This book goes beyond mixed methods research design and data collection to provide a pragmatic discussion of the challenges of effectively integrating data to encourage a more comprehensive and rigorous level of analysis.

Surveying the differing viewpoints and disciplinary approaches to using mixed-methods, this volume helps the reader explore the answers to a wide range of key questions in the field.

The Second Edition combines current research, theory and practice to provide unprecedented coverage of topics relating to both the culture and climate of modern organizations.

Tackles disability from a broad range of interdisciplinary studies), and sets forth a new integrative theory and provides guidance on the advancement of social justice and human rights within a global perspective.

A practical and student-friendly text which offers students an enhanced understanding of the research process, and equips them with the necessary tools and skills to evaluate studies, translate relevant behavioral sci ence knowledge into practice principles, and implement evaluation procedures in their daily practice.

Updated edition of this popular student exploration of the effects of media on young people. Discusses the latest research on such issues as advertising, violence, video games, sexuality, drugs, body image and eating disorders, music, and the Internet.

This solid, sustainable, and laser-sharp focus on instructional leadership helps leaders hone, model and lead new learning through deliberate practice.

Mediation Theory and Practice, Third Edition introduces students to the process of mediation by using practical examples that show students how to better manage conflicts and resolve disputes. Authors Suzanne McCorkle and Melanie J. Reese help students to understand the research and theory that underlie mediation, as well as provide students with the foundational skills a mediator must possess in any context, including issue identification, setting the agenda for negotiation, problem solving,...

Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences combines an engaging style with solid pedagogical elements and carefully developed problems and exercises.