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Offers an introduction to a range of research methods with the objective of clarifying procedures, good practice and public accountability. This book covers different ways of collecting data and different types of data relating to text, image and sound. It also introduces the main analytic approaches for text, image and sound.

Suggesting an alternative to traditional criteria used when considering budget cuts, this guide shows school leaders how to draw on brain research in their decision-making process.

Using Goleman's five components of emotional intelligence as a basis, this book shows teachers how to both develop and enhance their own emotional intelligence for use in the classroom.

By analysing emerging models of bilingual education, this guide enables practitioners to meet the challenges they face when teaching English Language Learners.

This guide provides teachers with practices that will allow them to relate to students of all levels, thereby facilitating learning and producing improved student outcomes.

By covering the many aspects of technology in school settings, this book gives educational leaders the skills and confidence to manage technology in their schools

Based on the most recent and reliable scientific research, this text will give any educator involved with child psychiatric disorders the confidence and knowledge they need to go about their work

Offers a unified framework to help students and researchers to analyze and understand any social science data that are organized in cross-classified formats.

Based on the most recent and reliable scientific research, this text will give any educator involved with pediatric disorders the confidence and knowledge they need to go about their work

Written for school psychologists, counselors, administrators, and teachers, this title provides balanced and practical perspectives on important health issues. It is divided into three sections, with each chapter featuring a case study, background information, strategies for educators, handouts, and a review of various scientific research.

Through a wide range of readings this anthology explores the role of teachers in the United States

By focusing on teachers and schools from a variety of communities, this book presents the reader with many cases of successful literacy teaching.

A cutting edge overview of this topical subject, looking at past, present and future distributions of plants and animals.

The SAGE Handbook of Organizational Communication, completely reconceptualized for this Third Edition, is a landmark volume that weaves together the various threads of this interdisciplinary area of scholarship.

A manual of sociological research exercises to be completed in class or independently, with a consistent stress on aspects of globalization.

This book shows teachers how to build emotional strength to prevent stress and/or burnout by discovering how stress affects health, how to boost psychological immunity, and how to maintain teaching effectiveness!

A practical guide to needs assessment which offers practitioners a full resource to improving individual, group, organization or inter-organizational performance in the workplace

Making Connections in Elementary and Middle School Social Studies, Second Edition is the best text for teaching primary school teachers how to integrate social studies into other content areas.

This updated edition helps primary and secondary teachers build observation checklists, develop unit plans, and design performance tasks and rubrics that address mandated academic standards.

Comprehensive exploration of where media effects research has been in the last 20 years, andwhat the future might hold for the field as rapid changes in the media environment continue.

A cutting edge examination of community media from theoretical, empirical, historical, and practitioner perspectives, with essays on subjects like women's video collectives in India, indigenous radio in Colombia, street newspapers in Canada, and independent media in Nigeria.

This resource provides all teachers, regardless of level, experience, or area of specialization, with effective instructional strategies for students with/without disabilities and across grade levels and content areas.

500 entries across 2 volumes provide state-of-the art research and ready-to-use facts covering all the senses used in perceiving our environment: visual, auditory, olfactory, taste and touch.

Comprehensive coverage on the state of research, critical analysis and promising avenues for further study on prejudice, stereotyping and discrimination.

Addresses the specific theories, key studies and important figures that have influenced not just the individual discipline but also the field of urban studies more generally.

Covering topics such as: life course; social and psychological contexts of ageing, this collection of readings presents a variety of perspectives on ageing from different communities across the United States: Native American, Puerto Rican, African American, the elderly homeless, white working class, gay and Mexican amongst many others.

This book presents strategies for responding to common problem behaviours to both defuse the situation and correct the problem.

Developed for district leaders, curriculum directors, principals, and teacher leaders, this book shows how to lead a collaborative and sustainable curriculum mapping initiative.

This updated edition presents critical information about teaching diverse learners, including brain-compatible teaching strategies, six signs of bias to avoid, how culture affects learning styles, and more.

Pick up Problem-Based Learning in Social Studies: Cues for Culture and Change and find out just how easy it is to integrate the essential life skill of problem solving into the curriculum. This sourcebook focuses on two key concepts of problem-based learning-culture and change-and defines ten big ideas which form the basis for five learning objectives outlining the goals for the learner. Complete with more than 25 activities and numerous assessments and reproducibles, the ideas and learning experiences-in the form of activities-can be easily adapted for K-College classrooms. Take advantage of Problem-Based Learning in Social Studies: Cues for Culture and Change and create mind-opening, problem-solving opportunities across the curriculum.