A critical study of how Africa's dependence on the western world has impacted its economic growth and how the knowledge economy and 4th industrial revolution may aid in its future socio-economic growth and prosperity.

Mapped to the 2021 RPS Competency Framework and 2018 NMC Standards, this concise book introduces all aspects of nurse prescribing in clear, straightforward terms.

Using observations of children in play and cutting-edge research, this book will empower students and build their confidence so that they are able to challenge perceptions and think creatively about how they can use technology.

There is a pressing need for new teachers to understand the wider context of language development and to know how best to support children in learning to talk. This accessible text introduces trainee teachers to the numerous contexts of language development and supports readers to understand the many ways in which children acquire language skills.

This practical guide offers an approachable introduction to doing hermeneutic phenomenological research across the health and social sciences.

Now completely up to date with the latest innovations, this book engages with recent controversies to give students the best start with their research.

Evolutionary psychology is an important and rapidly expanding area in the life, social, and behavioral sciences, and this Handbook represents the most comprehensive and up-to-date reference text in the field today.

Spanning the new evidence that has emerged in the last 20 years, this book appraises the best available evidence to date on scientific claims of the paranormal.

This new English translation of Francois Jullien's work is a compelling summation of his thinking on the comparison between Western and Chinese thought. The title, From Being to Living, summarises his essential point: that western thinking is obsessed by - and determined as well as limited by - the notion of Being, whereas traditional Chinese thought was always situated in Living.

An introductory guide to the key concepts, themes, and topics in the discipline of sociology, providing sociology students with comprehensive coverage of all the main areas of study for their first year and beyond.