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The author explores common concerns about bullying, provides sample dialogues with parents of bullies and victims, and presents an eight-point plan for communicating with parents.

The author shows teachers how to incorporate constructivist philosophy and inquiry-based learning techniques for standards-aligned, off-site learning experiences and provides guidelines for developing corresponding classroom activities.

Suitable for everyone who wants to be a journalist, this book offers a practical guide to what all you need to know, learn and do to succeed as a trainee reporter in newsroom.

This handbook provides tools to help substitute teachers walk into a new classroom, create a positive environment, and deliver instruction that meets curriculum standards.

Serves as a guide for professionals who work with people experiencing bereavement through death and other forms of loss. Focusing on practical assessment and intervention strategies, this book guides readers through the theory and skills needed to work with clients in a way which initiates healing and promotes a sense of growth.

Suitable for students of ethnicity and ethnic relations, this book draws on specific examples to demonstrate the social mechanisms that construct ethnicity and the consequences for people's experience.

Suitable for readers carrying out their own research project, this book presents an overview of the philosophy and principles of research. It also presents: qualitative and quantitative research methods and research design; a critical review of selected methods; and appropriate methods for analysing and interpreting data.

The field of corporate communications describes the practices organizations use to communicate as coherent corporate "bodies". Drawing on the metaphor of the body and on a variety of theories and disciplines, this title challenges the idealized notion that organizations can and should communicate as unified wholes.

David Boje's theories and ideas in relation to the study of storytelling in organizations are highly influential and this book will be a `must have' for any student or scholar interested in the area.

This invaluable resource helps beginning educators focus on the big ideas in teaching mathematics and promote student engagement.

This comprehensive text provides an overview of the relationship between violence, gender, crime and justice. It brings together theory with contemporary cases to enable the reader to understand the key concepts, issues and connections involved.

Provides an introduction to the history of crime and crime control. This book explains the historical background that is essential for an understanding of contemporary criminal justice, and examines the historical context for contemporary criminological debates.

Simple-to-follow, yet rigorous, practical guide to the statistical techniques used in marketing and consumer research.

The first comprehensive reference guide for students of sports studies.

Examines how social work's commitment to social justice has been deepened and enriched by its contact with social movements. This book explores the tensions between social work values and a market-driven agenda, and locates resources of hope for the social work profession in the developing resistance to managerialism.

Provides teachers with the tools they need to help students learn in an integrated, real-world instructional environment. Focusing on problem-based learning (PBL) as a teaching approach, this work presents modes of problem-based learning that include real-life references, real problem simulations, and student-identified community problems.

Takes a critical look at how students' achievements are assessed for a range of purposes, from reporting progress to selection and qualification. This work considers the relationship between what is taught, and how, and what and how learning outcomes are assessed.

Focuses on parents and teachers as adult learners, who should be growing and learning along with the children in their care. This book uses narratives of actual school meetings, workshops, parent planning and discussion groups, testimonies, newsletters, and research of others in the field, to demonstrate applications of theory and research.

This book is about the inner voice of the self. It addresses the ways students, teachers, and others speak to themselves about who they are and how they fit in the world.

Although cooperative learning is widely endorsed as a pedagogical practice that promotes learning and socialization among students, teachers still struggle with how to introduce it into their classrooms.

This practical, hands-on guide leads you through the process of developing and implementing standards for your school or district.

The author defines 15 literacy approaches, with research and best practices associated with each strategy, to teach literacy and comprehension across all grade levels and content areas.

This book identifies the classroom methodologies, curriculum and personal professional growth that are essential for ongoing school reform. The author honours the traditions of teaching while simultaneously making a compelling case for change.

Elaine Johnson demonstrates how implementing contextual teaching and learning can change students' lives and help them achieve academic excellence.

''''Designed for teachers at all grade levels, these step-by-step guides provide real-world tips and techniques from experienced educators and tech experts. Both beginners and advanced users will learn how to create essential tools such as lesson plans, gradebooks, graphs and charts, presentations, and more.