A rich and dynamic introduction to the varieties of religious life and the central issues in the sociology of religion today. It leads the reader through the key ideas and main debates within the field as well as offering in-depth descriptions and analysis of specific religions and movements.

The SAGE Handbook of Gender and Psychology is a wide-ranging, comprehensive benchmark that will benefit advanced students and scholars interested in this field.

The new edition of the best-selling introductory guide to Masters-level PGCE courses for all students embarking on postgraduate initial teacher training.

Moving beyond the narrow confines of a "how to" of innovation management, The Business of Innovation takes a contemporary approach reflecting on the wider, external contexts in which management decisions are made.

A practical guide to action research, with both theoretical underpinning and a focus on real issues for researchers. Part of our brand new series on Education Research published in association with BERA.

Offers an introduction to the legal issues in relation to counselling and psychotherapy in the UK. This work provides coverage of the key developments in the law that have had major impact on therapists' practice with regard to data protection and the management of confidentiality.

Includes material on neuroscience and practitioner-oriented research methodology showing how the processes of doing research and doing therapy have many things in common. This book aims to cultivate a spirit of willingness amongst therapists trained in one model to learn from colleagues trained in others.

A student-friendly introduction to the broad field of leisure studies, encouraging students to engage in reflexive analysis of their own common sense understandings of contemporary leisure practices.

This book shows how questions, not answers, help drive school improvement by applying the principles of quality questioning to four critical leadership functions: maximizing, mobilizing, mediating, and monitoring