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This essential book explores the key issues faced by teachers in the classroom today to improve professional reflection and work towards best practice.

A reflective and challenging book which analyses all the current key themes in public health

This book introduces students to the core skills and essential knowledge needed to deliver high-quality mental health care.

Gillian Shotton's best selling book includes templates for teachers looking to involve children in writing their Individual Education Plan (IEP), as well target sheets applicable for all primary and secondary students.

This collection illustrates the diversity and complexity of the Japanese religious experience, past and contemporary, while at the same time offering an overview of the most up-to-date research in the field.

Eminent researchers share their expertise, not 'telling' users what to do, but 'showing' what different methods look like in action, using 'stories from the field' and explaining the key issues involved in reflecting on research.

A handy book which provides snapshot guides to the main theories and issues in healthcare education.

An ideal textbook for exploring the themes and developments of working with children, young people and families from an truly interdisciplinary perspective.

This handy reference book covers all aspects of palliative care in a concise and easy to read format.

This text provides a broad view of difficulties in literacy and related educational and curriculum learning issues across a range of ages, phases and settings.

This text show that this is necessary to accommodate the wide range of issues that can, potentially, explain literacy difficulties and suggest strategies and interventions to ease those difficulties.

This is a book written for teachers by teachers - combined with Bill's expertise and a wealth of case studies and real life examples, this book is now more relevant than ever, both to practitioners and students.

This excellent introduction to sociology for social work students explains how sociology is connected to and fundamental for effective social work practice. Co-written by a sociologist, social worker and service user, this essential guide to sociology also comes with access to an exciting companion website offering the reader downloads, web links, powerpoint slides and case studies.

A second edition of two classic texts, now in an all-in-one volume. A general introduction to the increasingly influential cross-disciplinary area of discourse studies, this is edited by the key name in the field and has a stellar list of contributors.

Published in association with the International Sociological Association, and part of the SAGE Studies in International Sociology series, this is a detailed and critical exploration of the history of professionalization in Europe.

Unlike most other books written on evidence-based practice, this book questions whether this method always leads to the best practice possible and analyses and critiques the approach in a reflective manner.

Early years practitioners are increasingly being asked to undertake a variety of personal and professional development activities and this book helps them to do so by reflecting critically on what they do.

Focussing on three key areas in the social sciences, this book draws together contributors from a variety of areas who use a range of methodological approaches to present the reader with an inspirational guide to understanding and using methods and approaches in their research.

With coverage of issues ethnographers face, this set looks at this demanding research method in different contexts, including work, urban life, health and the body.

A clear, innovative text from world experts, this clearly lays out the problems, strategies and resources associated with the teaching of quantitative methods in modern universities. It is a pragmatic approach which will be of interest to any academic teaching 'numbers' to their students.

Looking at consumption from the child's perspective this book differs from the competition by uncovering what being a consumer means to the children themselves - from their perspective - giving them a voice in the debate

This book provides social work students with all the advice and instruction needed to understand and complete successful research projects.

Cross-curricular teaching and learning are the new buzz-words in primary classrooms. This book focuses on history and geography to explore different contexts and strategies for making links between the full range of primary subjects, so that learning can be more integrated and relevant to learners.

A piercing examination of why understanding news journalism matters now more than ever in this age of rapidly changing communication technologies.

This edited volume is designed to provide teachers of all subject areas and phases of school education an accessible resource for teaching EAL students.

This internationally-minded book helps the reader to reflect on the ways young people are taught, and presents possible alternative approaches.

This book accompanies the Reader for the OU course Death and Dying (K260) and is not a buy-back, which means guaranteed sales of 800 copies per year through the bookshops.

A lively and timely overview of a modern preoccupation

Substance misuse is an interdisciplinary field. The book matches this by incorporating different disciplinary perspectives, which means it is suitable for students on a wide range of courses.

This book describes and exemplifies, through detailed case-studies, strategies for teaching history across the 11-19 age range in rigorous and enjoyable ways.