Taylor & Francis

Alfred Adler revisited.

This collection of 24 essays offers a comprehensive re-visitation of psychologist and psycho-therapy theorist, Alfred Adler. Many of the essays focus on Adler's interest in individual psychology and at least one distinguishes it from psychoanalysis. Others consider his progressive views of human history, the striving of self-interest, dreams and dream-interpretation, physical manifestations of psychological problems, neuroses, psychoses, and their structures. The contributors come from academic counseling, clinical- and educational-psychology grounds, public health, as well as private psycho-therapeutic practice. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

The all-day kindergarten curriculum; a dynamic-themes approach.

Following on her earlier ground-breaking text, The All-Day Kindergarten and Pre-K Curriculum, Fromberg (education, Hofstra U.) offers professional early childhood teachers insights and examples of how they can organize content-rich classrooms with Activity-Based Learning Environments (ABLEs), so that young learners can make connections, see relationships, and build a sense of their own abilities and competence. Written for pre- and in-service early childhood teachers, administrators, and scholars, the text features chapters describing ways of organizing classrooms to be serve children from diverse backgrounds; examples of activities which enable children to connect experiences with dynamic themes; learning tools, skills, and ways to represent experiences creative arts, language arts, technology, science, and mathematics; scheduling and planning for a year; assessment; and involving families and communities to provide continuity in educating young children. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Beyond binaries in education research.

This collection of eighteen articles on educational theory explores issues in modern child development and education through the post-structural process of the analysis and confrontation of prevailing binary suppositions. Topics discused include gender constructs in children, western versus non-western binaries, blurring the lines of observer and observed, and international teaching and the bleed-over of context and culture. Contributors are primarily academics, representing a wide variety of disciplines, from American and Australian universities. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

The Chinese/Vietnamese diaspora; revisiting the boatpeople.

Suggesting that the bulk of the literature on Vietnamese refugee migration promotes an overly simplistic narrative — "refugees from Asia pass through Asian asylum centers briefly and then settle in the West" — that misses many of the Asian contexts of the refugee phenomenon, including the settlement of refugees in Asia, inter-ethnic group dynamics among the refugees, experiences of refugee camp life, different home-diaspora dynamics, and linkages between the refugee disapora and continuing Vietnamese migration trajectories, Chan (Asian and International Studies, City U. of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR of China), presents a collection of 12 essays exploring these and other issues. The collection has a particular focus on Hong Kong, as it is a good case showing the complexities of asylum-seeking and ethnicity, and particularly the differing experiences of ethnic-Chinese Vietnamese and ethnic Vietnamese. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Cinema, audiences and modernity: new perspectives on European cinema history.

"The contributions to this volume reflect on the very different ways in which cinema has been accepted, rejected or disciplined as an agent of modernity in neighbouring parts of Europe and how cinema going has been promoted and regulated as a popular social practice at different times in twentieth-century history." This quote is from a brief introductory statement provided by the three editors, who are affiliated as follows: Daniel Biltereyst (Ghent U., Belgium), Richard Maltby (Finders U., South Australia), and Philippe Meers (U. of Antwerp, Belgium). Their discussion of the approach to film studies that focuses on audiences, reception, and regulation is followed by 12 contributed chapters looking closely at these themes in various countries, contexts, and time periods. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

The classroom x-factor; the power of body language and nonverbal communication in teaching.

Nonverbal communication is the 'X-factor' that makes some classroom teachers more interesting than others. This work for pre- and in-service teachers draws on ideas and techniques from cognitive science and psychology. Case vignettes illustrate techniques for using gestures, eye contact, facial and vocal expression, body positioning, and even clothing color, to get and keep student's attention, convey excitement for learning, and motivate students. The book is illustrated with simple b&w drawings and includes a self-evaluation instrument for readers to assess their presentation in the classroom. White is affiliated with the Department of Education and Skills in Ireland. Gardner is affiliated with the School of Education at Queen's University, Belfast. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Counseling Muslims; handbook of mental health issues and interventions.

Intended for mental health practitioners, this collection of essays on effective care delivery focuses on providing socio-religiously appropriate counseling and services for the Muslim community. The volume is divided into sections covering Muslim beliefs within a counseling framework, models and interventions, service settings and special cases and populations. Individual articles address such topics as conceptualizations of mental health, illness and healing in the Muslim community, Islamic-based interventions, home-based social services, issues for adolescents and emerging adults, and sexuality and sexual dysfunction. Contributors include primarily Muslim mental health professionals from the US and Europe. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Critical approaches to comics; theories and methods.

This collection is intended to serve as a widely representative, but not exhaustive, introduction to the different ways in which comics are studied across academic disciplines. The 21 chapters presented by Smith (communication, Wittenberg U.) and Duncan (Henderson State U.) address "the formal techniques of comics storytelling, the content of their messages, the industrial practices that produce them, the social contexts that inform their meanings, and the ways audiences receive, interpret, and respond to them." In addition to describing methodologies, the contributions also demonstrate their application to specific subjects, with the chapter on the political economy of production approach, just to cite one example, discussing the manipulation of consumer demand in relation to "The Death of Superman." (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Crisis education and service program designs; a guide for administrators, educators, and clinical trainers, 2d ed.

Miracle Hoff, a mental health and substance-abuse counselor with experience in crisis care, and Lee Ann Hoff, a nurse and anthropologist specializing in crisis and violence issues, help educators, administrators, clinical trainers, professionals, and others develop and maintain crisis programs. Focusing on the nonclinical aspects of programs, they provide a framework for the inclusion of crisis content in the preparation of health and human service professionals. They explain background issues and the crisis field, key concepts, training issues, and service needs; education and training program development and implementation, including standards, core content, and differential application; service organization, management, and delivery, including program planning, essential elements, and evaluation; and how to connect knowledge, attitudes, and skills to service delivery, with discussion of program examples and the role of consultation and community education. The volume was previously published as Creating Excellence in Crisis Care: A Guide to Effective Training and Program Designs and has been revised for this edition. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Developing writing skills in Spanish.

This classroom text for intermediated and advanced students of Spanish focuses on developing writing skills through brief readings readings and numerous exercises. Each chapter is devoted to a particular type of writing: narrative, descriptive, expository, persuasive, journalistic, advertising, legal and administrative, and scientific and technical. The final chapter offers guidance for revising, refining, and proofreading. The three authors are Spanish instructors affiliated as follows: Javier Muñoz-Basola (U. of Oxford, UK), Yolanda Pérez Sinusia (Universidad Carlos III, Spain), and Marianne David (Trinity School, US). (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Early biliteracy development; exploring young learners' use of their linguistic resources.

Nine empirically-based papers examine early childhood (pre-school and early elementary) bilingualism and associated pedagogy of literacy issues across different languages in home and school contexts with a view to encouraging bilingualism rather than having a minority language serve only as a temporary bridge to English development. Presented by Bauer (U. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) and Gort (U. of Miami), the papers have been developed around a common conceptual framework that is constructivist in its view of the learner as an active participant in meaning making and sociocultural in its emphasis on how children learn and interpret language within their particular sociocultural settings. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Early childhood teacher research; from questions to results.

Castle (education, Oklahoma State U.) provides guidance for conducting early childhood teacher research. She describes the unique characteristics of the field, the role of research in the professional development of early childhood teachers, how to generate research questions, research planning, the role of data and its interpretation, ways to share research findings, and research applications in teacher development. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Educating students with autism spectrum disorders; research-based principles and practices.

Zager (Pace U., New York) and other special educators evaluate the evidence underlying current widely-employed practices in the education of the increasing number of learners with autism spectrum disorders. Following introductory chapters on the diagnosis of ASD in historical perspective, contributors examine applied behavior analysis; the developmental, individual difference, relationship (DIR) model; structured teaching; the Ziggurat model; and other approaches in educating such students. Emphasizing learning at developmental stages, family involvement, and the support of related disciplines such as assistive technology, the text includes case studies, inventories and worksheets. Sale proceeds are designated for the Council of Exceptional Children's Division on Autism and Developmental Disabilities. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

The essential guide for experienced teaching assistants; meeting the national occupational standards at level 3, 2d ed.

This guide is for teaching assistants working towards Level 3 of the UK's National Occupational Standards within the National Qualification Framework. This second edition reflects the expanded 2007 standards and takes into account recent legislation such as Every Child Matters and Workforce Remodeling. This edition reflects the greater variety of jobs that teaching assistants perform and recognizes the need for them to be computer literate. Topics include child development, working in the school team, supporting students with individual needs, supporting bilingual and multilingual students, supporting teachers in and out of the classroom, and supporting literacy and numeracy. Chapter reflection questions, further reading, and websites are included, along with b&w classroom photos. Watkinson is a consultant on the development of teaching assistants. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

European climate and clean energy law and policy.

After an introduction to European environmental law, coverage encompasses the international climate regime (UNFCCC, Kyoto Protocol, post 2010), foundation so policy, the Environment Council, clean and renewable energy, efficiency, transport, monitoring of greenhouse gases, carbon capture and storage, agriculture, litigation, and compliance, among other topics. The author has been compiling data since the early 1990s, and here aims "to show the extent of the EU's commitment towards the development of an advanced environmental policy...independently from the developments in international law." Earthscan is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Fairy tales and the art of subversion; the classical genre for children and the process of civilization, 2d ed.

Jack Zipes, former professor of German at U. of Minnesota and scholar of childrens literature and culture, presents a social history of Western literary fairy tales focusing on their transformation from "wonder folk tales" since the 15th century advent of the printing press. Specifically, he's interested in showing how fairy tales have participated in socializing and politicizing people of all ages, with the potential for both subverting and conserving traditional values and mores. Topics include: the subversive role of women writers of fairy tales, fairy tales giving voice to the dominated in Hans Christian Anderson, modern stories of hope and utopia in Oscar Wilde and Frank Baum, the liberatory potential of contemporary fairy tales and the conservative, "civilizing" project of Walt Disney. Originally published in 1983, Zipes updates this edition with an introduction and two new chapters on early Italian writers' influence on fairy tales and the late impact of Walt Disney on fairy tales. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Fantasy.

Furby and Hines are both affiliated with Southampton Solent U., UK, in the department of creative industries and society, focusing on film in particular. Here they offer investigation into the nature of fantasy and its roots, theoretical approaches to fantasy in film, and the practicalities of making fantasy films. Case studies include Alice in Wonderland (2010), Avatar (2009), The Lord of the Rings (2001-2003), and Pirates of the Caribbean (223-2007), among other illustrative examples. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Gaming the past; using video games to teach secondary history.

This interesting work on the use of computer games to teach history examines simulation and strategy games as tools for illustrating the effects of historical decision making on complex and interconnected systems. The work begins with a discussion of the efficacy of games in education and analyzes specific simulation games in term of their historical educational content. Several sample lesson plans, exercises and assessments are provided. McCall is teaches high school history in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Human rights monitoring mechanisms of the Council of Europe.

Filling a gap in the literature, this book comprises essays by involved practitioners connected with six units within the Council of Europe: the Commissioner for Human Rights, the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (the CPT), the European Committee of Social Rights (the ECSR), the Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities (the FCNM), the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI), and the Committee of Experts of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages (the ECRML). The introductory essay by editor Gauthier de Beco (legal adviser, Human Rights Unit, Belgian Ministry of Justice) explains the role of the monitoring mechanisms and the importance of studying their underlying approaches rather than just the documents they create. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Information technology law, 4th ed.

This volume provides an introduction to information technology law in the UK to graduate and postgraduate students of law, with comparative information included on Australia, France, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, and the United States. New material has been added to this edition on regulatory issues; national regulation of transnational online activity; and surveillance, the UK's Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act of 2000, and encryption. Chapters address content regulation and liability of intermediaries, cybercrime, privacy and data protection, electronic commerce, domain names, copyright and the Internet, intellectual property rights in software, software licensing, and defective software. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Intersectionality and ''race'' in education.

This collection of ten essays on educational theory applies a critical eye, focused through the sociological theory of intersectionality, on the effects of race, racism and identity in education. Topics discussed include Marx and race critiques, intersections of race and social class in primary education, experiences of mixed heritage youth in London schools and social and political identification of young Muslims in England. The works center around UK based education systems but would be of interest to many students of educational theory, feminist sociology and comparative educational studies. Contributors are academics in education related fields from several UK universities. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Introductory nanoscience.

Kuno (chemistry and biochemistry, U. of Notre Dame) has written a textbook that he could use in his course on nanoscience and nanotechnology for incoming graduate and upper level undergraduates. Rather than duplicate the many overviews of the field, he focuses on explaining the physics, or at least the quantitative basis, behind each concept or assumption commonly encountered in the literature. Among the topics are types of nanostructures, model quantum mechanics problems, time-dependent perturbation theory, and characterization. Garland Science is an imprint of Taylor & Francis Group. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Intellectual property in global governance; a development question.

This interesting general work on international intellectual property rights management relating to biotechnology explores key portions of the World Trade Organization's agreement on Trade-Related aspects of Intellectual Property (TRIPS) and discusses the application of IP regulations in a series of economic and political contexts. Topics discussed include the structure of the international knowledge economy, human rights in the new IP dynamic, the political economics of world agriculture and rules regarding historical privileging and tangible cultural heritage. Oguamanam is a professor of law at the University of Ottawa. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)