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Strategies and Models for Teachers: Teaching Content and Thinking Skills
by Paul D. Eggen Don P. KauchakThis K-12 teaching methods text continues to focus on instruction, using a models approach that links prescriptive teaching strategies to specific content and thinking objectives. <p><p> Well known for it's practical case-study approach, the Sixth Edition of Strategies and Models for Teachers opens each chapter with a case study that illustrates an instructional model in practice and translates cognitive principles of learning into teaching strategies. This edition is composed of two main parts. <p><p>In Part I the first three chapters describe principles of cognitive learning and motivation theory, teaching strategies that apply to all grade levels, and the teaching of thinking. In Part II, the remaining chapters offer detailed coverage of the individual models, with each model designed to help learners reach specific cognitive, social, and critical thinking goals. <p><p>With a focus on active learning, utilizing research, cognitive psychology, experience, and emphasizes the teacher's central role in the learning process teachers will find this an invaluable resource throughout their career.
Strategies and Tactics of Behavioral Research and Practice
by James M. Johnston Henry S. Pennypacker Gina GreenStrategies and Tactics of Behavioral Research and Practice focuses on the most effective methods for measuring and evaluating changes in behavior. The authors provide the rationale for different procedures for measuring behavior and designing within-subject comparisons between control and intervention conditions. The text explains the strengths and weaknesses of methodological alternatives for every topic so that behavioral researchers and practitioners can make the best decisions in each situation. This classic text has been extensively revised to be more accessible and practical. Not only does it feature much more discussion of how research methods are relevant to today’s practitioners, it also includes additional examples based on field research and service delivery scenarios. With expanded coverage on creating experimental designs, as well as new chapters on behavioral assessment, the statistical analysis of data, and ethical issues associated with research methods, this book provides a strong foundation for direct behavioral measurement, within-subject research design, and interpretation of behavioral interventions. Enriched with more pedagogical features, including key terms, tables summarizing important points, figures to help readers visualize text, and updated examples and suggested readings, this book is an invaluable resource for students taking courses in research methods. This book is appropriate for researchers and practitioners in behavior analysis, psychology, education, social work, and other social and health science programs that address questions about behavior in research or practice settings.
Strategies and Tactics of Behavioral Research, Third Edition
by James M. Johnston Henry S. PennypackerAlmost entirely rewritten and reformatted with many more learning tools, this classic text now has even greater appeal to today's students. This edition features much more discussion of how research methods are relevant for practitioners, and many examples are based on field research and service delivery scenarios. This comprehensive treatment of single-subject or within-subject design focuses on the strategic (the overall goal) and tactical (the methods and procedures) options available to investigators as they try to determine the most effective way of addressing research questions. The authors guide readers to consider the rationale for different ways of measuring behavior and designing experimental comparisons. At every point, the text explains the strengths and weaknesses of alternative choices so that readers can make the best decision in each situation. Highlights of the new third edition include: Rewritten in a straightforward and accessible style for students without a background in this area, this edition features many more field-based examples and applications. Increased focus on the application of research methods to the needs of practitioners in measuring behavior change and evaluating interventions under field conditions. Increased use of learning aids, including a "built-in study guide," summary tables, figures, boxed discussions of special topics, key terms with definitions, chapter summaries, suggested readings, discussion questions and exercises, and a glossary. Instructor's resource materials available on a password-protected website with digital access to figures, tables, definition of new terms by chapters, multiple choice test questions, and content from the book's learning aids, including study guide questions and suggested topics for class discussion and exercises. With a focus on direct behavioral measurement and within-subject design, this book is intended for advanced undergraduate or graduate courses in behavioral research methods, basic or applied behavior analysis, or single-/within-subject design taught in psychology (especially clinical and counseling psychology), social work, education, developmental disabilities, and other social and health science programs that deal with human behavior in research or practice settings. Although the book is written for students without a background in behavioral research, its comprehensive approach to designing procedures for measuring behavior and creating experimental comparisons also make it a valuable resource for investigators and professionals.
Strategies for Building Multicultural Competence in Mental Health and Educational Settings
by Derald Wing Sue Madonna G. ConstantineThis timely reference also considers building multicultural competence around indigenous healing practices; in clinical supervision contexts; and in culturally sensitive research. Taken together, the book is a much-needed blueprint for making culturally informed decisions, explaining how the multicultural initiatives you implement today can help shape the field's future.
Strategies for Building Successful Relationships with People on the Autism Spectrum: Let's Relate!
by Liane Holliday Willey Brian R King Susan GiurleoContaining life-changing strategies and solutions, this book will enable everyone who knows, lives with or works with an individual with autism to achieve a positive relationship that fosters cooperation and mutual respect. The author has dedicated over 20 years to studying, observing and implementing communication strategies that help him, his wife, their three children and his clients experience positive relationships. His immediate family are all on the autism spectrum and they work together to understand one another, resolve misunderstandings, and help each other feel important, loved and respected. Sharing their inspirational personal experiences and interweaving every chapter with practical hints and tips, the book looks at how to get communication working for everyone and emphasizes the importance of laying down ground rules and building confidence. This book will be essential reading for family, friends and professionals who wish to communicate more effectively with those on the autism spectrum.
Strategies for Natural Language Processing
by Wendy G. Lehnert and Martin H. RingleFirst published in 1982. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Strategies for Reading Assessment and Instruction: Helping Every Child Succeed (4th Edition)
by D. Ray Reutzel Robert B. CooterThis best-selling book is a ready-reference for teachers of reading, a highly popular core text for reading diagnosis and assessment courses, and an ideal guide for ongoing professional development workshops. The unique format of the book, with its IF/THEN Strategy Guides that help readers quickly match student needs to research-proven strategies, make it a quick, effective, "point-of-teaching" resource of up to date information, strategies, and suggestions. In Strategies for Reading Assessment and Instruction Readers can quickly turn to current information on evidence-based assessment and instruction and find ways to assess, teach, and organize for effective and comprehensive reading instruction.
Strategies for Scaling Effective Family-Focused Preventive Interventions to Promote Children's Cognitive, Affective, and Behavioral Health: Workshop Summary
by Margie PatlakOver the last three decades, researchers have made remarkable progress in creating and testing family-focused programs aimed at fostering the cognitive, affective, and behavioral health of children. These programs include universal interventions, such as those for expecting or new parents, and workshops for families whose children are entering adolescence, as well as programs targeted to especially challenged parents, such as low-income single teens about to have their first babies, or the parents of children with autism. Some family-focused programs have been shown to foster significantly better outcomes in children, including enhanced educational performance, and reduced rates of teen pregnancy, substance abuse, and child conduct and delinquency, as well as reduced child abuse. The favorable cost-benefit ratios of some of these programs are due, in part, to the multiple and far-ranging effects that family-focused prevention programs targeting children can have. Other family-focused programs have shown success in smaller academic studies but have not been widely applied, or have not worked as effectively or failed when applied to more diverse real-world settings. "Strategies for Scaling Effective Family-Focused Preventive Interventions to Promote Children's Cognitive, Affective, and Behavioral Health" is the summary of a workshop convened by the Institute of Medicine Forum on Promoting Children's Cognitive, Affective, and Behavioral Health to explore effective preventive interventions for youth that can modify risk and promote protective factors that are linked to mental, emotional, and behavioral health, and how to apply this existing knowledge. Based on the 2009 report "Preventing Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Disorders Among Young People," this report considers how to build a stronger research and practice base around the development and implementation of programs, practices, and policies that foster children's health and well-being across the country, while engaging multi-sectorial stakeholders. While research has advanced understanding of risk, promotive, and protective factors in families that influence the health and well-being of youth, a challenge remains to provide family-focused interventions across child and adolescent development at sufficient scale and reach to significantly reduce the incidence and prevalence of negative cognitive, affective, and behavioral outcomes in children and adolescents nationwide, as well as to develop widespread demand for effective programs by end users. This report explores new and innovative ways to broaden the reach and demand for effective programs and to generate alternative paradigms for strengthening families.
Strategies for Second Language Listening: Current Scenarios and Improved Pedagogy
by Suzanne Graham Denise SantosThis book seeks to help teachers teach listening in a more principled way by presenting what is known from research, exploring teachers' beliefs and practices, examining textbook materials, and offering practical activities for improving second language listening.
Strategies for Teaching Students with Learning and Behavior Problems, Tenth Edition
by Sharon Vaughn Candace S. BosMethods for working effectively with students who have learning and behavior problems. This book prepares teachers to meet the needs of elementary and secondary students with learning and behavior problems in various settings. The text builds a foundation with information about general approaches to learning and teaching, then turns to specific content areas such as reading, math, oral and written expression, and social and study skills. The authors present information about classroom and behavior management, consultation, and collaboration with families and professionals so that beginning teachers can develop a plan of action for the school year and experienced teachers can refine these skills. The 10th Edition continues to include fresh ideas and information, and has been updated throughout to reflect the latest research on RTI and MTSS, classroom management, positive behavior support, and more. It is also available digitally via MyLab Education, which includes the Pearson eText. By combining trusted author content with digital tools and a flexible platform, MyLab personalizes the learning experience and improves results for each student. MyLab Education helps teacher candidates bridge the gap between theory and practice – better preparing them for success in their future classrooms.
Strategies for Team Science Success: Handbook of Evidence-Based Principles for Cross-Disciplinary Science and Practical Lessons Learned from Health Researchers
by Kara L. Hall Amanda L. Vogel Robert T. CroyleCollaborations that integrate diverse perspectives are critical to addressing many of our complex scientific and societal problems. Yet those engaged in cross-disciplinary team science often face institutional barriers and collaborative challenges. Strategies for Team Science Success offers readers a comprehensive set of actionable strategies for reducing barriers and overcoming challenges and includes practical guidance for how to implement effective team science practices. More than 100 experts--including scientists, administrators, and funders from a wide range of disciplines and professions-- explain evidence-based principles, highlight state-of the-art strategies, tools, and resources, and share first-person accounts of how they’ve applied them in their own successful team science initiatives. While many examples draw from cross-disciplinary team science initiatives in the health domain, the handbook is designed to be useful across all areas of science. Strategies for Team Science Success will inspire and enable readers to embrace cross-disciplinary team science, by articulating its value for accelerating scientific progress, and by providing practical strategies for success. Scientists, administrators, funders, and others engaged in team science will also leave equipped to develop new policies and practices needed to keep pace in our rapidly changing scientific landscape. Scholars across the Science of Team Science (SciTS), management, organizational, behavioral and social sciences, public health, philosophy, and information technology, among other areas of scholarship, will find inspiration for new research directions to continue advancing cross-disciplinary team science.
Strategies in Failure Management: Scientific Insights, Case Studies and Tools (Management for Professionals)
by Sebastian KunertThis book offers a comprehensive overview of failure in business, management and consulting. It features contributions by experts from diverse fields, who share unique insights from their real-life experiences. Readers will find perspectives from leadership, project management, change management, innovation management, human resource management, counseling, restructuring, entrepreneurship and sports. Each chapter combines the latest empirical findings with relevant case studies, making for a unique book that offers a fascinating exploration of the largely unexplored area of setbacks, pitfalls, flops and disappointments in the business world.
Strategische Bildkommunikation: Über den Zusammenhang von psychologischen Kundenprofilen und Bildpräferenz (Schriftenreihe der Kalaidos Fachhochschule Schweiz)
by Yannik BrandenbergerIn einer sich rasant verändernden Marketinglandschaft wird die Bedeutung einer authentischen Verbindung zwischen Unternehmen und Konsumenten immer dringlicher. Statt mit Inhalten zu überfluten, liegt die Herausforderung darin, durch gezielte visuelle Kommunikation eine tiefere Bindung aufzubauen. Diese Herausforderung wird besonders in der fehlenden Anpassung von Bildern an die psychologischen Profile der Zielgruppe deutlich, für die bisher kein empirisch validiertes Modell existiert. In diesem Buch wird ein tiefer Einblick in den Zusammenhang zwischen psychologischen Kundenprofilen und Bildpräferenzen durch die Untersuchung und Weiterentwicklung des EIC-Modells gewonnen. Die empirischen Ergebnisse, gewonnen aus einer Studie mit 95 Teilnehmenden, bestätigen diese Verbindung und eröffnen neue Perspektiven für die strategische Bildkommunikation. Als Resultat dieser Forschung präsentiert sich das ICS-Modell – ein Instrument, das Fotograf*innen und Marketingexpert*innen befähigt, die Bildkommunikation gezielt auf Zielgruppen auszurichten. Dieses Buch bietet nicht nur einen Einblick in die theoretischen Grundlagen, es regt auch dazu an, wie diese Erkenntnisse in der Praxis für eine wirkungsvolle visuelle Kommunikation genutzt werden können.
Strategische Onlinekommunikation
by Olaf Hoffjann Thomas PleilOnlinekommunikation und speziel Social Media sind als besonders wichtige Herausforderungen des Kommunikationsmanagements erkannt. Kaum ein Unternehmen verzichtet mittlerweile auf die Beobachtung von Diskussionen im Internet und die Umsetzung eigener Kommunikationsstrategien im Social Web. Dort verändern sich für die PR und die Organisationskommunikation zentrale Aspekte: Öffentlichkeiten können heute sehr viel schneller entstehen. Es sind neue Formen der Meinungsbildung zu beobachten, die zunehmend weniger den Mechanismen der Massenkommunikation folgen, sondern Ergebnis netzwerkartiger Prozesse sind. In diesem Umfeld entstehen gleichzeitig neue Formen der Beteiligung, die durch entsprechende niederschwellige Instrumente im Internet erst ermöglicht werden. Aus Organisationssicht verändern sich damit unter anderem Entstehung und Pflege von Reputation oder das Management von Stakeholderbeziehungen. Zehn Jahre nach Beginn der Fachdiskussion zu PR und sozialen Medien gibt dieser Band auf Basis aktueller Untersuchungen Einblick in die Praxis und in aktuelle Herausforderungen der Organisationskommunikation im Internet.
Strategische Personalbeurteilungen: Wirtschaftspsychologische Systeme für das Performance Management
by Heribert WienkampStrategische Personalbeurteilungen konzentrieren sich zum einen auf die Personen, die sich bereits im Unternehmen befinden und „Geld kosten“, zum anderen zielen sie im Rahmen des Performance Managements darauf ab, über eine Vielzahl karrierefördernder Maßnahmen die Beschäftigten nach Möglichkeit bis zum Ruhestand „bei Laune zu halten“ und an die Firma zu binden. Nur dann ist eine Amortisation aller Investitionen in die Personalentwicklung und die Erzielung einer maximalen „Bildungs-Rendite“ gewährleistet.Um die personalstrategischen Ziele zu erreichen, empfiehlt es sich, einerseits den Kommunikations- und Feedbackprozess durch eine „jobspezifische“ Mitarbeiterbeurteilung zu unterstützen und zu formalisieren, andererseits diesen Prozess der Mitarbeiterfürsorge und Beziehungspflege durch die Vorgesetzten von der Leistungshonorierung und der Karriereentwicklung als Aktivitäten des Personalmanagements zu trennen. Neben der Diskussion von sonstigen beurteilungsrelevanten Themen (z.B. Beurteilungssysteme oder Schulungen) soll auch der Frage nachgegangen werden, wie dem „Lernen und Entwickeln“ aus der Balance Score Card durch Mitarbeiterfeedback im Rahmen der Personalbeurteilung bei der Strategieumsetzung und Unternehmensentwicklung geholfen werden kann. Zum Inhalt Strategiebewertung mit Hilfe der Rückmeldung aus den Beurteilungsgesprächen,Vor- und Nachteile einer Differenzierung zwischen Mitarbeiter-Feedback bezogen auf die aktuelle Tätigkeit und karrierefördernden Maßnahmen, „Lernen und Entwickeln“ aus der Perspektive der Balance Score Card (BSC), Strategieumsetzung und Strategiebewertung, Details zum Beurteilungsgespräch und die Bedeutung der Selbstbeurteilung als Vorbereitung auf die Mitarbeiterbeurteilung …und vieles mehr.
Strategische Personalentwicklung: Psychologische, Pädagogische Und Betriebswirtschaftliche Kernthemen (Meet The Expert: Wissen Aus Erster Hand Ser.)
by Andrea Beinicke Tanja BippIn diesem Buch beantworten führende Expertinnen und Experten aus den Bereichen der Psychologie, Erwachsenenbildung und Betriebswirtschaftslehre praxisbezogene relevante Fragen zur Thematik der beruflichen Weiterbildung in der heutigen Arbeitswelt. Sie erfahren mehr zum Thema Personalentwicklung im Wandel der Zeit, verschiedene Weiterbildungssettings und wie Weiterbildungsserfolge sichergestellt werden können. Sie erhalten auch wissenschaftlich fundierte Erkenntnisse über Coaching und Mentoring und weitere Kernthemen wie: - Wie wirkt sich die alternde Arbeitsgesellschaft auf die betriebliche Weiterbildung aus?- Wie stellt man den Erfolg von Trainingsmaßnahmen im Arbeitsalltag sicher, so dass sich Investitionen in solche Maßnahmen lohnen? - Wie können Führungskräfte ihre Mitarbeitenden dazu befähigen, notwendige Kompetenzen für das heutige und zukünftige Arbeitsleben zu entwickeln? - Ist Coaching von Mitarbeitenden effektiv oder können auch negative Effekte auftreten?Dieses Buch richtet sich an Professionals aus der Praxis, die im Bereich Human Resource Development tätig sind wie Personalverantwortliche, Personalentwickler, Personalleiter sowie Mitarbeitende aus Weiterbildungseinrichtungen. Aber auch Studierende, Lehrende, und Wissenschaftler und alle, die Interesse haben, sich mit aktuellen und zukunftsweisenden Fragen der Personalentwicklung zu beschäftigen, sind zur Lektüre eingeladen.
Strategische Personalentwicklung: Psychologische, pädagogische und betriebswirtschaftliche Kernthemen (Meet the Expert: Wissen aus erster Hand)
by Andrea Beinicke Tanja BippIn diesem Buch beantworten führende Expertinnen und Experten aus den Bereichen der Psychologie, Erwachsenenbildung und Betriebswirtschaftslehre praxisbezogene relevante Fragen zur Thematik der beruflichen Weiterbildung in der heutigen Arbeitswelt.Sie erfahren mehr zum Thema Personalentwicklung im Wandel der Zeit, verschiedene Weiterbildungssettings und wie Weiterbildungsserfolge sichergestellt werden können. Sie erhalten auch wissenschaftlich fundierte Erkenntnisse über Coaching und Mentoring und weitere Kernthemen wie:Wie wirkt sich die alternde Arbeitsgesellschaft auf die betriebliche Weiterbildung aus?Wie stellt man den Erfolg von Trainingsmaßnahmen im Arbeitsalltag sicher?Wie können Führungskräfte ihre Mitarbeitenden dazu befähigen, notwendige Kompetenzen für das heutige und zukünftige Arbeitsleben zu entwickeln?Ist Coaching von Mitarbeitern effektiv oder können negative Effekte auftreten?Dieses Buch richtet sich an Professionals aus der Praxis, die im Bereich Human Resource Development tätig sind wie Personalverantwortliche, Personalentwickler, Personalleiter sowie Mitarbeitende aus Weiterbildungseinrichtungen. Aber auch Studierende, Lehrende, und Wissenschaftler und alle, die Interesse haben, sich mit aktuellen und zukunftsweisenden Fragen der Personalentwicklung zu beschäftigen, sind zur Lektüre eingeladen.
Strategy Representation: An Analysis of Planning Knowledge
by Andrew S. GordonStrategy Representation: An Analysis of Planning Knowledge describes an innovative methodology for investigating the conceptual structures that underlie human reasoning. This work explores the nature of planning strategies--the abstract patterns of planning behavior that people recognize across a broad range of real world situations. With a sense of scale that is rarely seen in the cognitive sciences, this book catalogs 372 strategies across 10 different planning domains: business practices, education, object counting, Machiavellian politics, warfare, scientific discovery, personal relationships, musical performance, and the anthropomorphic strategies of animal behavior and cellular immunology. Noting that strategies often serve as the basis for analogies that people draw across planning situations, this work attempts to explain these analogies by defining the fundamental concepts that are common across all instances of each strategy. By aggregating evidence from each of the strategy definitions provided, the representational requirements of strategic planning are identified. The important finding is that the concepts that underlie strategic reasoning are of incredibly broad scope. Nearly 1,000 fundamental concepts are identified, covering every existing area of knowledge representation research and many areas that have not yet been adequately formalized, particularly those related to common sense understanding of mental states and processes. An organization of these concepts into 48 fundamental areas of knowledge and representation is provided, offering an invaluable roadmap for progress within the field.
Street Art of Resistance (Palgrave Studies in Creativity and Culture)
by Brady Wagoner Sarah H. AwadThis book explores how street art has been used as a tool of resistance to express opposition to political systems and social issues around the world. Aesthetic devices such as murals, tags, posters, street performances and caricatures are discussed in terms of how they are employed to occupy urban spaces and present alternative visions of social reality. Based on empirical research, the authors use the framework of creative psychology to explore the aesthetic dimensions of resistance that can be found in graffiti, art, music, poetry and other creative cultural forms. Chapters include case studies from countries including Brazil, Canada, Chile, Denmark, Egypt, Ireland, Mexico and Spain to shed new light on the social, cultural and political dynamics of street art not only locally, but globally. This innovative collection will be of particular interest to scholars of social and political psychology, urban studies and the wider sociologies and is essential reading for all those interested in the role of art in social change.
Street Sex Workers' Discourse: Realizing Material Change Through Agential Choice (Routledge Research in Gender and Society #34)
by Jill McCrackenIncorporating the voices and insights of street sex workers through personal interviews, this monograph argues that the material conditions of many street workers — the physical environments they live in and their effects on the workers’ bodies, identities, and spirits — are represented, reproduced, and entrenched in the language surrounding their work. As an ethnographic case study of a local system that can be extrapolated to other subcultures and the construction of identities, this book disrupts some of the more prevalent academic and lay understandings about street prostitution by providing a thorough analysis of the material conditions surrounding street work and their connection to discourse. McCracken offers an explanation of how constructions can be made differently in order to achieve representations that are generated by the marginalized populations themselves, while placing responsibility for this marginalization on the society in which these people live.
Street Smart Safety for Women: Your Guide to Defensive Living
by Joy Farrow Laura FrombachIn a book written by women for women, Street Smart Safety for Women offers tips on defensive living that will increase readers' reliance on the one thing that can protect them most: their safety intuition.Violence against women is a global health issue. The threats women face today are unparalleled and more dangerous than ever before. And, for the first time in history, the toxic cocktail of technology and social media has weaponized misogyny and virtualized violence against women. There&’s an even more serious challenge that faces women today. Social conditioning—the way our systems of family life, education, employment, entertainment and pop culture, spirituality and religion influence us— leaves many of us ill-equipped to deal not only with this escalating surge of attacks, but also the unrelenting prevalence of sexual assault, domestic violence, and scams. Women have been culturally trained to discount one of their greatest protections – safety intuition. As women, it is so ingrained in us to attend to everyone else, including strangers on the street, before we listen to ourselves, that we have lost touch with our innate ability to often detect dangerous situations. As the result, we are left generally defenseless to recognize predators who manipulate our natural compassion, to our own detriment. This inability to listen to ourselves and be persuasion-proof directly affects our personal safety and data shows that attacks on women continue to escalate daily across the world, inside and outside of the home. Though everyone is talking about how women continue to be less safe, few offer solutions. Women are terrified and they are looking for answers. In Street Smart Safety for Women, retired Deputy Sheriff Joy Farrow and technologist Laura Frombach, herself a survivor of a violent household, draw on their experiences both personal and professional to provide those answers. Dedicated to educating women in personal safety and showing them a defensive living strategy and trusting in themselves can reduce their probability of becoming a victim of a crime. Chapter 1 – Design for Defensive Living Chapter 2 - Technology Terror Chapter 3 – Can You Recognize a Predator? Chapter 4 - Persuasion, Manipulation, or More? Chapter 5 - Dating Diligence Chapter 6 – What Do Victims of Domestic Abuse Have in Common with Korean War POWs? Chapter 7 - Financial Security is Key to Your Safety Chapter 8 – Tips from a Female Cop Chapter 9 - Shams, Scams and Cons Chapter 10 - Women and Weapons Chapter 11 - From Victim to Victor
Streetlights and Shadows: Searching for the Keys to Adaptive Decision Making
by Gary A. KleinAn expert explains how the conventional wisdom about decision making can get us into trouble—and why experience can't be replaced by rules, procedures, or analytical methods.In making decisions, when should we go with our gut and when should we try to analyze every option? When should we use our intuition and when should we rely on logic and statistics? Most of us would probably agree that for important decisions, we should follow certain guidelines—gather as much information as possible, compare the options, pin down the goals before getting started. But in practice we make some of our best decisions by adapting to circumstances rather than blindly following procedures. In Streetlights and Shadows, Gary Klein debunks the conventional wisdom about how to make decisions. He takes ten commonly accepted claims about decision making and shows that they are better suited for the laboratory than for life. The standard advice works well when everything is clear, but the tough decisions involve shadowy conditions of complexity and ambiguity. Gathering masses of information, for example, works if the information is accurate and complete—but that doesn't often happen in the real world. (Think about the careful risk calculations that led to the downfall of the Wall Street investment houses.) Klein offers more realistic ideas about how to make decisions in real-life settings. He provides many examples—ranging from airline pilots and weather forecasters to sports announcers and Captain Jack Aubrey in Patrick O'Brian's Master and Commander novels—to make his point. All these decision makers saw things that others didn't. They used their expertise to pick up cues and to discern patterns and trends. We can make better decisions, Klein tells us, if we are prepared for complexity and ambiguity and if we will stop expecting the data to tell us everything.
Strength-Based Leadership Coaching in Organizations
by Doug MackiePositive organizational psychology, with its focus on the identification and development of strengths, is a natural ally to executive development and leadership coaching. However, this approach is only just beginning to come to the attention of organizations and consequently, the research base for strength-based coaching is in its early stages of development. Strength-based Leadership Coaching in Organizations reviews strength-based approaches to positive leadership development and evaluates the evidence for their effectiveness, critically assesses their apparent distinctiveness and considers how strengths can be reliably assessed and developed in their organizational context. Strength-based Leadership Coaching in Organizations reviews key areas of leader and team development and describes a model of strengths development in organizations. It discusses the application of strength-based leadership coaching from the managerial and external perspective within the context of career stage, seniority, role challenges and organizational need in order to facilitate meaningful change. Finally, it covers the limitations of the strength-based approach to leadership development together with the challenges of integrating positive leadership development. It shows exactly what a strengths focus is and that there is increasing evidence that this approach does get results. Where other books focus on one model of identifying strengths, this book offers a balanced and critical examination, showing how to apply a positive strength-based approach.
Strength-Centered Counseling: Integrating Postmodern Approaches and Skills With Practice
by Colin C. Ward Teri ReuterStrength-Centered Counseling: Integrating Postmodern Approaches and Skills With Practice began as a response to students asking Colin Ward for something more tangible to take with them after completing one of his seminars. He guided us through a process of changing our perspectives and invited us to question just about everything we had learned about being and becoming counselors.
Strengthening Child Safety and Well-Being Through Integrated Data Solutions (Child Maltreatment Solutions Network)
by Christian M. Connell Daniel Max CrowleyThis book explores the use of integrated administrative data to understand and address the significant public health problem of child maltreatment. It examines the use of linked, or integrated, administrative data to increase understanding of population-level needs – and to inform decision-making efforts – within the child welfare system and across other public systems. The book details the technological innovations that have allowed for the accumulation and centralization of large datasets critical to identifying risks of child maltreatment and its negative consequences and to target community and system responses more accurately to address these challenges. Leading experts from the fields of child maltreatment, child welfare, and human services research share their insights and experiences at the forefront of this critical research area and how it is shaping understanding of identification, intervention, and policy affecting children and families. Key areas of coverage include:Ways in which these data can be leveraged to promote more effective efforts to detect, prevent, and respond to child maltreatment.Emerging and innovative approaches in the acquisition and use of administrative data to inform the societal and governmental response to child maltreatment.The use of multisystem data and integrated data systems to conduct predictive analytics, risk monitoring, or policy- and program-focused research and evaluation to inform child welfare system solutions. Strengthening Child Safety and Well-Being Through Integrated Data Solutions is a must-have volume for researchers, professors, and graduate students as well as clinicians, practitioners, policy makers, and related professionals across such disciplines as child and school psychology, social psychology, developmental psychology, public health, clinical social work, educational and public policy, and all related disciplines.