"The value of Managing Outside Pressure is that, not only is it a handbook on issues identification and issues management, but it provokes thoughts about the evolution into reputation management." -C.A.J. Herkstroter, Chairman of the Committee of Managing Directors of the Royal Dutch/Shell Group of Companies
"We have learned a that a company needs to establish and promote a dialogue with all its stakeholders. In brief: you can only realize what you can communicate. Against this background, I find this book to be very helpful in identifying and assessing issues that have...
"The value of Managing Outside Pressure is that, not only is it a handbook on issues identification and issues management, but it provokes thou...
Covering the period between 1984 and 2003, this authoritative sequel picks up where the earlier volumes ("Braddock et al.", 1963, and "Hillocks", 1986), now classics in the field, left off. It features a broader focus that goes beyond the classroom teaching of writing to include teacher research, second-language writing, rhetoric, home and community literacy, workplace literacy, and histories of writing. Each chapter is written by an expert in the area reviewed and covers both conventional written composition and multimodal forms of composition, including drawing, digital forms, and other...
Covering the period between 1984 and 2003, this authoritative sequel picks up where the earlier volumes ("Braddock et al.", 1963, and "Hillocks", 1986...
Backed by solid research, Writing Instruction That Works answers the following question: What is writing instruction today and what can it be tomorrow? This up-to-date, comprehensive book identifies areas of concern for the ways that writing is being taught in today's secondary schools. The authors offer far-reaching direction for improving writing instruction that assist both student literacy and subject learning. They provide many examples of successful writing practices in each of the four core academic subjects (English, mathematics, science, and social studies/history), along...
Backed by solid research, Writing Instruction That Works answers the following question: What is writing instruction today and what can it be...
Introduces readers to the most influential theories and models of reading and literacy, ranging from behaviourism and early information processing theories to social constructionist and critical theories. Readers are invited to explore detailed vignettes that offer a practice-based view of theories as they are brought to life in classrooms.
Introduces readers to the most influential theories and models of reading and literacy, ranging from behaviourism and early information processing the...
