Politics of the Administrative Process gives students a realistic, relevant, and well-researched view of the field while remaining reader-friendly with engaging vignettes and rich, current examples. With a unique focus on policymaking and politics, the Ninth Edition continues its strong emphasis on politics, accountability, and performance.

Experts Eugene Bardach and Eric Patashnik equip both budding and seasoned policy analysts with the skills they need to succeed, with a practical model including step-by-step advice, insightful discussions, and current case studies.

Now in its Seventh Edition, Robert M. Clark's Intelligence Analysis: A Target-Centric Approach once again delivers a consistent, clear method for teaching intelligence analysis in both introductory and advanced courses-including new case studies and a look at advances in the field.

Both comprehensive and clear, Research Methods for the Behavioral Sciences, Updated Third Edition author Gregory J. shows students, using a conversational tone, that statistics can be understandable, interesting, and relevant to their daily lives.

A comprehensive student introduction to mental health in counselling and psychotherapy

Essential information and vital practice for all those required to sit Oxbridge-specific admissions tests.

A straightforward and accessible guide to Personal Development in Counselling and Psychotherapy

This book is about research designs for projects that collect both qualitative and quantitative data, so that their combined strengths will accomplish more than would have been possible with any one method.