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How can correlation be more effectively used so that one does not misinterpret the data? This book reveals how to do this by examining Pearson r from its conceptual meaning, to assumptions, special cases of the Pearson r, the biserial coefficient and tetrachoric coefficient estimates of the Pearson r and its uses in research.

A summary of the field of audience research. It presents a case for a fresh agenda to account for the role of the media in everyday life.

Looks at the long-term impact of database marketing techniques on the organization, customers, prospective customers, and society. Appropriate for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses, this book moves from general concepts and examples of marketing databases to more specific data analysis techniques used to enhance the marketing process.

Reviews research into child sexual abuse (CSA). This title includes topics such as: the prevalence of CSA; who molests children; the effects of such abuse, both immediate and long term; the risk factors for abuse; and the influences and interventions that may amplify or ameliorate the impact of CSA on the victim.

This volume is a comprehensive study of parentification in the family-children who fulfill the role of parents to their own parents or to their siblings, almost always at the expense of their own development. The book is divided into two sections: theory and research and contextual perspectives.

Emile Durkheim on the Family is intended to bring attention to this classical sociologist's work on the family. Durkheim's writings in this area are little known, but the family was nevertheless one of his primary interests, the subject of an intended book that was never written. Durkheim's ideas on the family appear only in scattered sources and a number of those sources have not been translated into English. Durkheim's Sociology of the family has not heretofore been presented and analyzed holistically.

The author of this book explains how and why team teaching works. He book covers the nature, purpose, types, history, evaluation and resourcing of team teaching, as well as the roles of teachers, students and administrators.

Covers the range of practical tasks required in the course of a research project when using focus groups. This title emphasizes the clarifying purposes of the research project in order to collect data that meet the goals. It features a discussion of personnel and budgets.

A comprehensive collection of writings on popular culture to explain and inspire!Popular Culture: A Reader helps students understand the role of popular culture and the processes that constitute it as:- a product of industry;- an intellectual object of inquiry- an integral component of all our lives.

This volume includes chapters by leading criminologists, sociologists and historians that set out what is known about the political and penological causes of the phenomenon of mass imprisonment. It describes mass imprisonment's impact upon crime, upon the minority communities most affected, upon social policy and, more broadly upon national culture.

`This book is a welcome contribution to the literature available for early years practitioners. The clear focus on one child is an excellent antidote to the current risks of focusing so much in the general framework and learning goals for all, that we lose sight of how individual children negotiate the early years' - Nursery World

In this book, the editors discuss criteria and methodologies for evaluating and improving the quality of learning, and show how to evaluate practice and create action plans for improvement.

Highly Commended Geographical Association Award 2002`Has been judged as likely to make a significant contribution to geography''This book provides a comprehensive overview of contemporary thought and practice in teaching geography. It is designed to support continuing professional development and reflective practice in geography education by: encouraging a critical understanding of the literature and concepts; stimulating teachers to continue with personal and professional development; and providing professionally relevant knowledge, understanding, skills and values.Drawn from a wide range of eminent geographers and experienced practitioners, the authors cover: progress in geography - changing viewpoints; the geography curriculum - development planning and issues; and research and geography teaching - why and how research matters.This book is essential reading and a valuable resource, for student and practising teachers of geography at secondary school level, as well as for those responsible for continuing professional development and subject leadership.

New technologies are altering the relationship between knowledge, power and learning. This book considers the influence of 'information age' on changing relationship between power and knowledge and how this affects learning in a range of situations, from the school to the learning organization and from the musical conservatoire to the workplace.

An introduction of new technologies and in particular the resulting possibilities for our virtual presence in virtual spaces, highlights some comparatively neglected aspects of learning. It seeks to redress the balance by presenting a collection of papers, which view learners as embodied actors in both real and virtual spaces.

This title is concerned with where the fields of strategising and organising meet. This book examines the development of innovative forms of organising and company performance in organisations across Europe, Japan and the US.

How can researchers produce work with relevance to theoretical and formal traditions and requirements of public academic knowledge while remaining faithful to the experiences of research participants based in private settings? This book explores this key dilemma and examines the interplay between theory, epistemology and the detailed practice of research.

Written by internationally-recognized qualitative researchers who recount and reflect on their own and others' research experiences, this text demonstrates the benefits of using particular methods from the viewpoint of real-life experience.

Leadership and associated power issues lie at the core of group life in a variety of contexts. Even the most informal of groups typically have some form of leadership in their organization, and the understanding of leadership and power from a psychological standpoint can inform a greater understanding of group dynamics both inside and outside of the workplace.Leadership and Power is a synthesis of contributions from eminent social psychologists and organizational scientists that addresses these issues from a fresh perspective. In recent years, these themes have been re-examined through the lens of social categorization approaches that highlight people''s social identity and social roles as group members, as well as the processes that influence perceptions of and expectations about people and groups. The book is wide-ranging; chapters cover such diverse issues as: interpersonal versus group-oriented styles of leadership; leadership of totalist groups; political leadership; and gender and leadership. It represents a state-of-the-art overview of this burgeoning field that will be important to a host of disciplines.Elements of cross-referencing to highlight thematic links as well as effective chapter conclusions will make the text appealing to advanced students taking courses in social and organizational psychology, management and organization studies, not just scholars interested in these themes.

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Designed to help trainers navigate teachers through a complete cycle of 10 training sessions, this dynamic guide is a must for professional staff developers!

Drago-Severson presents case studies and examines strategies that help shape a school climate of teacher support, growth, and learning.

This text traces the reluctant growth of European Union integration in foreign and security policy from the mid-1980s. It explores the national policies and interests that typically obstruct a common policy, and considers ways of addressing these problems and future problems.

This text outlines the challenge presented by key debates on identity to central questions of gender, sexuality, embodiment, health, "race" and nation. It includes discussion of the importance of identity and difference in the contemporary world at multiple levels - global, local and personal.

Intends to theorize shopping as an autonomous realm. This title avoids the reductionist characteristics of economics and marketing. It also contains an appendix which gives a brief history and selected literature of shopping.

This handbook presents a comprehensive analysis of all aspects of counselling within an organizational context - with an emphasis on the interface between the individual client, the counsellor who is employed by an organization, and the organization itself.

The Reality of Research with Children Young People provides valuable insights into the process of research for students and professionals in a range of fields including education, health, welfare, childhood and youth Studies, psychology and sociology. The book was developed to accompany The Open University Course, Research with Children and Young People (EK310).

Useful for students and lecturers of communications studies, this book includes chapters from the "Handbook of International and Intercultural Communication, Second Edition" relating to the structure and growth of cross-cultural and intercultural communication.

The Handbook of Organization Development reflects the field of organizational development's rapid growth and success since its inception 50 years ago into a far more diffuse and complex study than it was just a few decades ago.

Balances academic and research-based information with the more practical aspects of work-related stress.