Boeken Hoofd Research & Development

Transforming the U.S. Workforce Development System

This book brings together leading scholars and practitioners working in the job skills field to examine what research tells us about the current state of the U.S. skills system in comparative perspective and the changes that are required for the future.

International Thematic Research on International Trade and Business in Indonesia

International Thematic Research on International Trade and Business in Indonesia is a chapter book that is a collection of research results related to international trade, international business, and the international economy in Indonesia. This book is a collaborative paper between researchers, academics, and practitioners. International Thematic Research on International Trade and Business in Indonesia is …

The Best Schools

Armstrong describes the best practices in education based on what we currently know about human development.

When Agile Gets Physical

Development & Dispossession

More people were involuntarily displaced in the twentieth century than ever before, and not only by war and natural disasters. Capital-intensive, high-technology, large-scale projects compel the displacement and resettlement of an estimated 15 million people every year. The contributors to this volume analyze the failures of existing resettlement policies and propose durable solutions.

South Asian Education Policy, Research, and Practice - Participatory Action Research and Educational Development

This volume brings together diverse thinkers and practitioners on Participatory Action Research (PAR) and educational development in South Asia. Contributors draw from their research and field experiences on how PAR is currently being understood, theorized, debated, and implemented for education of children in South Asia. This book will act as a key reference text for …

Routledge Studies on the Chinese Economy- Chinese Economists on Economic Reform - Collected Works of Xue Muqiao

This book is the first of a series which makes available to an English-speaking audience the work of the individual Chinese economists who were the architects of reform. The series provides an inside view of China’s economic reform, revealing the thinking of the reformers themselves, unlike many other books on China’s economic reform which are …

Routledge Research in Education- Applying Cultural Historical Activity Theory in Educational Settings

Applying Cultural-Historical Activity Theory in Educational Settings harnesses research and development for educational improvement, bridging the gap between research and practice.

Research on Hydropower Development and Delivery in Congo River

The book comprehensively assesses the hydropower resources and watershed characteristics of the Congo River, focuses on cascade hydropower development planning and design in the lower reaches of the Congo River, and analyzes the hydropower consumption market, transmission scheme, construction timing, investments and economy. This book systematically discusses hydropower development on the Congo River. Accelerating the …

Springer Series in Cognitive Development - Self-Regulated Learning and Academic Achievement

Self-regulated learning is a new approach to studying student academic achievement. In contrast to previous ability or environmental formulations that address the why of achievement, self-regulation models focus on how students activate, alter, and sustain their learning practices using a variety of self-related processes. This book brings together a number of internationally known researchers representing …