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Showing 1 - 12 of 12 results for “simon biggs”
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  • The Need for Theory

    Critical Approaches to Social Gerontology

    by Simon Biggs, Jon Hendricks, Ariela Lowenstein ...
    Series series Society and Aging Series
    The "Need for Theory" speaks to the burgeoning need for critical thinking in social gerontology. The editors have brought together some of the foremost contributors to theoretical advances in the field. This volume incorporates state-of-the-art theorizing with a focus on selected topical areas facing gerontologists around the world. Using their keen insights into substantive issues, the ... Read more

    $170.00 USD

  • Negotiating Ageing

    Cultural Adaptation to the Prospect of a Long Life

    by Simon Biggs ...
    Series series Routledge Key Themes in Health and Society
    The world is growing older and this is a historically unprecedented phenomenon. Negotiating such change, personally, socially and for governments and international organisations requires an act of cultural adaptation. Two key questions arise: What is the purpose of a long life? and How do we adapt to societies where generations are of approximately the same size? A number of pre-existing ... Read more

    $70.99 USD

  • Generational Intelligence

    A Critical Approach to Age Relations

    by Simon Biggs, Ariela Lowenstein ...
    The question of communication and understanding between different generations is emerging as a key issue for the twenty-first century. The advent of ageing populations may lead to increased conflict or solidarity in society, and provokes a profound ambivalence both in public and in the private sphere. In a new approach, Biggs and Lowenstein offer a critical examination of Generational Intelligence ... Read more

    $75.99 USD

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    Making Meaning, Making Lives

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  • Understanding Human Values

    by Milton Rokeach ...
    This volume presents theoretical, methodological, and empirical advances in understanding, and also in the effects of understanding, individual and societal values. ... Read more

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  • Happiness

    Lessons from a New Science

    by Richard Layard ...
    There is a paradox at the heart of our lives. We all want more money, but as societies become richer, they do not become happier. This is not speculation: It's the story told by countless pieces of scientific research. We now have sophisticated ways of measuring how happy people are, and all the evidence shows that on average people have grown no happier in the last fifty years, even as average ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Equity, Teaching Practice and the Curriculum

    Exploring Differences in Access to Knowledge

    Edited by Ninni Wahlström ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Education
    This book explores how different classroom discourses and concepts of knowledge permeate teaching in high- and low-performance classrooms. Drawing on empirical research from classrooms in Sweden, it presents a theory-based framework for classroom research.The book examines the central concepts of knowledge, curriculum, pedagogy and equity to discuss differences in access to knowledge and the ... Read more

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  • Becoming A Teacher: Issues In Secondary Education

    by Justin Dillon, Meg Maguire ...
    This fourth edition is inspiring reading for prospective, trainee and new teachers, tutors and mentors, working with young people. ... Read more

    $42.99 USD

  • Research In Multicultural Education

    From The Margins To The Mainstream

    by Carl A. Grant ...
    A work specifically written to encourage research into multicultural education and to help researchers work through some of the inherent problems that face schools with mulicultural students. ... Read more

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  • Contexts of Nursing

    An Introduction

    by John Daly, Sandra Speedy, Debra Jackson ...
    Contexts of Nursing 3e builds on the strengths of previous editions and continues to provide nursing students with comprehensive coverage of core ideas and perspectives underpinning the practice of nursing. The new edition has been thoroughly revised and updated. New material on Cultural Awareness and Contemporary Approaches in Nursing has been introduced to reflect the realities of practice. ... Read more

    $77.99 USD

  • The Sociology of Gender

    An Introduction to Theory and Research

    by Amy S. Wharton ...
    Featuring extensive revisions and updates, the Second Edition of The Sociology of Gender: An Introduction to Theory and Research presents an introductory overview of gender theory and research, and continues to offer a unique and compelling approach to one of the most important topics in the field of sociology.Features extensive revisions and updates, and incorporates recent cross-national ... Read more

    $41.00 USD

  • Anti-Discriminatory Practice in Counselling & Psychotherapy

    Edited by Barbara Smith, Colin Lago ...
    Series series Professional Skills for Counsellors Series
    Anti-Discriminatory Practice in Counselling and Psychotherapy is a groundbreaking text which identifies the ease with which individuals can be disadvantaged merely on the basis of their gender, race, culture, age, sexuality or ability. Examining these and other areas of discrimination, leading experts highlight how vital it is for counsellors, psychotherapists - and others in the helping ... Read more

    $80.99 USD