International Student Handbook

Informationen zum Autor Hayo Reinders is Professor of Education and Head of Department at Unitec Institute of Technology, New Zealand, and TESOL Professor and Director of the doctoral program at Anaheim University, USA. Klappentext Aimed at providing non-native English speakers with the skills needed to study overseas at an English-speaking University, this practical handbook prepares students to live abroad, understand university culture, and to improve their English. It is built around activities that give hands-on practice to make overseas university study a success. Zusammenfassung Aimed at providing non-native English speakers with the skills needed to study overseas at an English-speaking University! this practical handbook prepares students to live abroad! understand university culture! and to improve their English. It is built around activities that give hands-on practice to make overseas university study a success. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Values and Working Relationships Understanding the Experience of Mental Distress Social Circumstances and Life Events: How Damaging Social Experiences May Contribute to Mental Distress Power, Agency and Social Capital Personality Adaptations, Resilience and Vulnerability Families, Relationships and Social Systems Social Models of Mental Distress Early Intervention and Crisis Resolution Recovery and SocialParticipation Risk Taking and Safeguarding Assessment, Action Planning and Self-directed Support Concluding Comments: Putting Social Theory and Research Into Practice.

Product details

• Authors: Marilyn Lewis, Nick Moore, Hayo Reinders, Hayo Moore Reinders
• Publisher: Macmillan
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.09.2008
• EAN: 9780230545199
• ISBN: 978-0-230-54519-9
• No. of pages: 240
• Dimensions: 190 mm x 246 mm x 14 mm
• Series: Palgrave Study Skills; Macmillan Study Skills; Palgrave Study Skills; Macmillan Study Skills; Bloomsbury Study Skills
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > School education, didactics, methodology; B, Education, Learning, Cognition & cognitive psychology, Learning & Instruction, Instruction, Study and Learning Skills, Studying Abroad