Understanding Early Years Policy (Fitzgerald Damien)(Paperback)

Understanding Early Years Policy (Fitzgerald Damien)(Paperback)

Previously known as Baldock: Understanding Early Years Policy is in its Fourth Edition. This best-selling textbook continues to provide fully updated coverage of all the latest developments in early years policy such as the revised Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), SEND Code of Practice 0-25

Policy Issues in the Early Years (Miller Linda)(Paperback)

Providing a unique and critical insight into some of the most significant issues affecting early years education, this book draws on current research, addresses key debates, and considers international perspectives. Topics covered include: policy making; poverty, disadvantage and social exclusion;

Early Childhood Studies: A Student′s Guide (Fitzgerald Damien)(Paperback)

'Underpinned by ecological theories of development concerned with children, families and communities, this book provides the reader with philosophical, economic and sociological insights and with the latest thinking emerging from post-humanism. In so doing, it provides tools that enable students to

Special Educational Needs in the Early Years: A Guide to Inclusive Practice (Borkett Penny)(Paperback)

Employing a comprehensive blend of theory, policy and practice, Penny Borkett unpacks the vital elements of SEND in the Early Years through the lens of inclusion. This title incorporates: - The development of legislation and policy relating to SEND - A wide-range of recommended readings -

Faith-Based Policy: A Litmus Test for Understanding Contemporary America (Chandler John)(Paperback)

John Chandler's Faith-Based Policy: A Litmus Test for Understanding Contemporary America provides insight into the faith-based policies of George W. Bush and Barack Obama. Chandler argues that the faith-based experiment is becoming increasingly entrenched in the institutional fabric of American

Understanding Inclusion: Core Concepts, Policy and Practice (Woolley Richard)(Paperback)

Understanding Inclusion is a rich, comprehensive exploration of inclusion in education, challenging us to think about being 'inclusive' in its broadest sense. It unpicks a wide range of complex themes and issues that impact on educational practice, supporting educational professionals in helping

Understanding Family Support: Policy, Practice and Theory (Pinkerton John)(Paperback)

Understanding Family Support provides a definition of family support and a clear perspective on the role that it has in promoting the welfare of children and their families. Family support is a concept that has been used in a range of ways to describe various aspects of child welfare policy and

Police Occupational Culture: Research and Practice (Cockcroft Tom)(Paperback)

Taking an evidence-based approach to understanding police culture, this thorough and accessible book critically reviews existing research and offers new insights on theories and definitions. Tom Cockcroft, an authority on the subject, addresses a range of contemporary issues including diversity,

Understanding Public Policy: Theories and Issues (Cairney Paul)(Paperback)

A major new introduction to theories of public policy. The author provides an accessible assessment of a wide range of theories and models from policy cycles, policy transfer, rational choice and socio-economic explanations to multi-level governance, advocacy coalitions and punctuated equilibrium

Understanding Children's Behaviour - Learning to be with others in the Early Years (Tassoni Penny)(Paperback / softback)

Understanding Police Interrogation: Confessions and Consequences (Woody William Douglas)(Paperback)

Uses techniques from psychological science and legal theory to explore police interrogation in the United States Understanding Interrogation provides a single comprehensive source for understanding issues relating to police interrogation and confession. It sheds light on the range of factors that

Understanding Public Administration (De Vries Michiel S.)(Paperback)

Public administration - the practice of producing and executing government policy by bureaucrats, politicians, managers and other officials - affects almost everything we encounter in our day-to-day lives. Public administrators are - at least partially - responsible for the amount of hours we work,

Social Work and Social Policy: An Introduction (Dickens Jonathan)(Paperback)

An understanding of social policy is vital for engaging practically with social work values, and dealing with political and ethical questions about responsibility, rights and our understanding of 'the good society'. This textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to social policy, tailored to

Critical Perspectives on Police Leadership (Davis Claire)(Paperback)

Conventional understanding of power and authority are challenged in this bold new conceptualisation of police leadership. Drawing on empirical research in criminology, sociology and leadership studies, leading authors Claire Davis and Marisa Silvestri critically explore how leadership is

Evaluating Police Uses of Force (Stoughton Seth W.)(Pevná vazba)

Provides a critical understanding and evaluation of police tactics and the use of force Police violence has historically played an important role in shaping public attitudes toward the government. Community trust and confidence in policing have been undermined by the perception that officers are

International Perspectives on Early Childhood Education and Care (Georgeson Jan)(Paperback)

There is a growing interest in understanding how early years care and education is organised and experienced internationally. This book examines key influential approaches to early years care as well as some less well-known systems from around the world. In particular the book aims to: Inform those

Cars (Meister Cari)(Paperback / softback)

Red car, blue car, racing car, police car! This book Introduces early readers to the variety of cars they can see in their community and in the world. Learn about the basics of how cars work, along with a brief history. A short photo timeline reinforces how technology has changed over

Essentials of Wto Law (Van Den Bossche Peter)(Paperback)

Intended for students and policy makers looking to gain a good understanding of WTO law, this overview of the main rules and procedures of the WTO is written in a concise, accessible and non-technical manner, and provides both illustrative examples and reading lists to facilitate further

Undercover (Carter Joe)(Paperback / softback)

A compelling true story of the reality of undercover police workFor over 20 years, Joe Carter has worked for the police as an undercover cop. Travelling the globe on different passports, fraternising with thieves and international drugs and arms dealers, working alongside dangerous criminals,

Understanding Social Security: Issues for Policy and Practice (Martinelli Luke)(Paperback)

With contributions from leading academics in the field this book critically examines the design, entitlement, delivery and impact of current welfare provision. The first half of the book examines social security across the lifecycle from Child Benefit to retirement pensions. The second half focuses

Public Policy in the Community (Taylor Marilyn)(Paperback)

The idea of community involvement and empowerment has become central to politics in recent years. Governments, keen to reduce public spending and increase civic involvement, believe active communities are essential for tackling a range of social, economic and political challenges, such as crime,

Dead Flowers (Monaghan Nicola)(Paperback / softback)

She doesn't trust the police. She used to be one of them. Hardened by 10 years on the murder squad, DNA analyst Doctor Sian Love has seen it all. So when she finds human remains in the basement of her new home, she knows the drill. Except this time it's different. This time, it's personal . . . A

Save Me The Waltz (Fitzgerald Zelda)(Paperback / softback)

During the years when Fitzgerald was working on Tender is the Night, Zelda Fitzgerald was preparing her own story, which strangely parallels the narrative of her husband, throwing a fascinating light on Scott Fitzgerald's life and

Basquiat's Defacement: The Untold Story (Basquiat Jean-Michel)(Paperback)

Police brutality, racism, graffiti and the art world of the early-1980s Lower East Side converge in one painting by Jean-Michel BasquiatJean-Michel Basquiat painted Defacement (The Death of Michael Stewart) on the wall of Keith Haring's studio in 1983 to commemorate the death of a young black