It is essential that social work students have a clear grasp of the history and the evolution of social work practice and this classic text explores the fundamental questions: What is social work? How has social work been defined over the years? What does social work look like now? And what is to come?

Clearly and lucidly written, this book offers broad coverage of theoretical debates, using case studies from the author's own extensive research to bring the various theories alive. With a sociological approach throughout, it provides up-to-date coverage of key topics including gender and violence, collective violence and media and violence.

This is a concise introduction to the richness and scope of interviewing in social science research, teaching the craft of interview research with practical, hands-on guidance. Incorporating discussion of the wide variety of methods in interview-based research and the different approaches to reading the data, this book will help you to navigate the broad field of qualitative research with confidence and get out there and start collecting your data.

This book offers students and researchers a hands-on guide to the practicalities of coding, comparing data, and using computer-assisted qualitative data analysis.

Taking cues from popular number sense and reasoning routines, this book gives you the rundown on how to engage in five different daily 5-10 minute routines, all of which include content-specific examples, extensions, and variations of each for algebra, functions, geometry, and data analysis.

Presenting both human and nonhuman animal research, this text provides an easy-to-read introduction to the psychology of learning.

Psychology and Law: Research and Practice, Second Edition, offers the definitive perspective on the practical application of psychological research to the law.

This book offers clear guidance on how to implement an inclusive approach to the use of technology across a broad range of needs and curriculum themes, linking practical examples with discussion of pedagogical considerations.

This is the ultimate book on what is now an established methodology in teaching the fundamentals of communication to children and adults who have severe learning difficulties or autism.

The Data Gaze is concerned with understanding how data-led, data-driven and data-reliant forms of capitalism pervade organisational and everyday life.