Books published by SAGE Publications Ltd

A comprehensive, practical and genuinely reader-friendly introduction to personal training for today's students in UK.

This book enables students to develop a framework for analysing, evaluating and developing teaching and assessment practice to enhance learning

This book enables students to develop a framework for analysing, evaluating and developing teaching and assessment practice to enhance learning

This book enables students to develop a framework for analysing, evaluating and developing teaching and assessment practice to enhance learning

A core text that demonstrates how social science can enrich both theory and practice in Early Years.

A collection of essays that reflects the multi-dimensional influence of Christopher Bollas. It reveals the possibilities for self-expression and growth that figure in the process of object relations and shows how and why thinkers and artists from so many different perspectives are attracted to Bollas' thought.

This is a highly practical approach to learning the essential policing skills that a student officer must acquire to satisfy the requirements of IPLDP.

A practical guide, giving trainees the technical and pedagogical knowledge and understanding to make effective use of this new technology (VLEs) in their teaching.

Brings together the key issues of children's mathematical thinking and use of mathematical resources to promote more effective learning and teaching in primary maths.

This volume addresses the issue of "voice" in special education reserch, the voices of the researchers as well as those of "the researched", and the ways in which research mediates identities. It follows on from the well-known and controversial Making Difficulties ( Paul Chapman Publishing).

This book explains the community workers' role as educators and facilitators of individual and group engagement to enable change at community and decision making levels.

This book encourages deeper reflection regarding mental health practice in social work, helping students and professionals to integrate policy and legislative guidance into their work.

A user-friendly guide that will increase student's confidence in their IT skills.

A practical, standards-based text that extends subject knowledge and helps trainees turn this into effective teaching.

A popular cross-curricular text, revised and updated to include the new Professional Standards for QTS, of increasing importance within the context of Every Child Matters.

Respondents used it in different ways - as a bludgeon, as a badge, as a barometer - to signify many different things - security, identity, community, domesticity, gender, sexuality, ethnicity - nearly always by drawing on many different sources - the media, the landscape, friends and kin, animals.

This text offers practical advice on how to establish and maintain effective multi-agency partnership work, which improves the ECM outcome for children and young people.

Offers analysis of the developments in the global healthcare industries. Providing a perspective that interfaces between the science and business aspects, this book combines information on the scientific developments with applied, commercial business data from the global marketplace.

Reviews current problems and challenges facing professionals involved in child protection, particularly focusing on areas where knowledge on child abuse is limited.

This book introduces the topic of sexuality and considers its diversity, using different perspectives and exploring the implications for social work assessment and intervention.

This text - ideal for leaders at all levels in the Lifelong Learning sector - contextualises key issues and builds on the new occupational standards.

A practical, standards-based guide to best practice, giving primary trainees the technical and pedagogical knowledge and understanding to make effective use of IWBs for teaching.

A core text for all trainee teachers who will need to deliver the new Early years Foundation Stage.

A text for all primary trainees in Scotland to help them fully prepare for their placements and make the most of their school-based experience.

This book illustrates how social work is an increasingly international activity, and explores the international issues faced by UK social workers in day-to-day practice.

This book covers all aspects of an ICT programme and develops teachers' and trainers' skills in enabling successful ICT learning.