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...

Social Work: From Theory to Practice provides a critical introduction to core and emerging theories of social work. This edition introduces a cultural lens through which to interrogate theory. A new chapter on Aboriginal perspectives teaches students how to decolonise their practice and provide socially just outcomes for communities.

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.

This book is for social science students who need to learn the theory of analysis alongside the specifics of the R software package.

Presenting a practical approach to CBPR by describing how an individual researcher might understand and conduct CBPR research, this book includies a concise overview of CBPR theoretical underpinnings, methods considerations and ethical issues - all presented in an accessible format.

Bestselling text Principles of Trauma Therapy: A Guide to Symptoms, Evaluation, and Treatment, Third Edition covers the modern treatment of psychological trauma that is both comprehensive in scope yet highly practical in application.

How do you uncomplicate the subject of program evaluation for students without being too simplistic? David Royse focuses on what readers really need to understand in order to apply useful program evaluation techniques in their practice serving individual clients, couples, and families. Drawing on decades of teaching this subject, he skillfully takes an incremental approach to teaching so that students aren't overwhelmed by information that they won't necessarily use in professional settings....

De klimaatverandering plaatst de hedendaagse maatschappij voor een van de grootste uitdagingen van deze tijd: de transitie naar een duurzame economie. Deze transitie zal in alle sectoren van de economie moeten plaatsvinden en ziet niet alleen op de duurzaamheid van producten en diensten als zodanig, maar uitdrukkelijk ook op de logistiek daarvan. Die veroorzaakt immers ook een deel van de uitstoot van CO2, stikstof en fijnstof.

Dit rapport brengt in kaart welke rol Recht en handhaving spelen ...

This key text offers a coherent conceptual framework for human ecology – a clear approach for understanding the many systems we are part of and for how we frame and understand the problems we face. Essential reading for students and scholars of human ecology, environmental ethics, and sustainability studies.