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"In discipline after discipline, old models, methods, and theories of research have been supplanted or supplemented by new paradigms, strategies, and techniques based on a naturalistic study of people in their social and cultural environment. The Handbook of Qualitative Research is the first attempt to synthesize this vast world of activity. The handbook moves from the theoretical to the specific, examining the various paradigms for doing qualitative...
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These 36 half-hour lectures are your initiation into the geological world that lies just outside your door. "The Nature of Earth: An Introduction to Geology" introduces you to physical geology, the study of Earth's minerals, rocks, soils, and the processes that operate on them through time.
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"This encyclopedia is a welcome exploration of the great variety of social networks that human beings create and participate in. Interdisciplinary in scope, the set includes contributions from some of the foremost scholars studying community today. Appendixes include an extensive bibliography, a collection of resources guides, an annotated guide to "Community in Popular Culture," and "Libraries Build Community," a guide for librarians."--"The Top...
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Flying into the eye of a storm, camping at the base of an active volcano, traveling backwards in time--students might think these adventures happen only in action movies. This video shows that they also take place in the lives of Earth scientists--those daring researchers and theorists who study the past, present, and the future of our plant and environment. Venturing into the realms of land, sea, and air, the program presents detailed portraits of...
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"David Adam explores the groundbreaking neuroscience of cognitive enhancement that is changing the way the brain and the mind works--to make it better, sharper, more focused and, yes, more intelligent. He considers how we measure and judge intelligence, taking us on a fascinating tour of the history of brain science and medicine, from gentlemen scientist brain autopsy clubs to case studies of mental health patients with extraordinary savant abilities....
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In this wide-ranging book one of the most esteemed cultural historians of our time turns his attention to major questions about human experience and the attempts to understand it "scientifically." Bruce Mazlish considers the achievements, failings, and possibilities of the human sciences - a domain that he broadly defines to include the social sciences, literature, psychology, and hermeneutic studies. In a synthesis built upon the work of earlier...
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The story of the do-development of Earth's ir, water, crustal rocks, climate, and life in cosmic perspective as a vantage point from which to view the present and future prospects of mankind. Earth has come to be what it is as theresult of a sequence of historical interactions stretching over billions of years.
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"Environmental Science: Principles and Practices provides the scientific principles, concepts, applications, and methodologies required to understand the interrelationships of the natural world, identify and analyze environmental problems both natural and manmade, evaluate the relative risks associated with these problems, and examine alternative solutions (such as renewable energy sources) for resolving and even preventing them. Frank R. Spellman...
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Alan Alda follows in Charles Darwin's footsteps, meeting the animals and birds that inspired Darwin's theory of evolution. Alda joins scientists who witness the daily struggle for survival that has shaped the Galapagos Islands' unique wildlife. As he experiences the enchantment of the islands, he learns of efforts to protect them from alien invaders including the 60,000 eco-tourists who visit every year.
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Energy is constantly being used and re-used. Energy begins with the Sun, moves through to plants, then insects and animals, and so on. These are steps of the food chain. Organized like a pyramid, each level represents a different step to the continual recycling of energy. Learn about photosynthesis and how it works, the food chain and the species the make up each level, how energy changes between levels, and the role of carbon and other minerals....
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The organisms found in the littoral zone are critical for the biological cycling of abiotic factors. This video explores the complex relationships between primary producers, lower level consumers and higher order consumers and how they can be modelled using food chains and food webs. Informative diagrams and in-the-field footage make this an essential resource for senior secondary biology students.
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