By examining how young children develop and learn from conception through to the age of eight, this book explores ways to enhance professional practice in the early years. For further discussion and engagement with current issues and hot topics in Early Childhood subscribe to Sheila Nutkin's author blog.

This book explores recent developments and debates around researching ethically and with integrity, and complying with ethical requirements, and has been updated and expanded to now cover issues relating to international, indigenous, interdisciplinary and internet research.

A fully revised and updated edition of this widely adopted textbook. The First Edition was published in 2003 by Hodder.

Moving beyond the narrow confines of a "how to" of innovation management, The Business of Innovation takes a contemporary approach reflecting on the wider, external contexts in which management decisions are made.

Index looks at the threats to academic freedom around the world - from political correctness to the funding squeeze.

An ideal study companion throughout a business and management degree, this text provides up-to-date coverage of hot topics such as effective reading, essay skills, how to use social media and how to secure employment after university.

Incorporating recurring case studies, student real life examples, and packed with exercises, chapter objectives and suggestions for further reading, this highly practical guide encourages personal development and ensures that trainees and qualified therapists get the most, both professionally and personally, from their practice-based research.

This exciting new text helps researchers to successfully understand and achieve impact in their research, and to demonstrate this impact in order to secure funding and to show excellence in REF

The first book in the market to look at innovation/entrepreneurship from an international perspective.

Containing original chapters written by experts and scholars in the field, this text will highlight the current debates about criminal justice policy and discuss the implications for the system and society at large.