This book promotes an understanding of ageism, discrimination and mistreatment of older adult workers, incorporating an international human rights perspective.
This book discusses how teaching and research have been weighted differently in academia in 18 countries and one region, Hong Kong SAR, based on an international comparative study entitled the Changing Academic Profession (CAP).
This book combines the disciplines of applied demography and public health by describing how applied demographic techniques can be used to help address public health issues.
The common factor, cognitive flexibility, lies at the core of effective functioning in complex, domain-specific environments. Cognitive... Læs mere
Action Learning and Action Research (ALAR) are proven methods for responding effectively to shared challenges in times of rapid change. This book argues and explains why and how ALAR can be used for improving learning and staff development.
This collection of arresting and innovative chapters applies the techniques of anthropology in analyzing the role played by Islam in the social lives of the world’s Muslims.
Important aspects of applied photochemistry in electronics and imaging, through processes such as photolithography, are discussed and it is shown how this is allowing the... Læs mere
This book discusses questions like: to what extent might home ownership provide a potential cure for some of the consequences of ageing populations by realizing housing equity in order to meet the consumption needs of older people?
This volume adds much to our accumulated knowledge of vanadium's central position in a number of enzymes and compounds, presenting inorganic and redox processes and assessing the key role this trace mineral plays in a variety of biological systems.