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Social Sciences And Farming Systems Research

Methodological Perspectives On Agricultural Development

by Jeffrey R Jones, Ben J Wallace, Robert Booth, Robert E Rhoades ...

The publication of this book has required the cooperation of many people along the way. From its very conception, the project of bringing together experiences from ongoing Farming Systems Research projects has faced a problem of communication due to the dispersal of the participants. Dr. William Partridge and Lynne Goldstein were instrumental in the initial presentation of the symposium on Social ... Read more

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The publication of this book has required the cooperation of many people along the way. From its very conception, the project of bringing together experiences from ongoing Farming Systems Research projects has faced a problem of communication due to the dispersal of the participants. Dr. William Partridge and Lynne Goldstein were instrumental in the initial presentation of the symposium on Social
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Mapping the Four Corners

Narrating the Hayden Survey of 1875

by Robert S. McPherson, Susan Rhoades Neel ...

Series series American Exploration and Travel Series
In 1875, a team of cartographers, geologists, and scientists under the direction of Ferdinand V. Hayden entered the Four Corners area for what they thought would be a calm summer’s work completing a previous survey. Their accomplishments would go down in history as one of the great American surveying expeditions of the nineteenth century. By skillfully weaving the surveyors’ diary entries, field ... Read more

$17.99 USD

In 1875, a team of cartographers, geologists, and scientists under the direction of Ferdinand V. Hayden entered the Four Corners area for what they thought would be a calm summer’s work completing a previous survey. Their accomplishments would go down in history as one of the great American surveying expeditions of the nineteenth century. By skillfully weaving the surveyors’ diary entries, field
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The Warren Buffett Way Workbook

by Robert G. Hagstrom, Russell Rhoads ...

The Warren Buffett Way Workbook consists of over 500 questions and answers to help readers of The Warren Buffett Way reinforce and cement their knowledge of Buffett’s hugely successful investment approach. The Workbook follows The Warren Buffett Way, 3e, providing a combination of multiple choice and essay questions for each chapter in the core book. Given the depth and range of questions, a ... Read more

$17.00 USD

The Warren Buffett Way Workbook consists of over 500 questions and answers to help readers of The Warren Buffett Way reinforce and cement their knowledge of Buffett’s hugely successful investment approach. The Workbook follows The Warren Buffett Way, 3e, providing a combination of multiple choice and essay questions for each chapter in the core book. Given the depth and range of questions, a
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Leading PLCs at Work® Districtwide Plan Book

(A school district leadership plan book for continuous improvement in a PLC)

by Robert Eaker, Janel Keating, Meagan Rhoades ...

Champion continuous school improvement with the support of our Leading PLCs at Work® Districtwide Plan Book. Divided into weekly and monthly planning pages, the plan book helps guide leaders in identifying and acting upon major responsibilities, tasks, and goals throughout the year. Also included are PLC checklists as well as multiple tools for self-reflection, project preparation, and meeting ... Read more

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Champion continuous school improvement with the support of our Leading PLCs at Work® Districtwide Plan Book. Divided into weekly and monthly planning pages, the plan book helps guide leaders in identifying and acting upon major responsibilities, tasks, and goals throughout the year. Also included are PLC checklists as well as multiple tools for self-reflection, project preparation, and meeting
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MOOCs, High Technology, and Higher Learning

by Robert A. Rhoads ...

Series series Reforming Higher Education: Innovation and the Public Good
The first book to explore the rise of MOOCs through a social science lens.In MOOCs, High Technology, and Higher Learning, Robert A. Rhoads places the OpenCourseWare (OCW) movement into the larger context of a revolution in educational technology. In doing so, he seeks to bring greater balance to increasingly polarized discussions of massively open online courses (MOOCs) and show their ongoing ... Read more

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The first book to explore the rise of MOOCs through a social science lens.In MOOCs, High Technology, and Higher Learning, Robert A. Rhoads places the OpenCourseWare (OCW) movement into the larger context of a revolution in educational technology. In doing so, he seeks to bring greater balance to increasingly polarized discussions of massively open online courses (MOOCs) and show their ongoing
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Democracy, Multiculturalism, and the Community College

A Critical Perspective

by Robert A. Rhoads, James R. Valadez ...

Series series Critical Education Practice
Based on five organizational case studies, this book argues that community colleges face an identity crisis and must find ways of balancing the three traditional roles typically assumed by them: transfer, vocational, and community education.To emphasize one at the expense of another is to fail to meet the diverse needs of students who look to the community college as a source of opportunity and ... Read more

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Based on five organizational case studies, this book argues that community colleges face an identity crisis and must find ways of balancing the three traditional roles typically assumed by them: transfer, vocational, and community education.To emphasize one at the expense of another is to fail to meet the diverse needs of students who look to the community college as a source of opportunity and
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Global Citizenship and the University

Advancing Social Life and Relations in an Interdependent World

by Robert Rhoads, Katalin Szelényi ...

With the increasing integration of global economies and societies, the nation-state is no longer the sole force shaping and defining citizenship. New ideas of "global citizenship" are emerging, and universities, which are increasingly involved in international engagements, provide a unique opportunity to explore how fundamental understandings of modern citizenship are changing.Drawing on case ... Read more

$28.99 USD

With the increasing integration of global economies and societies, the nation-state is no longer the sole force shaping and defining citizenship. New ideas of "global citizenship" are emerging, and universities, which are increasingly involved in international engagements, provide a unique opportunity to explore how fundamental understandings of modern citizenship are changing.Drawing on case
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The Little Girl Next Door (Unabridged)

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by Nina Rhoades ...

Narrated by Ken Desalvo, Robert Davis, Eileen Rhyne, Evelyn Vincent ...

Unabridged

4 hours 55 min

A delightful story of true and genuine friendship between an impulsive little girl in a fine New York home and a little blind girl in an apartment next door. The little girl's determination to cultivate the acquaintance, begun out of the window during a rainy day, triumphs over the barriers of caste, and the little blind girl proves to be in every way a worthy companion. ... Read more

$4.99 USD

A delightful story of true and genuine friendship between an impulsive little girl in a fine New York home and a little blind girl in an apartment next door. The little girl's determination to cultivate the acquaintance, begun out of the window during a rainy day, triumphs over the barriers of caste, and the little blind girl proves to be in every way a worthy companion.
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Advances in poultry genetics and genomics

by Dr Masafumi Inaba, Dr Ron Okimoto, Prof. Douglas D. Rhoads, Dr Robert F. Wideman Jr., Dr Nabeel Alnahhas, Dr Eva Pampouille, Dr Cécile Berri, Dr Behnam Abasht, Dr Anna Wolc, Prof. Huaijun Zhou1, Dr Janet E. Fulton2, Dr Sandrine Mignon-Grasteau3, Dr Walter Bottje4, Dr Juniper Lake5, Dr Heng-Wei Cheng6, Dr Sha Jiang7, Dr Marie-Helene Pinard-van der Laan8, Dr J. Kaufman9, Dr A. Psifidi0, Dr Michèle Tixier-Boichard2, Dr Mark Fife3, Dr Martin Johnsson4, Dr Henk Bovenhuis5, Dr Frédéric Farnir6, Dr Pascale Le Roy7, Prof Luis Varona8, Dr Romdhane Rekaya9, Prof Ignacy Misztal0, Dr Andreas Kranis1, Dr Gerasimos Maniatis2, Dr R. N. Chatterjee3, Dr Paul B. Siegel4, Dr Johan Buyse5, Dr Anne Collin6, Dr Vincent Coustham7, Dr Elske N. de Haas8, Dr Frédérique Pitel9, Dr Maeve Ballantyne0, Dr Dadakhalandar Doddamani1, Dr Michael J. McGrew2, Dr Steffen Weigend3, Prof Leif Andersson4, Dr Cheng-Ming Chuong5, Professor Sammy Aggrey7, Professor Sami Dridi8, Dr Bertrand Bed’hom9, Dr Daniela A. L. Lourenco0, Dr Jesus Arango1, Dr Elisabeth Duval2 ...

Series Book 79 - Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
Particular focus on improving functional traits needed for more resilient poultry breedsComprehensive coverage of key advances in genomic selection and their practical application in breeding improved breeds of layers and broilersLooks forward to emerging trends such as the use of epigenetics and genome editing ... Read more

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Particular focus on improving functional traits needed for more resilient poultry breedsComprehensive coverage of key advances in genomic selection and their practical application in breeding improved breeds of layers and broilersLooks forward to emerging trends such as the use of epigenetics and genome editing
... Read more
Global Citizenship and the University

Advancing Social Life and Relations in an Interdependent World

by Robert Rhoads, Katalin Szelényi ...

With the increasing integration of global economies and societies, the nation-state is no longer the sole force shaping and defining citizenship. New ideas of "global citizenship" are emerging, and universities, which are increasingly involved in international engagements, provide a unique opportunity to explore how fundamental understandings of modern citizenship are changing.Drawing on case ... Read more

$26.99 USD

With the increasing integration of global economies and societies, the nation-state is no longer the sole force shaping and defining citizenship. New ideas of "global citizenship" are emerging, and universities, which are increasingly involved in international engagements, provide a unique opportunity to explore how fundamental understandings of modern citizenship are changing.Drawing on case
... Read more
Signaling Pathways for Translation

Stress, Calcium, and Rapamycin

Edited by Robert E. Rhoads ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This volume presents the response of the eukaryotic translational apparatus to cellular stress and apoptosis, including kinases activated through both the ERK and stress-activated pathways. It further explores two agents that inhibit protein synthesis, calcium and the immunosuppressant rapamycin. Six chapters written by leading experts in the field provide both new data and comprehensive ... Read more

$143.99 USD

This volume presents the response of the eukaryotic translational apparatus to cellular stress and apoptosis, including kinases activated through both the ERK and stress-activated pathways. It further explores two agents that inhibit protein synthesis, calcium and the immunosuppressant rapamycin. Six chapters written by leading experts in the field provide both new data and comprehensive
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China's Rising Research Universities

A New Era of Global Ambition

by Robert A. Rhoads, Xiaoyang Wang, Xiaoguang Shi, Yongcai Chang ...

This tightly focused analysis of China’s research universities offers important insights on the changing global landscape of higher education and the expanding role of China as a geopolitical leader.This timely study charts the intentional and accelerated rise of China’s research universities by analyzing how state policy has transformed key institutions. Specifically, it addresses how state ... Read more

$35.99 USD

This tightly focused analysis of China’s research universities offers important insights on the changing global landscape of higher education and the expanding role of China as a geopolitical leader.This timely study charts the intentional and accelerated rise of China’s research universities by analyzing how state policy has transformed key institutions. Specifically, it addresses how state
... Read more

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