Walter J. Ongs classic work provides a fascinating insight into the social effects of oral, written, printed and electronic technologies, and their impact on philosophical, theological, scientific and literary thought. This thirtieth anniversary edition coinciding with Ongs centenary year reproduces his best-known and most influential book in full and brings it up to date with two new exploratory essays by cultural writer and critic John Hartley.

Hartley provides: A scene-setting chapter that...

A new edition of this key text on research methods for all undergraduate education students.

Provides managers and leaders within Health and Social Care organisations with essential planning and budgeting skills.

Provides the answers to the important question: what is personal and professional development and why is it necessary for counsellors? Packed full of accounts of personal experiences, questions and points for refection, this book will prove an essential companion for anyone wishing to grow personally and professionally as a therapist.

As the only coaching text available to take this perspective, Coaching Understood does so by building an understanding of how all the basic elements present in the coaching interaction work and exposes the mystery underlying coaching's success as a personal and professional development intervention.

The authors of this updated edition of a bestseller invite you to reflect on how you influence your students and collaborate with your colleagues.

Designed for advanced business students, marketing research academics, practitioners and consultants this text provides guidance on how to master, apply, and disseminate knowledge of recent innovative developments in marketing research.

Using real-life examples to illustrate important concepts that family researchers encounter regularly, the text covers traditional quantitative methods, qualitative methods, and the mixed-method approach. Written in a clear, concise style, this book teaches students consume research in a sophisticated, effective manner.

Understanding how society shapes the economy helps us answer many important questions. For example, how does advertising get people to buy things? How do people use their social connections to get jobs? This title presents sociological answers to questions like these.

Practical, no-nonsense, accessible guide to planning, writing and publishing a journal article.