Jossey Bass imprint: 1362 books
How to Reach and Teach Children with Challenging Behavior (K-8)
Practical, Ready-to-Use Interventions That Work
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2010
Interventions for students who exhibit challenging behavior
Written by behavior specialists Kaye Otten and Jodie Tuttle--who together have 40 years of experience working with students with challenging behavior in classroom settings--this book offers educators a practical approach to managing...
12 Simple Secrets Real Moms Know
Getting Back to Basics and Raising Happy Kids
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2010
Best-selling parenting guru Michele Borba, the mother of three, has surveyed 5,000 mothers for their experience and wisdom in raising happier, more confident kids by returning to a more natural, authentic kind of mothering. She shares 12 top secrets of successful moms culled from her research and...
Your Creative Brain
Seven Steps to Maximize Imagination, Productivity, and Innovation in Your Life
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2010
Research-based techniques that show everyone how to expand creativity and increase productivity
Harvard psychologist Shelley Carson?s provocative book, published in partnership with Harvard Health Publications, reveals why creativity isn't something only scientists, investors, artists, writers,...
Facilitating Learning with the Adult Brain in Mind
A Conceptual and Practical Guide
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2016
Practical "brain-aware" facilitation tailored to the adult brain
Facilitating Learning with the Adult Brain in Mind explains how the brain works, and how to help adults learn, develop, and perform more effectively in various settings. Recent neurobiological discoveries have challenged...
Change Your Gambling, Change Your Life
Strategies for Managing Your Gambling and Improving Your Finances, Relationships, and Health
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2012
A research-based guide to controlling the destructive urge to gamble
From Howard Shaffer, PhD, a noted expert on gambling addiction, and Harvard Health Publications comes Change Your Gambling, Change your Life, a landmark new book which explains how gambling problems are related to other underlying...
by Raffy R. Luquis, Miguel A. P¿rez
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2013
Cultural Competence in Health Education and Health Promotion, 2nd edition, examines the importance of ethnic and cultural factors for community health practice. Edited and written by a stellar list of contributors who are experts in field, this book describes essential theories, models, and practices...
by Roger Pierangelo Ph.D.
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2012
Written for educators who work with special children and teens, this second edition of a best-selling classic offers a practical guide to every facet of the special education teacher’s job, from teaching in a self-contained classroom or resource room to serving on a multidisciplinary team. This...
Transformative Conversations
A Guide to Mentoring Communities Among Colleagues in Higher Education
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2013
Praise for Transformative Conversations
"In the 'superstorm' of writings about the crisis in higher education this little gem of a book stands out like a mindfulness bell. It calls us back to the only thing that truly matters—the energy and wisdom buried in the minds and hearts of dedicated...
Contemplative Practices in Higher Education
Powerful Methods to Transform Teaching and Learning
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2013
Contemplative pedagogy is a way for instructors to:
empower students to integrate their own experience into the theoretical material they are being taught in order to deepen their understanding;
help students to develop sophisticated problem-solving skills;
support students’ sense of connection...
Student Development in College
Theory, Research, and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2016
THE ESSENTIAL STUDENT DEVELOPMENT REFERENCE, UPDATED WITH CUTTING-EDGE THEORY AND PRACTICE
Student Development in College is the go-to resource for student affairs, and is considered a key reference for those most committed to conscious and intentional student affairs practice. This third edition...
by Tracey D. Matthews, Kimberly T. Kostelis
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2011
Designing and Conducting Research in Health and Human Performance shows students how to become effective producers and consumers of health and human performance research. The book provides comprehensive coverage of both quantitative and qualitative research methods and includes step-by-step guidance...
Palliative Care
Transforming the Care of Serious Illness
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2011
Palliative Care is the first book to provide a comprehensive understanding of the new field that is transforming the way Americans deal with serious illness.
Diane E. Meier, M.D., one of the field's leaders and a recipient of a MacArthur Foundation "genius award" in 2009, opens the volume with...
by Bernard J. Healey, Kenneth T. Walker
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2009
Introduction to Occupational Health in Public Health Practice
Bernard J. Healey and Kenneth T. Walker
Introduction to Occupational Health in Public Health Practice
Introduction to Occupational Health in Public Health Practice uses concepts of prevention, epidemiology, toxicology,...
The Nursing Profession
Development, Challenges, and Opportunities
Language: English
Release Date: July 20, 2011
The Nursing Profession: Development, Challenges, and Opportunities is designed to be a resource for those who are interested in or touched by nursing. This book is designed in part to complement the report by the Institute of Medicine on the future of nursing. Readers—whether researchers or practitioners,...