The Reception year is a transitional or bridging time for children. This text will guide trainee and beginning teachers to perform the multiple roles and responsibilities of a reception teacher and support children through this transition.

With coverage of ethical standards from six different associations, the text addresses ethical issues and principles in social work, counseling, psychology, and marriage and family therapy.

Drawing on their expertise in business and education, the authors provide a simple, sustainable framework that will help readers overcome educational inertia to reach new heights of achievement.

Centered on staff efficacy, this resource presents leaders with a variety of tools to improve school climate, community stakeholder engagement, and ultimately, student growth.

Creativity is a key theme in early childhood studies at the moment and is increasingly highlighted in all manner of early childhood academic courses. This book will form the link between creativity and literacy with concrete examples of children's meaning making, as well as offering a protocol for students to follow.

By considering current debates around the alleged failure of multiculturalism this book invites early years practitioners and students to look at the work they are, or will be doing, in relation to cultural diversity

With play a central part of new early years initiatives in all parts of the UK, this book will be essential reading for all early years students and practitioners.

Grondslagen AO - Deel A: Algemene beginselen biedt een eerste kennismaking met het vakgebied administratieve organisatie. In dit eerste deel van de tweedelige methode staan organisatie, informatieverzorging en administratieve organisatie centraal.

Door de toegenomen rol van informatietechnologie is de administratieve organisatie van ondernemingen dynamischer, flexibeler en daarmee complexer geworden. Ondernemingen moeten sneller en beter onderbouwde beslissingen nemen. Om met de mogelijkheden...

In Nederland wordt net als elders veel geklaagd over 'het democratisch tekort' en 'de kloof tussen burger en bestuur'. De aangedragen oplossing is doorgaans 'meer democratie'. De consensus op dit punt lijkt groot. Maar de werkelijkheid is anders. Uit een schijnbaar eenvoudig principe, de samentrekking van demos en kratia, het volk dat regeert, vloe