An accessible and practical text providing essential coverage of inclusive practice for pre-service and in-service trainee teachers in the Lifelong Learning Sector.

An introduction to population, sociological and psychological influences on health and delivery of healthcare in the UK for medical students.

A concise guide to understanding assessments in counselling and psychotherapy.

Today's religious violence challenges our understanding of religion. Do we need special notions such as 'cult' and 'fundamentalism' to come to terms with it? Does monotheism, with its claim to exclusivity, necessarily generate intolerance? Kippenberg rejects the idea that violence and religion are inherently connected and instead considers the actions, motives, and self-perceptions of real people. He shows that the violent outcomes of the American tragedies of Jonestown and Waco were not inev...

Mark Twain once observed, A lie can get halfway around the world before the truth can even get its boots on. His observation rings true: Urban legends, conspiracy theories, and bogus public-health scares circulate effortlessly. Meanwhile, people with important ideas–business people, teachers, politicians, journalists, and others–struggle to make their ideas stick. Why do some ideas thrive while others die? And how do we improve the chances of worthy ideas? In Made to Stick, accomplished e...

This thought-provoking work presents Confucianism as a living ethical tradition with contemporary relevance. While acknowledged as one of the world's most influential philosophies, Confucianism's significance is too often consigned to a historical or solely East Asian context. Discussing both the strengths and weaknesses of Confucian ethics, the volume's contributors reflect on what this tradition offers that we cannot readily learn from other systems of ethics. Developing Confucian ethical i...

An innovative new text for teaching introductory research methods that addresses emerging instructional needs.

This updated book on the brain's natural learning process offers practical methods for teaching all students to take responsibility for their own success.

Shows how social marketing can be successfully used to change environmental behaviour

Edited by two of the biggest names in the field, Windy Dryden and Rhena Branch, with 26 chapters by leading experts, this timely book alone as the most accessible yet comprehensive guide to CBT theory, skills, research and practice.