Monetary and Fiscal Strategies in the World Economy

This book studies the strategic interactions between monetary and fiscal policies in the world economy. The world economy consists of two regions, say
Europe and America. The policy makers are the central banks and the governments. The policy targets are low inflation, low unemployment, and low
structural deficits. There are demand shocks, supply shocks, and mixed shocks. There are regional shocks and common shocks.

Assessment for Learning and Teaching in Primary Schools

This core text for primary trainee teachers is a clear introduction to the different kinds of assessment and their purposes. Throughout the book, tasks encourage the reader to practise assessment skills and to reflect on planning, listening, questioning, observing, diagnosing and target-setting. This second edition is referenced throughout to the 2007 QTS Standards and has been fully updated to reflect the Primary National Strategy and key initiatives such as Every Child Matters. There is increased emphasis on peer assessment and target-setting linked to personalised learning.

The popular notion of how children come to speak their first language is that their parents teach them words, then phrases, then sentences, then longer utterances. Although there is widespread agreement amongst linguists that this account is wrong, there is much less agreement as to how children really learn language. This revised edition of Ray Cattell's bestselling textbook aims to give readers the background necessary to form their own views on the debate, and includes accessible summaries of key thinkers, including Chomsky, Halliday, Karmiloff-Smith and Piaget.

Teacher career starter - 2nd Ed.

Whether you want to become an elementary teacher, a special education teacher, or a high school math teacher, there are many jobs out there for you. If you are choosing your first career, or are considering a career change, Teacher Career Starter can help

Food Fears

 The physical, social and intellectual distance between consumers and their food stems from a food system that privileges quantity and efficiency over quality, with an underlying assumption that food is a commodity, rather than a source of nourishment and pleasure.However, in the wake of various food scares, there is growing momentum from consumers to change the food they eat; which in turn acts as a catalyst for the industry to adapt and for alternative systems to evolve.