Networked School Leader
As accountability increases while budgets decrease, a growing number of school leaders and policy-makers are turning their attention to Professional Learning Networks (PLNs) as a way of improving education and student outcomes in schools and acros...
Understanding International Relations
The fifth edition of this bestselling textbook offers a comprehensive and engaging introduction to International relations and has been fully updated to cover the dramatic changes in recent world politics. Written in the author's unique and engagi...
SUSE Linux
"SUSE Linux: A Complete Guide to Novell's Community Distribution" will get you up to speed quickly and easily on SUSE, one of the most friendly and usable Linux distributions around. From quick and easy installation to excellent hardware...
International Society, Global Polity
This book provides an overview of the current state of the art in International Political Theory (IPT). It offers a coherent account of the field of IPT, placing both traditional and modern work in a clear and logical framework. The te...
Political Restructuring in Europe
A distinguished selection of contributors provide the theoretical background to the restructuring of Europe that is currently underway. It attempts to situate the ethical debates in a historical, legal and constitutional context, considering impor...
King and Outlaw
The iconic figure of Robert the Bruce has gone down through the centuries as one of the most remarkable leaders of all time. With equal parts tenacity and ruthlessness, he had himself crowned King of Scotland after murdering one of his most powerf...
William Wallace: The Man and the Myth
William Wallace of Elderslie, younger son of a country knight, came to fame through his active opposition to the aggressive imperialism of England's King Edward I. From political and social obscurity he seized control of the reins of government an...
Battle Story: Bannockburn 1314
Bannockburn 1314 is the most celebrated battle between Scotland and England. A decisive victory for Robert Bruce, it secured for Scotland independence from England. It was the greatest defeat the English would suffer throughout the Middle Ages, an...
Sovereignty, Rights and Justice
Sovereignty, Rights and Justice surveys the relationship between international relations theory and political theory, showing the way in which these two discourses, once considered separate, are now intertwined. In the first part of the book an hi...
Networks for Learning
Educational researchers, policy-makers and practitioners are increasingly focusing their attention on Professional Learning Networks in order to facilitate teacher development and encourage school and school system improvement. However, despite th...
Formalise, Prioritise and Mobilise
Professional learning networks (PLN) of teachers and others (such as university researchers) collaborating outside of their everyday community of practice¿are considered to be an effective way to foster school improvement. At the same time, to gen...
Tales from a Bondi Vet
Currently starring in CBS'S hit series DR CHRIS: PET VET in the US and delighting audiences in Australia as the host of I'M A CELEBRITY, GET ME OUT OF HERE!, Chris Brown is a man of many talents but one thing will always stay constant in his life;...
The Oxford Handbook of International Political Theory
International Political Theory (IPT) focuses on the point where two fields of study meet - International Relations and Political Theory. It takes from the former a central concern with the 'international' broadly defined; from the latter it takes ...
Becoming a Multiculturally Competent Counselor
Organized around the latest CACREP Standards, this timely book covers the core concepts, theories, and skills of multicultural and social justice counseling. With a focus on helping readers develop their multicultural professional identit...
Emerald Handbook of Evidence-Informed Practice in Education
Across many countries, national, federal and district level governments are increasingly pursuing approaches to school improvement that seek to achieve so-called 'bottom-up' change. That is, improvements to teaching and learning that are generated...
International Relations in Political Thought
This unique collection presents texts in international relations from Ancient Greece to the First World War. Major writers such as Thucydides, Augustine, Aquinas, Machiavelli, Grotius, Kant and John Stuart Mill are represented by extracts of their...
The Oxford Handbook of International Political Theory
International Political Theory (IPT) focuses on the point where two fields of study meet - International Relations and Political Theory. It takes from the former a central concern with the 'international' broadly defined; from the latter it takes ...
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The Art of Smart Football
Masterfully blending thought provoking analysis with engrossing storytelling, The Art of Smart Football examines football's most innovative and enduring strategies and ideas, through the lens of the sport's best coaches and players. The Art of Smart Football is an eye-opening, fascinating and accessible contribution to our understanding of America's favorite sport. The Art of Smart Football features analysis of football's top strategists and schemes, including: * Pete Carroll's aggressive defense * Chip Kelly's spread offense and new-school methods * The roots of Bill Belichick's defensive genius * Gus Malzahn's up-tempo offense * The strategies Peyton Manning, Tom Brady, and Aaron Rodgers use to shred defenses * Art Briles and Baylor's wide open attack * Nick Saban's defensive evolution The book also includes explorations of the newest trends in football, including 'packaged plays' that combine runs and passes into one play, 'pattern match' defenses that blend man-to-man and zone
The Effective Teaching of School Biology
This text presents the requirements for the effective teaching of biology particularly in the 11 to 18 age range. The aim is to identify biology's special dimensions, how and why teaching biology is different from teaching other things and the con...
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Story of Life
this book is a magical journey through life from the beginnings of time to the birth of a child and the adventure that we take on our way to the grave and beyond to the stars it is a celebration of being human and all of the beautiful things that ...
Foundations of Playwork
"The editors take readers through a breathtaking landscape of perspectives on the foundations of playwork. ... This book invites you to reflect (see Palmer, p51). But above all, it is one that inspires action." Children and Societ...
How to Make Friends With Strangers and Stay Friends Until You Die
have you ever wanted to have a friend of your very own if your answer to this is yes then this is the book for you. there is more than 9 million people in the world right now so there is a good chance that 1 of them will want to be your friend. so...
Motivational Quotes to Help You Be More Positive
are you the type of person who: - thinks books are quite good - has never held a book before and would like to try holding one for a day - is completely normal and just wants to look at something - is fed up - would rather be dead - is frightened ...
Sensible Shoes Series Boxed Set
In this boxed four-volume set that began with the bestselling Sensible Shoes, author Sharon Garlough Brown invites you to join in the journeys of Hannah, Meg, Mara and Charissa as they—and you—gain a new understanding of friendship, spiritual truths, and a deeper life with God. In Sensible Shoes, you will meet these four women as they reluctantly arrive at a retreat center and embark together on a journey of spiritual formation. They find themselves drawn out of their separate stories of isolation and struggle and into a collective journey of spiritual practice, mutual support and personal revelation: * Hannah, a pastor who doesn't realize how exhausted she is * Meg, a widow and recent empty-nester who is haunted by her past * Mara, a woman who has experienced a lifetime of rejection and is now trying to navigate a difficult marriage * Charissa, a hard-working graduate student who wants to get things right We continue the journey as the women face roadblocks in the second book, Two
Nonprofit Governance
The current fashion for rolling back the state has seen the nonprofit or third sector playing an increasing role in what were previously the heartlands of the public sphere. The growing significance of the sector and its increasing reliance on pub...
