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Paperback. What are the experiences of children and young people? How can we think about the challenges they face? What systems and practices can support them? How can we develop greater equality, participation and inclusion across diverse settings? This book explores how we think about the experiences of children and young people across a range of contexts. Editor(s): Rix, Jon; Nind, Melanie; Sheehy, Kieron; Simmons, Katy; Walsh, Christopher. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 black & white tables, 9 black & white halftones, 4 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JNA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate; (XO) Open University set text. Dimension: 244 x 175 x 17. Weight in Grams: 702.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415584227
ISBN
9780415584227
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 51.86

Paperback. This book explains the provision, both law and practice, of equipment and home adaptations to assist older or disabled people in daily living. The range of items covered is great, from alarms to artificial limbs, baths to bedrooms, chopping boards to crutches, electronic toothbrushes to environmental controls, and walking frames to wheelchairs. Editor(s): Mandelstam, Michael. Num Pages: 600 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; JFFG; JKSG; LNB; LNTH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 934.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853023521
ISBN
9781853023521
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.12

Paperback. This 12 session photocopiable programme is designed to help young people aged 10+ to reduce their violent and aggressive behaviour. Grounded in restorative justice principles, it encourages them to take responsibility for their behaviour, helps them recognize the effects of their actions, and teaches them conflict resolution skills. Num Pages: 144 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JKVQ1; JKVQ2; JNH; JNSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 279 x 12. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849052658
ISBN
9781849052658
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.37

paperback. Based on the common characteristics observed in highly successful diverse schools, Equity 101 guides educational leaders in creating an environment where excellence is the norm. Num Pages: 184 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Corwin United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781412995177
ISBN
9781412995177
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.51

Paperback. Employing historical research, examination of the most recent social science and public policy scholarship, international comparisons, and detailed empirical analysis of rich new data, the authors study the intersection between "excellence" and "equity" objectives. Num Pages: 453 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JNA; JNF; JNMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 662.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Edition
1st Pbk. Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813925578
ISBN
9780813925578
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.15

Hardback. Thomas Jefferson once stated that the foremost goal of American education must be to nurture the "natural aristocracy of talent and virtue." American higher education has not achieved the objective of equity implicit in Jefferson's statement. This text explores the cause for this divide. Num Pages: 352 pages, 36 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNA; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 39. Weight in Grams: 875.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813923505
ISBN
9780813923505
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.15

Paperback. Aligned with the core values and agenda of TASH, this visionary text prepares professionals to strengthen supports and services for people with disabilities across the lifespan. Editor(s): Agran, Martin, PH.D.; Brown, Fredda (Queens College, City University of New York); Hughes, Carolyn, PhD; Quirk, Carol; Ryndak, Diane. Num Pages: 446 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 257 x 179 x 25. Weight in Grams: 770.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Brookes Publishing Co United States
Number of pages
446
Condition
New
SKU
V9781598572704
ISBN
9781598572704
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.46

Hardback. A growing body of research has shown that equity issues need to receive greater attention in academia. This book intends to call this research to attention, but also to encourage its further expansion. It brings together some of the leading research on equity and the environment. It features contributions from academics in the field. Editor(s): Freudenburg, William R.; Wilkinson, Robert. Series: Research in Social Problems and Public Policy. Num Pages: 298 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JH; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United States
Number of pages
298
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780762314171
ISBN
9780762314171
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 135.65
€ 113.56

Hardback. Equity, Diversity, and Canadian Labour explores the specific challenges put to outmoded attitudes and practices, charting the efforts made by organized labour in Canada towards addressing discrimination in the workplace and within unions themselves. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFFJ; JFSJ1; JHBL; KNXB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 580.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802089564
ISBN
9780802089564
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.81

Paperback. .
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520284418
ISBN
9780520284418
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 25.62

Paperback. Governments and institutions, perhaps even more than markets, determine who gets what in our society. This title offers a systematic explanation of what we mean by fairness in distributing public resources and burdens, and applies the theory to actual cases. Num Pages: 253 pages, 23 figures, 31 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; KCP; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 235 x 15. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691044644
ISBN
9780691044644
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 76.80
€ 58.98

Paperback. Examining whether it's possible to eradicate child maltreatment, this book draws on on global research and evidence-based practice across health, social welfare and education. It describes a range of current approaches to prevention and early intervention and presents the case for a public health approach to overcoming child maltreatment. Editor(s): Bentovim, Arnon; Gray, Jenny. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 230 x 13. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849054492
ISBN
9781849054492
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.21

paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; JH; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Human Rights Watch United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781564322807
ISBN
9781564322807
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.57

Hardback. Uncovers the rapidly disappearing vestiges of the Jews of western Ukraine, who were rounded up and murdered by the Nazis during World War II with help from the local populace. This travelogue reveals the erasure of the Jews and their removal from public memory, a blatant act of forgetting done in the service of a aggressive Ukrainian nationalism. Num Pages: 288 pages, 60 halftones. 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUK; HBJD; HBTB; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 220 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
First Edition / First Printing
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691131214
ISBN
9780691131214
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.00
€ 22.16

Paperback. Reveals the true human costs of war in Iraq, an unfolding tragedy that has yielded millions of dead and displaced Iraqis since the first Gulf War. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; HBWS5; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745328973
ISBN
9780745328973
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.83

Paperback. One of the most important books of the 'advice-to-princes' published in the Renaissance. Editor(s): Jardine, Lisa. Translator(s): Cheshire, Neil M.; Heath, Michael J. Series: Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought. Num Pages: 181 pages, index, chronology, further reading. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 242.
Edition
First Edition
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
180
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521588119
ISBN
9780521588119
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.07

Hardback. Num Pages: 440 pages, 17 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 237 x 35. Weight in Grams: 736.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231157841
ISBN
9780231157841
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.20

Paperback. A leader in the social movement that achieved Trinidad and TobagoAEs independence from Britain in 1962, Eric Williams (1911-1981) served as its first prime minister. Although much has been written about Williams as a historian and a politician, Maurice St. Pierre is the first to offer a full-length treatment of him as an intellectual. Series: New World Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813936734
ISBN
9780813936734
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.84

Hardcover. A leader in the social movement that achieved Trinidad and TobagoAEs independence from Britain in 1962, Eric Williams (1911-1981) served as its first prime minister. Although much has been written about Williams as a historian and a politician, Maurice St. Pierre is the first to offer a full-length treatment of him as an intellectual. Series: New World Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813936741
ISBN
9780813936741
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.75

paperback. Hitler's Master Strategist. 320 pages, 16-pg photo section. To many students of World War II, von Manstein is already considered to be the greatest commander of the conflict, if not the entire 20th century. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWD. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 31. Weight: 740.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Casemate
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612000596
ISBN
9781612000596
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.53

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