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"In an attempt to achieve high levels of growth, profit, and competitive advantage, American businesses have been implementing a variety of management initiatives, such as TQM, reengineering, service management, self-directed work teams, and empowerment. Too often, these initiat…
"This book provides a practical, realistic, systems thinking approach to planning for organizational sustainability. Only through proper planning and key strategic initiatives will organizations survive the revolutionary changes that are taking place in the '90's. Sustaining Hig…
This book brings together an international group of authors to discuss the outdoor environmental education (OEE) theory and practice that educators can use to support teaching and learning in higher education. The book contents are organised around a recently established list of…
The environment and contested notions of sustainability are increasingly topics of public interest, political debate, and legislation across the world. Environmental education journals now publish research from a wide variety of methodological traditions that show linkages betwe…
Traditional learning as we know it has evolved. Gone are the days when students need to travel to a physical location to learn. With the increase of mobile devices and broadband Internet services, learning can take place anywhere at any time. Effective Digital Learning is here t…
The world of learning and teaching is at a watershed; confronted by challenges to previous educational models. One learning future lies in impactful, purposeful, active online activities, or 'e-tivities', that keep learners engaged, motivated, and participating. Grounded in the …
This accessible textbook introduces undergraduate students and other readers to the field of neuroethology - the study of the neurobiological processes underlying animal behaviour. The book begins with Aristotle's theories of behaviour and leads up to contemporary breakthroughs.
A central purpose of this book is to question the claims commonly made about the educational benefits of study abroad. Traditional metrics of enrollment increases and student self-report, and practices of structural immersion, are being questioned as educators voice growing unc…
Insect taste
by Cobb, Matthew, Newland, Philip L., Marion-Poll, Frédéric
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This title covers different approaches to taste research including genes and receptors, taste coding in the periphery and its modulation, taste coding in the central nervous system and behaviour, and nutrition and nutritional regulation.
The Philosophy of Human Learning addresses current concerns with the nature of human learning from a distinctive philosophical perspective. Using insights derived from the work of Wittgenstein, it mounts a vigorous attack on influential contemporary accounts of learning, both in…
