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The phrase ‘learning to think differently’ is often used today and in a variety of contexts. Its meaning in this essay therefore needs to be clearly stated at the outset. As the title indicates, it is a process in which all our inherited…

From a situation nearly 30 years ago when it was virtually unknown, Islamic banking has
expanded to become a distinctive and fast growing segment of the international banking
and capital markets. There are well over 200 Islamic banks operating in…

There is no way to thank the many people who contributed to this book or to express in
words how grateful I am for their creative, kind, and good spirits in doing so. To everyone
whose creative work and inspiring words are in Design by Nature—and…

For reseach in all subjects and among different philisopical paradigms, research
methodologies form one of the key issues to rely on.
This volume brings a series of papers together, which present different research
methodologies as applied in…

The role of culture in a field as vast as applied linguistics is so pronounced and vital
that even a highly selective overview might not be sufficient to be comprehensive.
What follows might be a synoptic account of the role of culture in the realm…

"A common man marvels at uncommon things; a wise
man marvels at the commonplace."

lain Cousseran is Director of Signes Paysage,
which was established in 1990 in response to a
growing demand for large-scale development:
masterplans, town planning and studies for the
integration of infrastructure and community
amenities. He has…

This book was written as an introduction to instruction in higher educa- tion. The work, written as companion to The Psychology of Teaching an Learning: A Three-Step Approach (Martinez-Pons, 2001), concentrates on the roles instructors and students…

T he study of instruction is complex, concerned as it is with contextual and substantive matters ranging as far and wide as political, economic, social and psychological processes;
administrators' and teachers' capabilities; program planning and…

Beyond E-Learning comes at a time of great transformation in how individuals and organizations learn and how they transfer learning into performance and value. Training—in the classroom and online—remains as important as ever, but it can’t do…