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Why It's OK to Want to Be Rich

Why It's OK to Want to Be Rich

Finger-wagging moralizers say the love of money is the root of all evil. They assume that making a lot of money requires exploiting others and that the best way to wash off the resulting stain is to give a lot of it away. In Why It’s OK to Want to Be Rich Jason Brennan shows that the moralizers have it backwards. He argues that in general the more money you make the more you already do for others and that even an average wage earner is productively “giving back” to society just by doing her job. In addition wealth liberates us to have the best chance of leading a life that’s authentically our own. Brennan also demonstrates how money-based societies create nicer more trustworthy and more cooperative citizens. And in another chapter that takes on the new historians of capitalism Brennan argues that wealthy nations became wealthy because of their healthy institutions not from their horrific histories of slavery or colonialism. While writing that the more money one has the more one should help others Brennan also notes that we weren’t born into a perpetual debt to society. It’s OK to get rich and it’s OK to enjoy being rich too. Key Features Shows how the desire to become wealthy in an open and fair market helps maximize cooperation and lessens the chance of violence and war Argues that it is much easier for the average for-profit business to add value to the world than it is for the average non-profit Demonstrates that the kinds of virtues (e. g. conscientiousness thoughtfulness hard work) that lead to desirable personal and civic states (e. g. happy marriages stable families engaged citizens) also make people richer Argues that living in small clans for most of their history has given humans a negative attitude towards anyone acquiring more than her fair share an attitude that’s ill-suited for our market-driven globally connected world In a final provocative chapter maintains that ideal economic growth is infinite. | Why It's OK to Want to Be Rich

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Preface to Action

Preface to Action

First published in 1934 Preface to Action was written to provoke thought on society and its structure and to enable readers to make a considered judgement at election particularly those with less time to make their decision. The book discusses the conflict between wanting to make an informed political decision and not having the time or all the information to do so. In light of this Catlin brings together what he considers useful points to help guide readers towards a decision. He outlines his personal opinions and explains his reasons for them. Divided into three parts the book first explores psychology and considers what institutional forms would best satisfy what he identifies as the major human instincts or impulses. The second part considers the community whether it is state or nation and what the best form of it is. The third part is a detailed exploration of the religions of Catholicism Toryism Fascism and Communism. Preface to Action will be of great appeal to those with an interest in twentieth century British and European history the history of politics the history of political thought and political psychology.

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Kosovo: From Crisis to Crisis From Crisis to Crisis

Kosovo: From Crisis to Crisis From Crisis to Crisis

This title was first published in 2001. This text adresses the Kosovo conflict. The authors analyze the conflict using a number of different themes: the impact on current events the attempts to find a solution the need for military intervention why airstrikes were made the effectiveness of air power and its limitations the political breakthrough the structure of peace and its implementation and the results so far. The aim of the book is to provide a deeper understanding of this conflict. | Kosovo: From Crisis to Crisis From Crisis to Crisis

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Consulting to Chaos An Approach to Patient-Centred Reflective Practice

Consulting to Chaos An Approach to Patient-Centred Reflective Practice

In clinical work an awareness of patients' subjective experiences particularly their perceptions of interpersonal relationships is indispensable. The aim of this book is to improve care and treatment planning by describing a structured approach to eliciting patients' core relationship patterns. These patterns consist of the roles and scenarios into which they repeatedly cast themselves and others with whom they interact. Maladaptive patterns in which vicious cycles and self-fulfilling prophecies of misperception misunderstanding or provocation escalate cause pain and havoc in personal relationships and can adversely affect both professionals' decisions and the overall delivery of treatment. This book shows how to use vital information that is often not made available to treatment teams in order to understand such potential pitfalls rather than succumb to them. | Consulting to Chaos An Approach to Patient-Centred Reflective Practice

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Preparing to Moot A Step-by-Step Guide to Mooting

Preparing to Moot A Step-by-Step Guide to Mooting

Mooting is an increasingly important activity in UK law schools. This is because mooting offers students the opportunity to develop advanced analytical research drafting and advocacy based skills which help to improve their general academic achievement and employability profiles. Tangible evidence of these skills is invaluable in a progressively competitive job market. The ideal guide for the first-time mooter Preparing to Moot provides an accessible systematic and pragmatic approach which demystifies the process. It focuses on analysis research and argument construction as the foundations for successful advocacy and provides students with a working guide to use alongside moot problems in five popular topic areas: criminal law contract law tort law human rights and the law of equity. Through careful use of annotated examples generated by real students and expert tips and advice from the authors the book shows students how to individually analyse research and construct arguments for various advocate positions providing a practical and easy-to-follow overview of how to tackle a moot from analysing a problem initially right up to beginning to advocate. | Preparing to Moot A Step-by-Step Guide to Mooting

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An Introduction to the Spaceport Industry Runways to Space

An Introduction to the Spaceport Industry Runways to Space

This book provides a contemporary look at spaceports not only from relevant technological drivers policies and legal perspectives but also from impacts associated with airspace use and aviation stakeholders. Economic business financial and environmental considerations; issues facing airports transitioning to air and space ports; and spaceport planning are discussed. Through case and event studies research and analysis along with information obtained through professional experience this book provides an overview of the many benefits unique challenges and issues facing commercial spaceports and spaceport operators. Each chapter is a standalone key topic such that the reader can focus on the most compelling issues relevant for them or can view the book as an integrated whole for a full perspective. While examples and case studies come largely from the United States the reader can draw conclusions that are independent of country and situation. Information on other nation-state policies and advancements among other topics is provided to give a global perspective further expanding the relevancy and benefits of the book to both domestic and international audiences. An Introduction to the Spaceport Industry: Runways to Space fills a gap in the literature providing professionals government officials researchers professors and students deep insights into the fast-growing commercial spaceport industry. | An Introduction to the Spaceport Industry Runways to Space

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Burnout A Guide to Identifying Burnout and Pathways to Recovery

Burnout A Guide to Identifying Burnout and Pathways to Recovery

Burnout: A Guide to Identifying Burnout and Pathways to Recovery is the first complete self-help guide to burnout based on groundbreaking new research. Burnout is widespread among high achievers in the workplace and the problem is becoming more prevalent and profound in its impact. This book contains new evidence-based tools for readers to work out for themselves whether they have burnout and generate a plan for recovery based on their personal situation. Chapters show readers how to recognise their own burnout patterns and how far they may have travelled into burnout territory and provide research-based management approaches to help them regain their passions and build their resilience. Offering fascinating new insights into the biology of burnout and stories from people who have rebounded from it the book acts as a complete guide for anyone who suspects they may have burnout for their friends and families and for health professionals and employers. | Burnout A Guide to Identifying Burnout and Pathways to Recovery

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The Reason to Sing A Guide to Acting While Singing

The Reason to Sing A Guide to Acting While Singing

In The Reason to Sing renowned composer-lyricist and teacher Craig Carnelia provides musical actors with a step-by-step guide to making their singing performances more truthful vivid and full of life. Using a technique developed over decades of teaching the professional community of Broadway actors and students alike The Reason to Sing utilizes detailed descriptions of sessions the author has had with his notable students and lays out a new and proven approach to help you build your skills your confidence and your career. This book is intended for musical theater acting students as well as working professionals and teachers of the craft. | The Reason to Sing A Guide to Acting While Singing

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An Introduction to Design and Culture 1900 to the Present

An Introduction to Design and Culture 1900 to the Present

An Introduction to Design and Culture provides a comprehensive guide to the changing relationships between design and culture from 1900 to the present day with an emphasis on five main themes: Design and consumption Design and technology The design profession Design theory Design and identities. This fourth edition extends the traditional definition of design as covering product design furniture design interior design fashion design and graphic design to embrace its more recent manifestations which include service design user-interface design co-design and sustainable design among others. It also discusses the relationship between design and the new media and the effect of globalisation on design. Taking a broadly chronological approach Professor Sparke employs historical methods to show how these themes developed through the twentieth century and into the twenty-first century and played a role within modernism postmodernism and beyond. Over a hundred illustrations are used throughout to demonstrate the breadth of design and examples – among them design in Modern China the work of Apple Computers Ltd. and design thinking – are used to elaborate key ideas. The new edition remains essential reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students of design studies cultural studies and visual arts. | An Introduction to Design and Culture 1900 to the Present

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A Word to the Wise Don Quixote Returns to Fight Perversion

A Word to the Wise Don Quixote Returns to Fight Perversion

After giving us a fascinating reading of Cervantes' classic novel in Don Quixote: Fighting Melancholia Françoise Davoine and Jean-Max Gaudillière co-author a second work to reflect on the hero's battle against perversion. To do so they retrace his adventures in the Cervantes' second Don Quixote written ten years after the first. The authors follow in his footsteps as he embarks on this other extraordinary journey in which perversion is laid bare for all to see creating not only a powerful social link but even a form of government. Cervantes shows us how madness acts as a means to confront it: here again the field of action presented to the reader is explored in rigorous detail. The reliability of this strategy derives from the power of the given word which has to oppose lies seduction secrets trickery and crime in order to confer authenticity to what madness reveals. | A Word to the Wise Don Quixote Returns to Fight Perversion

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A Leader's Guide to Competency-Based Education From Inception to Implementation

A Leader's Guide to Competency-Based Education From Inception to Implementation

As interest in competency-based education (CBE) continues to grow by leaps and bounds the need for a practical resource to guide development of high-quality CBE programs led the authors to write this book. Until now there has been no how-to manual that captures in one place a big picture view of CBE along with the down-to-earth means for building a CBE program. A variety of pressures are driving the growth in CBE including the need for alternatives to the current model of higher education (with its dismal completion rates); the potential to better manage the iron triangle of costs access and quality; the need for graduates to be better prepared for the workforce; and the demands of adult learners for programs with the flexible time and personalized learning that CBE offers. Designed to help institutional leaders become more competent in designing building and scaling high-quality competency-based education (CBE) programs this book provides context guidelines and process. The process is based on ten design elements that emerged from research funded by the Gates Foundation and sponsored by AAC&U ACE EDUCAUSE and the Competency-Based Education Network (C-BEN) with thought partners CAEL and Quality Matters. In short the book will serve administrators higher education leaders faculty staff and others who have an interest in CBE by:• Giving context to enable the audience to discover the importance of each design element and to help frame the CBE program (the “why”);• Providing models checklists and considerations to determine the “what” component for each design element;• Sharing outlines and templates for the design elements to enable institutions to build quality relevant and rigorous CBE programs (the “how”). | A Leader's Guide to Competency-Based Education From Inception to Implementation

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Introduction to Global Military History 1775 to the Present Day

Introduction to Global Military History 1775 to the Present Day

Introduction to Global Military History provides a lucid and comprehensive account of military developments around the modern world from the eighteenth century up to the present day. Beginning with the background to the American War of Independence and the French Revolutionary wars and ending with the recent conflicts of the twenty-first century this third edition combines fully up-to-date global coverage with close analysis not only of the military aspects of war but also its social cultural political and economic dimensions and repercussions. The new edition includes a fully revised chapter on conflicts during the eighteenth century updated coverage of events post-1990 and increased coverage of non-Western conflicts to provide a truly international account of the varied and changing nature of modern military history. Covering lesser-known conflicts as well as the familiar wars of history and illustrated throughout with maps primary source extracts and case studies it is essential reading for all students of modern military history and international relations. | Introduction to Global Military History 1775 to the Present Day

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Introduction to Sociology

Introduction to Sociology

Comprehensive and engaging this textbook introduces students not only to foundational sociological work but also to insights from contemporary sociological theory and research. This combined approach ensures that students become familiar with the core of sociology: key concepts theories perspectives methods and findings. Students will acquire the ability to think like a sociologist investigate and understand complex social phenomena. This text presents a complete sociological toolkit guiding students in the art of asking good sociological questions devising a sophisticated theory and developing methodologies to observe social phenomena. The chapters of this book build cumulatively to equip students with the tools to quickly understand any new sociological topic or contemporary social problem. The textbook also applies the sociological toolkit to selected key sociological issues showing how specific sociological topics can be easily investigated and understood using this approach. Taking a global and comparative perspective the book covers a rich diversity of sociological topics and social problems such as crime immigration race and ethnicity media education family organizations gender poverty modernization and religion. The book presents a range of helpful pedagogical features throughout such as: Chapter overview and learning goals summaries at the start of every chapter; Thinking like a sociologist boxes encouraging students to reflect critically on learning points; Principle boxes summarizing key sociological principles; Theory schema boxes presenting sociological theories in a clear understandable manner; Stylized facts highlighting key empirical findings and patterns; Key concepts and summary sections at the end of every chapter; and Companion website providing additional material for every chapter for both instructors and students including PowerPoint lecture notes discussion questions and answers multiple-choice questions further reading and a full glossary of terms. This clear and accessible text is essential reading for students taking introductory courses in sociology. It will also be useful for undergraduate and graduate courses in other social science disciplines such as psychology economics human geography demography communication studies education sciences political science and criminology. | Introduction to Sociology

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Ethics Goes to the Movies An Introduction to Moral Philosophy

Ethics Goes to the Movies An Introduction to Moral Philosophy

Movies hold a mirror up to us portraying the complexities of human reality through their characters and stories. And they vividly illustrate moral theories that address questions about how we are to live and what sort of people we ought to be. In this book Christopher Falzon uses movies to provide a rich survey of moral positions as they have emerged through history. These include the ethics of the ancient world medieval ethics Enlightenment and Kantian ethics existentialist ethics and the ethics of the other. Each theory is explained in detail using a number of examples from the book’s wide selection of movies. The discussion draws on a range of recent and not-so-recent films from Hollywood blockbusters to art-house cinema. Key Features: In addition to covering thinkers one would expect in an introduction to ethics (e. g. Plato Aristotle Kant) the book discusses less canonical figures in detail as well (e. g. Marcuse Foucault Habermas). Similarly the book examines both major ethical theories (e. g. Kantianism utilitarianism virtue ethics) and theories too often glossed over in introductory texts (e. g. Stoicism Epicureanism Habermas's discourse ethics and Nietzschean ethics). A wide range of movies are discussed from Hollywood blockbusters and classics like The Dark Knight Casablanca and Dirty Harry to lesser known films like Force Majeure and Under the Skin. Atthe end of each chapter a focus on two feature films is included with a plot summary and interpretations of several key scenes with a time marker indicating when in the film the scenes occur. A Filmography includes all movies discussed in the book and a Glossary covers key philosophical terms and figures; both with corresponding page numbers. | Ethics Goes to the Movies An Introduction to Moral Philosophy

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Reading to Learn

Reading to Learn

Originally published in 1982. This book is concerned with the new kinds of demands on our reading ability made by the work we undertake for A-level or in college or at university or indeed at work. It is not a speed reading book or a reading skills book. Anyone with a lot of reading to get through may not want to read all of it quickly. Some things can be skimmed through; others take a lot of reading. This book helps readers discriminate and gives techniques to assume responsibility for their own reading. The book takes the form of a reading workbook and consists of a number of exercises together with an interleaving commentary along with suggestions for further work. It can be used by the individual student by students in groups or with a teacher and as a sourcebook for courses in study skills. | Reading to Learn

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Introduction to Christianity

Introduction to Christianity

Originally published in 1958 Introduction to Christianity considers the nature of Christianity as a life shared in an historical continuing community. Divided into five parts the book is a comprehensive interpretation of Christianity as a people created by God’s activity in history with a focus on the proclamation of the Gospel. It highlights and examines the relevance of Christian doctrine to reflections on the meaning of life and considers the significance of this at a time in which attitudes towards religion are increasingly ambiguous. Introduction to Christianity is ideal for those with an interest in the history of Christianity Christian theology and religious philosophy.

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An Introduction to Film and TV Production From Concept to Market

An Introduction to Film and TV Production From Concept to Market

This streamlined step-by-step guide provides students and newcomers in the field of media with an overview of the complete production process from conceiving of an idea to marketing the final product. Readers will learn what it takes to create a concept develop it and then market and sell it. Chapters discuss pitching producing marketing visionary concepts financing and distributing content. Focused on traditional and non-traditional platforms including social media websites and online advertising this book explores currently evolving media platforms ideas and practices and provides examples of how to navigate these unique creative processes. Interviews with business executives offer insider tips and tricks to creating a marketable project. In this book you will learn how to: Distinguish between a great idea and a marketable idea. Condense your concept into an effective elevator pitch. Build a basic business plan. Create a marketing strategy be it traditional digital or both. Establish a personal brand and portfolio that will grab the right attention. This book will be of great help to the student independent filmmaker and content creator looking to understand the process of getting their work produced distributed and marketed. | An Introduction to Film and TV Production From Concept to Market

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The Routledge Companion to Critical Approaches to Contemporary Architecture

The Routledge Companion to Critical Approaches to Contemporary Architecture

The Routledge Companion to Critical Approaches to Contemporary Architecture convenes a wide array of critical voices from architecture art history urbanism geography anthropology media and performance studies computer science bio-engineering environmental studies and sociology that help us understand the meaning and significance of global architecture of the twenty-first century. New chapters by 36 contributors illustrated with over 140 black-and-white images are assembled in six parts concerning both real and virtual spaces: design materiality alterity technologies cityscapes and practice.

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Mastering the Pitch How to Effectively Pitch Your Ideas to Hollywood

Mastering the Pitch How to Effectively Pitch Your Ideas to Hollywood

Told from the perspective of a Hollywood executive with nearly 20 years’ experience professionally pitching and distributing film/TV projects Mastering the Pitch reveals all the nuanced details of the pitching process. Readers will gain valuable insights into how the Hollywood system operates improve their professional pitching skills and gain a competitive edge in getting their ideas from concept to greenlight. This book covers: how projects are packaged and developed before a pitch how a pitch presentation happens in a real-world setting the core concepts required to pitch each genre type how professional companies actually acquire a pitched project the legal workflows and financial details required to put a deal together examples of pitch documents presentation materials and how these elements should be designed how to build your personal brand so that you’re seen by Hollywood decision makers as someone capable of delivering great projects; and how you should speak to professionals about the business viability of your projects Mastering the Pitch is a valuable crossover text designed to help both students and veteran film/TV producers alike hone their pitching and presentation skills. | Mastering the Pitch How to Effectively Pitch Your Ideas to Hollywood

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Introduction to Transportation Planning

Introduction to Transportation Planning

When originally published in 1975 (here re-issuing the 3rd edition of 1985) this was the only genuinely introductory textbook to the subject of transportation planning. The introductory chapter places the issue of transport in its broader societal context relating it to demographic socio-economic political and environmental considerations. The increasing importance of technology is recognized in the chapter which covers commonly used software packages. As a whole the book provides a basic introduction to the traffic estimation stage of the transport planning process and forms a general guide and survey to the whole subject. | Introduction to Transportation Planning

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From Trauma to Healing A Social Worker's Guide to Working with Survivors

From Trauma to Healing A Social Worker's Guide to Working with Survivors

This updated edition of From Trauma to Healing is a comprehensive and practical guide to working with trauma survivors in the field of social work. Since September 11th and Hurricane Katrina social workers have increasingly come together to consider how traumatic events impact practice. This text is designed to support the process with a focus on evidence-based practice that ensures professionals are fully equipped to work with trauma. Highlights of this new edition include brand new chapters on practitioner bias and vulnerability standardized assessment methodologies and crisis management as well as a focus on topics crucial to social workers such as Trauma Informed Care (TIC) and Adverse Childhood Events (ACES). The text also offers additional resources including chapter practice exercises and a sample trauma course syllabus for educators. With fresh examples and discussion questions to help deal with traumatic events in practice including interventions that may be applicable to current and future 21st century world events such as the coronavirus pandemic From Trauma to Healing 2nd edition remains an essential publication on trauma for students and social workers alike. | From Trauma to Healing A Social Worker's Guide to Working with Survivors

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Female Offenders and Reentry Pathways and Barriers to Returning to Society

Female Offenders and Reentry Pathways and Barriers to Returning to Society

Often research concerning the female offender is scarce. This book adds to the criminological literature on the topic of reentry for women focusing on the barriers women face as they return to society and adjust to life after incarceration. Each chapter addresses specific issues challenges and obstacles affiliated with the hindrance of successful reentry processes associated with female offenders as well as data-driven empirical studies. While corrections has often misunderstood or overlooked the needs of returning offenders the shortcomings of the institutions have a greater impact on women than on their male counterparts particularly regarding the occurrence of social and medical problems especially those related to mental health and substance abuse. Female Offenders and Reentry helps criminal justice students and practitioners see the full picture when considering the challenges faced by female offenders reintegrating into society. | Female Offenders and Reentry Pathways and Barriers to Returning to Society

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How to Read Architecture An Introduction to Interpreting the Built Environment

How to Read Architecture An Introduction to Interpreting the Built Environment

How to Read Architecture is based on the fundamental premise that reading and interpreting architecture is something we already do and that close observation matters. This book enhances this skill so that given an unfamiliar building you will have the tools to understand it and to be inspired by it. Author Paulette Singley encourages you to misread closely read conventionally read and unconventionally read architecture to stimulate your creative process. This book explores three essential ways to help you understand architecture: reading a building from the outside-in from the inside-out and from the position of out-and-out or formal architecture. This book erodes boundaries between the frequently compartmentalized fields of interior design landscape design and building design with chapters exploring concepts of terroir scenography criticality atmosphere tectonics inhabitation type form and enclosure. Using examples and case studies that span a wide range of historical and global precedents Singley addresses the complex interaction among the ways a building engages its context addresses its performative exigencies and operates as an autonomous aesthetic object. Including over 300 images this book is an essential read for both undergraduate and postgraduate students of architecture with a global focus on the interpretation of buildings in their context. | How to Read Architecture An Introduction to Interpreting the Built Environment

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Learning to Teach in the Secondary School A Companion to School Experience

Learning to Teach in the Secondary School A Companion to School Experience

The market leading text for beginning teachers on all undergraduate postgraduate and school-based routes to QTS this is an essential introduction to the key skills and knowledge needed to become a successful teacher. Offering advice on all aspects of teaching and learning this ninth edition has been thoroughly updated to reflect changes in the field and covers key new topics including the science of learning online pedagogies and working with your mentor. There are also expanded units on diversity and inclusion and teacher wellbeing. The text includes a wealth of examples and tasks to support you in successfully applying theory to practice and in critically reflecting on and analysing your practice to maximise pupil learning. The wide range of pedagogical features supports both school- and university-based work up to Masters level. Written by experts in the field the 41 concise units are underpinned by evidence-informed practice and focus on what you need to know to thrive in the classroom including: lesson planning; curriculum; managing behaviour; online lessons and digital resources; effective communication with pupils; how pupils learn; assessment marking and feedback; diversity and inclusion; special educational needs and disabilities (SEND); managing stress workload and time; applying for jobs developing as a professional and networking. The book is extended and enhanced through a companion website that includes: Animated explainer videos to introduce and summarise key topics; A selection of downloadable and editable tables and figures from the book so that the most practical elements can be taken out of study and into practice; Additional material and interactive features to support selected units such as focus questions for lesson observations and flashcards to help analyse student behaviour; Bonus content including ‘Starting to Teach’ chapters and a mapping document supporting you to make links between the ninth edition chapters and key teaching standards. Supported by the subject-specific titles in the Learning to Teach Subjects in the Secondary School and A Practical Guide to Teaching Subjects in the Secondary School Series it is an essential purchase for every aspiring secondary school teacher. | Learning to Teach in the Secondary School A Companion to School Experience

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