To most of us, learning something "the hard way" implies wasted time and effort. Good teaching, we believe, should be creatively tailored to the different learning styles of students and should use strategies that make learning easier. Make It Stick turns fashionable ideas like these on their head.

Drawing on recent discoveries in cognitive psychology and other disciplines, the authors offer concrete techniques for becoming more productive learners. Memory plays a central role in our ability ...

Reliability-centred Maintenance is a process used to determine - systematically and scientifically - what must be done to ensure that physical assets continue to do what their users want them to do. Widely recognised by maintenance professionals as the most cost-effective way to develop world-class maintenance strategies, RCM leads to rapid, sustained and substantial improvements in plant availability and reliability, product quality, safety and environmental integrity. The author and his ass...

The international bestseller--now with a new preface by author John Kotter. Millions worldwide have read and embraced John Kotter's ideas on change management and leadership. From the ill-fated dot-com bubble to unprecedented M&A activity to scandal, greed, and ultimately, recession--we've learned that widespread and difficult change is no longer the exception.

It's the rule. Now with a new preface, this refreshed edition of the global bestseller Leading Change is more relevant than ever. Joh...

For most children, reading the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm is an essential experience when growing up. Grimm's Fairy Tales collects some of the best-known fairy and folk tales set down by the Brothers Grimm, including "Sleeping Beauty," "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," "Little Red Riding Hood," "Hansel and Gretel," "The Frog-Prince," and "Rumpelstiltskin."

With a simple approach to essential information, Rubin's Pathology: Mechanisms of Human Disease? establishes the foundation for medical training and practice and delivers the perfect balance of basic pathology and bedside perspective to confidently and efficiently equip students for clinical success. More accessible than ever, this eighth edition emphasizes the coverage students need most--disease mechanisms, integration of mechanisms into organ system pathology, and application of pathobiolo...

In "Gedichte fürs Gedächtnis" versammelt die vielfach ausgezeichnete Lyrikerin Ulla Hahn gut einhundert Gedichte aus acht Jahrhunderten, ausgewählt speziell zum Auswendiglernen. Die Auswahl schließt nicht nur Höhepunkte deutscher Dichtung ein, sondern auch vergessene Kostbarkeiten. Von den Klassikern bis in unsere Zeit reicht die Sammlung aller Genres, Lieder und Balladen, Sonette, Gedankenlyrik und Meditationen, die die Leserinnen und Leser nicht nur erfreuen, sondern auch verlocken sol...

The 8 recurring volumes of the "Essentials in Ophthalmology" series cover the most recent developments in one of eight subspecialties in Ophthalmology. With four volumes published per year, each subspecialty is newly visited every 24 months, with a distinct focus on recent developments. By bridging the gap between original research and medical textbooks, the transfer of this developing knowledge into daily practice is greatly enhanced.

In Buiten faillissement en sureance van betaling worden veel praktijkvragen en lagere rechtspraak in detail besproken. Het boek is onderdeel van een serie van 11 delen Insolventierecht. De hele serie kenmerkt zich door een systematische en diepgaande behandeling van wetgeving, rechtspraak, door rechtbanken gehanteerde procesreglementen en literatuur uit wetenschap en praktijk. In dit deel komen diverse vragen aan bod, zoals: Wanneer komt een schuldenaar ervoor in aanmerking om een WHOA-akkoor...

Succesvolle toepassing van zelfsturende teams zal men vooral aantreffen in organisaties die het niet zien als een ‘teamconcept’, maar een ‘organisatieconcept’. In de sociotechniek wordt dan ook gesproken van integrale organisatievernieuwing met aandacht voor de ontwikkeling van een passende structuur, cultuur, competenties en systemen. Zo zal ook het onvoldoende aanpassen van de zogenaamde personele systemen of het HR-instrumentarium de gewenste individuele ontwikkeling en teamontwikk...

In the practice and theory of organizations, the SocioTechnical Systems theory (STS) occupies a remarkable position with a long tradition of theoretical development and practical experience. It provides a key foundation for modern organizations. Elements of the STS are a process-oriented organization, self-management, participation, integrated management, and teamwork.

This book provides an overview of the practical Sociotechnical Systems theory as it is colored in the Netherlands. Organizati...