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Why are some acts but not others perceived to be fair? How do people who experience unfairness respond toward others held accountable for the unfairness? This book reviews the theoretical organizational justice literature and explores how the research on justice applies to various topics in organizational behaviour.

This text explores the subject of sexual abuse by pre-teen offenders. It examines the factors that contribute toward sexually abusive behaviour in young children. It also identifies nine programmes and practices that have been designed to treat offenders on an individual, family or group basis.

A practical guide to sample size calculations and general principles of cost-effective research. It introduces a simple technique of statistical power analysis which allows researchers to compute approximate sample sizes and power for a wide variety of research designs.

Doing Statistics With SPSS is derived from the authors' many years of experience teaching undergraduates data handling using SPSS. It assumes no prior understanding beyond that of basic mathematical operations and is therefore suitable for anyone undertaking an introductory statistics course as part of a science based undergraduate programme.

This book provides an overview of some of the key issues in developing professional performance and examines critically some of the key strategies that can be used to enhance professional performance.

Wright Mills' classic The Sociological Imagination has inspired generations of students to study Sociology. However, it is nearly half a century old. What would a book address, aiming to attract and inform students today? This book sets the agenda for imagining Sociology in the 21st century.

Devoted to conflict analysis and resolution, this work begins with a discussion of the philosophical foundations for doing research, providing guidelines on how to develop research questions and how these questions can be addressed with various methodologies. It also integrates the various methodologies, including their complementary strengths.

In this examination of the discourse of environmentalism, the authors explore the linguistic, philosophical, psychological and cultural-historical aspects of environmental discourse, rather than environmental phenomena themselves.

`[A] useful addition to the increasing body of ongoing research into reliable and valid ways of using linguistic analysis in forensic contexts, and it provides some fascinating insights into the role of the linguist as expert witness' - Forensic Linguistics

This book is an ideal introduction to the world of new educational technologies. Filled with case studies, and built on an intuitive set of `How do I ...' questions, it will provide a strong foundation for teachers who need to know more about open and distance learning, across any academic discipline.

Based on the theoretical approach to cooperative negotiating skills developed at the Harvard Project on Negotiation, this book presents a two-step process towards mastery of negotiating and influencing skills.

A state-of-the-art look at the field of personnel selection.

In this useful and practical book, Elisa Carbone offers a wealth of sound advice on how to deal with a large class, from the first day to end of term evaluations. Full of examples taken from many different disciplines, Teaching Large Classes will be an ideal companion for any teacher facing the challenge of the large introductory class.

The authors of this book develop principles that can guide the use of data and models in the human sciences. Writing as scholars who are at home with empirical and mathematical social science, yet taking seriously the critiques of this heritage, they propose ways of developing norms without becoming subjective.

This text demonstrates that, regardless of a practitioner's theoretical orientation, addressing the basic human need of touch as an adjunct to talk-therapy is intrinsic to the healing process. It encourages readers to explore possible biases and misconceptions related to touch.

Provides a concise summary of what we know about attitudes, and suggests we could discover much more by adopting novel means, both conceptual and methodological, for studying attitudes in and around organizations.

Presents a model of clinical supervision that embraces different theoretical approaches to counselling, moving away from models limited to only one approach. This book emphasizes research-based techniques and principles through boxes that summarize empirical work and define and illustrate key constructs of the model.

Gary Krug demonstrates how communication technology must be studied as an integral part of culture and lived-experience. Rather than stand in awe of the apparent explosion of new technologies, this book links key moments and developments in communication technology with the social conditions of their time.

The Foundation Stage Teacher is essential reading for all early years students and practitioners; early years course tutors, and teachers new to working with 3-5 year olds and also primary headteachers.

Drawing directly on the work of teachers and other professional trainers concerned with programmes for Continuing Professional Development, this book promotes action research for practitioners so as to develop qualities of critical appraisal and analysis of practice, appropriate to professional contexts.

'Feminist theories and methodologies have become an increasingly complex as well as somewhat fraught terrain where ideas and egos clash productively and destructively. This is an up-to-date, intelligent introduction to a field which remains a vital component of contemporary sociopolitical issues and debates' - Sneja Gunew, University of British Columbia