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Adventure
Therapy: Theory, Research, and Practice
Michael A.
Gass, H.L. "Lee" Gillis, Keith C. Russell
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Description: The evolution and history of
adventure therapy, as chronicled in the second chapter of this book,
well demonstrates how far this field has evolved from a “divergent
therapy” into an efficacious form of therapy that engages clients on
cognitive, affective, and behavioral levels. Adventure Therapy is
written by three professionals who have been at the forefront of the
field since its infancy. The theory, techniques, research, and case
studies they present are the cutting edge of this field. The authors focus on:
This book is the leading academic text, professional reference, and training resource for adventure therapy practices in the field of mental health. It is appropriate for a wide range of audiences, including beginner and experienced therapists, as well as graduate students. (amazon.co.uk)   |
| Product Description: Learning Outside
the Classroom outlines theory and practice that will enable and
encourage teachers to systematically and progressively incorporate
meaningful outdoor learning opportunities into their daily teaching
activities in a wide variety of environments and with diverse
populations of pupils. This is the first textbook based around the
curriculum for prospective and practising primary and secondary
teachers and other outdoor educators. The principles and examples
presented are intended to be adapted by teachers to suit the needs of
their students in ways that draw upon content offered by the local
landscape and its natural and built heritage. Although the
focus of this book is ‘the real world’ beyond the classroom, it is also
about good teaching — wherever it takes place. While there are chapters
on practical issues such as risk-management and supervising groups
outdoors, the chapters on curriculum, sustainability, curiosity,
responsibility, and educational communities will serve as a valuable
guide for anyone interested in applying educational theory to practice.
(Amazon.co.uk) |
| Book
Description (Back Cover): I love
my World is a new guidebook to rekindle the naturally playful spirit
and develop a deep connection with nature from an early age. Full of
bushcraft, environmental art, nature awareness and outdoor play
activities, as well as mentoring tips and beautiful images, this book
will make you want to pack your bags, step out and celebrate our
wonderful world. It’s for parents, outdoor educators, play rangers,
forest school leaders, teachers, aunties, uncles...in fact anyone with
a love of our world who spends time outdoors and enjoys sharing it with
other people. View www.ilovemyworld.info to see how the activities described in I love my world are linked to the English National Curriculum or view the author's 'wholeland' site. |
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The
Experiential Learning Toolkit presents a diverse range of practical
exercises, which are based on the theory of experiential learning.
Experiential learning is concerned with learning through direct
experience, which aims to create more effective, engaging and embedded
learning. Each activity presented includes a description of the underlying principles, practical information on delivering the exercise as well as tips and further reading. The exercises cover a range of training needs including; effective customer service, telephone skills, applying strategic thinking, and developing creativity. Trainers will find this an invaluable resource, with fresh approaches which engage and inspire learners. Colin Beard is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. He is a National Teaching Fellow at Sheffield Business School, Sheffield Hallam University. He is also a learning and development consultant, working internationally with many clients in corporate organizations, higher and further education and adult education. (Amazon.co.uk) See the full review by Roger Greenaway of The Experiential Learning Toolkit |
| Synopsis:
"Making Learning Happen" provides an accessible and practical
discussion of teaching and learning for the post-compulsory sector of
higher and further education. The book is centred around Phil Race's
well-known 'ripples on a pond' model of learning, which has identified
five fundamental factors underpinning successful learning: 'wanting' to
learn; 'needing' to learn; 'learning by doing'; 'feedback'; and
'digesting- making sense of what has been learned'. This text will
allow teachers and learners to address these factors head-on in a wide
range of contexts, including large-group teaching, small-group work,
online learning, and in their use of formative feedback to help their
students. Included in the book is a self-analysis questionnaire, to
enable learners to reflect on how these factors contribute to their own
approaches to learning. (Amazon.co.uk)
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Description Thoroughly updated and revised, the Second Edition of Group Dynamics for Teams provides a clear and concise overview of the basic psychological concepts of group dynamics with a focus on their application with teams in the workplace. Grounded in psychology research but with a very practical focus on organizational behaviour issues, the book helps readers understand and participate in teams more effectively in day-to-day work. New to the Second Edition: - A new chapter on evaluating and rewarding teams - A new `Be a Team Leader' section - Provides the most up-to-date research - Increased variety of examples and hands-on activities. (from Amazon.co.uk) |
| A self-help book
underpinned by peer-reviewed research (mostly). See Amazon.co.uk for some thorough reviews recommending this book. |
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How to Run a Great Workshop ‘walks the talk’- it presents what you need to know in an engaging, interesting, effective and quick way – exactly how you will be presenting in your meetings and worshops when you have finished reading it. Just some of the many scenarios the book will help you tackle include:
(extract from Amazon.co.uk) |
Product Description:This book is aimed at undergraduate students in physical education, as well as outdoor recreation professionals. Compiled by Project Adventure, a worldwide training organisation and leading expert in adventure education, it provides strategies for adventure activities in a variety of recreational, educational, leisure and community settings. It explores the role of games, activities and initiatives in the practical application of outdoor adventure pursuits. The chapters include key concepts, summaries, student activities, additional readings and research. Methods and techniques can be utilised by instructors who work in a variety of organisations such as colleges and universities, schools, camps and outdoor recreation centres. (from Amazon.co.uk) |
| From
the Back
Cover
Family therapy is increasingly recognised as one of the evidence based psychotherapies. In contemporary therapeutic practice, family therapy is helpful across the age span and for distress caused by family conflict, trauma and mental health difficulties. Because of this, many psychotherapists integrate elements of family therapy within their approaches. Family Therapy: 100 Key Points and Techniques provides a concise and jargon-free guide to 100 of the fundamental ideas and techniques of this approach. Divided into helpful sections, it covers:
(from Amazon.co.uk)
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Description Building on the success of the first edition, the second edition of Knowledge Management in Organizations presents a critical introduction to the subject. Adopting a multidisciplinary perspective, encompassing issues of strategy, structure, systems and human resource management, the text introduces the reader to the concept of knowledge before examining how, and whether, knowledge can be managed within the organizations in which we work. Three brand new chapters have been included in the second edition, enhancing the book's coverage of leadership, defining knowledge management, and examining how organizations replace and "unlearn" knowledge. New case examples and longer end of chapter case studies have been added to this new edition, with other features including definition boxes, further reading and review questions being retained. Online Resource Centre Supporting resources, delivered online, are new for the second edition. Users of the website will find web links and extended cases which present knowledge management in virtual and knowledge-intensive firms, and global organizations. (from Amazon.co.uk) |
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Description Flip charts are an excellent way to make a presentation more lively, informative, and audience-friendly. Here’s the most comprehensive, practical and useful book available on how to draw great flip charts and use them in front of a group. You’ll learn to impress your audience with your drawing skills (even if you don’t have any), quickly flip back and forth among pages of a flip chart mounted on an easel (without knocking it over), tape flip charts to walls (so that they don’t fall down), and write on flip charts in front of a group (without turning your back to the audience). Includes an appendix of simple "ready-to-copy" graphics and a detailed list of recommended equipment. (adapted from Amazon.co.uk) [This is the only place in the Guide to Active Reviewing that you will find advice about how to use flipcharts: 'active reviewing' could be described as 'the art of flip-chart-free reviewing'. RG] |
| Follow
links for
reviews of this 2007 book from Edward de Bono who has yet to run out of
creative ideas or ideas for creating them.
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Description 'Never to get lost is not to live.' "A Field Guide to Getting Lost" is a provocative investigation into the nature of loss, losing and being lost. Starting from the revelation that what is totally unknown to you is usually what you most need to discover, this book explores how finding that unknown quantity frequently requires getting lost to begin with. Exquisitely written, this book manages to be both a heartfelt memoir, and a highly accomplished cultural study, with the bird's eye perspective of one of the world's most perceptive critics. Taking in subjects as eclectic as mapmaking and memory, Hitchcock and Renaissance painting, this book confronts the challenge of living with uncertainty. (from Amazon.co.uk) |
| Synopsis:
The lively and persuasive activities are the work of Paul Tizzard who
has already established his credentials as a creative developer of
training materials with the publication of "The Icebreakers Pocketbook"
and "The Openers and Closers Pocketbook", both popular titles in the
Management Pocketbook Series. The activities in "The Teambuilding
Pocketbook" are grouped according to their suitability for different
stages of team development. From new teams to established teams, there
is a range of applicable activities to choose from. There are those too
that address specific team issues. To help readers identify which
activities they need to draw on, there is a questionnaire that will
identify at what stage their own team has reached. Also dealt with in
the book are team psychometrics and facilitation, presentation and
coaching skills. (Amazon.co.uk)
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Synopsis:
In "Games Trainers Play Outdoors", best-selling training author Gary
Kroehnert presents a collection of 75 new and classic exercises,
simulations and activities conducted outside the traditional
'classroom' environment. All are tried and tested, and all are designed
to bring a breath of fresh air to your training program. In the world
of workplace learning, outdoor training offers the immediate benefit of
improving trust and team awareness, as well as increasing individual
self-confidence and self-esteem. When incorporated into an effective
training program, these low-to-medium-risk activities lead to higher
team productivity, lower turnover rates and a more enjoyable work
environment. "Games Trainers Play Outdoors" can be incorporated into a
wide range of training environments - from an ongoing professional
development program for seasoned executives to the special challenges
of transition management during re-organisation. For trainers and
facilitators, it's the ideal source of outdoor activities designed to:
improve cooperation and teamwork; develop problem-solving,
decision-making and communication skills; and build confidence in
training groups, work groups and individuals. (Amazon.co.uk)
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| Synopsis:
This practical work provides a comprehensive collection of tried and
tested old favourites together with modern innovative games designed to
enhance and promote children's self-esteem, drawing on the authors' own
in-depth knowledge of teaching group games.(Amazon.co.uk)
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| Synopsis:
This invaluable book for parents and teachers is packed with creative
and dynamic games that will help children to develop positive
relationships. Part 1: Games that teach looking, listening, speaking,
thinking and concentration skills. Part 2: Consolidating the 5 skills
area and opportunities for children to apply them in different social
contexts. * Collection of inventive games that will enable you to have
a positive influence on a child's complex social journey through life.
* All activities have been tried, tested and thoroughly enjoyed!
(Amazon.co.uk)
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| Synopsis:
"Learning Needs Analysis and Evaluation" will help you ensure that
learning in your organisation is focused in the right areas and on the
right people. It will help you assess whether learning interventions
actually work and deliver improved performance that makes a difference
to your business. "Learning Needs Analysis and Evaluation" is an
essential tool that will enable you to demonstrate how
learning/training expenditure contributes to your organisation's
overall performance and bottom line. This authoritative book: takes
business needs as the major driver for learning activities; explores
how learning needs are identified and then clearly specified to ensure
that training is targeted effectively; covers the key area of how to
plan for the learning; setting out the role of learning strategies and
learning plans; and sets out a systematic four-stage evaluation process
to assess whether the learning has been successfully transferred to the
workplace and the extent to which it meets organisational objectives
and provides value for money. This new edition has been extensively
revised (going far beyond the semantic) to highlight the changes that a
move from 'training' to 'learning' have brought about. It also takes
into account developments in the field, such as the emergence of
e-learning and blended learning solutions. It is a highly practical
book featuring numerous case studies and examples. With the help of
this book, HR and learning professionals can demonstrate the
contribution of learning to business performance. Whether you are new
to the learning arena or an experienced professional, this book will
provide invaluable guidance on this essential business topic.
(Amazon.co.uk)
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| Synopsis
A brilliant state-of-the-art report on how the landmark theory of
multiple intelligences is radically changing our understanding of
education and human development. Since its original description in
Frames of Mind (1983, 1993), the theory of multiple intelligences has
taken its place as one of the seminal ideas of the twentieth century.
Further explicated in Gardners 1993 book, Multiple Intelligences, these
ideas continue to attract attention and generate controversy all over
the world. Now, in Intelligence Reframed, Gardner provides a
much-needed state of the art report on the theory. He describes how it
has evolved and been revised. He introduces two new intelligences, and
argues that the concept of intelligence should be broadened, but not so
much that it includes every human faculty and value. In addition, he
offers practical guidance on the educational uses of the theory, and
responds in lively dialogue to the critiques leveled against it.
Harvard psychologist Howard Gardner has been acclaimed as the most
influential educational theorist since John Dewey. (synopsis
continued at Amazon.co.uk)
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| Synopsis:
"Making Learning Happen" provides an accessible and practical
discussion of teaching and learning for the post-compulsory sector of
higher and further education. The book is centred around Phil Race's
well-known 'ripples on a pond' model of learning, which has identified
five fundamental factors underpinning successful learning: 'wanting' to
learn; 'needing' to learn; 'learning by doing'; 'feedback'; and
'digesting- making sense of what has been learned'. This text will
allow teachers and learners to address these factors head-on in a wide
range of contexts, including large-group teaching, small-group work,
online learning, and in their use of formative feedback to help their
students. Included in the book is a self-analysis questionnaire, to
enable learners to reflect on how these factors contribute to their own
approaches to learning. (Amazon.co.uk)
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| Synopsis:
Neuro Linguistic Programming explains how you make sense of your world
and how to be what you want to be. In this edition, the author explores
recent developments in NLP and shows how NLP has become even more
significant in our increasingly unpredictable business and personal
lives. (Amazon.co.uk)
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| Synopsis:
As policy makers increase their focus on workplace learning as a way of
improving organizational performance, the debate about the learning
organization has grown. Workplace Learning in Context is an important
contribution to this debate, as it counterbalances the often
over-optimistic assumptions made about the future of work and learning.
Arguing that without a contextualised analysis of the field, our
understanding of the learning environment is limited, this book
reconsiders the true role and nature of workplace learning in context.
Grounded in original research, the book features case studies which
illuminate how the workplace environment can provide both barriers to
and opportunities for learning. It explores learning in different
organizational contexts and different countries, sectors, types of
public and private sector organization, and by different occupational
groups. This multi-disciplinary approach provides a coherent
perspective of the institutional, organizational and pedagogical
contexts of workplace learning. This groundbreaking text will be
welcomed by policy-makers, trainers, trade unionists and educators
alike providing them with the intellectual tools required.
(Amazon.co.uk)
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| Synopsis
Developing Organisational Consultancy provides consultants with
theoretical and practical advice on how to handle typical consultancy
challenges. (Amazon.co.uk)
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| Synopsis:
Recent studies show that life skills coaching, executive coaching and
business coaching are all effective ways of achieving sustainable
growth, change and development in an individual, group or organization.
"The Coaching at Work Toolkit" is the first comprehensive, practical
resource for coaches in the use of the theories, tools, techniques and
practices that affect learning and change. This book offers coaching
tools and psychology-based techniques and is a much-needed guide to
understanding the practice of coaching and applying the theories and
language associated with it. The employment of life skills coaching,
executive coaching and business coaching is being heralded as the way
to create organizations of the future. Anyone interested in achieving
their best and staying ahead of the competition should read this book.
Through the use of case studies, practical instructions and application
guidelines, the authors have provided models, principles and techniques
that enable professional coaches to achieve breakthrough results. (see
continuation and favurable reviews at Amazon.co.uk)
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