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1. A2 Film Studies

   The Essential Introduction, 3rd Edition

   By Sarah Casey Benyahia, Freddie Gaffney, John White

   Series: Essentials

   A2 Film Studies: The Essential Introduction gives students the confidence to tackle every part of the WJEC A2 Level Film Studies course. The authors, who have wide ranging experience as teachers, examiners and authors, introduce students step by step, to the skills involved in the study of film....

   To Be Published April 30th 2014 by Routledge
2. The Routledge Encyclopedia of Films

   Edited by Sabine Haenni, Sarah Barrow, John White

   The Routledge Encyclopedia of Films comprises 200 essays by leading film scholars analysing the most important, influential, innovative and interesting films of all time. Arranged chronologically, each entry explores why each film is significant for those who study film and explores the social,...

   To Be Published March 31st 2014 by Routledge
3. Broadening the Base of Addiction Mutual Support Groups

   Bringing Theory and Science to Contemporary Trends

   Edited by Jeffrey Roth, William White, John Kelly

   Mutual-help groups have proliferated, diversified and adapted to emerging substance-related trends over the past 75 years, and have been the focus of rigorous research for the past 30 years. This book reviews the history of mutual support groups for addiction that have arisen as adjuncts or...

   To Be Published September 22nd 2013 by Routledge
4. The Aims of Education Restated (International Library of the Philosophy of Education Volume 22)

   By John White

   John White's study is the most substantial work on what the aims of education should be since Whitehead's Aims of Education of 1929. It draws on material not only from schools and colleges, but also from the broader educative or miseducative nature of the 'ethos' of society and some of its...

   Published August 1st 2012 by Psychology Press
5. Towards A Compulsory Curriculum

   By John White

   Series: Routledge Library Editions: Education

   Written prior to the introduction of the national curriculum, this volume argued for precisely that: a broad framework of a compulsory education at national level for all schools. The author considers the question of the content of his proposed compulsory curriculum in terms of principles derived...

   Published December 7th 2011 by Routledge
6. Bloggers Boot Camp

   Learning How to Build, Write, and Run a Successful Blog

   By Charlie White, John Biggs

   Bloggers Boot Camp shows you how to build a great blog from the ground up. This isn't a book about technology -- it's a book about engaging millions of readers. Starting your blog is easy, but building and maintaining a popular one is hard. Blogging experts John Biggs and Charlie White (Gizmodo,...

   Published August 15th 2011 by Focal Press
7. The Classroom X-Factor: The Power of Body Language and Non-verbal Communication in Teaching

   By John White, John Gardner

   Why is it that some teachers have a kind of magical charisma and charm which sets them apart from their peers? This book gives us a fresh and exciting answer – They have the classroom X-Factor! White and Gardner’s gripping text, The Classroom X Factor, examines the notion of having what the public...

   Published August 8th 2011 by Routledge
8. Exploring Well-Being in Schools

   A Guide to Making Children's Lives more Fulfilling

   By John Peter White

   Can we teach others how to lead a fulfilling life? The notion of personal well-being has recently shot up the political and educational agendas, placing the child's well-being at the heart of the school’s task. With his renowned talent for distilling the most complex of philosophical arguments...

   Published March 10th 2011 by Routledge
9. Westerns

   By John White

   Series: Routledge Film Guidebooks

   It is a common assertion that the history of America is written in its Westerns, but how true is this? In this guidebook John White discusses the evolution of the Western through history and looks at theoretical and critical approaches to Westerns such as genre analysis, semiotics,...

   Published November 24th 2010 by Routledge
10. Philosophers as Educational Reformers (International Library of the Philosophy of Education Volume 10)

    The Influence of Idealism on British Educational Thought

    By Peter Gordon, John White

    This volume assesses how far the ideas and achievements of the 19th century British Idealist philosophical reformers are still important for us today when considering fundamental questions about the structure and objectives of the education system in England and Wales. Part 1 examines...

    Published December 7th 2009 by Routledge