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Citizenship education equips children with the skills necessary to play an active part in society and act as socially and morally responsible citizens. This book explores six topics including: Basic needs, Environmental issues, Fairness, Exploring various cultures, Democracy, and Global issues.

Quantile Regression establishes the seldom recognized link between inequality studies and quantile regression models. Though separate methodological literatures exist for each subject matter, the authors explore the natural connections between this increasingly sought-after tool and research topics in the social sciences.

Discover winning inquiry-based strategies for teaching science in diverse classrooms using robotics, rockets, straw-bale greenhouses, expeditionary learning, independent research study, technology and music, and much more!

Brings together some of the seminal interventions which have structured the development of stardom and celebrity studies, while crucially combining and situating these within the context of new essays which address the contemporary, cross-media and international landscape of fame culture.

Offers an overview of the methodology of narrative inquiry. This book outlines the historical development and philosophical underpinnings of narrative inquiry as well as describes different forms of narrative inquiry. It offers coverage of various disciplines and viewpoints from around the world.

Provides an overview of the concepts included in and surrounding the term 'public opinion' and its application in modern social research. This book presents the basic empirical concepts for assessing public opinion and opinion changes in society. It also provides an overview of the social, political and legal status of public opinion research.

Divided into four sections, this handbook focuses on theorizing European integration; the EU as polity; politics and policy making in the EU; and the EU and the international system. Suitable for scholars and advanced students of the EU and European integration, it presents an overview of political science research on the EU.

This innovative text demonstrates how social science theory and research can be applied to successful collaborative work with community groups. The 27 instructive case studies, framed by two introductory chapters and a concluding chapter, draw out the principles and perspectives underlying the case materials. Each case also concludes with extensive editorial commentary.

This text places the problem of men's violence towards women they know, within the context of men's use of power and violence in society. It critically reviews the theoretical frameworks that are used to explain this violence and discusses issues, challenges and possible research methods.

What is meant by community? Is there a balance between equality, integration and diversity? Does the idea of identity undermine community cohesion? This book considers these questions and explores the concept of identity and how its different meanings and interpretations impact upon community policy.

Containing 16 chapters, this volume is intended for use as an upper level teaching resource. It is useful for upper level and graduate students studying social psychology.

Focuses on how it is possible to combine practical problem solving with generating new theoretical insights. The authors combine a thorough discussion of the epistemological foundations of action research with a broad overview of major contemporary trends in the field.

Meta-Analysis shows concisely, yet comprehensively, how to apply statistical methods to achieve a literature review of a common research domain. It demonstrates the use of combined tests and measures of effect size to synthesize quantitatively the results of independent studies for both group differences and correlations. Strengths and weaknesses of alternative approaches, as well as of meta-analysis in general, are presented.

Learn how to implement a sustainable school or district action research program that promotes educational equity, helps close the achievement gap, and strengthens instructional leadership.

Enchanting ideas and activities for implementing circle time into early years settings

Helps in preparing students to operate in work environments where rarely straight automation of business process leads to significant gains in quality or productivity. This work deals with business process redesign, as well as related trends in business.

The increasing shift toward arts-based research has raised complex questions, such as how to evaluate its quality and even whether distinctions exist between what is art and what is research. This book bring together scholars in qualitative methods to provide a comprehensive overview of where arts-based research has come, and where it is going.

Focuses on the educational leader's role in actualizing human potential and unleashing individual and organizational energy, while promoting performance in 'ordinary' people by first changing within oneself. This book shows how school leaders can promote changes, be accountable, and achieve meaningful results for schools, and districts.

Provides guiding frameworks and information on Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), complemented by a set of well-matched cases. This title presents a process-based framework of M&A, within which the reader is given in-depth information about the steps in doing deals.

What, exactly, is promoting public health activity? How should we promote public health? Whose values are most important? Which theories can help inform health promoting practice? This text addresses these questions, exploring the key concepts, debates and issues involved in multi-disciplinary public health.

Covers the personal issues that an adult with Asperger's syndrome faces in a world not designed for people with autism. This work looks at: the positive aspects of Asperger's syndrome; how these translate into everyday life; and strategies to gain mental and physical health as an adult with Asperger's syndrome.

A collection that provides significant insights into the practice and theory of propaganda and persuasion. It offers a series of articles that lends perspectives on propaganda at the time of the American Revolution, World Wars I and II, Communist Soviet Union, the Vietnam War, and brainwashing in the Korean War.

This text analyzes the problem of homeless young people in Europe and North America, to establish its scope and prevalence. It accounts for psychological characteristics and risk factors in the family, at school and in society, to provide methods to help deal with all aspects of the phenomenon.

This book introduces the new computer-based research methods for studying and modeling complex social phenomena. It is the first coherent collection that surveys the impact that computer-based methods have had on the social and behavioural sciences and illustrates the potential for future research.

Creativity in organizations has become an issue of great importance, but how does a company encourage personnel to find creative solutions to budgeting, product development, marketing and training? With engaging contributions from leading academics and professionals, this book explores the key factors that are critical to the development and promotion of creativity in any organization.

Focusing on the correct assessment techniques and behavioural approach to maladaptive sexual abuse disorders, this book covers such topics as aversive respondent conditioning and reconditioning. The author offers a discussion of future directions in behavioural treatment.

A guide for researchers dealing with the problems of sampling, this book uses the Practical Design Approach and therefore integrates sampling design into the overall research design and explains the inter-relationships between research design and sampling choices.

African American Males: A Practice Guide examines the special issues associated with providing mental health and guidance services to African American males.

Provides both a persuasive argument for a particular approach and a manifesto for social research. Providing numerous illustrations from a range of life documents, this book traces the history of the method, examines ways of 'doing life story' research, and discusses the many political and ethical issues raised by such research.