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(P/B) CULTURAL ANALYSIS
This book represents a distinctive approach to cultural analysis, using multi-dimensional methods for addressing issues of public interest. Stressing the impact of both neoliberalism and the formation of a "cool capitalist culture" that has colonised everyday life around much of the globe, Jim McGuigan deploys his original concept of the "cultural public sphere", within several carefully analysed case studies including: celebrity death, festivals and urban regeneration, "race" and multicultural controversy, popular television, social signi...
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(P/B) EMOTION-FOCUSED COUNSELLING IN ACTION
This is the definitive introduction to the theory and practice of emotion-focused counselling. Starting with an introduction to the main theory and concepts, it then guides you through the counselling phases from beginning to end. The final chapter extends your learning by examining different client populations, process research, and ways of monitoring your practice. Chapters include features such as case studies and transcripts, further reading sections and reflective exercises that help you to enhance your understanding of the approach....
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(P/B) FIXED EFFECTS REGRESSION MODELS
This book demonstrates how to estimate and interpret fixed-effects models in a variety of different modeling contexts: linear models, logistic models, Poisson models, Cox regression models, and structural equation models. Both advantages and disadvantages of fixed-effects models will be considered, along with detailed comparisons with random-effects models. Written at a level appropriate for anyone who has taken a year of statistics, the book is appropriate as a supplement for graduate courses in regression or linear regression as well as ...
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(P/B) DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE RESEARCH PROPOSALS
This is your step-by-step guide to success with your research proposal. The new Third Edition covers every section of the proposal, telling you all you need to know on how to structure it, bring rigor to your methods section, impress your readers, and get your proposal accepted. Developing Effective Research Proposals provides an authoritative and accessible guide for anyone tackling a research proposal. It is perfect for students in education, nursing, health, and across the social sciences. (From the publisher)...
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(P/B) THE HOW TO OF QUALITATIVE RESEARCH
With clear instructions for developing a research design and complementary research tools, this book is not about describing or theorizing qualitative methods, but how researchers actually create and execute these methods. Helping students conquer the practical issues many novice researchers face, the book provides them with the tools they need to answer critical questions such as: what are some ways to sample potential participants? how do I construct an interview schedule? should I be thinking of a single case study or a comparative stud...
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(P/B) ORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT (INTERNATIONAL STUDENT EDITION)
Exploring every stage of the organization development process, in his new edition Donald L. Anderson includes new strategies for change such as appreciative inquiry, world caf?, and open space. Emphasizing organization development ethics and values in each chapter, the text provides real-world applications and equips students with the tools necessary to thrive in today's challenging business environment. The new edition features: Expanded coverage of whole organization and multiple-organization interventions, now explored in two chapters, ...
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(P/B) SUCCESSFUL QUALITATIVE RESEARCH
Successful Qualitative Research: A Practical Guide for Beginners is an accessible, practical textbook. It sidesteps detailed theoretical discussion in favor of providing a comprehensive overview of strategic tips and skills for starting and completing successful qualitative research. Uniquely, the authors provide a "patterns framework" to qualitative data analysis in this book, also known as "thematic analysis." The authors walk students through a basic thematic approach, and compare and contrast this with other approaches. This discussion...
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(H/B) METHODS OF META-ANALYSIS
This edition presents an evaluation of fixed versus random effects models for meta-analysis, new methods for correcting for indirect range restriction in meta-analysis, new developments in corrections for measurement error (including how to select the appropriate reliability coefficients to use), a discussion of a new Windows-based program package for applying the meta-analysis methods presented in the book, and a discussion of the theories of data underlying different approaches to meta-analysis. Coverage of these topics along with update...
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(P/B) CHILD AND ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT
A cutting-edge look at a behavior analytic view of child and adolescent development' - Pete Peterson, Johnson County Community College There are two fundamental questions in developmental psychology - what develops and how does it develop? The "what" is largely a question of developmental structure and describes development, while the "how" is primarily a question of function or process and explains development. Developmental psychology has become increasingly focused on the process aspect, but many texts do not provide readers with a clea...
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(P/B) GESTALT COUNSELLING IN ACTION
Now 24 years old with over 40,000 copies sold worldwide, Petruska Clarkson's classic text is the definitive introduction to Gestalt therapy. This fourth edition, updated by Simon Cavicchia, covers the latest in Gestalt theory, research and practice. It includes: An extended case study running through the book to help you understand the process of therapy and the techniques used in each of the phases. Learning features and case examples translating theory into practice. New 'reflection sections' showing you the most recent developments in...
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(P/B) BANAL NATIONALISM
In his new book author Michael Billig presents a major challenge to orthodox conceptions of nationalism. While traditional theorizing has focused on extreme expressions of nationalism thus making it an exotic and remote concern, Michael Billig turns his attention to the everyday, and so less visible, forms that are deeply ingrained in contemporary consciousness. Banal Nationalism asks why people do not forget their national identity. It contends that nationalism is constantly "flagged" in the media through routine symbols and habits of lan...
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(P/B) AN INTRODUCTION TO COGNITIVE BEHAVIOUR THERAPY
An Introduction to Cognitive Behaviour Therapy is the definitive beginner's guide to the basic theory, skills and applications of CBT. In this eagerly-awaited second edition, the authors set out the core concepts and generic skills of CBT, including case formulation; the therapeutic relationship; and cognitive, behavioural and physiological therapeutic strategies. Practical illustrations of how these techniques can be applied to the most common mental health problems ensure that theory translates into real-life practice. New to this editio...
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(P/B) LEADERSHIP
Get 12 months FREE access to an interactive eBook when purchasing the paperback*Used at more than 1500 institutions in 89 countries and translated into 12 different languages, this market-leading text successfully combines an academically robust account of the major theories and models of leadership with an accessible style and practical examples that help students apply what they learn. New to the 8th edition:A new chapter on Followership looks at the important role followers play in leadership, covering both effective followership (how f...
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(P/B) LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT IN HEALTHCARE
Now in its Third Edition, this best-selling textbook continues to support you on your journey from being an emerging registered healthcare professional through to becoming a competent care manager. Action points, case studies and strong practice guidelines enable you to understand how leadership and management theory applies to the care you deliver in a wide range of care settings. Fully updated throughout, the new edition includes: More case studies and examples from a wide range of care settings and countries. New key topics such as dime...
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(P/B) LEADERSHIP IN HEALTH CARE
This new and updated fourth edition responds to the ever-growing importance of leadership to a healthcare professional's role today by introducing you to the key skills needed to become an effective and inspiring healthcare leader, whatever level you are working at. Designed to guide you through a structured approach to improving your leadership and management skills, this book uses case studies, practical examples, and reflective questions to help you engage with every aspect of leadership. From teamwork, communication, and problem-solvin...
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(P/B) INTEGRATION IN COUNSELLING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY
Now in its second edition, this book is established reading for any practitioner or trainee wishing to develop their own personal style of working. As well as examining contemporary integrative approaches, the authors show how to develop an individual approach to integrating theories and methods from a range of psychotherapies. Offering clear strategies for integration rather than a new therapeutic model , this practical new edition: puts added emphasis on the integrative framework, and procedural strategies, extending discussion of the in...
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(P/B) PLURALISTIC COUNSELLING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY
Mick Cooper and John McLeod pioneer a major new framework for counselling theory, practice and research - the 'pluralistic' approach. This model breaks away from the orientation-specific way in which counselling has traditionally been taught, reflecting and responding to shifts in counselling and psychotherapy training. As accessible and engaging as ever, Cooper and McLeod argue that there is no one right way of doing therapy and that different clients need different things at different times. By identifying and demonstrating the applicat...
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(P/B) WORKING AT RELATIONAL DEPTH IN COUNSELLING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY
WORKING AT RELATIONAL DEPTH IN COUNSELLING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY is a ground breaking text, which goes to the very heart of the therapeutic meeting between therapist and client. Focusing on the concept of 'relational depth', Dave Mearns and Mick Cooper describe a form of encounter in which therapist and client experience profound feelings of contact and engagement with each other, and in which the client has an opportunity to explore whatever is experienced as most fundamental to her or his existence. Drawing from their own practice, intervie...
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(P/B) STUDYING LEADERSHIP
Now in its Second Edition, Studying Leadership continues to provide a comprehensive overview of the key theories, topics, research debates and major developments in the field of leadership studies. Split into three parts, the book covers the traditional and mainstream theories on leadership; the main topics and perspectives explored in leadership research, and the recent trends in leadership studies such as gender and diversity, ethics, sustainability, language and identity. The new edition features a chapter on "Researching Leadership" an...
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(H/B) LEADERSHIP IN HEALTH CARE
This new and updated fourth edition responds to the ever-growing importance of leadership to a healthcare professional's role today by introducing you to the key skills needed to become an effective and inspiring healthcare leader, whatever level you are working at. Designed to guide you through a structured approach to improving your leadership and management skills, this book uses case studies, practical examples, and reflective questions to help you engage with every aspect of leadership. From teamwork, communication, and problem-solvin...
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