Posts Tagged Social
Geriatric Social Work Education
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This much-needed book examines and discusses geriatric education, emphasizing the urgent need to prepare social workers for helping the growing population of elderly clients. It pulls together various issues, concerns, and emerging program developments in gerontological social work education and looks for an approach that integrates knowledge from a variety of disciplines. Geriatric Social Work Education expands the awareness of social work educators, in both academ… More >>
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Education/Technology/Power: Educational Computing As a Social Practice
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“This book provides a powerful set of metaphors and linkages for thinking about technology in relation to education. It urges us to move beyond questions of instructional efficiency or the wonders of new technologies to consider the sociopolitical origins and implications of computing practices.” — Bertram Bruce, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Is the enormous financial investment school districts are making in computing technology a good idea? With a… More >>
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The Leadership Decision: Selecting, Training and Motivating Social Enterprise Leaders
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Leadership is essential to the success of any social enterprise, but how can board members, executive directors, and foundations find, develop, and encourage those leaders. This audio seminar will focus on the unique characteristics of social enterprises and their leaders. You will learn practical skills for identifying the right person to lead a social enterprise, as well as training and motivating existing leaders. This session will begin with a brief review of original r… More >>
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The Routledge Doctoral Supervisor’s Companion: Supporting Effective Research in Education and the Social Sciences
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Accompanying The Routledge Doctoral Student’s Companion this book examines what it means to be a doctoral student in education and the social sciences, providing a guide for those supervising students. Exploring the key role and pedagogical challenges that face supervisors in students’ personal development, the contributors outline the research capabilities which are essential for confidence, quality and success in doctorate level research. Providing guidance ab… More >>
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The Routledge Doctoral Student’s Companion: Getting to Grips with Research in Education and the Social Sciences
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In the contemporary world it is clear that the need to study beyond Masters Level is increasing in importance for a wide range of practitioners in diverse professional settings. Students across the world are choosing doctorates not only to become career academics, but to go beyond the academic arena, in order to make a personal and educational, as well as an economic investment, in their workplace careers and their lives. However for many doctoral students, both ful… More >>
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