Kategoria BISAC: Education >> Counseling - General

Written by an experienced international educator and counselor, The International Family Guide to US University Admissions is an indispensable resource for the vast and increasing number of students applying for places at US Universities each year. Beginning with an introduction that explains to both students and parents how the book works and why, it offers milestones that must be completed during said application time period, a tried-and-true handbook that corresponds...

The activities in this book were designed to help children K-6th grade become aware of the importance of effectively relating to others and to teach them social skills in a deliberate and enjoyable fashion. These developmentally appropriate activities provide children with experiences that allow them to explore interpersonal relations from many angles and through a variety of learning styles. Each of the 12 instructional units addresses a specific area of skill development. Initial activities focus on self-awareness, which is fundamental to understanding and relating well to others.
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Growing attention has focused on the education of children in the child welfare system, particularly those in foster care, but ninety-two percent of children in the child welfare system stay with their parents and their educational needs receive little attention.

Succeeding Together? is an institutional ethnography that analyses front-line accounts from mothers, teachers, and child welfare workers to explore the educational issues facing abused and neglected children outside of foster care. Kelly Gallagher-Mackay examines the complex policy framework and underlying...

Discover and develop your pupils' strengths across the multiple intelligences by improving their problem solving skills. This book will:

• tell teachers all they need to know about multiple intelligences and problem solving
• provide a bank of problems that can be integrated into any lesson plan
• help teachers to identify gifted and able pupils
• guide schools on how to organize their curriculum using example curriculum plans.

For teachers working across the Foundation Stage, Key Stages One and Two, Headteachers and those working at...