Published in association with the International Sociological Association, this is a critical exploration of social justice and democratization, human rights, and social and economic inequality.

Employing a problem-focused approach, this third edition presents a clear and comprehensive introduction to research methods, empowering the reader to understand and apply research methods in their daily lives.

Providing a brief overview of leadership at the individual, team and organizational levels, Leadership for Organizations covers the foundational leadership approaches.

This book is a pragmatic guide to both gathering and analysing media data and helps readers make sense of how media are involved in politics, by bringing media research to life with vivid case studies.

Drawing on economic geography, economic sociology and critical management studies, this is an interdisciplinary, student-focused exploration of the contemporary international financial environment.

Do you need good leaders to achieve good quality or does good quality create good leadership? This book explores the meanings and understandings of quality and leadership that are present in early years services and how to lead in order to develop and achieve quality in your early years setting.

As the rapid take up of tablets gathers pace in UK schools there is a need for advice on the best approaches, apps and strategies to help teachers achieve successful learning outcomes. This book provides it.

Helping students to successfully visualise SEM by drawing on the graphical interface of EQS and providing plenty of screenshots throughout, this book assumes no prior statistical knowledge and includes practical assistance to encourage students to feel confident about using SEM for their research project.

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