This much-needed guide shows how to implement positive behavior support (PBS) strategies in secondary settings, using a three-tiered approach. The authors adapt the core ideas of PBS to the developmental context of adolescence and the organizational structures of middle schools and junior and senior[...]
Young, newly married and intensely ambitious, Michael Davenport is trying to make a living as a writer. His adoring wife, Lucy, has a private fortune that he won't touch in case it compromises his art. She in turn is never quite certain of what is expected of her. All she knows is that everyone else[...]
This book examines the principles and theories behind how the criminal justice system operates, and tackles the controversial issues that surround it. The authors encourage readers to question the extent to which the criminal justice system achieves its aims.[...]
At a time when crisis narratives abound about political disaffection among ethnic minority young people, this book explores their political interests and engagement. It uncovers a range of, often creative, repertoires of political action at local and global levels alongside critical engagement with [...]
Lucie Blackman--tall, blond, twenty-one years old--stepped out into the vastness of Tokyo in the summer of 2000, and disappeared forever. The following winter, her dismembered remains were found buried in a seaside cave. Richard Lloyd Parry, an award-winning foreign correspondent, covered Lucie's di[...]
"I will not serve that in which I no longer believe, whether it call itself my home, my fatherland or my church: and I will try to express myself in some mode of life or art as freely as I can and as wholly as I can, using for my defence the only arms I allow myself to use -- silence, exile, and cun[...]
Who is plundering the tombs of ancient Memphis? A brother and sister solve the mystery in this diary full of intriguing details about daily life in Egypt 3,500 years ago.
What was it like to be an aspiring young scribe in Egypt, circa 1500 BC? Picture it through the eyes of nine-year-old Nakht, [...]
AN INTRODUCTION TO YOUNG CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS: BIRTH THROUGH AGE EIGHT, 4E, International Edition offers a thorough introduction to the educational policies, programs, practices, and services specific to infants, toddlers, and preschoolers who demonstrate delays and disabilities. It also offe[...]
Though many books exist to help teachers of school-age children with ADHD, not much has been written with the early childhood educator in mind. This unique book is specifically written for preschool and early elementary educators. Its focus is not to discuss guidelines for diagnosing ADHD in young c[...]
In this work Manfred Grosser and Richard Schonborn describe an ideal development from a childhood to a world-class player in tennis. On the basis of research and studies in biological development, training science and learning process psychology as well as great national and international experience[...]
Design som utvecklingskraft. En utvärdering av regeringens designsatsning 2003-2005
Joyce Meyer levde många år av sitt liv under en extrem sexuell och känslomässig misshandel som orsakade henne stort lidande.
Men hon upptäckte att det finns en kärleksfull Gud som både svarade på hennes böner och hjälpte henne att förändra sitt sinne, sin ande och målet med h[...]