Aimed at both students and professionals, this book is packed with valuable insights relating to social media use as a social worker by providing the reader with clear hands-on information they confidently can put into practice. The book covers key areas such as working in organisations, service users, skills, professional values and ethics and knowledge. It also comes with an appendix of instructor notes to aid teaching.

Bringing together a huge range of research, theory and key concepts, David Hesmondhalgh provides an accessible yet critical exploration of cultural production and consumption in the global media landscape. This new edition explores the effects of digitalisation on culture and analyses the influence of IT and tech companies like Google, Apple, Amazon and Facebook on the cultural industries.

The 2008 financial crash, the war in Iraq and the Trump Administration are just some of the examples Eugene Sadler-Smith uses to bring hubristic leadership and all its pitfalls to life in this groundbreaking new text. Using critical analysis and reflective anecdotes, this book explores the characteristics and impacts of hubristic leadership and how these might be anticipated, mitigated and allayed.

A comprehensive investigation of modern terrorism and the global terrorist environment, topics discussed include the Causes of Terrorism, the Role of the Media, Cyberterrorism, Religious Terrorism, and The Future of Terrorism.

Presentations are increasingly a key assessment of student research and projects, and are one of the core employability skills. Zina O'Leary's Fix shows students how to nail them.

This handbook will give aspiring and practising SENCOs, teachers and Headteachers an in-depth knowledge and understanding of effective policy, provision and practice to meet the diverse needs of children with special educational needs and disabilities.

The future of the free market depends on fair, honest business practices. Business Ethics: Contemporary Issues and Cases aims to deepen students’ knowledge of ethical principles, corporate social responsibility, and decision-making in all aspects of business. The text presents an innovative approach to ethical reasoning grounded in moral philosophy.

Focusing on corporate purpose—creating economic value, complying with laws and regulations, and observing ethical standards—a decision-maki...

In the first textbook to cover ethnography specific to criminology, Treadwell guides readers through the ethnographic research process in full, starting with a background to criminological ethnography, through planning and doing an ethnographic project, and finally, the writing up and reporting stage.