With brand new chapters on ethics and mixed methods, this indispensable guide continues to provide readers with everything they need to develop effective and successful research proposals.

Covering theoretical foundations and practical applications, this book introduces the reader to PCP in its entirety and will be instrumental in helping them to do unbiased, rich interpretative, constructivist research

'An excellent introduction to social work with children and families. It links practice with legislation and highlights relevant research findings'. - Mr Dan Burrows, Cardiff School of Health Sciences, Cardiff Metropolitan University

Easy to use, understand and put into practice, this book will answer all your students' questions on the nursing research process.

With expanded coverage of Fleck and a new section on 'Transformations of the Medical Profession', this updated Third Edition provides students with a sociologically-focussed and theoretically informed introduction

Includes most organized discussion of mass media culture, the meaning of leisure, and anomie in affluent society.

With a key focus on mixed methods, coverage of the 'why' as well as the 'how', and a clear explanation of the CORE system, this book will be instrumental in helping readers to produce organized, ethical, insightful and, of course, comprehensive literature reviews.

An introduction to self-reflexive practice, this book - a collage of different voices and perspectives - in underpinned by the idea of living your life as inquiry

This book uses real student experiences and stories from patients to help students develop their communication skills throughout the three years of training, with a focus on how to develop person-centredness and compassionate and collaborative care.

Continually praised for its conversational tone, personal examples, and helpful pedagogical tools, this book is organized around the modern ideas of progress, knowledge, and democracy.