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jennifer dewitt

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  • Understanding Young People's Science Aspirations

    How students form ideas about ‘becoming a scientist’

    Understanding Young People's Science Aspirations offers new evidence and understanding about how young people develop their aspirations for education, learning and, ultimately, careers in science. Integrating new findings from a major research study with a wide ranging review of existing international literature, it brings a distinctive sociological analytic lens to the field of science education ... Read more

    $59.99 USD

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  • Tackling Wicked Problems

    Through the Transdisciplinary Imagination

    From climate change to GM foods, we are increasingly confronted with complex, interconnected social and environmental problems that span disciplines, knowledge bases and value systems. This book offers a transdisciplinary, open approach for those working towards resolving these 'wicked' problems and highlights the crucial role of this 'transdisciplinary imagination' in addressing the shift to ... Read more

    $91.99 USD

  • The Sociology of Children, Childhood and Generation

    Outlining sociology’s distinctive contribution to childhood studies and our understanding of contemporary children and childhood, The Sociology of Children, Childhood and Generation provides a thought provoking and comprehensive account of the connections between the macro worlds of childhood and the micro worlds of children’s everyday lives.Examining children’s involvement in areas such as the ... Read more

    $69.99 USD

  • Ethical Maturity in the Helping Professions

    Making Difficult Life and Work Decisions

    How do we, as humans, arrive at what we call morally or ethically good or bad decisions? What processes are involved in making ethical decisions? Is there a way to move towards ethical maturity and how will being ethically mature assist us with any future decisions we might make?Ethical Maturity in the Helping Professions provides a comprehensive overview of the most influential ideas in ethical ... Read more

    $49.99 USD

  • Ethical Practice in Social Work

    An applied approach

    This innovative text shows why ethics is so important for social work practice, that it is not simply a way of defining and understanding what is good in practice, but is a means by which social work and other caring professions can actually achieve good practice.'Professor Richard Hugman, University of NSWThis book integrates ethical theory and political philosophy into a clear yet challenging ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

  • Critical Pedagogy for Social Justice

    by John Smyth ...
    Series series Critical Pedagogy Today
    We live in a time when those who wield unrestrained power believe they have the inalienable right to determine the destiny, nature and shape of social institutions like schools. Critical Pedagogy for Social Justice challenges this arrogance by showing how teachers, students, parents, communities, and researchers can develop narratives that amount to working with and for those who are increasingly ... Read more

    $33.99 USD

  • Co-production and Criminal Justice

    Series series Criminology in Focus
    This book explores practical examples of co-production in criminal justice research and practice. Through a series of seven case studies, the authors examine what people do when they co-produce knowledge in criminal justice contexts: in prisons and youth detention centres; with criminalised women; from practitioners’ perspectives; and with First Nations communities.Co-production holds a promise: ... Read more

    $26.99 USD

  • 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

    $38.99 USD

  • Anti-Racist Teaching Practices and Learning Strategies Workbook

    Building anti-racist, anti-oppressive and decolonized teaching and learning practices through transforming knowledge, lesson preparation, classroom management, teaching strategies and assessment.

    Use this practical workbook to analyze and challenge inequity in your context. This workbook will strengthen capacity in building anti-racist, anti-oppressive and decolonized teaching and learning practices through:transforming knowledgelesson preparationclassroom managementteaching strategiesassessment.Half of all proceeds for your purchase of the book will be donated to organizations advancing ... Read more

    $28.00 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Informal Learning in Youth Work

    Informal Learning in Youth Work offers fresh perspectives on all aspects of informal education in the youth work setting. Designed to develop the reader′s knowledge and skills, this comprehensive textbook explores key issues such as communication, power relations, ethics, gender exclusion, sexuality, race discrimination and social class. The author places particular emphasis on conversation as a ... Read more

    $79.99 USD

  • Sociology

    Sociology is the scientific study of social behavior and human groups. This Sociology Study Brief provides a concise, conceptual overview of the subject, including its history and methods of research. This compact guide is the ideal orientation for a student enrolled in an introductory Sociology course. It is also recommended as a resource for anyone interested in attaining a general understanding ... Read more

    $3.62 USD

  • Six Lenses for Anti-Oppressive Education

    Partial Stories, Improbable Conversations (Second Edition)

    Edited by Kevin K. Kumashiro, Bic Ngo ...
    Series Book 468 - Counterpoints
    This book spotlights six themes or «lenses» for understanding and analyzing education and its relation to oppression and anti-oppressive transformation. It brings together multiple perspectives on anti-oppressive education from various contexts, including K-12 schools, teacher education programs, postsecondary institutions, and community-based organizations. The book provides an array of practical ... Read more

    $45.99 USD