This book provides a comprehensive overview of professionalism and leadership in early childhood education. It explores key concepts, current practices, and the skills needed for effective leadership within the sector. The author draws on extensive research and experience, offering insights and strategies for fostering professional growth and improving educational outcomes. .

This second edition is extensively revised throughout with expanded discussion of modeling fundamentals and coverage of advances in model calibration and uncertainty analysis that are revolutionizing the science of groundwater modeling. The text is intended for undergraduate and graduate level courses in applied groundwater modeling and as a comprehensive reference for environmental consultants and scientists/engineers in industry and governmental agencies. .

A thick, tangled and deliciously idiosyncratic history of hair. Times Literary Supplement Hair, or lack of it, is one the most significant identifiers of individuals in any society. In Antiquity, the power of hair to send a series of social messages was no different. This volume covers nearly a thousand years of history, from Archaic Greece to the end of the Roman Empire, concentrating on what is now Europe, North Africa, and the Near East.