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Book SynopsisWrite Dance in the Early Years is back! This 3rd edition continues to develop an exciting and innovative programme which uses music and movement to get children excited about improving their handwriting skills. This multi-sensory approach is designed to help children ages 3-5 feel happy and comfortable in their bodies whilst learning to write in a fun, dynamic and engaging way. This new edition includes, • updated content, layout and structure • easily implementable activities • new videos demonstrating each theme • 3 new nursery rhymes • newly designed copy sheets for every theme Write Dance in the Early Years provides practitioners with a package of catchy songs, engaging stories and illustrations, as well as guidance on how to implement the Write Dance approach in their early years setting. Table of ContentsThe Story of a Piece of Paper Introdcution What is Write Dance? The Write Dance Girl Movements in Your Space Movements on a Scrimbling Surface Both Hands Fine Motor Skills The Gripper Rhyme Consolidating Finger Dancing Experience and Emotion Repetition and Routine Movement and Shape Sensory Motor materials Scrimbling Materials Shaving Foam Flannels Chalks Old or Short Markers Plain Pencils Sponges Aprons Paper Crayons Tearing Lessons, a Fine Motor Skills Exercise Eye Masks Chalkboard Foil Wet and Dry Have the Chalkboards Sawed Painting the Boards Vertical Surfaces Cycle Table Coffee Table Blackboard Chalk and Sponges Sand Slippery Paint Print

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Book SynopsisThe SAGE Handbook of Cultural Anthropology is the first instalment of The SAGE Handbook of the Social Sciences series and encompasses major specialities as well as key interdisciplinary themes relevant to the field. Globally, societies are facing major upheaval and change, and the social sciences are fundamental to the analysis of these issues, as well as the development of strategies for addressing them. This handbook provides a rich overview of the discipline and has a future focus whilst using international theories and examples throughout. The SAGE Handbook of Cultural Anthropology is an essential resource for social scientists globally and contains a rich body of chapters on all major topics relevant to the field, whilst also presenting a possible road map for the future of the field. Part 1: Foundations Part 2: Focal Areas Part 3: Urgent Issues Part 4: Short Essays: Contemporary Critical DynamicsTrade ReviewI wish this handbook had been available when I started teaching Cultural Anthropology. The struggle for most Anthropology professors is how to introduce students to the discipline’s history and theories while simultaneously encouraging students to challenge those facts. This volume does that brilliantly. And introducing students to critical sub-fields through chapters highlighting key questions, themes and literatures is, in my experience, the best way to introduce students to the discipline. This handbook is exactly the type of framing of the discipline needed at this historical moment. -- Carolyn RouseTable of ContentsIntroduction to Cultural Anthropology: Foundations, Focal Areas, Urgent Issues, and Critical Dynamics - Lene Pedersen & Lisa Cliggett Part 1: Foundations Chapter 1: Culture - Mark Moberg Chapter 2: Race and Ethnicity - Lesley Jo Weaver & Erik L. Peterson Chapter 3: Sex, Gender, and Sexual Subjectivity: Feminist and Queer Anthropology - William Schlesinger Chapter 4: Kinship and New Social Forms - Rose Edith Wellman Chapter 5: Paradoxes of Personhood - Ellen Schattschneider Chapter 6: Fieldwork, Ethnography, and Knowledge Construction - Thomas Stodulka Chapter 7: Cross-Cultural Comparative Commitments - Deborah Winslow Chapter 8: Engaged Anthropology - Danilyn Rutherford Chapter 9: Anthropological Theories I: Structure and Agency - Sarasij Majumder Chapter 10: Anthropological Theories II: Systems & Complexity - Sean Downey Chapter 11: Humanistic Anthropology: Diverse Weavings about the Many Ways to Be Human - David Syring with Paul Stoller, Julia Offen, & Leah Zani Chapter 12: Anthropological Representation, Epistemology and Ethics - Gabriela Vargas-Cetina Part 2: Focal Areas Chapter 13: Environmental Anthropology - Jamon Alex Halvaksz Chapter 14: Anthropology of Economy and Development - Andrew Ofstehage Chapter 15: Urban Anthropology - Kristin V. Monroe Chapter 16: Locating the ′Rural′ in Anthropology - Vanessa Koh, Paul Burow, Lav Kanoi, & Michael R. Dove Chapter 17: Maritime Anthropology - Edyta Roszko Chapter 18: Political Anthropology - Martijn Koster Chapter 19: Anthropology of Law - Alan Smart Chapter 20: Business Anthropology - Sarah Lyon Chapter 21: Medical Anthropology - Michelle Munyikwa Chapter 22: Anthropologies of Religion - Kari Telle Chapter 23: Anthropologies of Cultural Heritage - Oscar Salemink Chapter 24: Talking to AI: An anthropological encounter with artificial intelligence - Genevieve Bell Part 3: Urgent Issues Chapter 25: Inequality and Precarity - Carlos Martinez, Carolina A. Talavera, Miriam Magaña Lopez, & Seth M. Holmes Chapter 26: On the Merits of Not Solving Climate Change - Todd A. Crane, Carla Roncoli, Jake Meyers, & Sarah E. Hunt Chapter 27: Food Systems - Brandi Janssen Chapter 28: Governance and Democratization - Sten Hagberg Chapter 29: Mobility - Raúl Acosta Chapter 30: Governing Lives in the Times of Global Health - Veronica Gomez-Temesio & Frédéric Le Marcis Part 4: Short Essays: Contemporary Critical Dynamics Chapter 31: Indigeneity: Reflections in Four Voices - Marama Muru-Lanning, Rob Thorne, Hine Waitere, & Sita Venkateswar Chapter 32: Race and Anti-Black Racism in the African Diaspora of the United States - Bertin M. Louis Chapter 33: Urgent Conservation - Dayton D. Starnes II Chapter 34: New Paradoxes in Human Rights - Miia Halme-Tuomisaari Chapter 35: Populisms and Moral Economy - Chris Hann Conclusion: Stretching Into the Future and Expansion Toward Inclusion, Consilience and Co-Equality - Lene Pedersen & Lisa Cliggett

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Book SynopsisThis accessible guide takes you through the process of designing, conducting and writing up a research project using case study methods. In his characteristic warm and friendly style, Gary Thomas covers each step at a confidence-building pace, helping you to get to grips with the theory and practice of doing a case study. Focusing on vital issues like validity, reliability and quality in research, the author helps you ensure your research is rigorous and methodologically sound. This third edition: · Offers an expanded discussion of key ethical issues in case study research · Provides up to date information about using social media in research · Presents a new navigation tool to help you plan your case study project · Enables you to develop the skills you need to become a critical and reflexive researcher Covering international examples of case study in practice and accompanied by downloadable checklists and templates, this book is the perfect companion to help you successfully complete a case study.Trade ReviewThe learning features are excellent. I love the highlight boxes and the ‘If you take only one thing...’ feature. It is also good to have further reading at the end of each chapter. Overall, this is an excellent book on case study design. -- Shirley LarkinTable of ContentsStage I: Getting Your Bearings Chapter 1: What is a case study? Chapter 2: The case study and research design Chapter 3: The whole is more than the sum of the parts: seeing a complete picture Chapter 4: Rigour and quality in your case study: what’s important? Chapter 5: Ethics Stage II: Choosing a case and structuring your study Chapter 6: Different kinds of case studies: selecting a subject for your case study Chapter 7: Your purpose: thinking about the object of your study Chapter 8: Your approach: theory testing or theory building; interpretation or illustration Chapter 9: Your process: the shape, style and manner of your case study Stage III: Collecting evidence, analysing and writing up Chapter 10: Out in the field: some ways to collect data and evidence Chapter 11: Analysis: a toolkit for analysing and thinking in case study Chapter 12: Writing your study

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Book SynopsisNeed guidance on plagiarism and how to avoid it? Avoid Plagiarism makes understanding plagiarism simple, giving you the know-how to write confidently and independently. Get clear guidance on exactly what plagiarism is Learn how to avoid unintentionally plagiarising the work of others Find out how to correctly credit your sources. Super Quick Skills provides the essential building blocks you need to succeed at university - fast. Packed with practical, positive advice on core academic and life skills, you’ll discover focused tips and strategies to use straight away. Whether it’s writing great essays, understanding referencing or managing your wellbeing, find out how to build good habits and progress your skills throughout your studies. Learn core skills quickly Apply them right away and see results Succeed in your studies and in life Super Quick Skills gives you the foundations you need to confidently navigate the ups and downs of university life.Trade ReviewWhile I definitely recommend this book to other individuals in learning environments, I would recommend it to everybody who is in employment and/or in management positions. This is mainly because plagiarism might seem an academic-only issue, but the reality is that we can be faced with it in real life situations where it can result in financial losses and sufferings. -- Violet Hejazi, Law student and Freelance InterpreterTable of ContentsWhat do I need to know about plagiarism as a student? Why is it important for me to avoid plagiarism? What does it mean to study with integrity? When do I need to credit my sources? How do I credit my sources? What are some practical ways to avoid plagiarism in my writing? How can I use software to check my work for plagiarism? Where can I get help from within my university? How do I know I’ve understood how to avoid plagiarism?

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Book SynopsisYour critical, evidence-informed and scholarly examination of some of the key issues and debates surrounding Autism. As a student you need to have a strong grounding in Autism, but also engage in the key debates that are happening now. This book will not only not only provide you with a robust foundation but will offer you strategies to use your critical thinking by outlining and engaging with crucial discussions. Each chapter focuses upon an area related to Autism, including ethical and social arguments, transitions, international perspectives and strategies when working with autistic children, people and adults. Key features include: · Case studies of individual and collective experiences of individuals who are living with Autism and those associated with them · Exercises that encourage you to engage with key debates and research · Pauses for reflection to help you assess your own understanding · Key research that will provide you with a better critical knowledge Trevor Cotterill is Programme Leader of the BA (Hons) SEND at the University of Derby. Table of ContentsIntroduction Researching Autism Issues and Debates Surrounding Autism The Importance, Experience and Challenges Associated with Diagnosis Introducing and Evaluating Strategies When Working with Autistic Children, Young People, and Adults The Role of Genetics and Neurobiology in the Aetiology of Autism Psychological Theories of Autism Educational Choice and Support Transitions Pedagogical Approaches in Autism International Perspectives on Autism Media Perspectives

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Book SynopsisKnowing how to stay on top of stress is a vital life skill. Manage Your Stress equips you with practical, effective techniques to manage life at uni in a stress-free way. Recognise and understand your body’s response to causes of stress Learn techniques for changing stressful thinking patterns Build your resilience so you can handle stressful situations. Super Quick Skills provides the essential building blocks you need to succeed at university - fast. Packed with practical, positive advice on core academic and life skills, you’ll discover focused tips and strategies to use straight away. Whether it’s writing great essays, understanding referencing or managing your wellbeing, find out how to build good habits and progress your skills throughout your studies. Learn core skills quickly Apply them right away and see results Succeed in your studies and in life Super Quick Skills gives you the foundations you need to confidently navigate the ups and downs of university life.Table of ContentsWhat′s the problem with stress? Why do I get stressed? What are stress mindsets? How do I manage my stressful thinking? How can I directly reduce my feelings of stress? How do I cope with the stress of other people? How do I stop procrastinating so I′m no longer stressed? How do I develop stress resiliency?

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Book Synopsis"A revelation for digital researchers and a provocation for migration scholars… It introduces an insightful, inspiring, and inviting way of making sense of the messiness without losing hope of changing things." - Nishant Shah, Chinese University of Hong Kong "A must read for everyone who is concerned with questions of human mobility, media and communications and the digital border." - Myria Georgiou, LSE "A much-needed addition to scholarship on mobility, technology, and migration… The book is poised to become a touchstone text." - C.L. Quinan University of Melbourne In contemporary discussions on migration, digital technology is often seen as a ′smart′ disruptive tool. Bringing efficiencies to management, and safety to migrants. But the reality is always more complex. This book is a comprehensive and impassioned account of the relationship between digital technology and migration. From ′top-down′ governmental and corporate shaping of the migrant condition, to the ′bottom-up′ of digital practices helping migrants connect, engage and resist. Taking an interdisciplinary approach, Digital Migration explores: The power relations of digital infrastructures across migrant recruitment, transportation and communication. Migrant connections and the use of digital devices, platforms and networks. Dominant digital representations of migrants, and how they’re resisted. The affect and emotion of digital migration, from digital intimacy to transnational family life. How histories of pre and early-digital migration help us situate and rethink contemporary research. The realities of researching digital migration, including interviews with leading international researchers. Critical yet hopeful, Koen Leurs opens up the unequal power relations at the heart of digital migration studies, challenging us to imagine more just alternatives. Koen Leurs is an Associate Professor in Gender, Media and Migration Studies at the Graduate Gender Program, Department of Media and Culture, Utrecht University, the Netherlands. All author royalties for this book will be donated to the Alarm Phone, a hotline for boatpeople in distress. Trade ReviewLeurs offers an insightful account of the complex but important relationship between migration and digitisation, drawing out the key parameters of digital migration studies. The rich material and conversations informing the book challenge disciplinary silos and demonstrate why it matters to study migration and digitisation together. This is a relationship that we need to explore in its many dimensions if we are to understand how states, people but also technologies shape crossborder mobility, its imaginings, controls and practices. The book offers precisely that holistic perspective. A must read for everyone who is concerned with questions of human mobility, media and communications and the digital border. -- Myria GeorgiouThis book marks the coming together of the emergent field of Digital Migration studies. Koen Leurs’ expertise and contributions in shaping the field shine through in this milestone book. Through historical research, material practice, critical dialogues, and most important, a persistent politics of care and empathy, he shows how we are all in different states of migration, through territory, technology, and bodies. The book is a revelation for digital researchers and a provocation for migration scholars as it introduces an insightful, inspiring, and inviting way of making sense of the messiness without losing hope of changing things. -- Nishant ShahA much-needed addition to scholarship on mobility, technology, and migration. By taking an interdisciplinary approach that builds connections between fields often regarded as distinct, it develops a nuanced and multi-perspectival understanding of digital migration studies. The book is poised to become a touchstone text and will not only appeal to scholars conducting specialized research on topics like the digitization of borders and the datafication of movement, but will also be useful for students and researchers needing general background knowledge to a vitally important field. -- C.L. QuinanThis book is essential reading for anyone involved with or affected by digital mobility and the use of digital technology, as well as those with an interest in this field. This book serves as a platform for fostering deeper engagement and dialogue within the realm of digital migration studies. Within these pages, readers will discover valuable insights and perspectives on the complex phenomenon of digital migration, encompassing diverse groups of mobile entities, including refugees, labor migrants, queer communities, and more. The author’s comprehensive analysis sheds light on the experiences and challenges faced by these groups in the digital age. -- Yongjian Li * New Media & Society *Offering a rich review of debates and studies conducted, Digital Migration is an essential reading for scholars and students interested in migration and digital technologies, to understand and explore the different facets of this relationship, and to challenge the field for alternative approaches. -- Miriana Cascone * European Journal of Cultural Studies *Table of ContentsChapter 1: Infrastructures Chapter 2: Connections Chapter 3: Representations Chapter 4: Affects and emotions Chapter 5: Histories

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Book SynopsisThis accessible new textbook offers a straightforward introduction to doing spatial statistics. Grounded in real world examples, it shows you how to extend traditional statistical methods for use with spatial data. The book assumes basic mathematical and statistics knowledge but also provides a handy refresher guide, so that you can develop your understanding and progress confidently. It also: · Equips you with the tools to both interpret and apply spatial statistical methods · Engages with the unique considerations that apply when working with geographic data · Helps you build your knowledge of key spatial statistical techniques, such as methods of geographic cluster detection.Trade ReviewThis book provides a lively introduction into spatial statistics. Several test statistics are presented and discussed from a traditional statistical point of departure. I can recommend the book in particular to quantitative geographers interested in spatial statistics. -- Alfred Stein"Rogerson′s book is a cost-effective, comprehensive, and yet easy-to-understand overview of spatial concepts and techniques for students at the undergraduate and graduate levels." p32 "From the reviewer′s perspective, this is an excellent technique with which to teach geography statistics for in-class and assignment-based contexts." p32 "This book is important in the field of spatial statistics with a comprehensive discussion of a broad selection of commonly to less commonly employed spatial statistical tests. The detailed by hand and programmed examples that directly address the goals of the book would enable students to repeat the tests with the supplied data and then apply the techniques and thinking to their own data." 34 -- Christopher HewittTable of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction to spatial statistical methods for geography Chapter 2: A quick review of some key material from introductory statistics Chapter 3: Selected measures for descriptive spatial statistical analysis Chapter 4: Statistical inference and spatial patterns Chapter 5: Global tests Chapter 6: Local tests Chapter 7: Tests for the detection of clustering: scan tests Chapter 8: Spatial means, spatial models, and spatial regression

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Book SynopsisSex and gender are delicate and nuanced issues for all of us and can be intimidating topics to teach. This practical, empathetic book aims to dispel some of the uncertainties that many teachers have and empower them to lead inclusive, age-appropriate lessons in primary and secondary schools. Taking an approach that celebrates the individual identity of all learners, and underpinned by an awareness of the complexity of language around these topics, this book offers a careful evaluation of the 2020 Relationship and Sex Education policy for schools in England, and how schools can offer intelligent, socially responsible, sex education that goes beyond simply meeting statutory requirements. Trade Review‘There has never been a more important time to help teachers explore the complexities of teaching sex and relationship education that truly represents the diverse nature of the families and society which young people inhabit. This book will be an invaluable aid to teachers in confidently having sensitive conversations about gender and sexual diversity.’ -- Dominic Davies‘Informative, helpful and packed with practical advice for all Key Stages, this is a timely and important book.’ -- Professor Dame Alison Peacock‘This is an important book in the too-often overlooked field of gender and sexuality education for young people. If appropriately applied, it should lead to a quiet revolution in the physical and mental health of young people who have so unreasonably been disenfranchised by the lack of quality, accessible information in this vital area.’ -- Professor Christina RichardsTable of ContentsChapter 1: Understanding the self Chapter 2: Gender Chapter 3: Relationships Chapter 4: Sexuality and sex Chapter 5: Gender and sexology through the Ages Chapter 6: Policy, Guidance and Sign Posting for Teachers Chapter 7: Establishing a safe learning and teaching space Chapter 8: Ethics, advocacy and who does what

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Book SynopsisSocial media data can be vast and understanding which data source works best for a research project, as well as the ethical considerations it requires and how to go about extracting and analysing this data, is fundamental for students to grasp. Working with social media data requires a specific set of knowledge and skills and this Fix answers questions such as: Can social media data meet my research needs? How do I gather and use social media data ethically? What social media data do I need to gather? How do I build an effective social media sampling strategy? How do I extract data from social media platforms? What steps should I take to plan my data collection? Table of ContentsCan social media data meet my research needs? How do I gather and use social media data ethically? What social media data do I need? How do I build an effective sampling strategy? How do I extract data from social media platforms? What steps should I take to plan my data collection?

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Book SynopsisCan moderated screen time actually have a positive impact on young people’s mental health? With over 30 expert contributors spanning a range of disciplines including psychology, education and communications, as well as young people′s own perspectives, this book dispels some of the myths that surround young people’s use of digital media and covers important topics ranging from safeguarding, to digital citizenship and the fear of missing out. Using reflective activities, practical tips and evidence-based research, this book will help you find out informed ways social and digital media can be used beneficially, providing vital understanding to anyone studying child and adolescent mental health. Table of ContentsPART I: DIGITAL MEDIA AND CHILD MENTAL HEALTH: DEFINING TERMS AND IDENTIFYING RELEVANT ISSUES Chapter 1: Children, Childhood and Child Development Chapter 2: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Chapter 3: An Introduction to Digital Media Chapter 4: Risk, Resilience and Vulnerability PART II: THE IMPACT OF DIGITAL MEDIA Chapter 5: Exploring the Positive Impact on Mental Health – The Rhetoric of ′The Good′ Chapter 6: Exploring the Potential Risks to Mental Health: The Rhetoric of ‘The Bad’ Chapter 7: Exploring the Negative Side of Digital Media – The Rhetoric of ′The Ugly′ Chapter 8: Exploring When Digital Media Impacts on Mental Health – The Rhetoric of ′The Ugly′ Continued PART III: PRACTICAL IDEAS FOR FAMILIES AND PROFESSIONALS Chapter 9: The Role of Parents and Caregivers Chapter 10: The Role of Schools in Mental Health and Digital Media Chapter 11: The Role of Mental Health and Other Related Services Chapter 12: Conclusions

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Book SynopsisIn this book, I share with you an alternative to the ‘school’ of today. A way of creating the conditions for you to go on an adventure with children. Education should not be a predetermined journey with map already drawn, with no ability to leave the path or pause. It should be a co-adventure. This co-adventure can only take place when we take the first step into the unknown. This can feel daunting and can open us up to questions and uncertainty. However, once we do take that first step, an adventure lies ahead like no other – an adventure so magical that it can and will change everything. And the reason that this adventure is so special is that it will take you into the very soul of children and of yourself. In these pages, I offer you an invitation. It comes from my head and heart to speak to yours. It is not didactic. It is a way to create the conditions for the magic of children to thrive. - GregTable of ContentsPart 1 The Essential self Chapter 1 – head and heart Chapter 2 – the roots of learning Chapter 3 – control, conformity, curriculum Chapter 4 – the illusion of learning Chapter 5 – programming children Chapter 6 – love and architecture Chapter 7 – a new soul: The Essential Self Chapter 8 – the spiral Chapter 9 – co-researching, co-adventuring and the importance of intrigue Chapter 10 – play: what is it in school? Chapter 11 – the magic of children Chapter 12 – leaving the factory Chapter 13 – the 3Ms Chapter 14 – the passport of planning Chapter 15 – the golden triangle: engaging environments, quality teaching, emotional connection Chapter 16 – the magic mirror Part 2 – Drawing Club Chapter 17 – clubs Chapter 18 – the great big beauty of story Chapter 19 – the great big beauty of drawing Chapter 20 – language Chapter 21 – story telling, books, time out of joint Chapter 22 – modelling Chapter 23 – the 3Ms and the connection to drawing Chapter 24 – Drawing Club and the magic mirror Chapter 25 – the possibility Part 3 – Play Projects Chapter 26 – why Play Projects? Chapter 27 – the building blocks of play Chapter 28- getting started Chapter 29 – continuous provision Chapter 30 – developing projects Part 4 – Pages from the Green and Black books Part 5 - Photographs

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Book SynopsisLeadership can be a challenging and complex area of practice, but this textbook will be your essential guide, teaching you how to master this important skill and find your professional voice. The book considers the challenges of leadership in the early years, exploring both the theoretical aspects, and the skills and tools needed to support and develop leadership and mentoring in practice. You will be encouraged to critically reflect on practice in a global context, looking at vignettes, case studies and reflections from international settings, which will equip you with valuable transferable leadership skills, applicable to any situation in practice.Table of ContentsChapter 1: Exploring Leadership Theories for Driving Excellence in Early Years Chapter 2: Developing as a Leader Chapter 3: Reflective Practice Chapter 4: Leading Collaboratively Chapter 5: Leading in Changing Times Chapter 6: Conflict Resolution – A Problem Solving Approach Chapter 7: Mentoring to Support Leadership and Excellence in Practice Chapter 8: Finding and Using Your Professional Voice

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Book SynopsisConceived by Chris Grey, SAGE’s ′A Very Short, Fairly Interesting and Reasonably Cheap’ series shies away from the sterility of conventional textbooks, offering students an informal and accessible overview of the field which challenges the traditional literature. A bestseller from the series, this new edition of A Very Short, Fairly Interesting and Reasonably Cheap Book about Management by internationally renowned academic Ann L. Cunliffe has been updated to reflect current research. With inclusion of more international examples and coverage of ethical management, new ways of working and recent successes and failures in leadership in relation to the Covid pandemic, this book will stretch, surprise and reward business and management students at undergraduate, postgraduate and MBA levels. Trade ReviewAnn’s book is everything a good textbook about leadership and management should be: It is thought-provoking, challenging, reflexive, packed with knowledge, and mostly, a fresh read in a jungle of boring, slight-variations-over-the-same, management books. Also, Ann is doing an important job in advocating for much-needed critical thinking within the field by challenging conventional assumptions and mainstream literature, and the book reflects this ambition in a good way. -- Professor Tom KarpThis intellectually stimulating and practically relevant book offers a refreshing take not only on management, but also communication, culture, identity, and ethics. Rather than repeating well-worn ideas, this book offers a fresh perspective that can help address the daunting challenges that organizations face in the aftermath of COVID-19. Written in an accessible and friendly tone, this book is essential reading not only for management students, but also for practitioners who want to learn how to be more ethical, responsible, effective, and ultimately better managers. -- James McDonaldThis is an excellent introduction to management thought and Organizational Theory. The book is nice to read, very informative and covers all main topics in our field. I strongly recommend it to everyone interested in understanding management thinking. -- Rafael AlcadipaniAnn Cunliffe’s book provides a profound and articulated reinterpretation of managing as a relational, reflexive, and moral practice. At stake is a careful review of traditional management theories, which opens unexplored horizons on landscapes and organizational orographies. The thought-provoking reference to authors such as Ferdinand de Saussure, Paul Ricoeur, Maurice Merleau-Ponty, Mikhail Bakhtin and Judith Butler, enriches, embellishes, and acts as a solid anchor to the reflections proposed by the author. In a world scourged by turbulence, uncertainty, the COVID-19 pandemic, protests, division, climate change, social and economic sustainability challenges, Ann Cunliffe’s proposal of a different, innovative, and responsible/responsive paradigm of management opens glimmers of hope and a look towards the future. -- Giuseppe ScarattiTable of ContentsChapter 1 Management, Management Studies and Managerialism Chapter 2 Communication, Language and Relational Managers Chapter 3 Who are Managers? Discourses of Identity-Work Chapter 4 Managing Culture – Managing Hearts, Minds, Bodies and Souls Chapter 5 Managing Relational, Ethical and ‘Just’ Organizations

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Global Childhoods in International Perspective gathers a wide spectrum of contributors from Europe, the U.S., South Asia, South Africa and Latin America, who, attuned with present dilemmas in the area of childhood studies, discuss some key theoretical and empirical aspects of child scholarship, such as identity, child wellbeing, child mobility and migration, intergenerational relationships and child abuse. Through these expert contributions, the book explores the many ways in which the relationship between universality and particularities of childhood plays an important role in describing global childhoods. The book highlights childhood as a cross-cutting issue in global sociology with chapters on globalization and schooling in Burkina Faso, child abuse and neglect in India, identity and integration among children of African immigrants in France, social class mobility of Filipino migrant children in Italy and France, and an investigation into Kyrgyz childhoods. Ideal reading for researchers, practitioners and students interested in both childhood studies and the other areas including community research, sociology of education, social stratification, and the sociology of migration.

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Book SynopsisThis essential text supports students to develop their understanding of children and young people with special educational, and additional support needs. Up to date with the current Code of Practice and legislation, the text offers chapters on each key area of need within Early Years settings, schools and colleges, empowering readers with the confidence to address these needs effectively. The book includes case studies and examples helping to put theory into practice, in addition to learning and teaching points throughout the book, encouraging students to think critically of how they would manage particular issues. Janice Wearmouth is Professor of Education at the University of Bedfordshire.Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction: Special And/Or Additional Learning And Support Needs And Disabilities Chapter 2: Understandings Of Human Learning. Influence Of Discourses Chapter 3: A Historical Background Of The Special Sector In Education Chapter 4: Legal Accountabilities In Educational Institutions Chapter 5: Difficulties In Communication And Interaction Chapter 6: Difficulties In Cognition And Learning Chapter 7: Social, Emotional And Mental Health Difficulties And Associated Behavioural Issues Chapter 8: Sensory And/Or Physical Difficulties Chapter 9: Assessment And Planning Chapter 10: Difficulties In Literacy Acquisition Chapter 11: Numeracy Difficulties Chapter 12: Inclusive Practices In Schools And Classrooms Chapter 13: Working In Partnership With Families And Outside Agencies

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Book SynopsisUnderstanding Mental Health and Counselling provides a critical introduction to key debates about how problems of mental health are understood, and to the core approaches taken to working with counselling and psychotherapy clients. In drawing out the differences and intersections between professional and social understandings of mental health and counselling theory and practice, the book fosters critical thinking about effective and ethical work with mental health service users and therapy clients. With chapters by noted academic writers and service-user researchers, and content enlivened by activities, first-person accounts and case material, the book provides a key resource for both counselling and psychotherapy trainees and those interested in the broader field of mental health.Table of ContentsIntroduction Part 1 Understanding mental health: the emergence of the talking cure Chapter 1 The birth of psychiatry: questions of power, control and care - David W. Jones Chapter 2 The service-user movement - Jo Lomani Chapter 3 The history of the talking cure - Sarah Marks Chapter 4 Diagnosis, classification and the expansion of the therapeutic realm - David Harper Part 2 Presenting problems Chapter 5 Understanding sadness and worry - Naomi Moller and Gina Di Malta Chapter 6 Trauma and crisis - Andrew Reeves and Christina Buxton Chapter 7 Relationships and intimacy - Naomi Moller Chapter 8 Understanding psychological formulation - Lucy Johnstone Part 3 Models of working Chapter 9 The psychodynamic approach - David Kaposi Chapter 10 Cognitive behavioural therapy - Simon P. Clarke Chapter 11 The humanistic approach - Michael Sims and Gina Di Malta Chapter 12 The pluralistic approach - Julia McLeod and John McLeod Part 4 Counselling in practice Chapter 13 The therapeutic relationship - Daragh Keogh and Ladislav Timulak Chapter 14 Beyond the individual - Andreas Vossler Chapter 15 Beyond face to face: technology-based counselling - Andreas Vossler Chapter 16 Context of practice: boundaries and ethics - Clare Symons Part 5 Contemporary issues: mental health and society Chapter 17 The politics of research and evidence - Rebecca Hutten Chapter 18 Mental health, criminal justice and the law - David W. Jones Chapter 19 Individual or social problems? - David Kaposi Chapter 20 Living in a therapeutic culture - Joanne Brown and Barry Richards Conclusion

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Book SynopsisCritical reading is the foundation of good research. Read Critically gives you the knowledge and tools you need to be able to extract meaning from texts and judge its quality, relevance and significance. Understand your assignment question Know how to think critically, and in turn read critically Write critically and ace your assignment. Super Quick Skills provides the essential building blocks you need to succeed at university - fast. Packed with practical, positive advice on core academic and life skills, you’ll discover focused tips and strategies to use straight away. Whether it’s writing great essays, understanding referencing or managing your wellbeing, find out how to build good habits and progress your skills throughout your studies. Learn core skills quickly Apply them right away and see results Succeed in your studies and in life Super Quick Skills gives you the foundations you need to confidently navigate the ups and downs of university life.Table of ContentsWhat is critical thinking? What does it mean to be critical? How can I understand the assignment question? How do I get from critical reading to critical writing? Are there different ways to understand interpretation? What is critical language? How do I know I’m ready for the next assignment? Where do I go from here?

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Packed with engaging examples and case studies from companies including Amazon, IBM, and Pepsi, as well as unique insights from sales professionals across the globe, this comprehensive textbook balances research, theory, and practice to guide students through the art and science of selling in a fast-changing and digital age. The text highlights the emerging role of storytelling, sales analytics and automation in a highly competitive and technological world, and includes exercises and role plays for students to practice as they learn about each stage of the selling process. As well as its focus on selling, the text also provides students with essential sales management skills such as onboarding, coaching, mentoring, and leading salespeople, as well as managing sales pipelines, territories, budgets, systems, and teams when not in the field. Online resources are included to help instructors teaching with the textbook, including PowerPoint slides and a testbank. Chapter overviews and teaching notes for the roleplays included in the text and suggested course projects and worksheets are also provided for instructors. Suitable for courses on selling and sales management at all college and university levels.

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Book SynopsisThe perfect guide to help you embed metacognitive approaches to your teaching. What is metacognition and how can you use it in your teaching? Metacognition – being aware of our own ways of thinking – is popular in education, but it is not always obvious how it links to teaching practice and how to teach it explicitly. This book translates meaningful concepts from research literature not only into practical strategies to try in your classroom but also gives you the opportunity to reflect on metacognitive strategies that you already use. Key topics include: Metacognitive strategies in a range of subjects, including English and mathematics Dismantling metacognitive misconceptions How to use metacognition to improve test performance The importance of developing a growth mindset How to develop self-regulation in the classroom Trade ReviewBeing aware of our own ways of thinking; that′s what metacognition is but do we have a firm grasp of what it actually means? In this unusually detailed, impeccably researched and passionately written text, Anoara Mughal has really encouraged us to think about thinking. Anoara takes thinking beyond the conceptual into the practical and this book helps us address metacognition not as something to be frightened of but something to embrace in assembling and supporting opportunities for learning in our classrooms. Written with reference to the Teachers Standards and Early Career Framework, this book is ideal for anyone wishing to develop their understanding of the thinking processes at work in their classrooms and indeed in their staff rooms as they continue to help our young people to be the best that they can be. Readily accessible and digestible in bite sized chunks, ‘Think!’ will support individual teacher development as well as inform whole school continual professional development for many years to come. -- Andrew CowleyTable of ContentsChapter 1: The use of research in teaching Chapter 2: What is metacognition and self-regulated learning? Chapter 3: The impact of metacognition Chapter 4: Metacognition and mindsets Chapter 5: Metacognitive misconceptions Chapter 6: Metacognition and the learning environment Chapter 7: Metacognition, homework and remote learning Chapter 8: Metacognitive strategies in English Chapter 9: Metacognitive strategies in maths Chapter 10: Metacognitive strategies across the curriculum Chapter 11: Improving test performance using metacognition Chapter 12: Metacognition and P4C Chapter 13: Metacognition, Schema and memory development in the curriculum Chapter 14: Metacognition and assessment

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Book SynopsisThe perfect guide to help you embed metacognitive approaches to your teaching. What is metacognition and how can you use it in your teaching? Metacognition – being aware of our own ways of thinking – is popular in education, but it is not always obvious how it links to teaching practice and how to teach it explicitly. This book translates meaningful concepts from research literature not only into practical strategies to try in your classroom but also gives you the opportunity to reflect on metacognitive strategies that you already use. Key topics include: Metacognitive strategies in a range of subjects, including English and mathematics Dismantling metacognitive misconceptions How to use metacognition to improve test performance The importance of developing a growth mindset How to develop self-regulation in the classroom Trade ReviewBeing aware of our own ways of thinking; that′s what metacognition is but do we have a firm grasp of what it actually means? In this unusually detailed, impeccably researched and passionately written text, Anoara Mughal has really encouraged us to think about thinking. Anoara takes thinking beyond the conceptual into the practical and this book helps us address metacognition not as something to be frightened of but something to embrace in assembling and supporting opportunities for learning in our classrooms. Written with reference to the Teachers Standards and Early Career Framework, this book is ideal for anyone wishing to develop their understanding of the thinking processes at work in their classrooms and indeed in their staff rooms as they continue to help our young people to be the best that they can be. Readily accessible and digestible in bite sized chunks, ‘Think!’ will support individual teacher development as well as inform whole school continual professional development for many years to come. -- Andrew CowleyTable of ContentsChapter 1: The use of research in teaching Chapter 2: What is metacognition and self-regulated learning? Chapter 3: The impact of metacognition Chapter 4: Metacognition and mindsets Chapter 5: Metacognitive misconceptions Chapter 6: Metacognition and the learning environment Chapter 7: Metacognition, homework and remote learning Chapter 8: Metacognitive strategies in English Chapter 9: Metacognitive strategies in maths Chapter 10: Metacognitive strategies across the curriculum Chapter 11: Improving test performance using metacognition Chapter 12: Metacognition and P4C Chapter 13: Metacognition, Schema and memory development in the curriculum Chapter 14: Metacognition and assessment

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Book SynopsisDiscover the educational power of puzzle-based learning. Understand the principles of effective game design, the power of well-crafted narratives and how different game mechanics can support varied learning objectives. Applying escape room concepts to the classroom, this book offers practical advice on how to create immersive, collaborative learning experiences for your students without the need for expensive resources and tools. Packed with examples, including a full sample puzzle game for you to use with your students, this book is a primer for classroom teachers on designing robust learning activities using problem-solving principles.Table of ContentsChapter 1: A framework for learning with escape games Chapter 2: Game shapes Chapter 3: World design Chapter 4: Creating and sharing the narrative Chapter 5: Concepts for puzzle design Chapter 6: Designing specific puzzle types Chapter 7: Designing the escape game experience Chapter 8: Prototyping and playtesting Chapter 9: Running the game: Facilitation, reflection and assessment Chapter 10: Sample game: ‘Misinformation literacy’

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Book SynopsisNew to online research? This book will give you the foundation you need to confidently design and conduct a project using internet methods. First providing an overview of online qualitative research, it then provides how-to guidance for studying the ways we use diverse technologies to communicate with words and images. It covers a well-established methods, from document research to online interviews, as well as introducing new turns in qualitative research, such as big data. This second edition: Equips you with the skills to make good decisions about methodologies, methods and technologies at every stage of your project. Dedicates three chapters to being an ethical online researcher, covering vital aspects such as respecting partners in research and researcher positionality. Includes over 30 ‘Research Cameo’ examples showing you how to put theory into practice. Written by a scholar-practitioner in e-learning and online academia with 20 years’ experience, this book will help students and researchers across the social sciences looking to do qualitative research online. Accompanied by online resources including templates, exercises and further reading, this book will develop your digital literacy and enable you to take advantage of the possibilities of Internet research.Trade ReviewThis timely second edition offers an invaluable guide through the complexities of doing qualitative research online. In her comprehensive and readable book, Salmons navigates methods and ethics, concepts and debates with great skill and finesse. -- Helen KaraA thoughtful walk with an experienced author on qualitative research and international collaboration in a digital world. She provides relevant resources to become coherent researcher designers, with clear theoretical grounding, and precise guiding questions that anticipate the challenges, ethical decisions and emergent opportunities of qualitative research online. -- Natalia Reinoso-ChávezWith so much of our communication living decisively online, the updated 2nd Edition of "Doing Qualitative Research Online" is a highly accessible and thorough resource for emerging qualitative researchers and for more established researchers adapting to the online environment. -- Tony CarrTable of ContentsChapter 1: Using Qualitative Approaches for Research in a Data-Intensive World Part I: Designing Online Qualitative Studies Chapter 2: Choosing Methodologies and Methods for Online Studies Chapter 3: Choosing Information and Communications Technologies for Online Studies Part II: Becoming an Ethical Online Researcher Chapter 4: Designing an Ethical Online Study Chapter 5: Conducting an Ethical Online Study Chapter 6: Researchers’ Roles and Positions Part III: Preparing to Collect Data Online Chapter 7: Creating a Sampling Plan Chapter 8: Recruiting, Finding, and Selecting Participants Online Chapter 9: Preparing to Interact with Participants Online Part IV: Collecting Qualitative Data Online Chapter 10: Finding and Collecting Extant Data Online: Using Posts, Archives, or Big Data Chapter 11: Eliciting Data Online: Asking Participants about Their Experiences Chapter 12: Using Enacted Methods Online: Generating Data with Creative and Experiential Methods Part V: Working with Data and Reporting Findings Chapter 13: Organizing, Analyzing, and Interpreting Data Chapter 14: Writing, Reporting, Presenting, and Contributing to the Literature Chapter 15: Online Communications and Online Qualitative Research: Trends and Influences

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Book SynopsisThis Handbook explores the multidisciplinary field of childhood studies through a uniquely global lens. It focuses on enquiries and investigations into the everyday lives of young children in the age range of birth to 8 years of age, giving space to their voices and involving interrogations about the various aspect of their lives. This Handbook engages with the interdisciplinary field of childhood studies, education, cultural studies, ethnography, and philosophy, with contributions from scholars from across the globe who have focused their work on the complexities of childhoods in contemporary times. By considering a range of epistemologies, ontologies and perspectives to present the contemporary & systematic research on the topic from a wide range of academics and authors in the field, this Handbook provides a significant contribution to the international dialogue of Global Childhoods. Part 1: Global Childhoods Part 2: Researching Global Childhoods Part 3: Contemporary Childhoods Part 4: Pedagogies and Practice Part 5: Creating Communities for Global ChildrenTable of ContentsPart 1: Global Childhoods Editor′s Introduction - Nicola J. Yelland, Lacey Peters, Nikki Fairchild, Marek Tesar, & Michelle S. Pérez Part 1 Introduction - Michelle S. Pérez Chapter 1: The Descendants of the Gods: Maori Indigenous Childhoods - Mere Skerrett Chapter 2: [Re]Imagining Childhoods in the Global South: South African Experiences - Bekisizwe S. Ndimande Chapter 3: Globalization and (Un)shifting Notions of Childhood: Middle-Class Parents in and from Urban India Conceptualize Childhood in a Climate of Globalization - Amita Gupta Chapter 4: Childhoods and Politics in (Post)socialist Societies - Zsuzsa Millei, Nikolai Jeffs, Petar Odak, Iveta Silova, Anikó Varga Nagy, & Anel Kulahmetova Chapter 5: Postcolonial Childhoods: Historical and Contemporary Notions - Radhika Viruru & Nazneen Askari Chapter 6: A Study of ‘Learning through Play’ in Mainland China, Hong Kong and Singapore Kindergartens Using Asia as Method - Luting Zhou, Erica Burman, & Susie Miles Chapter 7: Children′s Geographies Beyond ′Agency′ - Peter Kraftl, Sarada Balagopalan, & Gabriela Tebet Chapter 8: Relational Mapping and Global Childhoods - Iris Duhn, Karen Malone, & Linda Knight Chapter 9: Pláticas on Early Childhood and Bilingual Education: Reckoning with the Past to Envision the Future - Paty Abril-Gonzalez & Michelle Salazar Pérez Part 2: Researching Global Childhoods Part 2 Introduction - Marek Tesar Chapter 10: The Historical Emergence of Modern Childhood - Jonas Qvarsebo Chapter 11: Philosophy of Childhood: Style, Philosophy, and the ‘Post-It’ of Global Childhoods - Andrew Gibbons & Marek Tesar Chapter 12: Rethinking Global Sociology of Childhoods - Sonja Arndt Chapter 13: Posthumanism/New Materialism: the Child, Childhood and Education - Hillevi Lenz Taguchi & Christine Eriksson Chapter 14: Research Methodologies with Young Children: Muddling in the Middle - Kylie Smith Chapter 15: Black Geographies in Early Childhood Studies - Fikile Nxumalo, Nnenna Odim, & Alison Smith Chapter 16: Figuring Gender in Early Childhood with Animal Figurines: Pursuing Tentacular Stories about Global Childhoods in the Anthropocene - Jayne Osgood & Sid Mohandas Chapter 17: Krishnamurti’s Insights for Global Childhood Education and Research - Marina Basu Chapter 18: Ni niño, ni ruiseñor/Not a child, nor a mockingbird: Decolonisation of Childhoods in Abya Yala - ximena galdames castillo Chapter 19: Architecting Process-Oriented Research Methodologies in Early Childhood Education - Nikki Rotas Part 3: Contemporary Childhoods Part 3 Introduction - Nicola J. Yelland Chapter 20: Childhoods for the Common Good: The Educational Project of Reggio Emilia - Stefania Giamminuti Chapter 21: (R)existence in the Borderlands: Immigrant Children in the United States - Angeles Maldonado & Beth Blue Swadener Chapter 22: Homeless and Street Connected Childhoods: Contemporary Challenges within International Convention Frameworks - Dimitrina Kaneva & Su Corcoran Chapter 23: Multimodal Childhoods: Lifeworlds and Lived Experiences of Young Children in Pedagogic Cultures - Lorna Arnott & Nicola Yelland Chapter 24: Learning with Place: Innovative Pedagogies for Climate Action - Jeanne Marie Iorio & Catherine Hamm Chapter 25: The Every/day Materialities of Children′s School Lives - Casey Meyers Chapter 26: Children After the Animal Turn: Child-animal Relations and Multispecies Scholarship - Pauliina Rautio, Tuure Tammi, & Riikka Hohti Chapter 27: Play, Popular Culture and the Aesthetics of Play: Children as Cultural Critics - Haeny S. Yoon Chapter 28: Minds Nested in Nature - Jay Griffiths Part 4: Pedagogies and Practice Part 4 Introduction - Nikki Fairchild Chapter 29: The Importance of Early Childhood Education and Care for Hungarian Ethnic Minority Groups in Romania, Slovak Republic and Serbia - Eva Mikuska Chapter 30: Untidying Child Development with a Picturebook: Disrupting Colonising Binary Logic in Teacher Education - Karin Murris, Rose-Anne Reynolds, Heloisa da Silva, & Luzia Aparecida de Souza Chapter 31: Seeing Beyond: Perspectives of Black and Minority Ethnic Children in English ECEC - Nikki Fairchild & Vini Lander Chapter 32: On Being Led (astray) by (feral) Materials: Posthuman Research Practice in an outdoor ECEC Atelier - Lucy Hill Chapter 33: Construction of children’s cultural identity in Chinese context: Understanding young children’s perspectives via popular picture books - Fengling Tang, Pan Yue-Juan, & Niwen Wu Chapter 34: The Norwegian #barnehageopprør2016 (the 2016 kindergarten riots): Renewed acts of political and professional minor gestures - Ann Merete Otterstad & Constanse Elmenhorst Chapter 35: From Policy to Pedagogy: Image of the Singapore Child - Wu Pinhui Sandra Chapter 36: Social Inequality in the Early Childhood Care and Education Practice in Nigeria - Hannah Olubunmi Ajayi Chapter 37: Quality Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) in India: Where do we stand? - Reetu Chandra Part 5: Creating Communities for Global Children Part 5 Introduction - Lacey Peters Chapter 38: Unpacking Children and Childhood in Indonesian Preschool Policy Documents - Ali Formen, Hani Yulindrasari, & Vina Adriany Chapter 39: Infants and Young Children in Alternative Care - Eunice Lumsden Chapter 40: Pedagogic Resistance: Children’s Play as Political Agency - Maria Persons Chapter 41: Children Walking Diverse Worlds: Facing the Trouble of a Settler Colonial Past and Present - Claudia Diaz-Diaz Chapter 42: Fostering Community and Environmental Sustainability in Early Childhood: A Project on Living Things in a Preschool Classroom - Lacey Peters, Eloah Decat, Victoria Damjanovic, Meaghan Mosher, Cassidy Dickson, & Janette Habashi Chapter 43: Becoming ADHD in U.S. Public Early Childhood Classrooms: Childhood Amidst Accountability Policies - Kyunghwa Lee Chapter 44: What deaf Children Think about deaf Education - Jennifer Scarboro Chapter 45: Constructing an Inclusive Understanding of Rights from the Ground Up: Listening to Young Children Through an International Documentary Film Adventure - John Nimmo & Maria Thereza Oliva Marcilio Chapter 46: Justice, Dignity and Respect: Love as an Organizing Principle in Global Childhoods - Chelsea Bailey, Janeth Christian Malela & Frank Mbele, Michell Naidoo, Michele Reich, Diego Pérez, Julie Nicholson, Anonymous & Lisette Garcia

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Book SynopsisPlay in the Early Years provides an accessible overview of key concepts, debates and approaches to children’s Play. This book: · Considers play from a variety of perspectives · Offers expert insights into theory and research in each area · Encourages the reader to critically reflect on both theory and practice With features including key terms, case studies, reflective questions, spotlights on research and an accompanying glossary, this text is perfect for everyone who is interested in Play - from those just starting undergraduate degrees through to those with more advanced knowledge or experience.Table of ContentsIntroduction: The Problem with Play - Kay Owen & Alistair Turvill Chapter 1: The Changing Face of Play - Kay Owen Chapter 2: The Role of Play in Child Development - Kay Owen & Christopher Barnes Chapter 3: Understanding Children′s Play Behaviours - Jenny Boldrin Chapter 4: Play in the Great Outdoors - Su Wall & Kay Owen Chapter 5: Digital Play in Early Childhood - Alistair Turvill Chapter 6: Play and Gender - Kay Owen & Jenny Hallam Chapter 7: Therapeutic Play: What are we playing at? - Carol Fenton Chapter 8: Children′s Right to Play - Julianne Harlow & Martin Smith Chapter 9: Learning and Play: Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment - Su Wall & Sarah Roeschlaub Chapter 10: A Historical View of Anthropological, International & Intercultural Perspectives - Marco Antonio Delgado-Fuentes Chapter 11: Autism and Play - Trevor Cotterill Conclusion: The Real Problem with Play - Kay Owen Glossary

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Book SynopsisEverything you need to know about Learning Theories in Early Childhood practice. This book explores the key theorists and theories that form the foundation of learning and development in early childhood. Building your own understanding and knowledge of children’s learning, it then helps you develop the skills of translating theory into practice. How does this book support you? · The structure of the book mirrors your student learning journey, to compliment your course and seminar reading. · Parts 1 and 2 help you develop your reflective and analytical skills through critical questions, photographs and discussion points. · Part 3 gives real life case studies to help you understand how the theories can be practically applied in settings to improve your own practice.Table of ContentsPart I: The Early Pioneers Chapter 1: Recognising the concept of child • The emergence of childhood • Seeing nature in children’s learning • Valuing emotional growth in early learning • Recognising the value of play in early learning • The need for social reform • Advancing understanding in intellectual development Part II: Modern Perspectives Chapter 2: Emotional learning in childhood • What does emotional learning look like? • Emotional intelligence • Self-efficacy • Attachment Chapter 3: Social learning in childhood • What does social learning look like? • Language and social learning • The ethics of care • Behaviourism and its relevance for social learning today Chapter 4: Cognitive development and learning • Intellectual development • Play as a pedagogic approach • Viewing learning from the child’s perspective • Learning: can we really make it happen out of doors? Chapter 5: Practice outside of the mainstream • Loris Malaguzzi and Reggio Emilia • Te whakiri • Sure Start • Instrumental enrichment • The contribution of neuroscience • Digital learning in early childhood Part III: Seeing Theory in Practice Chapter 6: Play as a pedagogic approach Chapter 7: Emotional learning in early childhood Chapter 8: Social learning in early childhood Chapter 9: Language and learning Chapter 10: Health and wellbeing

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Book SynopsisThe perfect companion to help you crack some of secondary science’s most challenging concepts in your teaching. Secondary science teaching is a heroic task, taking some of humanity’s greatest discoveries and explaining them to the next generation of students. Cracking some of the trickiest concepts in biology, chemistry and physics, with walkthrough explanations and examples inspired by direct instruction, this book will bring a fresh perspective to your teaching. · 30 key concepts explored in depth · Understand what students should know before and after the lesson · Tips and tricks offer detailed advice on each topic · Checks for understanding so you can test your students’ knowledge Adam Boxer is Head of Science at The Totteridge Academy in North London. Heena Dave was Head of Science at Bedford Free School. Gethyn Jones is a teacher of physics at an independent school in LondonTable of ContentsChapter 1: Cracking the Concepts: the components of an effective explanation Part 1: Biology Chapter 2: Understanding Cellular Structure and Function Chapter 3: Biological Organisation within Complex Multicellular Organisms Chapter 4: Magnification Chapter 5: Enzyme Function Chapter 6: Cellular Respiration Chapter 7: Photosynthesis Chapter 8: Immunity and the Immune System Chapter 9: The heart Chapter 10: Evolution by Natural Selection Part 2: Chemistry Chapter 11: Balancing equations Chapter 12: The development of the periodic table Chapter 13: Bonding, structure and properties Chapter 14: The mole Chapter 15: Electrolysis Chapter 16: Energy changes Chapter 17: Rates of reaction Chapter 18: Dynamic Equilibrium Chapter 19: Fractional distillation Chapter 20: Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Part 3: Physics Chapter 21: Introducing Energy Stores and Pathways Chapter 22: Electric current Chapter 23: Introduction to Forces Chapter 24: Current and Potential Difference Chapter 25: Waves Chapter 26: Vectors and Compnents Chapter 27: Pressure Chapter 28: Forces and Newton′s Laws of Motion Chapter 29: Internal Energy and Heat Capacity Chapter 30: Magnetism and Electromagnetism

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Book SynopsisUnderstand the foundations of biological psychology and explore the stories behind important discoveries in the field. Everything you need to know about brain and behaviour – from sensory systems, eating disorders and sleep to drugs, language and memory. This fourth edition has been fully updated throughout, and includes new figures and diagrams, revised learning features, and clear explanations of over 330 key terms. Includes: The latest research on the neural basis of mental illness, degenerative diseases, and genetics Key Figure and Special Interest boxes spotlight interesting researchers, studies and discoveries of conditions End-of-chapter MCQs test understanding and support your preparation for assessments 250 full colour diagrams and figures illustrate the key concepts in each chapter Supported by online teaching and learning resources including drag and drop exercises for students, an instructor’s manual, testbank, and PowerPoint slides. Introduction to Biopsychology is essential reading for all Psychology students studying biological psychology.Trade ReviewAn interesting and engaging introduction to biopsychology. The chapters make the case for its importance and give the real-world implications. -- Mark EdwardsProviding a historical approach and evidence, followed by treatments and future directions of the field, this book provides a clear story and structure to the reader and encourages critical thinking. -- Zoe KolokotroniTable of ContentsChapter 1: An introduction to biological psychology, brains and nerve function Chapter 2: The visual system Chapter 3: Sensory systems other than vision Chapter 4: The control of movement Chapter 5: Hunger and eating disorders Chapter 6: Emotional states Chapter 7: Sleep and circadian rhythms Chapter 8: Sexual development and behaviour Chapter 9: Learning and memory Chapter 10: Language and cognition Chapter 11: The biological basis of mental illness Chapter 12: Drugs and addiction Chapter 13: Degenerative diseases of the nervous system Chapter 14: Genes and behaviour

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Book SynopsisLittle Guide for Teachers: Supporting Behaviour in the Classroom inspires you to rethink how you manage behaviour. Using the authors’ tried and tested approach, this book encourages you to manage mood as a preventative strategy for disruptive behaviour. The Little Guide for Teachers series is little in size but BIG on all the support and inspiration you need to navigate your day to day life as a teacher. · Authored by experts in the field · Easy to dip in-and-out of · Interactive activities encourage you to write into the book and make it your own · Fun engaging illustrations throughout · Read in an afternoon or take as long as you like with it! Table of ContentsIntroduction Chapter 1: What does Behaviour mean to you? Chapter 2: How can I manage the mood? Chapter 3: Structure Chapter 4: Flexibility Chapter 5: The 3 Rs Conclusion

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Book SynopsisHelping you make the connections between the theory and practice of social media marketing, this third edition of the popular text has been updated to include technological advances in practice such as AI and virtual marketing, alongside a brand-new chapter on the rise of influencer culture and marketing. Examples and case studies throughout help you to contextualise the text through popular brands and platforms such as Instagram, Dunkin Donuts, Amazon and also political marketing for social movements such as Extinction Rebellion. This text is essential reading for all marketing students, researchers and practitioners today.Table of ContentsPart 1: Understanding Actors in Social Media Marketing Chapter 1: Consumer Tribes and Communities Chapter 2: Users and Co-Creation Of Value Chapter 3: Brand and Anthropomorphic Marketing Chapter 4: Influencer Marketing Part 2: Understanding Platforms in Social Media Marketing Chapter 5: Traditional Social Media Platforms Chapter 6: Gaming and Hybrid Platforms Chapter 7: Mobile and Location-Based Platforms Part 3: Understanding Content in Social Media Marketing Chapter 8: Persuasiveness Chapter 9: Engagement Chapter 10: Electronic Word of Mouth (EWOM) Part 4: Understanding Context in Social Media Marketing Chapter 11: Measurement, Metrics and Analytics Chapter 12: Cross-Cultural Aspects and Implications Chapter 13: Privacy, Ethical and Legal Issues Chapter 14: Afterword

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Book SynopsisThis text offers students rich local cultural examples of Early Childhood Education from around the world. Informed by first-hand research and practice, the book provides authentic snapshots of ECE from countries, including Afghanistan, Australia, Ghana, Nigeria, Brazil, Eswatini, Mongolia, Nepal, Sami children of Finland, and Syrian refugee children, enabling readers to better understand the wider determinants influencing the multiplicity and diversity of children’s daily experiences. With expert contributors drawn from across the world, this book is essential reading for those interested in global perspectives on early childhood. Dr Naomi McLeod is a Senior Lecturer in Early Childhood Education at Liverpool John Moores University. Dr Emem E.Okon develops professional development programmes for educational practitioners in Nigeria. Diane Garrison is an anti-racist, educator, leader and community mentor. Dr Diane Boyd is a Senior Lecturer in Early Childhood Education at Liverpool John Moores University. Dr Angela Daly is a Reader in Education and Global Learning at Liverpool John Moores University. Table of ContentsPart 1: Early Childhood Education in a Range of Countries Chapter 1: Early Childhood Education in Afghanistan - Rachel Maranto Chapter 2: Kids on Country: An Indigenous Programme in Australia - Catrina Luz Aniere, Sandra Wooltorton and Diane Boyd Chapter 3: Early Childhood Education for Indigenous Children in Brazil - Naiara Unzurrunzaga Martínez and Lidia Cerqueira Chapter 4: Early Childhood Development and Education in The Kingdom of Eswatini - Cristian Fabbi, Tarja Karlsson Häikiö and Emem E. Okon Chapter 5: Early Childhood Education in Ghana - Naomi McLeod, Diane Garrison, Monika Quarcoo and Dominika Zbyl Chapter 6: Early Childhood Education for Nomadic Children in Mongolia - Julia Morgan and Tumendelger Sengedorj Chapter 7: Early Childhood Education and Development in Nepal - Kishore Shrestha, Babu Kaji and Angela Daly Chapter 8: Early Childhood Education in Nigeria - Emem E. Okon Chapter 9: Early Childhood Education for Indigenous Sámi Children of Finland - Tarja Karlsson Häikiö, Pigga Keskitalo and Liisa Lohilahti Chapter 10: Early Childhood Education and Care for Syrian Refugee Children in Lebanon, Jordan and Turkey - Julia Morgan Part 2: Pedagogical Themes Chapter 11: Democratic Learning: Participation and Children’s Rights Chapter 12: Playful Learning Chapter 13: Identity and a Sense of Belonging Chapter 14: Outdoor Learning Environments Chapter 15: Learning at Home and in the Community Chapter 16: School Readiness and Formal Learning Chapter 17: Culturally Respectful Professional Development

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Book SynopsisVoters need to be informed to make political decisions, but what if their media diet not only prevents them from getting the information they need, but actively shapes inaccurate perceptions of the world? Drawing on examples and evidence from around the world, this book aims to make a timely intervention to the debate about the concept of fake news. Its underlying argument will have three objectives. First, to offer more precise definitions for a term that is often loosely used. Second, to offer a less technologically determinist view of fake news. New social media platforms, such as Facebook and WhatsApp, are clearly an important part of the story, but they exist in wider social, political and institutional settings. Third, to situate the idea of fake news (and our concern about it) in broader arguments about an ongoing crisis and loss of confidence in liberal democratic institutions. Only with this perspective, it will be argued, can we possibly address the question of what we should do about fake news.Trade ReviewConcise and comprehensive, Anstead skilfully moves from the Middle Ages to Postmodernism and, all importantly, considers practical solutions to ′fake news′. Essential reading for policy makers, media and anyone who wants to get to grips with this slippery subject. -- Peter PomerantsevIf there was ever a topic that needed careful and thoughtful analysis, it is fake news. This book does exactly this – and then some more. By putting fake news into its historical context, by clarifying the term itself, by locating it within current media and political practice, and by telling us what can be done about it, Nick Anstead has performed an invaluable service. -- Professor John StreetSituating fake news in its historical context and providing clear and brief summaries of the current scholarly work on the subject, this concise book will provide a solid touchpoint for people looking to understand one of the most pressing issues of our time. -- Matt Bluemink * LSE Review of Books *Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. Background 3. What Do We Know? 4. What Should We Do? 5. Conclusion

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Book SynopsisVoters need to be informed to make political decisions, but what if their media diet not only prevents them from getting the information they need, but actively shapes inaccurate perceptions of the world? Drawing on examples and evidence from around the world, this book aims to make a timely intervention to the debate about the concept of fake news. Its underlying argument will have three objectives. First, to offer more precise definitions for a term that is often loosely used. Second, to offer a less technologically determinist view of fake news. New social media platforms, such as Facebook and WhatsApp, are clearly an important part of the story, but they exist in wider social, political and institutional settings. Third, to situate the idea of fake news (and our concern about it) in broader arguments about an ongoing crisis and loss of confidence in liberal democratic institutions. Only with this perspective, it will be argued, can we possibly address the question of what we should do about fake news.Trade ReviewConcise and comprehensive, Anstead skilfully moves from the Middle Ages to Postmodernism and, all importantly, considers practical solutions to ′fake news′. Essential reading for policy makers, media and anyone who wants to get to grips with this slippery subject. -- Peter PomerantsevIf there was ever a topic that needed careful and thoughtful analysis, it is fake news. This book does exactly this – and then some more. By putting fake news into its historical context, by clarifying the term itself, by locating it within current media and political practice, and by telling us what can be done about it, Nick Anstead has performed an invaluable service. -- Professor John StreetSituating fake news in its historical context and providing clear and brief summaries of the current scholarly work on the subject, this concise book will provide a solid touchpoint for people looking to understand one of the most pressing issues of our time. -- Matt Bluemink * LSE Review of Books *Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. Background 3. What Do We Know? 4. What Should We Do? 5. Conclusion

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Book SynopsisWhat is critical thinking? How do you apply it in your assessments? How do you build a good argument or find evidence? Critical thinking is a set of techniques. You just need to learn them. This is your personal toolkit for demystifying critical thinking. Clear and focused, it shows you how to sharpen your ability to think critically by developing and honing your skills. You’ll learn how to: Build a solid argument and express your ideas clearly Evaluate evidence and identify errors Understand and account for biased or flawed thinking Become a savvy user of technology Sift through the deluge of digital information Develop confident critical writing. Designed to work with a power pack of digital resources and exercises, you′ll find practical and effective tools to think and write critically in an information-saturated age. Whether you′re starting your first degree or arriving as an international or mature student, this book equips you with the skills, insights and confidence to succeed. This second edition has been redesigned and fine-tuned with a focus on accessibility: with a new and improved layout to improve the eBook experience, and updated language, examples and further reading recommendations throughout.Trade ReviewTom’s book continues to be a real hit with both undergraduate and postgraduate students. This book immerses students into the world of critical thinking using practical applications and experiences. The book triggers a meaningful sensemaking process and demystifies critical reading, thinking and reading, allowing students to develop their skills. -- Paul McEvoy ClarkeTom has a knack for providing relatable examples to break down the ideas around being a critical reader and writer. This second edition is no different and continues to carefully guide us all with developing our skills of criticality. A must read for anyone engaged with academic writing. -- Andy TaylorTable of ContentsPart I: The Art and Science of Being Reasonable Chapter 1: Understanding the Reasons Behind Things Chapter 2: Spelling Out Arguments and Assumptions Chapter 3: Reasoning With Logic and Certainty Chapter 4: Reasoning With Observation and Uncertainty Chapter 5: Developing Explanations and Theories Chapter 6: Assessing Evidence and Planning Your Reading Strategy Part II: Being Reasonable in an Unreasonable World Chapter 7: Getting to Grips With Rhetoric Chapter 8: Seeing Through Faulty Reasoning Chapter 9: Understanding Cognitive Bias Chapter 10: Overcoming Bias in Yourself and Others Chapter 11: Thinking Critically About Technology Chapter 12: Putting It All Together: Critical Thinking in Study, Work and Life

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Book SynopsisBeing able to work in groups is an important skill to master at university – especially when you’re assessed on it. Learn how to master this key professional and life skill to become an effective team member. Build communication skills and get to know your team Define roles and workloads by playing to everyone’s strengths Resolve challenges so you can avoid conflict. Super Quick Skills provides the essential building blocks you need to succeed at university - fast. Packed with practical, positive advice on core academic and life skills, you’ll discover focused tips and strategies to use straight away. Whether it’s writing great essays, understanding referencing or managing your wellbeing, find out how to build good habits and progress your skills throughout your studies. Learn core skills quickly Apply them right away and see results Succeed in your studies and in life Super Quick Skills gives you the foundations you need to confidently navigate the ups and downs of university life.Table of ContentsWhy am I being asked to work in a group? What should I do first? How does my group decide who does what? How can I become a good team member? How do we make sure we work well as a group? How do we keep on top of our project? How do we avoid conflict? What makes a good final product?

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Book Synopsis A Little Guide for Teachers: Diversity in Schools aims to provide starting points for teachers and leaders in creating a curriculum, either across disciplines or within subjects, that is as deep and diverse as their students. The Little Guide for Teachers series is little in size but BIG on all the support and inspiration you need to navigate your day to day life as a teacher. · Authored by experts in the field · Easy to dip in-and-out of · Interactive activities encourage you to write into the book and make it your own · Fun engaging illustrations throughout · Read in an afternoon or take as long as you like with it! Table of ContentsIntroduction Why is Language Important in Creating Diverse Schools? How Can We Model Respect for Diverse of Identity in Schools? How Can We Create a Diverse Classroom? The Diverse Curriculum Shaping Global Citizens The Diverse Culture of a School The Teacher’s Diversity Directory

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Book SynopsisThe SAGE Handbook of Social Media Research Methods spans the entire research process, from data collection to analysis and interpretation. This second edition has been comprehensively updated and expanded, from 39 to 49 chapters. In addition to a new section of chapters focussing on ethics, privacy and the politics of social media data, the new edition provides broader coverage of topics such as: Data sources Scraping and spidering data Locative data, video data and linked data Platform-specific analysis Analytical tools Critical social media analysis Written by leading scholars from across the globe, the chapters provide a mix of theoretical and applied assessments of topics, and include a range of new case studies and data sets that exemplify the methodological approaches. This Handbook is an essential resource for any researcher or postgraduate student embarking on a social media research project. PART 1: Conceptualising and Designing Social Media Research PART 2: Collecting Data PART 3: Qualitative Approaches to Social Media Data PART 4: Quantitative Approaches to Social Media Data PART 5: Diverse Approaches to Social Media Data PART 6: Research & Analytical Tools PART 7: Social Media Platforms PART 8: Privacy, Ethics and InequalitiesTable of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction - Anabel Quan-Haase & Luke Sloan Part 1: Conceptualising and Designing Social Media Research Chapter 2: Defining Social Media and Asking Social Media Research Questions: How Well Does the Swiss Army Knife Metaphor Apply? - Charlotte Nau, Anabel Quan-Haase, & Lori McCay-Peet Chapter 3: Before Methods: Social Media Research Considerations - Bree McEwan & Jesse Fox Chapter 4: Building Social Media Interdisciplinary Research Teams across Academia, Industry, and Community: Motivations, Challenges, and Policy Frameworks - Anabel Quan-Haase, Riley McLaughlin, & Lori McCay-Peet Chapter 5: Key Consideration in the Interpretation of Digital Trace Data - Andrew D. Nevin, Yimin Chen, Shuzhe Yang, & Anabel Quan-Haase Chapter 6: Who Uses Social Media? - Grant Blank Chapter 7: Representativeness and Bias in Social Media Research: Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches to Sampling - William Hollingshead, Anabel Quan-Haase, & Grant Blank Part 2: Collecting Data Chapter 8: Sourcing Data from Social Media via APIs - Dietmar Janetzko Chapter 9: Using Social Media in Data Collection: Designing Studies with the Qualitative E-Research Framework - Janet Salmons Chapter 10: Understanding Individual Web Browsing: Social Media Use in Context - Ericka Menchen-Trevino & Chris J. Karr Chapter 11: Gathering Behavioural Data from User-Provided Social Media Downloads - Jazmin A. Reyes-Portillo, Chris J. Karr, & Marya E. Corden Part 3: Qualitative Approaches to Social Media Data Chapter 12: Small Data, Thick Data: Data Thickening Strategies for Social Media Research - Guillaume Latzko-Toth, Claudine Bonneau, & Melanie Millette Chapter 13: Scaling Up Qualitative Research Methods with Natural Language Processing Tools: The Case-Study of the Columbia′s 2018 Presidential Election in Twitter - Erin Huner & Juan Luis Suárez Chapter 14: The Visual in Social Media: Understanding Visual Objects, Mobilities, and Practices - Martin Hand Chapter 15: Twitter as Method: Using Twitter as a Tool to Conduct Ethnographic Research - Bonnie Stewart Chapter 16: Netnography - An Approach to Ethnography in the Digital Age - Alex Fenton & Keith Parry Chapter 17: Corpus-Assisted Critical Discourse Analysis of Social Media Data: Tools and Techniques - Jaigris Hodson & Laura M. Lefevre Chapter 18: Small Stories Research: A Narrative Paradigm for the Analysis of Social Media - Alexandra Georgakopoulou Part 4: Quantitative Approaches to Social Media Data Chapter 19: Geospatial Analysis - Olga Buchel & Diane Rasmussen Pennington Chapter 20: Predictive Analytics with Social Media Data - Niels Buus Lassen, Lisbeth la Cour, & Ravi Vatrapu Chapter 21: Machine Learning and Neural Network Language Models for Sentiment Analysis - John McLevey & Tyler Crick Chapter 22: The Multi-Scalar Complexities of Analysing the City through Social Media Data - Pablo Marti & Leticia Serrano-Estrada Chapter 23: Multiscale Functional Communities - Olga Buchel & Leila Hedayatifar Part 5: Diverse Approaches to Social Media Data Chapter 24: Innovative Social Location-Aware Services for Mobile Phones - Bernhard Klein & Ulf-Dietrich Reips Chapter 25: The Good, the Bad and the How-To of Analyzing Social Media Data - Frauke Zeller Chapter 26: Situating Location Data in Social Media Research - Darryl Pieber Chapter 27: Content Verification for Social Media: From Deception Detection to Automated Fact-Checking - Victoria L. Rubin Part 6: Research & Analytical Tools Chapter 28: COSMOS 2.0: The Journey of Developing a Social Analytic Tool - Mohamed Mostafa & Arron Cullen Chapter 29: Social Lab: An ′Open Source Facebook′ - Ulf-Dietrich Reips & Pablo Garaizar Chapter 30: A Python Tutorial for Social Scientists: Using the YouTube API and Advanced Supervised Text Classification Methods to Detect COVID-19 Toxic (Misinformation) Comments on YouTube - Morteza Shahrezaye, Fabienne Marco, Joana Bayraktar, & Simon Hegelich Chapter 31: R for Social Media Analysis - Saurabh Dhawan & Simon Hegelich Chapter 32: Using Netlytic to Analyze Twitter Conversation about the 2014 Euromaidan Revolution in Ukraine - Anatoliy Gruzd, Philip Mai, & Andrea Kampen Chapter 33: Computational Temporal Thematic Analysis of Social Media Data - Danial Angus Chapter 34: NodeXL – Twitter Social Media Network Insights in Just a Few Clicks - Wasim Ahmed, Harald Meier, & Marc Smith Chapter 35: Studying Anti-Social Behaviour on Reddit with Communalytic - Anatoliy Gruzd, Philip Mai, & Zahra Vahedi Chapter 36: Sentiment Analysis - Mike Thelwall Part 7: Social Media Platforms Chapter 37: Coding Twitter Data Using Qualitative and Computational Methods: A Mixed Methods Framework - Dhiraj Murthy Chapter 38: The Reddit Data Analysis Pipeline for Researchers - Yadira Lizama-Mué & Juan Luis Suárez Chapter 39: Turning to Alternative Social Media - Gordon Gow Chapter 40: Instagram Revisited - Linnea Laestadius & Alice Witt Chapter 41: WeChat - Jimman Zhang & Anabel Quan-Haase Chapter 42: Collecting and Analyzing Weibo Data: A Roadmap for Social Research - Zhifan Luo & Muyang Li Chapter 43: Social Media for Joint Experimental, Survey, and Observational Data Collection: The case of VKontakte (VK) - Olessia Koltsova Chapter 44: Researching YouTube: Methods, Tools, and Analytics - M. Laeeq Khan & Aqdas Malik Chapter 45: Researching TikTok: Themes, Methods, and Future Directions - Alex Miltsov Part 8: Privacy, Ethics and Inequalities Chapter 46: Inequalities in Social Media Use and their Implications for Digital Methods Research - Christoph Lutz Chapter 47: Linking Twitter and Survey Data: Gaining Consent, Making the Link, and Maintaining Data Security - Luke Sloan, Tarek Al Baghal, & Curtis Jessop Chapter 48: Ethics of Using Social Media Data in Research: Users’ Views - Jenna Jacobson & Irina Gorea Chapter 49: Privacy, Consent, and Confidentiality in Social Media Research - Jacquie Burkell, Priscilla M. Regan, & Valerie Steeves

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Book SynopsisNominated for the Ludwik Fleck Prize - awarded annually to an exemplary book in Science and Technology Studies that contributes to the global STS community Nominated for the Robert K. Merton Book Award - this is awarded annually in recognition of an outstanding book on science, knowledge, and/or technology. Video data is transforming the possibilities of social science research. Whether through mobile phone footage, body-worn cameras or public video surveillance, we have access to an ever-expanding pool of data on real-life situations and interactions. This book provides a flexible framework for working with video data and understanding what it says about social life. With examples from a range of real video research projects, the book showcases step-by-step how to analyse any kind of data, including both found and generated videos. It also includes a non-technical discussion of computer vision and its opportunities for social science research. With this book you will be able to: · Complete each step of the research process fully and efficiently, from data collection to management, analysis, and interpretation · Use video data in an ethical and effective way to maximise its impact · Utilise contemporary technology and accessible platforms such as YouTube, Twitter, Tik Tok and Facebook. This book is an ideal toolkit for researchers or postgraduate students across the social sciences working with video data as a part of their research projects. Accessible and practical, is written for qualitative and quantitative researchers, newcomers and experienced scholars. Features include interactive activities for different skill levels and ‘what to read next’ sections to help you engage further with the research mentioned in the book. Trade ReviewThe book is beneficial for both beginning and advanced researchers in social sciences seeking an introduction to video data analysis. It addresses issues arising at various stages of a research project, helps with conceptualization, considers important questions to think about, and provides tools for analyzing video data. -- Astrid SchulzVideo Data Analysis is the future of social science. It shows what people do, not just what they say they do. A picture is worth 1000 words, but only if you know what to look for in it. Nassauer and Legewie show how. -- Randall CollinsAnyone from a variety of disciplines that is considering the use of video for analysis or wanting to learn more about this methodology now has a one stop resource to consider techniques and approaches. VDA frameworks, applications, limits, new directions, and more are thoughtfully presented in a comprehensive yet accessible manner for the novice and experienced researcher alike. -- John McCluskeyVDA is the perfect place to start for someone newly interested in using video data for social science research. It offers a comprehensive repository of tools, resources, and concepts for pursuing effective video-based research. -- Doron Shiffer-SebbaAs researchers increasingly turn to video data, there is a real need for a comprehensive repository of expertise about what to do with it. This book fulfils this need fulsomely. The authors are clear about their aims and coverage, advising readers to ‘take what is useful’. For many, that will be the entire volume. -- Pamela WoolnerNassauer and Legewie provide an accessible, practice-oriented guide to handling video data; a service to students and scholars who are intrigued by the abundance of videos surrounding us and want to know how to draw empirical lessons from them. -- Charlie ZaharoffVideo Data Analysis is a rare multidisciplinary textbook. The authors admirably integrate issues in the social sciences and the budding research field of digital visual analysis. Broad in scope yet accessible, this book provides novel and comprehensive methods for systematically analysing audiovisual recordings of complex real-life social phenomena. -- Chiao-I TsengCentering thoughtful, ethical, and robust social science research, Nassauer and Legewie offer a concise methodology for engaging in Video Data Analysis. Situated within our increasingly digitized and surveilled social worlds, this book presents an essential framework for the 21stcentury study of human relation -- Malika StuerznickelThis book is an incredibly useful source for the analysis of video material. The chapters are easy to understand and require no prior knowledge on visual research methods. I fully recommend it to students interested in engaging and innovative methodology. -- Katarina DacicTable of ContentsPart I: Novel Opportunities Chapter 1: The Rise of Video Data in Social Science Research A New Era Novel Opportunities Chapter 2: Video Data Analysis – A multidisciplinary Framework What is Video Data Analysis? What makes video data unique? What are limitations of video data and VDA? Part II: Conducting Video Data Analysis Chapter 3: Step 1 – Theoretical Perspectives, Object of Analysis, and Analytical Lens Choosing the theoretical perspective Reflecting on the object of study Selecting facets of analytical dimensions Chapter 4: Step 2 – Ethical Considerations What is research ethics? Research Ethics and Video Data Analysis Assessing a VDA Study from an Ethical Standpoint Chapter 5: Step 3 – Data Collection and Management Case Selection and Validity in VDA Collecting Custom-Made Data Collecting Ready-Made Data Triangulation Data Management Chapter 6: Step 4 – Analyzing Video Data Coding and concepts Timing and sequence Counts and quantifications Rhythm and turn-taking Studying Actors Social relations and networks Spacing Additional analytical tools Chapter 7: Step 5 – Presentation of Findings How was the presented data collected? Where do you present your VDA findings? Part III: Future Developments in VDA Chapter 8: Video Data Analysis and Computer Vision Computer vision in a nutshell How can computer vision help VDA? What are main challenges? Chapter 9: Conclusion: The Future of Video Data in Social Science Research Looking ahead The Dawn of Video Data Analysis

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Book SynopsisThrough the real-life stories of women leaders in education, drawn from across the #WomenEd community, this book offers guidance and inspiration on how to rise above challenging situations and find personal and professional growth. It′s time to: -Tackle imposter syndrome -Know your worth -Ask for what you need -Call out unacceptable behavior -Put yourself first when necessary -Raise your voice until it′s heard It′s time to own your journey and your story - it′s time to become 10% braver. Table of ContentsPart 1: Braver in the workplace Chapter 1: Being 10% braver in Higher Education - Dorothy Newbury-Birch Chapter 2: Coffee, Calpol and co-headship - Claire Mitchell and Emma Turner Chapter 3: Taking the heat out of the menopause in the workplace - Michelle Cooke Chapter 4: Learning to dance in the rain - Clare Erasmus Chapter 5: Dynamic part-time leadership - Frances Aston Chapter 6: Making middle leadership count - Emily Rankin Chapter 7: Being a woman and a leader with a disability - Ruth Golding Chapter 8: Investing in ourselves as leaders: a guilty pleasure? - Kerry Jordan-Daus and Lacey Austin Part 2: Advocating for others Chapter 9: When your partner is a female leader - Andy Mitchell Chapter 10: Stand by all women - Keziah Featherstone with Jon Chaloner, Vic Goddard, Dan Morrow and Malcolm Richards Chapter 11: If there isn’t a seat around the table, be the one who buys the chairs - Hilary Goldsmith Chapter 12: What governors can do to build inclusive workplaces - Lesley Dolben and Natalie de Silva Part 3: Braving the change Chapter 13: Retirement is not a dirty word - Fiona McSorley Chapter 14: Returning to teaching and leadership after illness - Rachael Paget Chapter 15: Being an international school leader - Liz Free with Sue Aspinall, Ruth Barsby and Pauline O’Brien Chapter 16: A small fish in a big pond: educational leadership outside of a school environment - Lizana Oberholzer Chapter 17: Overcoming the challenges of a woman leader with a disability in education - Sharon McCormack Part 4: Daring to be different Chapter 18: Being taken seriously as a young leader: Can I see your ID? - Gemma Sant Chapter 19: Why it’s ‘in’ to be an introverted leader? - Alex Fairlamb Chapter 20: Let me take you on a journey… - Jules Daulby Chapter 21: Walking Gaily Forward - Lisa Hannay Part 5: Owning our bravery Chapter 22: Brave vulnerability - Debra Rutley Chapter 23: Being comfortable and authentic as an LGBT+ leader and role model - Claire Nicholls Chapter 24: Asylum - Felicity King Chapter 25: Slaying the dragon of imposter syndrome - Imogen Senior Chapter 26: Moving mindsets and failing forward - Jacinta Calzada-Mayronne and Melissa Egri-McCauley Part 6: Tackling an unfair system Chapter 27: We can’t be what we can’t see: Make sure you’re not the one blocking the view - Penny Rabiger Chapter 28: What to do if you find yourself working for a bully - Beatus Magistra Chapter 29: Pregnant and screwed - Hannah Dalton and Kiran Mahil Chapter 30: Dealing with the motherhood penalty as a leader - Naomi Shenton Chapter 31: Time to say goodbye - Bukky Yusuf Chapter 32: Inspiring the future - Vivienne Porritt

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Book SynopsisAre you a social work student looking to understand how the law, ethics and social policy interrelate in practice? Then look no further! Whether you a student or Newly Qualified Social Worker working with children and families or adults at risk of harm, this practical guide will equip you with the knowledge and skills you need to fulfil your professional responsibilities and practice with confidence. This book covers all the areas of law you need to know: social work with children and families, vulnerable adults and social issues such as welfare and homelessness. Each section concludes with a discussion of how social policy and ethics relate to each area of social work law. This gives real-world context to what you have learnt, alongside thought boxes, exercises and case studies in each chapter to further encourage reflection and put theory into practice.Trade ReviewThis book was useful in assisting me with an understanding of Law, Ethics and Policy. I found this specifically helpful in the Law exam that I was required to sit at the start of my course. Further to this, I have used the book within my day-to-day practice as a Student and referred to it when considering sections under the Children Act such as S20 and S17. The literature in relation to working with resistance families was particularly useful and I was able to embed this into my practice. -- Mikahla HowellTable of ContentsPart I: The Legal Context of Social Work, Social Policy and Ethics Chapter 1: An Introduction to the English and Welsh Legal System Chapter 2: Human Rights Chapter 3: Anti-discrimination Chapter 4: Data Protection, Confidentiality, and Information Sharing Chapter 5: Ethical and Social Policy Considerations Relevant to the Legal Context of Social Work Part II: Social Work with Children and Families Chapter 6: The Law, Social Policy and Ethics Relating to Children and Families Chapter 7: Child Protection and Safeguarding under the Children Act 1989 Chapter 8: Adoption and Fostering Chapter 9: The Youth Justice System Chapter 10: Ethical and Social Policy Considerations Relevant to Working with Children and Families Part III: Social Work with Adults Chapter 11: Adult Social Care and the Care Act 2014 Chapter 12: Safeguarding Adults Chapter 13: Mental Health Law Chapter 14: Mental Capacity and the Mental Capacity Act 2005 Chapter 15: Ethical and Social Policy Considerations Relevant to Working with Adults Part IV: Social Work in Practice Contexts Chapter 16: Domestic Abuse Chapter 17: Substance Misuse Chapter 18: Refugees, Asylum and Immigration Chapter 19: Welfare Benefits and Homelessness Chapter 20: Ethical and Social Policy Considerations Relevant to the Relief of Poverty Part V: Report Writing and Courtroom Skills Chapter 21: Report Writing for Social Workers Chapter 22: Giving Evidence in Court

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Book SynopsisThrough the real-life stories of women leaders in education, drawn from across the #WomenEd community, this book offers guidance and inspiration on how to rise above challenging situations and find personal and professional growth. It′s time to: -Tackle imposter syndrome -Know your worth -Ask for what you need -Call out unacceptable behavior -Put yourself first when necessary -Raise your voice until it′s heard It′s time to own your journey and your story - it′s time to become 10% braver. Table of ContentsPart 1: Braver in the workplace Chapter 1: Being 10% braver in Higher Education - Dorothy Newbury-Birch Chapter 2: Coffee, Calpol and co-headship - Claire Mitchell and Emma Turner Chapter 3: Taking the heat out of the menopause in the workplace - Michelle Cooke Chapter 4: Learning to dance in the rain - Clare Erasmus Chapter 5: Dynamic part-time leadership - Frances Aston Chapter 6: Making middle leadership count - Emily Rankin Chapter 7: Being a woman and a leader with a disability - Ruth Golding Chapter 8: Investing in ourselves as leaders: a guilty pleasure? - Kerry Jordan-Daus and Lacey Austin Part 2: Advocating for others Chapter 9: When your partner is a female leader - Andy Mitchell Chapter 10: Stand by all women - Keziah Featherstone with Jon Chaloner, Vic Goddard, Dan Morrow and Malcolm Richards Chapter 11: If there isn’t a seat around the table, be the one who buys the chairs - Hilary Goldsmith Chapter 12: What governors can do to build inclusive workplaces - Lesley Dolben and Natalie de Silva Part 3: Braving the change Chapter 13: Retirement is not a dirty word - Fiona McSorley Chapter 14: Returning to teaching and leadership after illness - Rachael Paget Chapter 15: Being an international school leader - Liz Free with Sue Aspinall, Ruth Barsby and Pauline O’Brien Chapter 16: A small fish in a big pond: educational leadership outside of a school environment - Lizana Oberholzer Chapter 17: Overcoming the challenges of a woman leader with a disability in education - Sharon McCormack Part 4: Daring to be different Chapter 18: Being taken seriously as a young leader: Can I see your ID? - Gemma Sant Chapter 19: Why it’s ‘in’ to be an introverted leader? - Alex Fairlamb Chapter 20: Let me take you on a journey… - Jules Daulby Chapter 21: Walking Gaily Forward - Lisa Hannay Part 5: Owning our bravery Chapter 22: Brave vulnerability - Debra Rutley Chapter 23: Being comfortable and authentic as an LGBT+ leader and role model - Claire Nicholls Chapter 24: Asylum - Felicity King Chapter 25: Slaying the dragon of imposter syndrome - Imogen Senior Chapter 26: Moving mindsets and failing forward - Jacinta Calzada-Mayronne and Melissa Egri-McCauley Part 6: Tackling an unfair system Chapter 27: We can’t be what we can’t see: Make sure you’re not the one blocking the view - Penny Rabiger Chapter 28: What to do if you find yourself working for a bully - Beatus Magistra Chapter 29: Pregnant and screwed - Hannah Dalton and Kiran Mahil Chapter 30: Dealing with the motherhood penalty as a leader - Naomi Shenton Chapter 31: Time to say goodbye - Bukky Yusuf Chapter 32: Inspiring the future - Vivienne Porritt

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