1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910451471903321

Autore

Clifford Christine K. <1954->

Titolo

Not now-- I'm having a no hair day [[electronic resource] ] : humor & healing for people with cancer / / Christine Clifford ; illustrations by Jack Lindstrom

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Duluth, MN, : Pfeifer-Hamilton Publishers, c1996

ISBN

0-8166-9576-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (111 p.)

Disciplina

362.1/96994

Soggetti

Tumors - Psychology

Wit and humor

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction; nothing to laugh about; now what?; Welcome to the new Year!; One day at a time; Therapy two-step: dancing with the ""Big Machine""; Family matters; That's what friends are for; Recovery: life after cancer; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

Christine Clifford reaches out to people with cancer from her own experience with surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. Convinced that laughter can bring healing, she takes a light-hearted look at the trials people face during diagnosis and treatment for cancer.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910450171403321

Autore

Macdonald Ranald

Titolo

Academic and Educational Development : Research, Evaluation and Changing Practice in Higher

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : RoutledgeFalmer, 2002

ISBN

1-135-72753-8

1-138-42099-9

1-280-02470-4

0-203-41704-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (254 p.)

Collana

Staff and educational development series

Altri autori (Persone)

WisdomJames

Disciplina

378.1

Soggetti

Education, Higher

Educational change

Electronic books.

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

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Notes on contributors; Educational development: research, evaluation and changing practice in higher education; Developing work based educators: professional and organizational issues; Evaluation as a tool for curriculum development: a case study of multimedia development in the teaching of creative writing; Researching teaching effectiveness as an experiential learning cycle: insights into practice; Improving teaching and learning in chemistry: the national Improve project; Planning and understanding change: toolkits for course design and evaluation

Enhancing transferable skills elements within a subject discipline: an example of how project initiatives can be implemented across a diverse subject discipline in the higher education sectorTranslating research into disseminated good practice: the case of student residence abroad; Incorporating change through reflection: community based learning; Developing an evaluation design: a multi-dimensional case study; Developing research based learning using ICT in higher education curricula: the role of research and evaluation

Implementing a virtual learning environment: a holistic framework for



institutionalizing online learningSpreading the word about pedagogic research: the virtual reading group; Professional development for organizational change; Integrating learning technologies to support the acquisition of foreign languages for specific disciplines; Structures for facilitating play and creativity in learning: a psychoanalytical perspective; Integrating skills development with academic content in the changing curriculum; Towards a culture of evaluation; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Part of the well-known Staff and Educational Development Series, this practice oriented book brings together leading research and evaluation approaches and supporting case studies from leading educational researchers and innovative teachers.