Most students struggle with learning how to find references, use them effectively, and cite them appropriately in a required format. One of the most common formats is that of APA. The authors all have vast experience teaching writing courses to various levels of students from undergraduates to graduates in other countries. However, there was lacking a book that could explain the basics of APA in simple, easy-to-understand language for non-native speakers of English, who are often unfamiliar w...

De eerste periode van je loopbaan als docent is pittig. Je herkent het vast…, dat het lesgeven altijd beter kan, dat er meer uit te halen is. Waar ligt het nou precies aan dat het de ene dag een stuk beter gaat dan de andere? Hebben collega’s dat ook? Je wilt er graag aan werken, maar waar te beginnen?

Wat biedt Bliksemstart VO/MBO?

Bliksemstart biedt een stapsgewijze aanpak met concreet uitgewerkte actiestappen waarmee je in korte tijd beter en met meer plezier gaat lesgeven.

Hoe werkt het?

Je vult voor jezelf de starttest in. Hiermee scan je in één oogopslag waar je staat. Meteen wordt zichtbaar aan welke ontwikkelpunten je als eerste moet werken. Je hebt je eigen ‘instapmoment’, afhankelijk van waar je staat in je ontwikkeling als docent. De volgorde van deze starttest is bepaald op basis van onderzoek binnen de Uncommon schools in Amerika, de bakermat van Teach Like a Champi...

It includes a map of Kent in the early nineteenth century, and appendices on Dickens's original ending and his working notes, giving readers an illuminating glimpse into the mind of a great novelist at work.Charles Dickens is one of the best-loved novelists in the English language, whose 200th anniversary was celebrated in 2012. His most famous books, including Oliver Twist, Great Expectations, A Tale of Two Cities, David Copperfield and The Pickwick Papers, have been adapted for stage and sc...

Tourism Impacts, Planning and Management is a unique text, which links the three crucial areas of tourism: impacts, planning and management. Tourism impacts are multifaceted and are therefore difficult to plan for and manage. This title looks at all the key players involved – be they tourists, host communities or industry members – and considers a number of approaches and techniques for managing tourism impacts successfully.

Now in its Fourth Edition, this bestselling text has been fully ...

Like children themselves, development is dynamic. In the chronologically organized Child and Adolescent Development: Lives in Context, award-winning author Tara L. Kuther frames development research in real-life contexts, including gender, race and ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and more. Kuther presents highly relatable examples, vivid cross-cultural stories, and Lives in Context video case studies of real individuals, consistently prompting students to reflect on chapter content with What...

This book prepares today's readers to successfully navigate our increasingly global community, introducing communication skills and concepts that will enable readers to interact successfully with different cultures and ethnic groups. Jandt offers unique insights into intercultural communication, at home and abroad, through an emphasis on history, culture, and popular media.

This beautifully written and thoroughly modern core textbook provides a strong bridge between entrepreneurship theory and practice and looks at the entire life cycle of a business, including the often neglected area of business closure. Underpinned by strong academic rigour, the text takes a critical approach, yet is also highly accessible and readable, explaining complex concepts clearly and succinctly. Research-led yet practice oriented, it examines the latest evidence-based thinking in the...

Marketing Research by Malhotra, Nunan and Birks is the leading marketing research text, focused on the key challenges facing marketing research in a European context.This comprehensive, authoritative and applied text offers you a clear explanation and discussion of concepts, a wealth of European and international case material showing how researchers apply concepts and techniques and integrates with online resources for students and an instructors' manual including key discussion points. It s...

In this companion to Better Behaviour, Jarlath O'Brien combines insights from his own experience of improving behaviour in schools, research and policy in a practical guide to support current and aspiring school leaders.

Presented in a unique and easy-to-use dictionary format, this practical guide will help students and practitioners understand and apply the principles of effective communication.