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  • Positive Sociology of Leisure

    Contemporary Perspectives

    Edited by Shintaro Kono, Anju Beniwal, Priyanka Baweja, Karl Spracklen ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This edited collection explores Positive Sociology of Leisure (PSL) as a subfield relating to leisure studies, sociology of leisure, and sociology of happiness.Defined as an area of research that examines social aspects of leisure life with a focus on the optimal functioning of relationship, group, community, organization, and other social units, PSL differs from more critical forms of sociology ... Read more

    $179.99 CAD

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  • Culturally Responsive Teaching

    Theory, Research, and Practice

    by Geneva Gay ...
    Series series Multicultural Education Series
    Multiple-award-winner Geneva Gay has updated her foundational text for culturally responsive teaching to keep it relevant for today’s diverse students. This perennial favorite is the go-to resource for teacher professional learning and education courses.Geneva Gay is renowned for her contributions to multicultural education, particularly as it relates to curriculum design, professional learning, ... Read more

    $48.99 CAD

  • Adventurous Learning

    A Pedagogy for a Changing World

    by Simon Beames, Mike Brown ...
    Adventurous Learning interrogates the word ‘adventure’ and explores how elements of authenticity, agency, uncertainty and mastery can be incorporated into educational practices. It outlines key elements for a pedagogy of adventurous learning and provides guidelines grounded in accessible theory. Teachers of all kinds can adapt these guidelines for indoor and outdoor teaching in their own ... Read more

    $81.99 CAD

  • Social Happiness

    Theory into Policy and Practice

    by Neil Thin ...
    The development of happiness as an explicit theme in social research and policy worldwide has been rapid and remarkable, posing fundamental questions about our personal and collective motives and purposes.This book examines the achievements and potential of applied happiness scholarship in diverse cultures and domains. It argues that progressive policies require a substantial and explicit ... Read more

    $43.99 CAD

  • Transformative Consumer Research for Personal and Collective Well-Being

    Edited by David Glen Mick, Simone Pettigrew, Cornelia (Connie) Pechmann, Julie L. Ozanne ...
    Daily existence is more interconnected to consumer behaviors than ever before, encompassing many issues of well-being. Problems include unhealthy eating; credit card mismanagement; alcohol, tobacco, pornography, and gambling abuse; marketplace discrimination; and ecological deterioration; as well as at-risk groups who are impoverished, impaired, or elderly. Opportunities for well-being via ... Read more

    $102.99 CAD

  • Twice-Exceptional Children Are Gifts

    Developing the Talents of 2e Children

    by JOHN INMAN ...
    This book is the story of my lifelong 2e Journey Informed by Traditional Indigenous LearningTo address the daunting challenges we face as a global community, we need people who can see the world beyond an "either-or" dualistic perspective. This book presumes such a dualistic perspective has been especially damaging to the twice-exceptional (2e) or gifted and learning disabled (Gifted and LD or GLD ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Health Communication

    Theoretical and Critical Perspectives

    by Ruth Cross, Sam Davis, Ivy O'Neil ...
    Health communication is key to promoting good population and individual health outcomes. As the field has developed, there is a growing need for a critical appraisal of the ideologies and theories underpinning health communication in order to ensure effective practice.This book clearly situates health communication within its social context. It provides a critical overview of three key ... Read more

    $25.99 CAD

  • Social Work with Groups

    Social Justice Through Personal, Community, and Societal Change

    by N. Sullivan, L. Mitchell, D. Goodman, N.C. Lang, E.S. Mesbur ...
    Help change the world by bringing ideas of social justice into your group work practice!Social workers who use hip-hop music to reach out to troubled adolescents. Practitioners who compare First Nations talking circles with social work practice with groups. A retired professor who transforms the way her fellow senior living center residents participate in their world. Fathers of children with ... Read more

    $146.99 CAD

  • The SAGE Handbook of Outdoor Play and Learning

    Edited by Ellen Beate Hansen Sandseter, Libby Lee-Hammond, TIM WALLER, Eva Ärlemalm-Hagsér, Shirley Wyver, Kristi S. Lekies ...
    There has been a growing academic interest in the role of outdoor spaces for play in a child′s development. This text represents a coordinated and comprehensive volume of international research on this subject edited by members of the well-established European Early Childhood Education Research Association Outdoor Play and Learning SIG (OPAL). Chapters written by authors from Europe, North and ... Read more

    $147.99 CAD

  • Child Development and Education in the Twenty-First Century

    by Priti Joshi, Subir Shukla ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    This book provides an in-depth understanding of how children’s development at different stages of their lives interfaces with the kind of education and support they need at school and home. It examines closely how education, in turn, influences their development and prepares them for an uncertain future. The chapters focus on the rapid developments of the 21st century that are changing the nature ... Read more

    $64.99 CAD

  • Transforming Nursing Education

    The Culturally Inclusive Environment

    Edited by Dr. Margaret Dexheimer Pharris, PhD, RN, MPH, FAAN, Susan Dandridge Bosher, PhD, MA ...
    "Through case studies, practical examples and in-depth analysis of successful programs, this book provides a roadmap for creating a more welcoming environment for minority students and faculty, revamping traditional teaching methods to accomodate diverse learning styles, developing and teaching a culturally competetent nursing curriculum, and removing cultural and linguistic barriers to success.. ... Read more

    $95.99 CAD

  • Teaching as Scholarship

    Preparing Students for Professional Practice in Community Services

    Edited by Jacqui Gingras, Pamela Robinson, Janice Waddell, Linda D. Cooper ...
    This book is about teaching for professional practice and explores ways to engage students in the classroom. It draws on the principles of rigorous scholarship and focuses on interactive learning between the class and the professor and among the students. Each contributor addresses the need to connect theory with community practice, deploying different methods in different contexts, and sharing ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD