Wissenschaftliche Literatur Challenges

Robert Celec (Ed.)

Nutrition, Physical Activity and Health in the Field of Education

EUB. Erziehung – Unterricht – Bildung

The scientific monograph entitled Nutrition, physical activity and health in the field of education comprises 10 articles written by foreign and national authors, covering the areas of nutrition, physical activity and health in the broadest sense, from the youngest to the oldest, including their relationship to climate factors, smart technologies, innovative business plans and the forthcoming food policy. Domestic and foreign authors, most of them coming from an…

Petra Gregorčič Mrvar / Katja Jeznik / Jana Kalin / Robi Kroflič / Jasna Mažgon / Marjeta Šarić / Barbara Šteh

New Perspectives on School Counselling

Studien zur Schulpädagogik

The monograph entitled New Perspectives on School Counselling presents some of the theoretical and empirical analyses, looking at the school counselling service in schools and providing some recommendations for future work.

The first, theoretical part of the monograph analyses the organisation and work of the counselling service in primary and secondary schools as well as the characteristics of the collaboration between school counsellors and others…

Marek Krawiec / Robert Pritchard (eds.)

Seize the Day: New Perspectives on Foreign Language Learning and Teaching

LINGUA – Fremdsprachenunterricht in Forschung und Praxis

In Seize the Day: New Perspectives on Foreign Language Learning and Teaching, educators from several European countries consider new conditions and expectations in foreign-language (FL) teaching, and how teachers may best serve their learners in a changed and changing world.

The volume begins with several articles on the role and attributes of the FL teacher. With a focus on learners that permeates the volume, Marek Krawiec and Agnieszka Miklasz report…

Eike Albrecht / Dmitry Palekhov / Steven Kramm / Toni Mileski (Eds.)

Transposition of the Acquis Communautaire: Environment and Migration

Umweltrecht in Forschung und Praxis

This volume is the result of two conferences that have been organised by two departments of the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU), Cottbus, Germany – Department of Public Law, with Focus on Environmental and Planning Law at the Faculty of Business, Law and Social Sciences, and the Department of Environmental Planning at the Faculty of Environment and Natural Sciences.

The conferences were carried out in 2019 in the framework of two…

Iryna Borysova

International Regulatory Measures for OTC Derivatives Markets Within the Strengthened International Financial Regulatory Framework

Schriften zum Bank- und Kapitalmarktrecht

This study addresses international regulatory measures for OTC derivatives adopted at the G20 Pittsburgh summit in 2009. The regulatory measures represent a collective response by regulators to the challenges posed by these financial instruments in particular and by the global financial crisis in general.

However, the adopted international regulatory measures initially construed to capture risks associated with OTC derivatives, like for e.g. counterparty credit…

Veronica Jemanyur Rop

Human Dignity – Participation of Women in Integral Human Development

A Study Among the Kalenjin in the Catholic Diocese of Eldoret, Kenya

THEOS – Studienreihe Theologische Forschungsergebnisse

The title of this book is Human Dignity- Participation of Women in Integral Human Development and the subtitle is A Study Among the Kalenjin in the Catholic Diocese of Eldoret, Kenya.

The dignity of the human person is central to the integral human development (IHD) of any community. The Catholic Social Teaching teaches that human dignity originates from God and is of God, because human beings are made in God’s own image and likeness. As a person…

Robert Celec (Ed.)

Ecological Influences on Different Life Aspects

EUB. Erziehung – Unterricht – Bildung

The scientific monograph is an important interdisciplinary work, dealing with several aspects of life and ecological issues. Its profound message seeks to highlight the important impact of certain ecological problems on our life; from social, natural and technical sciences, as well as art. In terms of content, this book presents research findings that are scientifically well-structured and direct us through the independent research and study views of the authors, so that…

Bernard Wiśniewski, Paweł Kobes & Gerald G. Sander (eds.)

Challenges Towards Security and Delinquency in the 21st Century

Schriften zu Mittel- und Osteuropa in der Europäischen Integration

Heutzutage sieht sich die Menschheit mit einer Informationsflut über unterschiedliche Arten von Bedrohungen konfrontiert. Im 21. Jahrhundert erfordern die neuen Bedrohungen der Menschen, wie z. B. Terrorismus, Kriminalität von globalem Ausmaß, bewaffnete Konflikte oder die erhöhte Intensität von Naturkatastrophen, einen genaueren Blick darauf, ob das Recht noch den Rahmen bilden kann, um öffentliche Sicherheit und Ordnung zu gewährleisten. [...]

Marvin Nii Ankrah

Regionalism and Political Instability in West Africa: Developments, Challenges and Prospects

Schriften zur internationalen Politik

The study of regions is critical to our understanding of global politics. Post-colonial West Africa has for decades attracted international headlines for many bad reasons. Central among these are various acts of political instability involving military coups, civil wars, irredentists claims, circulation of small arms and weapons and the competition for natural resources. Despite some modest achievements in recent times, post independent West Africa continues to be haunted…

Karin Tremp

Strategic Decision-Making

Top Management Team’s Dominant Logic and the Inherent Threat of Strategic Inertia

Schriftenreihe innovative betriebswirtschaftliche Forschung und Praxis

Why do companies — especially the most established ones — consistently struggle to meet changing market and technical conditions? Organizational researchers and particularly those focusing on strategic management have long been interested in identifying factors that lead companies to success or failure. Outside observers are continuously surprised when well-established companies suddenly falter or collapse (take for example market leaders such as Kodak or Nokia). In…