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The Handbook of Social Work Direct Practice discusses the context of practice, its theories and frameworks, approaches to change, fields of practice, research and empirical issues, and professional issues.

This nonjudgmental, inclusive, and far-reaching text focuses on the diverse patterns of family structure prevalent in our society today. Family Diversity presents empirical research on the internal dynamics, social environments, support factors, prevalence of discrimination, and common stereotypes that account for the issues surrounding current family relations. By examining the history and nature of foster and adoptive, single-parent, lesbian/gay, step- and grandparent family units, Pauline Irit Erera is able to challenge both the idealized family prototype and the hegemony of the traditional structure. ''

Designed to fill a gap in the literature on professional ethics for psychologists, this book covers topics typically neglected in existing books, being more radical and controversial than much of the literature in this area

Editors Jan Currie and Janice Newson consider globalization as combining a market ideology with a corresponding material set of practices drawn from the world of business. Issues of managerialism, privatization, and accountability - central values in business - have become primary for universities and their administrators as well.

Already a bestseller in previous editions, this practical guide provides students with the essential guidelines for dealing with issues that arise when treating culturally diverse clients.

This book bridges the gap between educational psychology theory and classroom practice. Specific objectives give teachers and teacher-trainees access to current advances in research and theory on human learning, teaching, and instruction in an easily understood and usable form.

Going beyond the simple process of assessing needs to the implementation of solutions for resolving them, this sequel to the best seller, From Needs Assessment to Action shows you how the results of needs assessments can be transformed into action plans for an organization and the procedures for facilitating that change. Unique to this book is a detailed glossary of needs assessment terms.

This book explores a variety of graphical displays that are useful for visualizing multivariate data. The basic problem involves representing information that varies along several dimensions when the display medium is inherently two-dimensional. In order to address this problem, Jacoby introduces and explores the concept of a `data space'.

Will a one-child policy increase economic growth? Does globalization contribute to global warming? Are unequal societies less healthy than more egalitarian societies? It is questions like these that social scientists turn to quantitative macro-comparative research (QMCR) to answer.

A collection of essays by feminist scholars on feminist sociology, reflecting the cultural and historical context in which feminist scholarship has taken place.

Educators across grade levels and content areas can apply the concepts of Marzano's New Taxonomy to turn standards into concrete objectives and assessments to measure student learning.

This title summarizes what is known about the multiple causes of men's violence against women, and stresses the importance of identifying men's risk factors.

This book provides recent real-life case studies, and offers practical guidance and recommendations for assessing the risks of workplace violence and preventing it. Substantial appendices cover: zero tolerance policies; sample survey and audit instruments; post office violence;the results of an important US national and local survey;state and federal guidelines on violence.

A comprehensive, case-study rich first year introduction to comparative politics.

This book is about research designs for projects that collect both qualitative and quantitative data, so that their combined strengths will accomplish more than would have been possible with any one method.

This edition explores expanded photography options, covers 10 subject areas, includes sample lessons, provides new activities for children with special needs and toddlers, and incorporates assessment, standards, and documentation.

Develop a teacher network or grow an existing one to support new teachers, reduce teacher isolation, increase retention rates, enhance professional practice, and nurture teacher leaders.

This engaging, accessible book combines commonsense advice with social/behavioural psychology to provide a comprehensive look at how adolescents learn and how to inspire greater student interest and participation.

Provides indispensable tips for time management; grading practices with clear feedback; productive meetings with students, parents, or colleagues; effective recordkeeping, streamlined procedures, and much more.

Experts provide educators with legal guidelines for taking appropriate disciplinary action that can withstand legal challenges without violating the rights of students with disabilities under IDEA 2004.

Through specific examples, qualitative research, and portraiture, the author illustrates how and why some schools are able to achieve significant, sustainable change while others cannot.

The third of three edited texts in the Cultures and Globalization series, boasting a truly international set of contributors.

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

Deals with key ideas about citizenship education including democracy, rights, globalization and equity. This title contains a range of national case studies of citizenship education including African, Asian, Australian, European and North and South American examples.

This third edition of Erickson's bestseller provides updated information about designing curriculum aligned with state and national content standards, using brain-based teaching methods, and developing higher-order thinking skills.

The Handbook will consist of original chapters by leading international scholars in the Industrial Relations field.

Explodes the myth that public policy represents the demands of the people and that the making of public policy flows upward from the masses. This title argues, public policy in America, as in all nations, reflects the values, interests, and preferences of a governing elite.

Rather than investigating the pathology of families under stress, this book takes the unusual step of studying individuals, families and ethnic groups moving towards health. This approach provides new insights as to why some families manage life events with relative ease and recover from adversity with renewed strength, harmony and purpose. The contributors develop the concept of family and cultural `coherence' as the key to promoting health and well-being.