Pryce J E (51 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. There is wear and creasing on the covers of the book. There is creasing along the corners as well as on the spine. Page 7 is loose from binding, but is present. 7x4.3in, 191 pages.

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Paperback. Condition: New. Learning Sciences is a cutting-edge interdisciplinary field that investigates how people learn and applies these insights to improve educational practices. This essential textbook introduces the field with a focus on classroom teaching, making complex theories accessible and relevant to educators at all levels. By blending principled understanding with room for teachers' creativity and cultural adaptation, the book empowers educators to design learning experiences that engage and inspire students.The book explores core aspects of learning-cognitive, constructive, socio-cultural, emotional and motivational, and representational-through a unique metaphor: Teaching as architecture. Like architects, educators must balance evidence-based principles with their professional vision and adapt to diverse contexts and needs. Each chapter delves into foundational theories and evidence, drawing evidence from multiple methods and practices, before illustrating practical applications through metaphors and stories. It provides practical insights grounded in research, helping readers understand why their teaching works and offering a framework to refine their practice. The final chapter examines emerging trends, including critical perspectives and the impact of artificial intelligence on education, offering a forward-looking view of the field.This book is an invaluable resource for educators, teacher trainers, and students of education or learning sciences. Whether you are new to teaching or a seasoned professional, it will inspire you to design learning experiences that educate, captivate, and empower your students to reach their full potential.

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Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1st Printing. Solid with a slight spine roll, a light crease on the back cover, and the covers show light wear. "The harrowing experiences of a prisoner of war"., during World war II. This seems to be fiction.

Paperback. Condition: New. This specially curated collection features four reviews of current and key research on heat stress in dairy cattle.The first chapter outlines technologies to breed for more heat tolerant dairy cattle, exploiting either between or within breed genetic variation in the trait. It discusses future perspectives on the use of different tools to achieve accelerated improvements of this important trait.The second chapter discusses breeding goals and multi-trait selection to balance production and non-production traits. It considers newer breeding objectives such as ensuring that cattle can adapt to a changing climate, including breeding for heat tolerance.The third chapter reviews challenges facing smallholder dairy farmers in Asia. These include the impact of high temperatures and humidity on milk yield, reproductive efficiency and animal health. The chapter places these challenges in the context of the broader economic constraints faced by smallholders and how they can be overcome.The final chapter highlights constraints in improving smallholder dairy production in Sub-Saharan Africa. Issues include developing breeds balancing yield with resilience to local climatic conditions. The chapter reviews ways of Improving breeding and productivity, as well as broader organisational support.

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paperback. Condition: New.

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Paperback. Condition: New. This specially curated collection features four reviews of current and key research on heat stress in dairy cattle.The first chapter outlines technologies to breed for more heat tolerant dairy cattle, exploiting either between or within breed genetic variation in the trait. It discusses future perspectives on the use of different tools to achieve accelerated improvements of this important trait.The second chapter discusses breeding goals and multi-trait selection to balance production and non-production traits. It considers newer breeding objectives such as ensuring that cattle can adapt to a changing climate, including breeding for heat tolerance.The third chapter reviews challenges facing smallholder dairy farmers in Asia. These include the impact of high temperatures and humidity on milk yield, reproductive efficiency and animal health. The chapter places these challenges in the context of the broader economic constraints faced by smallholders and how they can be overcome.The final chapter highlights constraints in improving smallholder dairy production in Sub-Saharan Africa. Issues include developing breeds balancing yield with resilience to local climatic conditions. The chapter reviews ways of Improving breeding and productivity, as well as broader organisational support.

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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. 1st Edition. Jacket is torn with pieces missing. Copy has author's inscription in front pastedown. Clean contents. Inscribed by Author(s).

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Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 258 pages. 9.68x6.87x9.69 inches. In Stock.

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Paperback. Condition: Very Good-. 191 pp. Edgewear, cornrs rubbed. The personal account of a British seaman, taken prisoner by the Germans after his ship, H. M. S. Gloucester was sunk. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Berry, John (illustrator). First Paperback Edition. First UK paperback edition. Originally published in the UK by Barker in hard covers in 1958. Light reading creasing and edge rubbing to the spine. The front and rear covers have only light edge and surface wear. Page edges browned with some darker patches on the top and bottom edges. A few spots to the inside of the front cover. Light trace of a price in pencil to the first page and there is a little browning to the pages which are otherwise unmarked. Cover illustration by John Berry. First printing.

Softcover/Paperback. Condition: Good. In goede staat. Paperback. Pocket. Geen leesvouwen rug. Shelfwear. Vergeeld.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 1st edition 1958, SIGNED and dated by the author (with kindest regards, etc) on the front pastedown. Presented in an unclipped dust wrapper. The wrapper has some wear with small tears at the spine. There is some foxing to the page edges.

Condition: New. Shaaron E. Ainsworth is a Professor at the University of Nottingham, UK, and a co-founder and current director of its Learning Sciences Research Institute. Her research interests centre on representational learning, especially learning by drawing,.

Paperback. Condition: New. This specially curated collection features four reviews of current and key research on heat stress in dairy cattle.The first chapter outlines technologies to breed for more heat tolerant dairy cattle, exploiting either between or within breed genetic variation in the trait. It discusses future perspectives on the use of different tools to achieve accelerated improvements of this important trait.The second chapter discusses breeding goals and multi-trait selection to balance production and non-production traits. It considers newer breeding objectives such as ensuring that cattle can adapt to a changing climate, including breeding for heat tolerance.The third chapter reviews challenges facing smallholder dairy farmers in Asia. These include the impact of high temperatures and humidity on milk yield, reproductive efficiency and animal health. The chapter places these challenges in the context of the broader economic constraints faced by smallholders and how they can be overcome.The final chapter highlights constraints in improving smallholder dairy production in Sub-Saharan Africa. Issues include developing breeds balancing yield with resilience to local climatic conditions. The chapter reviews ways of Improving breeding and productivity, as well as broader organisational support.

Paperback. Condition: New. Learning Sciences is a cutting-edge interdisciplinary field that investigates how people learn and applies these insights to improve educational practices. This essential textbook introduces the field with a focus on classroom teaching, making complex theories accessible and relevant to educators at all levels. By blending principled understanding with room for teachers' creativity and cultural adaptation, the book empowers educators to design learning experiences that engage and inspire students.The book explores core aspects of learning-cognitive, constructive, socio-cultural, emotional and motivational, and representational-through a unique metaphor: Teaching as architecture. Like architects, educators must balance evidence-based principles with their professional vision and adapt to diverse contexts and needs. Each chapter delves into foundational theories and evidence, drawing evidence from multiple methods and practices, before illustrating practical applications through metaphors and stories. It provides practical insights grounded in research, helping readers understand why their teaching works and offering a framework to refine their practice. The final chapter examines emerging trends, including critical perspectives and the impact of artificial intelligence on education, offering a forward-looking view of the field.This book is an invaluable resource for educators, teacher trainers, and students of education or learning sciences. Whether you are new to teaching or a seasoned professional, it will inspire you to design learning experiences that educate, captivate, and empower your students to reach their full potential.

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Paperback. Condition: New. This specially curated collection features four reviews of current and key research on heat stress in dairy cattle.The first chapter outlines technologies to breed for more heat tolerant dairy cattle, exploiting either between or within breed genetic variation in the trait. It discusses future perspectives on the use of different tools to achieve accelerated improvements of this important trait.The second chapter discusses breeding goals and multi-trait selection to balance production and non-production traits. It considers newer breeding objectives such as ensuring that cattle can adapt to a changing climate, including breeding for heat tolerance.The third chapter reviews challenges facing smallholder dairy farmers in Asia. These include the impact of high temperatures and humidity on milk yield, reproductive efficiency and animal health. The chapter places these challenges in the context of the broader economic constraints faced by smallholders and how they can be overcome.The final chapter highlights constraints in improving smallholder dairy production in Sub-Saharan Africa. Issues include developing breeds balancing yield with resilience to local climatic conditions. The chapter reviews ways of Improving breeding and productivity, as well as broader organisational support.