A down to earth, practical guide to newly qualified social workers on their Assessed and Supported Year in Employment.

This series facilitates a deeper level of understanding of each standard, underscores the interconnectedness of the standards, and helps educators bridge theory to practice in their own implementation efforts.

Demonstrating the use of spatial analysis in the social sciences within a regression framework, the second edition of this text employs examples based on real data to illustrate the concepts discussed. The authors also provide relevant code to enable the users to work through the examples in the text.

The Process of Research and Statistical Analysis in Psychology presents integrated coverage of psychological research methods and statistical analysis to illustrate how these two crucial processes work together to uncover new information.

A provoking critical analysis that explores gender patterns in both offending and victimisation.

A V Kelly's bestselling and classic text is now brought up to date with the latest curriculum changes and current thinking in education. It's great on general principles and the philosophical background to education, making it core reading on all types of education courses.

Acrucial guide for anyone beginning their research on racism, exploring the meaning of racism, key studies in the field, core methods and an agenda of research for the future.

A much needed book that weaves together the varying strands of the growing term 'The Creative Industries'. International in coverage, the book traces the historical and contemporary ideas that make the term more relevant today that its ever been.

A interdisciplinary, student focused exploration of contemporary global urban economies. It covers the theoretical alongside the empirical, with boxed examples and suggested reading and websites for every chapter.