Do you feel that your writing lets you down? Are you concerned about how to punctuate properly? Do you have problems turning your thoughts into writing? Do you need some help with referencing? If so, then this book will help you to address your concerns and feel more confident about your w…
"New Kinds of Smart is an intelligent book about intelligence, the many things that go into it, and how educators can help students to get more of the cornucopia."Professor David Perkins, Harvard University, USA"This is an important and welcome book. It cuts through the hype about what the latest f…
"A valuable resource which will capture the interest of all those involved in planning high quality care." C.Dickie, Lecturer of Adult Nursing, University of the West of Scotland, UK"This is an excellent book for anyone starting out on the Common Foundation year of their nursing degree, and as a ref…
This book considers and interrogates a range of new and critical issues in contemporary early childhood education. It discusses both fundamental and emerging topics in the field, and presents them in the context of reflective and contemporary frameworks.Bringing together leading experts whose work i…
"This is an accessible text that will be a useful source for lecturers and students in the field of health studies. The material is coherently organised into three main themes: the politics of provision; setting priorities; and patients and professionals. I was particularly impressed with way in whi…
"I regard this as a long overdue and highly relevant addition to the literature on dementia care. Its grounding in the reality of practice and realistic approach will make it a very valuable workbook for a wide range of car workers. The book will play a large part in helping to improve dementia car…
"The authors are well-known in the Assessment field and this work presents their highly original analysis... [It] promotes a professional learning approach that will undoubtedly help educationalists in schools and across the schools sector in their quest to improve learning."Professor Mary James, Un…
"With Media Convergence, Tim Dwyer has given us a bold restatement of the political economy approach for a 21st century media environment where traditional industry silos are collapsing, and where media users are increasingly engaged with the production and distribution of media and not simply its c…
"We would heartily recommend the book to students who are at the beginning of their studies."Maxine Fletcher, Lecturer, Oxford Brookes "This book’s crammed full of very useful topics, information and exercises that I've never seen before, especially in the section on research, which I particularly…
"...[A]uthoritative, always engaged, and grounded in the detailed study of well chosen films. This is an exceptionally useful introduction, and good to read."Professor James Donald, The University of New South Wales, AustraliaThis engaging and accessible book explores major debates in contemporary f…
