Böcker av Daniel Meier

Applying the positive power of Solutions Focus to working with teams, Daniel Meier shows how to apply Solutions Focus methods with groups and teams, and how to become an effective team coach either as a manager or as an external consultant/coach.

This book focuses on interstitial spaces or in- between borders in the Middle East. Using various case studies, it raises the question how actors living in these regions perform their belonging despite the apparent constraints of history and politics.In recent years, the Middle East has seen States attempts to shape buffer zones or safe zones in border regions, for example, in Syria's borderlands in the aftermath of the civil war. Typically studies on in- between borders refer to three interrelated aspects: space (territorial, symbolic), power (states or non-state actors) and identity (definition of the self/other). In this volume, the authors investigate these axes of research through the notions of sovereignty and belonging in order to assess how these concepts may highlight in-betweenness through a political dimension. Stemming from a perception of the borders as processes, these various studies aim to explore the theoretical potential of in- between border spaces to re-think sovereignty and identity belonging in such interstitial zones. While notions such as heterotopia, margins, liminality, borderlands, buffer zones, no man's land or frontiers will be explored, each case study highlights how actors, territory and powers relate to each other in order to improve our understanding of historical and political process that are shaping identities under spatial constraints.The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of the journal, Mediterranean Politics.

Highlights the critical importance of integrating content and mechanics for successful and engaged writing at the K-4 level. Featuring the teaching philosophies and strategies of seven exemplary teachers, and a discussion of relevant research and theory, Meier provides a fresh, practical, and much-needed perspective on making writing meaningful and effective in the current standards-based era.

An introduction to envisioning and carrying out high-quality teacher research in early childhood settings. With attention given to multicultural and multilingual classrooms, this work examines forms of children's play, social interaction, and friendships, language and literacy learning, as well as work with parents and families.

Presents effective, research-based ways for preschool and kindergarten teachers to strengthen their children's first and second language and literacy learning. Pays particular attention to successful strategies for understanding and supporting the language and literacy learning of English language learners.