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  • Managing Behaviour in the Primary School

    by Jim Docking, Michelle MacGrath ...
    The original edition of this book made accessible to primary school teachers and student teachers the means of putting many of the Elton Report's findings into practice. The author's philosophy on behavior management still stands, but the ideas have been revised and updated to take account of more recent thought about good practice in primary education and the management of schools today.The book ... Read more

    $76.94 CAD

  • New Labour's Policies for Schools

    Raising the Standard?

    Edited by Jim Docking ...
    A sequel to Jim Docking's "National School Policy" which examined the Conservative Government's education reforms from 1979 onwards, this text reviews New Labour's policies to improve pupils' performance. The contributors examine the evidence concerning standards in schools, look at the main directions of government policy, explore particular policies in detail and provide clear expositions of New ... Read more

    $26.10 CAD

  • National School Policy (1996)

    Major Issues in Education Policy for Schools in England and Wales, 1979 onwards

    Edited by Jim Docking ...
    Series series Routledge Revivals
    Published in 1996, this book presents a broad overview of the development of educational policy for schools in England and Wales since Margaret Thatcher’s Conservative administration took office in 1979. It reviews the separate strands of education policy as it relates to curriculum, equal educational opportunities, diversity and choice and management policies, and combines these with an overall ... Read more

    $48.08 CAD

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    Learning from the Past

    by Terry Bamford ...
    Drawing on lessons from the recent history of social work to identify how and why it has lost its privilege and influence, this book challenges social work students to understand why social work has failed to maintain its position as a driver of social reform. Bamford looks forward to a new model of practice that places a commitment to put social justice back at the heart of professional practice ... Read more

    $43.99 CAD

  • 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

    $25.59 CAD

  • Education in Ireland

    Challenge and Change

    Edited by Sheelagh Drudy ...
    A contemporary snapshot of Irish education, this book positions 21st-century Irish education at the centre of the creation of the knowledge economy and outlines the challenges and changes presented as a result of a changing education system and society. Part 1: The Changing System charts selected changes that have taken place in Irish education in the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries and considers ... Read more

    $18.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • 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

    $72.82 CAD

  • Contemporary Issues in the Early Years

    Edited by Gillian Pugh, Bernadette Duffy ...
    If you are a student or practitioner in the early years sector, you need to develop a rounded understanding of key issues in this fast-moving field. This new and updated edition provides a critical examination of the essential issues in early years policy and practice. With contributions from highly regarded practitioners and researchers, this book accessibly balances theory and practical concerns ... Read more

    $72.79 CAD

  • Safeguarding Adults in Social Work

    Edited by Andy Mantell, Terry Scragg ...
    Series series Transforming Social Work Practice Series
    This fully-revised Second Edition looks at how practitioners and students can achieve best-practice when working with vulnerable adults.The first part of the book explores the evolution of concepts and policies for safeguarding adults, with particular reference to the Human Rights Act 1998 and the Capacity Act 2005. In the second section the focus shifts to good practice in empowering vulnerable ... Read more

    $86.39 CAD

  • Education under Siege

    Why there Is a Better Alternative

    by Peter Mortimore ...
    At a time when education is considered crucial to a country’s economic success, recent UK governments have insisted their reforms are the only way to make England’s system world class. Yet pupils are tested rather than educated, teachers bullied rather than trusted and parents cast as winners or losers in a gamble for school places.Education under siege considers the English education system as it ... Read more

    $20.79 CAD

  • A Generation of Radical Educational Change

    Stories from the field

    Edited by Richard Pring, Martin Roberts ...
    How much have teachers and their pupils benefitted from the top-down Westminster-led control of policy held in place by a powerful national inspection regime?A Generation of Radical Educational Change: Stories from the Field is an exploration of the revolutionary impact of the greater and continuing involvement of central government in education policy-making which began in 1976 and was ... Read more

    $68.70 CAD

  • Contemporary Issues in Learning and Teaching

    Edited by Christine Forde, Margery McMahon, Margaret Martin ...
    Contemporary Issues in Learning and Teaching looks at current issues across the three key areas of policy, learning and practice. It will help you to think critically on your Education course, and to make connections between the processes of learning and the practicalities of teaching. The book addresses key issues in primary, secondary and special education, and includes examples from all four ... Read more

    $97.59 CAD