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  • The Tail

    How England's schools fail one child in five - and what can be done

    by Paul Marshall ...
    At the heart of the debate about state-provided education in the UK lies a shocking fact: one child in five leaves school in England without basic skills in literacy and numeracy. Despite the best efforts of reformers and rapidly improving results in academies and elsewhere, even some of the best schools are struggling to help the 'tail' - the lowest-achieving twenty or thirty per cent of pupils. ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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    Gender Imbalances in Teaching

    by Sheelagh Drudy, Maeve Martin, John O'Flynn, Mairide Woods ...
    The teaching of young children has long been dominated by women. This global phenomenon is firmly rooted in issues related to economic development, urbanization, the position of women in society, cultural definitions of masculinity and the values of children and childcare. Yet, amongst the media scare stories and moral panics about underachieving boys, there are surprisingly few empirically ... Read more

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  • Promoting Equity in Schools

    Collaboration, Inquiry and Ethical Leadership

    by Jess Harris, Suzanne Carrington, Mel Ainscow ...
    Around the world, countries are searching for ways of making their schools more effective for all children and young people. This book offers a new way of thinking about how to address this challenge. It sees improvement as requiring a collective effort that involves contributions from all members of a school community. Crucial to this is the idea of ethical leadership.Promoting Equity in Schools ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

  • The short guide to social work

    by Robert Adams ...
    Series series Short Guides
    This engaging and accessible text offers a concise overview of social work which will appeal to anyone needing a quick introduction to social work as a discipline. It contains essential information for all prospective and new social work students, the theories and policy and practice frameworks as well as current issues facing social work today. Illustrated with many examples from practice, it ... Read more

    $24.99 USD

  • Occupational Health and Safety in Construction Project Management

    by Helen Lingard, Steve Rowlinson ...
    With the increase in legislation and the drive for ever-greater efficiency and accountability, health and safety in construction is becoming an increasingly important subject. This book covers the essential issues that apply specifically to construction projects, including the nature and causes of occupational injury or illness, project organisation and OHS, OHS risk management, OHS legislation, ... Read more

    $62.99 USD

  • A Dictionary of Social Work and Social Care

    by John Harris, Vicky White ...
    Series series Oxford Quick Reference
    This new edition has been fully revised and updated to provide over 1,800 A-Z definitions of terms from the field of social care, concentrating on social work as a significant area within this field. Covering social work theories, methods, policies, organizations, and statutes, as well as key terms from interdisciplinary topics overlapping with health and education, this is the most up-to-date ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • Working with Older People

    by John Harris, Denise Tanner ...
    Series series The Social Work Skills Series
    Working with older people has become an increasingly important part of social work education and practice. Whether studying community care, adult services, human growth and development, or social work processes and interventions, this book will be a vital source of information and help.Working with Older People provides a framework of knowledge, skills and values pertinent to qualifying social ... Read more

    $55.99 USD

  • Disciplining and Drafting or 21st Century Learning?

    by Rachel Bolstad,Jane Gilbert ...
    Will todays curriculum prepare secondary school students for life in the 21st century? ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Social Work with Older People

    by Janet Walker, Karin Crawford ...
    Series series Transforming Social Work Practice Series
    This second edition looks in detail at the role of the social worker who engages with older people. It enables the reader to develop the key skills required to understand the mental and physical needs of older people in society while encouraging plenty of discussion and critical, independent thought. Furthermore, this book is a source of contemporary research and offers the reader insights into ... Read more

    $58.49 USD

  • The Short Guide to Working with Children and Young People

    by Liesl Conradie, Tyrrell Golding ...
    Series series Short Guides
    Childhood and youth have become increasingly important key concepts across a range of disciplines, professions and studies. The short guide to working with children and young people is an accessible introduction into the main concepts, developments and policy related to this exciting area of work. Divided into two parts, the opening chapters prepare readers to think about work with children and ... Read more

    $26.99 USD

  • An Inspector Calls

    Ofsted and Its Effect on School Standards

    Edited by Cedric Cullingford ...
    The UK government's education policy is based on the setting of targets, yet the fear and loathing that an Ofsted inspection can generate is widely known. This text critically assesses the role, impact and effect of the inspection body and dissects its usefulness. ... Read more

    $85.99 USD

  • Tackling Poverty and Social Exclusion

    Promoting Social Justice in Social Work

    by John H. Pierson ...
    In our highly unequal Britain poverty and social exclusion continue to dominate the lives of users of social work and social care services. At the same time, spending cuts and welfare reform have changed the context within which services are delivered. The third edition of this unique textbook seeks to capture the complexity and diversity of practice relating to social exclusion as social workers ... Read more

    $52.99 USD