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Teaching English and Maths in FE: What works for vocational learners?
by David AllanThis book is a guide for all teachers in the FE and Skills Sector, regardless of their discipline. It explores how FE teachers can address the mathematics and English needs of all learners, to redress the skills gap that is a current focus. The text explores what works in the sector, examining the b... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2017 -
Teaching English and Maths in FE: What works for vocational learners?
by David AllanThis book is a guide for all teachers in the FE and Skills Sector, regardless of their discipline. It explores how FE teachers can address the mathematics and English needs of all learners, to redress the skills gap that is a current focus. The text explores what works in the sector, examining the b... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2017 -
Scottish History: Teach Yourself
by David AllanScottish History: A Complete Introduction is a comprehensive guide to the exciting story of this nation, from pre-history right through to the present day. With the question of Scottish independence once again on the agenda, this book will allow you to trace the events, both peaceful and bloody, tha... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2015 -
The History of Scotland: Teach Yourself Ebook
by David AllanUnderstand Scottish History: Teach Yourself is a comprehensive guide to the exciting story of this nation, from pre-history right through to the present day. With the question of Scottish independence once again on the agenda, this book will allow you to trace the events, both peaceful and bloody, t... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2011 -
Making British Culture: English Readers and the Scottish Enlightenment, 1740–1830 (Routledge Studies in Cultural History)
by David AllanMaking British Culture explores an under-appreciated factor in the emergence of a recognisably British culture. Specifically, it examines the experiences of English readers between around 1707 and 1830 as they grappled, in a variety of circumstances, with the great effusion of Scottish authorship – ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2008 -
Developing Resilience in FE Teaching
by David AllanDeveloping Resilience in FE Teaching explores the essence of resilience and provides practical approaches for working in the Further Education sector. Emphasising the importance of reflection and self-growth, it outlines strategies to help teachers identify and deal with stress, using real-life case... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2022 -
Scotland in the Eighteenth Century: Union and Enlightenment (Studies In Eighteenth-century Scotland Ser.)
by David AllanThis is an introduction to Scottish history in the 18th which is completely up-to-date and gives equal emphasis to politics and religion. Once a small and isolated country with an unenviable reputation for poverty and instability, by 1800 Scotland it was emerging as an economic powerhouse, a major c... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2002 -
Care of Drug Users in General Practice: A Harm Reduction Approach, Second Edition
The National Primary Care Research and Development Centre series provides policy makers, commissioners, managers, primary care professionals and user organizations with up-to-date multi-disciplinary research on important issues that inform future decision making for primary care development. This bo... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2004 -
Yanks in the RAF
This is the story of American volunteer pilots who risked their lives in defense of Britain during the earliest days of World War II--more than a year before Pearl Harbor, when the United States first became embroiled in the global conflict. Based on interviews, diaries, personal documents, and rese... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2015 -
Battle of Wills: Ulysses S. Grant, Robert E. Lee, and the Last Year of the Civil War
Historians have long analyzed the battles and the military strategies that brought the American Civil War to an end. Going beyond tactics and troop maneuvers, this book concentrates on the characters of the two opposing generals--Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant--showing how their different temper... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2016 -
Justinian's Men: Careers and Relationships of Byzantine Army Officers, 518-610 (New Approaches to Byzantine History and Culture)
This book explores the professional and social lives of the soldiers who served in the army of the Byzantine Empire in the sixth century. More than just a fighting force, this army was the setting in which hundreds of thousands of men forged relationships and manoeuvred for promotion. The officers o... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2010 -
The Story of Peter Little Bear (A Lamprey River Adventure)
Life in the forest is changing for Peter Little Bear and the Washucke clan. Settlers from across the Great Water are moving into the area, including a boy, Eben, with hair the color of corn silk. Peter Little Bear finds he has much in common with Eben, in spite of their different cultures. The boys ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2004 -
When Computers Were Human
Before Palm Pilots and iPods, PCs and laptops, the term "computer" referred to the people who did scientific calculations by hand. These workers were neither calculating geniuses nor idiot savants but knowledgeable people who, in other circumstances, might have become scientists in their own right. ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2005 -
Medical Language For Modern Health Care (Third Edition)
by David Allan • Karen LockyerMedical Language for Modern Health Care, third Edition, uses a Contextual Learning approach to introduce medical terminology within a healthcare environment. Chapters are broken into lessons that present and define terminology through the context of A & P, pathology, as well as clinical and diagnos... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2014 -
The Last Weeks of Abraham Lincoln: A Day-by-Day Account of His Personal, Political, and Military Challenges
This day-by-day account of Abraham Lincoln's last six weeks of life covers a period of extraordinary events, not only for the president himself but for the fate of the nation.From March 4 to April 15, 1865--a momentous time for the nation--Abraham Lincoln delivered his second inaugural address, supe... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2018 -
Skulls and Keys: The Hidden History of Yale's Secret Societies
The mysterious, highly influential hidden world of Yale’s secret societies is revealed in a definitive and scholarly history. Secret societies have fundamentally shaped America’s cultural and political landscapes. In ways that are expected but never explicit, the bonds made through the most elite of... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2017 -
Gun Thugs, Rednecks, and Radicals: A Documentary History of the West Virginia Mine Wars
Telling the powerful story of the West Virginia coal mining rebellions of the early 20th century, this book collects material from the leaders, the miners, and the journalists sent to report on the 1912 and 1921 West Virginia mine wars—explosive examples of strikes and union battles. Featured in the... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2011 -
Power Electronics (Tutorial Guides In Electronic Engineering Ser. #11)
Since its inception, the Tutorial Guides in Electronic Engineering series has met with great success among both instructors and students. Designed for first and second year undergraduate courses, each text provides a concise list of objectives at the beginning of each chapter, key definitions and fo... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 1995 -
Seven Marks of a New Testament Church: A Guide for Christians of all Ages
Evangelistic Preaching, Christian Baptism, Apostolic Teaching, Genuine Relationships, Christ-Centered Gatherings, Fervent Prayer, and Sacrificial Living. Dr. Black believes each of these things should characterise our twenty-first century churches as well. And that is the challenge. How can we apply... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2014 -
The Jesus Paradigm
The church is in disarray. Theologians and commentators speak of the demise of evangelicalism. Are they alarmists? Is Christianity as we know it in the process of dying? Writer, scholar, teacher, and missionary Dr. David Alan Black thinks that the answer does not lie in the politics of the left or t... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2009 -
A Pattern of Violence: How the Law Classifies Crimes and What It Means for Justice
A law professor and former prosecutor reveals how inconsistent ideas about violence, enshrined in law, are at the root of the problems that plague our entire criminal justice system—from mass incarceration to police brutality. We take for granted that some crimes are violent and others aren’t. Bu... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2021 -
Locust Summer
On the cusp of summer, 1986, Rowan Brockman's mother asks if he can come home to Septimus in the Western Australian Wheatbelt to help with the harvest. Rowan's brother Albert, the natural heir to the farm, has died and Rowan's dad's health is failing. Although he longs to, there is no way that Rowan... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2021 -
Scottish History: A Complete Introduction: Teach Yourself
by David AllanScottish History: A Complete Introduction is a comprehensive guide to the exciting story of this nation, from pre-history right through to the present day. With the question of Scottish independence once again on the agenda, this book will allow you to trace the events, both peaceful and bloody, tha... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2014 -
Hosea: An Introduction And Commentary (Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries #Volume 24)
A wanton and adulterous woman repeatedly spurns the love of her youth. Her betrayed and grieving husband offers forgiveness and seeks to restore the intimacy of their first love. Bold imagery indeed for telling the story of God and his people. Bolder still when God calls a prophet to enflesh this di... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2009 -
As Good As It Got: The 1944 St. Louis Browns (Images of Baseball)
World War II threatened to ruin Major League Baseball. By 1945, over 500 major leaguers and 3,000 minor league prospects had been enlisted for the war effort, leaving a dearth of talent for the Big Leagues. The St. Louis Browns, like other AL and NL clubs, would be forced to fill holes in their rost... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2003