What are the links between theory and practice in the area of online learning in higher education? What are the strengths and weaknesses of the online approach? How can online learning be used to enha
This book provides the first comprehensive, critical evaluation of theory and practice in online learning and teaching in higher education. It examines the online approach in the context of the Inter
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Carol Vincent describes the experiences and motivations of parents involved in a variety of grass-roots educational groups and examines their problems and successes. She explores how parents' relation
Erik H. Erikson is widely considered one of the most influential thinkers to have emerged from the field of psychoanalysis. His work is concerned with the relevance of psychotherapy to the everyday mo
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The book explores the complex interconnections between media, political organisation and society. This is particularly important in a period when politics seems to be in crisis. This 'crisis' can be
This book presents early childhood students and staff with a broad and diverse range of teaching techniques to support children's learning. It examines 26 techniques ranging from simple ones, such as
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News media are more sophisticated today than ever before, while culture and politics have reached heights of chaos never before seen. How do media outlets choose what to report, and what are the impac
This book draws on the author's experience of promoting young children's creativity and imagination in a variety of settings over the last twenty years. The settings include home and centre based care
"Of the several discussions of the American poverty theorists I have read, this is easily the best. Anyone interested in that debate should begin here." - Professor Lawrence M. Mead, New York Univers
Drawing on literature about argument and persuasion, originating in qualitative research, ethnomethodology, conversation analysis, and discursive psychology, this book provides a new perspective on th
Contributors critically engage with issues arising from the historical and contemporary domination of portrayals of "the west" as advanced and exemplary, in contrast to the construction of "the rest o
"Understanding Governance" provides a challenging reinterpretation which interweaves an account of recent institutional changes in central, local and European Union government with methodological inno
