Presented with 65 full colour illustrations throughout, this title leads us on a 'pilgrimage of desire' to view the earliest surviving Icons of Mary. These are among the few Icons that survived the wholesale destruction of Icons in the early eighth century. They are painted in prayer and their intention is to take us into a state of prayer.

Suitable for those new to the teaching profession, this book offers tried-and-tested strategies and solutions on how to cope. It also includes case studies and shared experiences which can help the reader to survive but also enjoy their first year in teaching. It uses real situations and experiences to tell it like it is.

A study revealing Shakespeare's career-long engagement with the sea and his frequent use of maritime imagery. It sets Shakespeare's sea-poetry against modern literary seascapes, including the vast Pacific of Moby-Dick , the rocky coast of Charles Olson's Maximus Poems , and the lyrical waters of the postcolonial Caribbean .

Examines what it means to celebrate the Eucharist, and in turn reminds us of our capability for love, hope and faith.

Starters and plenaries are established elements of good lesson planning. A good starter gets a class engaged right from the word go, and a good plenary allows students to focus on the key objectives of the lesson. This title provides secondary school teachers with a wide range of suggestions for classroom starters and plenaries.

Provides a guide to using logic in order to win arguments. This book shows you how to simultaneously strengthen your own thinking and identify the weaknesses in other people's arguments. It also shows how to be deliberately illogical - and get away with it.

A collection of case studies showing different experiences from around the world that involve children in decisions regarding their own education. Concerned with how children can actively participate in decision-making, it brings together cross-cultural experiences and supporting individuals or groups to work collaboratively.

Addresses the need for innovative analyses of multi-modal discourse, identity and affiliation within functional linguistics. This book contains chapters that are connected by their common underlying theoretical approach, and Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL).

Brings the basic texts into line with Common Worship by using more contemporary but dignified language and with a different translation of the Psalms.

A Midsummer Night's Dream is one of Shakespeare's most widely studied comedies. This guide offers students an introduction to its critical and performance history, including notable stage productions, TV, and film versions as well as opera and ballet. It includes a keynote chapter outlining major areas of research on the play.

In 1946, Clement Attlee came to power as Labour Prime Minister with a huge landslide majority. Under his leadership some of the greatest reforms were initiated, not least the founding of the National Health Service. Attlee had a firm vision of a more just and equitable society, which the nation wanted. This book collects Attlee's writings.

Michael Foucault is undisputedly a major thinker in education. This title offers the coherent account of Foucault's educational thought. It is divided into: intellectual bibliography; critical exposition of Foucault's work; the reception and influence of Foucault's work; and, the relevance of the work.

Considers various aspects of outdoor play - from its rationale in early childhood education, to incorporating it successfully into the curriculum and assessing its wider implications for teaching and learning. This title includes case studies and examples of international practice and a list of useful organizations and agencies.

Enables the new reader of Ulysses to understand, analyse and appreciate the most famous, and famously 'difficult', novel of the twentieth century. This guide shows how Joyce reacted to the historical and cultural context in which he was situated. It is suitable for undergraduate students.

Shows how lament seems to introduce notes of mistrust into an otherwise confident relationship with faith, God and His will. This title suggests that a robust concept and practice of lament is an appropriate response to questions of evil and suffering in its refusal to close off questions that cannot and should not be closed.

Suitable for parents who wish to facilitate their child's emotional and mental well being right from the start, this book shows how parents can facilitate their child's emotional and mental well being right from the start. It provides practical activities for developing emotional and mental health in their children, from birth to adulthood.

Explores the ways in which identities were formulated under slavery and the legacy affecting the lives of descendants. This book addresses issues relating to the gender, ethnic and cultural factors through which enslaved Africans and their descendants interpreted their lives under slavery, creating communities with a shared sense of identity.

A guide to teaching creative writing and thinking at KS4 and KS5. It takes the teacher through a series of creative lessons designed to stimulate creative thinking.

Provides those working with dyslexic children one hundred ideas of how to support their learning development. This guide includes lists that range from identifying the needs of individual pupils and their learning styles to developing pupils reading, writing, numeric and communication skills.

Presents a study of scripture, ethics and preaching. This book recovers scriptural reading as a discipline that can be undertaken only when theologically equipped.