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What is phenomenological sociology? Why is it significant? This book argues that phenomenology was the most significant, wide-ranging and influential philosophy to emerge in the twentieth century.

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The perfect introductory resource, Understanding and Using Statistics in Psychology will guide any student new to statistics effortlessly through the process of test selection and analysis.

By viewing psychotherapy and counseling as a science-based cultural enterprise, this book expands the understanding of culture in terms of the politics of identity, symbolic and practice meanings, moral ontology, and global realities. It is useful for psychotherapists, counseling practitioners, psychiatrists, and other human service professionals.

An easy-to-understand guide to the research process, this book equips students and research assistants to conduct a full-scale investigation. It follows the standard mode of research planning and design, data collection and analysis, and results writing.

The design and evaluation of questionnaires and other written and oral materials is a challenging endeavor, fraught with potential pitfalls. This book describes a means of systematically developing survey questions through investigations that intensively probe the thought processes of individuals who are presented with those inquiries.

What Else You can Do With a PhD provides concrete advice and support for readers moving out of academia. The authors cover all the big issues including skill and interest assessment, writing an effective curriculum vitae and cover letters, preparing for interviews and evaluating job offers.

Intended for students who need to get a fast grasp on a range of social and political issues, this introductory text is a comprehensive guide to politics in the contemporary world. The book draws on examples from popular political culture to convey how politics operates in the contemporary world.

Written with the needs of students uppermost, Small-Scale Research is a direct, comprehensive guide for students doing theses, dissertations, papers and projects. It systematically works through the central methods of inquiry and demonstrates the strengths and weaknesses of different approaches.

`An impressive achievement. Dave Boje's book deals with the complex issue of organizational narrative in a lively yet authoritative way. A major contribution to advancing organizational theory as a multi-voiced methodology' - John Hassard, Manchester School of Management, UMIST

Updated Edition of Bestseller! The authors use their unique combined experience to provide readers with all the resources needed to resolve misconduct issues swiftly, equitably, and legally.

Presents the results of a study begun in the mid 1980's, of women survivors of child sexual abuse. Catherine Cameron - herself abused as a child - describes the subjective experience of abuse and slow recovery in 60 women surveyed five times over twelve years.

This insightful guide explores the influence of values, experience, and beliefs on leadership practices and provides examples and reflective questions for exercising authentic, moral leadership.

Includes 99 ready-to-use tips to build early skills in literacy, math, science, social studies, creativity, music, and movement. For teachers of children ages 2-5.

Using ideas and activities already tried and tested in the classroom, this book shows practitioners how imaginative drama lessons and activities can be used to help encourage and improve children's writing, speaking and listening skills. It is suitable for the persons who might not be used to leading drama-based activities.

Eating disorders are usually associated with females but there are an increasing number of males affected by anorexia and bulimia. This title describes how to cope with male eating disorders. It is suitable for people working in health centres, clinics and hospitals.

Drawing on the ideas of Michael White and David Epston, this fully revised, extended and updated Second Edition incorporates the progression of their thinking over the past five years and introduces developments initiated by other narrative therapists worldwide. New material has been added around counseling for post-traumatic reactions, couples conflict and a sense of personal failure.

This resource helps practitioners identify gifted and talented pupils, resolve underachievement, develop strategies for gifted and talented pupils, and devise a tailored curriculum for able pupils.

This book examines how to communicate information effectively to students, and considers how strong communication skills can support children and maximize learning.

The author examines the beneficial effects of service learning, offers examples of curriculum-based and community-based projects, and explains how to start a successful program.

Explaining the key ideas on how children learn, and how to best support children in that learning, this work offers an introduction to the main theories of learning and development, between the ages of three to 16. It is intended for Teaching Assistants studying for Foundation Degrees, or for the Higher Level Teaching Assistant qualification.

Provides the information needed to begin to create an emotionally literate ethos within a school, along with tools to develop emotionally literate staff and practices over the course of a year. This book contains a range of training modules to create a programme of CPD through staff meetings and INSET.

Addresses each phase of a research project in the simultaneous order in which researchers often undertake them. From how to write great essays and succeeding at university, to writing your undergraduate dissertation and doing postgraduate research, this book helps you get the best from your time at university.

A guide to the three pivotal figures in the classical tradition. It explains the key ideas of these thinkers and situates them in their historical and philosophical contexts. It helps the student gain an immediate understanding of what is distinctive and relevant about these giants of sociology.

These high-interest math investigations will help students see math as a vital, meaningful tool in their daily lives both inside and outside of the classroom.

The author helps teachers better understand and guide children toward positive behavior by effectively motivating them, developing their self-control, and more.

Includes mnemonics, questionnaires, graphic organizers, illustrations, and trains your brain activities for educators and for learners. This book is based on the research on learning, memory, and the brain. It uses two interwoven stories to entertain while the author educates readers about how to strengthen memory.

This resource for beginning teachers of young children provides practical, sensitive, and diverse advice on getting children settled, mealtimes, toileting, and beginning and ending of sessions.