Introducing students to the research process in a range of educational contexts, this updated Second Edition contains everything they need if they are studying on a research methods course or doing a research project for themselves.

Addressing the practicalities of research, and embracing the complexity and variety of written forms of language, this book helps readers with practical and conceptual tools to ask questions about written discourse, and to analyse the huge variety of texts that make up our linguistic landscape.

Conducting a competent assessment and case formulation can be a daunting task for trainee therapists engaging in clinical assessment for the first time. This book is designed to help, by unpicking the many aspects involved in assessment and case formulation across modalities, practice settings and client groups.

A self test tool for trainee primary teachers to help them identify their strengths and weaknesses in English and monitor and evaluate their progress towards Qualified Teacher Status.

Suitable for second year undergraduate students, this book synthesizes important 'theoretical' concerns with the practicalities of youth work through effective use of activities and case studies.

A student introduction to the history, present and future of global communication from one of Europe's most respected communication scholars.