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PurposeThis paper aims to review property and valuation education within the university context, using the experience of program re‐development at RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia, as a case study.Design/methodology/approachThe paper utilises a literature review, comparing and contrasting the program renewal process within the university to experiences elsewhere and their inherent values. In critically examining some of the difficulties found within the program renewal process, issues symptomatic of the wider valuation profession and tertiary education system have been revealed. It provides the genesis of a wider study linking tertiary education and the valuation profession's needs in the mid‐term.FindingsValuation education is often subsumed within a generalist property curriculum. As part of their resource allocation models universities are now paying close attention to teaching quality, research output, and graduate outcomes, often favouring generalist curricula rather than discipline‐specific. There needs to be a careful analysis of the university experience of property and valuation students to ensure that graduate capabilities meet industry expectations, and that graduates themselves are able to adapt to future change. There also needs to be greater attention paid to the quality of teaching within universities and more evidence that mainstream tertiary teaching pedagogy is properly applied within the programs offered.Research limitations/implicationsAs a case study this paper chronicles the experiences at one university. It indicates a need for a wider, systematic study of how greater engagement by property and valuation academic and teaching staff can be more actively engaged in mainstream university teaching pedagogy.Originality/valueThe value of this paper lies in its chronicling of a detailed and structured renewal process. It highlights real difficulties faced by tertiary academics in a narrow discipline such as valuation during a renewal process, aimed at continuing high‐quality professional education.

Despite the German Panzerwaffe's ability to engage its foes rapidly with concentrated force, additional fire power was often required to break through enemy lines. Initially this was with towed artillery but, as the war developed, converting tanks into fast-moving self-propelled artillery carrying vehicles proved far more effective. As a result a number of weapon systems came into service including the Pz.Kpfw.I and II. Other conversions followed including the Pz.Kpfw.II Wespe with its 10.5cm gun, the Pz.Kpfw.III/IV Hummel armed with a 15cm howitzer, the Sturmpanzer Brummbar with its powerful 15cm gun and the Grille series based on the Czech Pz.Kpfw 38(t) tank chassis. These and other armored vehicles were capable of providing both close firesupport for infantry and acting as anti-tank weapons.This highly illustrated book describes the key role played by German self-propelled artillery from its introduction in 1940 in France, to North Africa, Italy, Russia and North-West Europe. It analyzes the development of the numerous variants that came into service as these formidable weapon systems were adapted and up-gunned to face the ever-increasing enemy threat. With rare and often published photographs this book provides a unique insight into German self-propelled artillery from its early triumphant war years to final defeat in 1945.

"Account of the German defense of the Baltic States of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Against overwhelming Soviet forces the book shows how the German Army Group North was driven across the Baltics from Leningrad and fought a number isolated battles including the defense of Narva, Memel and the Kurland pocket."

Intro -- Title Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Chapter One -- Chapter Two -- Chapter Three -- Chapter Four -- Chapter Five -- Chapter Six -- Chapter Seven -- Chapter Eight -- Chapter Nine -- Chapter Ten -- Chapter Eleven -- Chapter Twelve -- Chapter Thirteen -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgements -- Plates -- About the Author -- By Kitty Baxter -- Copyright.

Over the last forty years, running has grown from a niche sport for a handful of committed club athletes into one of the Western world's most popular pastimes. In Running, Identity and Meaning, Neil Baxter asks: What kinds of people have been drawn to running in such numbers? What do they seek from the sport? And what does running's popularity tell us about ourselves and the society we live in today? Delving into the great paradox of running: that despite its low cost of entry and inclusive ethos, the sport remains riven by inequalities, Baxter showcases how gender, class, age and ethnicity influence whether and how different groups participate in the sport, and explores its role in the reproduction of social structure and the search for distinction. By considering running simultaneously as a technique of self-cultivation, a social field in which forms of capital and status are at stake, and an important source of meaning and identity for millions of people across the world, this book equips readers to understand the many diverse links between the sport, society, and individual identities.

"As many Indigenous communities return to self-governance and self-determination, they are taking their own approaches to property rights and community development. Why did the Nisga'a Nation introduce property rights that can be traded in the market? And how have communities such as the Membertou First Nation sustained control over their lands in the face of economic pressures for saleable rights? This book explores the contrasting approaches to land rights illustrated by four Indigenous communities in Canada - the Westbank, Membertou, Nisga'a, and James Bay Cree Nations. Jamie Baxter traces how local leaders set the course of land rights and development in their communities during formative periods of legal and economic upheaval. Drawing on new research about institutional change in organizational settings such as business firms and labour unions, Baxter uses game theory to explore how community leaders have sustained inalienable land rights without turning to either persuasion or coercive force - the two levers of power normally associated with political leadership. Inalienable Properties challenges the view liberalized land markets are the inevitable result of legal and economic change. It shows how inalienability can result from intentional choices and is linked to structures of decision-making that have long-lasting consequences for communities."--

Habermas and Law makes accessible the most important essays in English that deal with the application to law of the work of major philosophers for whom law was not a main concern.It encompasses not only what these philosophers had to say about law but also brings together essays which consider those aspects of the work of major philosophers which bear on our interpretation and assessment of current law and legal theory. The essays are based on scholarly study of particular philosophers and deal with both the nature and role of law and the application of philosophy to specific areas of law.

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Basic Concepts in Habermas's: Theory of Communicative Action -- 2. Habermas's "Reconstruction" of Modern Law -- 3. Discourse Theory and the Theory and Practice of Adjudication -- 4. System, Lifeworld, and Habermas's "Communication Theory of Society" -- 5. After Between Facts and Norms: Religion in the Public Square, Multiculturalism, and the "Postnational Constellation" -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index

"Preface" -- "Acknowledgements" -- "Contents" -- "List of Figures" -- "List of Tables" -- "Chapter 1 The Gendering of Women Leaders in UK Newspapers" -- "Abstract " -- "Introduction" -- "Theoretical Background" -- "Women and Leadership (B)" -- "Gender" -- "Gendered Discourses" -- "Stereotyping of Gender in the News Media" -- "Methodology" -- "Research Design and Data Collection" -- "Feminist Poststructuralist Discourse Analysis (FPDA)" -- "Applying FPDA Through Three Critical Perspectives" -- "References" -- "Chapter 2 Women Leader Stereotypes in Newspapers" -- "Abstract " -- "Introduction" -- "Women Leader Stereotypes" -- "Iron Maiden or Battle-axe" -- "Seductress" -- "Mother or School Marm" -- "Pet" -- "And One Other …" -- "Queen Bee" -- "Design of Study" -- "The Five Women Leader Stereotypes" -- "Discourse Analytic Tools" -- "Semiotic Analytic Tools" -- "Analysis" -- "The Daily Mail" -- "The Sunday Times" -- "The Guardian" -- "Summing Up" -- "References" -- "Chapter 3 The Feminist Agenda Spectrum" -- "Abstract " -- "Introduction" -- "The Pro-Feminist Stance" -- "The Gender-Neutral Stance" -- "The Anti-Feminist Stance" -- "Analysis" -- "Pro-Feminist: The Guardian" -- "Gender-Neutral: The Sunday Times" -- "Anti-Feminist: The Daily Mail" -- "References" -- "Chapter 4 The Reflexive Approach: Principles and Methodology" -- "Abstract " -- "Introduction" -- "Theoretical Background" -- "How Is the Reflexive Approach Poststructuralist?" -- "How is the Reflexive Approach Feminist Poststructuralist?" -- "Putting the Reflexive Approach into Practice" -- "Stage One: Reading Along the Grain" -- "Stages Two and Three: Reading Against the Grain" -- "Micro-linguistic Level" -- "Textual Level" -- "Representational Level" -- "Discoursal Level" -- "References" -- "Chapter 5 Applying the Reflexive Approach" -- "Abstract " -- "Introduction