What does creativity mean in theory and in practice?Can all children and teachers respond creatively?What sorts of strategies can we adopt to promote a creative approach?Creativity is a term often discussed in relation to education, particularly in primary schools. This book sets out to explore wha…
Why does masculinity seem obvious yet prove impossible to define?What has caused the erosion of men's power and will progress towards sexual equality continue?How political is the personal?This book explains why both popular and academic commentators have found it impossible to define masculinity. I…
'The questions are no longer whether to use or make an evaluation, but how well we use one or carry one out.''As both volume and skills in healthcare increase, there is a parallel increase in the need to evaluate the outcomes and the effects of services rendered. In this book John Ovretveit furnish…
'This book is a wonderful idea and it meets a heretofore unmet need. It derives from a particularly interesting database, since it deals with aphasia in aphasic people's own language...It is strongly recommended.'Professor Audrey Holland, Department of Speech Pathology, University of Arizona, USATh…
A comprehensive methods text describing the variety of approaches available in the assessment and evaluation of health and medical care. The text not only describes the principles of randomized controlled trials, case control studies, cohort studies and social surveys but also the value of qualitat…
An accessible introduction for all social science studentsA balanced, comprehensive and up-to-date treatment of the issues and trendsA guide to the past, present and future of foreign aidForeign aid has undergone considerable changes over the past fifty years. Foreign Aid in a Changing World explore…
How are individuals and society ageing towards the end of the twentieth century?How can different disciplines help us to understand the ageing process?What are the key developments in postmodern thought and critical studies in relation to ageing and later life? In answer to these questions, the edit…
Higher Education: A Critical Business is a bold statement about higher education in the modern age. It continues Ronald Barnett's thinking of his earlier books but offers a completely new set of ideas in a challenging but engaging argument.A defining concept of the Western university is that of cri…
What do we really know about the supervision of therapy and counselling?What kind of things make it easier, and what gets in the way?How do therapy and supervision resemble one another, and in what ways do they differ?In an effort to address these pressing questions, this volume brings together auth…
This book focuses upon the relationship between effectiveness and improvement in schools and colleges. The main theories and research findings concerning organizational effectiveness and improvement are brought together within this single volume. The book aims to provide an understanding of the wa…
