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A key text to help students examine the role and value of play in learning and childhood development, including contemporary research and international examples.

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An invaluable guide to a variety of core research concepts in both political science and international relations. Each entry is consistently structured and cross-relates entries, it contains examples and can be used across an entire degree.

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This accessible and student-friendly book is the first to focus specifically on schemas for children under three.

Acting as a practical and theoretical guide to doing narrative research, this book considers issues such as reflexivity, interpretation and the research context, helping readers to gain a well-rounded view of narrative methods research

Having sold over 15,000 copies since first publication, this book is the definitive introduction to the principles and techniques of psychosynthesis. Pitched clearly and accessibly, it explains how the counsellor or psychotherapist can incorporate psychosynthesis into their own work with clients.

Contains up-to-date research and literature in the area, covering the entire spectrum of educational institutions.