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  • Paradoxes of Democracy, Leadership and Education

    Struggling for Social Justice in the Twenty-first Century

    Edited by John Schostak, Matthew Clarke, Linda Hammersley-Fletcher ...
    Series series Foundations and Futures of Education
    Paradoxes of Democracy, Leadership and Education engages both critically and creatively with important social, political and educational issues, and argues that the organisational forms of contemporary schooling are caught up in politically significant contradictions. Highlighting the inescapable paradoxes that educators must grapple with in their thought and practice as they seek to reconcile ... Read more

    $54.99 USD

  • Democracy, Education and Research

    The Struggle for Public Life

    by John Schostak, Ivor F. Goodson ...
    Considering how practices and processes of research and education can create fundamental, radical social change, Democracy, Education and Research assesses the meaning of ‘public impact‘ by rethinking what is meant by ‘public‘ and how it is essential to the methodologies of education and research.Focusing on empirical illustrations of the use of research and educational processes in contemporary ... Read more

    $42.99 USD

  • Writing Research Critically

    Developing the power to make a difference

    by John Schostak, Jill Schostak ...
    This is not a standard guide to writing a dissertation, thesis, project report, journal article or book. Rather, this book will help researchers who are dissatisfied with the typical recipe approaches to standardised forms of writing-up and want to explore how academic writing can be used to greater effect.Writing Research Critically shows that writing up is not just about ‘presenting findings’ as ... Read more

    $52.99 USD

  • Researching Violence, Democracy and the Rights of People

    Edited by John Schostak, Jill Schostak ...
    Violence, democracy and rights are issues that are not fully addressed in research methodology literatures, yet violence is of vital interest in substantive and theoretical debates across the social sciences, education, philosophy, politics and cultural studies. Methodology needs to be informed by, and be relevant to, the debates and practices within and across these perspectives on the worlds of ... Read more

    $63.99 USD

  • Maladjusted Schooling (RLE Edu L)

    by John Schostak ...
    Series series Routledge Library Editions: Education
    The problems this book discusses are the same now as they were 25 years ago: unemployment, poor housing, inadequate facilities, poverty, racism, violence. What is the function of a school in such a situation? Although many schools hold reformist ideals, their practice is constrained by organisational demands. School organisation is based upon a coercive theory of social control which is intolerant ... Read more

    $70.99 USD

  • Radical Research

    Designing, Developing and Writing Research to Make a Difference

    by John Schostak, Jill Schostak ...
    Radical Research explores the view that research is not a neutral tool to be employed without bias in the search for truth. Rather the radical roots of research are to be seen in the focus on freedom and emancipation from blind allegiance to tradition, ‘common sense’, religion, or powerful individuals and organisations.Radical Research introduces and draws upon leading contemporary debates and ... Read more

    $42.99 USD

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    Applying Post-Structural Ideas

    by Glenda Mac Naughton ...
    Series series Contesting Early Childhood
    The theories and analyses of post-structural thinkers such as Michel Foucault can seem a long way from practice in early childhood services. In recent years, however, many early childhood researchers and practitioners have found this work important and this fascinating book brings together a range of research and case-studies showing how teachers and researchers have brought post-structuralism to ... Read more

    $87.99 USD

  • Narrative Therapy for Women Experiencing Domestic Violence

    Supporting Women's Transitions from Abuse to Safety

    by Mary Allen ...
    For women experiencing domestic violence, narrative therapy can be a powerful tool to help them gain self-confidence and a sense of identity, resist violence, and make the transition from abuse to safety.Drawing on the narratives of women who have experienced domestic violence, this book explores how women employ strategies of resistance, and how strengthening their sense of identity can ... Read more

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  • Sibling Identity and Relationships

    Sisters and Brothers

    by Rosalind Edwards, Lucy Hadfield, Helen Lucey, Melanie Mauthner ...
    Series series Relationships and Resources
    Sibling Identity and Relationships explores the special place that siblings occupy in the lives of children and young people, providing new insights into sibling identity and relationships. Drawing on social constructionist and psychodynamic perspectives, it discusses who constitutes a sibling, emotional connections and separations, conflict and aggression and how siblings construct and conduct ... Read more

    $54.99 USD

  • The Happiest Days?

    How Pupils Cope With Schools

    by Peter Woods ...
    This book examines pupils' experience of school from their own perspectives, showing a range of responses involving both pain and pleasure. It brings together a wide range of material to evoke pupil realities, to describe pupil cultures, and to consider the meanings of activities. ... Read more

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  • Child Abuse, Gender and Society

    by Jackie Turton ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Gender and Society
    Traditionally child sexual abuse has been perceived as a male crime, however, recent research suggests that a significant minority of offenders are female. While recognizing the importance of male perpetrators, this groundbreaking book places the behavior of these offending women into social context, challenging conventional perceptions of female offenders, femininity, and mothering. Including ... Read more

    $67.99 USD

  • An Introduction to Social Work Theory

    by David Howe ...
    Social workers need to recognize the critical role that theory plays both in the way they make sense of what is going on and in the way they order their work. Such recognition clarifies practice for both the worker and the client. David Howe's classic text provides a framework to help social workers develop an understanding of the theories which inescapably underpin their thoughts and actions. ... Read more

    $47.99 USD