Bücher veröffentlicht von SAGE Publications Inc

Provides comprehensive information for principals and teachers in elementary and middle schools to administer, score and interpret climate measures as they engage in organizational and professional development. This title presents instruments to measure the climate of schools, a brief review of the conceptual underpinnings of each tool.

'Sussman is a severe critic of mass media culture, and a yet more severe critic of the interests behind it. His book is a long, powerful and sophisticated polemic.... an entertaining read, filled with intriguing detail.... An important contribution to an area of concern within international affairs' - International Affairs

This wide-ranging overview of the processes of democratization in post-Communist Europe, places the transitions of East-Central Europe within a broad European and global context. The authors introduce the concept and theories of democracy, and then analyze the emerging politics of the new democracies to set the post-Communist transitions in longer-term comparative perspective.

Critical Issues in Psychotherapy examines new and existing models in psychotherapy and presents them in an accessible manner to the practitioner in training through illustrative therapy cases and practitioner commentaries. There are many new models that have emerged in psychotherapy in recent years; however; they have not often been made accessible to front line practitioners.

Rhetoric in Intercultural Contexts confronts the challenges facing critics of rhetorical action when the focus of the study contains a mixture of cultural traditions and practices. The contributors reflect on the limitations of monocultural critical approaches and put forward intercultural critical possibilities.

Domestic violence has been recognized as a major social and criminal problem, and service providers have also begun to acknowledge that the violence doesn't end with separation. This book outlines the essential differences between custody disputes with and without allegations and findings of domestic violence.

The author offers a critique of modern academe, as well as offering a proposal for making campuses more effective, which is to say meeting their 'client's' or 'customer's' needs.

Steve Jex provides a comprehensive research-based examination of the relationship between occupational stress and job performance.

Incorporating cognitive, behavioural, social resources and small group theory into one model, this volume offers strategies for treating adolescents in a variety of groups. It covers topics such as anger management, negotiation and using social support networks.

Taking an in-depth look at the most current research on memory of traumatic events, this book contains state-of-the-art data in the controversial area of repressed memory. Contributors, major figures in the field, integrate multidisciplinary findings into proposals for coherent treatment, and legal and social policy and practices.

The second edition of this text draws on research to include: a look at the issue of alcoholism from a systems perspective of family functioning; to place alcoholism in a larger cultural context; and to examine the effects of alcoholism on essential family processes.

Explores the relationship between masculinity and violence within the context of cultural change and escalating violence.

The narrative approach is a relevant and enriching technique for uncovering, describing and interpreting the meaning of experience. This collection explores the challenges of performing narrative work in an academic setting, writing about it in an ethical and revealing fashion, and drawing meaningful conclusions.

A practical book exploring actual everyday management and how it relates to contemporary theories in organization studies, cultural studies and sociology.

Using lively examples and friendly tips gleaned from his own and other researchers' experiences, and a warm, reflective writing style, Harry F Wolcott offers readers suggestions for writing up qualitative research.

Offering a set of practical instructional strategies, this second edition of the bestseller helps elementary and middle school educators integrate approaches for strengthening reading skills with procedures for Response to Intervention (RTI).

With sample social network maps and steps for developing your own, this resource shows leaders how to navigate task, friendship, power, and culture networks to promote school goals.

This in-depth and engaging book examines the theory, policy and practice required to care for key vulnerable groups within society.

Brings together the core business and management topics impacting on the strategy and operation of social enterprise organizations

A Guide to Using Technology in Research provides a wealth of advice, explanation, instruction, self-help tips and examples, making this a helpful resource for anyone using technology in conducting their research.

This book provides a timely guide to qualitative methodologies that investigate processes of personal, generational and historical change, and will be an essential book for anyone wishing to develop research projects on these topics.

A critical examination of `right' radicalism: from Nietzsche and nihilism to a comparative analysis of recent nationalist conservatism in Europe.

This insightful resource shows superintendents and principals how to develop the communication and strong collaboration that are essential for mutually supportive professional relationships.

This indispensable guide demonstrates how to turn students into investigators of history, rather than memorizers and regurgitators of dates and disconnected facts.

A comprehensive text that allows headteachers and school mamangers to monitor teacher quality

A brief, practical how-to guide to developing a learning culture in not-for-profit organizations.

This user-friendly handbook focuses on five facets essential to successful organizations-mission, strategy, organizational structure, people, and leadership-to help principals become proactive, effective school leaders.

Aligning leadership with current research on human intelligence, this book provides school leaders with insight into understanding how attentive leadership significantly impacts growth and achievement in school communities.

Sample units demonstrate how to use the Parallel Curriculum Model to design high-quality curriculum in language arts. Each unit includes instructions, assessments, and skills/standards.