Books published by IGI Global

"This book provides an in-depth examine of tourism family firms since these firms tend to provide solutions for challenges such as dealing with uncertainty, becoming or staying resilient, and creating sustainable tourism destinations byconnecting knowledge from family business research to tourism research"--

Examines the specific challenges, issues, strategies, and solutions that are associated with women leaders in higher education, the implications during the current pandemic and other natural disasters, and how these strategies can be used for future agility and success.

Examines the specific challenges, issues, strategies, and solutions that are associated with women leaders in higher education, the implications during the current pandemic and other natural disasters, and how these strategies can be used for future agility and success.

Covers the latest training and educational strategies for nurses and discusses challenges facing this branch of the medical field. The anthology presents challenges common within the medical field and techniques used to solve or prevent them, as well as nurse perspectives on new medical technologies and their perceived use and performance.

Focuses on how the built environment is being constructed to purposefully enhance societal well-being while also maintaining green standards for environmental sustainability. The book focuses on the specific building choices that can be made for the purpose of human well-being and the occupants who will utilize the building.

Focuses specifically on military and defense operations, expenditure, technologies, and tools, and the ethics surrounding technologies like weaponry and artificial intelligence in the military. The book covers a range of military and defense applications while providing information on the functions, security, and reliability of these technologies.

Groundbreaking innovations have paved the way for new assistive approaches to support students with special needs. New technological innovations such as smart mobile devices and apps, wearable devices, web-based monitoring and support systems, artificial intelligence, and more are changing the way in which care and support can be given to students with special needs. These technologies range from encouraging self-care and independent living to supporting the completion of academic work, accommodating cognitive disabilities, or even supporting communication and socialization. The applications of assistive technologies are widespread and diverse in the ways in which the technology itself can be utilized and the people it can support. The increasing developments in technology are bringing in a new way of interventions for all types of students with diverse special needs in the modern educational atmosphere. Technology-Supported Interventions for Students With Special Needs in the 21st Century covers effective assistive modern technologies for overcoming specific challenges encountered by students with special needs for promoting their learning and development, educational attainment, social engagement, self-sufficiency, and quality of life. This book presents an overview of contemporary assistive tools and approaches integrated with digital technologies for students with special needs; shares findings of cutting-edge research on using digital technologies; provides evidence-based digital technology-facilitated tools and strategies for effective diagnosis, treatment, educational intervention, and care of students with special needs; and identifies promising areas and directions for future innovations, applications, and research. It is ideal for classroom teachers, special educators, educational technologists, intervention specialists, medical professionals, caregivers, administrators, policymakers, teacher educators, researchers, academicians, and students interested in the use of assistive technologies for students with special needs in the digital era.

Presents research on the history, technology, and materials of the textile industry in Egypt. The book includes the integration of scientific examinations and digital documentation in the preservation of Ancient Egyptian textiles, deterioration and its effect on historical textiles, and preventive conservation of historical textiles.

"The objective of this publication is to meet a need in the field of Teaching English as a Second Language (TESOL) to bridge critical theories to equitable practices of English language teaching"--

Provides a new view on the fields of sport, recreation, and health and wellness by exploring the interaction between these separate disciplines. Coverage includes sub-groups of the active economy such as health and wellness and active apparel and equipment, and also ties in sub-groups from the ancillary sector such as tourism and design.

Provides a new view on the fields of sport, recreation, and health and wellness by exploring the interaction between these separate disciplines. Coverage includes sub-groups of the active economy such as health and wellness and active apparel and equipment, and also ties in sub-groups from the ancillary sector such as tourism and design.

"This book provides relevant legal and security frameworks and the latest empirical research findings in the area of blockchain and AI striving to identify and overcome the legal consequences of the application of Artificial Intelligence into the blockchain system"--

Explores the predominant conceptual understandings of beliefs and practices that characterize effective teachers in different countries. The book provides international and cross-cultural perspectives on teacher effectiveness and examines the philosophies of teaching and pedagogical practices that characterize teachers in selected countries.

Explores the predominant conceptual understandings of beliefs and practices that characterize effective teachers in different countries. The book provides international and cross-cultural perspectives on teacher effectiveness and examines the philosophies of teaching and pedagogical practices that characterize teachers in selected countries.

"This book provides concepts of strategic analytics and strategic analytics applications in each area of management i.e. market dynamics, customer analysis, operations, and people management with the goal of presenting best industry practices for turning managers into quantitative analysts or quantitative analysts and finally into expert strategists"--

Presents an innovative look at modelling survey sampling research and new models of RSS, along with its future potential. The book provides a panoramic view of the state of the art of RSS by presenting some previously known and new models.

Presents an innovative look at modelling survey sampling research and new models of RSS, along with its future potential. The book provides a panoramic view of the state of the art of RSS by presenting some previously known and new models.

Explores the multifaceted area of remote work in the context of sustainable change. In particular, the book explores remote technology in an attempt to cope with the changing landscape of work environments amidst global change from a sociotechnical perspective.

Explores the multifaceted area of remote work in the context of sustainable change. In particular, the book explores remote technology in an attempt to cope with the changing landscape of work environments amidst global change from a sociotechnical perspective.

Provides a comprehensive resource on stakeholder action and strategies to deal with crises by analysing the needs of society during global health crises, how stakeholders should communicate, and how resilience and peace can be promoted in times of chaos.

Provides a comprehensive resource on stakeholder action and strategies to deal with crises by analysing the needs of society during global health crises, how stakeholders should communicate, and how resilience and peace can be promoted in times of chaos.

Applies social intuition theory to human communication. The book explores how research has missed accounting for a critical fact about human communication in the theories of communication, namely that we as humans can respond to one another and to all kinds of stimuli faster than we can deliberate.