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Record Nr.

UNINA9910789969803321

Titolo

Facilitating intergroup dialogues [[electronic resource] ] : bridging differences, catalyzing change / / edited by Kelly E. Maxwell, Biren (Ratnesh) A. Nagda, and Monita C. Thompson ; foreword by Patricia Gurin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Sterling, Va., : Stylus Pub., 2011

ISBN

1-00-344475-X

1-000-97233-X

1-003-44475-X

1-57922-523-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (256 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MaxwellKelly E <1970-> (Kelly Elizabeth)

NagdaBiren A. <1965->

ThompsonMonita C. <1960->

Disciplina

378/.017

Soggetti

Communication in education

Interpersonal communication

Intercultural communication

Group facilitation

Group relations training

Educational change

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

Cover; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; FOREWORD; 1. DEEPENING THE LAYERS OF UNDERSTANDING AND CONNECTION: A Critical-Dialogic Approach to Facilitating Intergroup Dialogues; 2. IN THE HANDS OF FACILITATORS: Student Experiences in Dialogue and Implications for Facilitator Training; SECTION ONE: INTERGROUP DIALOGUE FACILITATION TRAINING FOR CLASSROOM-BASED EXPERIENCES; 3. TRAINING PEER FACILITATORS AS SOCIAL JUSTICE EDUCATORS: Integrating Cognitive and Affective Learning; 4. FACILITATOR TRAINING IN DIVERSE, PROGRESSIVE RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES: Occidental College as a Case Study



5. PREPARING CRITICALLY REFLECTIVE INTERGROUP DIALOGUE FACILITATORS: A Pedagogical Model and Illustrative Example6. (RE)TRAINING OURSELVES: Professionals Who Facilitate Intergroup Dialogue; SECTION TWO: INTERGROUP DIALOGUE FACILITATION TRAINING FOR APPLICATIONS TO CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY SETTINGS; 7. TRAINING STUDENTS TO CHANGE THEIR OWN CAMPUS CULTURE THROUGH SUSTAINED DIALOGUE; 8. DEMOCRACY LAB: Online Facilitation Training for Dialogic Teaching and Learning; 9. INTERGROUP DIALOGUE FACILITATION FOR YOUTH EMPOWERMENT AND COMMUNITY CHANGE

10. EXTENDING INTERGROUP DIALOGUE FACILITATION TO MULTICULTURAL SOCIAL WORK PRACTICESECTION THREE: LEARNING FROM AND WITH INTERGROUP DIALOGUE FACILITATORS: Voices on Identity, Alliances, and Career Commitments; 11. IDENTITY MATTERS: Facilitators' Struggles and Empowered Use of Social Identities in Intergroup Dialogue; 12. NOT FOR OTHERS, BUT WITH OTHERS FOR ALL OF US: Weaving Relationships, Co-creating Spaces of Justice; 13. CHANGING FACILITATORS, FACILITATING CHANGE: The Lives of Intergroup Dialogue Facilitators Post-College; CONTRIBUTOR BIOGRAPHIES; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L

MN; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Sommario/riassunto

This volume, the first dedicated entirely to intergroup dialogue facilitation, draws on the experiences of contributors and on emerging research to address the multi-dimensional role of facilitators and co-facilitators, the training and support of facilitators, and ways of improving practice in both educational and community settings. It constitutes a comprehensive guide for practitioners, covering the theoretical, conceptual, and practical knowledge they need. Presenting the work and insights of scholars, practitioners and scholar-practitioners who train facilitators for intergroup dialogues,



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910299222303321

Autore

Raj Pethuru

Titolo

High-Performance Big-Data Analytics : Computing Systems and Approaches / / by Pethuru Raj, Anupama Raman, Dhivya Nagaraj, Siddhartha Duggirala

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015

ISBN

3-319-20744-X

Edizione

[1st ed. 2015.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (443 p.)

Collana

Computer Communications and Networks, , 1617-7975

Disciplina

005.74023

Soggetti

Computer networks

Application software

Microprocessors

Computer Communication Networks

Information Systems Applications (incl. Internet)

Computer Appl. in Administrative Data Processing

Processor Architectures

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

Emerging Trends and Transformations in the IT Landscape -- High Performance Technologies for Big- and Fast-Data Analytics -- Big- and Fast-Data Analytics for High-Performance Computing -- Network Infrastructure for High-Performance Big-Data Analytics -- Storage Infrastructure for High-Performance Big-Data Analytics -- Real-Time Analytics using High-Performance Computing -- High-Performance Computing Paradigms -- In-Database Processing and In-Memory Analytics -- High-Performance Integrated Systems, Databases and Warehouses for Big- and Fast-Data Analytics -- Cluster and Grid Computing Paradigms -- High-Performance Peer-to-Peer Systems -- Visualization Dimensions for High-Performance Big-Data Analytics -- Social Media Analytics for Organization Empowerment -- Big-Data Analytics for Healthcare.

Sommario/riassunto

This important and timely text/reference presents a detailed review of high-performance computing infrastructures for next-generation big



data and fast data analytics.  Comprehensively covering a diverse range of computer systems and proven techniques for high-performance big-data analytics, the book also presents case studies, practical guidelines, and best practices for enabling decision-making toward implementing the appropriate computer systems and approaches. Topics and features: Includes case studies and learning activities throughout the book, and self-study exercises at the end of every chapter Presents detailed case studies on social media analytics for intelligent businesses, and on big data analytics in the healthcare sector Describes the network infrastructure requirements for effective transfer of big data, and the storage infrastructure requirements of applications which generate big data Examines real-time analytics solutions, such as machine data analytics and operational analytics Introduces in-database processing and in-memory analytics techniques for data mining Discusses the use of mainframes for handling real-time big data, and the latest types of data management systems for big and fast data analytics Provides information on the use of cluster, grid and cloud computing systems for big data analytics and data-intensive processing Reviews the peer-to-peer techniques and tools, and the common information visualization techniques, used in big data analytics Software engineers, cloud professionals and big data scientists will find this book to be an informative and inspiring read, highlighting the indispensable role data analytics will play in shaping a smart future.