Giving both a theoretical and practical introduction to narrative approaches, this book is ideal for all those interested in getting to grips with and using narrative methods in their research.

An agenda-setting and topical textbook that looks at how ICTs have become an important part of social work and how they can improve and affect practice

Explains the basic ideas behind the statistics as clearly and briefly as possible, showing that the basics of statistics are something that virtually everyone can handle with a bit of time and effort.

By providing ideas for practical and engaging activities to absorb pupils, this book shows how to make science come alive in the classroom.

This accessible, comprehensive and up to date book looks at the reality of social work in practice. It will be essential reading for all social work students.

This Handbook gives a comprehensive overview of the theory and practice of grounded theory, taking into account the many attempts to revise and refine Glaser and Strauss' original formulation.

Introduces students to the language, ideas, and concepts that are used frequently in Critical Management Studies and that they will be expected to discuss in seminar debates and to draw upon in their essays

'Proctor has successfully written a book on counselling ethics that is both engaging and instructive. The activities provided throughout enable the reader to apply theory to themselves and to real life situations. I will be recommending this book to my students' - Mr Richard Palmer, Humanities, Weston College

This pocket-sized book is the ideal starting place for those new to person-centred counselling. The revised new edition provides a concise, yet thoroughly up-to-date introduction to the theory and practice of this approach.

This book provides all students need to start out a survey research project.