With Adolescence chapters, research, brain development & cultural material throughout, & enhanced pedagogy, this edition presents theory, research, practical examples, & controversial issues in a way that helps students to think about development
- addressing the individual's role in both the community & the wider world.
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Appropriate for courses designed to improve reading comprehension, study skills, & reading rate, this title provides a variety of reading lessons & practice opportunities for readers who need experience with all levels of comprehension: literal, critical, & affective. ...

In line with KS3 National Tests, this scheme aims to help students understand conventions of text types & how to write about texts; to equip students with skills needed for the five reading foci to be tested; give students practice in applying those skills; & provide guidance on the tests. ...

As the demands on school management teams become ever more complex, this volume offers a fresh & expansive view on the challenges to be met in developing a leadership career. It

Includes:: contributions from a diverse range of respected commentators.

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A comprehensive guide for coaches of players aged 7-14 that provides specific coaching instruction at various levels of development. It presents coaching philosophies, skill instruction & practice games for players in three age groups: 7 years & up, 10 years & up, & 12 years & up. ...

Suitable for policy-makers, who increasingly find themselves dealing with complex issues of growth, inequality, poverty, & social welfare, this book presents a synthesis of recent & older literature in the development economics & raises important questions that will help to set the agenda for future research. ...

Local government is at the forefront of development. In South Africa the ambitious policy objectives of post-apartheid reconstruction & development hinge on the successful creation of a democratic tier of government close to the people. This book provides a comprehensive introduction to developmental local government. ...

Offers a theory-driven approach to understanding human development from two perspectives
- the psychoanalytic & the cognitive.
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A master killer calling himself the Sandman is out for revenge in the USA. He's slaughtering not just one person but whole families & complete neighbourhoods, unleashing devastating explosions nationwide, & watching the horror unfold on a sophisticated network of surveillance cameras. No one know why he is committing his crimes. But Jack Casey
- ex-FBI profiler & now cop in a posh Boston suburb
- knows this: the Sandman wants him in the middle of the case, & wants him to suffer...even more than when a psychopath's unspeakable crime shattered his own life. Jack's lover knows nothing of his shocking past, but the Sandman has found him & his cutting-edge electronic devices are silently monitoring Jack's every move. Possible motivations for the Sandman's crimes come gradually to light, & Jack begins to wonder if the evil he is fighting emanated from his own side of the law... This book has 498 pages & is 19.7cm x 13cm x 3.2cm

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The Devil was a commanding figure in Tudor & Stuart Engl&. He played a leading role in the religious & political conflicts of the age, & inspired great works of poetry & drama. This book traces the idea of the Devil from the English Reformation to the scientific revolution of the late seventeenth century. ...