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This text comprises of reports and analyses results from the June 1995 National Crime and Justice Survey, a complete national assessment of attitudes about topics such as fear of crime, gun control, capital punishment and juvenile crime.

Helps teachers encourage active student involvement through Internet-based projects that focus on individual learning styles and problem solving, and includes lesson plans, curriculum standards, and assessment rubrics.

Offers an in-depth treatment of robust and resistant regression. This work, which is geared toward both future and practicing social scientists, takes an applied approach and offers readers empirical examples to illustrate key concepts. It includes a web appendix that provides readers with the data and the R-code for the examples used in the book.

Advertising is a field that has attracted a great deal of academic attention, but to date there has been no summarising of the state of the art of research. This far reaching and scholarly Handbook is edited by two highly respected and trusted thinkers in the field and includes contributions from leading academics based in both the UK and the USA.

At a time when religions are increasingly affecting, and affected by, life beyond the narrowly sacred sphere, religion everywhere seems to be caught up in change and conflict. This handbook presents a comprehensive assessment of the field, both where it has been and where it is headed.

This third edition covers implementing portfolios that incorporate standards. Includes examples for students with special needs, plus expanded information on e-portfolios and NCLB's impact on assessment.

Presents proverbs that can stimulate new ways of thinking, communicating, teaching, and learning, and offers reflection about self-responsibility, collaboration, consultation, spirituality, and general life lessons.

Illustrates how teachers and community members can foster positive inclusive experiences by differentiating not only instruction, but attitudes too. This book demonstrates the impact of literature, self-advocacy, role playing, and strategic interventions that make the most of learners' potential by acknowledging and advocating their assets.

A humorous, readable treatment of problem behaviors and how to change themAddresses behavior support strategies in an easy-to-read way while reminding us of the importance of keeping a sense of humor and flexibilityPresents positive behavior support strategies and techniques that are research-proven and effective

Offers an introduction to the field of mixed methods research. This book examines the state of mixed-methods research, exploring different ways of conceptualizing and conducting empirical research in the social and health sciences. It also covers the use of mixed methods in a range of fields, including sociology, education, and psychology.

Provides beginning teachers and educational leaders with a series of articles that can help them build their curriculum knowledge base. This title describes the political nature of curriculum and how we must be attentive to the increasingly diverse populations found in our schools. It connects the readings to traditional course goals.

Student Teams That Get Results shows teachers how to prepare students for more successful thinking on assessments using an innovative collection of best-practice teaching tools

Addresses the concept of need and how needs can be, and are, met in western societies. This book examines different models of welfare provision both in theoretical terms and through two case studies: of models of pension provision and of the connection between the satisfaction of needs and electoral success for governments.

Providing an accessible introduction to the life and work of J.L. Moreno, as well as to the principles and practice of psychodrama, this work draws together and clarifies the most important concepts and applications of Moreno's work.

Explores the meaning of leisure in the context of key social formations of our time. This title brings together the insights of feminism, Marxism, Weber, Elias, Simmel, Nietzsche and Baudrillard to produce a survey - and rethinking - of leisure theory.

In light of the dispersed nature of the mixed methods literature, this title is a collection of key discussions and examples of mixed methods research studies in one easy-to-access location. It draws from the international literature appearing across diverse research disciplines.

With the accelerating emergence of global markets comes a demand for high quality translation and interpretation at all levels of business, government and academia - and therefore highly developed cognitive skills in two languages.The interdisciplinary contributions in this authoritative volume provide a strong foundation for improvement in these skills. The authors apply concepts and methods of cognitive science to translation, focusing on the relationship between translation theory, research and practice.

Formerly a SkyLight publicationThis second volume of a two-part mentoring guidebook series explores in greater detail the key skills and strategies for successful teaching.

Strategies for Reading in the Content Areas-excerpted from Reading and Writing Across Content Areas-describes the reading process and suggests strategies that can be used before, during, and after reading. Teachers will find examples for science, social studies, mathematics, and health. This handy booklet is a great, easy-to-access resource for content area teachers!

Formerly a SkyLight publicationAn invaluable resource for educators, this collection provides immediate access to leading thinkers in education and their theories on issues surrounding intelligence.

Formerly a SkyLight publicationKay Burke discusses the two major types of portfolios-professional growth and performance-and walks teachers through every aspect of developing and maintaining a useful piece.

Explore the concept of problem-based learning as a curricular framework and instructional model for the classroom. Divided into four sections, Beginnings, Understandings, Applications, and Innovations, this book helps educators build a foundation for understanding and incorporating problem-based learning strategies in the classroom.

This timely resource offers recommendations that can help administrators prevent or minimize a potential crisis, facilitate an appropriate response, and aid in school recovery.

Helps educators understand the Response to Intervention (RTI) process and utilize results to plan specific follow-up interventions.

Presents the collection of primary-source readings built around the idea that communication theory is a field with an identifiable history and has developed within seven main traditions of thought - the rhetorical, semiotic, phenomenological, cybernetic, sociopsychological, sociocultural, and critical traditions.

Written by legal and education experts and aligned with the reauthorization of IDEA 2004, this practical resource provides a step-by-step plan for creating, writing, and evaluating IEPs.

Includes an historical background to social history assessment, and a presentation of its relationship to social ecology theory and human development. This work also includes a description of what a social history assessment looks like; information on how to conduct social history assessments; and tools for developing a social history.

Cases for Teacher Development can be used in many ways: in classes, in discussion groups, as practicum and as self-study. The goals of the text are to provide a path for your exploration as an educator and to facilitate your growth in the teaching profession.