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.

A comprehensive introduction to Transactional Analysis theory, practice and evidence-base. It provides a step by step manual to the competencies and skills needed across the therapy process, and a guide to working with a variety of client issues.

The textbook for anyone learning to become a coach. It's written for beginner coaches and focuses on the main coaching skills and competencies, such as listening, asking powerful questions, providing feedback, summarising and challenging, self awareness and self-reflection.

This book offers an accessible and comprehensive new introduction to the subject and practise of creativity in early years education. Taylor takes a uniquely rights-based and inclusive approach to creativity, providing students with a holistic, internationally-minded overview of creativity and its place both inside and outside the classroom. Sections focus on:Defining creativity and its benefitsDifferent modes of creativityCreativity in a policy and social contextCreative pedagogy in practice...

Written by the scholars who first developed the theory of self-leadership, Self-Leadership: The Definitive Guide to Personal Excellence 3e offers powerful yet practical advice for leading yourself to personal excellence.

Keeping the uniquely humorous and self-deprecating style that has made students across the world fall in love with Andy Field's books, Discovering Statistics Using R takes students on a journey of statistical discovery using R, a free, flexible and dynamically changing software tool for data analysis that is becoming increasingly popular across the social and behavioural sciences throughout the world. The journey begins by explaining basic statistical and research concepts before a guided tou...

Everything students need to plan, deliver, and communicate their real world research.

The market leading textbook for trainees and practitioners counselling children. It contains lots of short chapters offering practice frameworks, skills and interventions.

The essential guide to teaching and learning in higher education for anyone in teaching and learning support roles at university, including early career academics, postgraduate researchers and graduate teaching assistants.