Presenting the latest thinking and research on how children acquire their first language, this book takes the reader from a standing start to the point where they can engage with key debates and current research in the field of child language.

Wide ranging text offering a developmental approach and contextual understanding of intellectual disabilities, with chapters dedicated to specific conditions such as autism, ADHD, Down syndrome, and foetal alcohol spectrum conditions.

Based on the theory of the Rhetorical Arena and the multivocal approach, this guide explores a new perspective on crisis communication, and what happens when external voices start communicating as a crisis breaks out.

Offers a guide to the nature of counselling contracts, why they are needed and how they are made. This book takes account of the BACP ethical framework and covers the legal aspects of contracting, and how to make contracts with trainees. It is intended for trainees and practitioners in counselling and psychotherapy.

An agenda setting book from a major academic figure in the social sciences.

Concise, accessible introduction to this expanding and interdisciplinary field of study.

An lively, approachable text, filling a gap in the market for a student-friendly introduction to the complex social, cultural, political and economic relationships within and across tourism.

New edition of this best-selling textbook, with ten new chapters.

The perfect accompaniment to existing textbooks for courses on human resource management.

The antidote to heavy-going, complex and lengthy textbooks on studying strategy.