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“professor john davis”

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  • Critical Childhood Studies

    Global Perspectives

    by Professor Kay Tisdall, Professor John Davis, Deborah Fry, Kristina Konstantoni, Marlies Kustatscher, Dr Catherine Maternowska, Laura Weiner ...
    The book provides an advanced, accessible text for childhood studies, which is suitable and challenging for those coming from practice, different parts of the world and from a range of disciplines. Key ideas within childhood studies are introduced, from agency to intersectionality to children's rights. Addressing children and young people under the age of 18, the book combines concepts from ... Read more

    $39.99 CAD

  • Developing drought-resistant cereals

    by Prof. Roberto Tuberosa, Prof Thomas Sinclair, Prof William J. Davies, Professor John C. Cushman, Dr Jack Christopher, Dr Eric S. Ober, Prof Ruilian Jing, Prof Rodomiro Ortiz, Dr Marco Maccaferri, Dr Mitiku A. Mengistu0, Dr Anya Heathcote1, Dr Weiguo Chen2, Dr Daizhen Sun3, Dr Runzhi Li4, Dr Ilaria Marcotuli5, Dr Agata Gadaleta6, Dr Osvin Arriagada7, Dr Samantha Reveco8, Dr Andrés R. Schwember9, Dr Matteo Campana0, Dr Christian Alfaro1, Dr Iván Matus2, Dr Elhan Ersoz3, Dr Michel E. Ghanem4, Dr Robert Bensen5, Dr Arnauld A. Thiry6, Dr Matthew P. Reynolds7, Dr Ian C. Dodd8, Dr Ambra Viviani9 ...
    Drought remains the biggest single threat from climate change to the production of key cereal crops, such as wheat and barley. Cereals also respond in complex ways to drought stress, making improved drought tolerance a challenging trait to achieve. With many cereals recognised as staple food crops due to their nutritional value, more research is required into improving drought tolerance as a means ... Read more

    $203.99 CAD

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    Creating Frameworks for Practice

    by Karen Healy ...
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    $45.39 CAD

  • Childhood and Society

    by Michael Wyness ...
    The new edition of this established core textbook continues to give an insightful, authoritative and accessible overview of competing theoretical positions on the sociological study of childhood. The book explores the ways these theories inform key themes, including education, work, identity and agency.The study of childhood has taken on an increasingly global focus in recent years, honing in on ... Read more

    $50.79 CAD

  • Good Education in an Age of Measurement

    Ethics, Politics, Democracy

    by Gert J. J. Biesta ...
    The widespread use of the measurement of educational outcomes in order to compare the performance of education within and across countries seems to express a real concern for the quality of education. This book argues that the focus on the measurement of educational outcomes has actually displaced questions about educational purpose. Biesta explores why the question as to what constitutes good ... Read more

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  • Social Work Theories and Methods

    Edited by Mel Gray, Stephen Webb ...
    The second edition of this celebrated book by two of the world′s leading researchers in social work introduces readers to the main theories, theorists and perspectives that contribute to the debate on social work theory and social work methods. It brings together some outstanding international researchers in social work to challenge the reader to critically question how they think about social ... Read more

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  • Social Psychology and Everyday Life

    by Darrin Hodgetts, Ottilie Stolte, Christopher Sonn, Neil Drew, Stuart Carr, Linda Waimarie Nikora ...
    This ground-breaking and innovative textbook offers a uniquely global approach to the study of social psychology. Inclusive and outward-looking, the authors consciously re-orientate the discipline of social psychology, promoting a collectivist approach. Each chapter begins with an illustrative scenario based on everyday events, from visiting a local health centre to shopping in a supermarket, ... Read more

    $78.89 CAD

  • Occupational Science

    Society, Inclusion, Participation

    Edited by Gail E. Whiteford, Clare Hocking ...
    Occupational Science: Society, Inclusion, Participation is the must have resource for occupational therapists, occupational scientists, students and researchers. The book begins with a comprehensive review of the current literature and the knowledge generated to date. Reasons for the field's limited impact are proposed, including its focus on individuals rather than groups and communities, its ... Read more

    $63.99 CAD

  • International Handbook of Research on Environmental Education

    Edited by Robert B. Stevenson, Michael Brody, Justin Dillon, Arjen E.J. Wals ...
    The environment and contested notions of sustainability are increasingly topics of public interest, political debate, and legislation across the world. Environmental education journals now publish research from a wide variety of methodological traditions that show linkages between the environment, health, development, and education. The growth in scholarship makes this an opportune time to review ... Read more

    $274.82 CAD

  • Career Guidance for Social Justice

    Contesting Neoliberalism

    Edited by Tristram Hooley, Ronald Sultana, Rie Thomsen ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Education, Neoliberalism, and Marxism
    This edited collection examines the intersections between career guidance, social justice and neo-liberalism. Contributors offer an original and global discussion of the role of career guidance in the struggle for social justice and evaluate the field from a diverse range of theoretical positions. Through a series of chapters that positions career guidance within a neoliberal context and presents ... Read more

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  • An A-Z of Social Work Theory

    by Malcolm Payne ...
    Series series A-Zs in Social Work Series
    Puzzled by terminology, skills, law, or theory? Revising for your placement or exam? Then look no further! This series of concise and easy-to-use A-Zs will be your guide.Designed for both students and newly-qualified social workers, this book will introduce you to over 350 key theories, theorists and concepts in a concise and no-nonsense way. Careful cross-referencing will help you make important ... Read more

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  • Governing as Governance

    by Jan Kooiman ...
    The concept of `governance′ has become a central catchword across the social and political sciences. In Governing and Governance, Jan Kooiman revisits and develops his seminal work in the field to map and demonstrate the utility of a sociopolitical perspective to our understanding of contemporary forms of governing, governance and governability.A central underlying theme of the book is the notion ... Read more

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