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What Do Unions Do? A Twenty-year Perspective

What Do Unions Do? A Twenty-year Perspective

One of the best-known and most-quoted books ever written on labor unions is What Do Unions Do? by Richard Freeman and James Medoff. Published in 1984 the book proved to be a landmark because it provided the most comprehensive and statistically sophisticated empirical portrait of the economic and socio-political effects of unions and a provocative conclusion that unions are on balance beneficial for the economy and society. The present volume represents a twentieth-anniversary retrospective and evaluation of What Do Unions Do? The objectives are threefold: to evaluate and critique the theory evidence and conclusions of Freeman and Medoff; to provide a comprehensive update of the theoretical and empirical literature on unions since the publication of their book; and to offer a balanced assessment and critique of the effects of unions on the economy and society. Toward this end internationally recognized representatives of labor and management cover the gamut of subjects related to unions. Topics covered include the economic theory of unions; the history of economic thought on unions; the effect of unions on wages benefits capital investment productivity income inequality dispute resolution and job satisfaction; the performance of unions in an international perspective; the reasons for the decline of unions; and the future of unions. The volume concludes with a chapter by Richard Freeman in which he assesses the arguments and evidence presented in the other chapters and presents his evaluation of how What Do Unions Do? stands up in the light of twenty years of additional experience and research. This highly readable volume is a state-of-the-art survey by internationally recognized experts on the effects and future of labor unions. It will be the benchmark for years to come. | What Do Unions Do? A Twenty-year Perspective

GBP 130.00
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17 Things Resilient Teachers Do (And 4 Things They Hardly Ever Do)

17 Things Resilient Teachers Do (And 4 Things They Hardly Ever Do)

This book will help you learn practical ways to manage the stress of teaching and avoid burnout. Bestselling author and educational consultant Bryan Harris presents strategies for building resilience including reframing understanding the power of no focusing on what you can control building positive relationships advocating for yourself and more. Each chapter clearly presents concise and practical applications that you can implement right away. With this guidebook you’ll feel ready to bounce back from challenges and stay focused on the joys of the profession. | 17 Things Resilient Teachers Do (And 4 Things They Hardly Ever Do)

GBP 19.99
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Women Do Genre in Film and Television

Women Do Genre in Film and Television

Winner of first Prize in the BAFTSS Best Edited Collection competition this volume examines how different generations of women work within the genericity of audio-visual storytelling not necessarily to ‘undo’ or ‘subvert’ popular formats but also to draw on their generative force. Recent examples of filmmakers and creative practitioners within and outside Hollywood as well as women working in non-directing authorial roles remind us that women are in various ways authoring commercially and culturally impactful texts across a range of genres. Put simply this volume asks: what do women who are creatively engaged with audio-visual industries do with genre and what does genre do with them? The contributors to the collection respond to this question from diverse perspectives and with different answers spanning issues of direction screenwriting performance and audience address/reception. | Women Do Genre in Film and Television

GBP 39.99
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Pedagogical Tact Knowing What to Do When You Don’t Know What to Do

Pedagogical Tact Knowing What to Do When You Don’t Know What to Do

Pedagogical Tact describes how teacher-student relations possess an improvisational and ethical character. The daily realities of educators parents and childcare specialists are pedagogically conditioned by sensitive insights active thoughtfulness and the creative ability to act caringly and appropriately in the immediacy of the moment. Internationally known educator Max van Manen shows through recognizable examples and evocative stories how good teaching is driven by the phenomenology of pedagogy. His book-refocuses educators and others away from an emphasis on instrumental skills and technocratic programs toward the need for pedagogical tact;-describes how pedagogical actions have latent effects that will influence children throughout their lives;-shows how our actions with young people have pedagogically ethical and moral significance;-gives educators back their original vocational motivation and inspiration. | Pedagogical Tact Knowing What to Do When You Don’t Know What to Do

GBP 31.99
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Place Policy and Politics Do Localities Matter?

Place Policy and Politics Do Localities Matter?

The past ten years have seen local government in the UK facing two major challenges: to survive in the face of Thatcher government hostility and to adapt to enormously powerful forces of economic restructuring which have also been encouraged by government policies. The key aspects of these changing fortunes of British towns explored in this important new book is the ability of individual localities to exercise any control over their own growth and decline. Place Policy and Politics examines local political initiatives seeking to influence economic and social development in seven sharply contrasting localities ranging from the outer council estates of Merseyside to the boom towns of Cheltenham and Swindon. Throughout their analysis the contributors drawn from a wide range of social science disciplines address the vital questions in the debate over local policy initiatives including: To what extent are localities able to harness trends in the national and international economy to provide jobs and a better standard of living for their inhabitants? Why do local authorities vary in their capacity to initiate economic policy? To what extent do national urban and other policies inhibit or encourage their efforts? How might central government modify its policies to facilitate the prospering of localities? | Place Policy and Politics Do Localities Matter?

GBP 175.00
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What Do We Owe Other Animals? A Debate

What Do We Owe Other Animals? A Debate

Philosophers Bob Fischer and Anja Jauernig agree that human society often treats animals in indefensible ways and that all animals morally matter; they disagree on whether humans and animals morally matter equally. In What Do We Owe Other Animals?: A Debate Fischer and Jauernig square off over this central question in animal ethics. Jauernig defends the view that all living beings morally matter equally and are owed compassion on account of which we are also obligated to adopt a vegan diet. Fischer denies that we have an obligation to become vegans and argues for the position that humans morally matter more than all other living creatures. The two authors each offer a clear well-developed opening statement a direct response to the other’s statement and then a response to the other’s response. Along the way they explore central questions like: What kind of beings matter morally? What kind of obligations do we have towards other animals? How demanding can we reasonably expect these obligations to be? Do our individual consumer choices such as the choice to purchase factory-farmed animal products make a difference to the wellbeing of animals? The debate is helpfully framed by introductions and conclusions to each of the major parts and by smaller introductions to each of the sub-sections. A Foreword by Dustin Crummett sets the context for the debate within a larger discussion of sentience moral standing reason-guided compassion and the larger field of animal ethics. Key Features Showcases the presentation and defense of two points of view on the moral worth of non-human animals Provides frequent summaries of previously covered material Includes a topically-organized list of Further Readings and a Glossary of all specialized vocabulary | What Do We Owe Other Animals? A Debate

GBP 26.99
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How Do We Tell The Workers? The Socioeconomic Foundations Of Work And Vocational Education

How Do We Tell The Workers? The Socioeconomic Foundations Of Work And Vocational Education

This book analyzes the ways that workers are ?educated ? via a variety of institutions to fit into the contemporary labor-unfriendly economic system. As he examines the history and purposes of vocational education Kincheloe illustrates the manner in which this education shapes the politics of the era. How Do We Tell the Workers? is important read | How Do We Tell The Workers? The Socioeconomic Foundations Of Work And Vocational Education

GBP 130.00
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What Great Teachers Do Differently Nineteen Things That Matter Most

What Great Teachers Do Differently Nineteen Things That Matter Most

What are the beliefs and behaviors that set great teachers apart? In this internationally renowned bestseller Todd Whitaker reveals 19 keys to becoming more effective in the classroom. This essential third edition features new sections on why it’s about more than relationships how to focus on a consistent engaging learning environment and the importance of choosing the right mode—business parent child—to improve your classroom management. Perfect for educators at any level of experience for independent reading or for schoolwide book studies this practical book will leave you feeling inspired and ready to do the things that matter most for the people who matter most—your students. | What Great Teachers Do Differently Nineteen Things That Matter Most

GBP 22.99
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How To Do Primary Care Research

How To Do Primary Care Research

This practical ‘How To’ guide talks the reader step-by-step through designing conducting and disseminating primary care research a growing discipline internationally. The vast majority of health care issues are experienced by people in community settings who are not adequately represented by hospital-based research. There is therefore a great need to upskill family physicians and other primary care workers and academics to conduct community-based research to inform best practice. Aimed at emerging researchers including those in developing countries this book also addresses cutting edge and newly developing research methods which will be of equal interest to more experienced researchers. | How To Do Primary Care Research

GBP 34.99
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What Do New Teachers Need to Know? A Roadmap to Expertise

What Do New Teachers Need to Know? A Roadmap to Expertise

What knowledge will make you most effective as a teacher? New teachers are often bombarded with information about the concepts they should understand and the topics they should master. This indispensable book will help you navigate the research on curriculum cognitive science student data and more providing clarity and key takeaways for those looking to grow their teaching expertise. What Do New Teachers Need to Know? explores the fundamentals of teacher expertise and draws upon contemporary research to offer the knowledge that will be most useful the methods to retain that knowledge and the ways expert teachers use it to solve problems. Written by an educator with extensive experience and understanding each chapter answers a key question about teacher knowledge including: • Does anyone agree on what makes great teaching? • How should I use evidence in my planning? • Why isn’t subject knowledge enough? • What should I know about my students? • How do experts make and break habits? • How can teachers think creatively whilst automating good habits? • What do we need to know about the curriculum? • How should Cognitive Load Theory affect our pedagogical decisions? Packed with case studies and interviews with new and training teachers alongside key takeaways for the classroom this book is essential reading for early career teachers those undertaking initial teacher training and current teachers looking to develop their expertise. | What Do New Teachers Need to Know? A Roadmap to Expertise

GBP 16.99
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What Great Principals Do Differently Twenty Things That Matter Most

What Great Principals Do Differently Twenty Things That Matter Most

What are the attitudes and actions that make great principals stand out? In this internationally renowned bestseller Todd Whitaker reveals the 20 keys to effective school leadership. This essential third edition features helpful new strategies for recruiting talent through better interview and reference questions as well as tips for retaining talent. It also offers a new section on how leadership is not an event but rather requires a consistent approach to affect the climate and eventually shape the culture of your school. Perfect for new and experienced principals for independent professional reading or for leadership courses this practical book will leave you feeling inspired and ready to do the things that matter most for the people who ultimately matter most—the students. | What Great Principals Do Differently Twenty Things That Matter Most

GBP 22.99
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Graphic Design Learn It Do It

Graphic Design Learn It Do It

Graphic Design: Learn It Do It is an introduction to the fundamentals of graphic design and the Adobe Creative Cloud applications used to put these concepts into practice. This book is intended for production-oriented audiences those interested in the what why and how of graphic design. The what is effective graphic design a visual solution created using the design principles that stands out in a crowded marketplace. This discussion includes color theory typography and page layout. Focus on the why of design begins with the reasons why we communicate. Attention is paid to the purpose of the visual solution and to its audiences. The conversation highlights output options (print vs. onscreen) and their related file properties. The how of design addresses the stages of production and use of Adobe Photoshop CC Illustrator CC and InDesign CC to translate an idea into a visual solution. Following an overview of each application and its uses step-by-step exercises are provided to foster familiarity with each application’s workspace and its tools. These exercises provide opportunities to implement the design principles and to produce examples of work for a design portfolio. Key Features: Content based on over a decade’s worth of experience teaching graphic design Contemporary examples and online references Guided exercises for working in the Adobe Creative Cloud applications Photoshop CC Illustrator CC and InDesign CC Accompanying exercise files and supporting materials available for download from the book’s companion website Discussion questions and activities included at the end of chapters to expand the presented topics | Graphic Design Learn It Do It

GBP 49.99
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The Shortcut Why Intelligent Machines Do Not Think Like Us

The Shortcut Why Intelligent Machines Do Not Think Like Us

An influential scientist in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) explains its fundamental concepts and how it is changing culture and society. A particular form of AI is now embedded in our tech our infrastructure and our lives. How did it get there? Where and why should we be concerned? And what should we do now? The Shortcut: Why Intelligent Machines Do Not Think Like Us provides an accessible yet probing exposure of AI in its prevalent form today proposing a new narrative to connect and make sense of events that have happened in the recent tumultuous past and enabling us to think soberly about the road ahead. This book is divided into ten carefully crafted and easily digestible chapters. Each chapter grapples with an important question for AI. Ranging from the scientific concepts that underpin the technology to wider implications for society it develops a unified description using tools from different disciplines and avoiding unnecessary abstractions or words that end with -ism. The book uses real examples wherever possible introducing the reader to the people who have created some of these technologies and to ideas shaping modern society that originate from the technical side of AI. It contains important practical advice about how we should approach AI in the future without promoting exaggerated hypes or fears. Entertaining and disturbing but always thoughtful The Shortcut confronts the hidden logic of AI while preserving a space for human dignity. It is essential reading for anyone with an interest in AI the history of technology and the history of ideas. General readers will come away much more informed about how AI really works today and what we should do next. | The Shortcut Why Intelligent Machines Do Not Think Like Us

GBP 22.99
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Performance and Ecology: What Can Theatre Do?

Performance and Ecology: What Can Theatre Do?

In comparison with Literary Studies and Media and Film Studies the disciplines of Theatre and Performance with their strong anthropocentric heritage have been relatively slow in responding to such things as climate change species extinction or pollution and toxicity etc. However in the wake of recent work on animals cyborgs and objects as well as publications with a specific focus on ecology and environment there are real signs that theatre and performance scholars are beginning to make their own contribution to the Environmental Humanities. But if theatre critics are engaged in new forms of ecocritical analysis it is worth posing a pertinent question from the outset: namely what can theatre do ecologically? In this book leading researchers and practitioners seek to answer that question from a number of perspectives and with diverse methodologies. Topics include: reflections on rehearsal processes scores for performance site-based interventions ideas of conflict investigations of temporality and time ecology ecospectating and the experience of disappointment. Taken together these essays make an important intervention in the emergent (inter)disciplines of the Environmental Humanities and further our understanding of the ecological potential of Theatre and Performance in ways that are cautious tentative but also generative. This book was originally published as a special issue of Green Letters: Studies in Ecocriticism. | Performance and Ecology: What Can Theatre Do?

GBP 38.99
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Study Guide: What Great Teachers Do Differently Nineteen Things That Matter Most

Study Guide: What Great Teachers Do Differently Nineteen Things That Matter Most

Written to accompany the third edition of Todd Whitaker's bestselling title What Great Teachers Do Differently this study guide can be used by facilitators and participants in workshops webinars book study groups or other professional development events. The guide features a variety of strategies and activities that will help teachers apply the book’s concepts to their own classroom situation so they can get the most out of the book and increase their impact in the classroom. Each chapter includes: Key Concepts Discussion Questions Journal Prompts Group Activities Application Strategies With this study guide teachers will have a fun collaborative meaningful tool to assist with professional growth. | Study Guide: What Great Teachers Do Differently Nineteen Things That Matter Most

GBP 13.99
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Do We Have Free Will? A Debate

Do We Have Free Will? A Debate

In this little but profound volume Robert Kane and Carolina Sartorio debate a perennial question: Do We Have Free Will? Kane introduces and defends libertarianism about free will: free will is incompatible with determinism; we are free; we are not determined. Sartorio introduces and defends compatibilism about free will: free will is compatible with determinism; we can be free even while our actions are determined through and through. Simplifying tricky terminology and complicated concepts for readers new to the debate the authors also cover the latest developments on a controversial topic that gets us entangled in questions about blameworthiness and responsibility coercion and control and much more. Each author first presents their own side and then they interact through two rounds of objections and replies. Pedagogical features include standard form arguments section summaries bolded key terms and principles a glossary and annotated reading lists. Short lively and accessible the debate showcases diverse and cutting-edge work on free will. As per Saul Smilansky’s foreword Kane and Sartorio present the readers with two things at once: an introduction to the traditional free will problem; and a demonstration of what a great yet very much alive and relevant philosophical problem is like. Key Features: Covers major concepts views and arguments about free will in an engaging format Accessible style and pedagogical features for students and general readers Cutting-edge contributions by preeminent scholars on free will. | Do We Have Free Will? A Debate

GBP 26.99
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Do Funerals Matter? The Purposes and Practices of Death Rituals in Global Perspective

Do Funerals Matter? The Purposes and Practices of Death Rituals in Global Perspective

Do Funerals Matter? is a creative interweaving of historical sociocultural and research-based perspectives on death rituals drawing from myriad sources to create a picture of what death rituals have been; and where especially in the Western world they are going. The Classic Edition includes a new preface from the author reflecting on changes in the field since the book’s initial publication. Death educators researchers counselors clergy funeral-service professionals and others will appreciate the book’s theory- and research-based approach to the ways in which different cultural groups memorialize their dead. They will also find clear clinical and practical applications in the author’s exploration of the five ritual anchors of death-related ceremonial practice and help for professionals counseling the bereaved surrounding funerals. Based on nearly four decades of research and teaching on funeral rites this volume promises to fill an important gap in the cross-cultural literature on bereavement while answering an important question for our generation: Do funerals matter? | Do Funerals Matter? The Purposes and Practices of Death Rituals in Global Perspective

GBP 28.99
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Study Guide: What Great Principals Do Differently Twenty Things That Matter Most

Study Guide: What Great Principals Do Differently Twenty Things That Matter Most

Written to accompany the third edition of Todd Whitaker's bestselling title What Great Principals Do Differently this study guide can be used by facilitators and participants in workshops webinars book study groups or other professional development events. The guide features a variety of strategies and activities that will help principals apply the book’s concepts to their own situation so they can get the most out of the book increase their professional growth and have a greater impact as school leaders. Each chapter includes: Key Concepts Discussion Questions Journal Prompts Group Activities Application Strategies With this study guide you can gain a deeper understanding of Whitaker's acclaimed book and learn how to apply his concepts and ideas in daily practices. | Study Guide: What Great Principals Do Differently Twenty Things That Matter Most

GBP 13.99
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53 Interesting Things to do in your Lectures Tips and strategies for really effective lectures and presentations

53 Interesting Things to do in your Lectures Tips and strategies for really effective lectures and presentations

Lectures remain a staple form of teaching in higher and professional education yet presenting doesn't come naturally to most of us. 53 Interesting Things to do in your Lectures provides practical suggestions each tried and tested for developing really effective lectures and presentations across all disciplines. The authors cover the full presentation process from structuring the lecture to use of illustrations and technology techniques to attract and sustain student attention active learning strategies and dealing with questions. Whether you're new to lecturing and training and keen to develop good presentation technique or more experienced and looking to expand your repertoire 53 Interesting Things to do in your Lectures is a handy guide to keep on your desk. | 53 Interesting Things to do in your Lectures Tips and strategies for really effective lectures and presentations

GBP 110.00
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Boys Do Cry Improving Boys’ Mental Health and Wellbeing in Schools

Boys Do Cry Improving Boys’ Mental Health and Wellbeing in Schools

Schools are undergoing a mental health crisis and adult statistics surrounding male suicide paint a bleak picture of the future for boys in our schools. From bullying and sexism to traditional ideals of masculinity outdated expectations of what it is to be male are causing boys to suffer. Research also shows that this is having a negative impact on girls in our schools. Clearly the issue of boys’ mental wellbeing has never been so important. Boys Do Cry examines key research on factors impacting boys’ mental health and arms teachers with a range of practical strategies to start enacting positive change. Combining the latest research personal anecdote expert advice and a uniquely engaging writing style Matt Pinkett provides focused evidence-based guidance on what those working in schools can do to improve and maintain the mental wellbeing of boys. The chapters follow an easy-to-navigate three-part structure detailing personal stories key research and practical solutions to the problems raised. With sensitivity Pinkett deals with a diverse range of topics relating to boys’ mental health including: Anger Self-harm and suicide LGBTQ+ masculinity Body image Friendships Pornography This is an essential read for teachers and school leaders who want to ensure they are improving the mental health of boys in their schools challenging toxic behaviours and equipping the current generation of boys to become happy healthy emotionally articulate men. | Boys Do Cry Improving Boys’ Mental Health and Wellbeing in Schools

GBP 16.99
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Behavior Modification What It Is and How To Do It

Behavior Modification What It Is and How To Do It

Behavior Modification 10/e assumes no specific prior knowledge about psychology or behavior modification on the part of the reader. The authors begin with basic principles and procedures of behavior modification and then provide readers with how-to-skills such as observing and recording. Next the authors provide advanced discussion and references to acquaint readers with some of the empirical and theoretical underpinnings of the field. Readers will emerge with a thorough understanding of behavior modification in a wide variety of populations and settings. | Behavior Modification What It Is and How To Do It

GBP 240.00
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Damned If You Do Damned If You Don't Working in Child Welfare

Damned If You Do Damned If You Don't Working in Child Welfare

First published in 1998 Anthony McMahon details the accounts of public agency child welfare dealing abused and neglected children and their families and the pressures on child welfare workers. Opening up the discussion on the ambiguities whilst dealing with balancing child welfare work whilst dealing with the societal pressure of the non-intrusion into family life. | Damned If You Do Damned If You Don't Working in Child Welfare

GBP 31.99
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Evolution Politics and Charisma Why do Populists Win?

Evolution Politics and Charisma Why do Populists Win?

Evolution Politics and Charisma: Why do Populists Win? shines compelling new light on the way in which the systematic targeting and manipulation of human physiology remain a cornerstone of all populist political campaigns. Readers wishing to make sense of the populist juggernauts of Trump and Brexit and of the cyclical and formulaic nature of the rise and fall of charismatic populism will find this book particularly appealing. Elesa Zehndorfer begins by presenting a highly applied explanation of the critical importance of political physiology physiology theory neuroscience and evolutionary biology in populist charismatic politics. She later eloquently explains how manipulation of physiological variables (such as heightened testosterone and dopamine) renders the political rally one of the most powerful weapons in a populist leaders’ campaign. Weber’s seminal conceptualisation of charisma ‘in statu nascendi’ and Hyman Minsky’s insightful theories of cyclical boom-and-bust scenarios are then juxtaposed alongside physiological theory to greatly amplify our understanding of the powerful biological antecedents of charismatic populism. These theoretical observations are then applied directly to recent high-profile populist campaigns – including the 2016 Trump Presidential campaign and early Presidency – and the Brexit referendum to elucidating and compelling effect. Ultimately Evolution Politics and Charisma paints a clear evolutionary picture of the way in which politics is an emotional – not a rational – process where our emotions are continually targeted to great and strategic effect and where the most recent intersection of technology and physiology has driven the greatest surge in populism ever seen across the Western hemisphere since the 1930’s. Acknowledging this reality opens up exciting vistas in our understanding of the true power of charismatic populism and provides answers as to how its seductive and often dangerous power can be effectively resisted. | Evolution Politics and Charisma Why do Populists Win?

GBP 39.99
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Bahlabelelelani – Why Do They Sing? Gender and Power in Contemporary Women’s Songs

Bahlabelelelani – Why Do They Sing? Gender and Power in Contemporary Women’s Songs

Indigenous societies steeped in patriarchy have various channels through which they deal with abusive characteristics of relations in some of these communities. One such route is through songs which sanction women to voice that which bound by societal expectations they would not commonly be able to say. This book focuses on the nature of women’s contemporary songs in the rural community of Zwelibomvu near Pinetown in KwaZulu-Natal. It aims to answer the question ‘Bahlabelelelani – Why do they sing?’ drawing on several discourses of gender and power to examine the content and purposes of the songs. Restricted by custom women resort to allusive languages such as found in ukushoza a song genre that includes poetic elements and solo dance songs. The songs when read in conjunction with the interviews and focus group discussions present a complex picture of women’s lives in contemporary rural KwaZulu-Natal and they offer their commentary on what it means to be a woman in this society. | Bahlabelelelani – Why Do They Sing? Gender and Power in Contemporary Women’s Songs

GBP 130.00
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