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Record Nr.

UNINA9910346828203321

Autore

Sutherland William J

Titolo

What Works in Conservation 2019

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Open Book Publishers, 2019

ISBN

1-78374-764-1

Descrizione fisica

1 electronic resource (706 p.)

Collana

What Works in Conservation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

What Works in Conservation has been created to provide practitioners with answers to these and many other questions about practical conservation. This book provides an assessment of the effectiveness of 1389 conservation interventions based on summarized scientific evidence. The 2019 edition contains new material on bat conservation. Other chapters cover practical global conservation of primates, peatlands, shrublands and heathlands, management of captive animals as well as an extended chapter on control of freshwater invasive species, the global conservation of amphibians, bats, birds and forests, conservation of European farmland biodiversity and some aspects of enhancing natural pest control, enhancing soil fertility and control of freshwater invasive species. It contains key results from the summarized evidence for each conservation intervention and an assessment of the effectiveness of each by international expert panels. The accompanying website www.conservationevidence.com describes each of the studies individually, and provides full references. This is the fourth edition of What Works in Conservation, which is revised on an annual basis.



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910971529203321

Titolo

Exploring children's creative narratives / / edited by Dorothy Faulkner and Elizabeth Coates

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Routledge, , 2011

ISBN

1-136-73955-6

1-283-10341-9

9786613103413

1-136-73956-4

0-203-81892-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (289 p.)

Classificazione

77.32

Altri autori (Persone)

CoatesElizabeth

FaulknerDorothy

Disciplina

155.4/1335

Soggetti

Creative ability in children

Drawing ability in children

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Exploring children's creative narratives : some theoretical, methodological and applied perspectives / D. Faulkner & E.Coates -- Improvisation and narrative / R. Keith Sawyer -- Thinking creatively in an early years classroom / Dorothy Faulkner -- Children's creative collaboration : a view of narrativity / Marjaana Kangas, Annakaisa Kultima & Heli Ruokamo -- The subjects and meanings of young children's drawings / Elizabeth Coates & Andrew Coates -- Painting dinosaurs : how a reception class context shapes children's -- Opportunities for creative expression / Jenny Hallam, Helen Lee & Mani Das Gupta -- Diversifying discourse : the influence of visual culture on children's -- Perception and creation of art / Marie Fulkova & Teresa Tipton -- Meaning, mediation & mythology / Susan Wright -- Children's creativity with time, space and intensity : foundations for the temporal arts / Susan Young -- A generative framework for creativity : encouraging creative collaboration in children's music composition / Sylvia Truman -- Inside-outside : exploring learning and creativity in early years dance education / Kerry Chappell & Susan Young --



Epilogue / Dorothy Faulkner & Elizabeth Coates.

Sommario/riassunto

How should we understand children's creativity?This fascinating collection of international research offers fresh perspectives on children's creative processes and the expression of their creative imagination through dramatic play, stories, artwork, dance, music and conversation.Drawing on a range of research evidence from innovative educational initiatives in a wide variety of countries, Exploring Children's Creative Narratives develops new theoretical and practical insights that challenge traditional thinking about children's creativity. The chapters, written by wel