Books published by Juta & Company Ltd

You face an overtly confident subject of a fraud investigation across the interview table and you think to yourself: Why is he so confident? Is it that obvious that I don't know how to prove his guilt?

Social media has become mainstream and offers numerous research opportunities to academics, students and practitioners. An Introduction to Social Media Research: Theory and Application is an essential new resource on how to conduct social media research in a scientific manner.

Academic Literacy is an essential tool for people moving into the tertiary phase of education, to support the achievement of their goals. It covers all the necessary academic skills and competencies for constructive and successful study.

The book is intended to be an introductory guide for healthcare practitioners, legal practitioners, healthcare students and law students who are concerned with the delivery of healthcare services in South Africa.

With this book a team of experts combined their knowledge and experience to create a practical guide on how to develop business ideas to establish an enterprise. The practical guidelines are supported by entrepreneurship theory and practice.

A Student's A-Z of Psychology is a response to the requirements of the modern learning environment

Ch 1: The history of mental health nursingCh 2: A conceptual framework for MHNCh 3: Comprehensive mental health careCh 4: Mental health care in the health care systemCh 5: The consumers in mental health careCh 6: Legal structureCh 7: Ethical dilemmas in mental health nursingCh 8: Working with cultural diversity in mental health careCh 9: The mental health nursing processCh 10: Assessment of the psychiatric patientCh 11: Nursing interventionsCh 12: Nursing the patient with an anxiety disorderCh 13: Nursing the patient with a mood disorderCh 14: Nursing the patient with schizophreniaCh 15: Nursing the patient with a substance-related disorderCh 16: Nursing the patient with a cognitive disorderCh 17: Nursing care of persons with intellectual disabilitiesCh 18: Nursing the patient with a personality disorder; Ch 19: People who have experienced traumaCh 20: People with mental illness who have comorbid general medical conditionsCh 21: Mental health of people living with HIV or AidsCh 22: Mental health nursing of children and adolescentsCh 23: Nursing forensic psychiatric patientsAppendix 1: Inpatient evaluation scaleAppendix 2: University of Natal Functional Assessment ScaleAppendix 3: examples of questions used in a psychiatric historyAppendix 4: Evaluation of group workAppendix 5: Evaluation of mental health educationAppendix 6: Time-event chart for a patient with anxiety symptomsAppendix 7: Hamilton anxiety rating scaleAppendix 8: Beck depression inventoryAppendix 9: Classification of psychiatric disorders of infancy, childhood & adolescenceAppendix 10: Glossary of psychiatric terms

An introductory-level management textbook written specifically for those studying and working in an engineering discipline. This updated third edition includes a new chapter on engineering ethics and professionalism as well as a workbook on CD.

Assurance, risk and governance: An international perspective provides a comprehensive reference for students of assurance practices and practitioners. The book explains the technical functioning of assurance processes at an advanced level using a principles-based approach aligned with International Standards on Auditing.

The day-to-day complexities of teaching in real South African classrooms are challenging for novice or beginner teachers. Although new teachers are equipped with knowledge and competencies from their years of study, often there is a gap between what they know and applying their knowledge in a "real" classroom. Practical guidelines for novice teachers provides an important resource for novice or beginner teachers in that it bridges some of these theory-practice gaps and aims at providing teachers with skills to remain motivated, professional and successful during their first years in the classroom. Written by experienced teachers who talk new teachers through the various critical aspects of teaching, the advice is practical and based on real classroom experiences. This book tackles a wide range of aspects that are not always covered in other books for new teachers, such as African perspectives to teaching, how to look after your finances as a teacher, dealing with sensitive curriculum topics, and more.The book provides guidance and hands-on information for dealing with: - Teaching as a career in South Africa - what does it really entail?- You as a new professional - what does this mean, how does it change your identity and how do you look after yourself?- Our learners - how to deal with the diversity of learning styles, temperaments and behaviours in one classroom- Classroom matters - from surviving the first day to making your own inexpensive resources- Beyond the curriculum - from coaching to organizing a school function - Tips from top teachers in real classroom

A Reader in Philosophy of Education attempts to deepen and widen the philosophical thinking of its readership in and about education. At the same time, it encourages an epistemologically rich understanding of education that is infused with different philosophies of education.

The volume can be used as a stand-alone volume, or as a companion volume to Juta's Complete Textbook of Medical Surgical Nursing. Juta's Introduction to Paediatric Surgical Nursing is easy to read and content can be integrated into everyday activities in the paediatric surgical ward.Chapter features include: - Clear illustrations that show anatomical anomalies- Medico-legal and ethical considerations for conditions- 'Clinical alert', 'Nursing alert' and 'Practice alert' and 'Information' boxes that highlight important information- Pre- and post-operative care plans- Learner activities at the end of each chapterJuta's Introduction to Paediatric Surgical Nursing meets the requirements of the current nursing programmes and the proposed updates and is suitable as a prescribed textbook for learners registered in these programmes: Auxiliary nurse, Staff nurse and Professional nurse. It is also recommended as a reference for clinical nurse practitioners.

Tax Law: An Introduction deals with the fundamentals of income tax in a practical and clear manner that makes this book an ideal tool for tax teachers. Written for students, this much-needed textbook simplifies complex concepts and avoids unnecessary jargon as it explains the key objectives and principles of taxation.

Transformative Property Law honours Professor AJ Van der Walt (1956-2016) - scholar, mentor, and teacher. As the first incumbent of the DST/NRF South African Research Chair in Property Law his primary research goal was to develop the theoretical foundations for the transformation of property law in post-apartheid South Africa.

This introductory textbook to Business Management covers all the topics most important to those interested in the business world and managing businesses in South Africa, Africa and globally.

Clinical Gynaecology covers the full spectrum of gynaecological information (basic science, general gynaecology, endocrinology and reproductive medicine, contraception, urogynaecology, and is applicable internationally as well as within southern Africa.

The focus of Human Resource Management is the effective management of people for sustainable organisations. Now in its 5th edition, it has been restructured and updated and remains an essential resource for anyone seeking the knowledge and practical insight into effective management of people in today's business environment.

This textbook is a long-established aide to anyone needing to hone their communication skills - those skills which are the cornerstone to personal and professional success. This edition has been re-devised in the context of digital communication but keeps the timeless, core elements required in fluent deliveryin speech or writing.

The book covers broad themes such teaching and learning, teachers, cognition, language, health and wellbeing, inclusion, schools, careers and educational psychological support. It offers contemporary interpretations of educational psychology and responds to the vibrant global discourses in the discipline and its related fields.

Air Law: A comprehensive sourcebook for Southern African pilots is the first book on air law published by a leading academic and is intended to serve the Southern African pilots' community. Written in a straight-forward style, Air Law is fully referenced and clearly presented.

South African law remains relatively silent on the legal aspects of pregnancy, and legal commentary is rather scarce too. Pregnancy Law in South Africa focuses on the issues of prenatal substance abuse, termination of pregnancy, violence that terminates a pregnancy, and the extension of legal personhood to the unborn.

Ubuntu: An African Jurisprudence examines how and why South African courts and law-makers have been using the concept of ubuntu over the last thirty years, reflecting the views of judges and scholars, and above all proclaiming the importance of this new idea for South African legal thinking.

Property is a constitutionally protected right around the world. Expropriations are lawful only if they can be legitimately justified. In the past few decades, there has been an increasing number of expropriations in favour of private business projects.

The Explanatory Dictionary of Politics (EDP) contains 2 620 key political terms and definitions. Die Verklarende Politieke Woordeboek (VPW) is gebaseer op die bekroonde tweetalige Nuwerwetse Politieke Woordeboek (NPW) van 2011, en bevat 2 620 politieke kernterme en -definisies.