This essential book explores the key issues faced by teachers in the classroom today to improve professional reflection and work towards best practice.

Written by leading authors in the field, this book in a new series offers critical and reflective treatment of a core early years topic which is covered by every early childhood course.

This BACP co-pub provides the reader with all the necessary theory and practice needed to engage in case study research

An invaluable, reader-friendly, "guide by your side" that leads students through their research projects stage by stage with practical and realistic advice.

A core text for EYPS that supports candidates in their understanding of pedagogy and practice and in delivering the Early Years Foundation Stage.

Looking at consumption from the child's perspective this book differs from the competition by uncovering what being a consumer means to the children themselves - from their perspective - giving them a voice in the debate

A strong addtion to the Key Concepts series, this book takes a interdisciplinary and an international approach to this increasingly popular field.

Video is an increasingly important topic in the social sciences, particularly in the US, UK, Europe and the Far East, where researchers and students are using this widely available technology to gather data about a wide range of social activities.

This text offers basic generalist practice methods which emphasize the common elements in working with individuals, families and groups.

This thoroughly updated new edition of the bestselling text trains students to critically read a research article from start to finish. Containing twenty-five engaging articles of both ideal and flawed research, it discusses how to assess them in terms of soundness of the design and appropriateness of the statistical analyses.