Research Methods in Social Policy
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A Modern Guide to the Multiple Streams Framework
Edited by Nikolaos Zahariadis, Nicole Herweg, Reimut Zohlnhöfer, Evangelia Petridou
Applying the Multiple Streams Framework (MSF) to a global range of case studies, this pioneering Modern Guide addresses how policymakers decide what issues to attend to and which choices to make or implement. In doing so it outlines that...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Handbook on Participatory Action Research and Community Development
Edited by Randy Stoecker , Adrienne Falcón
This Handbook is a critical resource for carefully considering the possibilities and challenges of strategically integrating participatory action research (PAR) and community development (CD). Utilizing practical examples from diverse co...eBook:Find out more$58.36
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Handbook of Teaching and Learning Social Research Methods
Edited by Melanie Nind
This comprehensive Handbook illustrates the wide range of approaches to teaching and learning social research methods in the classroom, online, in the field and in informal contexts. Bringing together contributors from varied disciplines...eBook:Find out more$65.00
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Welfare States in the 21st Century
Ian Greener
On the 80th anniversary of Beveridge’s report on the ‘Five Giants’ confronting societal progress in the 1940s, this innovative book examines the ‘New Giants’ confronting us today: inequality, preventable mortality, the crisis of democrac...eBook:Find out more$27.96
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Research Handbook on Work–Life Balance
Edited by Sonia Bertolini, Barbara Poggio
This innovative and thought-provoking Research Handbook explores the theoretical debate surrounding work–life balance, and provides a reflection on the opportunity to adopt multilevel research approaches and perspectives, along gender an...eBook:Find out more$52.76
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Teaching Social Work
Neil Thompson
There are particular challenges involved in teaching social work. As with other professional disciplines, it is not simply a matter of passing on the key elements of the knowledge base; there is also the need to equip students to be able...eBook:Find out more$39.16
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Handbook of Sociological Science
Edited by Klarita Gërxhani, Nan D. de Graaf, Werner Raub
The Handbook of Sociological Science offers a refreshing, integrated perspective on research programs and ongoing developments in sociological science. It highlights key shared theoretical and methodological features, thereby contributin...eBook:Find out more$12.00
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How to do Action Research for Transformations
Hilary Bradbury
Capturing years of innovation within contemporary action research, Hilary Bradbury highlights where action research for transformations (ART) is directed: towards responding to climate change and achieving global sustainability goals. Pa...eBook:Find out more$39.16
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Research Handbook on Disability Policy
Edited by Sally Robinson, Karen R. Fisher
Examining how policy affects the human rights of people with disabilities, this topical Handbook presents diverse empirical experiences of disability policy and identifies the changes that are necessary to achieve social justice.eBook:Find out more$65.00
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Research Handbook on Measuring Poverty and Deprivation
Edited by Jacques Silber
Encompassing chapters that address both unidimensional and multidimensional poverty, this timely Research Handbook explores all aspects of poverty and deprivation measurement, not only detailing broad issues but also scrutinising specifi...eBook:Find out more$65.00
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How to Lead Academic Departments Successfully
Edited by Adam Lindgreen, Alan Irwin, Flemming Poulfelt, Thyra U. Thomsen
It is an old cliché that leading and managing academics is like herding cats. This book challenges this myth and presents a way to deal with the many challenges of academic leadership, from managing departments, research groups and teams...eBook:Find out more$45.56
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How to be a Reflexive Researcher
Paul Hibbert
This stimulating and challenging book provides a guide to reflexivity and reflexive practice, explaining its relevance to research in management, organisation studies and the social sciences. Rooted in the latest research, case studies a...eBook:Find out more$27.96