Sue Robinson: 13 books
Remaking the News
Essays on the Future of Journalism Scholarship in the Digital Age
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2017
Leading scholars chart the future of studies on technology and journalism in the digital age.
The use of digital technology has transformed the way news is produced, distributed, and received. Just as media organizations and journalists have realized that technology is a central and indispensable...
Collaborative School Leadership
Managing a Group of Schools
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2018
Collaborative School Leadership investigates how and why more collaboration is taking place in a wide range of settings in the UK, South Africa, New Zealand, China, the USA, the Seychelles, Tanzania and Greece, and considers the implications for leadership and the overall effectiveness of schools....
Networked News, Racial Divides
How Power and Privilege Shape Public Discourse in Progressive Communities
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2017
Against conventional wisdom, pervasive black-white disparities pair with vitriolic public conversation in politically progressive communities throughout America. Networked News, Racial Divides examines obstacles to public dialogues about racial inequality and opportunities for better discourse in...
by Brinda Sue Robinson
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2013
Who I Am
My name is Shirley, I am the eldest of three sisters, the daughter of Alec and Clara, and the first grand-baby of Julia. I am not a woman given to long, deep, conversations-- rather long, deep thoughts. I was brought up in the South in the 1940s, during a time when black folks were...
by Sue Robinson
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2012
Australia?s strict quarantine rules have been breached and an alien strain of Dermatobia hominis, the human botfly, has crossed with the harmless native variety, creating a new and deadly strain which flourishes with all the vigour of an introduced species. Adam Wilde?s father is searching for a variety...
by Sue Robinson, Tracy Cussen
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2017
This companion offers a user-friendly and practical introduction to the various aspects of studying and researching Criminology and Criminal Justice. With study skills coverage integrated alongside broad overviews of the key theories and concepts that drive Criminology and Criminal Justice, the book...
by Rich Weinfeld, Sue Jeweler, Linda Barnes-Robinson
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2006
Smart Kids With Learning Difficulties: Overcoming Obstacles and Realizing Potential is an engaging must-read for any parent, educator, or counselor of smart kids who face learning difficulties. The authors, who have more than 20 years experience working with and advocating for gifted and learning-disabled...
Dead Man's Hand
Crime Fiction at the Poker Table
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2007
Hit the jackpot with stories from Michael Connelly, Laura Lippman, Walter Mosley, Alexander McCall Smith, and more superstars of mystery.
In “One Dollar Jackpot,” Michael Connelly’s curmudgeonly Harry Bosch finds himself going toe-to-toe with a professional poker player. Jeffery Deaver...
Innovations in Social Work Research
Using Methods Creatively
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2015
A valuable reference to help practising researchers not only to understand but also to apply innovative approaches to social work research.
Featuring extended case studies of actual research projects, the book provides an overview of a number of central features and qualities of social work...
Good Practice in Assessing Risk
Current Knowledge, Issues and Approaches
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2011
Maintaining a balance between managing and assessing risk and upholding the required high standards of practice in health and social care can be demanding, particularly in the current climate of increased preoccupation with the difficult tensions between rights, protection and risk-taking.
Good...
How to Be a Peaceful School
Practical Ideas, Stories and Inspiration
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2018
Peace is needed now more than ever in schools, by pupils and teachers alike. This inspiring guide provides primary, secondary and special schools with practical methods to improve pupil and teacher wellbeing, combat bullying, and promote peace both inside and outside the school gates.
The founder...
Smart Kids with Learning Difficulties
Overcoming Obstacles and Realizing Potential
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2013
The second edition of Smart Kids With Learning Difficulties is an updated and comprehensive must-read for parents, teachers, counselors, and other support professionals of bright kids who face learning challenges every day. This practical book discusses who these students are; how to identify them;...
by Peter Raynor, Iain Crow, James Bonta
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2007
Developments in Social Work with Offenders explains the organisational and legislative changes that have occurred in social work and probation across the UK in the past 10 years, in the context of the accumulating body of knowledge about what constitutes effective practice in the assessment, supervision...