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Interdisciplinary Disability Studies eBook Series

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  • Accessibility Denied. Understanding Inaccessibility and Everyday Resistance to Inclusion for Persons with Disabilities

    Edited by Hanna Egard, Kristofer Hansson, David Wästerfors ...
    Series series Interdisciplinary Disability Studies
    This book explores the societal resistance to accessibility for persons with disabilities, and tries to set an example of how to study exclusion in a time when numerous policies promise inclusion.With 12 chapters organised in three parts, the book takes a comprehensive approach to accessibility, covering transport and communication, knowledge and education, law and organisation. Topics within a ... Read more

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  • Building Access

    Universal Design and the Politics of Disability

    by Aimi Hamraie ...
    “All too often,” wrote disabled architect Ronald Mace, “designers don’t take the needs of disabled and elderly people into account.” Building Access investigates twentieth-century strategies for designing the world with disability in mind. Commonly understood in terms of curb cuts, automatic doors, Braille signs, and flexible kitchens, Universal Design purported to create a built environment for ... Read more

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  • The Pedagogy of Lifelong Learning

    Understanding Effective Teaching and Learning in Diverse Contexts

    Edited by Michael Osborne, Muir Houston, Nuala Toman ...
    Presenting a snapshot of contemporary international research into the pedagogy of lifelong learning and teaching, this book focuses on a wide range of issues related to lifelong learning, including higher education, community-based learning and literacy practices in continuing education. It highlights the fact that the wide-ranging conclusions they draw have vital implications for this rapidly ... Read more

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  • Complexity and Social Work

    by Hans Van Ewijk ...
    Being socially competent is essential in late modern society. We expect people to find their own accommodation, partner, job, community and lifestyle and struggle to find answers for those who are not able or do not have the opportunity to achieve these things. By placing social complexity, social vulnerability and social efficacy within a framework of social policy and social practice, Complexity ... Read more

    $81.06 CAD

  • Research in Art and Design Education

    Issues and Exemplars

    Edited by Richard Hickman ...
    Series series Readings in Art and Design Education
    Although educators are increasingly interested in art education research, there are few anthologies tackling the subject. Research in Art & Design Education answers this call, summarizing important issues in the field such as non-text based approaches and interdisciplinary work. Contributions from internationally renowned researchers explore a broad range of topics in art education, highlighting ... Read more

    $41.79 CAD

  • Accessible Tourism

    Concepts and Issues

    Edited by Prof. Dimitrios Buhalis, Dr. Simon Darcy ...
    Series Book 45 - Aspects of Tourism
    Inclusion, disability, an ageing population and tourism are increasingly important areas of study due to their implications for both tourism demand and supply. This book therefore sets out to explore and document the current theoretical approaches, foundations and issues in the study of accessible tourism. In drawing together the contributions to this volume the editors have applied broader social ... Read more

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  • Collaborating Against Child Abuse

    Exploring the Nordic Barnahus Model

    Edited by Susanna Johansson, Kari Stefansen, Elisiv Bakketeig, Anna Kaldal ...
    Series series Law and Criminology (R0)
    This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license.This edited collection explores the background and implementation of the Nordic Barnahus (or 'Children's House') model – recognised as one of the most important reforms related to children who are the victims of crime in the Nordic region. This book discusses both its potential to affect change and the challenges facing it. The model was ... Read more

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  • The SAGE Handbook of Special Education

    Two Volume Set

    Edited by Lani Florian ...
    The second edition of The SAGE Handbook of Special Education provides a comprehensive overview of special education, offering a wide range of views on key issues from all over the world. The contributors bring together up-to-date theory, research and innovations in practice, with an emphasis on future directions for the role of special education in a global context of inclusion.This brand new ... Read more

    $349.59 CAD

  • How to Transform Your School into an LGBT+ Friendly Place

    A Practical Guide for Nursery, Primary and Secondary Teachers

    by Elly Barnes, Anna Carlile ...
    TEACH SECONDARY AWARDS FINALISTCurrently teachers don't receive the training or induction they need to make their school an LGBT+ inclusive environment. This can be seen by the fact that half of schools do not teach anything regarding LGBT+, and only 3% include LGBT+ content in two or more subjects. This book will help transform your school into a safe and inclusive place for all students.Written ... Read more

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  • Social Work Research in Practice

    Ethical and Political Contexts

    by Martyn Jones, Heather D′Cruz ...
    This new edition of Social Work Research in Practice: Ethical and Political Contexts explores the intrinsic connection between knowledge, research and practice in social work. The authors argue that through a better appreciation of research, the highest standards of social work can be achieved.The second edition investigates contemporary approaches which impact on the discourses of social work ... Read more

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  • National Testing in Schools

    An Australian assessment

    Edited by Bob Lingard, Greg Thompson, Sam Sellar ...
    Series series Local/Global Issues in Education
    Over the last two decades, large-scale national, or provincial, standardised testing has become prominent in the schools of many countries around the globe. National Testing in Schools: An Australian Assessment draws on research to consider the nature of national testing and its multiple effects, including:media responses and constructions such as league tables of performancepressures within ... Read more

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  • Inclusive Education in Europe

    Edited by Christine O'Hanlon ...
    Series series Routledge Revivals
    Originally published in 1995, this book offers a crucial view of the implementation of legislation for the integration of pupils with special educational needs in EU countries at the time. The match or mismatch between the rhetoric and reality, between the policy and the practice are reviewed by presenters from a recent appraisal of progress in individual national contexts. Authors are critical of ... Read more

    $68.70 CAD