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Art and the Young Adolescent

1st Edition
May 17, 2014
Frederick Palmer
Fabio Barraclough
English
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Art and the Young Adolescent introduces a mode of instruction that encourages children between the ages of 11 to 15 to express themselves in artistic creation that do not necessarily represent the natural forms of things. It is intended that every kid finds enjoyment in creating works of art without being hindered by the child’s inability to create perfect replica of people and things. The book contains a list of materials and steps about such activities as collage creation, making an image by rubbing a pencil over a paper that covers a coin and tracing patterns on a paper. Selected activities are made to enhance the child’s self-expression. In addition to simple activities, possible creations of more complex projects by the child as he reached adulthood are cited in the book. The subject of the book is to increase the number of children engage in art. The text is intended for art teachers and teenagers in the art class.

Rorschach with Children

1st Edition
May 17, 2014
Jessie Francis-Williams
Hugh L. Freeman
English
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Rorschach with Children shows the use of Rorschach test as an aid in clinical diagnoses of children. Other tools of clinical analysis as well as different projective techniques are described in the book as a point of comparison. The book also provides a short description of the scoring categories used for the interpretation of the result of the test. A section of the book is devoted to the discussion of the theories underlying the concept of projections. The book begins with some historical background of psychology with emphasis on the different psycho analytical tools that were used at the time. This section is followed by categories that classify certain projective techniques. The personalities who started some of these projective techniques along with some illustrations of the pictures used for projections are found in the book. The book will be a valuable tool for clinical psychologists, psychiatrists, students, and researchers in the field of psychology.

Suicidal Behaviour

1st Edition
May 17, 2014
J. Wallace McCulloch + 1 more
Jean P. Nursten
English
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Suicidal Behaviour aims to assist troubled people who turn their hostility on themselves, as well as to those whose vocation is to help these people. This text first gives an introduction, explaining the magnitude of the problem, the problem of nomenclature, and the relationship of suicide to attempted suicide. This book then provides and explains social, psychiatric, and psychological findings. Ecological correlates of suicidal behavior and concept of suicide are also tackled. This text also looks into the factors why people attempt suicide repeatedly. This book concludes by explaining the implications for prevention of suicidal behavior. This publication will be invaluable to counselors, sociologists, social workers, psychiatrists, and psychologists. Students interested in the subject will also find this book of significance.

How to Find Out About the Victorian Period

1st Edition
May 17, 2014
Lionel Madden
G. Chandler
English
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How to Find Out About the Victorian Period: A Guide to Sources of Information focuses on the Victorian period of Great Britain. The book first discusses the study of the Victorian period and general guides to the literature. The use of books, periodical articles, theses, and bibliographies in the study of this period in British history is emphasized. The text underscores the value of Victorian periodicals and newspapers in the study of the Victorian period. Guides to special collections and source materials on this period are discussed. These include guides to collection of books and manuscripts, libraries and their collections, archives and manuscripts, and government publications. The book also presents guides to the study of the Victorian church. These include encyclopedias and dictionaries, biographical works, and theses. Guides on the kind of education, development of science, visual arts, music, and literature of the Victorian period are also described. The text is a fine reference for readers who are interested in British history, particularly the Victorian era.

Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev

1st Edition
May 17, 2014
Patrick Waddington
C. V. James
English
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Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev presents the distinct features of Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev's style and manner of composition. A biographical article of Turgenev includes an extensive bibliography of literary or historical memoirs that are listed by classification in order to guide readers. In the Notes section, vocabulary and inflections are provided. Background information is provided to better understand Turgenev in his 19th-century context. This book elucidates Turgenev's subject, the reason for his choosing it, and the contexts of its development in the form of a novel. This text also presents the Russian 19th-century literary works. This book is intended to be suitable for students who are interested in Turgenev's novels.

Authority in Social Casework

1st Edition
May 17, 2014
Robert Foren + 1 more
Jean Nursten
English
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The Vital Approach

2nd Edition
May 17, 2014
Donald Mattam
English
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The Vital Approach, Second Edition: Comment on the Teaching of English to Pupils between the Ages of 8 and 15 focuses on the educational methods, principles, and techniques employed in the teaching of English to children. The book first explains "the vital approach", written expression, mechanics of English, and oral expression, including the use of mechanical aids to oral English, focus on spelling, communication, creative work, and record. The text then covers poetry lesson, drama in the classroom, and reading for pleasure. Topics include recommended fiction, some suggestions for work in drama, suggestions for poetry lessons, choice of material, and verse composition. The manuscript explores reading for information and school broadcast, films, and examinations, as well as factual reading materials suitable for simple "research" by pupils. The publication is a dependable source material for teachers and students interested in the methods and principles employed in the teaching of English to children.

The Titius-Bode Law of Planetary Distances

1st Edition
May 17, 2014
Michael Martin Nieto
D. Ter Haar
English
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The Titius-Bode Law of Planetary Distances: Its History and Theory is a 15-chapter book that first discusses the prehistory of the Law from Kepler to Kant. The next chapter details the formulation of the Titius-Bode Law. Subsequent chapters describe the Law's early successes and failures, early modifications of the Law, the Blagg-Richardson formulation, and the significance of the Law with respect to the origin of the solar system. Other chapters discuss the theories of all types that have been proposed to explain the ""classical Titius-Bode Law"", i.e. the geometric progression.

How to Find Out About Banking and Investment

1st Edition
May 17, 2014
Norman Burgess
G. Chandler
English
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How to Find Out About Banking and Investment focuses on the sources of information on banking and investment. The publication first ponders on careers, dictionaries and encyclopedias, and libraries and guides to libraries. Discussions focus on guides to the resources of libraries, Banking Information Service, Bank Education Service, education and examinations in America, sources of information on careers, finance houses, joint stock banking, foreign and merchant banks, and the London Stock Exchange. The text then takes a look at bibliographies and literature guides, periodical literature, financial economics, banks and banking, and central banking classification. Topics include library catalogues, guides to reference works, periodicals concerned with banking and finance, money and banking in the United States, financial institutions and economic development, banking in Europe, European Economic Community, and banking in the United States. The book takes a look at interest and discount, credit and instruments of credit, foreign and overseas investment, and merchant and investment banking. The publication is a dependable source of information for researchers and bankers wanting to explore banking and investment.

Spanish Poetry of the Grupo Poético de 1927

1st Edition
May 17, 2014
Geoffrey Connell
R. B. Tate + 2 more
English
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Spanish Poetry of the Grupo Poético de 1927 is an anthology of poems by members of Grupo Poético de 1927, an association of poets who sought to detach poetry from non-poetic elements such as narrative, anecdote, political or social preoccupations, or didacticism. Seven poets are represented: Pedro Salinas, Jorge Guillén, Gerardo Diego, Federico García Lorca, Vicente Aleixandre, Rafael Alberti, and Luis Cernuda. This text consists of eight chapters and begins with an introduction to changing trends in poetry in Spain between 1918 and the present. Biographical notes are included to show the effect (or lack of effect) of these movements on the individual poets. Movements such as ultraismo and maestria are discussed, along with the tercentenary of the death of Spanish poet Luis de Góngora, the crisis suffered by the Grupo, and late developments in the poets of the Grupo. The chapters that follow focus on the works of the Grupo poets. This book is written specifically for sixth-formers and undergraduates, as well as anyone with an interest in Spanish poetry.

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