Connecting learning across the institution / / co-editors Betsy O. Barefoot, Jillian L. Kinzie ; Pamela L. Eddy, editor

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910453425603321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: San Francisco, California : , : Jossey-Bass, , 2014; ©2014
• ISBN: 1-118-88347-0; 1-118-88367-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (139 p.)
• Collana: New Directions for Higher Education ; ; Number 165, Spring 2014
• Disciplina: 303.4833
• Soggetti: Telecommunication - Social aspects; College teachers - Training of; 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: Connecting Learning Across the Institution; CONTENTS; EDITOR'S NOTES; References; 1 Integration of Learning Model: How College Students Integrate Learning; Introduction to Integration of Learning; Methods; Patterns in Student Integration of Learning; Defining Types of Integration; Adding a Developmental Lens; Considerations for Undergraduate Learning; Integration of Learning Within and Among Stakeholders; Implications: Transferable Approaches to Integrating Learning; Constructing an Inclusive Learning Theory; References; 2 Faculty as Border Crossers: A Study of Fulbright Faculty; Literature ReviewMethods; Findings and Discussion; Disequilibrium; Expert to Novice; Transformation via Integration; Conclusion; References; 3 Civic Engagement and Organizational Learning Strategies for Student Success; Student Success; Civic Engagement; Student (Academic and Social) Engagement; Engagement Supports Student Success; Organizational Learning; Defining Organizational Learning; Promoting a Culture of Organizational Learning; Implications for Practice; References; 4 "Orthogonality" in Learning and Assessment; Stakeholder Demands for Learning; Assessment of Learning-Orthogonality DefinedDesign; Self-Reflection; ; Distillation; Connecting "E" With "O"; Designing a Plan; Feedback; Conclusion: Building the Narrative; References; 5 Promoting High-Impact Student Learning: Connecting Key Components of the Collegiate Experience; Mapping the Collegiate Learning Environment; Conditions Promoting Student Learning; Promoting Deep and Transformative Learning; High-Impact Educational Practices; Responsibility for Linking Undergraduate Learning; References; 6 Developing Learning in Faculty: Seeking Expert Assistance From Colleagues; Faculty Learning From Faculty-Interprofessional TopicsProviding Feedback; Delivering Bad News-Crisis Communication; Having Difficult Dialogues in the Classroom; Understanding How Students Learn and Work Together; Assessing Student Learning; Preparing Presentations: Visual Displays; Student Support: Offices, Centers, and Programs; Disability Student Services; Student Success Center; Writing Center; Center for Teaching and Learning; Conclusion; References; 7 Blended Learning as Transformational Institutional Learning; Strategic Approaches to Blended Learning; The Role of Technology; The Role of FacultyThe Role of Institutions; Blended Learning at Northern Arizona University; Blended Learning as a Strategy; References; 8 Constructing an Overarching Framework for Learning-Connecting the Dots; Key Issues in Organizational Learning; Breaking Tradition/Paradox of Organizational Culture; Moving Away From Quick Fixes and Easy Answers; Feedback and Reflection; Learning Infrastructure; The Importance of Intentionality; References; 9 Finding and Fostering Learning: What College and University Leaders Need to Know and What They Can Do; Learning From the Perspective of College Leadership
• Sommario/riassunto: Most research on learning tends to occur in silos based on stakeholder perspective. This volume seeks to break down these silos and draw together scholars who research learning from different perspectives to highlight commonalities in learning for students, faculty, and institutions. When we understand how learning is experienced across the institution, we can develop strategies that help support, enhance, and reinforce learning for all. Exploring what it means to bridge learning across the institution, this volume provides a roadmap to improve learning for all. Both scholarly and pra

Building decent societies [[electronic resource] ] : Rethinking the role of social security in state building

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910781841303321
• Autore: Townsend Peter
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Geneva, : International Labour Office, Palgrave Macmillan, 2009
• ISBN: 92-2-121996-8
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (410 p.)
• Disciplina: 362.58091724
• Soggetti: Developing countries -- Social policy; Income maintenance programs -- Developing countries; Poverty -- Developing countries -- Prevention; Poverty -- Prevention -- International cooperation
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; CONTENTS; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Boxes; Notes on Contributors; Foreword; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; Part I: The Right to Social Security and National Development; 2 Social Security and Human Rights; Part II: Issues for the Global Society of the Twenty-first Century; 3 Social Protection and Nation-Building: an Essay on Why and How Universalist Social Policy Contributes to Stable Nation-States; 4 Social Security, Social Impact and Economic Performance: a Farewell to Three Famous Myths; 5 Can Low-Income Countries Afford Social Security?; 6 The Impact of Social Transfers on Growth, Development, Poverty and Inequality in Developing Countries7 Investment in Social Security: a Possible UN Model for Child Benefit?; Part III: Social Protection in Europe and the OECD; 8 Three Models of Social Security in the History of the Industrialized Countries; 9 Social Protection, the European Union and its Member States; 10 Can the European Welfare Model be Exported?; 11 The Poverty Effects of Social Protection in Europe: EU Enlargement and its Lessons for Developing Countries; Part IV: Experiences from Low-Income Countries; 12 Social Security in Developing Countries: a Brief Overview13 Introducing Basic Social Protection in Low-Income Countries: Lessons from Existing Programmes; 14 Social Protection, Rural Livelihoods and ; Economic Growth: the Case of Cash Transfers in Malawi, Ethiopia and Bangladesh; 15 Welfare, Development and Growth: Lessons from South Africa; 16 From Targeting to Universality: Lessons from the Health System in Thailand; Part V: Conclusions; 17 Rethinking the Role of Social Security in Development; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z
• Sommario/riassunto: This book makes the case for a comprehensive social security system to be developed in all countries, including the poorest ones, in order to eliminate desperate conditions of poverty, to reverse growing inequality and to sustain economic growth. This is a co-publication with Palgrave Macmillan

Apache Solr PHP Integration / / Jayant Kumar

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910961470503321
• Autore: Kumar Jayant
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Birmingham : , : Packt Publishing Ltd., , [2013]; ©2013
• ISBN: 9781782164937; 1782164936
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (118 p.)
• Collana: Community experience distilled
• Disciplina: 006.76
• Soggetti: PHP (Computer program language); Web site development
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Apache Solr PHP Integration -- Table of Contents -- Apache Solr PHP Integration -- Credits -- About the Author -- About the Reviewers -- www.PacktPub.com -- Support files, eBooks, discount offers, and more -- Why subscribe? -- Free access for Packt account holders -- Preface -- What this book covers -- What you need for this book -- Who this book is for -- Conventions -- Reader feedback -- Customer support -- Downloading the example code -- Errata -- Piracy -- Questions -- 1. Installing and Integrating Solr and PHP -- Solr ; -- Installing Solr -- Configuring Tomcat to run Solr -- Executing a ping query on Solr using PHP -- Libraries available for PHP-Solr integration -- Installing Solarium -- Executing ping queries on Solr using PHP and Solarium library -- More about endpoints -- Checking Solr query logs -- Solarium adapters -- Summary -- 2. Inserting, Updating, and Deleting Documents from Solr -- The Solr schema -- Adding sample documents to the Solr index -- Using PHP to add documents to the Solr index -- Updating documents in Solr using PHP -- Deleting documents in Solr using PHP -- Commit, rollback, and index optimization -- Summary -- 3. Select Query on Solr and Query Modes (DisMax/eDisMax) -- Creating a basic select query with sorting and return fields -- Running a query using select configuration -- Re-using queries -- DisMax and eDisMax query modes -- Executing queries using DisMax and eDisMax -- Date boosting in an eDisMax query -- Advanced query parameters -- Summary -- 4. Advanced Queries - Filter Queries and Faceting -- Filter queries and their benefits -- Executing filter queries -- Creating filter query configuration -- Faceting -- Facet by field -- Facet by query -- Facet by range -- Facet by pivot -- Summary -- 5. Highlighting Results Using PHP and Solr -- Solr highlighting configuration.; Highlighting in Solr using PHP and Solarium -- Using different highlighting tags for different fields -- Highlighting using the fast vector highlighter -- Summary -- 6. Debug and Stats Component -- Solr relevance ranking -- Executing debug through PHP code -- Running debug on Solr interface -- The stats component -- Summary -- 7. Spell Check in Solr -- Solr configuration for spell check -- Spell checker implementations available with Solr -- Running a spell check query using PHP -- Implementing the autocomplete feature using PHP and Solr -- Summary -- 8. Advanced Solr - Grouping, the MoreLikeThis Query, and Distributed Search -- Grouping results by fields -- Grouping results by queries -- Running more like this query using PHP -- More like this tuning parameters -- Distributed search -- Setting up a distributed search -- Executing a distributed search using PHP -- Setting up Solr master-slave -- Load balancing Solr queries using PHP -- Summary -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book is full of step-by-step example-oriented tutorials which will show readers how to integrate Solr in PHP applications using the available libraries, and boost the inherent search facilities that Solr offers.If you are a developer who knows PHP and is interested in integrating search into your applications, this is the book for you. No advanced knowledge of Solr is required. Very basic knowledge of system commands and the command-line interface on both Linux and Windows is required. You should also be familiar with the concept of Web servers.