The Sixth Edition of Making Sense of the Social World offers students an introduction to the variety of social research methods, and helps the reader to understand research in their roles as consumers and novice producers of social science.

Part leadership manual, part short novel, this unique best-seller uses dialogues between a novice and a master teacher and between a new and a seasoned principal to illuminate how viewing a problem through a different lens - political, human resources, structural, or symbolic - can reveal the right solution

Covering all the key professional issues, this book gives primary and secondary trainee teachers the confidence and guidance they need to succeed in the classroom.

Guiding the reader through both theory and application, Fox and Alldred explore the varied uses of "new materialism", a key emerging trend in 21st century thought, in the practice of doing sociology today.

An overview of what knowledge management is, the theoretical basis behind it, and practical insights into how it can be implemented effectively in a professional setting.

Cybercognition explores the ideas of technology addiction, brain training and much more, and will provide readers with a guide to understanding concepts related to the online world.

Covers all randomised controlled experimental designs likely to be needed in laboratory animal research, with worked examples showing how they can be statistically analysed. This book covers the learning outcomes of Module 10 and part (ii) of Module 11 of education and training under Directive 2010/63/EU.

Careers in Media and Communication is a practical resource that helps students understand how a communication degree prepares them for a range of fulfilling careers; it gives students the skills they will need to compete in a changing job market. Award-winning teacher and author Stephanie A. Smith draws from her years of professional experience to guide students through the trends and processes of identifying, finding, and securing a job in in mass communication.

Throughout the book, students...

"The Mallicoat text provides an excellent set of contemporary readings on topics relating to Women and Crime. I highly recommend this text for Professors." —Dr. Sandra Pavelka, Florida Gulf Coast University Women, Gender, and Crime: A Text/Reader, Third Edition presents issues of gender, crime, and criminal justice in context through edited research articles enhanced by brief authored sections.

Each article is carefully edited to demonstrate the application of the concepts presented in the ...