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This comprehensive guide to teaching sociology successfully carefully combines insightful anecdotes and practical activities with key theoretical concepts on planning, learning styles and assessment,

This comprehensive guide to teaching sociology successfully carefully combines insightful anecdotes and practical activities with key theoretical concepts on planning, learning styles and assessment,

Now designed specifically for adolescents or adults with special needs, this practical resource is packed with activities and games for developing social skills. Social competence is an essential aspe

Thomas Jefferson had a profoundly advanced educational vision that went hand in hand with his political philosophy - each of which served the goal of human flourishing. His republicanism marked a brea

Instrumental Music Education: Teaching with the Musical and Practical in Harmony, 2nd Edition is intended for college instrumental music education majors studying to be band and orchestra directors at

Explore the possibilities for successfully treating incarcerated or community-based substance abusersSubstance Abuse Treatment with Correctional Clients: Practical Implications for Institutional and C

Is art created with computers really art? This book answers 'yes.' Computers can generate visual art with unique aesthetic effects based on innovations in computer technology and a Postmodern naturalization of technology wherein technology becomes something we live in as well as use. The present study establishes these claims by looking at digital art's historical emergence from the 1960s to the start of the present century. Paul Crowther, using a philosophical approach to art history, considers the first steps towards digital graphics, their development in terms of three-dimensional abstraction and figuration, and then the complexities of their interactive formats.

A Practical Guide to Teaching English in the Secondary School offers straightforward advice, inspiration and a wide range of tried and tested approaches to help you find success in the secondary English classroom. Covering all aspects of English teaching, it is designed for you to dip in and out of, and enable you to focus on specific areas of teaching, your programme or pupils' learning. Fully updated to reflect what student and early career teachers see and experience when they enter the classroom, the second edition supports trainee and practicing teachers to teach in imaginative and creative ways to promote learning in English. Packed with ideas, resources, practical teaching activities and underpinned by the latest research into how children learn, the book examines the core areas of reading, writing and spoken English including: Plays, poetry, non-fiction, myths and legends, drama and ShakespeareDeveloping writingCreative grammarTalk and classroom dialogueMedia and digital writin

Living the Lighting Life provides practical tools and advice for a successful career in entertainment lighting. Filled with real-world examples and documentation from the author and key indu

Living the Lighting Life provides practical tools and advice for a successful career in entertainment lighting. Filled with real-world examples and documentation from the author and key indu

By critiquing the present field of education, overrun by the social sciences, Rocha provides an integrated vision of philosophy education and curriculum theory, rooted in the humanities. Through an or

By critiquing the present field of education, overrun by the social sciences, Rocha provides an integrated vision of philosophy education and curriculum theory, rooted in the humanities. Through an or

This fully revised edition provides a practical introduction to research methods for anyone conducting or critically reading technical communication research, complete with exemplars of research artic

This fully revised edition provides a practical introduction to research methods for anyone conducting or critically reading technical communication research, complete with exemplars of research artic

Management accounting techniques are vital to support operational and strategic decision making in the public sector. Written by an expert scholar with practical experience of public service delivery,

Management accounting techniques are vital to support operational and strategic decision making in the public sector. Written by an expert scholar with practical experience of public service delivery,

The book integrates research-based theory with practical application and first-hand insights into a sector that underpins the Australian economy, its communities and its sustainability.

The book integrates research-based theory with practical application and first-hand insights into a sector that underpins the Australian economy, its communities and its sustainability.

This text on fluid power systems and their uses takes a strongly practical approach and covers maintenance and trouble-shooting, with a particular emphasis on safety legislation, codes of practice, te

This text on fluid power systems and their uses takes a strongly practical approach and covers maintenance and trouble-shooting, with a particular emphasis on safety legislation, codes of practice, te

This resource has been designed to offer practical and creative ideas on how to use illustrated storybooks therapeutically with children. Exercises have been created to encourage imagination and free

Ethics in Rural Psychology provides readers with theoretical underpinnings, practical applications, and empirically-based knowledge of the practice of psychology in rural communities.

Ethics in Rural Psychology provides readers with theoretical underpinnings, practical applications, and empirically-based knowledge of the practice of psychology in rural communities.

This book shows in-service Physical Education teachers across all phases how to be more inclusive in their practice. It can also be used by practitioners working in a practical or sporting context wit

This book shows in-service Physical Education teachers across all phases how to be more inclusive in their practice. It can also be used by practitioners working in a practical or sporting context wit

Electronics explained in one volume, using both theoretical and practical applications. Mike Tooley provides all the information required to get to grips with the fundamentals of electronics, detailin

Electronics explained in one volume, using both theoretical and practical applications. Mike Tooley provides all the information required to get to grips with the fundamentals of electronics, detailin

Religion, Spirituality, and Masculinity provides concrete, practical suggestions for mental health professionals. Drawing from decades of clinical experience working with men and interdisciplinary ins

Religion, Spirituality, and Masculinity provides concrete, practical suggestions for mental health professionals. Drawing from decades of clinical experience working with men and interdisciplinary ins

The Learner-Centered Music Classroom: Models and Possibilities is a resource for practicing music teachers, providing them with practical ideas and lesson plans for implementing learner-centered pedag

A complete resource for writing an effective paper in political science, Diane Schmidt’s 25th anniversary edition provides students with a practical guide for writing about political ideas, events, po

In Coaching Beyond Words: Using Art to Deepen and Enrich Our Conversations, Anna Sheather presents a practical guide for those seeking to incorporate art in their own coaching practice. Complete with

The cinematographer must translate the ideas and emotions contained in a script into something that can be physically seen and felt onscreen, helping the director to fulfil the vision of the film. The

College Mindfulness Training is a ground-breaking book that carefully combines selected meditation exercises with guidance explaining the background, scientific context, and practical applications of

How to Work with People... and Enjoy It! is an invaluable, accessible, practical handbook for anyone who works with people. It includes pointers for reflection, tools for experimentation, models for a

Written from a critical perspective, this volume provides teachers, teacher educators, and classroom researchers with a conceptual framework and practical methods for teaching and researching the disc

In "Pet Death", Dr. Straub addresses issues and feelings commonly encountered after the death of a pet. Practical guidelines are provided for coping with feelings of loss and sorrow. Many questions ar

A complete resource for writing an effective paper in political science, Diane Schmidt’s 25th anniversary edition provides students with a practical guide for writing about political ideas, events, po

The Internship, Practicum, and Field Placement Handbook is a practical guide for interns in the helping professions, with real-world knowledge of the skills students need through every phase of their

The Internship, Practicum, and Field Placement Handbook is a practical guide for interns in the helping professions, with real-world knowledge of the skills students need through every phase of their