peter lang peter lang feb 2012 (201 resultados)

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -This work provides different studies of how econometric evaluation of monetary policy based on forward-looking Taylor rules is conducted. The first part discusses theoretical results regarding the Taylor principle and can be used as a guideline for the evaluation of the following three empirical applications based on survey data of Consensus Economics. The first application deals with the question whether the introduction of inflation targeting affects monetary policy. The second application investigates the consequences of oil price movements for monetary policy. The third application analyzes monetary policy conditions in Spain before and after the changeover to the Euro by estimating forward-looking Taylor rules. 120 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -What does it mean to be Black in the Obama era In Reading African American Experiences in the Obama Era, young African American scholars and researchers and experienced community activists demonstrate how to encourage dialogue across curricula, disciplines, and communities with emphases on education, new media, and popular culture. Considering what this historic moment means for Black life, letters, and learning, this accessible yet scholarly volume encourages movement toward thoughtful analysis today.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 296 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -The volume addresses the ways that the field of adult basic education has already been impacted by changes in technology and what needs to happen for learners and teachers to take full advantage of newly developing resources. The analysis is organized around three main themes: Learning, Teaching, and Organizing. Each section reviews relevant research and sample instructional resources, drawing on work done from around the world. A key concern is moving beyond the hype to look for the specifics of practice ¿ what exactly is new about contemporary adult basic education Rather than a celebration of technology for technology¿s sake, the analysis asks a series of questions. What do we want learning to look like What do teachers expect of themselves as professionals and learners Finally, how is technology being used to shape the field, and how can we use it to work for changes we believe in This book is essential reading for pre-service and in-service teachers, as well as instructors in a variety of fields relating to technology and learning.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 168 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -(Un)knowing Diversity tells the powerful stories of five minoritized American youths¿ school experiences. In their own words, we learn what it is like to go to school, what helps, what does not, and who these students are becoming. The author outlines the practice of testimonio work, then interprets each narrative, identifying the fixed, fluid, concurrent, and dynamic processes that serve to both map and unmap youth in schools ¿ offering the possibility of decolonization. She identifies postcolonial and neocolonial concepts such as hybridity, nationalism, authenticity, ambivalence, transnationalism, and surveillance. The volume, which includes a study guide with questions and assignments suitable for undergraduate and graduate coursework, will be useful in qualitative methods courses, multicultural foundations courses, and courses in education and sociology.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 192 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -This anthology ¿ the first of its kind in eight years ¿ collects some of the best and most current research and reflection on the complex interactions between religion and computer-mediated communication (CMC). The contributions cohere around the central question: how will core religious understandings of identity, community and authority shape and be (re)shaped by the communicative possibilities of Web 2.0 The authors gathered here address these questions in three distinct ways: through contemporary empirical research on how diverse traditions across the globe seek to take up the technologies and affordances of contemporary CMC; through investigations that place these contemporary developments in larger historical and theological contexts; and through careful reflection on the theoretical dimensions of research on religion and CMC. In their introductory and concluding essays, the editors uncover and articulate the larger intersections and patterns suggested by individual chapters, including trajectories for future research.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 340 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -This book provides practitioners and scholars with a number of practical tools for studying and implementing democratic learning processes within schools, and theorizes these tools in relation to current developmental learning and democratic theory. Three dimensions of knowledge are framed ¿ foundational, expert, and personal ¿ and the place of each in the construction of democratic classroom understandings is explored. Based on a two-part analysis of the roles students played in a number of pedagogically diverse classroom discussions, three different forms of learning experience are then presented ¿ teacher-led, student-led, and co-led learning. While all three forms of learning experience are seen as valuable to a fully realized democratic pedagogy, each form is shown to possess a distinctive set of affordances and constraints in relation to the many varied challenges involved in fostering children¿s academic growth and learning.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 232 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -How do classroom teachers envision new technologies within their practice In the conversation on incorporating new technologies into classrooms, teachers are often sidelined. Envisioning New Technologies in Teacher Practice looks at the complex ways in which teachers move forward to embrace change as well as how they circle back, continually revising their practices while subtly resisting change. In addition to examining how teacher identities change over time, the book also reveals how they can be changed. Co-authored by a university research team ¿ four teachers, a principal and LWL¿s pedagogical leader ¿ the book discusses the professional development model that emerged and foregrounds how a teacher action research component contributed to teachers¿ ¿ and students¿ ¿ learning.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 264 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -More than a decade after feminists burst forth onto the Internet demanding material access and social intervention, this collection sets out to explore what it means to be a cyberfeminist today. The contributors examine a wide range of topics, from Health 2.0, the blogosphere, and video games, to female artists and diasporic youth, in order to re-envision how feminists can intervene in the mutual shaping of online and offline relationships. These authors contend that women¿s bodies and actions online are influenced by the politics of offline spaces, which buttress power hierarchies at both material and symbolic levels. They do not, however, simply make pessimistic assessments of online spaces as an extension of the existing power relations. Rather, Cyberfeminism 2.0 attends to contested aspects of new digital technologies that simultaneously enable political retreat and feminist resistance.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 328 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Diese Arbeit nutzt Konzepte aus dem Repertoire der Performanztheorien zur Analyse des afro-brasilianischen Kampftanzes Capoeira Angola. Ungewöhnlich ist dabei die Rolle der Verfasserin, die sowohl als Ethnologin als auch als Lernende (und inzwischen Lehrende) der Capoeira in ihrer Person Innen- und Außensicht auf den Gegenstand verbindet. Sie versucht durch ihre 2008 durchgeführte Feldforschung den Widerspruch zwischen klaren Regeln und definierten Kontexten einerseits und der Förderung von Improvisation, Reflexion und Handlungsbevollmächtigung andererseits aufzulösen. Um dieses Phänomen der Bewußten Inkorporation zu verstehen, bedient sie sich der Konzepte verschiedener Performanztheorien. Dabei befaßt sich die Arbeit mit der Capoeira in Europa, jedoch unter einem anderen Gesichtspunkt als die bisherige ethnologische Literatur. Es geht der Verfasserin weniger um den sozialen Kontext Barcelonas, als um das Verstehen der geistigen und körperlichen Techniken, durch die der Meister (Mestre China) seine Botschaft vermittelt. 148 pp. Deutsch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Die polnischen Kreditsicherungsmittel und deren Untersuchung im Hinblick auf ihre Praktikabilität sind Gegenstand dieser Arbeit. Besonderes Augenmerk wurde auf die Durchsetzbarkeit und die Kosten des jeweiligen Kreditsicherungsmittels gelegt, um für den Leser einen echten Mehrwert zu erzielen. Durch intensive Literaturrecherche sowie der Befragung mehrerer namhafter Dozenten der Jagiellonen Universität Krakau konnten sehr viele praktische Informationen in die Untersuchung einfließen. Der Leser erhält durch die Arbeit einen erstmaligen Überblick über die praktische Handhabung der Kreditsicherungsmittel in Polen und ihre Vor- und Nachteile. Die Untersuchung zeigt auf, welche Kreditsicherungsmittel in welcher Situation sinnvoll und vereinbar sind, und ist für Unternehmen und deren Berater, die in Polen aktiv sind oder werden wollen, eine wertvolle Informationsquelle. 122 pp. Deutsch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Giorgio Vasari¿s Prefaces: Art and Theory provides students and scholars alike with the opportunity to study and understand the art, theory, and visual culture of Giorgio Vasari and sixteenth century Italy. For the first time all of Vasari¿s Prefaces from the Lives of the Artists (1568) are included translated into English as well as in the original Italian. Also included is an English translation of Giovanni Battista Adriani¿s letter to Giorgio Vasari enlightening Vasari on the art of the ancient masters.Through the eyes of Vasari, this book captures the creative achievements of his fellow artists ¿ how they adopt nature and the classical tradition as their muses and how they ingeniously interpret the secular and religious themes of the past and present. Vasari himself is lauded for the transformation of the artist from one of being a mere laborer to one who imbues his work with intellectual depth and is recognized as a creator of beautiful visual myths.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 408 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Experience is a very basic concept and, at the same time, an extremely complex subject. How does our everyday experience as a human being relate with scientific knowledge and moral conduct What kind of mutual relationship lies between human experience, reason and faith This book gathers the results of a joint philosophical research which puts human experience in question from the diverse perspectives of a selected group of scholars. These collected essays lead the reader through a wide investigation articulated in two stages: the first goes from epistemology to theory of experience and the second moves from theory of experience to theology. Special attention is devoted to the many implications of human experience in the much debated and controversial relationship between reason and faith. The outcome is a plural account which looks with deep interest at a wide range of human experiences, especially those intertwined with the field of natural sciences, the challenges of ethical normativity or the traits of religious commitment.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 200 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -This book focuses on three aspects in Glenn Gould¿s (1932-1982) musical thought and practice: Gould¿s embrace of music technology, his notions of the ontology of music and musical interpretation, and the place of his thought in Canadian intellectual history. Focusing not only on Gould¿s writings on music technology but also on those of Marshall McLuhan (1911-1980) and Jean Le Moyne (1913-1996), this book provides a fresh perspective on Gould¿s thinking, which was embedded in and keenly alert to the intellectual world outside music. The book also touches on Gould¿s public reception, his national iconicity, in Canadian literature and Hollywood movies. Gould¿s stardom is discussed as a phenomenon more commonly associated with contemporary popular culture. 278 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -The rising popularity of unconventional treatment methods in Poland, not accepted by academic medicine, prompted the author to describe and interpret the social causes of this phenomenon and its diverse effects, as well as to forecast the future of such methods. These research results are the outcome of an analysis of more than 3,500 letters sent to the Polish State TV by viewers of a two-year-long series of programs offering unconventional psychotherapy. The analysis of the material enabled sociological reconstruction of everyday lay thinking of illness, health and medicine. The book also examined the relevance of classic socio-medical theories for the study of health behaviors associated with treatments offered by healers. 308 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Dieses Buch enthält die Vorträge des interdisziplinären Workshops Geschichte und Gesellschaft Taiwans unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Ureinwohner, der im Mai 2010 am Institut für Sinologie der Universität Wien und am Museum für Völkerkunde abgehalten wurde. Die Beiträge behandeln die Situation der indigenen Bevölkerung Taiwans, wie sie sich im Wandel der Zeit darstellt. Die Beiträge liefern den neuesten Forschungsstand zur Thematik und bringen einen interdisziplinären wissenschaftlichen Diskurs, der durch die Mitwirkung zweier indigener Forscherinnen aus Taiwan ein großes Maß an Authentizität mit sich bringt. 240 pp. Englisch, Deutsch.

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -It is possible to identify at least three ways of conceptualizing change in American democracy. First, change is seen as a product of development. Here change is linear, it signifies progress. The second model sees change as coming from the reflection of the relationship between values and their institutional manifestations. It has a distinctly conservative character. The third approach sees change as an innovation, often a product of technological advancement. Each conceptualization of change stipulates a different set of problems which need to be addressed. The first ¿ functional approach ¿ is mainly concerned with the efficiency of the socio-political system. The second ¿ intellectual approach ¿ poses questions about the system stability and legitimacy. The third ¿ mechanical approach ¿ inquires about the system¿s adaptability. These and other dimensions of change are explored by the contributors in their analyses of domestic and foreign policy, cultural and social conflicts, economic relations, ideologies, and public discourse in contemporary America. 254 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -The Development of Latin Post-Tonic /Cr/ Clusters in Select Northern Italian Dialects offers an explanation of the disparate outcomes of similar consonant clusters within several related Northern Italian dialects through application of optimality theory and frequency effects. It features a new approach to previously underrepresented phenomena in Italian dialectology in that it combines previously separated changes into one single theory. This volume is particularly useful for scholars within the fields of Romance languages and linguistics as well as for advanced students of the Italian language with an interest in dialects or advanced students of linguistics specializing in Romance languages or Italian.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 120 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -In dieser Monographie wird Ich als ein raumzeitliches Phänomen bestimmt, indem die Autorin dem Problem Ich im Kontext verschiedener Disziplinen wie Philosophie, Psychologie, Soziologie, Literaturwissenschaft und Semiotik nachgeht. Als Ergebnis der theoretischen Analyse gelangt sie zur Neukonzeptualisierung des Konstrukts Ich. Das Ich wird als eine Einheit der synchronen und diachronen Raumzeiten aufgefasst. Im Lichte des theoretischen Kontextes und auf Grund der Analyse der literarischen Werke werden die Fiktionen vom Leben der Jugendlichen im sowjetischen Estland und in der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik konstruiert. Im Anschluss werden die Lebensfiktionen der Esten und Deutschen verallgemeinernd verglichen und interpretiert. 196 pp. Deutsch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Multilateral evidence has continued to show that the conspicuous absence of reputable ethical-ecological criteria for evaluating companies and businesses in Nigeria is not only a lamentable disservice to the Nigerian people; but does not augur well for the Nigerian economy in particular and society at large. The Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) concept and practice has been notoriously inadequate in meeting this challenge. The CSR, which came to Nigeria via the pressures and ire drawn by the rogue activities of multi-national oil concerns in the Nigeria Delta, quickly dissipated its reputational capital and fossilized on its pretensions by assuming a paternalistic character of a philanthropic nature in the policy philosophies of many companies in Nigeria. The results of this absence have been catastrophic. The Niger Delta became an ecological wasteland thanks to unethical and unsupervised rapacity convoked there by the oil companies. Many Nigerian families have been chaperoned into poverty thanks to the perennial failure of many Nigerian banks and financial institutions, which is predicated on massive fraud and other sharp practices of bank officials. Need we talk about the costs in lives and limbs of the unethical practices of many companies in almost all sectors of the Nigerian economy, whose activities have been destroying the ecological integrity of our environment; constantly degrading the dignity and human rights of their employees, and endangering the lives and wellbeing of consumers across the country 336 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Grenzgänger zwischen Deutschland und der Schweiz unterliegen regelmäßig in beiden Staaten der Einkommensteuer. Mit seinem Art. 15 a enthält das DBA D-CHE für Grenzgänger eine eigene Vorschrift für den Ausgleich dieser Doppelbesteuerung. Die Anwendung dieser Norm bereitet bei verschiedenen Fallkonstellationen in der Praxis jedoch immer wieder erhebliche Schwierigkeiten. In dieser Arbeit werden im Wege der Auslegung des Art. 15 a DBA D-CHE adäquate Lösungen für diese problematischen Sachverhalte erarbeitet. Darüber hinaus wird in einem zweiten Schritt die Sonderbehandlung von Grenzgängern in Doppelbesteuerungsabkommen auf ihre Aktualität und Funktionalität hin beleuchtet. 186 pp. Deutsch.

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Cet ouvrage réunit les travaux des plus grands spécialistes en poésie épique romane du Moyen Âge, rassemblés en juillet 2009 à Genève pour le XVIIIe congrès international de la Société Rencesvals. Ils ont consacré leurs efforts à analyser et à commenter des chansons de geste qui ont vu le jour dans les limites géographiques, politiques ou linguistiques de l¿Occident européen. Les articles sont groupés en quatre sections : l¿épopée franco-italienne ; l¿épopée germanique en relation avec la romane ; la postérité épique dans le roman en Espagne ; les animaux dans les chansons de geste. Parmi tant d¿autres, la Chanson de Roland, la Chanson de Guillaume, le Nibelungenlied, le Poème du Cid ou le Digenis Akritis permettent d¿établir des liens thématiques ou littéraires qui contribuent à dessiner un panorama toujours plus complet du monde médiéval. 578 pp. Englisch, Französisch, Italienisch.

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Limits and Life: Meaning and Metaphors in the Religious Language of Iceland not only contributes to the field of Nordic cultural history, it is a valuable resource for those who may find themselves confronting threats and preparing for catastrophes in the twenty-first century. How can we best cope with traumatic events in nature, society, and the home Facing and interpreting limits has been the pivotal religious task of Icelanders throughout the centuries. Strategies for survival became a necessity and included interpretations that assisted in coping with these crises along with strategies of escape. The theology of Icelanders offers potential ways for coping with difficulties and suggests strategies for addressing the limit-issues threatening us and later generations.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 208 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -This volume offers an overview of new perspectives and ongoing developments in research on Language for Specific Purposes (LSP) and specialised discourse. Traditionally investigated on the basis of terminology and genre studies, the area now also draws on such diverse fields as sociolinguistics, sociology, psychology and communication studies. This widening range of perspectives increases the need for insights into and knowledge about current developments in research on LSP and specialised discourse.The chapters included here have been selected to address this need. Based on papers presented at the XVII European LSP Symposium, they reflect its focus: aims and methods in current research on LSP and specialised discourse. Two chapters present the research history of the area, its current status, and emergent issues. Nine chapters exemplify methods currently applied, new aims pursued, or new aims supported by innovative methods. The methods include discourse analysis, use of specialist informants, study of multimedia texts, sociological observation, interviews, etc. The aims vary from unveiling politicians¿ linguistic representation of the 2008 financial meltdown over inclusion of visual representations in LSP research to clarifying the limits of lay understanding of specialised knowledge. In sum, the volume offers the reader a holistic, yet multi-faceted overview of state-of-the-art research in this area.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 336 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -James Cone and Thomas Sowell tower as African American intellectuals who have influenced ideas around the world for decades on issues such as poverty and justice. Although Thomas Sowell writes as a secular economist, his views harmonize more genuinely with classical Christian social thought than do the liberation theology of James Cone. In the traditional black church, theology and economics have always been partners in pursuing the means of liberation for African Americans. This is the first book to put a black economist and a black theologian into direct dialogue with one another in order to distill the strengths of each discipline, thus providing a long-term vision for the economic sustainability of the black community. The implications of the Protestant teaching of sphere sovereignty and the Roman Catholic principle of subsidiarity inform the disciplines of theology, economics, and political philosophy to cast a new vision for black liberation serving religious and political theorists alike. A provocative dynamism emerges because Cone and Sowell maintain alternative and competing visions that engage classical Christian theology in different ways. This book offers the opportunity for a new trajectory of dialogue between theologians and political economists about poverty, human dignity, and justice in ways previously unexplored. The Political Economy of Liberation is an invaluable resource in courses in African American studies, race and religion, political economy, social ethics, Christianity and society, Christian social thought, social justice, and theological ethics at the upper-level undergraduate or graduate level.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 218 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Most computer network books are described based on a top-down or button-up layer-based perspective ¿ allowing readers to learn about concepts and protocols in one layer as a part of a complex system. At each layer, the books illustrated the mechanisms and protocols provided at this layer to its upper layer. Unlike other computer network books, this book additionally provides protocol-based and architecture-based perspective to study the computer networks, the Internet and Next Generation Networks. The book starts with a short introduction to the computer network and their design ¿ covering the basic reference models, the multimedia networking, Next Generation Networking and Mobile Networking as well as network planning considerations. Fundamental techniques are described ¿ covering mechanisms, protocols, architectures and services to control the traffic and ensure the QoS for data and multimedia applications. For each technique, the author formulates the problem statement and illustrates complete solution ¿ including basic idea, concept, architecture, protocol behaviour, their advantages and disadvantages. 402 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Romancing Theory, Riding Interpretation reaffirms the need to look into the productive inventiveness of theoretical approaches and the consequences that this might have on our understanding of literature. (In)fusion Approach is one deeply provocative example, pregnant with possibilities. Through an innovative cluster of essays, this book shows the romance that theory can bring into our interpretation of literature within the terrain of Salman Rushdie¿s fiction. It challenges the conventional, the reified, and the institutional ways of thinking and evaluation, leading to a fusion and frission of critical thought and traditions of ideas. Romancing Theory, Riding Interpretation, in its border-crossed, concerted, and compelling arguments, is sure to find its niche in courses on theory, reading habits of literature, postcolonial seminars, as well as in modules of interdisciplinary studies.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 238 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -The Democratic Promise engages Slavoj ¿i¿ek¿s psychoanalytic and cultural reading of politics and terror, Jacques Rancière¿s concept of the partition of the sensible, Alain Badiou¿s ethics and politics, and Jacques Derridäs thoughts on philosophy in a time of terror in order to radically rethink politics in and through aesthetics as analogies of political subjectivity. This book interrogates the a priori rights of an individual as universally declared and what these mean in terms of human agency. By revisiting the philosophical writings of the Western continental tradition through the eyes of contemporary political thinkers, it not only delves into the current debate on democracy but also investigates the connection between exceptionality and democracy. Constance Goh asserts here that inter-national or intra-national conflicts persist despite the global emphasis on cultural diversity and consideration because of the politics of recognition. The Democratic Promise also examines the media politics of China and Tibet¿s fraught relations so as to argue that Derridäs democracy-to-come necessitates an-other principle, an extra-normative tolerance he calls «hostipitality,» a host (un)intentionally transporting a singular other via the vehicle of aesthetics. 242 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Axiomatic functionalism is a highly distinctive and challenging approach in the European functionalist tradition, which has been developed over the last 50 years. It emphasises clarity and accuracy of theory and methods with philosophical awareness for the analysis of languages. Axiomatic Functionalism is even more relevant at a time when functionalism is widely adopted and speculative universalism is being refuted. This book gives a clear orientation in the Axiomatic Functionalist approach with a new introduction, recent previously unpublished work, the latest version of the theory, a reference bibliography, key previously published articles, and an assessment of the contribution of Axiomatic Functionalism. The book covers the key areas of theory, methods, grammar, phonology, and semantics. It provides clear perspectives on a wide range of fundamental and current issues in linguistics.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 332 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Who Speaks for Writing confronts a range of current debates about stewardship in writing studies in the 21st century.In recent years, writing studies has become more and more institutionalized in departments, programs, and majors. Specializations within the discipline have proliferated as have moments of collaboration. These circumstances make an exploration and understanding of the stakes in this burgeoning field important.The authors represent a broad range of expertise and specialization in the field, and they seek to answer questions not only about the current ownership of writing studies but also about the theoretical and practical applications of this ownership. Their chapters offer new directions for composition theorists, teachers, and administrators for the 21st century.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 214 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Higher education in the U.S. has traditionally prepared students for work and social success, but with families, work, and society itself undergoing revolutionary change, is this preparation sufficient to develop the 21st-century workforce This book explores how evolving family structures, new ways of balancing work and personal lives, and rapid technological advancements will transform the ways that U.S. colleges and universities develop well-educated, career-oriented citizens. Society 3.0 will help higher education providers and industry leaders understand these potentially disruptive variables and design appropriate programs and career paths for tomorrow's workers. The book presents and explores the following insights:¿ A wider range of family members, not just older children, now attend college, a decision that shapes ¿ and is shaped by ¿ 21st-century demographics.¿ Older students, recognizing degrees as vital for competing in the global workforce, now outnumber those entering college before starting careers.¿ Today¿s workers are increasingly likely to be women, working outside the office or self-employed, or applying their education to innovation and entrepreneurship as small business owners.¿ Technology is remaking the campus experience via smartphone learning apps, social networking among professors and students, and immersive engagement in virtual worlds ¿ and even games.Society 3.0 will provide higher education and industry stakeholders a guide for understanding the emerging societal forces that are shaping the future.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 206 pp. Englisch.