Addressing teacher education in all its complexity is fundamental to ensuring that all students reach their potential in today’s increasingly diverse classrooms and rapidly changing environment.
“Clearly written and based on solid research, this compassionate and practical book is a must for research developers and supervisors” Dr Katherine Firth, The University of Melbourne, Australia, author of How to Fix your Academic Writing Trouble “Supervisors and decision makers will find it exciting to discover new areas for guiding hopeful research candidates on their journey.” Dr Estelle M Phillips, co-author How to Get a PhD, Former Research Tutor Birkbeck College, University of London, UK and Independent Educational Consultant “A valuable resource for doctoral school leaders, supervisors, professionals and doctoral candidates alike.” Lucas Zinner, Head of Research Services and Career Development, University of Vienna Doctoral proposals are a vital part of the PhD process, but often this key phase is neglected. This book provides handy, digestible guidance suitable for supervisors and students alike. For supervisors, this book is a manual with clear theoretical underpinnings that help to clearly guide students through the proposal stage. For students, it is a handbook that brings potential PhD candidates up to speed and offers guidance on the necessary skills required to write a proposal alongside how to deal with the challenges faced during this stage. Key features of this book include: •Didactic tools and assignments that are of direct use for writing the proposal and supervising it •Helpful reading tips at the start of each chapter •Clear travel guide structure to take the supervisor and the student on a journey through each stage of the proposal Based on the well-established ‘Proposal Lab’ programme designed to provide faculty guidance and peer support, The Art of Writing a PhD Proposal provides a comprehensive, indispensable, step-by-step guide to writing a good proposal and to getting students and their supervisors off to a flying start. Dr Hans Sonneveld has been a specialist in the field of doctoral studies for over 35 years. He is a board member and the Founder of the Netherlands Centre of Expertise for Doctoral Education, NL.
This Handbook presents current research on children and youth in ethnic minority families. It reflects the development currently taking place in the field of social sciences research to highlight the positive adaptation of minority children and youth. It offers a succinct synthesis of where the field is and where it needs to go. It brings together an international group of leading researchers, and, in view of globalization and increased migration and immigration, it addresses what aspects of children and youth growing in ethnic minority families are universal across contexts and what aspects are more context-specific. The Handbook examines the individual, family, peers, and neighborhood/policy factors that protect children and promote positive adaptation. It examines the factors that support children’s social integration, psychosocial adaptation, and external functioning. Finally, it looks at the mechanisms that explain why social adaptation occurs.
Here is the one-stop handbook to make your studio production shine.The TV Studio Production Handbook explains the production process from beginning to end and covers everything media students need to know to create a successful studio television programme. It is an illuminating read for those starting out in the industry and an invaluable resource for students of media, film and TV.The book is packed with interviews from top TV executives from the UK, USA, Australia and China and includes live case studies from hit international formats covering every genre, from reality, to drama to news, with scripts from Britain's Got Talent, Big Brother, Coronation Street, The Chase, Teletubbies, Channel 4 News and more. The authors, both award-winning TV programme-makers and academic programme leaders, break things down genre by genre and explore pre-production, casting, scripting, as well as all the required paperwork from call sheets to running orders. They also examine the future of studio and the multiplatform opportunities available for programme makers internationally.
A confidence builder for those who want to travel the world.Travel Safe. Travel Smart. Travel Healthy. All the know-how from a travel expert who brings comprehensive, practical information from the decision to go, planning, travelling and returning home and everything in-between. Let's Travel You Happy! Super-informative topics include: - Decide where to go, when and for how long - Savings strategies, budgeting, and planning - Packing to perfection - Passports, Visas, Working holiday - Expert Tips throughout - Inspirational stories and images - Prepare for a happy, healthy, safe journey The ultimate guide to to your destiny of discovering the world. By: Going Travelling? - Travel You Happy
Get ready to take flight as two certified flight instructors guide you through the pilot ratings as it is done in the real world, starting with Sport Pilot training, then Private Pilot, followed by the Instrument Rating, Commercial Pilot, and Air Transport Pilot. They cover the skills of flight, how to master Flight Simulator, and how to use the software as a learning tool towards your pilot’s license. More advanced topics demonstrate how Flight Simulator X can be used as a continuing learning tool and how to simulate real-world emergencies.
An easily accessible reference tool and first resource, providing the reader with a definitive listing of each Matlab element, in both the standard library and the applications toolboxes, together with a brief, yet precise description of its working. It also contains a well-structured organisation of the available Matlab elements into logical subject areas, where each relevant element is described in terms of its connection to the subject area as a whole. This is backed by a practical introduction to each subject area and to Matlab programming as a whole, as well as cross-references to the most popular Matlab manuals and application texts.
