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  • A LEADERSHIP TOOLKIT FOR NURSES AND HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS
    ALISON H. JAMES
    This practical guide provides essential knowledge and tools for nursing and healthcare students and practitioners to develop their leadership skills, from the very beginning of their practice and throughout their careers. The first section provides an overview of leadership in nursing and healthcare in today’s context, discussing: relevant theory, and values-based approaches su...

    $1,160.00

  • QUEERBURBIA
    ALISON L. BAIN / JULIE A. PODMORE
    To subvert the metronormativity of queer urban studies and re-place queer suburbanism, Queerburbia examines LGBTQ2S place-making/unmaking/remaking on the peripheries of Canada’s three largest city-regions (Vancouver, Toronto, and Montreal), investigating print media and census representations, civic and para-public allyship, individual and collective activism, and everyday prac...

    $1,240.00

  • CAVENDISH
    ALISON PETERMAN
    Dazzlingly original but deeply engaged with the philosophical currents of her time, Margaret Cavendish (1623–1673) was one of the most ingenious and exciting philosophers of the seventeenth century. In Cavendish, Alison Peterman provides a systematic reading of Cavendish’s natural philosophy. While highlighting interpretations of Cavendish that present her as an anthropomorphic...

    $740.00

  • DOING MARKETING RESEARCH
    ALISON LAWSON AND CHARLES HANCOCK
    Traditional research methods in marketing can be illuminating when used well, but all too often their results fail to provide the depth of understanding that organisations need to anticipate market needs. Doing Marketing Research enables researchers to get greater depth and meaning from their research and organisations to make smarter strategic decisions. This unique book expla...

    $1,380.00

  • A POETICS OF EDUCATION
    JOHN I’ANSON / ALISON JASPER
    At a time when education is routinely – and problematically – translated into the discourse of learning and teaching to serve a series of instrumental imperatives, the question of what we mean by education is raised with renewed urgency. This book looks beyond present horizons to imagine education anew. It considers ways of theorising education that acknowledge the complexity o...

    $1,240.00

  • THE NEW APPRENTICESHIPS
    ANDREW ARMITAGE / ALISON COGGER
    Are you involved in assessing the new apprenticeships? Are you clear about your role and responsibilities in the context of the new apprenticeships? Do you need support in being an effective learning facilitator? One of the key features of the new standards-based apprenticeships is the role of learning mentors and coaches and the need to support apprentices throughout their jou...

    $740.00

  • STRENGTH-BASED PRACTICE WITH CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
    ANGELA HODGKINS / ALISON PROWLE
    Strength-based practice is an optimistic and empowering approach that is becoming increasingly popular in the education sector from early years to middle years and youth services. This book helps those working with children and families embed this approach in their practice to make a positive difference to children's lives. Intended for students and practitioners working with c...

    $800.00

  • PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES AND TEACHER ENQUIRY
    ALISON FOX
    Evidence-based teaching is fast becoming a new orthodoxy. There are many strong voices, including policy voices, advocating its adoption. Understanding the underlying principles allows you to better evaluate the benefits of different approaches to evidence-based teaching and how they relate to your own school context. This book provides a critical overview of different ways of ...

    $580.00

  • ASSESSMENT: GETTING IT RIGHT IN A WEEK
    MARTIN FAUTLEY / ALISON DAUBNEY
    Is assessment just a tick box exercise for you? Are you able to integrate assessment into your everyday teaching? Are you sure that your assessment of learners leads to learning gains? This book acknowledges that you are the expert in your own particular context and allows you to take control of assessment for your learners and yourself. It presents strategies and responds to c...

    $580.00

  • GESTALT LANGUAGE PROCESSING
    ALISON BATTYE
    This book invites the reader to explore Natural Language Acquisition for Gestalt Language Processors. It clearly sets out the stages of Gestalt Language Processing and the steps in therapy to effectively help neurodivergent children and young people to move on with their language development, supporting them to become independent and creative language users. A wealth of real-li...

    $1,060.00

  • MANAGING PEOPLE IN SPORT ORGANIZATIONS
    TRACY TAYLOR / ALISON DOHERTY / SHANNON KERWIN
    Now in a fully revised and updated third edition, Managing People in Sport Organizations outlines the theory and practice of managing people within a strategic framework. A complete textbook for any human resource management (HRM) in sport course, it explains how sport managers can get the best out of their teams and organizations, develop their professional skills, and create ...

    $1,420.00

  • PRAGMATIC HEALTHCARE ETHNOGRAPHY
    ALISON B. HAMILTON / GEMMAE M. FIX / ERIN P. FINLEY
    This practical and accessible textbook provides an overview of the key principles for conducting ethnography in healthcare settings. Shedding new light on healthcare delivery and experiences, ethnographic research methods provide a useful set of tools for observing how people act in the world and help us understand why people act as they do. Increasingly recognized for their ex...

    $1,040.00

  • ENVISIONING THE EMPRESS: THE LIVES AND IMAGES OF JAPANESE IMPERIAL WOMEN, 1868–1952
    ALISON J. MILLER
    Envisioning the Empress illuminates dynamic and powerful empresses who impacted not only women in their own time but whose influence extended to later generations of royalty, creating a greater role for imperial women and elevating the status of women’s roles at a crucial juncture in Japanese history. The central focus of this book is visual monarchy, exploring how the empress’...

    $1,060.00

  • TEENAGE PREGNANCY AND YOUNG PARENTHOOD
    ALISON HADLEY
    What happened next? This updated edition of Teenage Pregnancy and Young Parenthood examines the research and practice in this vital field since the end of the UK Government’s highly successful Teenage Pregnancy Strategy (TPS) for England which contributed to reducing the under-18 pregnancy rate by well over 50%. Alison Hadley, together with Roger Ingham, Joanna Nichols and Venk...

    $1,000.00

  • TRAUMA-INFORMED TEACHING IN YOUR ELEMENTARY CLASSROOM
    LORI BROWN / ALISON BARTLETT
    Research has proven that childhood trauma affects school engagement and success while at the same time recognizing that the majority of students have experienced it. This book offers simple strategies, based on evidence-based studies, that elementary educators can use to effectively recognize trauma, teach resilience, and support their students in being ready to learn. The book...

    $580.00

  • SOVIET SOCIALIST REALISM AND ART IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC
    ALISON CARROLL
    This study evaluates how the ideology of Socialist Realism, developed by the Soviets in policies and the practices of art, has been influential in the Asia-Pacific region from 1917 until today. Focusing primarily on Russia, then China, Vietnam, Korea, Singapore, Indonesia, the Philippines and Australia, this book demonstrates how each society adopted and adapted the Soviet exam...

    $1,240.00

  • PATIENT SAFETY AND SERIOUS INCIDENT RESPONSES
    ALISON ELLIOTT, KAREN WRIGHT
    This step-by-step guide takes the reader through the complex process of investigating serious incidents in health, social care, and criminal justice environments, acknowledging differences of culture and context that shape an investigation. Taking a multi-disciplinary approach, Part 1 begins by exploring the key principles of investigation, including ethical and legal perspecti...

    $1,040.00

  • ENTANGLED THINGS
    ALISON HULME
    Entangled Things takes the concept of entanglement as its starting point in investigating the relationship between us and the material things we engage with. Each chapter illustrates a particular form of entanglement – desiring things, hoarding things, creating things, ridding ourselves of things – using ethnographic examples and theoretical perspectives. Hulme encourages a wid...

    $1,240.00

  • FEMINISM IN THE UNITED STATES
    ALISON DAHL CROSSLEY
    Feminism in the United States: A Concise Introduction presents readers with the key debates and ideas central to contemporary US feminism. With a focus on intersectionality, the book highlights the goals, tactics, and varieties of feminism. This engaging, clear, and accessible text includes current examples, case studies, profiles of key figures in the movement, and opportuniti...

    $780.00

  • FIGURES OF CHANCE II
    ANNE DUPRAT, ALISON JAMES
    Figures of Chance II: Chance in Theory and Practice proposes a multidisciplinary analysis of cultural phenomena related to notions of chance and contingency. Alongside its transhistorical companion volume (Figures of Chance I), it considers how the projective and predictive capacity of societies is shaped by representations and cultural models of a reality that is understood, b...

    $1,099.00

  • A TOOLKIT FOR EFFECTIVE EVERYDAY ACTIVISM
    ALISON ROGERS / LEANNE KELLY
    This book examines how everyday activists can enhance their effectiveness. Leanne Kelly and Alison Rogers unpack theories from the social sciences to help find meaning, explain these feelings of inertia, and provide strategies to overcome them. Through lessons learned over their careers as evaluators in non-profit organisations, Kelly and Rogers provide tools and strategies for...

    $899.00

  • THE PROMISE OF PLANNING
    PHILIP HARRISON / ALISON TODES
    The Promise of Planning explores the experience of planning internationally since the global financial crisis, focusing on South Africa. The book is a response to a decade-plus in which state-led planning has re-emerged as a putative means for achieving developmental goals (as indicated in global initiatives such as the New Urban Agenda) and where planning in South Africa has c...

    $1,120.00

  • THE PSYCHOLOGY OF TRAUMA
    SHANTI FARRINGTON / ALISON WOODWARD
    What emotional, physical, and psychological effects might there be on those who have experienced traumatic events? How does neurodiversity, culture, and individual experience affect trauma responses? How can you support someone experiencing symptoms of trauma? The Psychology of Trauma integrates the knowledge and research from clinical practice and neuroscience to offer a scien...

    $400.00

  • FLUENCY DOESN'T JUST HAPPEN IN MULTIPLICATION AND DIVISION
    NICKI NEWTON / ANN ELISE RECORD / ALISON J. MELLO
    Fluency in math doesn’t just happen; it is a well-planned journey. In this book, you’ll find practical strategies and activities for teaching your elementary students basic multiplication and division. The authors lay out the basic framework for building math fluency using a cycle of engagement (concrete, pictorial, abstract) and provide a multitude of examples illustrating the...

    $820.00

  • SPECIAL TESTS FOR ORTHOPEDIC EXAMINATION
    JEFF G. KONIN / DENISE LEBSACK / ALISON VALIER / JEROME A. ISEAR, JR.
    First published more than 20 years ago, Special Tests for Orthopedic Examination, now in its Fourth Edition, continues to follow the authors’ initial goals of providing a simple, pocket-sized manual for practical learning purposes. The Fourth Edition provides critical and invaluable information on the most current and practical special tests used during an orthopedic examinatio...

    $1,760.00

  • OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP IN SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS
    ALISON EKINS / LORNA HUGHES
    This book provides new and experienced Special Educational Needs Coordinators (SENCOs) with a critical approach to understanding the importance of outstanding leadership of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and how to effectively meet the current SEND policy requirements. Closely informed by the statutory guidance for SENCOs, this book covers all aspects of this...

    $780.00

  • MASTERING CLINICAL EMBRYOLOGY
    ALISON CAMPBELL
    Clinical scientists, embryologists, and reproductive technologists, at all levels, as well as trainees and students interested in assisted reproductive technology and reproductive medicine, will find here a clear synopsis of the best laboratory practice, clinical biology, assisted reproduction techniques, and advanced practical skills they will need to know as clinical practiti...

    $2,540.00

  • DESCRIPTOSAURUS GRAMMAR COMPANION AGES 9 TO 12
    ALISON WILCOX
    Descriptosaurus Grammar Companion Ages 9 to 12 is a flexible grammar toolkit based on current research about effective strategies for teaching grammar tools and sentence construction (investigation, imitation, combining and expansion). It includes guidelines, exercises, scaffolds and models, and by showing a clear progression route to the acquisition and consolidation of increa...

    $780.00

  • DESCRIPTOSAURUS
    ALISON WILCOX
    Now in its fully updated fourth edition, the bestselling Descriptosaurus continues to help improve students' creative writing, confidence and facility with sentence construction. It provides young writers with a language toolkit with which to expand their descriptive vocabulary, experiment with language and sentence structure and build up narratives based around settings, chara...

    $960.00

  • REVISITING GROOVED WARE
    MIKE COPPER, ALASDAIR WHITTLE AND ALISON SHERIDAN
    Following its appearance, arguably in Orkney in the 32nd century cal BC, Grooved Ware soon became widespread across Britain and Ireland, seemingly replacing earlier pottery styles and being deposited in contexts as varied as simple pits, passage tombs, ceremonial timber circles and henge monuments. As a result, Grooved Ware lies at the heart of many ongoing debates concerning s...

    $537.34