M Mills: 23 books
Muslim Spaces of Hope
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Language: English
Release Date: July 4, 2013
Debates about contemporary Islam and Muslims in the West have taken some negative turns in the depressing atmosphere of the war on terror and its aftermath. This book argues that we have been too preoccupied with problems, not enough with solutions. The increased mobilisation and scrutiny of Muslim...
New Assessments, Better Instruction?
Designing Assessment Systems to Promote Instructional Improvement
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2013
This report reviews the literature on how assessment affects teaching practice and the conditions that moderate that relationship. The authors identify a wide variety of effects that testing might have on teachers' activities in the classroom and a number of conditions that affect the impact that assessment may have on practice.
by Roger Frie, Bruce Ries, M Guy Thompson
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2005
This volume is the first concentrated effort to offer a philosophical critique of relational and intersubjective perspectives in contemporary psychoanalytic thought. The distinguished group of scholars and clinicians assembled here are largely preoccupied with tracing the theoretical underpinnings...
Social Media
Culture and Identity
Language: English
Release Date: December 28, 2016
Social Media: Culture and Identity examines the global impact of social media in the formation of various identities and cultures. New media scholars— both national and international— have posited thought-provoking analyses of sociocultural issues about human communication that are impacted by...
Understanding Communication Research Methods
A Theoretical and Practical Approach
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2014
Comprehensive, innovative, and focused on the undergraduate student, this textbook prepares students to read and conduct research. Using an engaging how-to approach that draws from scholarship, real-life, and popular culture, the book offers students practical reasons why they should care about research...
by Julian M. Barker, Simon J. Mills, Simon L. Maguire
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2009
The second edition of the hugely popular The Clinical Anaesthesia Viva Book builds on the success of the first by providing a thorough review of short and long case questions typically given to Final FRCA viva candidates. An introductory chapter gives invaluable practical advice on preparation for...
Understanding Communication Research Methods
A Theoretical and Practical Approach
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2018
Using an engaging how-to approach that draws from scholarship, real-life, and popular culture, this textbook offers students practical reasons why they should care about research methods and a guide to actually conducting research themselves. Examining quantitative, qualitative, and critical research...
Spirituality, Values and Mental Health
Jewels for the Journey
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2007
Spirituality, religious belief and inclusive faith communities are important for mental well being but mental health practitioners have few guidelines for acknowledging these issues when working with service users.
Spirituality, Values and Mental Health gathers together personal and professional...
by Edward M. Spencer, Ann E. Mills, Mary V. Rorty
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2000
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2000
The ethical aspects of the operation of healthcare organizations (HCOs) are central to the delivery of health care. Organization Ethics in Health Care begins by assessing the shortcomings of clinical ethics, business ethics, and professional ethics as a basis for solving problems that have emerged...
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