This book gives a broad, easy-to-read overview of the cultural, social and political ideas that have shaped our education system and how we think about the concept of Education. This new edition has been updated with new chapters, a new case study feature and coverage of hot topics trending today.

This text uses an applied approach and graphical presentation style to offer a minimally technical overview of multilevel structural equation modelling, which combines two fields in applied statistics: multilevel modelling and structural equation modelling.

An essential resource, Research Ethics for Human Geography is an engaging introduction to key ethical issues in geographical research; edited and authored by leading figures in the discipline.

This book offers students a framework to explore how their professional responsibility to understanding sociology can be realised in every aspect of their work with a diverse range of service user groups including children and families, adults, older people, people with learning disabilities and people suffering from mental distress.

Introduces you to the core counselling and psychotherapy skills you will need for effective therapeutic practice.

Researching City Life: An Urban Field Methods Text-Reader examines the city from a street level perspective and provides readers with tools to conduct research on urbanism—the everyday experiences of people in cities. Contending that culture is central to understanding urbanism, editors Tyler Schafer and Michael Ian Borer address qualitative research in cities and how it provides insights unable to be captured via quantitative methods. Carefully selected and edited readings cover participan...

Cities in a World Economy examines the emergence of global cities as a new social formation, as well as sites of rapid and widespread developments in the areas of finance, information and people.

Guiding students through the process of writing both traditional and systematic literature reviews, this book tackles an area that is an integral part of doing research, yet is often overlooked by other methods texts.

This excellent introduction to sociology for social work students explains how sociology is connected to and fundamental for effective social work practice. Co-written by a sociologist, social worker and service user, this essential guide to sociology also comes with access to an exciting companion website offering the reader downloads, web links, powerpoint slides and case studies.