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  • Triumphs and Tears

    Young People, Markets, and the Transition from School to Work

    First Published in 1996. The transition from school to work has always been a crucial time in the lives of young people. How and when this transition is made can have a major impact upon the sense of identity they develop, the importance they feel they have in the eyes of others, the kind of person they want to be and their view of the world in general. This book is about the nature of that ... Read more

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  • Working to Learn

    Transforming Learning in the Workplace

    The workplace is an important site for learning in today's society. This book examines the changing nature of the work and effect that this has on the skill and knowledge requirements of individuals, its implications for employment, and ways in which these changing requirements can be met. ... Read more

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  • Improving Learning through the Lifecourse

    Learning Lives

    Series series Improving Learning
    Adult learning matters. There is now widespread agreement that modern countries depend on the creativity, skills and knowledge of the entire population for their prosperity. Many people talk of our future well-being in terms of a ‘knowledge economy’ or a ‘learning society’ in which every person’s ability to develop new capabilities will provide them with resources that will help them and the wider ... Read more

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  • Improving Workplace Learning

    Series series Improving Learning
    Across the western world, there is a growing awareness of the importance of workplace learning, seen at the level of national and international policy, as well as in the developing practices of employers, training providers and Trades Unions. Authoritative, accessible, and appealing, it presents key findings on work-based learning, bringing together conclusions and investigating a variety of ... Read more

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    The reorganisation of the education system within Britain has vastly increased the managerial responsibilities of those working in schools, although the staff generally have received little management training. In this book, the various issues related to management are teased out and a selection of ideas and pragmatic solutions informing good practice are examined. ... Read more

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  • Action Learning, Leadership and Organizational Development in Public Services

    Edited by Clare Rigg, Sue Richards ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Human Resource Development
    Unprecedented investment is being made in leadership development across the public sector: leadership courses are growing, and development is a core theme of organizational capacity building initiatives. Within this, action learning has attracted increasing interest as an approach that can simultaneously address individual and organizational development.An impressive and scholarly collection, this ... Read more

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  • Strategic Sport Development

    The field of sports development is becoming ever more professional, with the levels of expertise in planning and efficiency required of those working in private or national sports institutions higher than they have ever been. In response to this, strategic sports development has emerged as a means of applying business strategies to the context of sports development. Strategic Sports Development is ... Read more

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  • Teleworking

    New International Perspectives From Telecommuting to the Virtual Organisation

    Teleworking is an up-to-date, groundbreaking and comprehensive assessment of teleworking. It includes* multidisciplinary contributions drawing on sociology, management science, economics, philosophy and information technology* analysis of post-modern and post-industrial theoretical contexts* a selection of empirical studies from across the world* accounts of different modes of teleworking, from ... Read more

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  • The Primary School in Changing Times

    The Australian Experience

    Edited by Tony Townsend ...
    Following substantial changes throughout the Australian education system, primary schools are no longer in the protected position of having a regulated flow of clients, a pre-determined curriculum and marginal levels of staff development. Recent moves have brought new or increased responsibilities for all schools in areas such as: *curriculum and policy development *staff development *monitoring ... Read more

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  • Educating Gen Wi-Fi: How We Can Make Schools Relevant for 21st Century Learners

    by Greg Whitby ...
    How our school system is failing 21st-century kids and what needs to be done about it"I am amazed at how much the world has changed today from when I was a student. the problem is that schools have not changed as rapidly as the world we live in..."Just a generation ago, school was a simple affair: students learned from set texts, graduated and got a job. Now, when almost every child has access to ... Read more

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  • Human Resource Management for the Hospitality and Tourism Industries

    Please note: this title will publish in January 2012.This textbook explores the policies and practices employed in the management of people working in the tourism, hospitality and events industries.It considers the nature of these industries and the varied approaches that organizations take with the handling of matters such as recruitment, health and welfare and remuneration. This book is enriched ... Read more

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  • Report Writing for Social Workers

    by Jane Watt ...
    Series series Post-Qualifying Social Work Practice Guides
    Many students and qualified workers in all areas of social work feel apprehension at the prospect of writing a formal report for a court or tribunal. Writing may be a fundamental skill, but it is one that students and practitioners cannot afford to take for granted. Recent reviews (Baby P, Serious Case Review processes) highlighted the need for clear reports, recording and written communication ... Read more

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