An accessible and focused text on communication, language and literacy in the pre-school years for students of Early Childhood Studies and Early Years.

Stephen Covey's THE 7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE took the self-help market by storm in 1990 and has enjoyed phenomenal sales ever since. With over 15 million copies in print, the book has become a classic. Now a touchstone for millions of individuals, as well as for families and businesses, the integrated, principle-centered 7 Habits philosophy has helped readers find solutions to their personal and professional problems, and achieve a life characterized by fairness, integrity, honesty...

For Introduction to Educational Psychology courses. Forty-four easy-to-read modules facilitate students' learning and retention In clear and jargon-free prose, Educational Psychology, 14th Edition, explains and illustrates educational psychology's practical relevance for teachers and learners. Theory and practice are considered together, showing how research on child development, learning, cognition, motivation, instruction, and assessment can be applied to solve the everyday problems of teac...

Combined with new coverage on mental health, resilience, and mindset, Your College Experience speaks to the real needs of today's students, helping them overcome their barriers to success and become successful students in academic communities they can call their own.

Now going into its seventh edition, Neil Thompson's Anti-Discriminatory Practice has been providing a trusted introduction to the challenges of promoting social justice and equality for a quarter of a century.

This research-based study helps administrators create a school environment that responds to teacher emotions and results in higher teacher retention, instructional effectiveness, and student achievement.

This new fourth edition takes the reader through the complex network of policy development with activities which make a potentially dry subject matter come alive.

This book explores the potential of what children can do with technologies, rather than what technologies can do for children.

This resource helps raise awareness of ethical issues and guides teachers and teacher leaders in approaching difficult ethical dilemmas

Based on the workshop, Nurturing Creativity: Seven Practices for Educators and Students, this book affirms the conviction that creative teachers are effective teachers and emphasizes that every child's creative self must be valued-regardless of a child's cultural and linguistic background.