Now in its fifth edition, Research Methods for Leisure and Tourism has become the ultimate reference text for both students enrolled in undergraduate and postgraduate degrees and practising managers. This book combines comprehensive coverage of a wide variety of qualitative and quantitative research methods with step-by step guidance through research software including Excel, SPSS and NVivo. Key featuresCoverage of both qualitative and quantitative research methods, ensuring a balanced approa...

This brief, affordable, and engaging text offers the ideal balance of motivational, study, and life skills.

This is an ideal text for first-year experience courses, freshman seminar courses (particularly courses that are one or two credits) and modules on Personal Development and Employability.

Written by a teacher for teachers, the second edition of Ronit Bird's The Dyscalculia Resource Book now comes with 120 games and puzzles and a brand new section on 'mixed operations puzzles'.

In overleg met de auteur, Bram Lagerwerf, is besloten het boek opnieuw uit te geven, in de serie boeken van APS-Wiskunde voor wiskundedocenten. Wij zijn verheugd dat dit werk op deze manier verkrijgbaar blijft voor (aanstaande) wiskundeleraren.

De inhoud is op dit moment relevanter dan ooit. Er bestaat een toenemende aandacht voor de basisvorming als voorbereiding op het vmbo en de tweede fase van havo en vwo. De thema’s die daarbij van belang zijn, zoals samenwerken in de klas, een onderzo...

This bestselling introductory book offers practical and straightforward guidance on the basics of social research, ideal for anyone who needs to conduct small-scale research projects as part of their undergraduate, postgraduate or professional studies. The book provides:* A clear, straightforward introduction to data collection methods and data analysis* Jargon-free coverage of the key issues* Checklists to guide good practice.

The sixth edition has been extensively updated and includes feat...

Doing Gender in Media, Art and Culture, 2nd edition is a comprehensive gender studies textbook with an international focus and relevance across a broad range of academic disciplines. Covering an array of topics, theories and approaches to gender studies, it introduces students to the study of gender through geographically diverse case studies on different historical and contemporary figures. The volume covers the established canon of gender studies, including questions of representation, stan...

English Phonetics and Pronunciation Practice provides a unique introduction to basic articulatory phonetics for students of English. Built around an extensive collection of practice materials, this book teaches the pronunciation of modern standard non-regional British English to intermediate and advanced learners worldwide. This book: provides an up-to-date description of the pronunciation of modern British English;demonstrates the use of each English phoneme with a selection of high-frequenc...

Alex Rogo is a harried plant manager who has been given 90 days to save his failing factory. If he doesn't improve the plant's performance, corporate headquarters will close it down and hundreds of workers will lose their jobs. It takes a chance meeting with Jonah, a former professor, to help him break out of his conventional thinking and figure out what needs to be done.

As Alex identifies the plant's problems and works with his team to find solutions, the reader gains an understanding of th...