Instructs readers on how to use realism to conceptualize and conduct their qualitative study to get results with greater validity.

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.

A quick, clear and interesting guide for students completing their final year research project.

A handbook for all beginning and aspiring teachers in the Lifelong Learning Sector with essential guidance on the sector and the role of the teacher.

An accessible and thought-provoking survey of this vast field. Emphasising the underlying concepts students need to understand and authored by world-renowned experts.

An accessible study skills guide tailored specifically for the NEW Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector Award.

A fully revised, accessible yet critical analysis of the key issues surrounding the curriculum for trainee teachers in the Lifelong Learning Sector.

Provides managers and leaders within Health and Social Care organisations with essential planning and budgeting skills.

Keeping the uniquely humorous and self-deprecating style that has made students across the world fall in love with Andy Field's books, Discovering Statistics Using R takes students on a journey of statistical discovery using R, a free, flexible and dynamically changing software tool for data analysis that is becoming increasingly popular across the social and behavioural sciences throughout the world. The journey begins by explaining basic statistical and research concepts before a guided tou...

Updated, practical, comprehensive guide to academic writing online and traditionally.