Multidisciplinary introduction to the theory and methods needed to research society in a digital age.

Drawing from educational and psychological research, this heavily revised second edition offers a detailed analysis of how reading comprehension happens combined with practical teaching strategies for the primary classroom.

Full of practical tips, exercises and summaries, this book continues to be a masterclass in qualitative research for students and researchers across the social sciences and beyond.

How can we better understand global issues? And what does it mean to do international relations theory today? This textbook shows how key concepts like power, security, and race shape our world. It is the essential companion for undergraduate and postgraduate students approaching IR or IR theory for the first time.

'Since its very first edition, Social Cognition has been the undisputed bible of the field. Insightful, authoritative and beautifully written .... it is an indispensable guide for students and scientists alike' -Daniel Gilbert, Harvard University

An in-depth introduction to the different types of literature review that takes away the guesswork. It walks you through the whole process and provides a flexible toolkit for analysing and synthesising all types of data used in literature reviews.

An easy-to-use guide to the intuition behind statistical methods in politics and IR research. Packed with examples from the UK and Europe, this text features a suite of examples and exercises and, new for the second edition, is supplemented with online workbooks and code to help you use the techniques in the book using R, SPSS, Stata and Python.

A succinct, no-frills introduction to social science data and statistics. It uses visual maps and prompts to communicate the potential of social data and to introduce the basic statistical tools available to beginners.

This is your practical step-by-step guide to implementing the Early Years Foundation Stage in any early years setting, offering guidance on each of the seven areas of learning and development in the updated 2024 EYFS statutory framework.