Discusses the appreciation, evaluation and conduct of social research. This book is suited for nurses, social workers, community workers and those in the caring professions. It is focused on research which evaluates and contributes to professional practice.
How do pupils make sense of the past? What is the relationship between the way historians construct interpretations of the past and the way pupils learn history in schools? This... Læs mere
A Sociology of Sex and Sexuality offers an historical sociological analysis of ideas about expressions of sexual desire, combining both primary and secondary historical and theoretical material with original research and popular imagery in the contemporary context.
How are 'race' and racism implicated in education policy and practice? What does effective antiracism look like in practice? How can teachers and school students... Læs mere
This book gives teachers and students a better understanding of the thinking of young adolescent pupils in science lessons and indicates the difficulties such pupils have in understanding the more abstract or formal ideas with which they are presented.
Examines action research as a 'cultural innovation' with transformative possibilities for the professional culture of teachers and teacher educators in academia.