A critical overview of key issues and areas within early years for those training or working in the sector, focused on policy and practice.

An accessible text for students of the early years examining the role of the practitioner in the early years. A core text for all practice related modules.

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

"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.

In this reader 15 pairs of scholars and practitioners address current and relevant questions in international relations through brief "yes" and "no" pieces

This accessible, practical 'how to' guide provides students with a step-by-step toolkit of the why, when and how of qualitative methods, for anyone studying qualitative research or doing a research project.

Two of the world's leading experts explore the connections between crime and economic conditions, covering a range of theoretical and empirical approaches, in a lively and readable manner.