Sage Publications Ltd imprint: 3149 books
by Professor Robert P. Burns, Richard Burns
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2008
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Ideal for those with a minimum of mathematical and statistical knowledge, Business Research Methods and Statistics Using SPSS provides an easy to follow approach to understanding and using...
Safeguarding and Protecting Children, Young People and Families
A Guide for Nurses and Midwives
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2014
Safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children is a statutory duty for all nurses and midwives. This book helps equip student nurses and midwives with the confidence, knowledge and skills needed for working with families to support and protect children. It covers the full spectrum of safeguarding...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2008
"This is a very good text for undergraduate students as it gives a broad overview of the concept of public health, utilising case studies to illustrate practical application. This book would be also be an excellent way for practitioners to increase their own knowledge of public health and could...
Improving Services for Young Children
From Sure Start to Children's Centres
Language: English
Release Date: June 24, 2008
'This book is a welcome addition to the field of Early Childhood studies and would appeal to both students and professionals working with children and families in any area. The format of the book is clear and the style of writing is very readable and engaging' - ESCalate
` In this excellent...
The Basics of Geomorphology
Key Concepts
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2014
"I can think of no better guides than Professors Ken Gregory and John Lewin to lead the reader through the conceptual basis of this exciting science."
- Victor R. Baker, University of Arizona
"A very readable and informative introduction to the discipline for senior undergraduates,...
Foucault Contra Habermas
Recasting the Dialogue between Genealogy and Critical Theory
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 1999
Foucault contra Habermas is an incisive examination of, and a comprehensive introduction to, the debate between Foucault and Habermas over the meaning of enlightenment and modernity. It reprises the key issues in the argument between critical theory and genealogy and is organised around three complementary...
Supporting Children's Learning
A Guide for Teaching Assistants
Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2007
Are you looking for a book that explains all the key ideas on how children learn, and how to best support children in that learning?
Covering all the major themes, this book offers:
o An introduction to the main theories of learning and development, from birth to primary;
o A...
by Niels J. Blunch
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2012
This comprehensiveSecond Edition offers readers a complete guide to carrying out research projects involving structural equation modeling (SEM). Updated to include extensive analysis of AMOS' graphical interface, a new chapter on latent curve models and detailed explanations of the structural equation...
Doing Research in Cultural Studies
An Introduction to Classical and New Methodological Approaches
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2003
`This book is a goldmine for students…it is brilliantly conceptualized and brilliantly executed. With this book cultural studies finally comes of age methodologically' - Professor Norman K Denzin, Institute of Communications Research, University of Illinois
Doing Research in Cultural Studies...
The Social Science Jargon Buster
The Key Terms You Need to Know
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2007
- Are you confused by academic jargon?
- Do you know your `discourse' from your `dialectic'?
- Can you tell the difference between `anomie' and `alienation'?
The Social Science Jargon Buster tackles the most confusing concepts in the social sciences, breaking...
Justice Globalism
Ideology, Crises, Policy
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2012
Are political activists connected to the global justice movement simplistically opposed to neoliberal globalization? Is their political vision 'incoherent' and their policy proposals 'naïve' and 'superficial' as is often claimed by the mainstream media?
Drawing on dozens of interviews and...
Politics and Development
A Critical Introduction
Language: English
Release Date: December 29, 1998
This major textbook provides a clear and comprehensive introduction to the main analytical approaches and their use in the study of third world politics and development.
The author outlines the difficulties in the various analytical approaches to the study of development within political science;...
Analyzing Talk in the Social Sciences
Narrative, Conversation and Discourse Strategies
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2015
Talk is one of the main resources available to qualitative researchers. It offers rich, meaningful data that can provide real insights and new perspectives. But once you have the data how do you select an appropriate means of analysis? How do you ensure that the approach you adopt is the best for...
Communication Theory
Media, Technology and Society
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2005
`This is a very clear and concise summary of media studies, present and future. There is no other book that can both be used as a teaching tool and can help scholars organize their thinking about new media as this book can' - Steve Jones, University of Chicago
This book offers an introduction...