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This updated edition on evaluating the effectiveness of school programs provides an expanded needs-assessment section, additional methods for data analysis, and tools for communicating program results.

Featuring real-world examples, this revised bestseller shows how to improve educational leadership and organizational performance through a multidimensional leadership assessment system.

Defines US social policy and examines its history, the political economy of social policy, and speculates on the future

Focuses on the educational leader's role in actualizing human potential and unleashing individual and organizational energy, while promoting performance in 'ordinary' people by first changing within oneself. This book shows how school leaders can promote changes, be accountable, and achieve meaningful results for schools, and districts.

Grounded in research and practice, this resource shows elementary teachers how to use formative assessment to build students' language and literacy skills across the curriculum.

Grounded in research and practice, this resource shows elementary teachers how to use formative assessment to build students' language and literacy skills across the curriculum.

Two of the biggest names in educational leadership edit this book - and the contributors include many others. With the increased requirement for higher level training for school leaders, this book is bound to be at the top of their reading lists.

Critical practice is at the core of various activities undertaken with service users, carers and their communities. This title look at key areas of practice and the challenges professionals face in training and in their working lives. It focuses on the skills and values fundamental to the caring role.

Offers an introduction to the field of mixed methods research. This book explores fresh ways of conceptualizing and conducting empirical research in the social and health sciences. It also covers the use of mixed methods in a diverse range of fields, including sociology, education, politics, psychology, computational science and methodology.

This SLIR set will reflect the breadth of the EU's international activities (trade, security, defence, diplomacy, etc) in addition to covering the history of the EUs external relations. The EU is a particularly vibrant area of study as well as a major case study for students of International Relations.

This unique book investigates the impact of the Internet on the media industries and provides the first multi-disciplinary analysis of the changes it has brought to date and its likely future development

Leading experts provide the first available textbook on Applied Criminology for students of criminology.

Multi-professional practice underpins the entire nursing curriculum. This book is a timely introduction to this topic that, unlike its competitors, takes on a discipline-specific approach.

Amajor update of an incredibly popular book which explores the everyday issues which all counsellors face, regardless of theoretical orientation.

Brings together contributions from a wide range of practitioners and academics to explore the knowledge, skills and values required of a social worker upon qualification and beyond.

What is meant by community? Is there a balance between equality, integration and diversity? Does the idea of identity undermine community cohesion? This book considers these questions and explores the concept of identity and how its different meanings and interpretations impact upon community policy.

Provides snapshot definitions of concepts which all nursing students and practitioners need to know.

Offers a selection of writing from a field of work. This book brings together key readings and commissioned material to present a variety of theoretical and practical perspectives on leading and managing work with young people. It equips students with the knowledge, skills, values and principles required for qualification as a worker in the field.

A critical guide to conducting investigations under time- and resource-pressured conditions, equipping readers with the key skills and approaches for research designed to influence or inform development policies. It includes material and advice on critical use of the web as a resource and research tool.

Addresses the problems involved in educational research and the issues surrounding its contribution to policy making and practice. This work examines the diverse approaches within qualitative research and considers what role research should play and examine the case for randomized controlled trials and for action research.

Provides an up- to- date, accessible and critically stimulating introduction to race and criminal justice for both students and experienced academics and professionals.

Children's mathematical misconceptions very often arise as a result of poor communication. This book presents a range of creative strategies to help teachers communicate effectively in the mathematics classroom, offering some ways of presenting the fundamental concepts and principles of mathematics.

This collection of 63 instructional strategies for teaching diverse secondary students includes teacher feedback, literature resources, and information for choosing appropriate strategies.

Formerly a publication of The Brain StoreThis user-friendly DVD helps raise morale and student achievement with brain-compatible strategies that can positively affect school attendance and student behavior, cognition, memory, and social skills.

This excellent resource provides a realistic and systematic process that educators can immediately implement for improving reading and writing while enhancing content knowledge and skills.

Cutting-edge studies present results that are directly applicable to common, real-life communication dilemmas

Presents low-cost and morale-boosting ideas for group and individual recognition, new year starters, fun activities throughout the year, year-end treats, staff meetings, celebrations, holidays, and winter break.

Addresses the full spectrum of methodological, substantive, and theoretical areas related to Asian American Psychology. This edition examines the shifts in contemporary issues for Asians and Asian Americans in the US. It is also suitable for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses on Asian American Psychology.

This book addresses the challenges of designing effective afterschool activities, provides quality program models from experts in the field, and aligns learning standards with youth development principles.