Taking the topics of a quantitative methodology course and illustrating them through Monte Carlo simulation, this book illustrates abstract principles, such as bias, efficiency, and measures of uncertainty in an intuitive, visual way.

This book will equip social work students with the skills they need to meet the new and perennial challenges to achieving empowering practice with carers and people who use services.

A complete introduction to working with addictions.

Useful strategies and guidance for anyone needing to explore the practical and ethical issues around researching with children and young people.

This comprehensive textbook presents a thorough understanding of abnormal psychology with a focus on the integration of psychology, biology and health and is supported by interactive learning features for undergraduate students.

Written by two experienced teachers in youth studues, this is an accessible and straight-to-the-point inter-disciplinary resource for students engaging with youth studies and youth theory throughout the social sciences.

Embarking on a first practice placement can be an anxious experience for social work students. This textbook takes them step-by-step through the process, holding their hand through preparation for practice modules and during the course of the placement itself. Focusing on practicalities, knowledge, values and skills, the authors guide students through the challenges they may face.

Used widely in non-majors biology classes, The Tangled Bank is the first textbook about evolution intended for the general reader. Zimmer, an award-winning science writer, takes readers on a fascinating journey into the latest discoveries about evolution. In the Canadian Arctic, paleontologists unearth fossils documenting the move of our ancestors from sea to land. In the outback of Australia, a zoologist tracks some of the world’s deadliest snakes to decipher the 100-million-year evolution...

Studenten die net beginnen met het vak statistiek, zien vaak door de (formule)bomen het bos niet meer. In Statistiek in woorden kunnen ze in begrijpelijk Nederlands nalezen wat een bepaald begrip betekent en wat het wezen is van een bepaalde analysetechniek. Statistiek in woorden biedt zo de perfecte aanvulling op elke Statistiekinleiding!

Al dertig jaar een internationale managementbestseller!

Het doel heeft het managementdenken in de westerse wereld veranderd. Goldratt werd door het tijdschrift Fortune uitgeroepen tot ‘goeroe van de industrie’. Door Business Week uitgeroepen tot ‘genie’.

In een spannend detectiveverhaal vecht Alex Rogo voor het behoud van zijn bedrijf. Met hulp van een oud studievriend slaagt hij erin om conventionele denkwijzen aan de kant te schuiven. Op deze manier handelt hi...