The guide for novice researchers who want to master how to produce first-class research their contemporaries will want to read!

This book will help teachers make talk in classrooms more effective, educational and enjoyable

The Handbook for Social Research Methods is a must for every social-science researcher. It charts the new and evolving terrain of social research methodology, covering qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods in one volume.

This book gives social work students a clear understanding of current legislation and a thorough grounding in the key issues in mental health in Scotland.

New edition of this best-selling textbook, with ten new chapters.

The perfect accompaniment to existing textbooks for courses on human resource management.

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Shows how the concepts of place have been modified and yet continue to be of vital importance in interpreting a world which travel and commerce have made very different from that of 1976.

This book provides educators with the skills, knowledge, and dispositions to put school data to work for improving teaching and learning

The latest edition of the bestselling reader Understanding Health and Social Care combines classic works with newly commissioned material, offering readers unparalleled coverage of the key issues in health and social care. The breadth of material encompasses voices of service users, professional and lay carers, as well as academics and researchers.