Part of three separate series focusing on comprehension spelling & grammar to help focus teaching on the skills the children most need to improve All three series offer comprehensive support for assessment & marking ...

Part of three separate series focusing on comprehension spelling & grammar to help focus teaching on the skills the children most need to improve All three series offer comprehensive support for assessment & marking ...

A comprehensive & extensively researched overview of key issues in language teaching today 848 pages Worked examples or Exercises Richards Jack C ...

Understanding & engaging critically with the field of special educational needs & disability (SEND) is a difficult task However the new edition of this bestselling book continues to help students contextualize SEND in relation to historical ideological & political developments as well as support them in developing a critical understanding of the complexities associated with inclusion Completely up to date with recent legislation such as the SEND Code of Practice (2014) there are case studies reflections & activities which will help students question practice they have seen & experienced Covering the 0-25 age range this book is suitable for all those working with children & young people across education health & social work ...

This best selling management book is a true classic If you want to be a model manager keep this new even better 3rd edition close at hand Key Management Models has the winning combination of brevity & clarity giving you short practical overviews of the top classic & cutting edge management models in an easy-to-use ready reference format Whether you want to remind yourself about models you've already come across or want to find new ones you'll find yourself referring back to it again & again It's the essential guide to all the management models you'll ever need to know about

Includes:: the classic & essential management models from the previous 2 editions Thoroughly updated to include cutting edge new models Two-colour illustrations & case studies throughout

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Understand the key management models that make up your business school syllabus Effectively apply academic management models to your professional life Quickly identify the most relevant tools for you & find out how best to utilise them 296 pages Birkinshaw Julian ...

Practical accessible careful & interesting thisrevised volume brings the subject up-to-date & explains in bite sized chunks the 'how's' & 'why's' of modern day geographical study It brings together physical & human approaches again in a new synthesis -Danny Dorling Professor of Geography University of Oxford Key Methods in Geography is the perfect introductory companion providing an overview of qualitative & quantitative methods for human & physical geography This Third Edition Features 12 new chapters representing emerging themes including online virtual & digital geographical methods Real-life case study examples Summaries & exercises for each chapter Free online access to full text of Progress in Human Geography & Progress in Physical Geography Progress Reports The teaching of research methods is integral to all geography courses Key Methods in Geography Third Edition explains all of the key methods with which geography undergraduates must be conversant ...

Translated by Elizabeth S Haldane & GRT Ross Edited with an Introduction by Enrique Chavez-Arvizo Rene Descartes (1569-1650) the father' of modern philosophy is without doubt one of the greatest thinkers in history his genius lies at the core of our contemporary intellectual identity Breaking with the conventions of his own time & suffering persecution by the Church as a consequence Descartes in his writings
- most of which are philosophical classics
- attempted to answer the central questions surrounding the self God free-will & knowledge using the science of thought as opposed to received wisdom based on the tenets of faith This edition the most comprehensive one-volume selection of Descartes' works available in English

Includes:: his great essay Discourse on Method



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This book will systematically cover all the main topics involved in the current practice of a cardiac surgeon It will incorporate current guidelines for practice (such as from the American Heart Association & European Society of Cardiology) & up-to-date information based on current literature All the chapters have been written by cardiac surgeons who have recently undertaken their Cardiothoracic Board Specialty Exit examinations & reviewed by a cardiothoracic examiner of the Royal College of Surgeons of England Each chapter will be structured to include aetiology pathophysiology clinical features indications for surgery peri-operative management surgical options & postoperative care Possible complications will be discussed & the results of current practice presented Importantly there will be a section on basic sciences related to the practising cardiac surgeon & a further section on cardiac investigations with many images illustrating the variety of pathologies Each chapter will also contain important references for further reading & greater depth of knowledge The data & body of knowledge presented in this book is strictly evidence-based & is relevant to all cardiac surgical trainees at any stage of their training programme It will provide interns residents & specialist registrars the necessary information to carry out their daily duties Adult cardiologists & cardiothoracic intensive care unit specialists will also find the book useful in terms of the indications & surgical management of these patients as they are integral to the cardiac surgical process Another important group is the nursing staff physiotherapists & other professions allied to medicine both surgical & cardiological working with patients with adult cardiac disease either pre-operatively or postoperatively as it will help to give a detailed understanding of the principles surrounding adult cardiac surgical disease Most importantly the book is ideal as a revision aid for residentsregistrars undertaking their Cardiothoracic Surgery Board examinations around the world Although these examinations vary in format in different countries this book is applicable to all cardiothoracic surgical trainees Its concise yet complete coverage of the important topics make it the ideal guide to answer the key questions in cardiac surgery that are asked within the confines of an examination ...

Following on from the success of the international best-seller Key Questions in Cardiac Surgery the long-awaited Key Questions in Thoracic Surgery will be the next book in the Key Questions series to be released This book will systematically cover all the main topics involved in the current practice of a thoracic surgeon It will incorporate current guidelines for practice (such as from the American College of Chest Physicians British Thoracic Society & European Respiratory Society) & up-to-date information based on current literature Each chapter will be structured to include aetiology pathophysiology clinical features indications for surgery perioperative management surgical options & postoperative care Possible complications will be discussed & the results of current practice presented Importantly there will be a section on basic sciences related to the practising thoracic surgeon & a further section on thoracic investigations with many images illustrating the variety of pathologies Each chapter will also contain important references for further reading & greater depth of knowledge The data & body of knowledge presented in this book is strictly evidence-based & is relevant to all thoracic surgical trainees at any stage of their training programme It will provide residents fellows & specialist registrars the necessary information to carry out their daily duties Respiratory physicians & thoracic intensive care unit specialists will also find the book useful in terms of the indications & surgical management of these patients as they are integral to the thoracic surgical process Another important group is the nursing staff physiotherapists & other professions allied to medicine working with patients with adult thoracic disease either pre-operatively or post-operatively as it will help to give a detailed understanding of the principles surrounding thoracic surgical disease Most importantly the book is ideal as a revision aid for residentsregistrars undertaking their Cardiothoracic Surgery Board examinations around the world Although these examinations vary in format in different countries this book is applicable to all cardiothoracic surgical trainees Its concise yet complete coverage of the important topics make it the ideal guide to answer the key questions in thoracic surgery that are asked within the confines of an examination ...