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 | | The New Accountability: Environmental Responsibility across BordersIn contemporary debates about democratic governance, the concept of accountability is hard to avoid. At least from a European perspective, recent innovations in political and administrative decision-making have multiplied opportunities for citizens to hold to account those who exercise governmental authority. Or so we are told. Whether busy... | | Modernity and TechnologyReview
"An interesting and well-integrated collection..." -- Peter Beech, First Monday
Reconstruction (2004 4#2)
Modernity and Technology succeeds in opening up a much needed dialog, and in inspiring curiosity for scholars on both sides.
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Creativity Across Domains: Faces of the MuseCreativity Across Domains: Faces of the Muse sorts through the sometimes-confusing theoretical diversity that domain specificity has spawned. It also brings together writers who have studied creative thinkers in different areas, such as the various arts, sciences, and communication/leadership. Each contributor explains what is known about the... | | Online Communication: Linking Technology, Identity, and CultureOnline Communication provides an introduction to both the technologies of the Internet Age and their social implications. This innovative and timely textbook brings together current work in communication, political science, philosophy, popular culture, history, economics, and the humanities to present an examination of the theoretical and... | | Constructing Measures: An Item Response Modeling ApproachConstructing Measures introduces a way to understand the advantages and disadvantages of measurement instruments, how to use such instruments, and how to apply these methods to develop new instruments or adapt old ones. The book is organized around the steps taken while constructing an instrument. It opens with a summary of the... |
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Assessing Children's Well-Being: A Handbook of MeasuresThe emphasis on collaborative management of children's health has led to the involvement of multiple disciplines in pediatric health care. This shift has resulted in an increasing focus on the assessment of children's functioning across multiple domains. The Task Force on Pediatric Education (1978) noted several decades ago that the types of... | | Creativity in the Classroom: Schools of Curious DelightCreativity in the Classroom: Schools of Curious Delight is a book about creativity written specifically for teachers. It was designed for a graduate course that helps teachers incorporate important aspects of creativity in the daily activities of classroom life. Teachers who understand the creative process... | | Current Issues in School LeadershipWhat is an "issue"? An issue derives from tension, or cognitive dissonance. Research or law may be reasonably clear on something but different collections of people—a community, a pressure group, political blocs, academicians—take a position contrary to the research or current practice. Or, there may be insufficient research... |
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Internet Strategy: The Road to Web Services SolutionsInternet Strategy: The Road to Web Services Solutions reminds readers that several attempts have been made to convince the world that DOT.COM was developed to take over businesses, and the traditional way of creating businesses and running organizations would be condemned to the past. One of those attempts led to the Application Service Provision... | | Leadership for the Common Good: Tackling Public Problems in a Shared-Power WorldIntuition and experience teach us that no one is really 'in charge' of anything complex or important. Barbara Crosby and John Bryson have developed this idea into a vividly positive image of the leader's role. 'Shared-power,' as they describe, dissect, and show how to work with it, transforms the very definition of leadership for the twenty-first... | | Hack I.T.: Security Through Penetration TestingPenetration testing--in which professional, "white hat" hackers attempt to break through an organization's security defenses--has become a key defense weapon in today's information systems security arsenal. Through penetration testing, I.T. and security professionals can take action to prevent true "black hat" hackers from... |
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