Palgrave Macmillan April 2012 Professional Education Kit

Intellectual Leadership in Higher EducationRenewing The Role of The University ProfessorBruce Macfarlane, The University of Hong Kong, China.This book provides a theoretical exploration of the meaning of intellectual leadership with particular reference to university professors and other senior academics. This will draw on new international research data involving professors in Europe, North America, Asia, and will also provide a practical series of recommendations for defining the role of a university professors more clearly and leveraging their expertise more effectively.

$53.00 Pb, ISBN 9780415560825, NZRP$67.00Publish April 2012, 154 pagesRoutledge

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The Engaged CampusDan W. Butin, Merimack College, USA and Scott Seider, Boston University, USA. The Engaged Campus offers a set of emerging best practices and articulation of critical issues for faculty and administrators committed to developing, strengthening, or expanding majors or minors in community engagement at their respective institutions.

$48.00 Pb, ISBN 9780230338821, NZRP$61.00Publish April 2012, 256 pagesPalgrave Macmillan

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Global Education Inc.New Policy Networks and The Neoliberal ImaginaryStephen J. Ball, University of London, UK. Stephen Ball explores the policy activities of edu-businesses, neo-liberal advocacy networks and policy entrepreneurs, and of social enterprises and ‘new’ philanthropy. He also addresses the ways in which education and education policy itself are now being exported and bought and sold as profitable commodities and how entrenched problems of educational development and educational quality and access are now being addressed through ‘market solutions’.


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The Arts in EducationAn Introduction to Aesthetics, Theory and PedagogyMike Fleming, University of Durham, UK.In this book, Fleming offers an authoritative account of how ideas relevant to education are addressed by key authors in aesthetics, art theory and cultural studies. Covering all aspects of arts education, the book considers definitions and theories of art, influences on teaching the arts, researching the arts, teaching and learning, creativity and assessment. Throughout the book there are examples of practice to illustrate key ideas and a discussion of useful background texts with a summary of content and arguments for further exploration.


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Assessment of Young ChildrenA Collaborative ApproachLisa B. Fiore, Lesley University, USA.This lively text helps the reader learn how to cultivate developmentally appropriate practice, create appropriate expectations, examine children’s work, interact in groups, and improve their teacher behavior. Readers will walk away with strategies for communicating information about children and portfolio assessment, and how the use of formal and informal methods of observation, documentation, and assessment are connected to teacher and student inquiry. The book explores how collaboration with children, families, and colleagues creates an image-not a diagnosis-of the child that is empowering rather than constraining.


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Becoming a School ConsultantLessons LearnedSylvia Rosenfield, University of Maryland, USA.This book is designed to help students develop the process skills needed to become effective school consultants in consultee-centered consultation, with special emphasis on the instructional consultation model. The authors address specific skills and issues faced by novice consultants and documents how they worked through particular issues that are likely to occur in school consultation practice.


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Social Class and EducationGlobal PerspectivesLois Weis, University at Buffalo, USA and Nadine Dolby, Purdue University, USAThis is the first empirically grounded volume to explore the intersections of class, social structure, opportunity, and education on a truly global scale. Fifteen essays from contributors representing the US, Europe, China, Latin America and other regions offer an unparralleled examination of how social class differences are made and experienced through schooling. By underscoring the consequences of our new global reality, this volume takes seriously the transnational migration of commerce, capital and peoples and the ramifications of such for education and social structure.


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Multimodal Composing in ClassroomsLearning and Teaching for the Digital WorldSuzanne M. Miller and Mary McVee, both from University of Buffalo, SUNY, USATaking a close look at multimodal composing as an essential new literacy in schools, this volume draws from contextualized case studies across educational contexts to provide detailed portraits of teachers and students at work in classrooms. Authors elaborate key issues in transforming classrooms with student multimodal composing, including changes in teachers, teaching, and learning. Six action principles for teaching for embodied learning through multimodal composing are presented and explained.


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Self-Study and Inquiry into PracticeLearning to Teach for Equity and Social Justice in The Elementary School ClassroomLinda R. Kroll, Mills College, USA.This book describes a stance and pedagogy for helping young teachers to be successful in the most challenging of circumstances. The use of inquiry and self-study as a way of thinking about, understanding and developing one’s practice and one’s teaching supports teachers’ continued inspiration and resilience, enabling them to teach all children effectively in the face of very challenging circumstances. Kroll shows the importance of using inquiry and self-study in learning to teach and also in continuing to learn as one teaches.


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Monsters Under the BedCritically Investigating Early Years WritingAndrew Melrose, University of Winchester, UK.Containing a critically creative and a creatively critical investigation of the cult and culture of the child and childhood in fiction and non-fictional writing, the book also contains a wealth of ideas and critical advice. This text dynamically explores the issue of picture books, literacy and writing for early years children with a wider view on child-centred culture, communication and media. Internationally recognised as an expert in the field, Andrew Melrose encourages academics, researchers and students to examine the fundamental questions in writing for and addressing ‘early years’ children, through an exploration of text and images.


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Science Learning, Science TeachingThird editionJerry Wellington, University of Sheffield, UK and Gren Ireson, Nottingham Trent University, UK.Aiming to encourage professionals with the process of reflection in the science classroom, this book gives helpful advice and ideas for exploring the most up to date issues in the teaching of science. This is coupled with practical approaches for learning and teaching that will be of value in any classroom laboratory. New and updated chapters include safety in the classroom, understanding of children’s prior learning, and discovering the purposes of science education.


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Linguistic Minority Students Go to CollegePreparation, Access, and PersistenceYasuko Kanno, Temple University, USA and Linda Harklau, University of Georgia, USA. This book looks at issues such as student race/ethnicity, gender, SES, and parental education and expectations. It also addresses structural factors in schooling including tracking, segregation of English learners from English-fluent peers, availability and support of institutional personnel, and collegiate student identity and campus climate. This book advances knowledge in ways that will have a real impact on policy regarding linguistic minority immigrant students’ higher education opportunities.


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The Right to Higher EducationBeyond Widening ParticipationPenny Jane Burke, Roehampton University, UK. This book focuses on the themes of difference and diversity to shed light on the operations of inequalities and the politics of access and participation both in terms of national and institutional policy and at the level of student and practitioner experience. It draws on the insights of the sociology of education to consider not only the patterns of under-representation in higher education but also the politics of mis-representation, interrogates assumptions behind WP policy and discourse and critically reflecting on what is meant by educational participation.


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Learning In and Out of SchoolThe selected works of John MacbeathJohn MacBeath, University of Cambridge, UK. In this book, John MacBeath brings together eight of his most influential writings including chapters from his best-selling books, articles from leading journals, and excerpts from his contributions to the press. Also included are examples of press responses to research reports and to controversial issues. The introduction gives an overview of John’s career and contextualises his selection, the chapters cover topics such as: ‘Developing Skills for life after school’, ‘The Talent Enigma’, ‘Schools on the Edge: responding to challenging circumstances’, ‘Leadership as a Subversive Activity’, and ‘Do Schools have a Future?’.


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Clinical PsychologyAn IntroductionAlan Carr, University College Dublin, Ireland. The book will inform students about the profession of clinical psychology, how to get onto a clinical psychology postgraduate training programme, the way clinical psychologists work with children, adolescents and adults with common psychological problems, the main models of practice used by clinical psychologists, and, the scientific evidence for the effectiveness of psychological interventions.


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An Accident of HopeThe Therapy Tapes of Anne SextonDawn Skorczewski, Brandeis University, USA. Skorczewski links the content of the therapy with poetry excerpts, offering a rare perspective on the artist’s experience and creative process. Skorczewski’s study provides in-depth view of the therapy of a psychologically tortured yet immensely creative woman, during a period of emerging feminism and cultural change. The author explores the tension between the classical therapeutic setting as practiced in the early 1960s and contemporary relational and developmental concepts in psychoanalysis.


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A Childhood PsychologyYoung Children in Changing TimeDion Sommer, University of Aarhus, Denmark.In this timely contribution to developmental psychology, Sommer argues that recent shifts in theory have occurred which require a greater emphasis on a more contextual understanding of child development. The author integrates research from history, anthropology and sociology as well as psychology to show how perceptions of children have changed.


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Alone in the MirrorTwins in TherapyBarbara Klein is an expert in child development and clinical psychology.Author Barbara Klein discusses the effects of stress and trauma on twin attachments and answers how psychotherapy should be applied to twins. Large emphasis is placed on attachment theory and the focus of the text revolves around the author’s observation that twins form very strong attachments to their therapists. This biographical data provides insights into unique identity development that will help the professional and non-professional become more aware of the twin experience.

$51.00 Hb, ISBN 9780415893404, NZRP$64.00Publish April 2012, 176 pagesRoutledge

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Borrowed NarrativesUsing Biographical and Historical Grief Narratives with the BereavingHarold Ivan Smith, Harold Ivan & Associates, Missouri, USA. In a diverse society grief counselors and educators need to identify and “mine” the experienced grief(s) of historical personalities (e.g. Eleanor Roosevelt, Caroline Kennedy) for resources for reflection and meaning-making. This book will help readers to find, “read,” evaluate, extract, and adapt historical/biographical materials; create bio-narrative resources for use in grief counseling and grief education; explore the wide diversity of experienced grief in biographical narratives; and “harness” grief narratives for personal reflection.

$55.00 Hb, ISBN 9780415893947, NZRP$69.95.Publish April 2012, 272 pagesRoutledge

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Teaching to Exceed the English Language Arts Common Core State StandardsA Literacy Practices Approach for 6-12 ClassroomsRichard Beach, University of Minnesota, USA, Amanda Haertling, University of Iowa, USA, and Allen Webb, Western Michigan University, USA.This text directly meets this need. It delineates a literacy practices and critical engagement curriculum framework for 6-12 English language arts education that explains and illustrates how the Standards’ highest and best intentions for student success can be implemented from a critical, culturally relevant perspective that is based in current literacy learning theory and research.


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Attention, Representation, and Human PerformanceIntegration of Cognition, Emotion, and MotivationSlim Masmoudi University of Tunis, Tunisia; David Yun Dai, University at Albany, USA, and Abdelmajid Naceur, University of Tunis, Tunisia.Scholars from Europe, North Africa and North America share their research programs and findings revolving around integration. There is a strong consensus that we need to understand a psychological phenomenon in all its complexity, involving its neural, psychological, and social dimensions, involving perception and conception, and decision processes, involving motivation, emotion, and cognition - all in complex interaction.


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Teacher Education around the WorldChanging Policies and PracticesLinda Darling-Hammond; Charles E. Ducommun, both from Stanford University, USA and Ann Lieberman, Columbia University, USAIn this book, leading international scholars describe the systemic policies and practices of teacher education in eight high-achieving countries - Finland, Singapore, the Netherlands, the UK, Hong Kong, Canada, Australia and the USA - and how they are dealing with teacher quality, equity, and the changing global society. The authors highlight the importance of local cultural imperatives - norms, political structures, history - that influence and shape the preparation of quality teachers and make change possible and problematic.


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Social Class and the Helping ProfessionsA Clinician’s Guide to Navigating the Landscape of Class in AmericaDebbie C. Sturm, James Madison University, Virginia, USA and Donna M. Gibson, University of South Carolina, USA.This book provides an examination of the intersection of social class and the helping professions, including examinations of the role of social class in American culture, classism, social class and mental health, and the American Dream. The sections examines the role social class plays in mental health and mental health counseling, in the family structure and in counseling families.


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Memory and AgingCurrent Issues and Future DirectionsMoshe Naveh-Benjamin, University of Missouri-Columbia, USA, and Nobuo Ohta, University of Tsukuba, Japan.The book covers issues concerning the changes that occur in memory as people grow older, including the mechanisms and processes underlying these age-related memory changes, how these changes interact with social and cultural environments, and potential programs intended to increase memory performance in old age. Similarly, the chapters draw upon diverse methodological approaches, including cross-cultural extreme group and experimental designs.

$115.00 Hb, ISBN 9781848729186, NZRP$145.00Publish April 2012, 439 pagesPsychology Press


The Science of the CoupleThe Ontario Symposium Volume 12Lorne Campbell, Jennifer La Guardia, James M. Olson, University of Western Ontario, Canada, and Mark P. Zanna.This volume brings together the latest research on couple functioning from the perspectives of social and personality psychology, neurobiology, health, and clinical psychology. The research highlights the use of specialized techniques employed in neuroscience, psychophysiology, and psychoneuroimmunology in the study of couple level processes. The underlying aim to examine how these theories and methods converge to provide a deeper, holistic model of couples’ processes and functioning.


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Father-Daughter RelationshipsContemporary Research and IssuesLinda Nielsen, Wake Forest University, USA.The book addresses: What is “good” fathering?; how do daughters influence their father’s well-being?; how are father-daughter relationships in ethnic and racial groups unique?; how do incarceration, abuse, gay or lesbian relationships, military service, immigration, and poverty affect father-daughter relationships? The book opens with the importance of the father’s role on daughters and the changing patterns of these roles. How fathers affect their daughters’ social, academic, intellectual, athletic, and psychological development is then considered.


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The Origins, Prevention and Treatment of Infant Crying and Sleeping ProblemsAn evidence-based guide for healthcare professionals and the families they supportIan St James-Roberts, University of London, UK.Topics covered include the pros and cons of ‘infant-demand’ versus ‘limit-setting’ forms of parenting, causes of infant ‘colicky’ crying and night waking, effects of night-time separations on infant attachments, interventions such as swaddling, herbal remedies, and ‘controlled crying’. There is evidence that parents’ vulnerabilities and cultural backgrounds affect how problems are defined and guidance is acted upon


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Emotions, Imagination, and Moral ReasoningRobyn Langdon and Catrion Mackenzie, both from Macquarie University, Australia. The book explores what we can learn about the role of emotions and imagination in moral reasoning from psychopathic adults, from young children, and adolescents with unemotional traits, and from normal child development. It discusses the implications for philosophical moral psychology of recent experimental work on moral reasoning in the cognitive sciences and neurosciences. Conversely, it shows what cognitive scientists and neuroscientists have still to learn from philosophical perspectives on moral reasoning, moral reflection, and moral responsibility.



Men and Substance AbuseNarratives of Addiction and RecoveryJudith Grant, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Canada.Judith Grant explores the experiences of men who grapple with drug and alcohol abuse, illuminating the interplay between individual identity and social environment that shapes the processes of addiction and recovery. Grant draws on the voices of the men themselves as she traces and analyzes their paths to both addiction and desistance. Documenting the full sweep of their journeys, she also highlights the critical differences and similarities in the experiences of men and women.

$88.00 Hb, ISBN 9781935049487, NZRP$110.00Publish April 2012, 175 pagesLynne Rienner

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Creative ReadingsEssays on Seminal Analytic WorksThomas H. Ogden, Psychoanalytic Institute of Northern California, USA.Ogden brings his original analytic ideas to life by means of his own method of closely reading major analytic works. Ogden offers expanded understandings of some of the most fundamental concepts constituting psychoanalytic theory and practice. An example of this is how Freud, in his conception of the unconscious workings was providing the foundation of a theory of unconscious internal object relations. Ogden goes on to provide further re-readings of classic material from contributors to contemporary psychoanalysis, such as W. R. D. Fairbairn and Donald Winnicott.


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Adaptive Thermal ComfortPrinciples and PracticeFergus Nicol, London Metropolitan University, UK; Michael Humphreys, Oxford Brookes University, UK, and Susan Roaf, Heriot Watt University, UK.The book explains how we stay comfortable by using our bodies, our minds and our buildings, and their systems, to adapt to indoor and outdoor conditions which change with the weather and the climate. This book outlines the theory of adaptive thermal comfort that can inform and guide such building designs.

$46.00 ISBN 9780415691598, NZRP$58.00Publish April 2012, 176 pagesRoutledge

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Tough Guys and True BelieversManaging Authoritarian Men in the Psychotherapy RoomJohn M. RobertsonRobertson offers “snapshots” of men who can be considered authoritarian and discusses four perspectives on how to understand this behavior: as a function of personality, fundamental religious beliefs, biological evolution, or social/cultural constructions. The sections of the book contain specific and practical ideas for therapists who work with this type of man. These include believing that the man can change, developing a masculine friendly alliance, respecting his personal and religious beliefs, and teaching him self-awareness, self-regulation, and self-monitoring.


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Understanding the Steiner Waldorf ApproachEarly Years Education in PracticeJanni Nicol, Early Years Consultant, UK, and Jill Taplin, University of Plymouth, UK.Exploring all areas of the curriculum including observation and assessment, child development, play, repetition and the environment, this book describes the key principles of the Steiner Waldorf approach to early childhood with examples from Steiner settings, provides students and practitioners with the relevant information about a key pedagogical influence on high quality early years practice in the United Kingdom, highlights the key ideas that practitioners should consider when reviewing and reflecting on their own practice.


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Speech and Language TherapyThe Decision Making Process When Working With Children, Second EditionMyra Kersner, University College London, UK and Jannet A. Wright, De Montfort University, UK.This book reveals how recent research and changes in health and education services have affected the decision-making process in the assessment and management of children with speech and language problems. It illustrates how the decisions made by practitioners may vary within different work settings, shows how these decisions may need to be adapted when working with specific client groups, and explores how such decisions are part of effective evidence-based practice.


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Understanding the Montessori ApproachEarly Years Education in PracticeBarbara Isaacs, Montessori Centre International, UKThe book enables the reader to analyse the essential elements of this Approach to early childhood and and its relationship to quality early years practice. This book focuses on the key principles of the Montessori approach; explores ideas for working with parents and communities around the world. It includes a chapter on the benefits and challenges of the Montessori approach to children’s lives; highlights the key ideas that practitioners should consider when reviewing and reflecting on their own practice.


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Social MetacognitionPablo Briñol, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Spain and Kenneth DeMarree, Texas Tech University, USA.The chapters of this book are organized into four substantive content areas: 'Attitudes and Decision Making', 'Self and Identity', 'Experiential', and 'Interpersonal'. Each section consists in several chapters summarizing much of the work done in recent decades on critical topics, such as attitude strength, persuasion, bias correction, self-regulation, subjective feelings, embodiment, and prejudice, among others. This book also emphasizes interpersonal aspects of metacognition as they play an essential role in close relationships, groups, consumer and clinical interactions.


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Treating Self-Destructive Behaviors in Trauma SurvivorsA Clinician’s GuideLisa Ferents, The Institute for Advanced Psychotheraphy Training and Education, Inc., USA.The book introduces viable treatment alternatives, assessment tools, and new ways of understanding self-destructive behavior using a strengths-based approach that distinguishes between the “experimental” NSSI (Non-Suicidal Self-Injury) that some teenagers occasionally engage in, and the self-destructive behaviors that are repetitive and chronic. It also explores a cycle of behavior and uses case studies to show clinicians how to personalize the cycle with clients and form a template for treatment.


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Social Judgment and Decision MakingJoachim I. Krueger, Brown University, USA.The chapters of the first section address the basic psychological processes underlying judgment and decision-making. The second section poses the question of how social judgments and decisions are to be evaluated. The third section shows how judgments and decisions are shaped by ecological constraints. The fourth section explores the relevance of research on judgment and decision making for specific tasks of personal or social relevance. These chapters explore how individuals can efficiently select mates, form and maintain friendship alliances, judiciously integrate their attitudes with those of a group, and help shape policies that are rational and morally sound.


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Property Valuation PrinciplesSecond EditionDavid Isaac and John O’Leary, both from University of Greenwich, UK.A user-friendly introduction to property valuation for students and practitioners who are new to the subject. The text is packed with worked examples and photos and covers the five main methods of valuation, their application in a variety of markets and their relation to the wider economic context. It contains new introductory level discussion on the impact of sustainability and easy to read worked examples inset into each chapter and plenty of photographs.


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Leading the Sustainable OrganizationDevelopment, Implementation, and AssessmentTimothy Galpin, Colorado Mesa University, USA; J. Lee Whitington, University of Dallas, USA. Greg Bell, University of Texas, USA.It provides readers with a comprehensive overview and pragmatic approach to leading sustainable organizations. Chapters include discussions, case examples, steps, and useful tools centered on the components of what we term Leading the Sustainable Organization Model. The model provides managers with a pragmatic, end-to-end framework for creating (entities) or shifting (existing firms) their organizations’ workforces to a sustainability focus.


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Planning for Tall BuildingsMichael Short, University of the West, UKThis book is a timely contribution to the debate about new tall buildings and their role and effect on our cities. In part one, the relationship between tall buildings and planning is outlined, followed by an exploration of the impacts that construction of tall buildings can have. It focuses, in particular, on the conservation debates that proposals for new tall buildings raise. The first part ends with an analysis of the way in which planning strategies have evolved to deal with the unique consequences of tall buildings on their urban locations. The second part of the book focuses on seven examples of medium-sized cities dealing with planning and conservation issues, and implications that arise from tall buildings.


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Design and EthicsReflections on PracticeEmma Felton, Oksana Zelenko, and Suzi Vaughan, all from Queensland University of Technology, Australia. The traditional roles of design, designer and designed object are therefore redefined through new understanding of the relationship between the material and immaterial aspects of design where the design product and the design process are embodiments of ideas, values and beliefs. This multi-disciplinary approach considers how to create design which is at once aesthetically pleasing and also ethically considered, with contributions from fields as diverse as architecture, fashion, urban design and philosophy.


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Museum MakingNarratives, Architectures, ExhibitionsSuzanne MacLeod, University of Leicester, UK; Laura Hourston Hanks and Jonathan Hale, both from University of Nottingham, UKThis book examines the re-making of museums by exploring the inherently spatial character of narrative in the museum and its potential to connect on the deepest levels with human perception and imagination. The chapters explore the power of narratives as structured experiences unfolding in space and time as well as the use of theatre, film and other technologies of storytelling by contemporary museum makers to generate meaningful and, it is argued here, highly effective and affective museum spaces.


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Construction Contract Preparation and ManagementFrom Concept to CompletionGeoff Powell, Coventry University, UK. This new text is a practical and reader-friendly approach starting at the very beginning of construction projects and making important connections between stages. The text includes explanation of two of the most commonly used forms of contract, general principles of contracts; concepts such as the importance of time and programmes, and payment and pricing mechanisms; processes such as tendering; and the importance of stakeholders. It also has an introduction to contract law and negligence, the EU Procurement Directive, site investigation process, and CDM regulations.


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Metric HandbookPlanning and Design Data, Fourth EditionDavid Littlefield, University of the West of England, USA.Covering basic design data for all the major building types it is the ideal book as a starting point for any project. For each building type, the book gives the basic design requirements and all the principal dimensional data, and succinct guidance on how to use the information and what regulations the designer needs to be aware of. As well as buildings the Metric Handbook deals with broader aspects of design such as materials, acoustics and lighting, and general design data on human dimensions and space requirements.


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The Community Development ReaderSecond EditionJames DeFilippis, Rutgers University, USA and Susan Saegert, CUNY Graduate Center, USA. This book is the first comprehensive reader in the past thirty years that brings together practice, theory and critique concerning communities as sites of social change. With chapters written by some of the leading scholars and practitioners in the field, the book presents a diverse set of perspectives on community development. These selections inform the reader about established and emerging community development institutions and practices as well as the main debates in the field.


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Strategic Supply Chain ManagementCarlos Cordon, IMD, Switzerland; Kim Sundtoft Hald, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark, and Ralf W. Seifert, IMD & EPFL, SwitzerlandThis textbook explains how to create a winning supply chain management strategy by spotlighting how senior executives in European and US companies have turned their supply chains into strategic weapons designed to convert threats, risks and outside pressures into competitive advantages. Each case study in the book adopts an executive leadership perspective to illuminate the real dilemmas faced by managers. The authors draw on their extensive classroom and industry experience to ensure that the writing style is geared towards an executive education readership.


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Specifying Minor WorksPatrick Reddin, Association of Building Engineers (ABE), UK.Starting with a holistic view, bringing together the two lives of a building - the life of the construction and the life of the occupied property. Throughout the specification process, all manner of issues face the surveyor, property manager or building engineer, from describing common defects to addressing energy efficiency and carbon emissions. In addition to these tasks the book also deals with guidance on equipment , prioritising works, the practicalities of specification, building control, contract selection, and health and safety. Helping you navigate bureaucracy as well as tackling the practical challenges safely and effectively.


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The Lean 3P AdvantageA Practitioner’s Guide to Production, Preparation and ProcessAllan R Coletta, Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics in Bear, UK. this book presents a systematic process for developing new products co-currently with new operations in a way that fosters individual innovation alongside the collaborative input of process stakeholders. The author explains how the process works and why it works, enabling first-timers to be successful right out of the gate. The text also challenges those experienced with 3P to consider Evergreen 3P, a process for applying 3P to small-scale design projects for similar benefits.

$59.95 Pb, ISBN 9781439879115, NZRP$75.00Publish April 2012, 328 pagesProductivity Press


The Roads from RioLessons Learned from Twenty Years of Multilateral Environmental NegotiationsPamela Chasek, Manhattan College, USA, and Lynn Wagner,IISD Reporting ServiceThe authors use their knowledge as writers for the International Institute for Sustainable Development’s Earth Negotiations Bulletin as they illustrate the changes that have taken place. The chapters examine the proliferation of meetings, the changes in the actors and their roles (governments, nongovernmental organizations, secretariats), the interlinkages of issues, the impact of scientific advice, and the challenges of implementation across negotiating processes.


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Driving Strategy to Execution Using Lean Six SigmaA Framework for Creating High Performance OrganizationsGerhard Plenert and Tom Cluley.This book provides understanding business strategy development and strategy execution. Offering a current perspective on the importance of developing an integrated strategy for change, the text presents implementation tools, in the tradition of Lean and Six Sigma, needed to navigate, design, and execute the strategic plan. The authors present insights on implementation tools from a goal setting, building measures, balanced scorecard, and aligning actions perspective.

$89.95 Hb, ISBN 9781439867136, NZRP$113.00Publish April 2012, 192 pagesCRC Press


Representing LandscapesA Visual Collection of Landscape Architectural DrawingsNadia Amoroso, Yorkville University, Canada.Nadia Amoroso has compiled successful and eye-catching drawings using various drawing styles and techniques to create this book of drawing techniques for landscape architects to follow and - more importantly - to be inspired by. More than twenty respected institutions have helped to bring together the very best of visual representation of ideas, the most powerful, expressive and successful images.


Landscape Architecture

Sustainable Buildings and InfrastructurePaths to the FutureAnnie Pearce, Virginia Tech, USA; Yong Han Ahn, East Carolina University, US and HanmiGlobal Co, Ltd.The construction sector has among the largest potential of any industry to contribute to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. This ambitious and comprehensive textbook covers the concept of embedding sustainability across all construction activities. Written in a lively and engaging style the book sets out the practical requirements of making the transition to a sustainable construction industry by 2020. Case studies are included throughout making the book both a core reference and a practical guide.


Sustainability

Reading Architecture and CultureResearching Buildings, Spaces and DocumentsAdam Sharr, Newcastle University, UK.This book presents insightful readings by eminent writers which show the power of this approach. Architecture embodies the ideologies involved in its inhabitation, construction, procurement and design. This distinctive position in architectural research allows that buildings have multiple authors - that everyone who engages with them, everyone who alters them, has the capacity to be a designer. It also implies that insights offered by contemporary buildings are as potent as those to be found in historical structures.


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Foundations of Offender RehabilitationSharon Casey, Andrew Day, Jim Vess, and Tony Ward, all from Deakin University, Australia.This new textbook offers a comprehensive approach to forensic and correctional psychology, demonstrating how theory and practise can be applied and integrated. The authors guide the students through the core theories and concepts that underpin forensic practise within the legal systems of different countries (UK, USA, Canada, Australia and Singapore), show how this knowledge informs current thinking in offender rehabilitation and reintegration and provide a series of case studies looking at sexual offenders, female offender, juveniles and offenders with mental disorders.


Criminology

Molecular Cell BiologyHarvey Lodish, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT); Arnold Berk, University of California, Los Angeles; Chris A. Kaiser, MIT; Monty Krieger, MIT; Matthew P. Scott, Stanford University; Anthony Bretscher, Cornell University; Hidde Ploegh, MIT; Paul Matsudaira, MIT, USA.Impeccable reputation with instructors edition after edition. For this Seventh Edition, new co-author Angelika Amon contributes the chapters on the cell cycle and cancer. In addition, the new edition features updated coverage of experimental methodologies and scientific breakthroughs, as well as new clinical applications, medical examples, Nature Horizon updates, and a Lodish specific version of BioPortal.

$139.95 Hb, ISBN 9781429234139, NZRP$155.00Publish April 2012, 973 pagesBedford, Freeman and Worth

Biology

Events ManagementAn IntroductionCharles Bladen, James Kennell, Emma Abson, and NickWilde, all from University of Greenwich, UK.The book covers every type of event including sports, music, the arts, corporate events, tourism, and the public and voluntary sectors. It introduces the key issues facing the contemporary events industry, from health, safety and risk management to sustainability to developing a market-oriented business. It introduces the practical skills required in every core area of events management, including marketing, finance, project management, strategy, operations, event design and human resources.



Animals and SociologyKay Peggs, University of Portsmouth, UK.Humans eat the flesh of other animals and wear their skins and hair as clothing. Other animals live with humans in their homes and work for humans in a myriad of ways. Human entertainment is often serviced by the capture and performances of other animals and human speech often invokes other animal metaphors. Kay Peggs investigates these relationships with other animals, and many more, using sociological theories and perspectives. In doing so, she explores the significant contribution that sociology can make to our understanding of human relations with other animals and the important contribution that the study of other animals in society can make to sociology.


Animal Studies

Biology of PlantsEighth EditionRay F. Evert and Susan E. Eichhorn, both University of Wisconsin, USA.Now in its eighth edition, the book is highly regarded, authoritative, and accurate. Thoroughly updated, the new edition offers integrated coverage of ecology, discussions of cutting-edge research on such topics as invasive species and medical biology, and essays on important issues (global warming, Google Maps, coral bleaching, and more). This edition will include 8 new ecology-oriented essays added to supplement the current ecology-oriented essays.

$142.95 Hb, ISBN 9781429219617, NZRP$155.00Publish April 2012, 880 pagesBedford, Freeman and Worth

Botany

Contested AgronomyAgricultural Research in a Changing WorldJames Sumberg and John Thompson, both from University of Sussex, UK.This book addresses the issue of increasing food prices since the mid-1970s, focusing in particular on the emergence of the neoliberal project and the rise of the participation and environmental agendas. This book explores, through a series of case studies, the basis for a much needed ‘political agronomy’ analysis that highlights the impacts of problem framing and narratives, historical disjunctures, epistemic communities and the increasing pressure to demonstrate ‘success’ on both agricultural research and the farmers, processors and consumers it is meant to serve.


Agriculture Studies

Writing Papers in the Biological SciencesFifth Edition.Victoria E. McMillan, Colgate University, USA.This comprehensive guide for students of biological sciences provides guidance on researching, drafting, revising, and documenting papers, reviews, and other forms of writing. Thoroughly revised, it contains updated coverage of data handling, and an expanded range of examples.

$51.00 ISBN 9780312649715, NZRP$64.00Publish April 2012, 256 pagesPalgrave Macmillan

Biology

Business AccountingAn Introduction to Financial and Management Accounting, Second EditionJill Collis, Andrew Holt, Kingston University, UK and Roger Hussey, University of Windsor, Canada.Business Accounting covers financial and management accounting in an accessible, non-technical style that is particularly suitable for undergraduate students of business & finance and MBAs. The active-learning approach seeks to convey the ability to understand and evaluate financial information for a range of business services.


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Contemporary EuropeThird EditionEdited by Richard Sakwa, University of Kent, UK, and Anne Stevens, Aston University, UK.This fully revised third edition provides a wide-ranging introduction to political, economic and social life across the whole continent.Ideal for students new to the subject, this popular text stimulates fresh thinking on issues and debates. The book is a really comprehensive approach to the whole of Europe from social, political, economic, and cultural perspectives.


European Studies

Basic Electrical Installation WorkSixth EditionTrevor Linsley, NVQ Assessment Centre, UK. This textbook covers all the material you need to pass the first part of the new City & Guilds 2357 Diploma in Electrotechnical Technology Aligned with the 17th edition IEE Wiring Regulations, this new edition has been thoroughly updated to cover the ‘knowledge’ section of the latest 2357 course. Written in an accessible style and with a separate chapter for each unit, this book helps you to master each topic before moving on to the next. End of chapter revision questions help you to check your understanding and consolidate the key concepts learned in each chapter.


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Sacred EcologyThird EditionFikret Berkes, University of Manitoba, Canada.Sacred Ecology examines bodies of knowledge held by indigenous and other rural peoples around the world, and asks how we can learn from this knowledge and ways of knowing. Berkes explores the importance of local and indigenous knowledge as a complement to scientific ecology, and its cultural and political significance for indigenous groups themselves. This third edition further develops the point that traditional knowledge as process, rather than as content, is what we should be examining.


Environmental Studies

Advanced Electrical Installation WorkSixth EditionTrevor Linsley, NVQ Assessment Centre, UK.This textbook covers all the material you need to pass the first part of the new City & Guilds 2357 Diploma in Electrotechnical Technology. Aligned with the 17th edition IEE Wiring Regulations, this new edition has been thoroughly updated to cover the ‘performance’ section of the latest 2357 course. Written in an accessible style and with a separate chapter for each unit, this book helps you to master each topic before moving on to the next. End of chapter revision questions help you to check your understanding and consolidate the key concepts learned in each chapter.


Electrical

Principles of EcotoxicologyFourth EditionR.M. Sibly, University of Reading, UK; and C.H. Walker, Devon, UK; S.P. Hopkin, and D.B. Peakall.This text provides students with the perspectives required for research in toxicology today. Discussing the fundamental chemical and ecological nature of pollution processes, the authors identify the major classes of pollutants and their environmental fate while examining those pollutants deserving closer scrutiny. They also cover naturally occurring poisons, the history of chemical warfare, population risk assessment, community structure, neonicotinoids, endocrine disruption, neurotoxicity, and the employment of biomarker strategies in field studies.

$85.00 Pb, ISBN 9781439862667, NZRP$120.00Publish April 2012, 371 pagesCRC Press


Applied International TradeSecond EditionHarry P. Bowen, Queens University of Charlotte, USA; Abraham Hollander, University of Montreal, Canada; and Jean-Marie Viaene, Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands.This fully revised and updated second edition offers a comprehensive approach to the methods of international trade analysis. By focusing on the application of theory, the book illustrates the ideas while identifying the implications and weaknesses of the various theories and models found through empirical implementation.


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A Practical Guide to Renewable Energy: Power Systems and their InstallationChristopher Kitcher, Central Sussex College, UK.The book is also packed with handy advice on how to avoid and solve common problems encountered on the job. All the theory required for passing the City & Guilds 2391-10 and 2392-10 Certificates is explained in clear, easy to remember language along with sample questions and scenarios as encountered in the exams. The book will also help prepare students on Part P Competent Person courses, City & Guilds 2330 Level 3 courses, NVQs and apprenticeship programmes for their practical inspection and testing exam.



A Psychologist’s Casebook of CrimeFrom Arson to VoyeurismBelinda Winder and Philip Banyard, Nottingham Trent University, UK.This book tackles a wide range of offences such as arson, domestic violence, terrorism and murder. Its chapter structure allows you to compare different crimes according to facts, figures and typical offender profiles, while providing fascinating case studies and a psychological perspective specific to each crime. This innovative text provides an up-to-date review of how forensic psychologists think about and deal with a variety of crimes.


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Market-Driven ManagementStrategic and Operational MarketingJean-Jacques Lambin, Universita degli Studi di Milano, Bicocca, Italy and Isabelle Schuiling, Universite Catholoque de Louvain, Belgium.In response to the increasing complexity of markets, this book challenges the traditional, functional role of marketing departments, integrating both the strategic and operational dimensions. It offers international cases, considerable online resources, and is ideal for MBAs and postgraduate and undergraduate students of marketing.


Marketing

Legal EnglishThird EditionRupert Haigh, Forum Legal, Finland.Legal English provides a comprehensive and highly practical approach to its subject-matter and addresses the key aspects of the use of English in commercial legal contexts. This new edition combines and integrates both online and traditional print elements. The book covers the key areas of legal English usage for both written and oral legal communication in typical legal situations. It features expanded terminology glossaries, legal drafting troubleshooting tips, language for negotiation and contract-drafting guidance. The website contains realistic, in-depth and contextual exercises on each area covered in the book.


Law

VocabularyApplied Linguistic PerspectivesRonald Carter, University of Nottingham, UK.This Routledge Linguistics Classic includes a substantial new introductory chapter situating the book in the current digital age. In this book, Ronald Carter provides the necessary basis for the further study of modern English vocabulary with particular reference to linguistic descriptive frameworks and educational contexts. The new chapter covers changes and developments in related fields from lexicography and corpus linguistics to vocabulary testing and assessment. Vocabulary: Applied Linguistic Perspectives has been widely praised since first publication for the breadth, depth and clarity of its approach.

$62.00 Pb, ISBN 9780415699341, NZRP$78.00Publish April 2012, 320 pagessRoutledge

Linguistics

Pandemic PlanningEric Dietz and David R. Black, both from Purdue University, USA.Offering research and evidence-based guidelines for strategic plan development, this book draws on the lessons learned over three years of pandemic preparedness exercises. Collaborating with national leaders and community stakeholders, the contributing authors examine preparedness across a variety of institutional levels and consider the issues and concerns that may arise throughout the process. The book details the threat of pandemic illness and the need and actions required for efficient and effective preparation, prevention, response, and recovery to a pandemic threat at all levels - community, state, and regional.

$115.00 Hb, ISBN 9781439857656, NZRP$145.00Publish April 2012, 320 pages, CRC Press

Health

Neoliberalism and Applied LinguisticsDavid Block, Institute of Education, UK; John Gray, University of East London, UK; and Marnie Holborow, Dublin City University, Ireland.This book explores the links between neoliberalism - a view of the world that puts the market at its centre, from the perspective of applied linguistics. It argues that applied linguistics has ignored the role of political economywithin the context of a capitalist economy. The authors take the view that engagement with political economy is central to any fully rounded analysis of language and language-related issues in the world today. The book discusses how globalization and identity have been conceptualised in applied linguistics in ways which have ignored the political centrality of class.


Linguistics

From Birth to SixteenChildren’s Health, Social, Emotional and Linguistic DevelopmentHelen Cowie, University of Surrey, UK.The book outlines children’s physical, social, emotional and language development from infancy through to adolescence. It presents developmental models for the years from birth to sixteen under each of the following themes: children’s rights and responsibilities, relationships in the family, relationships in day care, at school and with the peer group, among others. The text appreciates the diversity of ways in which children develop, taking into account gender, ethnicity, social background and disability, and values children’s resilience in conditions of adversity.


Health

Authority in LanguageInvestigating Standard EnglishJames Milroy, University of Sheffield and Lesley Milroy, University of Michigan, USA.This Routledge Linguistics Classic is here reissued with a new preface, a new afterword and a revised bibliography. The authors cover the long-running debate over the teaching of Standard English in Britain and compare the language ideologies in Britain and the USA, involving a discussion of the English-Only movement and the Ebonics controversy. They consider the historical process of standardisation and its social consequences, in particular discrimination against low status and ethnic minority groups on the basis of their language traits.


Linguistics

Development Policy of the European UnionMartin Holland and Mathew Doidge, University of Canterbury, New Zealand.Designed to replace Martin Holland’s The European Union and the Third World, this new text provides systematic coverage of the European Union’s policies in relation to the developing world in the 21st century and includes substantial coverage of governance issues and the relationship between development initiatives and European integration.


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The Phenomenological MindAn Introduction to Philosophy of Mind and Cognitive Science, Second EditionShaun Gallagher, University of Central Florida, USA, and Dan Zahavi, University of Copenhagen, Denmark. The book covers topics such as, phenomenology and consciousness, consciousness and self-consciousness, time and consciousness, intentionality, the embodied mind, knowledge of other minds, and personal identity. This second edition includes a new preface and revised sections on intentionality, the self, and social cognition. Interesting and important examples are used throughout, including phantom limb syndrome, blindsight and self-disorders in schizophrenia.


Philosophy

Minerals, Metals and SustainabilityMeeting Future Material NeedsW. John Rankin, University of Melbourne, Australia.The book examines the exploitation of minerals and mineral products and the implications for sustainability of the consumption of finite mineral resources and the wastes associated with their production and use. It provides a multi-disciplinary approach that integrates the physical and earth sciences with the social sciences, ecology and economics. Increasingly, graduates in the minerals industry and related sectors will also need a knowledge of how their industry relates to and can contribute to the transition to sustainability.

$140.00 Pb, ISBN 9780415684590, NZRP$180.00Publish April 2012, 440 pagesCRC Press

Mining

The EmotionsA Philosophical IntroductionJulien A. Deonna, University of Geneva, Switzerland and Fabrice Teroni, Bern University, Switzerland .Are emotions feelings, thoughts, or experiences? In what sense do emotions give meaning to what surrounds us? The book explores these questions in a clear and accessible way. The authors discuss the following key topics: the diversity and unity of the emotions, the relations between emotion, belief and desire, the nature of values, the relations between emotions and perceptions, emotions viewed as evaluative attitudes, the link between emotions and evaluative knowledge, the nature of moods, sentiments, and character traits.


Philosophy

The Film ExperienceAn Introduction, Third EditionTimothy Corrigan, University of Pennsylvania, USA and Patricia White, Swarthmore College, USA.A comprehensive introduction to film that recognizes students as movie fans and helps them understand the art form’s full scope. The authors situate their strong coverage of the medium’s formal elements within the larger cultural contexts that inform the ways we watch film, from economics and exhibition to marketing and the star system.


Media Studies

Ethics, Law and Professional IssueA Practice-Based Approach for Health ProfessionalsAnn Gallagher, St George’s University of London, UK and Sue Hodge, University of Surrey, UK.Ethical, legal and professional issues are at the heart of health care, but it can be tricky to balance and apply these three strands in practice. Taking a practice-based approach, this book explores the daily dilemmas faced by modern health care practitioners, using engaging clinical scenarios drawn from across the fields of health care.


Nursing

Lectures on Nx(p)Jean-Pierre SerreThe book deals with the question on how Nx(p), the number of solutions of mod p congruences, varies with p when the family (X) of polynomial equations is fixed. It offers a good occasion for reviewing various techniques in l-adic cohomology and group representations, presented in a context that is appealing to specialists in number theory and algebraic geometry. Along with covering open problems, the text examines the size and congruence properties of Nx(p) and describes the ways in which it is computed. After an overview of the main theorems on Nx(p), the book offers discusses the Chebotarev density theorem, which is essential in studying frobenian functions and frobenian sets.

$59.95 Hb, ISBN 9781466501928, NZRP$75.00Publish April 2012, 174 pagesCRC Press

Mathematics

Biology for HealthApplying the Activities of Daily LivingS.H. Cedar, London South Bank University, UK.The many elements of anatomy, physiology and biology are hard to grasp, but this book makes it easier by putting all the systems in the context of daily activities, which we all do without thinking about. The major organs and systems are introduced in an approachable manner, and are explained so that they can be applied to practice.


Nursing

Marketing ManagementA Value-Creation Process, Second EditionAlain Jolibert, Université Pierre Mendes, France; Hans Mühlbacher, Leopold-Franzens-University, Austria; Laurent Flores, INSEEC Business School and Pierre-Louis Dubois, Université Panthéon-Assas Paris, France.Marketing Management offers comprehensive coverage of both strategic and operational marketing issues using contemporary, global examples. It demonstrates clearly how marketing processes can contribute to the creation of value for the stakeholders of every business organization as well as for the organization itself.

$99.00 Pb, ISBN 9780230240957, NZRP$125.00Publish April 2012, 488 pages, Palgrave Macmillan

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Anti-Discriminatory PracticeEquality, Diversity and Social Justice, Fifth EditionNeil Thompson Avenue Consulting Ltd., UK. Addressing the ways in which social workers can effectively challenge inequality within society, the book explores the many forms of discrimination that can lead to disadvantage, disempowerment and oppression. Written with Thompson’s inimitable clarity, this edition feature includes a contextual introduction and chapters on sexuality and religious discrimination; an explicit theory base, through extended discussion of the widely used PCS model; a range of questions for reflection and comprehensive guidance on further reading, incorporating books, articles and websites.


Social work

Issues Debates and Approaches in PsychologyIan Fairholm, University of Bath, UK.Where did psychology originate? How has it evolved? These questions are at the heart of understanding the key debates that are central to psychology. In this highly approachable introduction, Fairholm tackles the big questions in psychology covering the ever controversial nature vs. nurture debate, free will and determinism, and other important topics. Whatever your level of study, this introduction will guide you through the most important issues that psychologists continue to dispute in the twenty-first century.


Psychology

Serious StatsA Guide to Advanced Statistics For The Behavioral SciencesThomas Baguley, Nottingham Trent University, UK.Ideal for experienced students and researchers in the social sciences who wish to refresh or extend their understanding of statistics, and to apply advanced statistical procedures using SPSS or R. Key theory is reviewed and illustrated with examples of how to apply these concepts using real data.


Research Methods

GenderLeanne Franklin, Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cardiff, Wales.Gender is a hugely important factor in how we see the world, not just for psychologists but society as a whole. From the key theoretical developments, through the development of gender in childhood and on to the way gender is interpreted by different cultures around the world, Franklin’s spirited introduction shows how gender shapes our understanding of life. Whatever your level of study, this book will give you a deeper understanding of the way gender continues to affect the way we think and behave.


Psychology

Thinking and ReasoningAn Introduction to the Psychology of Reason, Judgment and Decision MakingKen Manktelow, University of Wolverhampton, UK. The main areas covered in the book are probability judgment, deductive and inductive reasoning, decision making, hypothetical thinking and rationality. In each case, the material is almost entirely new, with topics such as the new paradigm in reasoning research, causal reasoning and counterfactual thinking appearing for the first time. The book also presents an extended treatment of decision making research, and contains a chapter on individual and cultural influences on thinking.

$46.00 Pb, ISBN 9781841697413, NZRP$58.00Publish April 2012, 344 pagesPsychology Press

Psychology

Adolescence and AdulthoodA Psychosocial PerspectiveLeo Hendry, University of Aberdeen, Scotland and Marion Kloep, University of Glamorgan, Wales.From teenagers to pensioners, each phase of life presents different challenges and new experiences. Examining the patterns of development throughout the lifespan, the authors provide key insights into how we experience the world, and they examine how established theories have been challenged by recent changes to the understanding of human development. Whatever your level of study, this absorbing introduction will give you a deeper appreciation of the different life phases and how psychological principles aid our understanding of them.


Psychology

PhobiasHeather Buchanan and Neil Coulson, both from University of Nottingham, UK.Anxiety is a natural part of life - but what happens when everyday anxieties start to dominate our lives, or when we become overwhelmingly anxious about a particular object or situation? In this friendly and engaging introduction, the authors consider these questions by discussing a range of specific and social phobias, along with their symptoms, effects and treatment. Whatever your level of study, this book will help you to develop your understanding of phobias, why they develop and the effectiveness of different treatments.


Psychology

Political IdeologiesAn Introduction, Fifth EditionAndrew Heywood, Croydon College, UK. A clear and accessible introduction to the political creeds and doctrines that have dominated and shaped world politics. The fifth edition has been thoroughly updated throughout and now has more on the influence of globalization on ideology and a new-look page design to aid student learning.


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Sexuality, Equality and DiversityIn the Name of EqualityDiane Richardson, Newcastle University, UK and Surya Monro, University of Huddersfield, UK.Investigating the dynamics of identity and sexual citizenship in a changing world, this compelling text explores key debates around human rights and representation, policy and resistance. Incorporating theory with original research, this is a thought-provoking insight into sexuality and diversity in a global age.


Sociology

Social Work with Older PeopleFifth EditionMo Ray,Keele University, UK and Judith Phillips, Swansea University, UK.Deliberately taking a critical approach to guide readers to consider stereotypes of aging and work with older people, the new edition presents fundamental knowledge alongside thought-provoking and challenging debates. It offers a new chapter on safeguarding and has been updated to reflect current course requirements which include introduction of theory, policy and legislation which influences social work contexts and identification of core elements of practice, for effective interviewing, assessment, planning and intervention.


Social Work

Food and DevelopmentE.M. Young, Staffordshire University, UK.The book explores the continued prevalence of mass under nutrition in the developing world; acute food crises in some places associated with conflict; the emergence of over nutrition in the developing world and the vulnerability of the contemporary global food production system. The text identifies the major problems and analyzes factors at international, national and local scales to understand their continued prevalence. The book concludes by evaluating the potential of some oppositional forces to challenge the hegemony of the contemporary food system. The text is richly filled with case studies from the Global North and South to illustrate the nature and extent of these urgent issues and their interrelated nature.


Sociology

Social Work with Disabled PeopleFourth EditionMichael Oliver, University of Greenwich, UK; Bob Sapey, Lancaster University, UK; and Pam Thomas, Lancaster University, UK.It offers readers a clear introduction to the core issues of disability alongside discussion and assessment of the social worker’s role. The book reflects the latest updates, developments and policy changes, the broad range of areas needing to be understood for informed practice, recent changes to the focus of social work education and practice, the Social Model of Disability, encouraging debate about its role in social work, developments for independent living, and the heightened importance of safeguarding issues.


Social Work

The FamilySecond EditionLiz Steel, Halifax New College, UK; Warren Kidd, University of East London, UK; and Anne Brown, University of Leicester, UK.Family structures have become increasingly diverse over recent decades. Examining contemporary theory alongside key terms and concepts, this new edition explores issues of intimacy, parenting, cohabitation and media representations. This book provides an in-depth look at the role of the family in society for all students of sociology.


Sociology

Social Work PracticeFifth EditionVeronica Coulshed, University of Sunderland, UK and Joan Orme, Glasgow School of Social Work (GSSW), UK.The book offers essential guidance for understanding contexts of social work. The first part of the book guides you through the social work process. Part two introduces key methods of intervention, encompassing a broad range of theories and approaches, including new material on strengths based approaches and solution focused practice. Part III identifies the variety of contexts in which social work takes place, with individuals (both children and adults), groups and communities.


Social Work

Working with Abused ChildrenFocus on the Child, Fourth EditionCelia Doyle, University of Northampton, UK.A revised edition of an insightful text which highlights the ability of all practitioners to undertake healing work to promote the future wellbeing of abused children. Offering a wide range of resources including personal accounts and supportive pedagogy, it provides a practical blueprint for sensitive and effective work in this challenging field.


Social Work

Ethics and Values in Social WorkFourth EditionSarah Banks, Durham University, UK. Combining a sound grasp of theoretical issues with a sharp focus on the latest policy and practice, this edition features detailed discussion of the participation of service users, including their role as activists and the importance of the service user movement; extended analysis of professional regulation and codes of practice, and their role in defining the nature of social work; a vast array of practice examples, which bring current social issues to life; and comparison of the latest codes of ethics from across the globe.


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Tourism and Climate ChangeImpacts, Adaptation and MitigationDaniel Scott, University of Waterloo, Canada; C. Michael Hall, University of Canterbury, New Zealand; and Stefan Gössling, Lund University, Sweden.This book provides an analysis of climate change and tourism at the tourist, enterprise, destination and global scales. Major themes include the implications of climate change and climate policy for tourism sectors and destinations around the world, tourist perceptions of climate change impacts, tourism’s global contribution to climate change, adaptation and mitigation responses by all major tourism stakeholders, and the integral links between climate change and sustainable tourism.


Tourism

Sport PsychologyContemporary Themes, Second EditionDavid Lavallee, University of Stirling, UK; John Kremer, Queen’s University, Belfast; Aidan Moran, University College, Ireland; and Mark Williams, Liverpool John Moores University, UK.Encompassing the history of sport psychology to more recent distinctions between sport and exercise psychology, it is ideal reading for students learning about issues such as motivation, concentration and anxiety and the connection between physical activity and psychological well-being. This new edition provides updated case studies, guidance on further reading, study questions and brand new content on self-harm in sport and metaimagery.


Sports Studies

An Introduction to Theatre DesignStephen Di Benedetto, University of Miami, UK.The book explains the theories, strategies, and tools of practical design work for the undergraduate student. Through its numerous illustrated case studies and analysis of key terms, students will build an understanding of the design process and be able to: identify the fundamentals of theatre design and scenography, recognize the role of individual design, develop conceptual and analytical thinking, and communicate their understanding of complex design work. The author also looks in depth at script analysis, stylistic considerations and the importance of collaboration to the designer’s craft.


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Sport ManagementPrinciples and ApplicationsRussell Hoye and Matthew Nicholson,both from La Trobe University, Australia, and Aaron Smith, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University, Australia; Bob Stewart and Hans Westerbeek, both from Victoria University, Australia.The book examines the nature of the sport industry and the role of the state, non-profit and professional sectors in sport. It focuses on core management principles and their application in a sporting context, highlighting the unique challenges faced in a career in sport management. Topics covered include strategic planning, organizational cultures and structures, human resource management, and marketing, among others.


Sports Studies

The International Student’s Guide to UK EducationUnlocking University Life and CultureMartin Hyde, Christ Church Canterbury University, UK.This book guides students in their preparation for all aspects of UK HE, from university selection and application through to participation. This text will expand your knowledge of UK Higher Education with regards to application procedures, finances, self-awareness, cultural adaptation, university administrative procedures, and work information. This is a comprehensive guide that will help students to develop critical and reflective ability in order to become independent, well-informed and empowered decision makers.


Study Skills

Sport, Culture and SocietyAn Introduction, Second EditionGrant Jarvie University of Stirling, UK and James Thornton, Heriot Watt University, UK.International in scope, the book explores the key social theories that shape our understanding of sport as a social phenomenon and critically examines many of the assumptions that underpin that understanding. The book introduces the student to every core topic and emerging area in the study of sport and society, including: the history and politics of sport, sport and globalization, sport and media, sport, violence and crime, sport, the body and health, sport and the environment, alternative sports and lifestyles, and sporting mega-events.


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Exam Skills HandbookAchieving Peak Performance, Second EditionStella Cottrell, University of Leeds, UK. This book provides an easy-to-follow set of strategies and techniques that build to a plan for achieving your best possible exam performance. It gives practical step-by-step guidance in long-term planning for optimal performance through to last minute revision strategies. This fully updated, two-colour edition includes two brand new chapters.


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Nutrition and Metabolism in Sports, Exercise and HealthJie Kang, College of New Jersey, US. This book discusses nutrition in sport, exercise and health by integrating key nutritional facts, concepts and dietary guidelines with a thorough discussion of the fundamental biological science underpinning our physiological and metabolic processes. The book includes discussion of key topics including nutrient bioenergetics, nutrition and metabolic disease, nutritional ergogenic aids, nutrition for special populations, and nutritional assessment. Each chapter includes case studies, review questions, definitions of key terms, and practical laboratory exercises - such as techniques for assessing nutritional status, body composition and physical activity patterns.


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