Becoming Eloquent: Advances in the emergence of language, human cognition, and modern cultures
Few topics of scientific enquiry have attracted more attention in the last decade than the origin and evolution of language. Few have offered an equivalent intellectual challenge for interdisciplinary collaborations between linguistics, cognitive science, prehistoric archaeology, palaeoanthropology, genetics, neurophysiology, computer science and robotics. The contributions presented in this volume reflect the multiplicity of interests and research strategy used to tackle this complex...
This practical, extensively illustrated handbook covers the procedures that are undertaken in andrology and ART laboratories to analyse and assess male-factor infertility, and to prepare spermatozoa for use in assisted conception therapy. The content is presented as brief, authoritative overviews of the relevant biological background for each area, plus detailed, step-by-step descriptions of the relevant analytical procedures.
" It argues for a new geography curriculum founded on a set of major concepts that are profoundly relevant to 21st century life. For years, books on 11-18 geography education have focussed on classroom techniques, new pedagogic technologies and alternative modes of student assessment. 'Teaching Geography 11-18' asks not only what geography is for, but bases its answer on a set of key concepts able to sustain an exciting and relevant curriculum.
Training on Trial: How Workplace Learning Must Reinvent Itself to Remain Relevant
While upbeat lingo abounds about 'complementing strategic objectives' and 'driving productivity', the fact is that most training does not make a significant enough impact on business results, and when it does, training professionals fail to make a convincing case about the value added to the bottom line. The vaunted 'business partnership model' has yet to be realized - and in tough economic times, when the training budget is often the first to be cut, training is on trial for its very existence.
Today's Parent - July 2010Today's Parent magazine is published 12 times a year, serving moms and dads of children from birth to age 14. Articles, both practical and philosophical, tackle the complete range of relevant issues, including health, education and behaviour.
