موضوعات
آموزش و پرورش
ادبیات و زبان
پزشکی، دندانپزشکی و داروسازی
تاریخ و جغرافیا
داستان و رمان
دیگر
دین و فلسفه
روانشناسی
ریاضیات و آمار
سلامتی، تناسب اندام و رژیم غذایی
شیمی و پلیمر
علوم اجتماعی و حقوق
علوم زیستی و بیوتکنولوژی
فیزیک و نجوم
کامپیوتر و اینترنت
کتابهای کودکان و داستان
کسب و کار و اقتصاد
کشاورزی و دامپزشکی و غذا
معماری
مهندسی و فناوری
هنر و تئاتر
محصولات
You and Your Action Research Project - PDF
نویسندگان: خلاصه: This book gives practical guidance on doing an action research project as part of an award-bearing course. Packed with useful advice, it takes the practitioner-researcher through the various stages of a project, from action planning to writing the report. It deals comprehensively with gathering and interpreting the data, and also with issues concerning the criteria by which action research reports are judged. This book is thoroughly practical, and will encourage readers to try out new strategies for improving their work.Action research is firmly established on award-bearing courses in INSET and Continuing Professional Development. This book is essential reading for resource managers in schools, college and higher education who are responsible for providing courses and support.
Who's Teaching Your Children?: Why the Teacher Crisis Is Worse Than You Think and What Can Be Done About It - PDF
نویسندگان: خلاصه: Many of the problems afflicting American education are the result of a critical shortage of qualified teachers in the classrooms. The teacher crisis is surprisingly resistant to reforms and is getting worse. This analysis of the causes underlying the crisis seeks to offer concrete, affordable proposals for effective reform. Vivian Troen and Katherine Boles, two experienced classroom teachers and education consultants, argue that because teachers are recruited from a pool of underqualified candidates, given inadequate preparation, and dropped into a culture of isolation without mentoring, support, or incentives for excellence, they are programmed to fail. Half quit within their first five years. Troen and Boles offer an alternative, a model of reform they call the Millennium School, which changes the way teachers work and improves the quality of their teaching. When teaching becomes a real profession, they contend, more academically able people will be drawn into it, colleges will be forced to improve the quality of their education, and better-prepared teachers will enter the classroom and improve the profession.
Dude, Can You Count? Stories, Challenges and Adventures in Mathematics - PDF
نویسندگان: خلاصه: Imagine algebra class meets The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy… Meet JJ, an unusual character with a unique vantage position from which he can measure and monitor humanity’s progress. Armed with a device that compels all around it to tell the truth, JJ offers a satirical evaluation of our attitudes to numeracy and logic, touching upon several aspects of life on Earth along the way, from the criminal justice system and people’s use of language to highway driving and modern art. A collection of mathematically-flavored stories and jokes, interlaced with puzzles, paradoxes and problems, fuse together in an entertaining, free-flowing narrative that will engage and amuse anyone with an interest in the issues confronting society today. JJ demonstrates how a lack of elementary mathematical knowledge can taint our work and general thinking and reflects upon the importance of what is arguably our most valuable weapon against ignorance: a sound mathematical education.
Sport Injury Psychology: Cultural, Relational, Methodological, and Applied Considerations (Routledge Psychology of Sport, Exercise and Physical Activity) 1st Edition, - Original PDF
نویسندگان: خلاصه: Written by a team of international experts and emerging talents from around the world, Sport Injury Psychology: Cultural, Relational, Methodological, and Applied Considerationschallenges the status quo of the field of sport injury psychology and opens new and exciting future research trajectories by critically considering: How to evolve from an individual focused and single, scientific discipline into a cultural and relational focused and interdisciplinary discourse How to shift from the dominant positivist foundation towards a more inclusive scholarship with divergent epistemologies, theories, and methodologies How to replace the attempt to establish ‘best practice’ and desire for ‘clean’ findings with the need for continuous innovation and multifaceted applied experiences Each chapter stimulates debate and encourages theoretical, methodological, and/or applied diversification, and closes with future research directions that provide novel and rigorous programs of research that have the potential to advance the field of sport injury psychology into an interdisciplinary discourse that strives for and embraces collaboration between academic disciplines and with practitioners working in the field. Cutting edge, timely, and comprehensive, Sport Injury Psychology: Cultural, Relational, Methodological, and Applied Considerationsis essential reading for undergraduate students, postgraduate students, and more established scholars in the fields of sport communication, sports medicine, sport psychology, sports sociology, and other related sport science disciplines.
You Were Never Born - PDF
نویسندگان: خلاصه: John's fourth book, You Were Never Born, addresses the perennial and compelling question of our true identity. With his usual clarity and focus he answers questions from seekers in over seventy concise chapters of dialogues and in a departure from the format of his previous published collections, John has written an introductory set of prose pieces as well as a summary of 'pointers' toward the end of the text. Also included as an addendum is an extended one-to-one interview with John. A clear and beautiful guide to any aspirant of self-knowledge.
Janice VanCleave's Help! My Science Project Is Due Tomorrow! Easy Experiments You Can Do Overnight - PDF
نویسندگان: خلاصه: So you want to do a science project. Great!You’ll get to show off your work to yourclass and you may even get an award. But thebest part is that you’ll learn a lot about scienceby observing, investigating, and sharing whatyou have learned with others. I hope that youhaven’t really left your science project untilthe last minute, because you’ll get a lot moreout of your project (and probably get a bettergrade) if you take your time. You can do theexploratory investigations in this bookovernight, but I hope that you’ll considerworking on the extensions, doing research,and using what you’ve discovered from theinvestigation to come up with your own greatscience project.A science project is like a mystery in whichyou are the detective searching for answers.But with a science project, you get to selectwhich mystery to solve. After you’ve selectedyour mystery, you can creatively design meth-ods to uncover clues. These clues eventuallyshould lead to the final revelation of who,what, when, where, how, and why.This book presents fun project ideas on awide variety of subjects from astronomy, biol-ogy, chemistry, earth science, and physics. Inthe 50 chapters, you’ll find investigations,facts, ideas, and questions for projects you cando easily all on your own. It’s your job to picka topic, discover the answers, and develop theideas into a terrific project!HOW TO USE THIS BOOKYou can start anywhere in the book. Flipthrough the chapters for a topic that soundsinteresting. Before you do any of the investi-gations, read the chapter through completely.Once you’ve decided on a project, collect allthe materials needed for the investigation andfollow procedures carefully. The format foreach chapter is as follows:• So You Want to Do a Projectabout . . . A statement introducing thetopic of the project• Let’s Explore An exploratory investiga-tion that will become part of your research• Purpose A statement of the investiga-tion’s objective• Materials A complete list of what you’llneed• Procedure A step-by-step walk-throughthat shows you how to do the investigation• Results A statement of the expectedoutcome• Why? An explanation of why the investi-gation works. When a new term is intro-duced and explained, it appears in boldtype; these terms can also be found in theGlossary.• For Further Investigation An exampleof the way the data from the investigationcan be used to develop a project questionon the same topic• Clues for Your Investigation Ideas forways to experimentally answer the projectquestion. Some chapters include specialideas for displaying your science project.• Other Questions to Explore A list ofother possible science questions for you tothink about in creating your own projects• References and Project Books A listof books where information and other proj-ect ideas about the topic presented in thechapter can be found. It is important to getinformation from many different sourcesso that you will be as informed as possible.You can use Internet search engines ifthese resources are approved by your par-ent and teacher. No Web site URLs arelisted in this book because of the possibil-ity of sites being canceled or having achange of address
Zoos and Animal Welfare (Issues That Concern You) - PDF
نویسندگان: خلاصه: Z oos have evolved over time from symbols of power and pres-tige of the early rulers, to institutions for education andresearch, to powerful businesses, and ultimately to a beacon ofhope in a world facing alarming rates of extinction. Yet to some,zoos have always been and continue to be prisons where other-wise healthy animals waste away inside depressing enclosures, fac-ing a lifetime of neglect. These critics will need a lot of convinc-ing to believe that zoos can be beneficial to animals. People canlearn more about the fears of critics and the future of zoos by trac-ing their evolution over time.History of ZoosWild animals have been displayed in captivity for thousands ofyears. According to most sources the first known zoos were largecollections of animals assembled in Egypt around 2500 B.C. Exoticwild animals were captured on expeditions, then displayed in cap-tivity by early rulers as symbols of wealth and power. In 1500 B.C.Queen Hatshepsut of Egypt built a zoo, and about five hundredyears later the Chinese emperor Wen Wang constructed theGarden of Intelligence—an enormous zoo that sprawled over 1,500acres (607ha). Later many smaller zoos were founded by rulers innorthern Africa, India, and China to show off the strength andriches of the current regime.Studies also show that the Romans kept wild animals in cap-tivity and sent them into battle in bloody public spectacles. Lions,bears, elephants, and other creatures were forced to fight to thedeath in public arenas to the cheers and shouts of onlookers.The birth of the modern zoo did not happen until 1828, whenthe London Zoo dedicated itself to the study of captive wildlifein London. The success of the London Zoo set off a wave of sim-ilar establishments, including the first zoological garden in7INTRODUCTIONMelbourne, Australia, and the New York City Zoo. In 1889 theU.S. Congress established the National Zoo for the purpose ofbreeding native wildlife
First Kisses 4: It Had to Be You - PDF
نویسندگان: خلاصه: Chapter OneIam a girly-girl.With three older brothers who areobsessed with sports and cars and videogames, it would have been easy for me to growup a tomboy, but I didn’t.From the time I was little, I’ve loved beinga girl! Dresses with ruffles. Colored tights.Shiny black Mary Janes. I used to wear themall! Very rarely would I wear T-shirts andjeans, but if I did, there was always somethingfeminine about them. Like my jeans wouldn’t1be blue. They’d be yellow or purple andtrimmed with lace on the cuffs. And my T-shirts would say things like: DADDY’S LITTLEGIRL or SWEET AS SUGAR.I used to have tea parties with my stuffedanimals and I would serve cakes made with myEasy-Bake oven. Cliché, I know. I even hadevery Barbie imaginable, including all theaccessories, as well as a few Bratz dolls.Confession: I always loved my Barbies morethan my Bratz dolls. Barbie just seemed moreelegant. And she had her own Dream House!I’ve always had pierced ears. My oldestbrother, Rob, who’s nineteen and just finishedhis first year of college, says this is becausewhen I was a baby and our mom used to takeme out in my carriage, people would alwaysstop her and say, “What a cute baby boy!” eventhough I was wearing pink and I had a PebblesFlintstone hairstyle (a tuft of hair sticking upon the top of my head and tied with a bright-colored ribbon).Earrings are fun. My jewelry box is filledwith all sorts of different styles. Some days I2like wearing tiny hoops. Other days I likewearing earrings that are long and dangling.Sometimes I’ll just go simple and wear goldstuds. My mom has a fabulous earring collec-tion and sometimes she’ll let me borrow a pair,but only if I ask permission. Sneaking into herjewelry box is not allowed. That’s because herearrings are made of real gold and silver anddiamonds while mine are all pretty much cos-tume jewelry.When I was little, my mom used to braidmy hair in pigtails. Some days she’d give me aponytail. But whatever hairstyle she gave me,she always used silk ribbons and cute barrettesand hair clips. My hair is still long and I lovestyling it in different ways. No short-and-sassyhairstyle for me! My hair reaches past myshoulders to the middle of my back and thecolor is chestnut brown, although sometimes,like during the summer, if I’m out in the sun fora long time, highlights will appear. My bestfriend, Caitlyn, is always telling me she wouldkill to have my hair. I don’t know what she’scomplaining about. Her hair is super curly and3a gorgeous red color. Not carrot red but a richauburn. Like in shampoo ads in magazines. Butshe hates the color and is always trying tostraighten the curls out of her hair.Caitlyn and I have been best friends sincekindergarten. On the first day of school, weboth brought our Cabbage Patch Kids toschool for show-and-tell. The dolls were identi-cal and we decided that they were long-lost sis-ters and it was up to us to make sure theystayed in touch.Caitlyn practically lives at my house andwhen we’re not hanging out together, we’reeither on the phone or instant messaging whenwe’re online. We tell each other everythingalthough there’s a secret I’ve been keepingfrom her.It’s not that I don’t want to tell her mysecret, but I can’t. I’ve been told that part of thejob I’ve just taken is keeping my identity asecret.I know this all sounds mysterious and con-fusing, but it really isn’t. And there’s a perfectlylogical explanation.4This September I’ll be a freshman at NorthMarshall High School and I’ve been picked toinherit the job of being the anonymous fresh-man advice columnist, Dear Daisy, for the highschool’s website. Daisy has been around forever.I think she was even giving out advice whenmy parents were both freshmen there! Beforewebsites existed, she had her own column inthe school’s newspaper. Every year a newfreshman takes over as Daisy, writing the col-umn and dispensing advice.Working on my junior high’s newspaper,writing and editing articles, is what got me thejob of Dear Daisy. I know the importance ofextracurricular activities. Colleges look for thatkind of stuff in addition to good grades, so it’snever too early to start participating.My guidance counselor, who I met when Iwent to pick up my class schedule in June, wasthe one who told me about the Dear Daisyposition. He thought I would be good at it, buthe also told me that there were five other girlswho were just as qualified as I was to take overthe column. If I was interested in becoming5Dear Daisy, then I’d have to submit a samplecolumn and after all the columns were com-pared, a decision would be made
Readicide: How Schools Are Killing Reading and What You Can Do About It - Original PDF
نویسندگان: خلاصه: Every year, those who publish dictionaries are faced with a central question:which emerging words should be added to the new editions? Because somewords have longer life expectancies than others, these decisions are not takenlightly. To make it into a dictionary, a new word must not only show evidencethat it has been around a few years but also that it demonstrates some indicationof staying power. With these criteria in mind, the editors at Merriam-Websterhave chosen a number of new entries for the Merriam-Webster’s CollegiateDictionary, eleventh edition (2006). Recognizing that new words can tell us a bitabout our culture, here are five of my favorites:drama queen: noun, a person given to often excessively emotionalperformances or reactionsgastric bypass: noun, a surgical bypass operation that typicallyinvolves reducing the size of the stomach and reconnecting the smallerstomach to bypass the first portion of the small intestine so as torestrict food intake and reduce caloric absorption in cases of severeobesityآیا کتاب مورد نظر هنوز بر روی سایت قرار نگرفته است؟ جای نگرانی نیست! کافی است بر روی گزینه سفارش کتاب کلیک کرده و درخواست خود را ثبت کنید. در کمتر از چند ساعت کتاب شما را آماده خواهیم کرد.