List 75 of books by Tara

Building People

Social-Emotional Learning for Kids, Families, Schools, and Communities

by Kathy Wade, Maurice Elias, PhD
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2018

Building People: Social-Emotional Learning for Kids, Families, Schools and Communities brings together a dozen wide-ranging perspectives on social-emotional learning (SEL) to present a comprehensive picture of the SEL landscape in schools and communities and provide action steps for educators, families,...

Social and Emotional Learning in Action

Experiential Activities to Positively Impact School Climate

by Tara Flippo
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2016

Social and Emotional Learning in Action*(SELA)* is an easy to use sourcebook facilitated by teaching and/or counseling practitioners primarily in school settings. The pedagogical basis for these lessons are shaped around the research findings of the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional...

Digital Dieting

From Information Obesity to Intellectual Fitness

by Tara Brabazon
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2016

Imagine if a student spent as much time managing information as celebrities doted on dieting? While eating too much food may be the basis of a moral panic about obesity, excessive information is rarely discussed as a crisis of a similar scale. Obviously, plentiful and high quality food is not a problem...

Indigenous Conflict Management Strategies

Global Perspectives

by Joseph Kingsley Adjei, Haluk Baran Bingol, Fabiola Córdova
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2014

We know that since the end of the Cold War, conflicts in non-Western countries have been frequent, frequently violent, largely intra-state, and protracted. But what do we know about conflict management and resolution strategies in these societies? Have the dominant Western approaches been transplantable,...

Dealing with Disaffection

by Tim Newburn, Michael Shiner, Tara Young
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2013

In recent years increasing attention has been paid to issues of social exclusion and the problematic transition from youthful dependence to adult independence. Often this has had severe consequences, ranging from under achievement and disruptive behaviour in school, through the misuse of alcohol and...

Autoethnographies on the Environment and Human Health

by Tara Rava Zolnikov
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2017

This book explores the link between individual lives and significant environmental issues affecting millions of people around the world. Zolnikov offers a novel perspective on the environment and human health through autoethnographic stories. Each chapter includes an overview of an environmental risk...

The Collapse of North Korea

Challenges, Planning and Geopolitics of Unification

by Tara O
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2016

This book highlights the increasing risk of North Korea’s collapse and considers the necessary actions that would enable the neighboring powers to prepare for such an event. North Korea's deteriorating economic conditions, its reliance on external assistance, and the degree of information penetration...

A walk through Provence

by Tara Castelli Felice
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2015

Provence is a region in the South of France full of light and traditions, with an immense beauty and a unique atmosphere. Provence has a mark: its lifestyle, its architecture, its unspoiled sites, its singing French accent, its coast-line...