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This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 20 - 25 working days Like the first edition of The Practice of Research in Social Work, this Second Edition introduces research methods as an integrated set of techniques for investigating social work research and practice problems. This Second Edition continues to offer the most contemporary treatments of the latest developments in social work research approaches. Interesting and contemporary social work examples are used, with each chapter focusing on a particular substantive research question. Students gain new insights into important substantive issues as they learn about the strong and weak points of actual research projects. Features Summary Introduces research methods as an integrated set of techniques for investigating social work research and practice problems. This work offers contemporary treatments of the developments in social work research approaches... Author Rafael J. Engel (Author), Russell K. Schutt (Author) Publisher Sage Publications Ltd Release date 20090209 Pages 560 ISBN 1-4129-6892-5 ISBN 13 978-1-4129-6892-8

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days The basic premise of "Social Statistics for a Diverse Society, Sixth Edition", is that substance and statistical techniques are truly related in social science research. Therefore, the authors have tried to integrate clear explanations of statistical techniques with issues of particular relevance to society. The substantive focus of this book recognizes that students live in a world characterized by a growing diversity and richness of social differences. Using straightforward prose and emphasizing intuition and common sense, this book teaches basic statistics while incorporating real research examples related to the dynamic interplay of race, class, gender and other social variables within our society and our global neighbors. The text includes resources designed to support effective teaching: illustrations showing how statistical concepts are used to interpret social issues, guides for reading and interpreting the research literature, SPSS demonstrations, and a rich variety of exercises. This title provides a close link between the practice of statistics, important social issues, and real-world examples. This shows students that in the social sciences there is a constant interplay between social concerns and the methods of inquiry and investigation. It provides a informal writing style - coupled with the use of real-world example, the conversational writing style results in a book that is more accessible and engaging for students. A focus on race, class, gender and other aspects of social diversity is threaded throughout the book, and sets the book apart from others in the field and mirrors the major emphasis in the social sciences today. Reading the Research Literature sections in most chapters help students read and interpret statistical information in professional and scholarly publications. Integration and Review Chapters on the accompanying CD-ROM bundled with the text review the two halves of the book for descriptive and inferential statistics. Boxes and Learning Checks in chapters - Throughout the book are boxes containing information on statistics in practice and insightful tips on using various techniques. The Learning Checks allow students to test their understanding of concepts just presented. Emphasis on Computing SPSS for Windows is used throughout the book in conjunction with General Social Survey data to introduce students to one of the most commonly used analytical software packages in the field. At the end of each chapter is a demonstration of a related SPSS procedure, along with a set of exercises. Features Summary Emphasizes intuition and common sense, while demonstrating the link between the practice of statistics and important social issues. This title helps students learn key sociological concepts through real research examples related to the dynamic interplay of race... Author Anna Y. Leon-Guerrero (Author), Chava Frankfort-Nachmias (Author) Publisher Pine Forge Press Release date 20110119 Pages 600 ISBN 1-4129-9253-2 ISBN 13 978-1-4129-9253-4

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days Social Work: An introduction to contemporary practice has quickly established itself as a leading and uniquely comprehensive introduction to the field. Essential knowledge and skills are examined with authority and depth, and key debates approached in an accessible, informative and engaging way. Underpinned by research and advice to make close illustrative links with practice, it stimulates interest and actively engages the reader.Richly supported throughout with examples and real-life case scenarios, the text encourages the reader to adopt a critical and reflective approach. Furthermore, believing that social work exists to help people through complex and painful transitions in life, the authors set the relationship at the heart of social work practice. This text is essential reading for social work students on undergraduate and postgraduate training programmes, newly qualified social workers and practitioners in a variety of settings Features Summary Essential knowledge and skills are examined in this introduction and key debates approached in an accessible, informative and engaging way. Underpinned by research... Author Kate Wilson (Author), Gillian Ruch (Author), Mark E F Lymbery (Author), Andrew Cooper (Author) Publisher Longman Release date 20110501 Pages 760 ISBN 1-4082-4470-5 ISBN 13 978-1-4082-4470-8

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days This textbook equips social work students with the tools to develop a social work identity. It provides a critical examination of the knowledge base of social work - from human growth and development to social work research - and explores how a practitioner's own values, principles and experience combine to shape their social work identity and practice alongside this. Linked to a range of core modules on pre-qualifying social work programmes but written also for those practitioners committed to nurturing their own social work identities, this is a must have text from one of social work's most up-and-coming authors that brings together all areas of the classroom and practice curriculum to make learning a novel, creative and interactive process. Features Summary Linked to a range of core modules on pre-qualifying social work programmes, but written also for those practitioners committed to nurturing their own social work identities... Author Priscilla Dunk-West Publisher Red Globe Press Release date 20180814 Pages 202 ISBN 1-137-60804-8 ISBN 13 978-1-137-60804-8

(This title is available on demand: expected date of dispatch will be 4-7 working days once ordered) Criminal justice social work - A South African practice framework is a text for those working with criminal offenders and victims of crime. It offers readers grounding in theory, research, practice and clinical expertise for practising effectively in the field of criminal justice. Readers are exposed to a wide range of methods, techniques and interventions situated in a uniquely South African practice framework for addressing criminal justice issues and challenges. Format:paperback Pages:240

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 19 - 23 working days Evaluation research can assess the value and effectiveness of interventions and innovations involving people. While this has often been on a grand scale, this book focuses on small-scale projects carried out by an individual or small group, typically lasting for weeks or at most a few months, at a local rather than national level. Using limited jargon and featuring integrated, real-world examples, this second edition offers a clear, accessible background to evaluation and prepares you to undertake your own small-scale evaluation research project. Key features include discussion of: Different approaches to evaluation and how to choose between themThe advantages and disadvantages of randomized controlled trials (RCTs)Realist evaluation and its increasing importanceThe centrality of ethical and political issuesThe influence and opportunity of the Internet Tightly focused on the realities of carrying out small-scale evaluation, Small-Scale Evaluation is a highly practical guide covering the needs of both social scientists and others without this background. Colin Robson is an Emeritus Professor in the School of Human & Health Sciences at the University of Huddersfield. Features Summary Evaluation research can assess the value and effectiveness of interventions and innovations involving people. While this has often been on a grand scale... Author Colin Robson Publisher Sage Publications Ltd Release date 20171001 Pages 240 ISBN 1-4129-6248-X ISBN 13 978-1-4129-6248-3

Handbook of Public Relations - Seventh Edition Skinner, Von Essen, Mersham. The leading SA text giving an academic and practical perspective on public relations in the business and management environment. This edition includes the recently developed Global protocol of ethics and a revised discussion of the technological tools available to PR practitioners. All the case studies have been updated to reflect contemporary events relevant to public relations A USP feature is the inclusion of practical checklists and templates. Truly SA rather than US focus. A set of power point slides related to the case studies and the checklists accompanies this edition.   Table of Contents: Fundamentals of public relations The scope and ethics of public relations the development of public relations the practice of public relations public relations and research public relations and marketing public relations and advertising public relations and selling public relations and communication effective listening employee communication planning a public relations programme the mass media print media the mass media electronic media closed circuit television and video audiovisual media The techniques of public relations effective communication the spoken word effective communication the presentation of papers business correspondence direct email advertising annual reports and special publications house journals background to printing and publishing promotional activities sponsorships exhibitions and trade fairs conferences and seminars plant openings and open days corporate image and corporate identity corporate social investment public relations and crises public relations and industrial relations Doing it right A practical guide to protocol, business etiquette and handing special events Slight surface scratching on cover and slight water damage on top and side pages.  Light browning on thickness of pages.  No markings or notes.  Rest of book in good condition!      

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days "If you're ready to show up for practice, Yosaif 's coaching can help you and your loved one get the love and support you need." -Bernie Siegel, MD, Author of Love, Medicine and Miracles; co-author with Yosaif August, of Help Me to Heal (Hay House, 2003) This book promotes caregivers' resiliency and helps them sustain themselves by reaching out for the love and support they and their loved ones need. It addresses the paradox of how difficult it is to help people who are stressed out and overwhelmed without, inadvertently, adding to their stress. This is especially so with caregivers who are at risk of burning out. This lively and easy to use how-to manual coaches caregivers - family and friends who are providing care to a loved one - to reach out for help before they, themselves, get so depleted that they burn out (and, in turn, need caregivers for themselves). It does it in a way that their reaching out does not become just another item on their to-do list. In his introduction, Yosaif August, the author, invites caregivers to use the book as a just-in-time resource - to leaf through it, find topics that speak to them and then use it in a series of ten minute reads. Part One of the book coaches them to take stock of what they need, what their strengths and resources are, and any beliefs they have that may be holding them back from reaching out for love and support. Part Two coaches them in finding the best ways for them to do it, including using the new caresites i.e. free websites for them to use in communicating with people who care about them. The third section provides resources for them to use to help sustain them in providing care for their loved one. Mr. August is an award-winning healthcare innovator (inventor of Bedscapes(r)), life coach and keynote presenter. He was a family caregiver for his own parents and mother-in-law. In this book he draws on what he learned from those experiences, from his life coaching clients and research interviews he conducted with family caregivers who have been especially effective in reaching out for what they and their loved ones needed. Besides the caregivers themselves, it is also a valuable resource for friends, neighbors, professional colleagues, fellow congregants and others who are concerned that these caregivers are at risk of burning out but haven't yet found a way to help them. As the author says, "friends don't let friends burn out any more than friends let friends drive drunk." With this book in hand, they can reach out to the caregiver and offer to help them use it. This book is endorsed by a wide range of respected experts in the world of caregiving, spirituality and medicine - and by the leaders of the three major caresites (CarePages, Caring Bridge and Lotsa Helping Hands) - who also recommend its use by professionals: social workers, therapists, nurses, healthcare chaplains, physicians and others. "Yosaif August is the Vince Lombardi of coaching for caregivers." -Andrew Schorr, two-time cancer patient; Author of The Web-Savvy Patient, Founder, PatientPower.info..". Written as if the author is speaking directly to you." -Louise Knight, M.S.W., LCSW-C, OSW-C, Director, Family Patient and Family Services Program, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins Yosaif August is quite the caregiving coach. His book provides a thorough compilation of resources for our nation's caregivers. But what makes his book truly tremendous is his focus, not just on how to reach out for help, but on putting caregiver needs first to avoid burnout. -Hal Chapel, CEO and Co-Founder, Lotsa Helping Hands It's vital to take care of the caregiver Yosaif does a terrific job of breaking down ways to do just that in a very consumable way. -Sona Mehring, CaringBridge Founder and C Features Summary "If you're ready to show up for practice, Yosaif 's coaching can help you and your loved one get the love and support you need." -Bernie Siegel, MD, Author of Love... Author Yosaif August Publisher Yes to Life Publishing (Healing Environments Int'l Release date 20130731 Pages 146 ISBN 0-9890626-1-9 ISBN 13 978-0-9890626-1-9

(This title is available on demand: expected date of dispatch will be 4-7 working days once ordered) In his latest title Five Minds for the Future, Howard Gardner writes: "We...have not figured out how to prepare youngsters so that they can survive and thrive in a world different from one ever known or imagined before". With its groundbreaking approach, The Brave 'New' world of education provides a solution to this challenge, enabling educators to cultivate excellence in learning quality within a social, moral and ethical consciousness. The Brave 'New' world of education: explores the reasons why education needs to change radically and swiftly to face these challenges of the future; identifies what essentially needs to change in education; suggests - based on substantive research - how this required change can be implemented successfully in practice; shows how teachers can be educated to become effective change agents. The accompanying CD Rom contains support material and examples, and forms an essential part of the book. Format:paperback Pages:192

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days In the early days of filmmaking, before many of Hollywood's elaborate sets and soundstages had been built, it was common for movies to be shot on location. Decades later, Hollywood filmmakers rediscovered the practice of using real locations and documentary footage in their narrative features. Why did this happen? What caused this sudden change? Renowned film scholar R. Barton Palmer answers this question in Shot on Location by exploring the historical, ideological, economic, and technological developments that led Hollywood to head back outside in order to capture footage of real places. His groundbreaking research reveals that wartime newsreels had a massive influence on postwar Hollywood film, although there are key distinctions to be made between these movies and their closest contemporaries, Italian neorealist films. Considering how these practices were used in everything from war movies like Twelve O'Clock High to westerns like The Searchers, Palmer explores how the blurring of the formal boundaries between cinematic journalism and fiction lent a ""reality effect"" to otherwise implausible stories.Shot on Location describes how the period's greatest directors, from Alfred Hitchcock to Billy Wilder, increasingly moved beyond the confines of the studio. At the same time, the book acknowledges the collaborative nature of moviemaking, identifying key roles that screenwriters, art designers, location scouts, and editors played in incorporating actual geographical locales and social milieus within a fictional framework. Palmer thus offers a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at how Hollywood transformed the way we view real spaces. Features Summary Explores the historical, ideological, economic, and technological developments that led Hollywood to head back outside in order to capture footage of real places... Author R.Barton Palmer Publisher Rutgers University Press Release date 20160122 Pages 296 ISBN 0-8135-6409-3 ISBN 13 978-0-8135-6409-8

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 8 - 13 working days Updated with new audio, the revised Student Activities Manual provides oral and written activities which progress methodically from comprehension to expression. "Prononcez bien!" sections focus on a specific phonetic difficulty that students may encounter in each given chapter. The Student Activities Manual now includes a new section, "Francophones en direct," that offers recorded interviews representing a wide range of ages, ethnic and social backgrounds, and presents various perspectives on the chapters' topics. Each of the oral segments is accompanied by exercises that facilitate more systematic development of listening comprehension skills. New "Prononcez bien" voice board activities are available through iLrn: Heinle Learning Center. The written activities in the Student Activities Manual offer practice on every point of structure in the unit and culminate in a suggested composition that features a process-oriented writing approach and also incorporates web-based research. A realia-based writing activity completes this section. In addition, "A l'ecran!" sections provide activities based on appropriate segments of the new video program that accompanies the Eighth Edition. Features Summary Now featuring new audio, the workbook provides oral and written activities that help you progress methodically from comprehension to expression. "Prononcez bien! Author Susan St.Onge (Author), Ronald St.Onge (Author), Jocelyne Morel-Brant (Author) Publisher Heinle Release date 20100101 Pages 172 ISBN 1-4282-6319-5 ISBN 13 978-1-4282-6319-2

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days A timely and important new book that challenges everything we think we know about cultivating true belonging in our communities, organizations, and culture, from the #1 bestselling author of Rising Strong, Daring Greatly, and The Gifts of Imperfection. `True belonging doesn't require us to change who we are. It requires us to be who we are.' Social scientist Brene Brown, PhD, LMSW has sparked a global conversation about the experiences that bring meaning to our lives - experiences of courage, vulnerability, love, belonging, shame and empathy. In Braving the Wilderness, Brown redefines what it means to truly belong in an age of increased polarisation. With her trademark mix of research, storytelling and honesty, Brown will again change the cultural conversation while mapping out a clear path to true belonging. Brown argues that what we're experiencing today is a spiritual crisis of disconnection, and introduces four practices of true belonging that challenge everything we believe about ourselves and each other. She writes, `True belonging requires us to believe in and belong to ourselves so fully that we can find sacredness both in both being a part of something, and in standing alone when necessary. But in a culture that's rife with perfectionism and pleasing, and with the erosion of civility, it's easy to stay quiet, hide in our ideological bunkers, or fit in rather than show up as our true selves and brave the wilderness of uncertainty and criticism. But true belonging is not something we negotiate or accomplish with others; it's a daily practice that demands integrity and authenticity. It's a personal commitment that we carry in our hearts.' Brown offers us the clarity and courage we need to find our way back to ourselves and to each other. And that path cuts right through the wilderness. Brown writes, `The wilderness is an untamed, unpredictable place of solitude and searching. It is a place as dangerous as it is breathtaking, a place as sought after as it is feared. But it turns out to be the place of true belonging, and it's the bravest and most sacred place you will ever stand.' Features Summary A timely and important new book that challenges everything we think we know about cultivating true belonging in our communities, organizations, and culture... Author Brene Brown Publisher Vermilion Release date 20170912 Pages 194 ISBN 1-78504-175-4 ISBN 13 978-1-78504-175-4