Play in the Early Years offers students an accessible introduction to Play, considering key concepts and current debates taking place here and now.

The gold standard for navigating the literature about policy implementation and governance, this modern classic is the leading introduction to the study of implementation.

Based on the seminal text from the beginning of the Twenty-first Century, Doing Critical Management Research (SAGE, 2000), Alvesson and Deetz have broadened their focus to provide an authoritative and insightful framework for navigating critical theories and methods across all of the social sciences.

Mapped to the 2018 NMC Standards and featuring insights from real TNAs, this book explores the specific role of nursing associates in health promotion, considering different practice settings across all fields of nursing.

An accessible and engaging introduction to sociology to help you understand and make our complex social worlds better.

This new edition of The Sage Handbook of Social Network Analysis builds on the success of its predecessor, offering a comprehensive overview of social network analysis produced by leading international scholars in the field.

A new edition of THE guide to the full qualitative research process, featuring international case studies to help you situate your research in the global context.

Takes readers through the whole CBT research process step-by-step as well as giving them a broader context for why research is important and how to use it in their work Â

The third edition of the bestselling student guide to doing media and cultural studies research provides all the knowledge and practical expertise needed to carry out a project or dissertation.

This handbook provides a comprehensive overview of key challenges in the field of gifted education, with contributions from a range of expert international authors.