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by Liz Atkins, Susan Wallace
Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 2012
This accessible and practical book is a perfect quick guide for postgraduate researchers in education. Looking at the interdependence of teaching and research, the authors show that a critical and analytical exploration of policies and practices is a necessary part of what we mean by being a 'professional'...
by Kitty te Riele, Professor Meg Maguire, Professor Rachel Brooks
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2014
Part of the popular BERA/SAGE Research Methods in Education series, this is the first book to specifically focus on the ethics of Education research. Drawn from the authors’ experiences in the UK, Australia and mainland Europe and with contributions from across the globe, this clear and accessible...
Using Mixed Methods Research Synthesis for Literature Reviews
The Mixed Methods Research Synthesis Approach
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2016
Using Mixed Methods Research Synthesis for Literature Reviews by Mieke Heyvaert, Karin Hannes, and Patrick Onghena is a practical guide that provides step-by-step instruction for conducting a mixed methods research synthesis (MMRS) that integrates both qualitative and quantitative evidence. The book...
Event History and Survival Analysis
Regression for Longitudinal Event Data
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2014
Social scientists are interested in events and their causes. Although event histories are ideal for studying the causes of events, they typically possess two features—censoring and time-varying explanatory variables—that create major problems for standard statistical procedures. Several innovative...
Best Practices in Data Cleaning
A Complete Guide to Everything You Need to Do Before and After Collecting Your Data
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2012
Many researchers jump from data collection directly into testing hypothesis without realizing these tests can go profoundly wrong without clean data. This book provides a clear, accessible, step-by-step process of important best practices in preparing for data collection, testing assumptions, and...
by Peter Wallensteen
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2015
This book provides you with the perfect introduction to your studies in peace and conflict resolution and equips you with the tools you need to analyse real-world cases.
Drawing on recent research and examples from around the world, the new edition:
Explores the ongoing situation in Syria...
India on the Western Screen
Imaging a Country in Film, TV, and Digital Media
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2016
An insightful analysis and impact assessment of the ways in which India is portrayed on different screens in the west
This book examines the nuances of multiple images—cinema, TV, computer, and smartphones—that feed into the making of a new Indian narrative and showcase an India that is...
Child Protection
An Introduction
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2007
Praise for the First Edition:
`All readers will be drawn to the style of the book as well as its content. The structure will make sure that it is not just a "one-off", being read as part of a course of study, but a book which is used frequently as a source of reference' - Child Abuse...
Study Skills for Business and Management
How to Succeed at University and Beyond
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2013
Want to stand out from the thousands of other business and management students when you graduate from university?
This comprehensive study skills book gives you all the tools and techniques needed to graduate with a better degree than you thought possible. Study Skills for Business and Management...
by Julie Hodges, Professor Roger Gill
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2014
Indispensable to understanding change, this unique text provides a comprehensive examination of how change can be sustained within organizations today.
Featuring critical insights into theoretical concepts and current international examples, the book provides an accessible way for students...
by Richard J. Crisp, Rhiannon Turner
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2014
From aggression to altruism, prejudice to persuasion, Essential Social Psychology 3e introduces students to the discoveries and debates that define social psychology today. It covers both classic and cutting edge research studies and provides plenty of real life examples and illustrations to help...
Educating Students on the Autistic Spectrum
A Practical Guide
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2011
The aim of this book is to make sure all students on the Autistic Spectrum are given the opportunity to engage in appropriate teaching and learning experiences. It considers the individual with autism, and offers tried and tested approaches that have worked, giving background information on autism...
by Sean MacBlain
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2014
Understanding How Children Learn is a vital part of working with children. Every child is unique and understanding differences in learning helps all to benefit.
This book goes beyond simply understanding the work of key theorists and the various theories of learning to recognise what learning...
Developmental Psychology and Early Childhood Education
A Guide for Students and Practitioners
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2011
The importance of high quality early childhood education is now universally recognised, and this quality crucially depends upon the practitioners who work with our young children, and their deep understanding of how children develop and learn. This book makes a vital contribution to this understanding,...