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 1
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 1
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 1
The Humachine Humankind Machines and the Future of Enterprise There is a lot of hype hand-waving and ink being spilled about artificial intelligence (AI) in business. The amount of coverage of this topic in the trade press and on shareholder calls is evidence of a large change currently underway. It is awesome and terrifying. You might think of AI as a major environmental factor that is creating an evolutionary pressure that will force enterprise to evolve or perish. For those companies that do survive the silicon wave sweeping through the global economy the issue becomes how to keep their humanity amidst the tumult. What started as an inquiry into how executives can adopt AI to harness the best of human and machine capabilities turned into a much more profound rumination on the future of humanity and enterprise. This is a wake-up call for business leaders across all sectors of the economy. Not only should you implement AI regardless of your industry but once you do you should fight to stay true to your purpose your ethical convictions indeed your humanity even as our organizations continue to evolve. While not holding any punches about the dangers posed by overpowered AI this book uniquely surveys where technology is limited and gives reason for cautious optimism about the true opportunities that lie amidst all the disruptive change currently underway. As such it is distinctively more optimistic than many of the competing titles on Big Technology. This compelling book weaves together business strategy and philosophy of mind behavioral psychology and the limits of technology leadership and law. The authors set out to identify where humans and machines can best complement one another to create an enterprise greater than the sum total of its parts: the Humachine. Combining the global business and forecasting acumen of Professor Nada R. Sanders PhD with the legal and philosophical insight of John D. Wood Esq. the authors combine their strengths to bring us this profound yet accessible book. This is a must read for anyone interested in AI and the future of human enterprise. | The Humachine Humankind Machines and the Future of Enterprise GBP 31.99 1
Feedback Fundamentals and Evidence-Based Best Practices Give It Ask for It Use It Feedback is an incredibly valuable source of information – it enables us to be more self-aware and understand what we are doing well and it tells us what we could be doing differently more of or less of to improve our performance and achieve our goals. Feedback Fundamentals and Evidence-Based Best Practices: Give It Ask for It Use It provides an essential overview of feedback fundamentals what gets in the way of effective feedback exchanges and the impact of technology on feedback interactions. The value of feedback is often unrealized because people dread giving it dread receiving it and may not know what to do with it once they get it. Feedback Fundamentals and Evidence-Based Best Practices balances research testimonials and practical tools to provide readers with a thorough understanding of feedback exchanges. Critical findings from decades of research in psychology business and other disciplines are distilled into tools and strategies that readers can easily adopt in their own lives regardless of who they are or what they do. Throughout the book are a wealth of examples from a variety of people and situations both within and outside traditional work contexts. Feedback Fundamentals and Evidence-Based Best Practices: Give It Ask for It Use It is a crucial resource for professionals leaders and anyone of any industry or stage in life looking to give better feedback proactively ask for feedback gracefully receive feedback and put that feedback to use. | Feedback Fundamentals and Evidence-Based Best Practices Give It Ask for It Use It GBP 24.99 1
Best Practices for Mentoring in Online Programs Supporting Faculty and Students in Higher Education Best Practices for Mentoring in Online Programs is a straightforward guide to creating meaningful lasting mentoring programs for faculty or students enrolled in fully or predominantly online programs. Faculty and student mentoring programs are proliferating in higher education including peer mentoring group/network mentoring and career mentoring making it all the more important that administrators and instructors incorporate research-based best practices for effective and successful implementation. Divided into two sections – the first on mentoring programs for faculty the second on programs for students – this volume engages a broad variety of mentoring models and contexts across disciplines paying special attention to the effective strategies and common problems associated with online mentoring. The book addresses the practical aspects of setting up running structuring and evaluating online mentoring programs along with the recruitment selection compensation and recognition of mentors. Case studies and interviews bring to life the challenges and opportunities of mentorship including how to resolve discussions pertaining to difficult or controversial issues while a wealth of resources templates and checklists will help administrators and faculty take concrete steps towards implementing or developing programs tailored to their needs and institutional contexts. | Best Practices for Mentoring in Online Programs Supporting Faculty and Students in Higher Education GBP 32.99 1
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 GBP 51.99 1
An Anthropology of Robots and AI Annihilation Anxiety and Machines This book explores the making of robots in labs at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). It examines the cultural ideas that go into the making of robots and the role of fiction in co-constructing the technological practices of the robotic scientists. The book engages with debates in anthropological theorizing regarding the way that robots are reimagined as intelligent autonomous and social and weaved into lived social realities. Richardson charts the move away from the “worker” robot of the 1920s to the “social” one of the 2000s as robots are reimagined as companions friends and therapeutic agents. | An Anthropology of Robots and AI Annihilation Anxiety and Machines GBP 35.99 1
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 GBP 44.99 1
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 1
Food and Agricultural Tourism Theory and Best Practice This book fills a gap in the growing academic discipline of food and agricultural tourism offering the first multidisciplinary approach to food tourism and the role it plays in economic development destination marketing and gastronomic exploration. It provides a comprehensive introduction to the discipline by considering food tourism in connection with both cultural values and important issues in agriculture food consumption and safety and rural heritage and sustainability. The book is divided into four Parts. Part I defines the elements of food tourism and explains its relationship with sustainability. Part II provides an overview of rural development and demonstrates the impact of industrialization and globalization on eating habits. Part III focuses on food tourism studies and market segmentation techniques to help students understand customer needs regarding food tourism products. Finally Part IV looks at the financial policy and legal requirements relating to food tourism development providing hands-on tools for students entering food tourism businesses or industries. Complemented by a wide range of international case studies key definitions and study questions Food and Agricultural Tourism is essential reading for students of tourism geography and economic development studies. | Food and Agricultural Tourism Theory and Best Practice GBP 42.99 1
Teaching Practices from America's Best Urban Schools A Guide for School and Classroom Leaders Discover the teaching practices that make the biggest difference in student performance! The new edition of this practical research-based book gives leaders and teachers an even closer look at instructional practices from top award-winning urban schools. With refreshed examples from high-performing teachers and detailed analyses of these practices the authors demystify the achievement of these schools while offering a practical guide to help educators apply these practices in their contexts. Teaching Practices from America's Best Urban Schools is a valuable tool for any educator in both urban and non urban schools that serve diverse student populations including English language learners and children from low-income families. What’s New: Additional What It Is/What It Isn’t boxes help educators distinguish the subtle differences in the implementation of practices that lead to impressive learning results Practice Guides and Practical Next Steps for each of the 8 Success Factors encourage self-assessment and collaboration Expansion of topics address current developments in education and additional examples from award-winning elementary middle and high schools provide new insights. | Teaching Practices from America's Best Urban Schools A Guide for School and Classroom Leaders GBP 28.99 1
Communicating Construction Insight Experience and Best Practice This book is a wide-ranging exploration of PR and communication in the construction industry with a strong emphasis on communications theory strategy and technique. The editors begin with an introduction to the UK construction industry and its supply chains as well as various elements of PR in relation to the construction process. Subsequent chapters provide a strategic overview practical examples success stories case studies and personal perspectives on PR for different parts of the built environment and reputational issues in construction. Chapters include expert advice on communications for architecture planning building consultancy building products and manufacturers general and specialist contractors construction technology infrastructure and communicating sustainability in the built environment. The conclusion looks at the current and upcoming reputational priorities for communicators in construction as well as the top ten priorities for implementing PR as a strategic management discipline in the industry. This book is essential reading for all construction PR teams students studying both for built environment and PR/marketing degrees and CPD courses and anyone working in the built environment sector who needs to consider PR and marketing as part of their role. | Communicating Construction Insight Experience and Best Practice GBP 44.99 1
Coaching Skills for Academic Leaders Bringing Out the Best in Yourself and Others This practical evidence-based guide equips higher education leaders with the coaching skills they need to encourage and support faculty engagement productivity and satisfaction. Drawing from research in neuroscience faculty development and the scholarship of coaching this book focuses on three essential skill sets: assessment setting an agenda and keeping success going. This logical easy-to-follow process will improve how academic leaders engage with faculty thus resulting in more productive conversations and desired outcomes. Experienced seminar leader and academic coach Susan Robison imparts step-by-step guidance and provides plentiful exercises on how to listen deeply ask meaningful questions and co-create effective plans to set up faculty for success. A powerful tool for department chairs program directors deans provosts and more this book will become a well-used staple in any college leader’s library. | Coaching Skills for Academic Leaders Bringing Out the Best in Yourself and Others GBP 31.99 1
Strategies for Differentiating Instruction Best Practices for the Classroom This updated edition of Strategies for Differentiating Instruction offers practical approaches that allow all students to make continuous progress and be appropriately challenged by focusing on their various levels of knowledge and readiness to learn. Written in an accessible teacher-friendly style chapters explore methods to tier learning experiences so that all students’ unique learning needs are met. The new edition updates the strategies complete with student examples and provides Developing and Assessing Products (DAP) tools for a variety of products as reproducible appendices. Full of research-supported examples and designed specifically for teachers who are new to differentiated instruction this book offers vetted practical advice for preassessing students implementing differentiation strategies and managing and assessing student learning. This new edition is a must read for teachers seeking to master the essentials on how to differentiate instruction and address all students' needs interests and abilities. | Strategies for Differentiating Instruction Best Practices for the Classroom GBP 22.99 1
Gendered Capitalism Sewing Machines and Multinational Business in Spain and Mexico 1850-1940 Gendered Capitalism: Sewing Machines and Multinational Business in Spain and Mexico 1850–1940 is a history of the gendered corporation a study that examines how ideas and ideals about domesticity and the cultures of sewing and embroidery being gender-specific shaped the US-headquartered Singer Sewing Machine Company’s operations around the world. In contrast to production-driven and culture-neutral analyses of the multinational enterprise this book focuses on both the supply and the demand side to argue that consumers and the cultural worlds of those—mainly women—using the sewing machine for personal purposes or for the market shaped corporate organization. This book is a global history of Singer but it also focuses on the cases of Spain and Mexico to highlight nations where the sewing machine multinational never established manufacturing operations. Casa Singer was a mostly profitable and a long-term selling and marketing operation in both countries. Gendered Capitalism demonstrates that local Spanish and Mexican agents both men and women developed and expanded Singer’s selling system to the extent that the multinational company was seen as domestic both in the location sense and because of its focus on the private sphere of the home. By bringing the cases of Spain and Mexico and the cultural everyday realm of practices related to sewing and embroidery that the sewing machine was part of to the center of the study of international business Gendered Capitalism further reveals the layers of complexities and multitudes that conform the history of global capitalism. This book will be of interest to readers and scholars in the fields of business history economic cultural history management studies international business women’s history gender studies and the history of technology. | Gendered Capitalism Sewing Machines and Multinational Business in Spain and Mexico 1850-1940 GBP 35.99 1
Emerging Technologies and International Security Machines the State and War This book offers a multidisciplinary analysis of emerging technologies and their impact on the new international security environment across three levels of analysis. While recent technological developments such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) robotics and automation have the potential to transform international relations in positive ways they also pose challenges to peace and security and raise new ethical legal and political questions about the use of power and the role of humans in war and conflict. This book makes a contribution to these debates by considering emerging technologies across three levels of analysis: (1) the international system (systemic level) including the balance of power; (2) the state and its role in international affairs and how these technologies are redefining and challenging the state’s traditional roles; and (3) the relationship between the state and society including how these technologies affect individuals and non-state actors. This provides specific insights at each of these levels and generates a better understanding of the connections between the international and the local when it comes to technological advance across time and space The chapters examine the implications of these technologies for the balance of power examining the strategies of the US Russia and China to harness AI robotics and automation (and how their militaries and private corporations are responding); how smaller and less powerful states and non-state actors are adjusting; the political ethical and legal implications of AI and automation; what these technologies mean for how war and power is understood and utilized in the 21st century; and how these technologies diffuse power away from the state to society individuals and non-state actors. This volume will be of much interest to students of international security science and technology studies law philosophy and international relations. | Emerging Technologies and International Security Machines the State and War GBP 38.99 1
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 1
Best Practices in English Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Lessons from Hong Kong for Global Practice Lillian Wong brings together evidence- informed studies which are at the forefront of higher education developments in English language teaching and learning and shares expertise from prominent academics in Hong Kong. Written by experienced practitioners who are active in the evolving field of scholarship of teaching and learning it provides accessible and engaging insights into best practices in new and innovative areas such as communities of practice scholarship big data analytics digital literacies blended learning small private online courses dialogic use of exemplars students as tutors and critical thinking. The book covers best practices in three interrelated key areas in university English language education including curriculum design and pedagogy use of technologies and the teaching and learning of English in the disciplines. Linking theory and practice the chapters discuss the emphasis on EAP/ ESP in university English language education how technological developments are impacting the field and the implications for further research and the teaching of English in higher education. This resourceful collection is essential reading for teachers in- service and intraining or those working in language education at the tertiary level where English is being used as an academic lingua franca a medium of instruction or where EAP/ ESP plays an important role. Researchers in TESOL and applied linguistics curriculum designers and leaders teacher educators and policymakers as well as undergraduate and postgraduate students will also find it valuable. | Best Practices in English Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Lessons from Hong Kong for Global Practice GBP 35.99 1
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? GBP 42.99 1
Remote Teaching and Learning in the Middle and High ELA Classroom Instructional Strategies and Best Practices Teaching in remote distance and hybrid environments can be overwhelming and confusing and poses many challenges for novice and veteran teachers alike. This book guides teachers through the best practices of English language arts (ELA) instruction and helps them reflect on ways to apply those practices in remote learning and envision future instruction that draws from the most useful aspects of educational innovations. Understanding that remote teaching looks different in each subject Ruday and Cassidy identify methods specifically designed for middle and high school ELA classrooms. Designed for use in remote hybrid and hyflex environments with synchronous or asynchronous learning this resource gives teachers a toolbox of research-backed recommendations ideas examples and practices for teaching in unpredictable and new environments. Ruday and Cassidy address essential topics including writing grammar and reading instruction; assessment; differentiation; culturally relevant teaching; family engagement and communication; technology; professional self-care; and more. Teachers will come away with ready-to-implement strategies and insights for high-quality instruction that can be adapted to any kind of remote learning environment. | Remote Teaching and Learning in the Middle and High ELA Classroom Instructional Strategies and Best Practices GBP 28.99 1
Radical Sex Between Men Assembling Desiring-Machines Bringing together theory and public health practice this interdisciplinary collection analyses three forms of nonconventional or radical sexualities: bareback sex BDSM practices and public sex. Drawing together the latest empirical research from Brazil Canada Spain and the USA it mobilizes queer theory and poststructuralism engaging the work of theorists such as Bataille Butler Deleuze and Guattari and Foucault among others. While the collection contributes to current research in gender and sexuality studies it does so distinctly in the context of empirical investigations and discourses on critical public health. Radical Sex Between Men: Assembling Desiring-Machines will be of interest to advanced undergraduate students postgraduate students and researchers in gender and sexuality studies sexology social work anthropology and sociology as well as practitioners in nursing medicine allied health professions and psychology. | Radical Sex Between Men Assembling Desiring-Machines GBP 42.99 1
Teaching Exceptional Children Foundations and Best Practices in Early Childhood Special Education Teaching Exceptional Children is the ideal textbook for introductory graduate and undergraduate courses on early childhood special education and teaching in inclusive classrooms. Bayat’s clear and accessible writing the text’s visually appealing design and the focused pedagogy included in each chapter help make it possible for students and instructors to cover a significant amount of material. This powerful text identifies specific behavioral characteristics and presents theoretical information grounded in neuroscience and child development research for a wide range of disabilities. Chapters provide research-based best practices for effectively working with children with various disabilities in inclusive classrooms. This third edition has been fully updated with recent research and includes new sections on Universal Design for Learning adaptations technology and common challenges in inclusive early childhood classrooms. This book is also accompanied by a robust collection of online resources for instructors and students providing full support including a Companion Website featuring an Instructor's Manual with additional ideas for assignments and projects web and video links with reflection questions a test bank and lecture slides; and an eBook+ offering interactive links to videos glossary terms and more! | Teaching Exceptional Children Foundations and Best Practices in Early Childhood Special Education GBP 64.99 1
High-Impact Practices in Online Education Research and Best Practices This volume offers the first comprehensive guide to how high-impact practices (HIPs) are being implemented in online environments and how they can be adjusted to meet the needs of online learners. This multi-disciplinary approach will assist faculty and administrators to effectively implement HIPs in distance education courses and online programs. With a chapter devoted to each of the eleven HIPs this collection offers guidance that takes into account the differences between e-learners and traditional on-campus students. A primary goal of High-Impact Practices Online is to share the ways in which HIPs may need to be amended to meet the needs of online learners. Through specific examples and practical suggestions in each chapter readers are introduced to concrete strategies for transitioning HIPs to the online environment that can be utilized across a range of disciplines and institution types. Each chapter of High-Impact Practices Online also references the most recent and relevant literature on each HIP so that readers are brought up to date on what makes online HIPs successful. The book provides guidance on how best to implement HIPs to increase retention and completion for online learners. | High-Impact Practices in Online Education Research and Best Practices GBP 31.99 1
Executive Talent Developing and Keeping the Best People This brilliant up-to-date compendium argues that the most successful factor in company life is good people: individuals who are capable competent and savvy. Can corporate life attract such people? Ginzberg argues that despite demographic dislocations and the challenges to the work ethic the answer to this question is a loud yes. In Executive Talent Ginzberg and his colleagues show how to attract train and promote a superior work force and how to take advantage of the different values in today's employees. Over 25 percent of the population currently graduates from a senior college and the number going for advanced degrees is climbing. Blacks and Hispanics together will soon account for one in every four new native-born job applicants. Women are now nearly as prevalent in the work force as men. Today's employees place more emphasis on family and leisure and less on company loyalty. In the face of these critical changes companies can no longer continue with the same human resource policies. Ginzberg offers new approaches to attract and retain superior talent. In Executive Talent Ginzberg brings together top academics and high level executives to explore the new world of work. They discuss coming trends and changes that will reshape the talent pool how these shifts will impact the individual company and ways to develop and implement a human resource strategy to meet the challenging work force of the future. | Executive Talent Developing and Keeping the Best People GBP 130.00 1