“julian g elliott”

Hardbound. Dynamic assessment is an innovative approach to conducting psychoeducational evaluation that has an immediate appeal to researchers, clinicians and teachers, While a number of texts on this approach have been published, these have not always addressed the interaction of theoretical, metho... More

This book examines aspects of Western psychological and educational theory in relation to educational practice around the world, and considers the extent to which current understandings are truly applicable to a range of diverse settings. In so doing, it also seeks to question, where appropriate, ex... More

Why is it that so many children in the US and England underperform academically in comparison with people in many other industrialized countries? Despite the ongoing search for effective teaching approaches, it would appear that for many children, motivation is the central issue. Arguing that curren... More

Students get involved in discovering history for themselves when using Constructing the American Past. Readers evaluate primary sources and then develop informed interpretations of American History.... More

An evocative portrait of the financial underbelly of Victorian London. On May 10, 1866, Quaker-run London bank Overend and Gurney collapsed, unleashing a catastrophe that was felt throughout the world. Amid a scandal that was the Victorian equivalent of Enron, Geoffrey Elliott paints a picture of gr... More

Serbs and Croats in the former Yugoslavia. Muslims and Christians in Nigeria. French- and English-speaking Canadians. Why do some fight? Why do others get along? What in these nations' pasts breeds strife? Or fosters harmony? No questions are more critical to today's world; no books answer them bett... More

"A good introductory text that blends business, technology and people issues - the essence of BIT!"Dr Walter Skok, Principal Lecturer, Kingston Business School"The book offers a unique and important contribution to learning, teaching and research into critically important areas of global business in... More

This is the first full scholarly study of state formation and the exercise of state power in Scotland. It sets the Scottish state in a British and European context, revealing that Scotland -- like larger and better-known states -- developed a more integrated governmental system in the sixteenth and ... More