A unique textbook on urban geography, taking a global perspective with a through theoretical grounding and an extensive and diverse range of case studies.

A practical introduction to the process of designing, doing and writing up research with children and young people.

Written in a lively and engaging style, this book will enable both supervisors and supervisees to get the best they can from the supervisory experience.

Introduces students to the key legal and ethical principles guiding professional practice. Using an applied, practice-based and refreshingly 'real' approach this text will help to make law and ethical issues more accessible and looks at how legal and ethical principles interplay and inform professional development.

Focusing on organisation improvement and strategical leadership, this book offers a bank of creative ideas and guidance for teachers already in management positions, and those just starting out reflect on their leadership development.

A core text on developmental psychology providing learning and skills support for all undergraduate psychology students.

An essential and highly topical text for students undertaking policing related degrees and programmes with a terrorism element.

A complete guide to understanding and using counselling skills in social work.

Data-driven discovery is revolutionizing how we model, predict, and control complex systems. Now with Python and MATLAB®, this textbook trains mathematical scientists and engineers for the next generation of scientific discovery by offering a broad overview of the growing intersection of data-driven methods, machine learning, applied optimization, and classical fields of engineering mathematics and mathematical physics. With a focus on integrating dynamical systems modeling and control with ...

A new mainstream textbook on primary English for those training to teach in primary education, carefully written to be relevant for the changing education landscape of the next few years.