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This accessible and student-friendly book is the first to focus specifically on schemas for children under three.

An introduction to key philosphical concepts applied to the funamental issues in management and organizations.

This is a compact, yet comprehensive, title that clarifies and explains the main concepts within sociology. It is useful both for new students and for students who wants to refresh their memory and come up with new ideas for essay topics.

In this fully updated and expanded second edition, Carol Grbich provides a guide through current issues in the analysis of qualitative data.

A new edition of the first and only comprehensive yet accessible introduction to the history, theory, research and practice of solution-focused therapy (SFT) within mental health care and beyond.

The second edition of a text mapping directly onto a core module of the undergraduate social work degree: theories and methods. Chapters are written by a range of contributors from universities including Lancaster, Birmingham, Nottingham, York, UCLAN, UEA, Manchester and Glasgow.

This is a clear and engaging introduction for students involved with data analysis in criminology and across the social sciences.

A practical introduction to the process of designing, doing and writing up research with children and young people.

Written by one of the world's leading authorities on image-based methods this is the first book to investigate, in depth, the use of photographs and photo images in research. Using real world case studies and over 40 images it explains the conceptual and methodological approaches needed to study photographs and images.

This set provides a highly accessible collection for anyone in business studies wishing to explore in depth, and have readily available, a sizeable number of case study accounts.

Bringing together a wide-ranging selection of articles, written by elite of internationally-renowned scholars, this four-volume collection aims to provide an overview of the many theories of learning, from Aristotle to the present day.

The editors of this four-volume set, with the aid of an international advisory board, bring together the seminal texts in the field to cover the scope of trust and social capital as a discipline, its historical development over the last 40 years and its spread across many countries.

A complete guide to effective social work with children and families in Scotland.

Deals with topical issues surrounding ethics in child research.

Deals with topical issues surrounding ethics in child research.

With a focus on practical strategies and closely referenced to OfSTED, this book provides essential guidance on how to translate the 'outstanding' criteria into practice. This book will help trainees make the difficult jump from 'good' to achieving a Grade 1 'outstanding' on their placements.

Top authors including West-Burnham, Fullan and Hargreaves contribute to this key book on leadership, which has special potential in the Irish market

Leading, global business school figures discuss the hottest debate in business education right now - the education business schools are providing and their contribution to modern society.

This book provides practitioners and undergraduates with a greater understanding of the position of the researcher, how to facilitate research and the ways in which research underpins raising achievement and change in the workplace.

Helps demonstrate how to run Forest School sessions with a wide range of different age groups and in many different settings.

Ideas for great poetry teaching with children aged 5 to 14.

Includes a special report on the future of journalism and the challenges for free speech. This global analysis includes articles from young and older journalists about the way the media might and should evolve to bring the public the information they should know. It also includes an article on free expression by Australia's race commissioner.

This volume offers reflective yet practical guidance on carrying out critical management research as part of organization and management studies.

An introduction to performance management for social workers

Published in association with International Sociological Association (ISA), this edited work is a timely collection from an international set of authors.

The eagerly-awaited new edition of the ground-breaking Handbook of International Relations , edited by three of the leading scholars in the field.

Looking at both political and strategic aspects of nuclear weaponry, this exciting new book outlines how thinking about nuclear weapons has developed and considers how nuclear threats can continue to be managed in the future.

A cornerstone of this exciting, growing discipline, this text gives readers a clear introduction to key ideas and common complexities met when doing sensory research and provides plenty of real-world examples to show the method in action.

This is an in-depth yet practical guide for Masters students on conducting research interviews, from conceiving the interview, through to preparing, conducting and analysing the interview.

Fully updated with new crime statistics, case studies - including Jimmy Savile, the murder of Lee Rigby, and Wikileaks - and a student website, this bestselling text introduces students to this exciting area and encourages them to think critically about key issues