New software (Lisrel and AMOS) has made the techniques of Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) increasingly available to students and researchers, while the recent adoption of AMOS as part of the SPSS suite has improved access still further.

As an alternative to existing books ...

Written by the leading scholar in this field, Storytelling Organization explores how narrative and storytelling is an important part of an organ...

SPSS syntax is the command language used by SPSS to carry out all of its commands and functions. Jacqueline Collier’s book is primarily aimed at people who have never used the syntax option in SPSS, or have just started to use it.

This is an introductory text designed to show readers how...

This now standard student reference has been totally revised and updated. It remains the definitive introduction to the history, philosophy, and methodology of human geography.

The book is organized into five sections:

• An historical overview of the discipline and an explanation...

Nursing Research: An Introduction is a comprehensive and accessible text that leads the novice nurse researcher and student nurse through the main techniques and skills required of a practicing nurse researcher. Pam Moule and Margaret Goodman provide readers with key information ...

Ability Grouping in Education provides an overview of ability grouping in education. The authors consider selective schooling and ability grouping within schools, such as streaming, banding setting and within-class grouping.

This practical and focused book draws on the author’s own research project in order to identify good practice in promoting reading for enjoyment. It presents specific activities which teachers can use to develop their own whole school and classroom practice, enabling them to put the fun back i...

David Gray's clear and accessible introduction start...

This practical text is the first to systematically address the competencies and techniques identified as central to the delivery of effective psychodynamic practice. It provides a framework for the therapist to develop their skills and apply them to their practice by:

• Discussing the...

Reflective practice is at the heart of effective teaching, and this book helps you develop into a reflective teacher of English. Everything you need is here: guidance on developing your analysis and self-evaluation skills, advice on assessing pupils' progress effectively, and examples of how expe...

With project management becoming an increasingly global endeavor, a comprehensive and international student text that reflects this reality is essential. International Project Management does just that, systematically linking the key elements of cross-cultural management and the particular...

In one volume, Talking Is for All provides updated new editions of Betty Rudd’s three bestsellers: Talking is for Kids, Talking is for Us and Talking is for Teens. Providing a unified approach for nurturing emotional development in youngsters between ...

Key Concepts in Public Relations:

• Provides a comprehensive, easy-to-use overview to the field
• Covers over 150 central concepts in PR
• Paves the way for students to tackle primary texts
• Grounds students in both practice and theory
• Takes...

This Sixth Edition of A.V. Kelly's now classic work focuses on the philosophical and political dimensions of curriculum, and especially on the implications for schools and societies of various forms of curriculum. The author outlines what form a curriculum should take if it is co...

With the newspaper's role in a state of fundamental redefinition, Newspaper Journalism offers a timely and up to the minute analysis of newspapers today, in the context of their historical importance to society. Drawing on their extensive experience in academia and also across lo...

This toolkit guides you through the process of setting up and running an effective coaching practice, using examples from a school that has actually done it successfully.

The book...

This engaging and thought-provoking text provides an accessible introduction to the subject of hate crime. In a world where issues of hatred and prejudice are creating complex challenges for society and for governments, this book provides an articulate and insightful overview of how such issues r...

Doing and Writing Action Research provides a clear, comprehensive, and user-friendly guide to the practical aspects of carrying out action research. Written with practitioners involved in workplace-based professional development programs, as well as those on research training cou...

This fascinating book explores the interactions between teachers and pupils, presenting new ways of engaging young ...

This book is the essential resource for any researcher embarking on an action research project in their own organization, and all students of organization studies, education, health studies, and community studies. In this brand new edition of the popular work, David Coghlan and Teresa Brannick ...

Teaching is a rewarding, yet demanding profession, one in which a person needs to be fully prepared. This book focuses on the applied psychological skills, strategies, and resources, which will help to ensure teachers are equipped with personal and professional expertise to survive in the classro...

The Foundation of Social Research links methodology and theory with grea...

This new edition of Lyn Richards' best-selling book provides an accessible introduction to qualitative research for students and practitioners. Recognizing that for many new researchers dealing with data is the main point of departure, this book helps them to acquire a progressive understanding o...

To ask these questions is to think critically about management research. Mihaela L Kelemen and Nick Rumens explore the fundamentals of critical management theory and their in...

By bringing toge...

Written to inform, challenge, and entertain, this book explains alternative ways of thinking about management and managing people in a way that is easy to understand, but also provocative and enjoyable. The book covers topics that are central to management, organizational behavior, or leadership ...

Written in a straightforward and clear style, this course companion is designed to augment, rather than replace, existing textbooks for the course and provides easy access to the key theories in international relations.

Understanding what is evidence, how to appraise it and apply it to practice, are essential skills for all nurses. Taking a step-by-step approach, this practical book shows how to identify and evaluate the different types of evidence available and to critically appraise the studies that lie behind...

This book examines key ethical frameworks and debates within the field of healthcare, locating them firmly in their social and occupational contexts. Guiding students through a range of dilemmas and difficulties encountered in health care practice with case studies and real-life examples, this li...

This book provides a coherent...

This book provides a clear, developmental framework for emotional literacy skills across the primary age range.

Nearly all students need to do a research project at some point during their degree. How to do your Research Project guides you through...

This award winning book illuminates what it means to be a person who has Asperger’s Syndrome by providing a window into a unique and particular world. Drawing on her own experience of schooling, and that of a network of friends and correspondents who share her way of thinking and responding, Cl...

Written by one of the leading authorities in the field, the Second Edition of this successful book:

• Situates students in the expanding field of development theory
• Provides an unrivalled guide to the strengths and weaknesses of competing theoretical approaches
  

If you’re studying for a Foundation Degree or seeking Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) status, this is the book you need on your shelf. Written by a team teaching on one of the UK’s largest Foundation Degree programs, this book contains guidance for students and Teaching Assistants (TAs...

Accessible and wide-ranging, the text:

Reflective practice is at the heart of effective teaching, and this book helps you develop into a reflective teacher of science. Everything you need is here: guidance on developing your analysis and self-evaluation skills, the knowledge of what you are trying to achieve and why, and examples of h...

About the SeriesThe SAGE Key Concepts series provides students with accessible and authoritative knowledge of the essential topics in a variety of disciplines. Cross-referenced throughout, the format encourages critical evaluation through understanding. Written by experienced and...

A Critical Introduction to Social Research is the new, updated, and improved edition of A Short Introduction to Social Research. This book introduces students and researchers to the key ideas and issues that inform research practice. In it, Matt Henn, Mark Weinstein and Nick Foard p...

Nursing Research: An Introduction is a comprehensive and accessible text that leads the novice nurse researcher and student nurse through the main techniques and skills required of a practicing nurse researcher. Pam Moule and Margaret Goodman provide readers with key information ...

This is the indispensable guide to the theory and practice of journalism, now updated with 20% entirely new material. With its innovative text design, it creatively combines the experience and advice of practicing journalists with the theories and insights from the academic study of journalism. T...

Learning outside the classroom is an essential part of early years education, and this book looks at the opportunities the Forest School experience can offer young children for learning outdoors, and how this fits into the early years curriculum. By offering clear guidance on what the Forest Scho...

This fully revised Third Edition of Marion Dowling’s best selling book has been updated and expanded to include:

• Personal, social, and emotional development in children 0-6 years
• An update on recent and current national developments which impact on young chi...

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