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Written and edited by leading experts in the field, this authoritative account sets UK and European practices firmly within a global context. It offers an in-depth and contextual account of enduring, contemporary and cutting edge theories and approac

Focusing on power and politics, this third edition combines a practical and theoretical guide to the politics of organizational change and innovation.

Now updated to cover latest versions and featuring instructions for both Mac and Windows users, this book is still the go-to source of support for getting to grips with qualitative data analysis using ATLAS.ti.

The fashion and luxury industries have been well-established for centuries, but the new disruptive digital environment is causing these industries to rethink their business case and adapt their brand offerings. This exciting new text, the first on th

Accessible and hands on guidebook for social work students on how to navigate through their placement. Packed with case studies and activities.

Rules and codes for healthcare professionals continue to proliferate yet are unable to offer practical advice in specific circumstances. To help balance official rules with the variable, unique human element, David Seedhouse and Vanessa Peutherer exp

This book explores each subject in the primary curriculum offering clear guidance on the distinctive elements of each and effective pedagogical approaches that support informed teaching.

A comprehensive textbook designed to guide students through the entirety of a Health and Social Care BSc degree. By using a three part structure, it covers the important topics and pressing issues relevant to Health and Social Care today. Starting wi

A practical book which provides clear guidance on effectively and intelligently using social media for academic purposes across disciplines, from publicising academic work and building networks to engaging the public with research.

An essential textbook on Contemporary Cross-Cultural Management covering theory, practice and skills.

There is now a great need for people within education (both students and teachers) to engage critically with research and it is supported by the Department for Education, Ofsted and the teaching community. This books shows how to read journal article

This book introduces readers to the ethical dilemmas that therapists can face in their therapeutic practices. By mapping the counselling process from beginning to end, it focuses on key ethical issues such as informed consent, confidentiality, bounda

Based on action research which has been implemented in a primary school, this book emphasises not just mental health needs, but also the importance of creating a culture of inclusion for all pupils.

A highly practical and accessible guide that throws a lifebelt to any counselling trainee or practitioner learning about the research process.

A highly practical and accessible guide that throws a lifebelt to any counselling trainee or practitioner learning about the research process.

A much loved, highly regarded Leadership text which provides a refreshing counterpoint to traditional textbooks. It is not a typical textbook but rather presents a new framework for understanding leadership.

An invaluable step-by-step, pedagogically engaging guide to data management in R for social science researchers. This book shows students how to recode and document data, as well as how to combine data from different sources, or import from statistic

This book is an invaluable guide to using grounded theory (GT) effectively in business and management dissertations, and offers practical guidance and insight into how to successfully transcribe and analyse data using the GT approach in students' own

Focusing on the up-and-coming method of Necessary Condition Analysis, this text offers a practical guide to successfully using NCA in a business and management dissertation or project.

Through teaching fabulous lessons teachers can help children to discover stories, create worlds, record events, mould characters and inspire each other as writers. This book provides the guidance and examples to help achieve this.

This text is an introduction to learning and teaching in the post compulsory sector, going further than other texts in its exploration of the sector.

This text is an introduction to learning and teaching in the post compulsory sector, going further than other texts in its exploration of the sector.

Growth Mindsets are recognized as a powerful teaching and learning tool in the UK and this book offers clear guidance that is backed up by research and avoids quick fixes or suggestions with little evidence base. The text will appeal to teachers as a

Written by experts from the UK Data Archive with over thirty years of experience in working with and teaching people to work with data, this book is the globally-reaching guide for any postgraduate student or researcher looking to build their data ma

Through templates and real-world examples, this step-by-step guide clearly illustrates what good and bad data look like, in order to help students get going quickly and build an effective survey around a research question. In each chapter, survey-bas

Through templates and real-world examples, this step-by-step guide clearly illustrates what good and bad data look like, in order to help students get going quickly and build an effective survey around a research question. In each chapter, survey-bas

What Do We Know and What Should We Do About Inequality? is part of a new book series offering short, up-to-date overviews of key issues often misrepresented or simplified in the mainstream media.

Now in its Sixth Edition, this book remains the most comprehensive and authoritative on the penal system, providing students with an incisive, critical account of the punitive, managerial and humanitarian approaches to criminal justice.

All helping professionals need to be aware of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and its implications for their practice and this text clearly spells out these implications. Mental health professionals and other workers with adults would be wise to have a

Questioning Performance Measurement: Metrics, Organizations and Power is the first book to interrogate the organizational turn towards performance metrics critically. Performance measurement is used to evaluate a diverse range of activities throughou

An introduction to mixed methods research, explaining the types of research questions that mixed methods are best suited to answering and guiding students through using this method successfully in their own research-based dissertation or project.

Pre-empt any student anxiety about their maths skills ahead of their forthcoming statistics module with this hands-on workbook. Packed with clear explanations, real-world examples and practical exercises it gives them all the necessary maths skills t

Ellen Helsper goes beyond questions of digital divides and who's connected or not. She asks why and how social and digital inequalities are linked, as she reveals the tangible outcomes of socio-digital inequalities to everyday lives in an expert expl

This original and authoritative exploration of ethnographic writing comes from one of the world's leading academics in the field, Paul Atkinson. The third book in his seminal quartet on ethnographic research, it provides thoughtful, reflective guidan

By using a unique format made up of over 150 frequently asked questions and corresponding answers, Key Questions in Healthcare covers the what, why, where and how in legal and ethical issues related to healthcare.

By using a unique format made up of over 150 frequently asked questions and corresponding answers, Key Questions in Healthcare covers the what, why, where and how in legal and ethical issues related to healthcare.