Tato autorka se zabývá problematikou genderu a informačních technologií. V rámci své akademické dráhy se věnuje výzkumu a navrhování programů, které mají za cíl podpořit dívky v zájmu o kariéru v IT. Její práce přispěla k designu výzkumného projektu Digital Divas.
Textbook with descriptions on different topics on chemistry for biologists. Each topic begins with a summary of essential facts followed by a description of the subject that foccusses on core information with clear and simple diagrams that are easy for students to understand and recall in essays and exams.
This practical book offers a series of strategies for promoting learning that meets the needs and interests of Key Stage 1 pupils, ensuring that the move from the Early Years Foundation Stage to Key Stage 1 is a positive one.
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The geek is male. Or so it seems. As is well documented, there is a distinct under-representation of girls studying computing at high school level and, correspondingly, going on to have careers in IT. To address this problem in 2007 the authors of this book, with backgrounds in secondary teaching or IT, trialled a new and revolutionary program in schools. The Digital Divas program, based on the idea that it was possible to change girls' perceptions of IT careers with educationally sound materials that tapped into their interests and were delivered in all-girl classes within the school curriculum, was a great success. In this book the authors recount what they did and how they did it and reflect on the significance of this program, which has indisputably led to an increased self-sufficiency with IT amongst girls, challenged stereotypical understandings of IT as a male activity, and increased the pursuit of IT careers by young women.
Książka stanowi zwięzły, lecz wyczerpujący podręcznik chemii dla studentów nauk biologicznych, geologicznych, fizycznych oraz farmaceutycznych. Obejmuje wszystkie najważniejsze zagadnienia chemii istotne z punktu widzenia nauk biologicznych. Dostarcza prostych i zrozumiałych wyjaśnień terminologii chemicznej oraz obszernie opisuje językiem chemii zasady i zjawiska obserwowane w biologii, ilustrując je licznymi przykładami. Obok opisu wiązań chemicznych, podręcznik zawiera omówienie cząsteczek nieorganicznych, makromolekuł biologicznych oraz roli wody jako rozpuszczalnika biologicznego. Można tu znaleźć także opis najpopularniejszych technik stosowanych w większości laboratoriów analitycznych.