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Scotland: Principles based approach to law. (2009)
Book Chapter
Conlon, M. M. M., & Patrick, H. (2009). Scotland: Principles based approach to law. In V. Clarke, & A. Walsh (Eds.), Fundamentals of Mental Health. Oxford University Press

Dealing with affective needs in e-learning: Contrasting two cases in two cultures. (2009)
Book Chapter
Chiu, Y. J., & Cowan, J. (2009). Dealing with affective needs in e-learning: Contrasting two cases in two cultures. In B. Olaniran (Ed.), Cases on Successful E-Learning Practices in the Developed and Developing World: Methods for the Global Information Economy (42-57). Hershey. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-942-7.ch004

This chapter presents and contrasts descriptions of two cases of online affective support provided to support students engaged in higher level learning tasks. The cases are set in different cultures, centre upon different intended learning outcomes,... Read More about Dealing with affective needs in e-learning: Contrasting two cases in two cultures..

Policy in Scotland: implementing the 'Same as You'. (2009)
Book Chapter
Brown, M. (2008). Policy in Scotland: implementing the 'Same as You'. In M. R. Bollard (Ed.), Intellectual Disability and Social Inclusion: A Critical Review, 31-42. Churchill Livingstone

Physical health and well-being. (2009)
Book Chapter
Brown, M. (2009). Physical health and well-being. In B. Gates, & O. Barr (Eds.), Oxford Handbook of Learning and Intellectual Disability Nursing (139-212). Oxford University Press

Scotland's paper industry. (2009)
Book Chapter
Bromage, S., McCleery, A., & Finkelstein, D. (2009). Scotland's paper industry. In H. Williams (Ed.), 500 Years of printing in Scotland. Scottish Print Archival trust

Why Fanzines matter. (2009)
Book Chapter
Atton, C. (2009). Why Fanzines matter. In S. Franklin (Ed.), Setting the Standard: A Project for Improving Rangers (4-5). Gersnet

It is easy, perhaps too easy, to dismiss fanzines. Some consider them as the inconsequent ramblings of obsessive’s with too much time on their hands. Others feel that they are vehicles for wannabe journalists who cannot make it in the professional me... Read More about Why Fanzines matter..

Alternative and Citizen Journalism (2009)
Book Chapter
Atton, C. (2009). Alternative and Citizen Journalism. In K. Wahl-Jorgensen, & T. Hanitzsch (Eds.), The Handbook of Journalism Studies (265-278). Routledge

This chapter examines journalism that is produced not by professionals but by those outside mainstream media organizations. Amateur media producers typically have little or no training or professional qualifications as journalists; they write and rep... Read More about Alternative and Citizen Journalism.

Exploiting Collaborations in the Immune System: The Future of Artificial Immune Systems (2009)
Book Chapter
Hart, E., McEwan, C., & Davoudani, D. (2009). Exploiting Collaborations in the Immune System: The Future of Artificial Immune Systems. In C. Mumford, & L. Jain (Eds.), Intelligent Systems Reference Library; Computational Intelligence (527-558). Springer-Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-01799-5_16

Despite a steady increase in the application of algorithms inspired by the natural immune system to a variety of domains over the previous decade, we argue that the field of Artificial Immune Systems has yet to achieve its full potential. We suggest... Read More about Exploiting Collaborations in the Immune System: The Future of Artificial Immune Systems.

Using ePortfolios in Higher Education to Encourage Learner Reflection and Support Personalised Learning (2009)
Book Chapter
Peacock, S., Morss, K., Scott, A., Hislop, J., Irvine, L., Murray, S., & Girdler, S. T. (2009). Using ePortfolios in Higher Education to Encourage Learner Reflection and Support Personalised Learning. In J. O'Donoghue (Ed.), Technology-Supported Environments for Personalized Learning (185-211). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-884-0.ch011

Personalisation, with its emphasis on learner choice and lifelong learning, challenges educators to provide an innovative, student-centric educational experience. New technologies have great potential to support personalisation; however, institutions... Read More about Using ePortfolios in Higher Education to Encourage Learner Reflection and Support Personalised Learning.

Linking transport to employment - pursuing the Millenium development goals. (2009)
Book Chapter
McQuaid, R. W. (2009). Linking transport to employment - pursuing the Millenium development goals. In M. Grieco, M. Ndalo, D. Bryceson, G. Porter, & T. McCray (Eds.), Africa, Trasnport and the Millenium Development Goals - achieving an internationally set agenda (89-99). Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Conrad and his readers. (2009)
Book Chapter
Dryden, L. (2009). Conrad and his readers. In A. H. Simmons (Ed.), Joseph Conrad in context (221-228). Cambridge University Press

This is an essay in a special collection called Conrad in Context. The essay discusses Conrad in the context of late-nineteenth-century reading practices.

Clinical decision making (2009)
Book Chapter
Sque, M., Chipulu, M., & McGonigle, D. (2009). Clinical decision making. In M. Hall, A. Noble, & S. Smith (Eds.), A Foundation for Neonatal Care: a Multi-disciplinary Guide (235-251). Oxford: Radcliffe Publishing

QoE in Pervasive Telecommunication Systems (2009)
Book Chapter
Liotta, A., & Agboma, F. (2009). QoE in Pervasive Telecommunication Systems. In Pervasive Computing: Innovations in Intelligent Multimedia and Applications (365-382). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-599-4_16

The concept of offering pervasive telecommunication services, i.e., services that are available anytime, anywhere and from any terminal, is very appealing. Providing pervasive services to users has been the ultimate goal of telecommunication systems... Read More about QoE in Pervasive Telecommunication Systems.

Quality Assurance in European Engineering Education: Present and Future Challenges (2009)
Book Chapter
Cowan, J. (2009). Quality Assurance in European Engineering Education: Present and Future Challenges. In A. Patil, & P. Gray (Eds.), Engineering Education Quality Assurance (29-40). Springer US. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-0555-0_2

This chapter focuses on the quality assurance (QA) of higher engineering education in the United
Kingdom and Europe, by considering eight challenges which are predicted by the writer to be of increasing
importance in the years ahead. QA in higher e... Read More about Quality Assurance in European Engineering Education: Present and Future Challenges.

Owner-Manager Perspectives on Environmental Management in Micro and Small Tourism Enterprises in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand (2009)
Book Chapter
Rainford, S., & Wight, C. (2009). Owner-Manager Perspectives on Environmental Management in Micro and Small Tourism Enterprises in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand. In D. Leslie (Ed.), Tourism Enterprises and Sustainable Development: International Perspectives on Responses to the Sustainability Agenda (157-175). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203873588

The issue of sustainable tourism continues to dominate industry and public forums such as conferences, textbooks, and corporate policy statements, yet there are still relatively few examples of established sustainable tourism initiatives the world ov... Read More about Owner-Manager Perspectives on Environmental Management in Micro and Small Tourism Enterprises in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand.

Introduction (2009)
Book Chapter
Dryden, L. (2009). Introduction. In Stevenson and Conrad: writers of transition (1-12). Texas Tech University Press

This Introduction assesses Robert Louis Stevenson within the context of the reputation of Joseph Conrad. It discusses the cross-overs between their works, their mutual friends and their respective reputations as authors. It also gives an overview of... Read More about Introduction.