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Improving Learning eBook Series

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  • Improving Research through User Engagement

    by Mark Rickinson, Judy Sebba, Anne Edwards ...
    Series series Improving Learning
    There are increasing calls for social science researchers to work more closely with research users. References to engaging users in and with research are now common in research funding requirements, national research strategies and large-scale research programmes. User engagement has therefore become part of the rhetoric of educational and social science research. But what is user engagement, how ... Read more

    S$ 96.66 SGD

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  • Integrating Social Work Theory and Practice

    A Practical Skills Guide

    by Pam Green Lister ...
    Series series Student Social Work
    All social work students study theory and undertake practice placements. Integrating the two – so that each informs the other – is both essential and notoriously tricky. This accessible book demystifies the process and offers helpful evidence-based strategies for doing it successfully.Structured around different approaches to learning, Integrating Social Work Theory and Practice covers:Adult and ... Read more

    S$ 77.33 SGD

  • Public Relations

    Concepts, Practice and Critique

    by Jacquie L′Etang ...
    "An excellent text for encouraging students to think critically about key public relations issues. Not only does it help students to develop a deeper appreciation of public relations, it also helps them to develop valuable learning skills."- Amanda Coady, The Hague University"A typically excellent piece of work from Jacquie L′Etang. Critical of every basic concept and provocative to all students. ... Read more

    S$ 123.49 SGD

  • Key Concepts in Adult Education and Training

    by Malcolm Tight ...
    As adults, we are all continually involved in learning, with increasing numbers of us engaged in more formalized forms of learning; that is, in education or training. All those involved in the broad field of adult education and training will come into contact with many specialist ideas or concepts. It is often assumed of students that they already have a general understanding of these concepts, ... Read more

    S$ 102.19 SGD

  • The McDonaldization of Social Work

    by Donna Dustin ...
    Based upon George Ritzer's McDonaldization of Society thesis and incorporating aspects of social theory, this book examines the introduction of care management to social work practice. Donna Dustin analyzes care management as an example of the managerial application of efficiency, calculability, predictability and control to social work practice. These principles, put to good use in organizations ... Read more

    S$ 111.86 SGD

  • Routledge International Handbook of Participatory Design

    Edited by Jesper Simonsen, Toni Robertson ...
    Series series Routledge International Handbooks
    Participatory design is about the direct involvement of people in the co-design of the technologies they use. Its central concern is how collaborative design processes can be driven by the participation of the people affected by the technology designed. Embracing a diverse collection of principles and practices aimed at making technologies, tools, environments, businesses, and social institutions ... Read more

    S$ 127.05 SGD

  • Understanding Social Work Practice in Mental Health

    by Victoria Coppock, R. W. Dunn ...
    ′An excellent introduction to the main themes of social work and mental health. It provides a comprehensive summary of contemporary debates and perspectives around mental health practice. I would recommend this to all social work students.′ - Philip O′Hare, University of Central Lancashire"This book is a timely restatement of the central role of social work in mental health. In this important work ... Read more

    S$ 99.94 SGD

  • Service User and Carer Participation in Social Work

    by Janet Warren ...
    Series series Transforming Social Work Practice Series
    This is the first text to examine the principal elements of service user involvement and participation across both adult and children′s services. A valuable learning resource, it draws together information from research, service users, carers and practitioners across both groups. In addition, it gives an overview of the specific knowledge, attitude and skills that social workers need for training ... Read more

    S$ 78.14 SGD

  • Social Work

    A Companion to Learning

    Edited by Karen Postle, Mark E F Lymbery ...
    ′This engaging and stimulating book is well placed to become a key text in many student social workers′ redaing lists′ - Journal of Interprofessional Care`[An] excellent book, abounding with conceptual insights, bursting with research and evidence-based reasoning, and pretty comprehensive in the spread of topics. [It] contains plenty of though-provoking material in nice sized chunks that ... Read more

    S$ 123.49 SGD

  • Social Care, Service Users and User Involvement

    by Philip Cotterell, Jason Lim, Zemikael Habte-Mariam, Karen Newbigging, Jennie Fleming, Patsy Staddon, Victor Forrest, Colin Barnes, Louca-Mai Brady, Mandy Paine, Jennifer Taylor, Anita Wilkins, Helen Bowers, Beverley French, Maggie Brennan, Martin Hoban, Mick McKeown, Arne Kristiansen, Kath Browne, Leela Bakshi, Alastair Roy, Angela Sweeney ...
    Series series Research Highlights in Social Work
    Social Care, Service Users and User Involvement provides a definitive introduction to practical, philosophical and theoretical issues at the heart of user involvement.This book provides an accessible account of the latest research findings regarding user involvement on three levels: the delivery and provision of services, practice and practitioners, and research and evaluation. It explores a wide ... Read more

    S$ 42.83 SGD

  • Understanding Research for Social Policy and Social Work (Second Edition)

    Themes, Methods and Approaches

    Edited by Saul Becker, Alan Bryman, Harry Ferguson ...
    Series series Understanding Welfare: Social Issues, Policy and Practice
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    S$ 62.12 SGD

  • Knowledge Mobilisation and Social Sciences

    Research Impact and Engagement

    Edited by Jon Bannister, Irene Hardill ...
    Series series Contemporary Issues in Social Science
    The essays presented in this volume examine knowledge mobilisation and its relation to research impact and engagement. The social sciences matter because they can help us to understand and address the complex challenges confronting society. This is particularly true in an era of significant downward pressure on public expenditure, a consequence of the global fiscal crisis, when there is a striking ... Read more

    S$ 98.05 SGD