Bücher veröffentlicht von SAGE Publications Inc

The essential guide for all who wish to understand better the debates, or who seek a practical and up-to-date guide to contemporary thought and practice.

Follows the stories about good practice, to reflect on the lessons learned, and to feel uplifted by social work's potential for positive change and social justice. This book includes case examples from a wide range of service user groups, including people with mental health problems, disabilities, parenting difficulties, and those living in care.

Provides a step-by-step process for conducting practitioner inquiry projects by collecting, analyzing, and using data, and offers guidelines for developing counselors' advocacy, leadership, and collaboration skills.

This how-to handbook defines what school culture is, how it works, and why it is critically important, and helps you assess how your school measures up.

Provides a synthesis of the literature on forgiveness in relationships, with emphasis on the role of interpersonal communication. This book defines forgiveness as a communication process which allows partners to confront relational wrong doing, manage intense emotional responses, forgo legitimate claims to revenge, and repair the relationship.

Captures the interdisciplinary realities that the public face, and the means in which a risk balance is evident in the security decisions made to deal with crime, terrorist activities and environmental disasters.

The SAGE Course Companion on Financial Accounting is an accessible introduction to the subject that will help readers to master key concepts and enhance their thinking skills in line with course requirements.

Offers an overview of the leadership and management of learning in social care education and practice. This book provides the knowledge necessary for candidates following post-qualifying awards for social work in leadership, management and practice education. It is also useful for social care practitioners responsible for staff development.

Various social workers encounter complex and diverse forms of loss throughout their practice. This book helps trainee and practitioners navigate these difficult situations by developing the skills and values necessary for practice. It explores definitions and assessment of loss, and psychological aspects of loss and grief.

Taking readers through the practical history of ethnography from its anthropological origins through to its use in a variety of organizational, academic and business contexts, this book covers the research project process, starting with research design, and dealing with such practical issues as gaining access, note-taking, and project management.

Examines the transformations in our experience of time and space which are brought about by the capacity of broadcasting to bring us the world in the moment in which it is unfolding, situating the live television event in the context of an expanding and increasingly complex global communicative framework.

Brief Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

Providing ten steps to develop portfolios that demonstrate professional growth, this complete resource presents tips and strategies for using digital technology and guidelines for creating portfolios.

Engaging analysis the of the process of globalization and its impact on the world's most popular sport.

Translating brain research into best practice, this book offers teachers a concise Strategic Learning Model for the active transfer of knowledge to students' long-term memory.

Presents the newest research on the adolescent brain and offers a framework for linking brain-based teaching to students' social, emotional, and cognitive needs.

This standards-based, teacher-friendly second edition offers step-by-step procedures that make this effective teaching model highly doable for all teachers, with examples showing problem-based learning in action.

Offers teachers NCTM-aligned projects and lessons to re-energize mathematics education. This title includes research about effective methods for teaching mathematics, a chapter that focuses on algebra concepts, 15 student activities, and streamlined information for teachers preparing to implement the activities.

In this handbook that combines research and reflective exercises, recognized experts discuss transformative leadership, leadership alternatives, improvements in school reform, and challenges in leadership roles.

Presents real-life case studies portraying the challenges that school leaders face, including issues of diversity, school improvement, and limited resources. This book helps to practice resolving complex issues in primary and secondary school settings through reflective questions, activities and authentic assessment tools for skill development.

Based on the authors' research and practical experience, this book contains proven strategies for raising the academic attainment of every learner, especially students from culturally diverse backgrounds.

Offers an introduction to, and critical analysis of, the complex issues involved in child protection work. This book encourages reflection and debate through such features as case examples and interactive exercises. It is comprehensive and addresses professionals involved in child protection work. It is suitable for students and practitioners.

Used successfully in culturally, economically, and academically diverse classrooms, these strategies and activities focus on developing students' self-esteem, self-image, and self-responsibility.

A truly international (vs. US-focused) text offering a comprehensive overview of the subject and a critical look at its latest issues - including the current economic crisis

This book provides a coherent overview of the role played by working memory in learning during the school years, and uses theory to inform good practice.

Long waited second edition of this popular exploration of media economics. Will be adopted on courses across media management, media policy and the creative industries.

Illustrating applications across all K-12 grade levels, this third edition of a bestseller presents concrete strategies for creating a positive classroom environment for students and teachers alike.

The exposure of children to violence at school is a major concern for educators everywhere and a frequent topic of discussion in the media. This title proposes a whole school approach to reduce the impact of violence on children's development, underpinned by research findings.