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Authors:
Jean Jacques du Plessis, Deakin University, Victoria,
Anil Hargovan, University of New South Wales, Sydney,
Beth Nosworthy, University of Adelaide
Corporate governance plays a key role in ensuring that companies act responsibly and legally in the pursuit of long-term, sustainable growth. Now in its fifth edition, Principles of Contemporary Corporate Governance offers a comprehensive introductio...
Epidemiology is fundamental to public health, providing the tools required to detect and quantify health problems and identify and evaluate solutions. Essential Epidemiology is a clear, engaging and methodological introduction to the subject. Now in ...
Ethical and legal literacy remains fundamental to safe, person-centred nursing practice in Australia. This sixth edition of Ethics and Law for Australian Nurses offers an updated and practical guide to understanding the moral responsibilities and leg...
Authors:
Nerida Spina, Queensland University of Technology,
Peter O'Brien, Queensland University of Technology,
Annetta Cayas, Queensland University of Technology,
Jenna Gillett-Swan, Queensland University of Technology,
Gordon Tait, Queensland University of Technology
Making Sense of Mass Education gives a comprehensive overview of the cultural contexts of education, addressing and debunking important myths in the field. This book is an approachable text for undergraduate and postgraduate readers studying the Soci...
Stuart Macintyre, one of Australia's most highly regarded historians, revisits A Concise History of Australia to provoke readers to reconsider Australia's past and its relationship to the present. Integrating new scholarship with the historical recor...
Authors:
Gordon Tait, Queensland University of Technology,
Nerida Spina, Queensland University of Technology,
Jenna Gillett-Swan, Queensland University of Technology,
Peter O'Brien, Queensland University of Technology
Making Sense of Mass Education provides a contemporary analysis of the ideas and issues that have traditionally dominated education research, challenging outdated preconceptions with fundamental theory and discussion. It takes a demythologising appro...
Australian Uniform Evidence Law is an essential textbook for students and emerging practitioners. Providing a practical and clear introduction to this complex subject, the text covers the Evidence Act 1995 (Cth) and its operation across uniform Evide...
Public Health: Local and Global Perspectives presents a comprehensive introduction to public health issues and concepts in the Australian and international contexts. It provides students with fundamental knowledge of the public health field, includin...
Play has a significant role in children's learning and development. Play in the Early Years examines the central questions about play from the perspectives of children, families and educators, providing a comprehensive introduction to the theory and ...
Health and Wellbeing in Childhood provides a fundamental introduction for educators in key priority areas of health and wellbeing education, including physical education, promoting health in childhood, and strengthening social and emotional learning ...
Authors:
Donald R Rothwell, Australian National University, Canberra,
Stuart Kaye, University of Wollongong, New South Wales,
Afshin Akhtar-Khavari, Queensland University of Technology,
Ruth Davis, University of Wollongong, New South Wales,
Imogen Saunders, Australian National University, Canberra
International law is constantly adapting in response to developments in State practice, new treaties and an expanding international jurisprudence. International Law: Cases and Materials with Australian Perspectives provides students with up-to-date c...
An Introduction to Community and Primary Health Care provides a comprehensive and practical explanation of the fundamentals of the social model of health care approach, preparing learners for professional practice in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealan...
International Relations is a dynamic discipline, evolving in response to contemporary world politics. An Introduction to International Relations offers a foundational explanation of the theories, systems, actors and events that shape external relatio...
Young Children and the Environment is a practical, future-oriented resource that explores how early childhood educators can work with children, their families and wider community to tackle issues of sustainability. Now in its third edition, this semi...
Learning to Teach in a New Era provides a positive, future-oriented approach to preparing preservice and beginning teachers to teach and to embrace the rewarding aspects of working in the educational sphere. Learning to Teach in a New Era supports le...
Chronic conditions have a substantial impact on life and health care. Health systems need to adapt to address these shifting health priorities, while nurses require specialised skills to implement changes and create better client outcomes. Chronic Ca...
Authors:
Stephen Bottomley, Australian National University, Canberra,
Kath Hall,
Peta Spender, Australian National University, Canberra,
Beth Nosworthy, University of Adelaide
The rules, doctrines and policies governing corporations and financial markets are complex and ever-changing in response to global, social and commercial needs. Contemporary Australian Corporate Law is a well-established foundational text that explor...
Authors:
Adam Sutton,
Adrian Cherney, University of Queensland,
Rob White, University of Tasmania,
Garner Clancey, University of Sydney
Publication date:
22 April 2021
Crime Prevention: Principles, Perspectives and Practices introduces readers to the theory and practice of crime prevention. Now in its third edition, this book argues for a combination of social and situational/environmental crime prevention strategi...
Edited by:
Jennifer Fraser, University of Sydney,
Donna Waters, University of Sydney,
Elizabeth Forster, Griffith University, Queensland,
Nicola Brown, Tresillian Family Care Centres
The health of babies, children and young people is fundamentally different from that of adults, so their healthcare must reflect their unique needs and engage their parents, family members and communities. Paediatric Nursing in Australia and New Zeal...
Authors:
Heather Sharp, University of Newcastle, New South Wales,
Jennifer Charteris, University of New England, Australia,
Sarah James, Queensland University of Technology,
Noelene Weatherby-Fell, University of Wollongong, New South Wales,
Bernard Brown, University of Canberra,
Jason Lodge, et al. (+6)
The transition from student to classroom teacher presents many opportunities and challenges. Introduction to Education welcomes pre-service teachers to the field of education, providing an overview of the context, craft and practice of teaching in Au...