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Using Interactive Imagework with Children
Walking on the Magic Mountain
Deborah Plummer
It is a practical guide to working with children's natural imaginative abilities in order to encourage creative thinking, higher self-esteem and effective stress management. It is emphasized that all children can learn to use their imaginations in a constructive way that will contribute to happier and more creative lives as they grow to adulthood. Learn More1998, Paperback / softback, 9.17in x 6.18in / 233mm x 157mm, 144pp, £19.99ISBN: 978-1-85302-671-3 -
Changing Relationships Between Higher Education and the State
Edited by Mary Henkel and Brenda Little
Examining the patterns of change in relationships between higher education systems and the state throughout Europe, the contributors explore the main theoretical and policy options available to policymakers, and the issues they raise for governments, institutions and academics. Learn More1998, 320pp -
Lifelong Learning
The Politics of the New Learning Environment
Geoffrey Elliott
Elliott explores the imperatives of a mass system through data drawn from a study of access- and foundation-year students and their teachers. Arguing that our present conceptions of education are narrow and market-led, he proposes an alternative, pedagogy-based system to establish a society truly capable of lifelong learning. Learn More1998, Paperback / softback, 9.06in x 5.91in / 230mm x 150mm, 144pp, £30.00ISBN: 978-1-85302-580-8 -
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
A Multidisciplinary Approach
Henryk Holowenko
This book provides clear guidelines on good practice in assessment, diagnosis and management of, and provision for, children with AD/HD. Written for teachers, parents, medical practitioners, psychologists and other professionals, Holowenko's multidisciplinary approach stresses the collaborative nature of successful management of the condition. Learn More1998, 112pp -
From Thoughts to Obsessions
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder in Children and Adolescents
Per Hove Thomsen
This introductory book explains the nature and treatment of OCD in children and adolescents. Written for parents and relatives as well as doctors, teachers and other professionals working with this group of patients, it defines OCD and forms a straightforward explanation of the symptoms, assessment procedures and treatment strategies. Learn More1999, Paperback / softback, 9.13in x 6.06in / 232mm x 154mm, 152pp, £16.99ISBN: 978-1-85302-721-51999, Ebook, PDF, 128pp, £16.99ISBN: 978-1-84642-257-7 -
Understanding and Supporting Children with Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties
Edited by Paul Cooper
The contributors stress that EBDs are a form of communication, albeit an antagonistic one, and evaluate the success of different methods of intervention in clinical, educational and family settings. They argue that successful intervention requires an appreciation of the complex interplay in the social and personal factors affecting each child. Learn More1999, 272pp -
Traveller Children
A Voice for Themselves
Cathy Kiddle
This book looks at education in the context of several distinct travelling groups including Circus, Fairground and New Travellers. Cathy Kiddle argues that education is important for Traveller children in that it enables them to develop into independent learners and, through this, independent people, able to speak for themselves. Learn More1999, Paperback / softback, 9.02in x 6.22in / 229mm x 158mm, 176pp, £22.99ISBN: 978-1-85302-684-31999, Ebook, PDF, 176pp, £22.99ISBN: 978-0-85700-622-6 -
Transforming Universities
Changing Patterns of Governance, Structure and Learning in Swedish Higher Education
Marianne Bauer, Susan Marton, Berit Askling and Ference Marton
The formation of higher education policy is a political process, and a change in government can result in dramatic system reform. Transforming Universities shows how such changes can affect institutional conditions and academic working and values, using the highly politicized Swedish system as a case study. Learn More1999, Paperback / softback, 9.17in x 6.10in / 233mm x 155mm, 320pp, £39.99ISBN: 978-1-85302-675-1 -
Adaptive University Structures
An Analysis of Adaptation to Socioeconomic Environments of US and European Universities
Barbara Sporn
This book examines adaptability in universities in Europe and the US, drawing out the lessons learnt for policy makers and managers to develop such structures, and help their institutions survive change. It looks at three US universities identified as adaptive and three European institutions which are trying to improve their adaptive capacity. Learn More1999, 280pp -
Reforming Higher Education
Maurice Kogan and Stephen Hanney
Examining the relationship between higher education policy and the state, this book focuses on the ways in which the changing concepts of the nature of the state and its role have had an impact on the development of higher education policy in the last thirty years. Learn More1999, Paperback / softback, 8.98in x 5.98in / 228mm x 152mm, 250pp, £39.99ISBN: 978-1-85302-715-41999, Ebook, PDF, 250pp, £39.99ISBN: 978-0-85700-130-6