Exploring the influence of early family relationships on a child's development, with essential insights for fostering holistic well-being in the early years.

"Building Thinking Classrooms offers invaluable guidance for educators to effectively implement in their classrooms. Dr. Peter Liljedahl has provided comprehensive and meaningful tasks, accompanying detailed research and explanations, for creating the optimal classroom environment - a thinking classroom"--

This clear and practical book, which is useful for all apsects of learning and education discusses how an emphasis on neurodiverse 'ability' can cultivate a better world.

Now in its 3rd edition, this book provides a prime resource for for enabling the effective teaching of science at primary level. It now also includes a CD-rom of 200 science investigations for use with young learners of science, to help trainee teachers explore the practical application of the topics covered in the book.

Monte Carlo simulation is a method of evaluating substantive hypotheses and statistical estimators by developing a computer algorithm to simulate a population, drawing multiple samples from this pseudo-population, and evaluating estimates obtained from these samples. This book explains the logic behind the method and demonstrates its uses for research.

A practical and accessible text on pedagogy for primary teacher trainees and Education Studies students. Features exercises designed to develop specific critical thinking skills.

A new edition of this key text on research methods for all undergraduate education students.

Guides preservice and inservice teachers to be effective helpers in the context of the most common challenges, highlighting issues related to homelessness, grief and loss, and bullying and harassment. This book offers teachers techniques for taking better care of themselves and the students in their schools.