writing that incorporate non-Western Indigenous and underrepresented storytelling techniques and traditions while deepening a creative practice that decenters hegemonic methods. A collection of short essays and exercises by leading teaching artists playwrights and academics in the fields of playwriting and dramaturgy this book focuses on reimagining pedagogical techniques by introducing playwrights to new storytelling methods traditions and ways of studying and teaching diverse narratological practices. This is a vital and invaluable book for anyone teaching or studying playwriting dramatic structure storytelling at advanced undergraduate and graduate levels or as part of their own professional practice. | Decentered Playwriting Alternative Techniques for the Stage

GBP 34.99
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Sport and Exercise Physiology Testing Guidelines: Volume I - Sport Testing The British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences Guide

Sport and Exercise Physiology Testing Guidelines: Volume I - Sport Testing The British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences Guide

Since its first published edition more than 30 years ago the BASES (British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences) Physiological Testing Guidelines have represented the leading knowledge base of current testing methodology for sport and exercise scientists. Sport and exercise physiologists conduct physiological assessments that have proven validity and reliability both in laboratory and sport-specific contexts. A wide variety of test protocols have been developed adapted and refined to support athletes of all abilities reach their full potential. This book is a comprehensive guide to these protocols and to the key issues relating to physiological testing. With contributions from leading specialist sport physiologists and covering a wide range of mainstream sports in terms of ethical practical and methodological issues this volume represents an essential resource for sport-specific exercise testing in both research and applied settings. This new edition draws on the authors’ experience of supporting athletes from many sports through several Olympic cycles to achieve world leading performances. While drawing on previous editions it is presented in a revised format matching the sport groupings used in elite sport support within the UK sport institutes. Building on the underpinning general procedures these specific chapters are supported by appropriate up-to-date case studies in the supporting web resources. | Sport and Exercise Physiology Testing Guidelines: Volume I - Sport Testing The British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences Guide

GBP 48.99
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IET Wiring Regulations: Inspection Testing and Certification

IET Wiring Regulations: Inspection Testing and Certification

This popular guide clarifies the requirements for inspection and testing explaining in clear language those parts of the IET Wiring Regulations that most need simplifying. In addition to the descriptive and diagrammatic test methods that are required explanations of the theory and reasoning behind test procedures are given together with useful tables for the comparison of test results. The book also provides essential information on the completion of electrical installation certificates with a step-by-step guide on the entries that need to be made and where to source data. With the content suitable for both City & Guilds and EAL Inspection and Testing courses and containing a sample MCQ paper and answers it is also an ideal revision guide. Fully up to date with the latest amendments to the 18th Edition of the IET Wiring Regulations. Simplifies the advice found in the Wiring Regulations explaining how they apply to working practice for inspection testing and certification. Expert advice from an engineering training consultant supported with colour diagrams examples and key data. | IET Wiring Regulations: Inspection Testing and Certification

GBP 21.99
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Alternative Approaches to Education A Guide for Teachers and Parents

Alternative Approaches to Education A Guide for Teachers and Parents

Alternative Approaches to Education provides parents and teachers with information and guidance on different education options in the UK and further afield. This new and expanded edition including additional chapters and up-to-date contact details explains the values philosophies and methods of a range of alternative approaches available outside and within the state system as well as if you’re ‘doing it yourself’. Illustrated throughout with the first-hand experiences of children teachers and parents it provides lists of useful contacts sources of further information and answers to common questions. Together with brand new chapters on recent research and contemporary debates and on Free Schools it covers: Small alternative schools Steiner Waldorf education Democratic schools Alternatives in the state system Parents as change agents Setting up a Small School or Learning Centre Home-based education Flexible schooling Exploring why alternative approaches to education are needed this accessible and informative book challenges the dominant educational orthodoxies by putting children first. It will be of interest to teachers looking to build on their knowledge of different educational approaches in order to find new ways of working. It is also an ideal introduction for parents deciding how best to educate their children. | Alternative Approaches to Education A Guide for Teachers and Parents

GBP 26.99
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