This book encourages students to adopt a particular mindset towards journal articles., a mindset that recognizes the many strengths of social research-especially its advantages over ordinary ways of knowing things.

A guide designed to deepen school board members' understanding of high quality professional learning, its impact on student achievement, and its relation to key responsibilities and decisions of school boards.

"It is refreshing to see a book such as this which is both broad in its conceptualization of the field of child research and deep in its focus. The volume's editors are paragons of awareness when it comes to the need for interdisciplinary research and theory to illuminate the lives and experience of children" - Professor James Garbarino, Loyola University Chicago

Exploring the concept that leadership is not about leaders or even leaders and followers, but about a much more dynamic and nuanced process, this is a compelling and unique text examining leadership as a dynamic and nuanced process.

A highly practical book for courses on human service/social work administration which takes students through the nuts and bolts of managing a human service agency.

Provides an introduction to the major theories, methods and findings of social network analysis research and the applications from that research.

Through the analysis of theory, research and practice, this Handbook provides the reader with a clear, global picture of workplace learning.

First published in 1996, this is the standard textbook for students wishing to understand the key counselling and psychotherapy approaches. No other book goes into as much depth as each expert contributor presents a comprehensive overview of the theory and practice of their established approach to individual therapy practice.

This bestselling introduction to art therapy brings theory to life through case material and examples of real artwork produced during therapy sessions. Practising art therapist, Dave Edwards, explains key theoretical ideas - such as symbolism, play, transference and interpretation - and shows how these relate to practice.

With new chapters on ethics and internet research, this bestselling text has been updated to continue to provide students with an invaluable and balanced introduction to the research process.