An Introduction to Political and Social Data Analysis (With R) provides students with an accessible overview of practical data analysis while also providing a gentle introduction to the R programming environment. Author Thomas M. Holbrook patiently explains each step in statistical analysis with R, avoiding complicated tools or packages.

Created with direct input from students and packed with advice and guidance from leading industry experts, this textbook walks readers through the steps necessary to deliver a team-based project, facilitating the development of key employability skills along the way.

"This book provides a wise and engaging how-to guide that meets the central challenge of policy analysis: combining scientific evidence and social goals to craft practical, real-world solutions." -Thomas S. Dee, Barnett Family Professor of Education, Stanford University

Written by the scholars who first developed the theory of self-leadership, Self-Leadership: The Definitive Guide to Personal Excellence 3e offers powerful yet practical advice for leading yourself to personal excellence.

The market leading textbook for trainees and practitioners counselling children. It contains lots of short chapters offering practice frameworks, skills and interventions.

Perfect for revision, this colouring book is a fun and creative way for Psychology students to learn the basics of biopsychology.

This text is both a practical account of the research process, and an invitation to think more deeply and reflexively about the imperfect, multifaceted nature of social research itself.

Careers in Psychology, Sixth Edition helps students navigate and plan for their futures by offering exposure to the rich careers in each subfield of psychology and prompting students to consider the what, why and how of each option.

Written by two of the most prominent criminologists in the field, Race and Crime, 6th Edition takes an incisive look at the intersection of race and ethnicity and the criminal justice system.

Learning to Change provides a comprehensive overview of organizational change theories and practices developed by both European and North American change theorists. The authors compare and contrast different theories or approaches to planned change and discuss in detail the activities or steps change agents take - diagnosis, change strategy, the intervention plan, and interventions. In addition, the authors explore what makes someone a successful change agent and provide advice for career and...