"Quentin..." He seemed momentarily lost for words, then shook his head. "This is wrong. I'm old enough to be your father.""Hardly. More like an older brother. A very young uncle at most.""But I'm your teacher. An authority figure...""So discipline me." Quentin smiled wickedly. "'Cause I've been really bad, as you know."Quentin is eighteen and counting the days until graduation, when he can finally get out of his boring small town and away from this school. Ther...

Mindfulness and Critical Friendship: A New Perspective on Professional Development for Educators assembles an international community of scholar-practitioners from multiple disciplines who utilize different methodologies and ideological perspectives to reflect on and interrogate contexts that situate mindfulness and critical friendship as constructs which support professional development for educators. Mindfulness and critical friendship connect critically and creatively like-minded collea...

There is now a widespread expectation that teachers and coaches should be reflective practitioners, an expectation written into national standards of education in many countries. This innovative book introduces the methods by which teachers and coaches can conduct research into their own professional practice and therefore become more effective reflective practitioners, improving their students’ learning as a result.As the only book on practitioner research that focuses specificall...

Sports in the Steel City has never reached the highs and lows that fans in Pittsburgh experienced in the 1970s. Most remembered may be the multiple championships celebrated in city during the era, including two World Series titles, four Super Bowl victories and a NCAA football championship. Despite those successes, fans still recall major tragedies such as the deaths of Bob Moose, Roberto Clemente and others. Local authors present essays on the triumphs, tragedies and championships that de...

Fletcher Barnes is just a young slave, tasked with searching for unknown artifacts by his cruel masters. But when he stumbles upon one of the sacred artifacts, his life takes an unexpected turn. Suddenly, he's embroiled in an adventure with a shape-shifting wolf, one that could hold the key to freeing his people from their chains.As Fletcher and his new companion travel across the land in search of the remaining artifacts, they encounter all manner of danger and obstacles. From tre...

The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.

Exam board: AQALevel: GCSESubject: HistoryFirst teaching: September 2016First exams: Summer 2018Target success in AQA GCSE (9-1) History with this proven formula for effective, structured revision.Key content coverage is combined with exam-style questions, revision tasks and practical tips to create a revision guide that students can rely on to review, strengthen and test their knowledge.With My Revision Notes every stude...

This collection offers a comprehensive review of the origins, scale and breadth of the privatisation and marketisation revolution across the criminal justice system.Leading academics and researchers assess the consequences of market-driven criminal justice in a wide range of contexts, from prison and probation to policing, migrant detention, rehabilitation and community programmes. Using economic, sociological and criminological perspectives, illuminated by accessible case studies,...

This book outlines an approach to teaching and learning in physical education that prioritises meaningful experiences for pupils, using case studies to illustrate how practitioners have implemented this approach across international contexts.Prioritising the idea of meaningfulness positions movement as a primary way to enrich the quality of young people’s lives, shifting the focus of physical education programs to better suit the needs of contemporary young learners and resist the ...

Herzklopfen hoch drei: Am Tag unscheinbare Studentin, abends schillernde Nachtklub-Tänzerin: Lenny James lebt ein gefährliches Doppelleben. Um ihr Geheimnis zu wahren, trägt sie tagsüber nur unförmige Männerkleider und lässt niemanden zu nah an sich heran. Das gilt ganz besonders für den Frauenschwarm Creed Parker, in den sie sich gegen ihren Willen verliebt hat. Als Creed eines Abends in dem Nachtclub auftaucht, in dem Lenny arbeitet, und einen privaten Tanz bei Lennys Alter Ego "Daisy" b...

Cricket. A Sport In Verse. As the Sun lengthens its days to Summer so a sport begins to dominate the thoughts and actions of many people. This game so encapsulated of village greens, of evening song, of Middle England is now spread far across the world. From the marathon of a 5 day test to the razzle dazzle excitement of 20 Twenty it captures many things; the comforting sound of willow on leather, the slow raised hand of an umpire, the arcane rules and frequent breaks for tea and other nec...

In this in-depth examination of self-study as a research methodology, an international selection of physical education scholars share their ideas and experiences and consider the value of self-study as a vector for highlighting the emerging conflicts, dilemmas, and debates currently developing in teaching and teacher education pedagogies. A vital new addition to Springer’s series Self-Study of Teacher Education Practices, the volume is divided into three sections assessing the significance...