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The Italian Urban System Towards European Integration

The Italian Urban System Towards European Integration

First published in 1999 this volume situates the Italian urban system within a European context examining the best approach to integration. Connections between urban development territorial cohesion and the European urban system have been clearly identified by Europe 2000 (1991) and identified as primary instruments for achieving social and economic cohesion and competitiveness as per the Treaty of Maastricht and the White Paper Growth Competitiveness Employment (1993). This book aids this endeavour through featuring contributions on cities as nodes of transport networks economic change the demographic transition the local milieu regional cohesion and global networks and how the system can integrate into European urban networks. | The Italian Urban System Towards European Integration

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Staging Sex Best Practices Tools and Techniques for Theatrical Intimacy

Staging Sex Best Practices Tools and Techniques for Theatrical Intimacy

Staging Sex lays out a comprehensive practical solution for staging intimacy nudity and sexual violence. This book takes theatre practitioners step-by-step through the best practices tools and techniques for crafting effective theatrical intimacy. After an overview of the challenges directors face when staging theatrical intimacy Staging Sex offers practical solutions and exercises provides a system for establishing and discussing boundaries and suggests efficient and effective language for staging intimacy and sexual violence. It also addresses production and classroom specific concerns and provides guidance for creating a culture of consent in any company or department. Written for directors choreographers movement coaches stage managers production managers professional actors and students of acting courses Staging Sex is an essential tool for theatre practitioners who encounter theatrical intimacy or instructional touch whether in rehearsal or in the classroom. | Staging Sex Best Practices Tools and Techniques for Theatrical Intimacy

GBP 32.99
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Best Practice in Inventory Management

Best Practice in Inventory Management

Best Practice in Inventory Management 3E offers a simple entirely jargon-free and yet comprehensive introduction to key aspects of inventory management. Good management of inventory enables companies to improve their customer service cash flow and profitability. This text outlines the basic techniques how and where to apply them and provides advice to ensure they work to provide the desired effect in practice. With an unrivalled balance between qualitative and quantitative aspects of inventory control experienced consultant Tony Wild portrays the many ways in which stock management is more nuanced than simple number crunching and mathematical modelling. This long-awaited new edition has been substantially and thoroughly updated. The product of decades of experience and expertise in the field Best Practice in Inventory Management 3E provides students and professionals even those with no prior experience in the area an unbiased and honest picture of what it takes to effectively manage stocks in a firm.

GBP 35.99
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The French Education System

The French Education System

Originally published in 1985. The French education system is unique in many ways and provides a useful contrast for those in all English-speaking countries to their own education system. The nature of the system; the resulting multiplicity of Inspectors; emphasis on nursery and primary schools and on vocational training; and the distinctions between different categories of teachers. This book provides an overview of the French education system and all its components. It discusses developments since the start of the Fifth Republic in 1958 and it relates the developments to changing political forces.

GBP 31.99
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The Sound System Design Primer

The Sound System Design Primer

The Sound System Design Primer is an introduction to the many topics technologies and sub-disciplines that make up contemporary sound systems design. Written in clear conversational language for those who do not have an engineering background or who think more in language than in numbers The Sound System Design Primer provides a solid foundation in this expanding discipline for students early/mid-career system designers creative and content designers seeking a better grasp on the technical side of things and non-sound professionals who want or need to be able to speak intelligently with sound system designers.

GBP 66.99
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The Handbook of Communication Training A Best Practices Framework for Assessing and Developing Competence

The Handbook of Communication Training A Best Practices Framework for Assessing and Developing Competence

Communication remains a significant topic for job acquisition development and advancement. As such there are no shortage of classes seminars and books written on the subject. However there are few designed for the corporate consultant that are not aligned with some proprietary system traditional academic classrooms or author’s speculation. These tend to be either inaccessible questionable in their content or specifically aligned with the producers’ interests. So where can the Communication trainers and consultants go to focus on fundamental touchstone research and practices? The Handbook of Communication Training is a powerful template and first of its kind for communication practitioners and academicians who wish to strengthen their professional capabilities. It also acts as a guide and standard for consumers and clients of these services. The chapters within are an outgrowth of the National Communication Association’s Training & Development Division’s desire to provide guidance structure and support for members and non-members alike. It is specifically targeted at those pursuing best practices regarding communication consulting coaching teaching and training. The 7 Best Practices presented in this book represent capabilities that are foundational to the effective transfer of communication promotion and skill enhancement. As such these practices and supporting chapters should appeal to novice and experts alike. | The Handbook of Communication Training A Best Practices Framework for Assessing and Developing Competence

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Unaccompanied Children in European Migration and Asylum Practices In Whose Best Interests?

Unaccompanied Children in European Migration and Asylum Practices In Whose Best Interests?

Unaccompanied minor migrants are underage migrants who for various reasons leave their country and are separated from their parents or legal/customary guardians. Some of them live entirely by themselves while others join their relatives or other adults in a foreign country. The concept of the best interests of a child is widely applied in international national legal documents and several guidelines and often pertains to unaccompanied minor migrants given that they are separated from parents who are not able to exercise their basic parental responsibilities. This book takes an in-depth look at the issues surrounding the best interests of the child in relation to unaccompanied minor migrants drawing on social legal and political sciences in order to understand children’s rights not only as a matter of positive law but mainly as a social practice depending on personal biographies community histories and social relations of power. The book tackles the interpretation of the rights of the child and the best interests principle in the case of unaccompanied minor migrants in Europe at political legal and practical levels. In its first part the book considers theoretical aspects of children’s rights and the best interests of the child in relation to unaccompanied minor migrants. Adopting a critical approach to the implementation of the Convention of Rights of a Child authors nevertheless confirm its relevance for protecting minor migrants’ rights in practice. Authors deconstruct power relations residing within the discourses of children’s rights and best interests demonstrating that these rights are constructed and decided upon by those in power who make decisions on behalf of those who do not possess authority. Authors further on explore normative and methodological aspects of Article 3 of the Convention on the Rights of a Child and its relevance for asylum and migration legislation. The second part of the book goes on to examine the actual legal framework related to unaccompanied minor migrants and implementation of children’s’ rights and their best interests in the reception protection asylum and return procedures. The case studies are based on from the empirical research on interviews with key experts and unaccompanied minor migrants in Austria France Slovenia and United Kingdom. Examining age assessment procedures unaccompanied minors’ survivals strategies and their everyday life in reception centres the contributors point to the discrepancy between the states’ obligations to take the best interest of the child into account when dealing with unaccompanied minor migrants and the lack of formal procedures of best interest determination in practice. The chapters expose weaknesses and failures of institutionalized systems in selected European countries in dealing with unaccompanied children and young people on the move. | Unaccompanied Children in European Migration and Asylum Practices In Whose Best Interests?

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Critically Ill Children and the Law Medical Decision-Making and the Best Interests Principle

Critically Ill Children and the Law Medical Decision-Making and the Best Interests Principle

A series of recent high-profile court cases has demonstrated the inadequacy of current laws in addressing issues relating to medical treatment decisions involving seriously ill children. The challenges of determining that life-sustaining medical treatment is not in a young child’s best interests have resulted in criticism of the best interests principle. This book explores the theoretical foundations of the best interests principle and alternatives offered in the academic literature to allow readers to understand why the principle remains contentious despite its prevalence. It provides theoretical background exploration of what occurs in practice and proposes a novel approach to address these challenges. Frameworks for decision-making identified in the academic literature are used to examine the application of the best interests principle in practice in England and Wales Australia and New Zealand through a review of the case law and qualitative research with paediatric doctors. The exploration of current practice allows readers to understand the challenges of applying the best interests principle but also the need to retain a focus on the child. Readers are introduced to a human-rights based approach which ensures that the focus remains on upholding the child’s best interests but also provides a more comprehensive explanation of the situation. Progressing the debate around end-of-life decision-making and children the book will be a valuable resource for academics researchers and policy-makers. It will also provide practical guidance to both legal and medical practitioners in managing disputes about the provision of life-sustaining treatment. | Critically Ill Children and the Law Medical Decision-Making and the Best Interests Principle

GBP 130.00
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Play Therapy Supervision A Practical Guide to Models and Best Practices

Play Therapy Supervision A Practical Guide to Models and Best Practices

Play therapy is one of the fastest-growing specialty areas in mental health. Understanding the skills knowledge and strategies that make play therapy supervision effective is essential in supporting the integrity and needs of a thriving field. Play Therapy Supervision: A Practical Guide to Models and Best Practices is an all-encompassing play therapy supervision compendium. In these pages current and prospective play therapy professionals and supervisors will find effective strategies for engaging in supervision with literature that is firmly rooted in empirical research and practical examples. Useful for novice and experienced supervisors this book describes best practices in supervision and contemporary topics for building an effective play therapy supervision practice. This text also emphasizes the critical importance of cultural humility in play therapy supervision. Other important features include: Ethical and legal issues in play therapy supervision Building a play therapy supervision relationship Evaluation in play therapy supervision Technology in play therapy supervision including extended reality School-based play therapy supervision Techniques in play therapy supervision: mindfulness sand tray self-compassion art and movement and more! | Play Therapy Supervision A Practical Guide to Models and Best Practices

GBP 34.99
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Family School Community Engagement and Partnerships Theory and Best Practices

Family School Community Engagement and Partnerships Theory and Best Practices

How can colleges and schools support the inclusion of family school and community engagement curricula in teacher and administrator preparation programs? The contributions in this book try to answer this question with contributors describing their experiences their programs and their support for the goal of enhancing parental involvement and engagement in Schools and Colleges of Education. The authors and researchers such as Joyce Epstein who is the foremost researcher on the topic have the knowledge and expertise in family school and community engagement and partnerships from both theory and best practice perspectives. The book is designed to be interactive and readers are encouraged to engage themselves in the conversation. Readers are invited to e-mail any of the editors to discuss the questions posed. This book was originally published as a special issue of Teaching Education. | Family School Community Engagement and Partnerships Theory and Best Practices

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English Legal System

English Legal System

This book offers a modern contemporary and innovative approach to the core curriculum offering clear explanations to clarify the material without oversimplification. Carefully developed learning tools are used to help students to build their knowledge of the legal system of England and Wales; moreover all the materials needed by a reader new to legal education are here in one place. English Legal System will also help students to translate knowledge successfully to an assessment situation (whether examination tutorial preparation or coursework) through the acquisition and development of key skills such as problem solving and application critical reasoning and evaluation and research and referencing. The text has been written with the changes to legal education envisaged by the Solicitors Regulation Authority and Bar Standards Board in mind. The focus throughout will be on recent and key case law and contemporary real-life examples bringing the subject alive and helping students to understand the foundations on which the law in England and Wales is based. The key pedagogic features seek to embed those legal skills within the context of the content on the legal system. The associated website provides a comprehensive learning environment that will provide further illumination of the text and graphics and that caters for a number of different learning styles with additional video and audio content.

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Social Work Practice in the Criminal Justice System

Social Work Practice in the Criminal Justice System

Social Work Practice in the Criminal Justice System presents an overview of the criminal justice system for social workers exploring the networks and institutions which comprise it. Integrating social work ethics and a commitment to social justice this textbook explores social work practice roles to address social problems within the criminal justice system and promotes the development of knowledge skills and critical reflection in this increasingly important area of practice. In addition to covering the four key areas for social work practice – law enforcement courts corrections and legislation it covers police social work and forensic social work. This second edition has been updated to include: The opioid crisis and opioid courts Separate chapters describing special populations and contemporary issues in the criminal justice system Expanded criminal justice perspectives and theoretical frameworks. Examining the challenges and opportunities of social work practice in the criminal justice system this is the ideal text for social work instructors students and practitioners working with or within the criminal justice system. Each chapter includes a summary of social work practice implications key terms and suggestions for further reading.

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Unlocking the English Legal System

Unlocking the English Legal System

Unlocking the English Legal System will help you grasp the main concepts of the legal system in England and Wales with ease. Containing accessible explanations in clear and precise terms that are easy to understand it provides an excellent foundation for learning and revising. This new edition offers a brand-new chapter on ‘Ethics and Law’ which details the duties and responsibilities of lawyers and introduces law students to the kinds of ethical dilemmas that they may encounter when they are lawyers. The up-to-date ongoing debates surrounding UK law are discussed such as the impact Brexit and the coronavirus pandemic have and continue to have upon the English Legal System. Further detail on the devolution settlements in Northern Ireland Scotland and Wales is provided as well as looking at the question of Scottish independence. Learn how to read cases and statutes about career skills and interview preparation and find out further information on how the new Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE) will operate and the reaction it’s received from law schools. There is also focus on the impact of racism in the criminal justice system the new Sentencing Code introduced in 2020 and how technology is changing the way the English Legal System operates. The books in the Unlocking the Law series get straight to the point and offer clear and concise coverage of the law broken down into bite-size sections with regular recaps to boost your confidence. They provide complete coverage of both core and popular optional law modules presented in an innovative and visual format.

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Handbook of Children in the Legal System

Handbook of Children in the Legal System

This handbook brings together the relevant literature on children and their developmental characteristics the legal venues in which they may appear and the systemic issues practitioners must consider to provide a thorough guide to working with children in the legal system. Featuring contributions from leading mental health and legal experts chapters start with an overview and history of the juvenile justice system along with discussion of critical developmental areas imperative to consider for work with children and idiosyncratic issues that arise. The book ends with a case presentation section that illustrates the varied roles and venues in which children appear in the legal system. An extended bibliography provides additional resources and literature to investigate specific topics in greater length. This accessible and useable guide is designed to appeal to a broad range of people encountering children in the legal system including social workers psychologists psychiatrists attorneys and judges. It will also benefit professions such as law enforcement as well as probation officers child protective workers school personnel and medical personnel. | Handbook of Children in the Legal System

GBP 43.99
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Self-Evaluation And Psychotherapy In The Market System

Self-Evaluation And Psychotherapy In The Market System

Self-Evaluation and Psychotherapy in the Market System examines the ways in which the competitive hierarchical nature of today’s market system contributes to the issues that many clients bring to therapy. Instead of seeing a lack of self-esteem as the root of clients’ problems Glantz and Bernhard argue that self-evaluation—the struggle to achieve a high opinion of self—exacerbated by the market system leads to stress and endless self-involvement. Beginning with an explanation of the connection between the market system and self-evaluation this volume then goes on to describe an approach to therapeutic treatment designed to free clients from the negative effects of the market system by moving away from self-evaluation altogether. This is a must-read for therapists looking for a new approach to treating clients left questioning their place in a society that encourages competition and self-involvement.

GBP 52.99
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Black Males and the Criminal Justice System

Black Males and the Criminal Justice System

Relying on a multidisciplinary framework of inquiry and critical perspective this edited volume addresses the unique experiences of Black males within various stages of contact in the criminal justice system. It provides a comprehensive overview of the administration of justice mental and physical health issues faced by Black males and reintegration into society after system involvement. Recent events—including but by no means limited to the shootings of unarmed Black men by police in Ferguson Missouri; Baltimore; Minneapolis; and Chicago—have highlighted the disproportionate likelihood of young Black males to encounter the criminal justice system. Black Males and the Criminal Justice System provides a theoretical and empirical review of the need for an intersectional understanding of Black male experiences and outcomes within the criminal justice system. The intersectional approach which posits that outcomes of societal experiences are determined by the way the interconnected identities of individuals are perceived and responded to by others is key to recognizing the various forms of oppression that Black males experience and the impact these experiences have on them and their families. This book is intended for students and scholars in criminology criminal justice sociology race/ethnic studies legal studies psychology and African American Studies and will serve as a reference for researchers who wish to utilize a progressive theoretical approach to study social control policing and the criminal justice system.

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Best Interests of the Student Applying Ethical Constructs to Legal Cases in Education

Best Interests of the Student Applying Ethical Constructs to Legal Cases in Education

Best Interests of the Student presents both a theoretical model for guiding educators as they confront legal and ethical dilemmas in their schools as well as highly accessible and annotated court cases for exploration. The authors introduce an ethical decision-making model that focuses on strategies for determining what actions are in the best interests of the student and demonstrates the application of this theoretical model for examining legal and ethical dimensions of court cases. Discussion questions at the end of each case encourage readers to examine issues from differing viewpoints helping them to become more self-reflective school leaders who can effectively address legal dilemmas in their own contexts. This important text is a valuable resource for both aspiring and practicing school administrators and leaders. This thoroughly revised edition features: • An entirely new chapter on conceptual and empirical insights grounding our understanding of students’ best interests • 10 new legal cases reflecting recent developments in school law including educational needs of transgender students immunity for student searches conflicts between religious expression and free speech educators’ access to students’ cell phone data education for children of undocumented immigrants and access to literacy as a fundamental right • A focus on preparing school leaders to meet the Professional Standards for Educational Leaders (PSEL) • Updated information and references throughout to reflect current context resources and education policy | Best Interests of the Student Applying Ethical Constructs to Legal Cases in Education

GBP 38.99
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China’s Political System Modernization and Tradition

China’s Political System Modernization and Tradition

China’s Political System provides a concise introduction to the political economic and social factors that determine China's government. Highly respected specialist June Teufel Dreyer offers expert analysis of the challenges facing China's economic legal military social and cultural institutions while examining the historical context and current trends. China's Political System asks readers to think about the broader problem of governance and mordernization in China and their global implications by comprehensively showing how the past and present impact leaders citizens ethnic minorities and policies. New to the Tenth Edition: the first text to incorporate results from the Nineteenth Party Congress and Thirteenth National People's Congress. includes a new chapter on developments under Xi Jinping considers the effects of slowing economic growth on politics and society addresses recent Chinese assertiveness in military and foreign policy The tenth edition of China’s Political System continues to provide all of the tools professors need to introduce their students to Chinese politics in ways that are informed accessible and intriguing. | China’s Political System Modernization and Tradition

GBP 59.99
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Best Practices for Environmental Health Environmental Pollution Protection Quality and Sustainability

Best Practices for Environmental Health Environmental Pollution Protection Quality and Sustainability

In a present where there are countless opportunities for the spread of exotic diseases the expansion and creation of far more illness in our global population through globalization and rapid transportation and the contamination of water air and land we find ourselves accountable. In this day and age we are confronted by global warming Ebola the Zika virus lead in our water supply enormous problems of infrastructure including aging sewer lines water lines electrical grids roads and bridges and the list goes on and on. Best Practices for Environmental Health: Environmental Pollution Protection Quality and Sustainability is a one source major response to all of the environmental issues that affect global health and the worldwide protection and preservation of the natural environment. It compiles broad-based and comprehensive coverage of environmental topics broken down by specialized fields. Topics range from children’s environmental health to food protection and technology water and waste systems infection control bioterrorism and pandemic health emergencies and HAZMAT. Plus it includes an overview of the current state of the profession and sections on programmatic techniques. This book helps solve the problems of disease and injury by presenting expert evidence-based best practices. This first of the kind handbook is essential reading for all environmental and public health undergraduate students as well as a fantastic overview for professionals in all environmental health pollution and protection areas. | Best Practices for Environmental Health Environmental Pollution Protection Quality and Sustainability

GBP 48.99
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Invest in Your Best 9 Strategies to Grow Support and Celebrate Your Most Valuable Teachers

Invest in Your Best 9 Strategies to Grow Support and Celebrate Your Most Valuable Teachers

Support celebrate and grow your best teachers so that they stay in your school and continue to have maximum impact. Burnout and teacher turnover are on the rise yet we often spend more of our energy on the underperformers. In this powerful book from bestselling authors Todd Whitaker Connie Hamilton Joseph Jones and T. J. Vari you'll learn why it’s crucial to recognize your best teachers going beyond superficial gestures of appreciation and investing in them in deeper ways. The authors show school leaders how to identify their best teachers and then reveal strategies for supporting them including recognizing the value-cost of teachers’ time; prioritizing appreciation; controlling the narrative; tailoring professional learning; helping teachers grow through peer observations as well as beyond the school; applying data informed feedback; and nurturing self- and collective-efficacy. Each chapter begins with a powerful story an overview of our blind spots strategies on what we should invest in and how to ensure that the whole school profits from your efforts. There’s also an Initial Deposits feature that provides a quick tangible way to get started with each idea. With the helpful models tips and tricks in this book you won’t just be inspired to make a change but will be well equipped to take action. As your best teachers get better-and-better your students and the entire school culture will benefit! | Invest in Your Best 9 Strategies to Grow Support and Celebrate Your Most Valuable Teachers

GBP 22.99
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Contracting for Services in State and Local Government Agencies Best Practices for Public Procurement

Contracting for Services in State and Local Government Agencies Best Practices for Public Procurement

Contracting for Services in State and Local Government Agencies: Best Practices for Public Procurement Third Edition provides state-of-the-art tools for best practice in the procurement of services at state and local levels throughout the procurement cycle. Including lively case studies and research conducted with state and local agencies across the United States this award-winning book provides management advice and tips on compliance to reduce costs select the best-qualified contractors manage contractors’ performance and prevent corruption and waste. Utilizing the results of new research across states cities counties and institutes of higher learning this third edition offers 18 all-new best-practice documents as well as updated methodologies and templates including but not limited to: a full-length and short form request for proposal (RFP) a full-length and short form pro forma contract (PFC) a letter contract a sample estimate at completion a contract amendment template and a form for evaluation of proposals. Special consideration is given to obtaining services and products during states of emergency. Several additional resources for instructors and professionals are available online including templates and PowerPoint slides. The roadmap and templates contained in this book and available online to readers will prove essential to state and local government agency contracting professionals and other officials and employees called upon to participate in the drafting of solicitations writing sole source justifications writing scopes of work serving on advance contract planning and source selection teams recommending award of contracts or assisting in the management of those contracts. | Contracting for Services in State and Local Government Agencies Best Practices for Public Procurement

GBP 59.99
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