Working in the Community: perspectives for change is for all those working in the community. This may be as an unpaid worker, volunteer, community activist, student or as a community work professional or any other worker who is involved with community groups as part of their job. This may include health workers, adult educators, youth workers, planners, architects, housing officers, environmental workers and a wide range of other activities. This...

Educator Amber Coleman-Mortley gives educators practical ways to support families, and strategies to work in partnership with parents when you take learning online.

The question of the extent and nature of child observation as a component of courses leading to the Diploma in Social Work is currently a matter of much debate and research. This book highlights many important issues.

The ELC professional development model was designed to improve the quality of teacher candidates' Practicum field placements and align teaching in field placements with Learning Standards used in the teacher education program. Teams of four educators from varied settings worked in a Practicum placement setting for one semester to improve their teaching and align it with Learning Standards. An action research approach improved teaching challenges teams...

This title is a reflection on the nature of partnership working, how it has developed and the issues which impede or enable success in the pre-school and early years arena.