Mental toughness is about how effectively individuals respond to stress, pressure and challenge. Understanding this concept is essential to improving performance for both the individual and organization, and this ground-breaking book explains mental toughness clearly and effectively. Tracing its dev[...]
The third edition of this hugely popular text provides students with straightforward principles and frameworks for understanding methodology. Clough and Nutbrown are adept at making methodology meaningful for beginners and more advanced readers alike. Their book clearly demonstrates how methodolog[...]
Locates narrative and fictional methods within the traditions of education research and explains the processes of composing narrative and fictional research.[...]
Researching Life Stories critically and pragmatically reflects upon the use of life stories in social and educational research. Using four life stories as examples, the authors apply four different, practical approaches to demonstrate effective research and analysis. As well as examining in detail t[...]
Working with clay provides young children with a wide range of experiences - tactile, creative, educational and pleasurable. The responsibility for ensuring that children get the most out of their work rests with the teacher. However, the teacher does not always have the necessary knowledge or exper[...]
This book traces the major stages of thinking in the development of inclusive education. It provides overviews of the main theoretical influences: the medico-psychological model; sociological positions; curriculum studies; school effectiveness; and the impact upon policy and practice of the Disabili[...]
Explores the ideas behind the policies and practices in Early Childhood Education to help give students and practitioners an understanding of settings in which they work. This book shows how our understanding of contemporary issues has been influenced by pioneers. It also shows how practitioners the[...]
The new edition of this insightful text on inclusion offers an overview of issues faced by practitioners. Full of practical activities, it helps both students and practitioners develop their own inclusive practices.[...]
The new edition of this insightful text on inclusion offers an overview of issues faced by practitioners. Full of practical activities, it helps both students and practitioners develop their own inclusive practices.[...]
Software product management and pricing are key success factors for any organization providing software, be it a software company or an organization responsible for software in a company that belongs to a different industry. After defining the term 'software product' and looking at the business and [...]