Tag: Academics

Female Academics’ Resilience during the COVID-19 Pandemic Intercultural Perspectives


Free Download Charmaine Bissessar, "Female Academics’ Resilience during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Intercultural Perspectives"
English | ISBN: 3031341392 | 2023 | 333 pages | PDF | 5 MB
This edited book encompasses themes related to resilience during the pandemic with a special focus on what female academics did to hone their resilience. It addresses issues of resilience related to mental health, care and well-being, leading, teaching, and learning. The book offers the reader a glimpse into the academics’ lived experiences and shows how they negotiated and navigated the pandemic. Each academic discusses challenges and triumphs such as wellness, leadership, work-life balance, and workplace burnout.

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The Impact of the Social Sciences How Academics and their Research Make a Difference


Free Download Simon Bastow, "The Impact of the Social Sciences: How Academics and their Research Make a Difference"
English | ISBN: 1446275094 | 2014 | 344 pages | EPUB, PDF | 8 MB + 12 MB
The impact agenda is set to shape the way in which social scientists prioritise the work they choose to pursue, the research methods they use and how they publish their findings over the coming decade, but how much is currently known about how social science research has made a mark on society?

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