Can We Know Better?: Reflections for development (Chambers Robert)(Paperback)

Can We Know Better?: Reflections for development (Chambers Robert)(Paperback)

This book is intended for all who are committed to human wellbeing and who want to make our world fairer, safer and more fulfilling for everyone, especially those who are 'last'. It argues that to do better we need to know better. It provides evidence that what we believe we know in international

Qualitative Research for Development (Skovdal Morten)(Paperback)

How do we know whether our development programs are reducing poverty and empowering the most vulnerable people? What evidence do we have to support our theory of change? Qualitative Research for Development aims to build the research capacity of development practitioners so that their work benefits

Do Earth: Healing Strategies for Humankind. (Omond Tamsin)(Paperback)

We know there's a climate emergency but what does that mean we should do? What does a 'better future' look like and how do we get there? Having spent over a decade on the frontlines of climate activism -- organising, campaigning, and holding the powerful to account -- Tamsin Omond discovered

Need (Charbonneau Joelle)(Paperback)

'No one gets something for nothing. We all should know better.' Teenagers at Wisconsin's Nottawa High School are drawn deeper into a social networking site that promises to grant their every need . . . regardless of the consequences. Soon the site turns sinister, with simple pranks escalating to

AIQ - How artificial intelligence works and how we can harness its power for a better world (Polson Nick)(Paperback / softback)

Is Jesus History? (Dickson John)(Paperback)

What can we really know for sure about the past? Can anything be trusted as reliable historical fact? In particular, are the historical sources for the life, death and resurrection of Jesus trustworthy? Did a man called Jesus really live in 1st century Palestine, or is he a figure of legend or a

Do Death: For a Life Better Lived (Blainey Amanda)(Paperback)

Death has a 100 per cent success rate. We can't escape its inevitability nor can we deny its existence. So, when someone close to us dies or we are confronted by our own mortality, why are we utterly unprepared? In Do Death, Amanda Blainey seeks to transform our lives through our relationship with

How Do We Know? (Dew Jr James K.)(Paperback)

What does it mean to know something? Can we have confidence in our knowledge? Epistemology, the study of knowledge, can often seem like a daunting subject. And yet few topics are more basic to human life. We are inquisitive creatures by nature, and the unending quest for truth leads us to raise

Development: A Very Short Introduction (Goldin Ian)(Paperback)

What do we mean by development? How can citizens, governments, and the international community foster development? The process by which nations escape poverty and achieve economic and social progress has been the subject of extensive examination for hundreds of years. The notion of development

What Philosophy Can Teach You about Being a Better Leader (Reynolds Alison)(Paperback)

For decades, we have looked to management theorists, organizational psychologists and economists to tell us how we can squeeze the most out of people at work. The result? People are uninspired, feel like cogs in a machine and prefer to leave traditional work structures behind. Numbers and

The Tacit Dimension (Polanyi Michael)(Paperback)

'I shall reconsider human knowledge by starting from the fact that we can know more than we can tell,' writes Michael Polanyi, whose work paved the way for the likes of Thomas Kuhn and Karl Popper. The Tacit Dimension argues that tacit knowledge-tradition, inherited practices, implied values, and

Epistemology: A Contemporary Introduction to the Theory of Knowledge (Audi Robert)(Paperback)

Epistemology, or 'the theory of knowledge,' is concerned with how we know what we know, what justifies us in believing what we believe, and what standards of evidence we should use in seeking truths about the world and human experience. This comprehensive introduction to the field of epistemology

Being Supervised: A Guide for Supervisees (de Haan Erik)(Paperback)

We know from experience and research that supervisory relationships can be immensely rewarding and developmental. Yet the same relationships can also be, and often are at the same time, highly anxiety-provoking and conflictual. Supervision as a developmental process is often mixed with quality

Philosophy of Psychology: An Introduction (Miyazono Kengo)(Paperback)

Are we rational creatures? Do we have free will? Can we ever know ourselves? These and other fundamental questions have been discussed by philosophers over millennia. But recent empirical findings in psychology and neuroscience suggest we should reconsider them. This textbook provides an engrossing

Breaking Into Acting for Dummies (Garrison Larry)(Paperback)

Understand the business side of your showbiz career We all know acting can be a glittering whirl of glamour--plush red carpets, simply divine outfits, huge sums of money, and oh, the parties But what a lot of wannabe actors forget is that it takes a lot of practical work to get to the flashbulbs

Functional Assessment and Program Development for Problem Behavior: A Practical Handbook (O'Neill Robert E.)(Paperback)

FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT FOR PROBLEM BEHAVIOR: A PRACTICAL HANDBOOK, Third Edition, guides readers through the procedures of conducting a functional assessment, including a variety of strategies for assessing problem behavior situations. The book also presents a systematic

Ethics Matters (Vardy Charlotte)(Paperback)

How do we know the difference between right and wrong? How can we make decisions about issues from germ-line genetic engineering to the regulation of banking, from nuclear power to ethnic bioweapons, from end-of-life care to global warming? What does it mean to live a good life? Ethics Matters

Powerful Pedagogy - Teach Better Quicker (Powley Ruth)(Paperback / softback)

How can we teach better quicker? In Powerful Pedagogy, Ruth Powley, Love Learning Ideas blogger and experienced teacher and school leader, debunks teaching and learning myths and shows how the more we know about pedagogy, the more able we are to make informed and efficient choices about our

Hannibal: A Hellenistic Life (MacDonald Eve)(Paperback)

If history is written by the victors, can we really know Hannibal, whose portrait we see through the eyes of his Roman conquerors? 'Eve MacDonald has produced a real page-turner in this lucid account of Hannibal, the Carthaginian general whose invasion of Italy brought republican Rome almost to her

Can We Talk?: Seven Principles for Managing Difficult Conversations at Work (Matuson Roberta Chinsky)(Paperback)

Having difficult conversations at work is a necessary discomfort. Instead of avoiding these conversations with your boss, colleagues or direct reports, you need a strategy that won't leave you feeling like you were being talked at or ignored. The key to solving this problem starts and ends with

No Visible Bruises - what we don't know about domestic violence can kill us (Snyder Rachel Louise)(Paperback / softback)

Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship (Martin Robert)(Paperback)

Even bad code can function. But if code isn't clean, it can bring a development organization to its knees. Every year, countless hours and significant resources are lost because of poorly written code. But it doesn't have to be that way. Noted software expert Robert C. Martin, presents a

The Art of Effective Facilitation: Reflections from Social Justice Educators (Landreman Lisa M.)(Paperback)

Co-published with How can I apply learning and social justice theory to become a better facilitator? Should I prepare differently for workshops around specific identities? How do I effectively respond when things aren't going as planned? This book is intended for the increasing number of faculty

Ethical Issues in Psychology (Banyard Philip)(Paperback)

How do we know right from wrong, good from bad, help from hindrance, and how can we judge the behaviour of others? Ethics are the rules and guidelines that we use to make such judgements. Often there are no clear answers, which make this subject both interesting and potentially frustrating. In this