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  • Early Education in a Global Context

    Series Book 16 - Advances in Early Education & Day Care
    This volume of "Advances in Early Education and Day Care" examines early education from perspectives around the globe. The eight chapters come from a variety of locations including China, Israel, Sweden, Italy, Greece, Zambia, The United States and Canada. These chapters discuss professional development in several contexts, children's understandings and programs for children. This volume should ... Read more

    $182.99 CAD

  • Engaging the Families of ELs and Immigrants

    Ideas, Resources, and Activities

    Learn how to engage the diverse families of English learners (ELs) and immigrants with the effective, practical approaches in this book. This must-have resource for teachers and school leaders is packed with fresh ideas geared toward building a partnership between school communities and ELs and immigrant families at school and at home. The book includes information and activities to:Assess current ... Read more

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  • Play and Social Justice

    Equity, Advocacy, and Opportunity

    Series Book 537 - Counterpoints
    The importance of play for healthy development is undeniable. Aspects of play have been linked to the development of social skills, health and fitness, motivation, curiosity, innovation, imagination, and problem solving. Both theory and research suggest that play of various types is critical for healthy development and that playfulness is an important quality across the life span. However, ... Read more

    $52.99 CAD

  • Discussions on Sensitive Issues

    Edited by John Sutterby ...
    Series Book 19 - Advances in Early Education & Day Care
    It is important that early educators view sensitive topics not as problems, but as subjects that are part of our global society. Early educators need to engage children in conversations in which to consider and share diverse perspectives. Early educators also should examine their own experiences when addressing these serious issues. This volume contains chapters that invite conversations about ... Read more

    $217.99 CAD

  • Early Childhood and Special Education

    Series Book 18 - Advances in Early Education & Day Care
    Some chapters focus on interventions for the child, and others on training for the parents and professionals. The combination of current information and evidence contained in these chapters includes an emphasis on the importance of supporting families with different linguistic and cultural backgrounds, and indicates how team support (including families as part of the team) is crucial for these ... Read more

    $182.99 CAD

  • Family Involvement in Early Education and Child Care

    Edited by John A. Sutterby ...
    Series Book 20 - Advances in Early Education & Day Care
    This being the 20th volume in the series of Advances in Early Education in Day Care, it encourages reflection on previous volumes. Family involvement has been an issue in early education going back to Pestalozzi almost two centuries ago. Although the issue has been discussed in many different ways since then, there are still areas where we have much to learn. This series approached this topic in ... Read more

    $164.99 CAD

  • Celebrating 40 Years of Play Research: Connecting Our Past, Present, and Future

    Volume 13

    Series series Play and Culture Studies
    Play & Culture Studies is a bi-annual, peer-reviewed series published by the Association for the Study of Play. For forty years The Association for the Anthropological Study of Play (TAASP), now The Association for the Study of Play (TASP) has served as the premier professional organization in academia dedicated to interdisciplinary research and theory construction concerning play. During that ... Read more

    $47.99 CAD

  • Less Is More in Elementary School

    Strategies for Thriving in a High-Stakes Environment

    In this era of rigorous standards, testing, and overcrowded curricula, many teachers are left wondering how they’re ever going to cover the material. Less Is More in Elementary School offers realistic solutions by providing ways teachers can streamline their curriculum, get the most out of assessment, communicate with families, and engage students in their own learning. This much-needed book will ... Read more

    $54.95 CAD

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  • An Exploration of the Influence of Cultural Predisposition on the Situational Leadership Model

    Understanding the importance of cultural predisposition could create a firmer foundation for the application of situational leadership on a global basis. European, Asian, Latin American, Middle-Eastern (Arab) and African leadership models are often different from that of the United States, though they share some common foundational principles. Within the context of globalization and the current ... Read more

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  • Handbook of Social Work with Groups

    This definitive text, now revised and expanded, has introduced thousands of students and practitioners to the theory and practice of social work with groups. Leading authorities outline major models of group work and address critical issues in planning, implementing, and evaluating interventions. The Handbook describes applications in all the major practice settings--mental health, prevention, ... Read more

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  • The Influence of Culture on Human Resource Management Processes and Practices

    Series series Applied Psychology Series
    This book, with contributions from expert academics, is designed to motivate both the further development of models concerned with the influence of cultural diversity on several human resource management processes and practices and the design and conduct of empirical research on the same topic. ... Read more

    $50.83 CAD