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  • Skills for Using Theory in Social Work

    32 Lessons for Evidence-Informed Practice

    by James A. Forte ...
    Using theory, research evidence and experiential knowledge is a critical component of good social work. This unique text is designed to help social work students and practitioners to integrate theorizing into practice, demonstrating how to search for, select and translate academic knowledge for practical use in helping people improve their lives and environments.Presenting 32 core skills, Skills ... Read more

    $80.99 USD

  • An Introduction to Using Theory in Social Work Practice

    by James A. Forte ...
    An Introduction to Using Theory in Social Work Practice equips the reader to use fourteen key social work theories to guide each phase of the planned change process, from engagement through to evaluation. Suitable for a generalist approach, this book illustrates the value of applying theory to practice in a variety of social work roles, across diverse fields and facing assorted challenges.The ... Read more

    $82.99 USD

  • Mastering Predictive Analytics with R, Second Edition

    Machine learning techniques for advanced models

    by James D. Miller, Rui Miguel Forte ...
    Master the craft of predictive modeling in R by developing strategy, intuition, and a solid foundation in essential conceptsKey FeaturesGrasping the major methods of predictive modeling and moving beyond black box thinking to a deeper level of understandingLeveraging the flexibility and modularity of R to experiment with a range of different techniques and data typesPacked with practical advice ... Read more

    $41.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Human Behavior in the Environment

    A Justice for Vulnerable Populations Approach

    by James Angelo Forte ...
    Series series Skills for Social Work Practice
    Social workers prioritize understanding and advocating for unjustly at-risk vulnerable populations. Honoring this moral imperative requires critical empathy, imagination, knowledge, theorizing, and action.This textbook provides a comprehensive, practical, and normative framework for assessing a population with a problem in a place, for using standards of justice to appraise "what is", "what could ... Read more

    $60.99 USD

  • THE BOOKS OF CHARLES FORT

    A Four Book Set

    by Charles Fort, James M. Brand ...
    THE BOOKS OF CHARLES FORTA Four Book SetBy Charles FortBook Of The DammedWild TalentsNew LandsLo!Book Of The DammedSynopsisDealing with various types of anomalous phenomena including UFOs, strange falls of both organic and inorganic materials from the sky, odd weather patterns, the possible existence of creatures generally held to be mythological, disappearances of people under strange ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Hard Ball

    The Abuse of Power in Pro Team Sports

    by Rodney D. Fort, James P. Quirk ...
    What can possibly account for the strange state of affairs in professional sports today? There are billionaire owners and millionaire players, but both groups are constantly squabbling over money. Many pro teams appear to be virtual "cash machines," generating astronomical annual revenues, but their owners seem willing to uproot them and move to any city willing to promise increased profits. At ... Read more

    $31.69 USD

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  • Language Teacher Education for a Global Society

    A Modular Model for Knowing, Analyzing, Recognizing, Doing, and Seeing

    by B. Kumaravadivelu ...
    Series series ESL & Applied Linguistics Professional Series
    The field of second/foreign language teacher education is calling out for a coherent and comprehensive framework for teacher preparation in these times of accelerating economic, cultural, and educational globalization. Responding to this call, this book introduces a state-of-the-art model for developing prospective and practicing teachers into strategic thinkers, exploratory researchers, and ... Read more

    $73.99 USD

  • Reason & Rigor

    How Conceptual Frameworks Guide Research

    by Sharon M. Ravitch, J. Matthew Riggan ...
    Designed for novice as well as more experienced researchers, Reason & Rigor presents conceptual frameworks as a mechanism for aligning literature review, research design, and methodology. The book explores the conceptual framework—defined as both a process and a product—that helps to direct and ground researchers as they work through common research challenges. Focusing on published studies on a ... Read more

    $70.19 USD

  • Understanding Language Teaching

    From Method to Postmethod

    by B. Kumaravadivelu ...
    Series series ESL & Applied Linguistics Professional Series
    This book traces the historical development of major language teaching methods in terms of theoretical principles and classroom procedures, and provides a critical evaluation of each. Drawing from seminal, foundational texts and from critical commentaries made by various scholars, Kumaravadivelu examines the profession's current transition from method to postmethod and, in the process, elucidates ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

  • Identity, Formation, Agency, and Culture

    A Social Psychological Synthesis

    by James E. Cote, Charles G. Levine ...
    The goal of Identity, Formation, Agency, and Culture is to lay the basis of a theory with which to better understand the difficulties and complexities of identity formation. It provides an extensive understanding of identity formation as it relates to human striving (agency) and social organization (culture). James E. Côté and Charles G. Levine have compiled state-of-the-art psychological and ... Read more

    $73.99 USD

  • Qualitative Researching

    by Jennifer Mason ...
    The third edition of this best-selling text guides students and researchers through the process of doing qualitative research, clearly explaining how different theoretical approaches inform what you do in practice. The text bridges the gap between ‘cookbook’ and more abstract approaches to qualitative research, by posing ‘difficult questions′ that researchers should be asking themselves . The book ... Read more

    $82.79 USD

  • Interpretive Description

    Qualitative Research for Applied Practice

    by Sally Thorne ...
    Series series Developing Qualitative Inquiry
    The first edition of Interpretive Description established itself as the key resource for novice and intermediate level researchers in applied settings for conducting a qualitative research project with practical outcomes. In the second edition, leading qualitative researcher Sally Thorne retains the clear, straightforward guidance for researchers and students in health, social service, mental ... Read more

    $62.99 USD