This text brings Bourdieu's corpus into the arena of elementary and secondary educational reform and change, and offers policy, research and practice discussions.

Having good networks is key to achieving what you want in academia. This book describes the kinds of networks that students might build across a range of settings, talks about the pros and cons involved and offers guidance on networking activities.

Encourages you to take a proactive approach to getting what you want out of academic work whilst being a good colleague. This book discusses the advantages and disadvantages of such a career, the routes in and the various elements that shape academic working lives. It also details how to write a really good CV (resume).

Formerly a SkyLight publicationThis guide for school leaders and educators defines the bully-victim-witness relationship and provides concrete steps to take with each of these parties.

A practical guide to dealing with bullying in secondary schools. It presents what we know about bullying, describes development issues for adolescence and discusses the social context of the school. It also analyzes key features of healthy and unhealthy schools, and sets out a whole school approach to bullying.

Offers an explanation of the bullying and values underpinning the work. For those who are interested in understanding, using and evaluating the method, this book: explains how the Support Group Method began; charts the controversy over the approach; gives step by step guidance on using the SGM; and, answers frequently asked questions.

Gives students an understanding of what various types of social workers do in daily practice. This text provides stories of real social workers with many different backgrounds, and helps students to understand the profession.

`This book should be viewed as essential reading for anyone interested in developing their understanding of the field of career counselling and developing their own approach. Practitioners will find much they might want to consider incorporating into their own work' - British Journal of Guidance and Counselling `As a career counsellor working with clients of all ages and situations, I found Larry Cochran's new work both pragmatic and intellectually stimulating... [he] provides fresh insight into the essence of career counselling, examining the past to be able to understand the present in order to plan for the future. Written in an accessible style... this book is certainly something which encourages further re