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A main focus of this book is research questions and the decision-making processes at every step of research. It lays out the factors involved in each part of the research process, from deciding how to

By exploring qualitative research through a unique analytic lens, then cumulatively elaborating on methods in each successive chapter, this innovative work cultivates a skill set and literacy base tha

Business Laws: Text and Problems offers a comprehensive coverage of the fundamentals of legal aspects of business. Written exclusively to serve as a companion for courses on business law, the book spa

This textbook is a comprehensive, step-by-step learning guide to each aspect of business analytics and its role and significance in real-life business decision-making. Correct capture, analysis and in

Introducing Communication Research: Paths of Inquiry teaches students the basics of communication research in an accessible manner by using interesting real-world examples, engaging application exerci

Educational Research offers a comprehensive, easily digestible introduction to research methods for undergraduate and graduate students. Readers will develop an understanding of the multiple research

While some qualitative methods texts touch upon online communities as a potential data source, show how to conduct interviews and focus groups online, or select recording devices and analysis software

Data Science for Business with R, written by Jeffrey S. Saltz and Jeffrey M. Stanton, focuses on the concepts foundational for students starting a business analytics or data science degree program. To

This concise text carries the public sociology movement into the introductory sociology classroom. While teaching students to think sociologically and to develop a sociological eye, it also demonstrat

The new Sixth Edition of Making Sense of the Social World continues to be an accessible and student-friendly introduction to the variety of social research methods, guiding readers to understand resea

This extensive Handbook will bring together different aspects of critical pedagogy with the aim of opening up a clear international conversation on the subject, as well as pushing the boundaries of cu

Organizational Change combines conceptual models with concrete examples and hands-on exercises to dramatically improve the knowledge, skills, and abilities of students in creating effective change. Th

Meeting the needs of gender science today, The Psychology of Sex and Gender provides students with balanced coverage of men and women that is grounded in psychological science. The dynamic author team

Education is an important aspect of the environmental influences on autism and effective education can have a significant effect on outcome for those on the autism spectrum. This handbook is a definit

Edited by Terri D. Pigott, Ann Marie Ryan, and Charles Tocci, the purpose of this volume is to present high-quality reviews that examine change to teaching practice from a variety of perspectives and

This timely and accessible contribution towards a deeper understanding of homophobia provides much-needed insight into the issue of prejudice in general.Topics discussed include: the nature of antigay

Psychology and Law: Research and Practice, 2nd Editionoffers the definitive perspective on the practical application of psychological research to the law. Curt R. Bartol and Anne M. Bartol emphasize throughout the text the various roles psychologists and other mental health professionals can play. Insight is offered into the application of psychology in criminal and non-criminal legal matters. Topics such as family law, mental health evaluations, police interrogation, jury selection and decision making, involuntary civil commitment, and various civil capacities are included. This comprehensive book examines complex material in detail and explains it in an easy-to-read way. The authors emphasize the major contributions psychological research has made to the law, and encourage critical analysis through examples of court cases, high-profile current events, and research.New to This EditionThe new edition has been significantly reorganized to more closely align with the progression through

Drawing on extensive research and the authors’ own experiences as coaches and mentors, the book offers a critical perspective on the theory and practice of coaching and mentoring.The Third Editi

Drawing on extensive research and the authors’ own experiences as coaches and mentors, the book offers a critical perspective on the theory and practice of coaching and mentoring.The Third Editi

Counseling and Educational Research: Evaluation and Application teaches Counseling and Education students how to be good consumers of research while demonstrating how practitioners conduct resear

Bhattacharyya, a scholar of business management, provides students and professionals in human resources a backdrop to theories of training and development and addresses the requirements of human resou

A theoretically robust guide to coaching and mentoring which integrates theory and practice. New to the Second Edition: Updated references and research, and a greater emphasis on contemporary issue

A theoretically robust guide to coaching and mentoring which integrates theory and practice. New to the Second Edition: Updated references and research, and a greater emphasis on contemporary issue

This is the first comprehensive authored text on stress and crisis management specifically tailored to courses focusing on the family. The book provides readers with an excellent balance of theory/r

This book enables students to develop a framework for analysing, evaluating and developing teaching and assessment practice to enhance learning

Mergers and Acquisitions: Text and Cases provides guiding frameworks and information on Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), complemented by a set of well-matched cases. The purpose is not to re

Theories and Applications of Counseling and Psychotherapy by Earl J. Ginter, Gargi Roysircar Sodowsky, and Lawrence H. Gerstein provides students with the foundational knowledge they need to understan

Hot on the heels of Andy Field's best-selling Discovering Statistics Using SPSS, Third Edition (2009), the author has teamed up with a co-author, Jeremy Miles, to adapt this textbook for SAS® us

Hot on the heels of Andy Field's best-selling Discovering Statistics Using SPSS, Third Edition (2009), the author has teamed up with a co-author, Jeremy Miles, to adapt this textbook for SAS® us

Victimology and Victim Assistance offers insights into the criminal justice system from the perspective of often overlooked participants—victims. Delving into victim involvement in the crim

Providing a complete portal to the world of case study research, the Sixth Edition of Robert K. Yin's bestselling text Case Study Research and Applications offers comprehensive coverage of the design

Stacy Mallicoat's Crime and Criminal Justice: Concepts and Controversies will provide a thematic overview of the criminal justice system. It aims to provide an alternative to the introductory crimina

Adapted from Joseph F. Healey's bestselling Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Class,this accessible 10-chapter text teaches concepts and theories about dominant-minority relations. Diversity and S

Stress and Health is the only book on the biology of psychological stress for students and researchers in the behavioural sciences. It is an excellent textbook for advanced undergraduate and graduate

A cutting-edge, student focused introduction to the broad field of media, culture and society. Louw and Carah critically explore the emergence of interactive, social and mobile media, alongside establ

Enlightenment and Violence is a history of ideas that proposes a multi-centred and non-Eurocentric interpretation of the Enlightenment as a human heritage. This comparative study reconstructs how mode