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1. Accelerated Expertise

   Training for High Proficiency in a Complex World

   By Robert R. Hoffman, Paul Ward, Paul J. Feltovich, Lia DiBello, Stephen M. Fiore, Dee H. Andrews

   Series: Expertise: Research and Applications Series

   Speed in acquiring the knowledge and skills to perform tasks is crucial. Yet, it still ordinarily takes many years to achieve high proficiency in countless jobs and professions, in government, business, industry, and throughout the private sector. There would be great advantages if regimens of...

   To Be Published September 23rd 2013 by Psychology Press
2. A Student's Guide to Education Studies

   3rd Edition

   Edited by Stephen Ward

   A Student’s Guide to Education Studies is a much-needed resource for any undergraduate making their first explorations into the fascinating world of education. The first publication of this book in 2002 helped to define the nature of the subject, introducing topics into the field which had not been...

   Published November 25th 2012 by Routledge
3. The Garden City

   Past, present and future

   Edited by Stephen Ward

   Series: Planning, History and Environment Series

   ** Please note, the HB was published in 1992. The PB version, an exact reprint of the HB, was released in 2011** This examination of a phenomenon of nineteenth century planning traces the origins, implementation, international transference and adoption of the Garden City idea. It also...

   Published November 17th 2011 by Routledge
4. Does Every Child Matter?

   Understanding New Labour's Social Reforms

   By Catherine A. Simon, Stephen Ward

   Every Child Matters represents the most radical change to education and welfare provision in almost two decades. This book moves beyond a descriptive ‘how to’ framework to examine the underlying political and social aims of this policy agenda. The authors’ analysis reveals that Every Child Matters...

   Published June 3rd 2010 by Routledge
5. Media Ethics Beyond Borders

   A Global Perspective

   Edited by Stephen J.A. Ward, Herman Wasserman

   This volume explores the construction of an ethics for news media that is global in reach and impact. Essays by international media ethicists provide leading theoretical perspectives on major issues and applies the ideas to specific countries, contexts and problems, addressing such questions as:...

   Published April 12th 2010 by Routledge
6. Education Studies

   A Student's Guide

   Edited by Stephen Ward

   Written specifically for students on Education Studies degree courses, yet also relevant for students on teacher training courses, Education Studies: A Student's Guide introduces a wide range of topics and issues, from knowledge and learning, and policy and schooling to the ways in which education...

   Published February 25th 2004 by Routledge
7. The Psychology of Culture Shock

   By Colleen Ward, Stephen Bochner, Adrian Furnham

   Crossing cultures can be a stimulating and rewarding adventure. It can also be a stressful and bewildering experience. This thoroughly revised and updated edition of Furnham and Bochner's classic Culture Shock (1986) examines the psychological and social processes involved in intercultural contact,...

   Published March 29th 2001 by Routledge
8. Psychology Culture Shock

   By Colleen Ward, Stephen Bochner, Adrian Furnham

   Crossing cultures can be a stimulating and rewarding adventure. It can also be a stressful and bewildering experience. This thoroughly revised and updated edition of Furnham and Bochner's classic Culture Shock (1986) examines the psychological and social processes involved in intercultural contact,...

   Published March 28th 2001 by Routledge
9. Selling Places

   The Marketing and Promotion of Towns and Cities 1850-2000

   By Stephen Ward

   Series: Planning, History and Environment Series

   Selling Places explores the fascinating development of the place marketing and promotion over the last 150 years, drawing on examples from Northern America, Britain and continental Europe. The processes involved and the promotional imagery employed are meticulously presented and richly illustrated....

   Published August 26th 1998 by Routledge
10. British Environmental Policy and Europe

    Politics and Policy in Transition

    Edited by Philip Lowe, Stephen Ward

    This book explores the effectiveness of the response of environmental groups and organisations in Britain in to the challenges of European integration. Examining the relative European orientation of British environmental policy, and the impact of British concerns on European environmental policy,...

    Published January 28th 1998 by Routledge