Jane wants to be a knight but everyone laughs at her. Only the court jester takes Jane seriously. He lends her a small suit of armour to help make her dream come true. She quickly gets the chance to prove herself, too, when an enormous dragon come and steals the Prince!
A book that challenges traditional gender roles.
This title is a succinct guide to Appreciative Inquiry, drawing its first 7 chapters from the more extensive Apprecative Inquiry Handbook. This shortened version is aimed for those who desire the basics of the popular change theory. Appreciative Inquiry is one of today's most popular change methods and has been used to undertake transformational change initiatives in dozens of organisations including the U.S. Navy and Save the Children. More info
This publication documents ways in which narrative practices can be used to respond to individual and collective trauma. In late 2007, David Denborough, Jill Freedman and Cheryl White from the Dulwich Centre Foundation (Australia) and the Evanston Family Therapy Center (USA) headed to Kigali, Rwanda, to provide support and narrative skills training to 34 trauma counsellors and assistant lawyers, all of whom are themselves survivors of the Rwandan genocide. This publication documents what was addressed during the workshop. It also documents the skills and knowledges of genocide survivors in dealing with the... More info
Early childhood professionals are often required to work with children and families from a range of diverse backgrounds. This book goes beyond simplistic definitions of diversity, encouraging a much broader understanding and helping early childhood educators develop a critical disposition towards assumptions about children and childhood in relation to diversity, difference and social justice. As well as drawing on research, the book gives an overview of relevant contemporary social theories, including poststructuralism, cultural studies, postcolonialism, feminist perspectives and queer theory. Each chapter interrogates practice and explores opportunities and strategies for creating... More info
