Best offers a comprehensive overview of social theory from classical sociology to the present day. The reader is guided through the work of Durkheim, Marx and Weber... Læs mere
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Many adolescents in the United States are at risk from substance abuse, unsafe sexual practices, academic under achievement,... Læs mere
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Marilyn Gittell was a renowned scholar and social activist. This book highlights Professor Gittell's writings on community organizations, citizen participation, urban politics, the politics of education, and gender.
Provides counselors, psychologists, and other mental health workers with practical steps that need to be considered by prevention practitioners as they engage with others in developing and delivering prevention projects.
Provides clear analysis and legally defensible approaches for addressing common legal challenges that schools face, such as individuals' rights, disciplinary practices, morality, liabilities, teacher dismissal, and NCLB.
Beyond School Improvement: The Journey to Innovative Leadership assists leaders in understanding when and how to improve and when and how to innovate.
Best-selling author Bonnie M. Davis provides strategies for teaching bi- and multiracial students and deepens readers' understanding of race, ethnicity, and the development of racial identities.
Moving beyond the narrow clinical perspective this book offers a view that takes into account the complex ways in which a batterer's abusive and controlling behaviors are woven into the fabric of daily life.