Sage Publications Ltd imprint: 3149 books
Spaces of Geographical Thought
Deconstructing Human Geography's Binaries
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2005
Spaces of Geographical Thought examines key ideas – like space and place - which inform the geographic imagination. The text: discusses the core conceptual vocabulary of human geography: agency: structure; state: society; culture: economy; space: place; black: white; man: woman; nature: culture;...
Globalism, Nationalism, Tribalism
Bringing Theory Back in
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2006
`Paul James has written a magnificent account of the world's current condition, one that highlights the complexities and contradictions with which people, communities, and nations must contend and that does so in a compelling and creative style. Stressing the interaction between global and local forces,...
Pedagogical Documentation in Early Years Practice
Seeing Through Multiple Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2017
Pedagogical documentation is a vital method of assessing and observing young children, and is a practice that enables practitioners, families and children to learn alongside each other.
This book draws on the projects and experiences of senior researchers from nations including Australia, Canada,...
Martian in the Playground
Understanding the Schoolchild with Asperger's Syndrome
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2009
`This deceptively little book contains more truth and provides more insight into what it is like to have Asperger's Syndrome than many a weighty tome on the subject. It offers a view from the inside, but it is not yet another autobiography. Admirably and refreshingly, the author has refrained from...
by Dr Martin Hanbury
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2007
Teachers in mainstream schools are increasingly accommodating pupils on the autistic spectrum in their classrooms, and this books offers advice on one of the most difficult aspects of teaching children and young adults with autism - understanding and managing their often challenging behaviour.
This...
Movement and Learning in the Early Years
Supporting Dyspraxia (DCD) and Other Difficulties
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2004
`This book achieves what it sets out to do - provide clear guidance to parents and professionals on key aspects of movement in the early years. The book however does more than that - it emphasises that movement in the early years is not the territory of experts, but through the use of this book, the...
by Ms Lynn Plimley, Maggie Bowen
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2006
'I liked the way it dealt with the difficult issues such as mental health, sexuality and future employment in a clear and direct way, providing well thought out, practical responses.' 'Easy to read yet informative.' 'Very accessible in an area of SEN that is now a key area of concern.' ' Captivating,...
by Professor David Coghlan, Teresa Brannick
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2014
The Fourth Edition of this best-selling book is packed full of practical, expert advice on how to navigate the murky waters of ethics, politics and management in your own organization. Multidisciplinary in its approach to action research, the book sets out a step-by-step template for researchers to...
by Jenny McWhirter, Nick Boddington, Jenny Barksfield
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2016
This book provides an overview essential for a proper understanding of effective approaches to PSHE education in secondary education and the valuable role it can play in promoting the health and wellbeing of adolescents.
Coverage includes:
The importance and scope of PSHE education
The...
by John Bald
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2007
Includes CD-Rom
Times Educational Supplement Star Read!
'This is an authoritative yet lively and eminently readable book. It is well grounded in both the latest academic theory and experienced hands-on pedagogic practice, and it summarises succinctly the implications of the recent Rose...
The Dyslexia-Friendly Teacher's Toolkit
Strategies for Teaching Students 3-18
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2013
"This book is a really practical, hands-on guide packed with a wealth of advice on strategies and "things to try" reflecting the authors' extensive experience. If you want to make effective, inclusive dyslexia-friendly classrooms a reality rather than an aspiration, this book is for...
Nursing Education
Planning and Delivering the Curriculum
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2012
Nursing Education provides a strategic guide and practical focus to curriculum planning and development. It will help all those involved in the provision of nursing education to understand the issues involved at the different stages of preparing a nursing curriculum which:
- meets both professional...
Laughter and Ridicule
Towards a Social Critique of Humour
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2005
`From Thomas Hobbes' fear of the power of laughter to the compulsory, packaged "fun" of the contemporary mass media, Billig takes the reader on a stimulating tour of the strange world of humour. Both a significant work of scholarship and a novel contribution to the understanding of the humourous,...
Principles of Methodology
Research Design in Social Science
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2011
This book provides a comprehensive, accessible guide to social science methodology. In so doing, it establishes methodology as distinct from both methods and philosophy.
Most existing textbooks deal with methods, or sound ways of collecting and analysing data to generate findings. In...