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Scaling Methods is written for professionals in the behavioral
sciences who analyze data that results from subjective responses.
Other books on scaling attitudes or measuring perceptions focus on
the psychometrician's view of measurement. This book focuses on the
users' view by concentrating on effective ways to analyze data
rather than the mathematical details of how each program works. The
methods included handle the majority of data analysis problems
encountered and are accompanied by a software solution. Each
chapter features the theory surrounding that methodology, an
example, a real-world application, and a computer solution. This
book introduces the major uni- and multi-dimensional scaling method
techniques most common in educational, social, and psychological
research. Using four primary methods of data collection--ordering,
categorical rating, free clustering, and similarity
judgments--Scaling Methods, Second Edition explains how such data
can be represented in ways that illustrate relationships among the
data and help reveal underlying dimensional structures. Each method
serves as an independent unit so readers can pick and choose from a
variety of easy-to-use procedures and more advanced techniques. The
new edition features a new chapter on order analysis and
downloadable resources that provide stand-alone, as well as SAS
supported demonstrations of multi-dimensional scaling techniques,
plus programs to get raw data into matrix form. The text is written
for researchers, practitioners, and advanced students in education
and the social and behavioral sciences interested in analyzing data
resulting from subjective responses, especially in the measurement
of attitudes. Each chapter is self-contained making this an
excellent resource for use in the classroom or as a self-study
tool. A first course in statistics is a helpful prerequisite.
This practical guide to managing behaviour in Further and Adult
Education is for all those training to teach in the sector. The
third edition includes new chapters on 14-19 learners and behaviour
theory and continues to offer practical ideas on how to manage and
motivate students. It takes account of the variety of contexts in
the sector and makes reference to important research findings and
studies of learner behaviour. Based firmly on what teachers and
students have to say about their experiences, it uses case studies,
dialogue and journal extracts to explore key issues, and help
teachers develop their practice.
This fifteenth-century peasant girl led french armies at God's
command and was later burned at the stake as a heretic. Learn the
true story of Joan's life of faith and courage.
This book provides an overview of the UK's Lifelong Learning
Sector, while also helping students engage with professional
writing. Each chapter in the book is presented as an independently
authored 'paper' concentrating on a key theme, including
professionalism, reflective practice, and how pervious experience
can shape teaching in education. Guidance and discussion notes
follow to help the reader evaluate the writing and approach, and
activities are included to develop the readers' own professional
skills in reading and writing. This is an invaluable text for all
those working towards the UK's Qualified Teacher Learning and
Skills/QTLS, covering key content, demystifying academic writing,
and encouraging reflective reading and practice.
Scaling Methods is written for professionals in the behavioral
sciences who analyze data that results from subjective responses.
Other books on scaling attitudes or measuring perceptions focus on
the psychometrician's view of measurement. This book focuses on the
users' view by concentrating on effective ways to analyze data
rather than the mathematical details of how each program works. The
methods included handle the majority of data analysis problems
encountered and are accompanied by a software solution. Each
chapter features the theory surrounding that methodology, an
example, a real-world application, and a computer solution. This
book introduces the major uni- and multi-dimensional scaling method
techniques most common in educational, social, and psychological
research. Using four primary methods of data collection--ordering,
categorical rating, free clustering, and similarity
judgments--Scaling Methods, Second Edition explains how such data
can be represented in ways that illustrate relationships among the
data and help reveal underlying dimensional structures. Each method
serves as an independent unit so readers can pick and choose from a
variety of easy-to-use procedures and more advanced techniques. The
new edition features a new chapter on order analysis and
downloadable resources that provide stand-alone, as well as SAS
supported demonstrations of multi-dimensional scaling techniques,
plus programs to get raw data into matrix form. The text is written
for researchers, practitioners, and advanced students in education
and the social and behavioral sciences interested in analyzing data
resulting from subjective responses, especially in the measurement
of attitudes. Each chapter is self-contained making this an
excellent resource for use in the classroom or as a self-study
tool. A first course in statistics is a helpful prerequisite.
Research is an essential component of professional practice.
Whether it be action research in a specialist subject or a more
formal empirical study, research can improve the quality of
teaching and and enhance professional development. This text is a
guide to a range of approaches written specifically for teachers
and trainee teachers in the Further Education and Skills Sector.
The text covers all aspects of research and explores how
research through day-to-day investigations can enhance practice. In
all chapters, examples and real-life scenarios from the Further
Education and Skills Sector are included, helping the reader to
link theory and practice. Whether you need to complete a research
project for your teaching qualification, or you need to understand
how action research can support your professional development, this
text will give you the essential, focused guidance you need.
This text has been revised and updated to take account of the
variety of contexts within the Lifelong Learning Sector. It
provides a source of guidance, support and training materials for
those involved with mentoring within the sector and presents
current theory in an accessible way, illustrated with familiar and
pertinent examples. The book shows how a system of mentoring can be
successfully implemented, monitored and evaluated within a college
or other lifelong learning organisation and explores what the
experts and theorists have to say about mentoring, to see how well
this fits with the reality of day-to-day experience.
The overriding issue for many Further Education teachers and
trainees is learner disengagement, leading to behavioural issues
and a lack of motivation in the classroom. Faced with unmotivated
learners on a daily basis, teachers can soon begin to lose their
own enthusiasm and confidence. Motivating Unwilling Learners in
Further Education offers a range of practical strategies for
engaging your learners and reigniting the spark of successful
classroom teaching. Susan Wallace draws on her years of teaching
and researching in Further Education to provide an up-to-date
selection of strategies and scenarios for managing behaviour and
motivating unwilling learners, including tips for supporting
students and meeting curriculum requirements. This is a valuable
toolkit of ideas and advice for ensuring that everyone you teach,
from school leavers to mature students, reaches their full
potential.
How confident do you feel in your personal tutoring role? In the
face of ever-increasing and demanding learner issues, do you feel
equipped to provide the essential support to meet their needs? This
timely book provides you with essential help in an area which has
often been given little attention in comparison with curriculum
delivery by: contextualising the support side of a teacher's role
within further education; looking beyond conventional notions of
personal tutoring and coaching; appreciating the real world
applications of issues; recognising the benefits personal tutoring
and coaching bring to learners and educational institutions;
reflecting on a variety of different approaches to support
learners' achievement as well as positively affecting institutional
key performance indicators. It provides proven practical advice and
guidance for planning and delivering group tutorials, undertaking
one to ones, identifying and managing vulnerable learners and those
at risk of not achieving, as well as helping learners to progress
onto their chosen career paths. It explores methods to engage the
most disaffected and hard to reach learners, as well as stretching
and challenging the more able. It includes clear aims, detailed
case studies, learning checklists and a unique self-assessment
system for the reader and the educational institution. You are
encouraged to develop your skills in order to influence individual
learners as well as the systems, processes and performance of your
educational institution by becoming an outstanding personal tutor.
The text is an excellent foundation for the majority of modules on
teacher training qualifications and is relevant to any pre-service
or in-service trainee teacher or existing practitioner with a
personal tutoring role, a specialised personal tutor, manager or
anyone in a learner-facing role within further education.
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My First Book of Saints (Hardcover)
Tom Kinarney, Patricia Mattozzi; Kathleen Muldoon, Susan Wallace
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This accessible and practical book is a perfect quick guide for
postgraduate researchers in education. Looking at the
interdependence of teaching and research, the authors show that a
critical and analytical exploration of policies and practices is a
necessary part of what we mean by being a 'professional' in
education. Drawing on the authors' substantial experience of
teaching research skills at postgraduate level, as well as on their
own experiences as active researchers, the book will guide you
through: - discourse analysis - visual methods - textual research -
data collection and analysis This co-authored book is structured
around a range of methods applicable to educational research and
appropriate for use by practitioners at all stages of their
professional development. It takes recognisable, 'real life'
scenarios as its starting point for each discussion of method, so
that readers are able to start from the known and familiar. As well
as exploring theoretical aspects of research method, each chapter
provides practical tasks and points for discussion and reflection.
These approaches, taken together, are designed to build confidence
and encourage reader engagement and enjoyment. Liz Atkins is a
lecturer and researcher in education at the University of
Huddersfield. Susan Wallace is Professor of Continuing Education at
Nottingham Trent University. Research Methods in Education series:
Each book in this series maps the territory of a key research
approach or topic in order to help readers progress from beginner
to advanced researcher. Each book aims to provide a definitive,
market-leading overview and to present a blend of theory and
practice with a critical edge. All titles in the series are written
for Master's-level students anywhere and are intended to be useful
to the many diverse constituencies interested in research on
education and related areas. Other books in the series: - Using
Case Study in Education Research, Hamilton and Corbett-Whittier -
Action Research in Education, McAteer - Ethnography in Education,
Mills and Morton
This core text provides comprehensive support for the UK's
pre-service and in-service trainee teachers in the Lifelong
Learning Sector, covering all they need to know to achieve
Qualified Teacher Learning and Skills status. Supporting trainees
through all stages of their professional development, the text
takes the reader through the theoretical background that underpins
teaching and learning in the UK, and it offers practical guidance
on day-to-day challenges. This fourth edition has been fully
revised and updated and includes a new chapter on teaching
practice, with notes on observation and lesson planning. New
information on behavior management has been added to support
trainees in an aspect of teaching that many find challenging.
Do you really understand what teaching British values is all about?
Are british values woven into the fabric of your teaching? Are you
confident that you are meeting Ofsted requirements in relation to
British values? This book provides you with a simple, manageable
framework to help you reflect on, improve and deeply embed British
values in your classroom. It provides clear, accurate government
definitions, and helps you ensure your classroom practices are
inclusive, non-prejudicial and address cultural diversity within
your school context. The text also enables you to understand and
implement the Prevent strategy for safeguarding your learners.
Designed to be read over a week, the book is divided into seven
concise and practical chapters detailing clear strategies, how they
might be applied, with links to relevant underpinning laws or
theories.
This book looks at critical reflection as a key skill for all
teachers in further education (FE) and an important part of the new
Professional Standards. In particular the text explores the key
themes of self-awareness, planning, managing behaviour and CPD in
relation to reflective practice to demonstrate how it can support
those areas of teaching that most often cause concern. The
limitations and benefits of reflection are analysed and action
research is identified as an important facet in developing
professional reflective practice which can in turn enhance both the
personal and professional life of FE teachers.
An accessible and up to date text on teaching and supporting adult
learners, aimed at both student teachers and experienced
practitioners. It explores teaching adult learners within a
traditional further education (FE) context but also working with
those adult learners on Higher Education (HE) courses taught within
FE. Adult learners have a distinct set of needs and challenges
which can include issues of self confidence, fear of technology,
time management and financial constraints, and which may not always
be fully recognised by educational practitioners or institutions.
Teachers and student stories are used throughout this book to
analyse learner needs and motivations, highlight possible barriers
to learning and explore strategies for support. This publication
enables those teaching adult learners to gain an understanding of
the difficulties that students may experience while developing
their own professional practice in order to create effective,
focused and inclusive teaching strategies for this group.
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Quintet (Paperback)
Jonathan Hesford, Lyn Potier, Susan Wallace
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For all those teaching or training to teach within the Further
Education (FE) sector, this book provides a critical understanding
of the complex concept of inclusion and its implementation in a
range of different contextual settings. It encourages the reader to
revisit their own beliefs and assumptions concerning inclusion in
relation to their own practice, and a range of learning features
including clear objectives, case studies, critical thinking tasks
and chapter reflections ensures deep understanding. The increasing
importance of inclusion, and the growing provision of Higher
Education courses in FE, means that an accessible book which
facilitates a critical understanding of inclusion policy and
develops relevant academic competence is both timely and essential.
Gluten Free Cookbook: Gluten Free Diet and Gluten Free Recipes for
Your Good Health. --------- Now Second Edition], with the following
changes: * New introduction * New section: "Gluten Intolerance and
Allergies" * Improved formatting and editing --------- If you have
been recently diagnosed with possible gluten intolerance, or you
simply find that your body reacts badly to barley, wheat, rye and
other grains, then you really need to read this book. Going without
wheat and other grains can seem very difficult. Wheat is almost a
staple food within western society. Going without bread, bagels,
breakfast cereals, and cooking without flour may sound impossible
This book is an invaluable aid for all those involved in coaching,
educating and training. It uses stories of learning
relationships taken from film, TV and literature as a tool for
reflecting on, understanding and evolving current mentoring and
coaching practice. Storytelling and metaphor are increasingly
important in research into leadership and learning. Here they are
used as a powerful aid to learning and change by challenging ideas
about mentoring in an innovative and entertaining way. The
practical, moral and behavioural complexities of the mentoring
relationship are explored through stories from Western popular
culture, provoking difficult questions, promoting critical
reflection and providing new insights through this fresh and
enjoyable approach.
This book takes stories of learning relationships from popular
films, television programmes and literature, and uses them as a
catalyst for beginners and experts alike to reflect critically on
their own mentoring and coaching practice. How realistic are our
expectations of personal change, and to what extent is the
flourishing self-help market responsible for this? What, if any,
are the moral responsibilities of executive mentors and coaches,
when it comes to global corporate wrongdoing? What should
constitute 'truth' and 'knowledge' in a world in which ambiguity
and doubt can appear more effective weapons of survival? What can
Pinocchio, The Matrix, Star Wars or The Sopranos tell us about any
of this? Storytelling and metaphor have become of increasing
interest in research into leadership and learning. Here is a book
which takes the idea of storytelling as a powerful aid to learning
and change, and uses it to help practitioners and educators
challenge their ideas on mentoring in an entertaining way, by
asking themselves some of the difficult questions that these
popular stories raise.
This book takes stories of learning relationships from popular
films, television programmes and literature, and uses them as a
catalyst for beginners and experts alike to reflect critically on
their own mentoring and coaching practice. How realistic are our
expectations of personal change, and to what extent is the
flourishing self-help market responsible for this? What, if any,
are the moral responsibilities of executive mentors and coaches,
when it comes to global corporate wrongdoing? What should
constitute 'truth' and 'knowledge' in a world in which ambiguity
and doubt can appear more effective weapons of survival? What can
Pinocchio, The Matrix, Star Wars or The Sopranos tell us about any
of this? Storytelling and metaphor have become of increasing
interest in research into leadership and learning. Here is a book
which takes the idea of storytelling as a powerful aid to learning
and change, and uses it to help practitioners and educators
challenge their ideas on mentoring in an entertaining way, by
asking themselves some of the difficult questions that these
popular stories raise.
This informative and humorous A to Z of management in FE includes
over fifty entries, from key terms in management theory to
exemplary figures in FE and current trends. Realistic and helpful,
entries range from benchmarking and funding, right through to
mergers, paperwork and quality. Whether you've just been newly
appointed to an FE management role or are an experienced manager
wanting a quick update, this book is for you.
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