The SAGE Handbook of Aging, Work and Society offers a critical overview of the most significant themes and topics, with discussions of current research, theoretical controversies and emerging issues.

The new edition of the best-selling introductory guide to Masters-level PGCE courses for all students embarking on postgraduate initial teacher training.

With the support of excellent contributors, Pam James and Barbara Douglas help students to learn to develop the skills and knowledge required to work effectively with a range of common presenting issues in psycotherapeutic practice, from anxiety to borderline personality disorders.

This book teaches us to read the contemporary Chinese city. Li Shiqiao deftly crafts a new theory of the Chinese city and the dynamics of urbanization. He traces a thread between ancient Chinese city formations and current urban organizations, revealing hidden continuities that show how instrumental the past has been in forming the present.

The Third Edition of a seminal text which is widely recommended to upper-level undergraduate and postgraduate students of health, anthropology, nursing and cultural studies.

A critical exploration of the constructions of childhood across the social sciences. It questions common global Northern conceptions of childhood and children by providing a wider lens through which to challenge inherent Eurocentrism.

Moving beyond the narrow confines of a "how to" of innovation management, The Business of Innovation takes a contemporary approach reflecting on the wider, external contexts in which management decisions are made.

A practical guide to action research, with both theoretical underpinning and a focus on real issues for researchers. Part of our brand new series on Education Research published in association with BERA.

Looking back over the grounded theory debate and highlighting what's relevant to today's researchers, this book adeptly guides students through this often intimidating area

Helping students to easily compare and select qualitative methods, this new introduction from expert authors is a practical guide to the research process