With case study examples that cover early years and primary, this book takes a child-centred approach by putting the focus on emotional well-being, offering individual strategies for raising literacy standards among children with dyslexia.

2016 Outstanding Publication Award (The International Association for the Study of Organized Crime) Organized Crime: Analyzing Illegal Activities, Criminal Structures, and Extra-legal Governance provides a systematic overview of the processes and structures commonly labeled "organized crime," drawing on the pertinent empirical and theoretical literature primarily from North America, Europe, and Australia. The main emphasis is placed on a comprehensive classificatory scheme that highlights und...

With original contributions by leading specialists from around the world, this is a cutting edge exploration of a major social science sub-discipline.

Provides a comprehensive overview of the various forms of expressive therapy techniques used in counseling today.

A practical guide for people who commission, implement and use evaluations of complex development interventions.

This book challenges simplified notions of research, providing examples of how students can carry out qualitative research that avoids the trap of methodological reductionism.

Working with Students with Disabilities: Preparing School Counselors is an essential tool for all school counselors in training and in practice with the aim to provide a comprehensive approach to working with students with disabilities in a school setting.

With a clear focus on the importance and prevalence of new and digital technologies, this book presents students with a practical guide to understanding the process of qualitative research in the social sciences

A new edition of this popular student exploration of contemporary social change.

Mindsets and Moves applies important research on effective instruction and motivation to infuse today's reading classrooms with a fresh breath of student independence.