Australian Academic Press imprint: 38 books
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Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2009
School leaders play a critical role in shaping learners for the future. In Australia, some states have begun to establish programs to develop excellence in leadership through professional development programs, strategic initiatives, support, and networking opportunities for school leaders. And yet,...
by Tim Prenzler
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2016
“The weaker-sex snap up every opportunity of quitting the sacred-side of the home. Independence is their cry — irresponsible independence. The ambition is no doubt laudable, but is it desirable?”— The Sydney Stock and Station Journal, 1915. “ Police have at all times been able to collect evidence...
Fit To Practice
Everything you wanted to know about starting your own psychology practice in Australia but were afraid to ask
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2016
Australian psychology practice today is a dynamic, well respected and increasingly competitive environment. Many new psychologists graduate with an expectation of setting up their own private practice. But how is that best done? What are the traps to avoid, the questions to ask, the knowledge needed...
The Fitzgerald Legacy
Reforming Public Life in Australia and Beyond
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2010
Twenty years ago, the Commission of Inquiry into Possible Illegal Activities and Associated Police Misconduct, commonly referred to as the Fitzgerald Inquiry after its chair Mr G.E. (Tony) Fitzgerald, QC, tabled its findings in the Queensland Parliament after an exhaustive and sensational two years...
by Jeff Kemp
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2012
Parenting teenagers today is a tough challenge. It takes purpose, creativity, determination and patience - and some practical advice from people who know what they are talking about. Award winning specialist teacher, researcher, mentor and speaker, Dr Jeff Kemp, has spent 30 years helping parents...
by Tim Prenzler
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2014
Crime prevention that works - the goal of much government and corporate policy - can be difficult to discover amongst obscure and tedious academic texts. Yet, now more than ever, we need sophisticated government and corporate crime prevention policies that produce results. This book of research, policy...
by Lynne M. Baker
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2012
"Lynne Baker shows her compassion and determination to wake the religious and secular communities to action and care. " — Len Matthews, Salvation Army
This book takes a very real look into the lives of Christian women who cope with domestic abuse on a daily basis. It explores their...
by Len Oakes
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2012
The idea that a single person can change the course of nations, peoples, and movements through the force of their own personality is something many may find fascinating and more than a little scary. How does such a thing happen? While much has been written about the lives of charismatic characters,...
The Anger Fallacy
Uncovering the Irrationality of the Angry Mindset
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2016
A life without anger is attainable — if you understand The Anger Fallacy.
Anger is everywhere — behind everything from road rage to wrap rage, domestic violence to international conflicts. People cling to their anger, as a tool of influence and a driver of revenge. But is anger really...
Distressed or Deliberately Defiant?
Managing challenging student behaviour due to trauma and disorganised attachment
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2013
It is not unusual for educators today, whether in the early childhood, primary or secondary sectors, to be confronted with severely challenging student behaviour — students who fly into unexplained violent and oppositional outbursts with little warning; who respond poorly to tried-and-true behaviour...
Vulture Cultures
How to stop them ravaging your organisation's performance, people, profit and public image
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2012
Vulture Cultures is a provocative and entertaining book that articulates, in vivid detail, the tell-tale signs and symptoms of destructive workplaces. From the incompetent to the incomprehensible, the disruptive to the dastardly, this book will explain how bad behaviour gains a foothold and what perpetuates...
by Kathryn McEwen
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2011
Our resilience, or capacity to bounce back and even thrive in pressured times, is critical in workplaces today. With higher workloads, declining resources and frequent change, together with the hectic pace of personal lives, resilience is almost a key to survival. While strategies to build resilience...
by Moira Jenkins
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2013
Employers and managers have a duty of care as part of occupational health and safety laws to prevent hazards that might contribute to workplace injuries. This book shows you how to meet these responsibilities using practical, sensible strategies based on a framework of:
• understanding what...
Bully Blocking at Work
A Self-Help Guide for Employees and Managers
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2012
Evelyn Field's masterful analysis of the ways we can help employees cope with and overcome workplace bullying and harassment is a must read for all concerned about how to right this wrong. — Dr Philip Zimbardo, Stanford University and author of The Lucifer Effect, Understanding How Good People Turn...