fundamental statistics for the social and behavioral

The Changing Role of Social Care

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hudson, Bob, PUBLISHER: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, Focusing on the enormous organizational and cultural changes that local authority social services have undergone since the NHS and Community Care Act, this volume provides an overview of the structure and function of social care at practice, management and policy levels. It contains contributions from leading academics, researchers and practitioners in the UK, and also includes chapters on the experiences of the rest of Europe and the US. The contributors examine the impact and effectiveness of key shifts in the weighting of responsibility of central and local government; who the purchasers and providers of social care are; the interaction between social services and other agencies; the relationship between voluntary and statutory sectors; and the involvement of users and carers in service design and provision. They assess the significance of the breakdown of the traditional distinctions and roles underlying social care, and lay the foundations for effective and coordinated future policy, practice and research. With the publication of the Labor Government's White Paper Modernizing Social Services, the future of social care is set for yet more upheaval. This volume will provide an indispensable overview of the evolution and destiny of local authority social services for students, practitioners and managers.

Statistics for Archaeologists: A Common Sense Approach

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Drennan, Robert D., PUBLISHER: Springer, Taking a jargon-free approach, this guidebook introduces the basic principles of statistics to archaeologists. The author covers the necessary techniques for analyzing data collected in the field and laboratory as well as for evaluating the significance of the relationships between variables. In addition, chapters discuss the special concerns of working with samples. This well-illustrated guide features several practice problems making it an ideal text for students in archaeology and anthropology.

Research Methods for the Social Sciences

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Wellington, Jerry / Szczerbinski, Marcin, PUBLISHER: Continuum, The aim of this book is to provide an introductory but not simplistic guide to research in the social and behavioural sciences. The book sets out to tackle difficult issues and concepts in a scholarly but accessible manner, providing ample guidance and signposts to further reading. We explore a wide range of questions about research and research methods, including: * What counts as good research? * Research approaches, paradigms, methods and methodology: what are they and what is the difference? * What is the so-called qualitative/ quantitative? * When and where is quantitative research indispensable? * If one suggests that research should be scientific what does that mean? * What methods and methodologies are used in social research? * What is the role of statistics in social and behavioural research? How should statistical evidence be interpreted? * What are the ways in which research can, and should, be disseminated and presented? This book is aimed as much at the reflective, researching professional as for the professional researcher.

Simple Statistics for Library and Information Professionals

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Stephen, Peter / Hornby, Susan, PUBLISHER: Library Association Publishing (UK), Librarians and students of library and information studies, confident and able in other areas, often show reluctance to study statistics, assuming that they will have difficulty because they were "no good at math at school." Yet statistical techniques offer valuable and necessary management aids for the measurement and evaluation of library and information operations. This guide to using statistics in the workplace is written with the conviction that statistical methods are within the reach of all practicing library professionals. Its easily-learned tools and techniques, straightforward descriptions of statistical terms, and intuitive, commonsense tone make this an accessible and invaluable text both for students in departments of information and library studies, and for all practicing professionals needing to brush up their skills.

A Narrative History of Experimental Social Psychology: The

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Patnoe, Shelley, PUBLISHER: Springer, "A Narrative History of Experimental Social Psychology" presents lengthy and intensive interviews with the contemporary scientists that founded and shaped the field of social psychology. The story of social psychology is told through the autobiographical narratives of leading figures, such as Dorwin Cartwright, Harold Kelley, Kurt Back, Robert Krauss, Stanley Schachter, and Leon Festinger. The author traces the beginning of the field from the close-knit group of students around Kurt Lewin to the major research groups responsible for the scientific origins of the discipline. The interviews offer unique insights into the beginnings of the fields and prospects for future trends.

Handbook of Social Intervention

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Seidman, Edward, PUBLISHER: Sage Publications (CA), A definitive resource for anyone involved in the study or practice of social planning and intervention. Invited contributors review the literature on psychological, social, educational, economic, and environmental policies and programmes. Issues of design, method, assessment, and tactics of social intervention are explored. The volume then deals with intervention in criminal justice, education, health, housing, and thirteen other specific areas of policy.

Fundamental Orthopedic Management for the Physical Therapist

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Shankman, Gary A., PUBLISHER: Mosby, This is the first book on orthopedic management specifically for physical therapist assistants. It focuses on fundamental scientific principles, as well a clinical applications. The consistent chapter format that includes descriptions of fractures and pathologies, and signs and symptoms for modification of exercise. Excellent chapters on injury repair, tissue healing, healing restraints relative to therapeutic intervention, and the foundations of therapeutic exercise. Pedagogical features include chapter outlines, chapter objectives firmly grounded in clinical practice, and key terms.

Fiske Guide to Colleges E

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Edward Fiske, PUBLISHER: Sourcebooks, For more than 20 years, this leading guide to more than 300 colleges and universities has been an indispensable source of information for college-bound students and their parents. Hip, honest and straightforward, the Fiske Guide to Colleges delivers an insider's look at the academic climates and the social and extracurricular scenes at the "best and most interesting" schools in the U.S., plus Canada and Great Britain. Includes: -- Fiske's exclusive academic, social and quality-of-life ratings -- The 40+ schools that deliver the best education at the most reasonable costs -- Lists of each school's strongest majors and programs -- Candid tips from each school's current students -- A self-quiz to help understand which college is right for a student -- Vital information on how to apply -- "Overlap" listings to help students expand their options -- Selectivity statistics and SAT and ACT ranges

Meals in a Social Context: Aspects of the Communal Meal in

ISBN: , SKU: , PUBLISHER: Aarhus University Press, Scholarly contribution provide insight into how social mores and etiquette were transmitted to children, the growing significance of family for Christians, the culture clashes of Greek and Roman, and the development of religious connotations around meals. The wide range of related interdisciplinary topics considered includes the development of the Eucharist as a ritual in its own right, funeral banquets, the role of women at meals, the architecture of the Greek and Roman meal and the provision of food for the poor.

Who Built America? Volume to the Present; Working

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Rosenzweig, Roy / Lichtenstein, Nelson / Brown, Joshua, PUBLISHER: Bedford Books, "Who Built America?" explores fundamental conflicts in United States history by placing working peoples' struggle for social and economic justice at center stage. Unique among U.S. history survey textbooks for its clear point of view, "Who Built America" is a joint effort of Bedford/St. Martin's and the American Social History Project, based at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York and renowned for its print, visual, and multimedia productions such as the "History Matters" Web site. With vivid prose, penetrating analysis, an acclaimed visual program, and rich documentary evidence, "Who Built America?" gives students a thought-provoking book they'll want to read and instructors an irreplaceable anchor for their course. Acquista Ora

Evolutionary Politics

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Schubert, Glendon A., JR., PUBLISHER: Southern Illinois University Press, This synthesis of research into the behavior of humans and other social animals ranges horizontally from a congruence of the perspectives of the life sciences, social sciences, and physical sciences and longitudinally from that of the most recent 60 million years, but emphasizing the last 12 thousand years. From a political science perspective, these essays focus on both individual and small-group political behavior. Schubert's work draws extensively on contemporary evolutionary theory, biosocial and psychobiological theory, ethology and primatology, behavioral ecology, experimental work in animal behavior, neurobiology, human development, and the philosophy of both life and social sciences. Introducing and concluding the book are essays that discuss the implications of biology and the life sciences for the study of political science. The others center on five topics: political ethology (naturalistic study of human behavior as animal behavior); political evolution; evolutionary theory; evolutionary development (ecological, epigenetic, and ontogenetic); and the evolution of human thinking.

Meta-Analytic Procedures for Social Research

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Rosenthal, Robert, PUBLISHER: Sage Publications (CA), Rosenthal sets out to describe meta-analytic procedures (the quantitative summary of a research domain) in sufficient detail for readers either to carry them out for themselves, or evaluate the procedures when used by others. The book addresses itself to techniques for solving the problems of poor cumulation and small effects -- both of which are sources of pessimism in the social and behavioural sciences. The level of mathematical sophistication required is that of elementary algebra and introductory data analysis, and the book is designed to be used by advanced undergraduate students, graduate students, and researchers in the social and behavioural sciences.

Kentucky

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kummer, Patricia K., PUBLISHER: Social Studies Collections, This 52-book series covers each of the 50 United States, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia. Each book discusses the state flag and symbols, statistics, history, land features, population makeup, historic landmarks, economy, and fascinating sites of the state. Back-of-the-book sections include a listing of famous citizens of the state and a time line of historical events. Challenged students are able to use these books successfully for writing research reports because of the simple organization and straightforward subtitles. This series explores and supports the standards under "The History of the Student's Own State or Region," as required by the National Standards for History; it also supports National Geography Standards.

Theorizing Social Work Practice

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Thompson, Neil, PUBLISHER: Palgrave MacMillan, This important new text from Neil Thompson explores the relationship between social work theory and social work practice in a way that promotes reflective practice and identifies the value and limitations of different theoretical positions from an applied perspective. The book is outstanding for its clarity, balance, organization and integrity.

Developing Ecofeminist Theory: The Complexity of Difference

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Cudworth, Erika, PUBLISHER: Palgrave MacMillan, This book provides a comprehensive overview of feminist and environmental theories of society-environment relations, considers the range of theoretical and political influences on socialist and Marxist theory, amongst others, and the social sciences' turn to poststructuralism and postmodernism. Cudworth also develops her own theoretical account for the interrelations between forms of social domination and contributes to important debates with sociology, social theory, feminist theory and environmentalism.

Psychology and Social Issues: A Tutorial Text

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Cochrane, Raymond / Cochrane, R. / Carroll, Douglas, PUBLISHER: Routledge, Addresses topical social issues from a psychological perspective, for example unemployment, child abuse, and AIDS. Each contribution is self- contained, does not presume previous knowledge of the topic, and is suitable for students to use as the basis for a tutorial discussion.

Pints & Purls: Portable Projects for the Social Knitter

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Collins, Karida / Bruce, Libby, PUBLISHER: North Light Books, Recipes for tasty cocktails and delicious hors daoeuvres are not the only things that youall find in Pints and Purls. For the social knitter who likes to have one drink (or a few), there are a variety of portable projects such as drink cozies and soft scarves that feature simple-to-follow patterns, plus tips and tricks for fixing mistakes should you have a bit too much while knitting. The pocket size and quick-to-knit projects are perfect for the knitter on the go. Acquista Ora

Statistics third edition

Vendo libro fotocopiato di "statistics, the art and science of learning from data" di Agresli and Franklin. Come nuovo

Modern Applied Statistics with S-Plus

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Venables, N. / Venables, William N. / Ripley, Brian D., PUBLISHER: Springer, S-Plus is a powerful environment for statistical and graphical analysis of data. It provides the tools to implement many statistical ideas which have been made possible by the widespread availability of workstations having good graphics and computational capabilities. This book is a guide to using S-Plus to perform statistical analyses and provides both an introduction to the use of S-Plus and a course in modern statistical methods. The aim of the book is to show how to use S-Plus as a powerful and graphical system. Readers are assumed to have a basic grounding in statistics, and so the book is intended for would-be users of S-Plus, and both students and researchers using statistics. Throughout, the emphasis is on presenting practical problems and full analyses of real data sets.

North America and the Caribbean

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bramwell, Martyn, PUBLISHER: Lerner Publishing Group, Country by country, The World in Maps series takes readers on a grand tour of each of the seven continents. Beautifully illustrated, full-color maps--plus vital statistics--give readers a thorough sketch of the countries on our planet. Armed with all the titles in the series, readers will have an easy-to-read and up-to-date global resource at their fingertips. Supports the national curriculum standard People, Places, and Environments as outlined by the National Council for the Social Studies.

Bringing Systems Thinking to Life: Expanding the Horizons

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bregman, Ona Cohn / White, Charles M., PUBLISHER: Routledge, In a single volume, Bringing Systems Thinking to Life: Expanding the Horizons for Bowen Family Systems Theory presents the extraordinary diversity and breadth of Bowen theory applications that address human functioning in various relationship systems across a broad spectrum of professions, disciplines, cultures, and nations. Providing three chapters of never-before-published material by Dr. Bowen, the book also demonstrates the transcendent nature and versatility of Bowen theory-based social assessment and its extension into fields of study and practice far beyond the original psychiatric context in which it was first formulated including social work, psychology, nursing, education, literary studies, pastoral care and counseling, sociology, business and management, leadership studies, distance learning, ecological science, and evolutionary biology - and providing ample evidence that Bowen theory has joined that elite class of theories that have enjoyed broad application to social phenomena while lending credibility to the claim that Bowen theory is one of the previous and current centuriesa (TM) most significant social-behavioral theories. More than a a oeresource manuala for Bowen theory enthusiasts, this book helps put a new great theory on the intellectual landscape.

Comparative Education: The Dialectic of the Global and the

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Arnove, Robert F. / Torres, Carlos Alberto, PUBLISHER: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Comparative Education examines the common problems facing education systems around the world as the result of global economic, social, and cultural forces. Issues related to the governance, financing, provision, processes, and outcomes of education systems for differently situated social groups are described and analyzed in specific regional, national, and local contexts. New in this edition is a concluding chapter by Carlos Torres indicating the current challenges and new directions for scholarship and teaching in comparative education. Chapters discussing the United States', Latin American, Middle Eastern, Russian/East European, and African education have been updated to reflect the changes in these regions and new educational trends and politics. Visit our website for sample chapters

George W. Bush

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Lansford, Tom / Watson, Robert P., PUBLISHER: Greenhaven Press, Fulfills the standard: "Individuals, Groups, and Institutions" from the National Council for the Social Studies Curriculum Standards for High School Fulfills the standards: "Historical Comprehension," "Historical Research Capabilities," and "Historical Issues-Analysis and Decision Making" from the National History Education Standards for United States History, Grades 5-12.

The Human Presence: Ecological Spirituality and the Age of

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gregorios, Paulos Mar, PUBLISHER: Continuum, The Syrian Orthodox Metropolitan of New Delhi gathers together the wisdom of science and ancient and Contemporary spirituality to plea for social, environmental, and personal justice.

Introductory Statistics

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Mann, Prem S. / Lacke, Christopher Jay, PUBLISHER: John Wiley & Sons, When it comes to learning statistics, Mann delivers the information that business professionals need. The new edition incorporates the most up-to-date methods and applications to present the latest information in the field. It focuses on explaining how to apply the concepts through case studies and numerous examples. Data integrated throughout the chapters come from a wide range of disciplines and media sources. Over 200 examples are included along with marginal notes and step-by-step solutions. The "Decide for Yourself" feature also helps business professionals explore real-world problems and solutions.

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