Twelve Thousand Hours: Education and Poverty in Aotearoa New Zealand by Ed. Vicki Carpenter & Sue Osborne
$39.99 NZD
Category: Education
There is well-documented concern regarding the links between poverty and education; statistics demonstrate, over many decades, that the economically poorer the New Zealand child's family, the more likely it is the child will not reach her/his potential. The blame for such inequitable outcomes is various ...Show more
Developing a Research Culture: A Guidebook for Everyone by Mary Panko
$30.00 NZD
$34.99 (14% off)
Category: Education
Research and innovation are actions fundamental to success in the current environment but – where to get started, why is it worth doing, and of even more significance, how do you give people the confidence that together they can do it? This easy-to-read book demystifies the research process. It focuses ...Show more
Reason in the Real World by Stephen Duffin
$42.99 NZD
Category: Education
Aimed at high school and university students, but suitable for anyone who wants to improve their skills in critical thinking and agrument evaluation, "Reason in the Real World" is a short and practical introduction to reasoning. Designed for use either as a teach-yourself course, or as a textbook for a ...Show more
Plays for Physical Theatre II: Six plays for young adults, with production notes by Angie Farrow
$39.99 NZD
Category: Education
Angies first volume of plays, Plays for Physical Theatre, has had great success in New Zealand and Australia. Numerous productions have been staged in schools, community theatres and tertiary institutions. This second volume of physical theatre plays provides greater choice and variety than the first, ...Show more
Communications: The Four Essential Steps to Best Practice by Patricia Donovan
$39.99 NZD
Category: Business
This is an excellent resource for anyone who recognises the importance of communication and reputation management. It’s a practical, hands-on guide and if you’re new to communications, it will help you hit the ground running. If you’re already working in the profession, it will fill gaps in your knowled ...Show more
Cooperative Learning in New Zealand Schools by Lottie Thomson
$44.95 NZD
Category: Education
Cooperative skills are in constant demand. In industry, commerce, management and in classrooms there is a need to work effectively with others. This book fills a gap in the literature on teaching methods. It clarifies what cooperative learning really is all about and shows how it can be applied in New Z ...Show more
The Art of Being Employed by Jacqueline S. Rowarth
$32.99 NZD
Category: Education
This well-known author says that successful employment leading to a stellar career is an art - the skills can be learned, honed and will reward those who take up the challenge. This book is for everybody who wants to have a challenging and rewarding career. It is a concise guide, with easy-to-relate-to ...Show more
Warming the Emotional Climate of the Primary School Classroom by Ian M Evans & Shane T Harvey
$42.99 NZD
Category: Education
A warm classroom climate enhances the learning and social behaviour of primary (elementary) school children. But how can a busy teacher create such a positive emotional atmosphere? Evans and Harvey, from the School of Psychology, Massey University, supported by a diverse team of experienced educators in ...Show more
Inclusive Education: Perspectives on Professional Practice
$44.99 NZD
Category: Education
The authors in this book discuss policies and practices that relate to the provision of inclusive education for a diverse range of children in education settings in Aotearoa New Zealand: children with special educational needs; Maori and Pasifika children; those for whom English is an additional languag ...Show more
Ethical Teacher, The by Ivan Snook
$39.95 NZD
Category: Education
This book proposes the model of the 'ethical teacher' - one who understands both the moral purpose of education and the importance of viewing the process of teaching as basically ethical in nature.
Stand & Deliver: A book of addresses by Nicholas Tarling
$35.99 NZD
Category: Education
This book contains a selection of addresses by Nicholas Tarling, Professor of History, broadcaster, and sometime actor, now Fellow at the New Zealand Asia Institute at the University of Auckland. Many were given while Nicholas was the University’s Public Orator, and honoured such figures as Dean Martin ...Show more
From Z to A: Zizek at the Antipodes by Laurence Simmons
$39.95 NZD
Category: Education | Reading Level: very good
Slavoj Zizek is regarded as one of the pre-eminent European cultural theorists of the last decade. His growing body of work has generated considerable controversy and transformed the way we think about issues of popular culture and politics. This volume provides a critical reflection on Zizek's ideas an ...Show more