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Defines the philosophy behind action research and the process of doing action research for those interested in this area. This book sets in place the foundations of action research as a discipline, and roots action research as an ethical and politically-engaged form of enquiry. It is for all those with an interest in Action Research.

Arranged in easily followed sections enlivened with checklists, style variations, examples and reflection points, this book has relevance to the social sciences, arts, humanities, natural and applied sciences and law. It is suitable for new and experienced researchers alike.

Why is it that some people are able to do what seems so enormously difficult and possibly illogical and to succeed so spectacularly? What is it that these learners are able to do that others find so difficult? This book explores how adults learn and the ways in which different abilities and experiences can be used to learn more effectively.

A guide to help undergraduate and postgraduate students across the social sciences master different critique methods.

Updated Edition of Bestseller!This update of the classic Corwin bestseller is a "how-to" on teacher compensation, bringing new information, insights, and innovations to an increasingly challenging discussion.

Problems in Marketing

Packed with sample units, rubrics, and more, this updated bestseller helps teachers develop and implement a curriculum that moves students along the continuum toward expertise.

Looks at the relationship between school inspection and school improvement.

Provides access to key themes in management accounting and an overview of its business context; summaries of the approach taken by the main textbooks on the course; guidance on the study skills required; sample exam questions and answers; a tutor's-eye view of what course examiners are looking for; and a road map for the book to help readers.

Presents an introduction to the subject that helps readers extend their understanding of key concepts and enhance their thinking skills in line with course requirements. This book provides support on how to revise for exams and prepare for and write assessed pieces.

A guide to, and analysis of, the range of this thinker's writings.

Social Psychology provides student readers with essential help with all aspects of their first course in social psychology, including advice on revising for exams, preparing and writing course assessment materials, and enhancing and progressing their knowledge and skills in line with course requirements on a social psychology course.

Intends to help students unscramble the mysteries of qualitative data collection, coding, and analysis. This book integrates and reconciles theory and methods by showing how to use a systematic, qualitative technique: interactive qualitative analysis.

'Simon Williams has produced an original and comprehensive sociological statement of the centrality of the body to an understanding of medicine, health and illness... It will shape future teaching and research in the field of health and illness' - Bryan S Turner, Professor of Sociology, University of Cambridge

An invaluable introduction to managing university life for any student, as well as a helpful resource for parents and friends wishing to gain a greater understanding of the stresses faced at university.

Personal accounts of adult survivors who have suffered abuse at the hands of their siblings. There are insights into why sibling abuse occurs, and suggestions for prevention and implications for treatment.

Offers a basic grounding in criminal justice, alongside pointers to further reading and advice on study skills. This title provides summaries of the course curriculum to aid exam revision and essay planning; key summaries of the approach taken by the main textbooks on the course; and guidance on the study skills required to pass the course.

Suitable for professionals in the field of child maltreatment, this book presents a theoretical framework that guides assessment of children and adolescents who have been sexually abused and their parents. It helps clinicians to select a number of measures or procedures across three dimensions that have considerable clinical relevance.

`The publication of this second edition of Culture's Consequences marks an important moment in the field of cross-cultural studies.... Hofstede's framework for understanding national differences has been one of the most influential and widely used frameworks in cross-cultural business studies, in the past ten years' - Australian Journal of Management

`The book is exciting. It opens up new ways of developing both organization and management. It inspires ideas of excellence and achievement and gives hope for this age. You can probably open this book anywhere and find something of value' - Business Age

This popular book has been thoroughly updated for its Fourth Edition, targeting the contents directly to the needs of today's school manager.

Explores the politics and policies of new Labour. This book offers critical insights into Labour's impact on: the relationship between government and citizens public services and their users the state and civil society.

Careers Guidance in Context re-evaluates the concept of `a career' in the light of economic restructuring, globalization and the growth of information technology. It draws together up-to-date theories about guidance work and debates the importance of integrating theory and practice.

Qualitative Research Through Case Studies provides an accessible introduction to a wide range of approaches that deal with the theoretical analysis of qualitative data.

Focus Group Practice provides a picture of focus group moderation and interaction that is based on the study of what actually happens in high-class market research focus groups and in using recent theories of interaction, for example discourse and conversation analyses, to throw light on the practice of moderation.

Martin Conboy explores the complex and dynamic relationship between the popular press and popular culture. He argues for the importance of an historical perspective in understanding the contemporary relationship between the popular and the press. The book concludes with an analysis of the popular press in a globalized media environment.

Hybrid Geographies reconsiders the relationship between human and non-human, the social and the material, showing how they are intimately and variously linked. General arguments, informed by work in critical geography, feminist theory, environmental ethics, and science studies are illustrated throughout with detailed case-study material.