An accessible and multi-disciplinary guide to working together with other professionals to deliver a child-centred and co-ordinated approach to safeguarding, in line with the Working Together to Safeguard Children guidance.

Debunks and uncovers a number of enduring myths about famous theorists such as Adam Smith and Abraham Maslow in an informal, conversational and often humorous way.

An encyclopedic introduction to research, showing students how to think about every stage of their project and equipping them with the tools they need to understand different research processes.

With contributions from academics across the globe, this book showcases how you can use data analysis for better and more effective urban planning and management.

The Network Society; the essential guide to the past, current consequences and future of digital communication, remaining an accessible, comprehensive, must-read introduction to how new media function in contemporary society.

International and Comparative Employment Relations text is the Employment Relations text for any lecturer taking a comparative approach, and this seventh edition has been thoroughly updated with new examples and discussion questions to engage students and encourage critical thinking.

Created by the combined experience of a leading social scientist and the chief executive of a major international research development institution, this book will be a standard work of reference for new research leaders, in any discipline or country, looking for help and inspiration.

This concise and practical guide explores the use of focus groups as a method for conducting research in a business and management Masters dissertation.

Taking a global, comparative look at voting and elections, this Fourth Edition has new chapters on authoritarian elections and regime change, electoral integrity, and voting behaviour

Learning is a fundamental topic in education. Combining traditional views of learning and learning theory with sociocultural and historical perspectives, this handbook brings together original contributions from respected researchers who are leading figures in the field.