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Aimed at those working with gifted and talented pupils in the secondary school, this book shows how to identify and provide for these students. Firmly linked to government guidelines and with a sound theoretical underpinning, the book concentrates on the practical aspects and includes information on: } initiatives in this area such as Excellence in Cities and summer schools } identifying gifted and talented pupils } teaching and learning programmes for gifted and talented pupils } subject-specific provision } thinking skills } In-service training There is some photocopiable material included to help with lesson delivery and throughout the book there are plenty of practical suggestions for teaching activities and approaches. This book will allow any teacher to approach the role of GATCO Gifted and Talented Co-Ordinator with confidence and will be helpful for all teachers involved in teaching gifted and talented pupils. Dick Smith is an experienced practitioner and has worked in the field of gifted and talented education as both a GATCO and in-service trainer. He currently works as a Team Leader with the DfES Gifted and Talented Education unit.

Digitization presents many challenges to journalism, and also to understanding the context in which journalism takes place. This volume brings together the perspectives of key researchers and scholars to consider the relationship between digitization, journalism production and journalism practice. In a rapidly-changing environment, this book provides an accessible means of understanding the impact, process and terms of digitization. It examines: - concepts and contexts e.g. the public sphere, the information society, etc. - developments in the media e.g.convergence, the digital divide, etc. - issues of the post-journalism era e.g. deprofessionalisation, civic participation, etc. - digitization and newswork and newswork setting e.g. CAJ, online journalism, etc. - the functions of Journalism e.g. democractic, deliberative, etc. The papers take a deliberately international stance and use a wide range of case-studies and methodological positions. This book will be welcomed by readers seeking to understand the global digital process and journalism and those studying Journalism, Mass Communication, Cultural Studies and Sociology.

Supported by online resources for both students and lecturers, this is an authoritative introduction to everything the trainee needs to know to become a professional therapist.

`This chunky little book is packed with interesting approaches to the currently fashionable area of client assessment.... This is a book for any counsellor or counsellor trainee's shelf, a necessary reference for the sound professional' - Counselling News`The comprehensive series of essays... is a timely contribution.... This book is about being professional and effective... a valuable multimodal life inventory for use with clients is provided' - Counselling, The Journal of The British Association for CounsellingWhat information will help you assess the therapeutic needs of a client? Could you identify a suicidal client? How can you tell whether or not you are working with appropriate clients? Answering these and other questions, this book sheds light on a crucial, but often neglected, area of counselling. The authors provide clear guidelines, backed up by practice points, which clarify the assessment, monitoring and evaluation of clients.The book adopts a broad approach, transcending specific counselling theories and covering the main issues involved at key stages in the client/counsellor relationship - from the initial contact, through monitoring of the therapeutic programme, to ending the counselling process. Areas examined include: assessing the best type of therapy for each client; identifying the client's therapeutic goals; history taking; referral; and evaluating goal achievement.Gladeanna McMahon is presenter of the ITV programme Dial A Mum.

New Technology-Based Firms in the 1990s: Volume One is a contemporary, international 'state of the art' view of research in these areas. It will be essential reading for those who have an interest in the innovation and growth problems of high-technology small firms in the mid-1990s. Both the conference from which this book emanates and this first volume of an annual series of books on the evolving theme of high-technology small firm research, are designed to publicize the high-quality work taking place in this academic area. A further intention is to put the development problems of high-technology small firms before an audience wider than the one that attended the original conference. Thus, this book will not only be of interest to academics, but will also provide practical insights to high-technology small firms management, and to all those at local and national levels within developed economies concerned with the creation and development of high-technology small firms.

This comprehensive guide applies evidence-based practice to real-life educational scenarios over a broad range of topics, covering everything a student of Educational Psychology needs to know.

This comprehensive guide applies evidence-based practice to real-life educational scenarios over a broad range of topics, covering everything a student of Educational Psychology needs to know.

This book will help you move from surviving to thriving at University. It is a personal guide for a journey of learning and growth that will help you now and in life beyond University. Understand more about what helps you to feel well and do well and experiment with evidence-based activities, explore theories of personal wellbeing and play with some of the latest ideas from the field.