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The Hobbled Giant Essays On The World Bank

The Hobbled Giant Essays On The World Bank

First published in 1984. In these essays Stanley Please contends that the World Bank is constrained in its ability to use its position and . power in the interests of more rapid development of the poorer countries of the world. These constraints derive in large part from the legal restriction on the Bank to engage primarily in project lending and from the division of responsibility between the ·Bank and its sister institution the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Although the Bank's financing of projects and investment programs has made a significant contribution Mr. Please argues that greater Bank involvement in national policy formation can greatly benefit economic development. He looks at ways to increase cooperation between the Bank and the IMF examines the policy work the Bank has done in the past and assesses the capacity of the Bank for policy formation evaluates the need for it to do more such work and discusses the likely responses of developing and developed countries to these changes | The Hobbled Giant Essays On The World Bank

GBP 36.99
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Latinx Actor Training

Latinx Actor Training

Latinx Actor Training presents essays and pioneering research from leading Latinx practitioners and scholars in the United States to examine the history and future of Latino/a/x/e actor training practices and approaches. Born out of the urgent need to address the inequities in academia and the industry as Latinx representation on stage and screen remains disproportionately low despite population growth; this book seeks to reimagine and restructure the practice of actor training by inviting deep investigation into heritage and identity practices. Latinx Actor Training features contributions covering current and historical acting methodologies principles and training explorations of linguistic identity casting considerations and culturally inclusive practices that aim to empower a new generation of Latinx actors and to assist the educators who are entrusted with their training. This book is dedicated to creating career success and championing positive narratives to combat pervasive and damaging stereotypes. Latinx Actor Training offers culturally inclusive pedagogies that will be invaluable for students practitioners and scholars interested in the intersections of Latinx herencia (heritage) identity and actor training.

GBP 38.99
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Training Law Enforcement Officers

Training Law Enforcement Officers

This how-to guide covers every aspect of law enforcement training from training academy administration to designing curricula to identifying and utilizing qualified instructors. Using the latest methodologies technologies and best practices Training Law Enforcement Officers gives law enforcement administrators training specialists instructors instructional systems designers and academy directors a proven way to conduct training for all levels of practitioners from basic law enforcement to high-risk law enforcement. At a time when scrutiny of law enforcement officers is on the rise Training Law Enforcement Officers is an essential guide for those criminal justice practitioners seeking to minimize police error and make today’s police force the best that it can be.

GBP 34.99
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The West Bank History Politics Society And Economy

The West Bank History Politics Society And Economy

First published in 1986. This study of the West Bank was originally undertaken for the Middle East Institute in Washington D. C. under the terms of its contract with the U. S. Defense Intelligence Agency. The study was compiled from a series of draft working papers. Covering The Late Ottoman period to 1967 and the second part looks at the West Bank under Israeli Occupation after 1967. | The West Bank History Politics Society And Economy

GBP 39.99
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The Training of Prison Governors

The Training of Prison Governors

This book first published in 1983 examines in detail the training of the key group of people within the British prison system: prison governors. It shows how problems endemic to the prison system influences their training; how staff seek to construct a coherent training course and how recruits struggle to come to terms with their ambiguous new role. It describes how attitudes towards the job changed during the training period and argues that the lack of a clear role-image prevented the adoption of a common occupational culture. | The Training of Prison Governors

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Training at Work Critical Analysis of Workplace Training and Development

Training at Work Critical Analysis of Workplace Training and Development

Training in the workplace can be costly and time-consuming. Consequently it is often neglected. However it plays an essential part in a company's success increasing the level of performance aiding strategic decision-making and maximizing quality and efficiency. Using detailed surveys and encompassing the literature in human resource management this book first published in 1992 shows why training is so valuable a tool. The author’s critical analysis covers the effects of demographic change and the growing number of women in the workforce as well as issues which reflect the changing patterns of work such as technology workplace flexibility and employee relations. He deals with the increasing stress laid on managerial performance emphasizing the need for more management training as well as assessing the role of state-run schemes and the effect of government policies. He concludes with ways to develop successful training patterns and to launch a skills revolution. This book should be of interest to postgraduates academics and researchers in the fields of human resource management industrial relations and organizational behaviour. | Training at Work Critical Analysis of Workplace Training and Development

GBP 31.99
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Institutional Translator Training

Institutional Translator Training

This collection surveys the translator training landscape in international organizations on a global scale offering a state-of-the-art view on institutional translator training research and practical takeaways for stakeholders. The volume’s focus on training brings a unique perspective to existing research on institutional translation which has tended to single out such themes as agency professionalism and quality. The book is divided into three sections with the first outlining the competences required of institutional translators the second exploring training practices at the university level and on the job for novices and professionals across a range of settings and the third providing a synthesis of the above. Contributions draw on findings from studies in both institutional desiderata and existing training programmes from diverse geographic contexts towards situating the discussion through a global lens. In linking together competences and training practices the book enhances collective knowledge of institutional translation and provides valuable insights for universities and institutions that work with translators on both international and national scales. This book will be key reading for scholars in translation studies particularly those interested in institutional translation and translator training as well as active professionals. The Open Access version of this book available at http://www. taylorfrancis. com has been made available under a Creative Commons [Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND)] 4. 0 license.

GBP 120.00
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Training Issues and Strategies in Libraries

Training Issues and Strategies in Libraries

This book first published in 1990 provides analysis - applicable to any library regardless of size - for the training and development of library personnel. Contributors from varying types of libraries from a small private woman's college to a multinational bibliographic utility discuss training in busy public services departments address vendor and in-house perspectives on training for online automated systems and examine leadership training. This practical volume provides direction for library administrators who seek to establish a climate where well-trained staff confidently and consistently perform their jobs successfully. | Training Issues and Strategies in Libraries

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Training International Managers Designing Deploying and Delivering Effective Training for Multi-Cultural Groups

Training International Managers Designing Deploying and Delivering Effective Training for Multi-Cultural Groups

Training across borders is complicated. The advent of large and diverse global organizations and the opening of markets and opportunities right around the world have introduced a whole new level of challenge for management trainers. You may be trying to roll-out programmes to sites in different countries or perhaps you need to bring together managers from different cultures on one site; how do you do this most cost-effectively and how do you design and deliver a programme that will reflect their cultural and communication styles and their learning needs? Alan Melkman and John Trotman's Training International Managers mixes a variety of cultural and learning models with anecdotes and examples from 30 years' experience of working with organizations and cultures in every continent. There's advice on cross-cultural issues; learning design delivery and evaluation as well as the practical issues around the economics and administration of training international managers. You'll find advice to prepare you for what to expect from different groups and different cultures in the training room and how to adapt your own training styles to the groups that you are working with. Management training can be a challenge at the best of times; read Training International Managers and use the models ideas tools and techniques advocated by the two authors and you can be reassured that geographical distance culture and even language need not derail your best efforts as a trainer. | Training International Managers Designing Deploying and Delivering Effective Training for Multi-Cultural Groups

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A Handbook for Training Strategy

A Handbook for Training Strategy

When the first edition of Martyn Sloman’s Handbook appeared it made an immediate impact on the HRD community. Its starting point was the idea that traditional approaches to training in the organization were no longer effective. The Handbook introduced a new model and set out the practical implications. The world of HRD has moved on and Martyn Sloman has now drastically revised the text to reflect the increased complexity of organizational life and the many recent developments in the field. His aim remains the same: to help readers to develop a framework in which training can be effectively managed and delivered. In Part I of the text the author draws attention to the opportunities created for training by the current emphasis on competition through people. In Part II he poses the question: ’What should training managers be doing to ensure that training in their organization is as good as it can be?’ Here he stresses the need to keep training aligned with business objectives and to encourage line managers to work alongside the human resource professionals. The third and final Part considers the trainer as a strategic facilitator and examines the skills required. Martyn Sloman writes as an experienced training manager and his book is concerned above all with implementation. Thus the text is supported by questionnaires survey instruments and specimen documents. With its combination of thought-provoking argument and practical guidance the Handbook will continue to serve all those with an interest in organizational training. | A Handbook for Training Strategy

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Training and Development in Organizations An Essential Guide For Trainers

Training and Development in Organizations An Essential Guide For Trainers

Training and Development in Organizations introduces students to the field of training and development showcasing how the role and function of training within an organization supports the organization’s efforts at fulfilling its mission. Focusing on six themes – strategic view; training paradigm; training model; types of training; rubrics; and andragogy a theory focused specifically on the adult learner – the author offers an applied approach to designing and implementing a training program. Readers will learn about different types of training programs ranging from simple to complex while a model program design demonstrates the critical elements associated with designing a program such as subjects time frame learning objectives and more. Practical exercises and thought-provoking end of chapter questions help students learn how to apply the concepts successfully while Chapter Twelve specifically includes a variety of practical exercises for use in application-oriented assignments. Undergraduate students of human resource management and training and development as well as business managers seeking to develop their training knowledge will appreciate this commonsense treatment of the subject. | Training and Development in Organizations An Essential Guide For Trainers

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Supervisor Training Issues and Approaches: Guide to Supervision

Supervisor Training Issues and Approaches: Guide to Supervision

Considering how much experience there now is in providing supervisor training in the UK relatively little has been written about it. This book creates a lively and readable resource that will be informative and inspirational for those planning for the future of training for supervisors of counsellors or who create teach on or apply for supervisor training. The structure and content will invite reflection on the training issues that the authors address. It is intended to be consciously forward looking in a period of rapid development and is designed to highlight differences between providers as well as the approaches and ideas they share. It is the work of many authors all of whom are or have been involved in supervisor training in the UK. The book should also be of interest to colleagues involved in training supervisors in other contexts and allied professions: social work medical and nursing professions coaching and teaching. It spans a range of theoretical approaches to supervisor training and authors thus inevitably write from quite different basic assumptions about supervision. | Supervisor Training Issues and Approaches: Guide to Supervision

GBP 130.00
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Vocal Traditions Training in the Performing Arts

Vocal Traditions Training in the Performing Arts

Vocal Traditions: Training in the Performing Arts explores the 18 most influential voice training techniques and methodologies of the past 100 years. This extensive international collection highlights historically important voice teachers contemporary leaders in the field and rising schools of thought. Each vocal tradition showcases its instructional perspective offering backgrounds on the founder(s) key concepts example exercises and further resources. The text’s systematic approach allows a unique pedagogical evaluation of the vast voice training field which not only includes university and conservatory training but also private session and workshop coaching as well. Covering a global range of voice training systems this book will be of interest to those studying voice singing speech and accents as well as researchers from the fields of communication music education and performance. This book was originally published as a series in the Voice and Speech Review journal. | Vocal Traditions Training in the Performing Arts

GBP 120.00
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Personal Training Theory and Practice

Personal Training Theory and Practice

Personal Training: Theory and Practice Second Edition draws together in one unique volume the personal practical and business skills central to becoming a successful personal trainer. This accessible book introduces you to the fundamentals of applied exercise prescription and programme design as well as advanced concepts including nutritional intervention postural analysis and the psychology of behaviour change. Key Features- updated to reflect advances in training methodology and techniques in line with requirements for professional qualification- key points boxes chapter summaries and a glossary of scientific and technical concepts to aid understanding- full colour illustrations and photos to support visual learning- case studies and sample exercise plans to help you put theory into practice- supported by online resources such as self-assessment tests downloadable forms and session sheets at www. routledge. com/cw/crossley Personal Training: Theory and Practice is the ideal companion and handy reference for those embarking on a career in personal training as well as experienced trainers. Reviews of the first edition: 'the ideal companion to turn you from an amateur into a professional sports trainer. the only title tailored to meet the needs of UK-based personal training. ' Work Out'a gem of a book. clearly written and presented which makes it easy for both fitness professionals and lay people to understand. Definitely worth buying. ' Health and Fitness | Personal Training Theory and Practice

GBP 175.00
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Advanced Personal Training Science to Practice

Advanced Personal Training Science to Practice

Effective fitness instruction and training programme design require an exercise specialist trainer to combine professional experience with strategies underpinned by scientific evidence. This book allows readers to develop their understanding of the scientific rationale behind important components of personal training such as monitoring fitness and training programme design. Each chapter synthesizes the findings of cutting-edge scientific research to identify optimum training methods and dispel some myths that are prevalent in the fitness industry. The chapters within this new edition have been written by internationally renowned experts from several disciplines including strength and conditioning physiology psychology and nutrition. Contributions have also been made from esteemed academics who have conducted some of the scientific studies discussed within the book. The authors have interpreted and summarised the scientific evidence and produced evidence-based recommendations allowing readers to explore the latest concepts and research findings and apply them in practice. The book includes several new chapters such as evidenced based practice (EBP) and designing training programmes female clients. This second edition remains the essential text for fitness instructors personal trainers and sport and exercise students. The book provides an invaluable resource for fitness courses exercise science degree programmes and continued professional development for exercise professionals. | Advanced Personal Training Science to Practice

GBP 42.99
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Advancements in Mental Skills Training

Advancements in Mental Skills Training

Advancements in Mental Skills Training presents contemporary evidence-based intervention approaches from leading sport psychology researchers and practitioners. The book comprehensively examines the use of mental skills training for athletic performance and well-being from a cross-cultural perspective. It begins by introducing theoretical advancements related to mental toughness cultural factors performance optimisation and mindfulness. It goes on to examine the technological advancements related to mental skills training outlining how mobile technologies can be used to measure and train perceptual-cognitive skills and the effectiveness of virtual reality in mental training. The book concludes by discussing emerging topics such as how sports psychology can incorporate spirituality minority groups in sport and the impact of prejudice and referee career development. This insightful text introduces the potential for sport psychology to be integrated into our daily functioning and provides strategies for athletes to optimize their performance and bolster their mental health. It will be an essential read for all sport psychology researchers as well as professionals working in the field.

GBP 29.99
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Team Sports Training The Complexity Model

Team Sports Training The Complexity Model

Team Sports Training: The Complexity Model presents a novel approach to team sports training examining football (soccer) rugby union field hockey basketball handball and futsal through the paradigm of complexity. Under a traditional prism these sports have been analysed using a deterministic perspective where the constituent dimensions of the sportsmen were independently examined and treated in isolation. It was expected that the body worked as a perfect machine and once all the components were maximised the sportsmen improved their performance. If the same closed recipe was applied to all of the players who formed part of the squad the global team performance was expected to be enhanced. As much as these reductionist models seem coherent when contrasted in practice we see that the reality of team sports is far more different from the closed conditions in which they were idealised. Team sports contain variable heterogeneous and non-linear constraints which require the development of a different logic to organise their training. During the last few years ecological psychology the dynamical systems theory or the constraints-led approach have opened interesting fields of research from which many conceptual foundations can be applied to team sports. Based on this contemporary framework the current book presents the study of the players and the teams as complex systems using coordination dynamics to explain the emergence of the self-organisation episodes that characterise them. In addition this thinking line provides the reader with the ability to apply all of these innovative concepts to their practical training scenarios. Altogether it is intended to challenge the reader to re-think their training strategy and to develop an original theory and practice of training specific to team sports. | Team Sports Training The Complexity Model

GBP 38.99
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Forensic Anthropology Training Manual

Forensic Anthropology Training Manual

Provides basic information on successfully collecting processing analyzing and describing skeletal human remains. Forensic Anthropology Training Manual serves as a practical reference tool and a framework for training in forensic anthropology. The first chapter informs judges attorneys law enforcement personnel and international workers of the information and services available from a professional forensic anthropologist. The first section (Chapters 2-11) is a training guide to assist in the study of human skeletal anatomy. The second section (Chapters 12-17) focuses on the specific work of the forensic anthropologist beginning with an introduction to the forensic sciences. Learning Goals Upon completing this book readers will be able to: Have a strong foundation in human skeletal anatomy Explain how this knowledge contributes to the physical description and personal identification of human remains Understand the basics of excavating a grave preparing a forensic report and presenting expert witness testimony in a court of law Define forensic anthropology within the broader context of the forensic sciences Describe the work of today‘s forensic anthropologists

GBP 175.00
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Environmental Education and Training

Environmental Education and Training

Published in 1998 the impact of current organizational behaviour upon the environment and concern over the long term effects has become almost a household topic. There are a growing number of reference books which discuss the various aspects and importance of this matter but they often do so in isolation from the environment education and training. In addition to this little has been discussed about the inter-relationships between the various aspects of organizational behaviour and its impact on the environment. This book intends to bridge the gap. It discusses the importance of environmental education and training in three different disciplines: the legal aspects financial implications and managerial choices and decision-making.

GBP 21.99
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The History of Voice Pedagogy Multidisciplinary Reflections on Training

The History of Voice Pedagogy Multidisciplinary Reflections on Training

This ambitious publication draws from the knowledge and expertise of leading international figures in voice training in order to examine the history of the voice from an interdisciplinary perspective. The book explores the historical arc of various voice training disciplines and highlights significant people and events within the field. It is written by voice specialists from a variety of backgrounds including singing actor training public speaking and voice science. These contributors explore how voice pedagogy came to be how it has organized itself as a profession how it has dealt with challenges and how it can develop still. Covering a variety of voice training disciplines this book will be of interest to those studying voice and speech as well as researchers from the fields of rhetoric music and performance. This book was originally published as a special issue of the Voice and Speech Review journal. | The History of Voice Pedagogy Multidisciplinary Reflections on Training

GBP 38.99
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The Palestinian Authority in the West Bank The Theatrics of Woeful Statecraft

The Palestinian Authority in the West Bank The Theatrics of Woeful Statecraft

The Palestinian Authority in the West Bank explores the manner in which the Palestinian Authority’s performative acts affect and shape the lives and subjective identities of those in its vicinity in the occupied West Bank. The nature of Palestinians’ statelessness has to contend with the rituals of statecraft that the Palestinian Authority (PA) and its Palestinian functionaries engage in. These rituals are also economically maintained by an international donor community and are vehemently challenged by Palestinian activists antagonistic to the prevalence of the statist agenda in Palestine. Conceptually the understanding of the PA’s ‘theater of statecraft’ is inspired by Judith Butler’s conception of performativity as one that encompasses several repetitive and ritual performative acts. The authors explore what they refer to as the ‘fuzzy state' (personified in the form and conduct of the PA) looks like for those living it from the vantage point of PA institutions NGOs international representative offices and activists. Methodologically the book adopts an ethnographic approach by way of interviews and observations in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem. The Palestinian Authority in the West Bank makes an important and long-due intervention by integrating performance studies and politics to suggest an understanding of the theatrics of woeful statecraft in Palestine. The book is an essential resource for students and scholars interested in the study of the state International Relations and Politics Palestine Studies and the Middle East. | The Palestinian Authority in the West Bank The Theatrics of Woeful Statecraft

GBP 38.99
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The Future of Psychoanalysis The Debate About the Training Analyst System

The Future of Psychoanalysis The Debate About the Training Analyst System

This book is concerned with the question of what psychoanalytic training should look like today. Should we go on with the system that has developed over time? Or should we abandon it and if so for which reasons? It provides a detailed and compelling account of the ongoing sometimes heated international debate about psychoanalytic training. A | The Future of Psychoanalysis The Debate About the Training Analyst System

GBP 130.00
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