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This textoffers a straightforward, comprehensive overview of both traditional and evolving theoretical models of family therapy and intervention techniques as well as a discussion of clinical issues unique to family therapy practice. Aiming to prepare students to develop beginning proficiency in family...

This easy-to-use guide to curriculum mapping and instructional planning for K–8 student-centered classrooms blends standards, rubrics, interdisciplinary units, and a "Teacher's Tool Chest" for successful learning.

There has never been a SME Guide like this. SME 31 Success Secrets is not about the ins and outs of SME. Instead, it answers the top 31 questions that we are asked and those we come across in our forums, consultancy and education programs. It tells you exactly how to deal with those questions,...

What makes girls avoid math, science, and technology in school? And what can teacher educators do to help new teachers keep this from happening so that all of our children's talents can find expression? These two volumes provide teaching materials and background information on gender equity for teacher...

Practical Guide to Evidence provides a clear and readable account of the law of evidence, acknowledging the importance of arguments about facts and principles as well as rules. This fifth edition has been revised and updated to address recent changes in the law and debates on controversial...

Any intentional group is based on a coherent group plan. This book will identify the elements that are basic to any plan and will apply these elements within an ongoing example.  Among the elements to be included are:  Identifying the Population, Need and Environmental Assessment, Goals, Rationale...

A solid understanding of fetal medicine is essential for the practice of obstetrics and gynaecology. This comprehensive book, which has been extensively updated to reflect current clinical practice and developments in the field since publication of the original edition, provides a thorough overview...

Learning Through Storytelling in Higher Education explores ways of using storytelling as a teaching and learning tool. When storytelling is formalized in meaningful ways, it can capture everyday examples of practice and turn them into an opportunity to learn - encouraging both reflection, a deeper...

"A fantasia of a double tale skimming through the art capitals of Europe with double muses, double love pursuits, double Raphaels, even double authors, a tale dripping with idealized romantic settings, mystery, art, and a touch of magic, The Sidewalk Artist will keep readers wondering what is...

Packed with beautiful illustrations and expert instruction, The Art of Painting Still Life in Acrylic is a comprehensive and indispensable resource for all aspiring painters. Designed for beginners and intermediate artists, The Art of Painting Still Life in Acrylic offers valuable drawing and painting...

The Swedish Vallhund, known as the Vastgotaspets in its native Sweden, is truly a rare find! This "wolf-colored Corgi" derives from a romantic Viking ancestry and is, in fact, an ancient herding dog of Sweden. Believed to be imported into Britain by the Vikings, the Vallhund (then known...

By embracing the major conceptual and theoretical contributions to nursing research that are outside of “traditional” nursing theory, this is an vital resource for nurse researchers, and one that is indispensible for doctoral nursing students embarking on their dissertations. Containing the full...

Education is generally supposed to help learners to develop new capacities and to be able to apply them in work and life - yet we still know very little about how to build useful capacities. This book investigates nine research projects, exploring why particular capacities are successful in some situations but not in others.

Understanding Education Research, 2nd Edition is designed to help students learn to read educational research articles carefully, systematically, and critically. Readers will learn how to categorize titles, decode abstracts, find research questions, characterize research arguments, break down methods...