A comprehensive guide to local management with a unique regional approach that provides practical applications for future local leaders.

This provocative volume deals with one of the chief criticisms of ethnographic studies, a criticism which centres on their particularism or their insistence on context -- the question is asked: How can these studies be generalized beyond the individual case? Noblit and Hare propose a method -- meta-ethnography -- for synthesizing from qualitative, interpretive studies. They show that ethnographies themselves are interpretive acts, and demonstrate that by translating metaphors and key concepts...

Theories of Counseling and Psychotherapy: An Integrative Approach by Elsie Jones-Smith is for the theories of counseling and psychotherapy course at both the undergraduate and graduate level. This Third Edition, offers an extensive array of theories that includes all the mainstream theories as well as such contemporary approaches as narrative, feminist, LGBT, and post-modern . It offers students an integrative framework with which to assess the various theories with respect to possible clinic...

Women, Crime, and Justice: Core Concepts, provides a complete and concise view gendered issues and the connection to the criminal justice, including victimization, criminalization, and work within the system.

In Research and Evaluation in Education and Psychology: Integrating Diversity With Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Methods, renowned scholar Donna M. Mertens offers an in-depth introduction to research methods. The Sixth Edition integrates five major paradigms and emphasizes research within culturally complex communities.

Each chapter thoroughly explains each research step, enriched with a published sample study for illustration.

The seventh edition of How to Conduct Surveys: A Step-by-Step Guide by Arlene Fink provides a concise and reliable resource for developing and running surveys. The seventh edition includes new information on the use of AI in surveys, social media, videoconference platforms, cultural validity, and research ethics, along with updated data and citations throughout.

This new approach to leadership focuses on how students can develop leadership skills right from the start of their nursing programme through to transitioning to their first role. Real stories from nursing leaders, practitioners and students are included to inspire students and show them how they can impact positively on practice, whatever level they are working at.

In order for students to become experts and innovators, they need a strong understanding of how the world works. This book helps learners uncover conceptual relationships and how to transfer them to new situations.

Find out how to avoid common mistakes and challenge some of the myths about what good teaching really is.