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The quality of education in higher education is a high-profile, controversial and rapidly evolving area, which presents universities with a major challenge. Quality assurance and development issues impact on the staff, resources, administration and culture of an academic institution, yet there is often a lack of clear guidance available to those responsible for implementing best practice.
This book provides practical guidelines for managing academic quality assurance and quality enhancement, outlining best practice from both the UK and the rest of the world. Each chapter addresses the key issues, risks and good practice points across a wide range of quality issues, drawing explicitly and in detail from the QAA guidance on the Code of Practice, Subject Benchmarks, Qualifications Framework and Institutional Audit.
The material is presented in an accessible and straightforward style, incorporating useful features such as case studies, self-assessment questionnaires and checklists. The book also includes development questions for individual or team review. The Academic Quality Handbook is an essential resource for academic managers, course leaders and anyone with responsibility for quality assurance in universities and colleges.
A ringbound edition is also available with photocopiable resources, workshop materials and an additional chapter on foundation degrees. Visit the website at www.academicquality.com

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This book presents and illustrates the perspectives and roles of six disciplines on a multidisciplinary child-protection team. It is intended to be used as part of the academic preparation for professionals from the respective disciplines who are interested in working in the field of child abuse and neglect. It includes educational, legal, nursing, medical, psychological, and social work perspectives and principles, and practice for team development. Chapter 1 discusses the history of multidisciplinary teams in child welfare services. Chapter 2 focuses on the organization and structure of child abuse and neglect services and the functions of the social worker within this service system. Chapter 3 presents the medical aspects of the multidisciplinary team approach in diagnosing, discussing, evaluating, and analyzing cases. Chapter 4 delineates the role of professional psychology in the prevention, assessment, and treatment of child abuse and neglect cases. Chapter 5 begins with an explanation of the importance of the law, which provides remedy by punishing the abuser or placing the child in a safe and nurturing home. Chapter 6 provides knowledge and understanding of the legal status of educators as related to child abuse and neglect. In Chapter 7, the use of the nursing process in practice with abusive and neglectful families is outlined. Particular attention is paid to the identification of assessment warning signs that can indicate potential or actual abuse. Chapter 8 outlines strategies for team development, emphasizing team process, which includes communication, decision making, and conflict management. Emphasis is placed on clarifying roles, structure, and format of various types of teams.

Teamwork: An Interdisciplinary Perspective

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Teamwork: An Interdisciplinary Perspective

Manufacturer: Palgrave Macmillan
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ASIN: 1403933901
Release Date: 2005-02-10

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There are many walks of life in which teamwork is found and in which, by common consent, it could be better. Yet even the most basic questions about teams remain unresolved. What makes a group of individuals a team? Does teamwork involve a special type of reasoning? What makes teams successful? How do we learn to be team players? This volume brings together, for the first time, contemporary research from across the social sciences, addressing such questions from a variety of theoretical and empirical perspectives.

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The massive inflation and oil crisis of the 1970s damaged Jimmy Carter's presidency. In Jimmy Carter's Economy, Carl Biven traces how the Carter administration developed and implemented economic policy amid multiple crises and explores how a combination of factors beyond the administration's control came to dictate a new paradigm of Democratic Party politics.

Jimmy Carter inherited a deeply troubled economy. Inflation had been on the rise since the Johnson years, and the oil crisis Carter faced was the second oil price shock of the decade. In addition, a decline in worker productivity and a rise in competition from Germany and Japan compounded the nation's economic problems. The resulting anti-inflation policy that was forced on Carter included controlling public spending, limiting the expansion of the welfare state, and postponing popular tax cuts. Moreover, according to Biven, Carter argued that the ambitious policies of the Great Society were no longer possible in an age of limits and that the Democratic Party must by economic necessity become more centrist.

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remember the last oil crisis?.......2006-09-25

Enough time has elapsed since Carter's administration that Biven can usefully analyse its economic consequences. Looking back, those were not great times. Sandwiched between two oil crises, Carter's people tried their best. But the narrative describes well the stagflation that gripped the US.

What is currently more interesting might be the discussion about oil usage in 1979 and 80. The oil price rise then was proportionately worse than in recent years. Yet for readers who are old enough, the parallels between various conservation measures mooted then and now are instructive. So too might be the remembrance of what happened after the Carter years. When oil went into a 20+ year bear market. Even though its continuing rise seemed inevitable in 1980. Worth keeping in mind nowadays. Will today's prices keep moving up inexorably?

Jimmy Carter's Economy: Policy in an Age of Limits.(Book Review) (book review): An article from: Presidential Studies Quarterly

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Jimmy Carter's Economy: Policy in an Age of Limits.(Book Review) (book review): An article from: Presidential Studies Quarterly
Daniel E. Ponder
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This digital document is an article from Presidential Studies Quarterly, published by Center for the Study of the Presidency on June 1, 2003. The length of the article is 916 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Jimmy Carter's Economy: Policy in an Age of Limits.(Book Review) (book review)
Author: Daniel E. Ponder
Publication: Presidential Studies Quarterly (Refereed)
Date: June 1, 2003
Publisher: Center for the Study of the Presidency
Volume: 33 Issue: 2 Page: 459(3)

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Jimmy Carter's Economy: Policy in an Age of Limits.(Book Review) : An article from: Journal of Southern History

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Jimmy Carter's Economy: Policy in an Age of Limits.(Book Review) : An article from: Journal of Southern History
Bruce J. Schulman
Manufacturer: Southern Historical Association
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ASIN: B0009GPRQC
Release Date: 2005-08-01

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This digital document is an article from Journal of Southern History, published by Southern Historical Association on November 1, 2004. The length of the article is 686 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Jimmy Carter's Economy: Policy in an Age of Limits.(Book Review)
Author: Bruce J. Schulman
Publication: Journal of Southern History (Refereed)
Date: November 1, 2004
Publisher: Southern Historical Association
Volume: 70 Issue: 4 Page: 974(2)

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Jimmy Carter's Economy: Policy in an Age of Limits.(Book Review) : An article from: Presidential Studies Quarterly
James Anderson
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This digital document is an article from Presidential Studies Quarterly, published by Center for the Study of the Presidency on December 1, 2004. The length of the article is 872 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Jimmy Carter's Economy: Policy in an Age of Limits.(Book Review)
Author: James Anderson
Publication: Presidential Studies Quarterly (Refereed)
Date: December 1, 2004
Publisher: Center for the Study of the Presidency
Volume: 34 Issue: 4 Page: 905(3)

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Are you about to undertake a one semester or short course in marketing? If so, 'Marketing: The One Semester Introduction' is the book for you! Written by two of the most experienced and respected authors of the subject in the UK, it is specifically designed for those wanting a rapid and thorough introduction to marketing.

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· is based on vast teaching experience and classroom testing to ensure that it precisely meets the needs of the business studies or modular marketing student
· provides authoritative coverage of the subject, yet avoids becoming entangled in a mass of extra theory that may prove unhelpful for preliminary study
· has an international viewpoint that guides the reader to the very heart of contemporary global marketing issues

'Marketing: The One Semester Introduction' provides exactly the right amount of theory and information to ensure rapid and high quality learning. With its succinct and clear style, the book represents an indispensable starting point for students of business studies and marketing.

Designed for those taking a first course in marketing and focusing on the needs of the business studies/modular student
Coverage that is authoritative but does not include the mass of extra theory that is not of interest
Provides an international view that takes the reader to the heart of contemporary global marketing issues.

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Knowing spreadsheets can save your job? Absolutely. SPREADSHEET MODELING AND APPLICATIONS: ESSENTIALS OF PRACTICAL MANAGEMENT SCIENCE shows you how with just a little spreadsheet magic you can solve real life business problems. It's relevant, it's simple and it comes with DecisionTools® Suite. With DecisionTools® Suite you'll get the spreadsheet add-ins to make homework a snap.

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Spreadsheet Modeling and Applications Essentials of Practical Management Science

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Spreadsheet Modeling and Applications: Essentials of Practical Management Science (Text and CD-ROM)/The DecisionTools and StatTools Suite Software Package (Student Edition)

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Spreadsheet Modeling and Applications: Essentials of Practical Management Science (Text and CD-ROM)/The DecisionTools and StatTools Suite Software Package (Student Edition)
S. Christian Albright
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