This book helps bridge the gap between the theory of evaluation and its practice, giving students the specific skills they need to use in different evaluation settings.

Why are i-pods and mobile phones fashion accessories? Why do people spend thousands remodelling their perfectly functional kitchen? Why do people crave shoes or handbags? Is our desire for objects unhealthy, or irrational? This book offers a systematic overview of the diverse ways of studying the material as culture.

Written and edited by the most respected scholars in the field of Islamic studies, this handbook provides timely and authoritative insights on current debates within the Muslim world.

Emmy van Deurzen asks searching questions about the meaning of life, seeking to define what a good life consists of and how therapists might help their clients to live well rather than simply in search of happiness.

Describes the cognitive, emotional and behavioural techniques which clients can use to promote psychological change in themselves. This book discusses obstacles to change, which may arise at different points in the therapeutic process and provides strategies for tackling them.

Visual Culture: The Reader provides an invaluable resource of over 30 key statements from a wide range of disciplines. Although underpinned by a focus on contemporary cultural theory, this Reader puts the study of visual culture and the rhetoric of the image at centre stage.

`If you are teaching postgraduate research methods courses, including those aimed at a mixture of psychologists and other health professionals, this book is worth considering as a core text' - John Hegarty, Times Higher Educational Supplement, Textbook Guide, November 2004

In the sixth edition of this international bestseller, David Sousa once again translates the latest neuroscience and education research into concrete actions and strategies for the classroom.

Layered with effective methodologies, this guide shares a holistic construct encompassing mindset, emotions, effort, and outcomes to address relationships, empathic capacity, trust, culturally responsive teaching, and student passion.

This follow-up supplement walks teachers through how to adapt the 14 practices for 12 distinct settings, some of which came about as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.