The Routledge doctoral supervisor's companion : supporting effective research in education and the social sciences / / edited by Melanie Walker and Pat Thomson

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910459077903321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2010
• ISBN: 1-136-97170-X; 1-136-97171-8; 1-282-58641-6; 9786612586415; 0-203-85176-5
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (337 p.)
• Collana: Companions for PhD and DPhil Research
• Altri autori (Persone): ThomsonPat <1948->; WalkerMelanie
• Disciplina: 370.7/2
• Soggetti: Education - Study and teaching (Graduate); Education - Research; Social sciences - Study and teaching (Graduate); Social sciences - Research; Doctoral students; 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; Copyright; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Notes on contributors; Using this book; Part 1 Introduction: Why The Doctoral Companions?; 1 Doctoral education in context: The changing nature of the doctorate and doctoral students; Part 2 Supervision as pedagogy/ies; 2 Doctoral education as 'capability' formation; 3 'Perhaps I should be more proactive in changing my own supervisions'?: Student agency in 'doing supervision'; 4 From poster to PhD: The evolution of a literature review; 5 Understanding doctoral research for professional practitioners; 6 Critical transcultural exchanges: Educational development for supervisors7 Negotiating the layered relations of supervision; 8 ; Adapting signature pedagogies in doctoral education: The case of teaching how to work with the literature; Part 3 Challenges in supervision pedagogy/ies: Challenges arising from changing student populations; 9 Supervising part-time doctoral students: Issues and challenges; 10 Supervising part-time doctoral students; 11 Fortunate travellers: Learning from the multiliterate lives of doctoral students; 12 Internationalisation of higher education: Challenges for the doctoral supervisor13 International students and doctoral studies in transnational spaces; 14 The doctorate in the life course; 15 Rhythms of place: Time and space in the doctoral experience; 16 Global social justice, critical policy and doctoral pedagogical spaces; 17 Coming to terms with research practice: Riding the emotional rollercoaster of doctoral research studies; 18 Doctoral education in global times: 'Scholarly quality' as practical ethics in research; 19 The truth is not out there: Becoming 'undetective' in social and educational enquiry20 A personal reflection on doctoral supervision from a feminist perspective; 21 Writing in, writing out: Doctoral writing as peer work; 22 Creating discursive and relational communities through an international doctoral student exchange; 23 The relationship between doctoral students' approach to research and experiences of their research environment; 24 Educating the doctoral student: Don't forget the teaching; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This book places at its centre the interwoven questions of what it means to be a doctoral student in the social sciences, what is involved in becoming and being a researcher and clearly shows how the role of the supervisor is key to the student's personal development.

Burma : business and investment opportunities in emerging Myanmar / / Balbir B. Bhasin

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910789012503321
• Autore: Bhasin Balbir B.
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, New York (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) : , : Business Expert Press, , 2014
• ISBN: 1-60649-410-4
• Edizione: [First edition.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (172 p.)
• Collana: International business collection, , 1948-2760
• Disciplina: 338.9591
• Soggetti: Investments, Foreign - Burma; Business enterprises, Foreign - Burma; Burma Commerce
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Part of: 2014 digital library.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-151) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Background: understanding Myanmar -- 2. Business potential and markets -- 3. Recognizing and mitigating risks -- 4. Strategies for success in emerging Myanmar -- 5. Epilogue: opportunities and challenges in an emerging Myanmar -- 6. Web resources -- Notes -- References -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book is a practical and comprehensive guide to succeeding in doing business and investing in emerging Myanmar, formerly known as Burma. It covers the newly emerging country's history, geography, demographics and market size, political environment, economic conditions and industries, legal framework, cultural idiosyncrasies including religious issues. It also discusses language, beliefs and customs, business etiquette and attitudes, management and working styles, meetings and decision making, and negotiation strategies that work. It identifies incentives offered with regard to tax relief and repatriation of profits, the various sectors that are opening up, and where opportunities for participation exist. It also highlights the risks inherent in entering an emerging and new market economy and suggests ways of mitigating these risks. Strategies for success in an emerging Myanmar are propounded for both investors and businesses. This book allows for a deeper understanding of the business environment in Myanmar. You will be better able to evaluate the risk ; factors and options available and then make meaningful investment and business decisions.