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The leading experts in the field set the agenda with this book, covering the history of reflexive thought alongside a genuinely original way forward in research practice.

This text covers basic and advanced qualitative and quantitative methods and grounds these in real psychological research.

Tackling the most confusing concepts in the social sciences, breaking each down and bringing clarity and insight to even the most complex terms, this down-to-earth dictionary will help your students new to social science discourse gain a thorough understanding of the key terms.

The old theories of self and identity must be revisited in these times of global and cultural transformation. What kinds of selves are now available to us? Which theories best help us make sense out of who we are today. The author charts a path through this complex set of issues.

This selection of Bataille's work recognizes the full breadth of his contribution as a key thinker in debates on modernity and postmodernity, to critical theory, and as a major influence on Foucault, Derrida and Baudrillard.

This first-of-its-kind resource shows educators how to teach these unique learners while also leveraging their humor to improve classroom management and student motivation.

This handbook and the accompanying CD-ROM present everything needed to implement the support group approach for improving the conduct of students with social, emotional, and behavioral difficulties.

A highly practical resource for implementing Nurture Groups to help improve childrens' social, emotional and educational development

A wide-ranging but practical text for healthcare practitioners to support them in the implementation of change in the workplace.

This is the first introductory research methods textbook produced specifically and exclusively for youth researchers, focusing on important contextual issues as well as on a range of specific research methods.

Essential guidance for all international students who are thinking of studying for a postgraduate qualification in Britain.

This book is a primer of essential helping skills for students and professionals in the helping professions. It contains a brief chapter on theory and then covers the core skills, standard interventions, nature of relationships, developing rapport, as well as important issues regarding assessment and formulating a diagnosis.

This handbook covers 170 competitions, criteria for selecting events that match students' strengths/weaknesses, strategies for maximizing the benefits of competitions, and ways to avoid potential problems.

This resource provides tools, case studies, strategies, and implementation plans to help educators create an "intentional school culture" that fosters excellence, builds character, and improves academic achievement.

The author explores common concerns about bullying, provides sample dialogues with parents of bullies and victims, and presents an eight-point plan for communicating with parents.

The author shows teachers how to incorporate constructivist philosophy and inquiry-based learning techniques for standards-aligned, off-site learning experiences and provides guidelines for developing corresponding classroom activities.

Suitable for everyone who wants to be a journalist, this book offers a practical guide to what all you need to know, learn and do to succeed as a trainee reporter in newsroom.

This handbook provides tools to help substitute teachers walk into a new classroom, create a positive environment, and deliver instruction that meets curriculum standards.

Serves as a guide for professionals who work with people experiencing bereavement through death and other forms of loss. Focusing on practical assessment and intervention strategies, this book guides readers through the theory and skills needed to work with clients in a way which initiates healing and promotes a sense of growth.

Suitable for students of ethnicity and ethnic relations, this book draws on specific examples to demonstrate the social mechanisms that construct ethnicity and the consequences for people's experience.

Suitable for readers carrying out their own research project, this book presents an overview of the philosophy and principles of research. It also presents: qualitative and quantitative research methods and research design; a critical review of selected methods; and appropriate methods for analysing and interpreting data.

The field of corporate communications describes the practices organizations use to communicate as coherent corporate "bodies". Drawing on the metaphor of the body and on a variety of theories and disciplines, this title challenges the idealized notion that organizations can and should communicate as unified wholes.

David Boje's theories and ideas in relation to the study of storytelling in organizations are highly influential and this book will be a `must have' for any student or scholar interested in the area.

This invaluable resource helps beginning educators focus on the big ideas in teaching mathematics and promote student engagement.

This comprehensive text provides an overview of the relationship between violence, gender, crime and justice. It brings together theory with contemporary cases to enable the reader to understand the key concepts, issues and connections involved.

Provides an introduction to the history of crime and crime control. This book explains the historical background that is essential for an understanding of contemporary criminal justice, and examines the historical context for contemporary criminological debates.

Simple-to-follow, yet rigorous, practical guide to the statistical techniques used in marketing and consumer research.

The first comprehensive reference guide for students of sports studies.

Examines how social work's commitment to social justice has been deepened and enriched by its contact with social movements. This book explores the tensions between social work values and a market-driven agenda, and locates resources of hope for the social work profession in the developing resistance to managerialism.