Introduction to the special section on curriculum.

An introduction to the section on curriculum and curriculum changes is presented

Introduction to the Special Section

Introduces the Special Section on Reimagining the Margins of Kinship, explaining its origins, the questions it addresses, and the four papers that make up the Section

Introduction to the special section on dependable network computing

Dependable network computing is becoming a key part of our daily economic and social life. Every day, millions of users and businesses are utilizing the Internet infrastructure for real-time electronic commerce transactions, scheduling important events, and building relationships. While network traffic and the number of users are rapidly growing, the mean-time between failures (MTTF) is surprisingly short; according to recent studies, in the majority of Internet backbone paths, the MTTF is 28 days. This leads to a strong requirement for highly dependable networks, servers, and software systems. The challenge is to build interconnected systems, based on available technology, that are inexpensive, accessible, scalable, and dependable. This special section provides insights into a number of these exciting challenges

Creative research in the arts: introduction to the special section.

Then article discusses various reports published within the issue, including one on the role of teachers and artists in research in arts and education and on the potential of the artist to contribute to the generation of new knowledge in art education

Introduction to the Special Section on 3DTV

Cataloged from PDF version of article.The set of six papers that we invited to this part of the Special Section present extensive reviews of the state-of-the-art in functional building blocks of 3DTV systems

Research on client experiences of therapy : introduction to the special section

Why study client therapy experiences? Examination of client experiences is central to advancing theoretical understandings of mediational processes in therapy (i.e., how therapeutic processes get translated into postsession and posttreatment change); this, in turn, has implications for predicting outcome. Furthermore, understanding the potential range and forms of client experience is an important component of therapeutic skill and can be assumed to lead to greater understanding of particular clients and to more effective interventions. Specifically, knowledge about key overlooked aspects of client in-session experience (especially regarding covert processes such as hidden dissatisfaction or conscious avoidance) can be used to help therapists work more effectively with their clients