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EBOOK: Evaluating Social Work Effectiveness

By: Juliet Cheetham,Roger Fuller,Gill McIvor,Alison Petch

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EBOOK: Evaluating Social Work Effectiveness

By: Juliet Cheetham,Roger Fuller,Gill McIvor,Alison Petch

Social work has an impact on large numbers of citizens through its services for children and families, elderly people, those with mental or physical health problems and offenders. It also provokes much criticism; its effectiveness is questioned and there are increasing demands for this to be demonstrated. This text discusses how this task may be tackled and explores possibilities for evaluative research in contexts which are often not considered feasible for such enquiry. Paying particular attention to the diverse and complex functions of social work, the book reviews the implications for choosing and adapting research methodologies, emphasizes the importance of identifying the process of social work as well as its outcomes and distinguishes between the identification of effectiveness and its evaluation. It also describes the various means of dissemination which are necessary if research is to influence policy and practice. The book, which gives many examples of research in action, draws on evaluative research in Britain and the US and also on the experience of the Social Work Research Centre. It has been written for researchers, managers, practitioners and students with responsibilities to undertake or to understand the systematic evaluation of social work.

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McGraw-Hill Education (UK)

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0335231071

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9780335231072

Structural Geology

The Mechanics of Deforming Metamorphic Rocks

By: Bruce E. Hobbs,Alison Ord

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Structural Geology

The Mechanics of Deforming Metamorphic Rocks

By: Bruce E. Hobbs,Alison Ord

Structural Geology is a groundbreaking reference that introduces you to the concepts of nonlinear solid mechanics and non-equilibrium thermodynamics in metamorphic geology, offering a fresh perspective on rock structure and its potential for new interpretations of geological evolution. This book stands alone in unifying deformation and metamorphism and the development of the mineralogical fabrics and the structures that we see in the field. This reflects the thermodynamics of systems not at equilibrium within the framework of modern nonlinear solid mechanics. The thermodynamic approach enables the various mechanical, thermal, hydrological and chemical processes to be rigorously coupled through the second law of thermodynamics, invariably leading to nonlinear behavior. The book also differs from others in emphasizing the implications of this nonlinear behavior with respect to the development of the diverse, complex, even fractal, range of structures in deformed metamorphic rocks. Building on the fundamentals of structural geology by discussing the nonlinear processes that operate during the deformation and metamorphism of rocks in the Earth's crust, the book's concepts help geoscientists and graduate-level students understand how these processes control or influence the structures and metamorphic fabrics—providing applications in hydrocarbon exploration, ore mineral exploration, and architectural engineering. - Authored by two of the world's foremost experts in structural geology, representing more than 70 years of experience in research and instruction - Nearly 300 figures, illustrations, working examples, and photographs reinforce key concepts and underscore major advances in structural geology

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Elsevier

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0124079334

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Wondrous Difference

Cinema, Anthropology, and Turn-of-the-Century Visual Culture

By: Alison Griffiths

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Wondrous Difference

Cinema, Anthropology, and Turn-of-the-Century Visual Culture

By: Alison Griffiths

The ethical and ideological implications of cross-cultural image-making continue to stir debate among anthropologists, film scholars, and museum professionals. This innovative book focuses on the contested origins of ethnographic film from the late nineteenth century to the 1920s, vividly depicting the dynamic visual culture of the period as it collided with the emerging discipline of anthropology and the new technology of motion pictures. Featuring more than 100 illustrations, the book examines museums of natural history, world's fairs, scientific and popular photography, and the early filmmaking efforts of anthropologists and commercial producers to investigate how cinema came to assume the role of mediator of cultural difference at the beginning of the twentieth century.

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508

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Columbia University Press

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0231507771

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9780231507776

Pictures Bring Us Messages

By: Alison Kay Brown,Laura Lynn Peers

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Pictures Bring Us Messages

By: Alison Kay Brown,Laura Lynn Peers

In 1925, Beatrice Blackwood of the University of Oxford's Pitt Rivers Museum took thirty-three photographs of Kainai people on the Blood Indian Reserve in Alberta as part of an anthropological project. In 2001, staff from the museum took copies of these photographs back to the Kainai and worked with community members to try to gain a better understanding of Kainai perspectives on the images. 'Pictures Bring Us Messages' is about that process, about why museum professionals and archivists must work with such communities, and about some of the considerations that need to be addressed when doing so. Exploring the meanings that historic photographs have for source communities, Alison K. Brown, Laura Peers, and members of the Kainai Nation develop and demonstrate culturally appropriate ways of researching, curating, archiving, accessing, and otherwise using museum and archival collections. They describe the process of relationship building that has been crucial to the research and the current and future benefits of this new relationship. While based in Canada, the dynamics of the 'Pictures Bring Us Messages' project is relevant to indigenous peoples and heritage institutions around the world.

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309

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University of Toronto Press

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0802090060

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9780802090065

Second Language Research

Methodology and Design

By: Alison Mackey,Susan M. Gass

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Second Language Research

Methodology and Design

By: Alison Mackey,Susan M. Gass

Specifically targeted towards the needs of a second language research audience, Second Language Research: Methodology and Design addresses basic issues related to research design, providing step-by-step instructions for how to carry out studies. This up-to-date text includes chapters that cover identifying research problems and questions; selecting elicitation measures; dealing with ethical issues related to data gathering; validity and reliability in research; research in second and foreign language classroom contexts; data description and coding; and data analysis. Also included is a chapter on the much needed and rarely addressed topic of writing up SLA research, giving concrete suggestions about preparing for publication. Principles of both qualitative and quantitative research are discussed in the context of design issues. Throughout the book, examples from applied linguistics, second language acquisition, and TESOL are provided. Helpful discussion and data-based skill-building exercises at the end of each chapter promote better understanding of the principles discussed. A glossary outlines the key terms in second language research. Second Language Research: Methodology and Design is an ideal textbook for introductory and advanced classes in second language research methods, as well as classes in related areas, for example, TESOL research methods.

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Routledge

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1135600481

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9781135600488

Financial Stability and Prudential Regulation

A Comparative Approach to the UK, US, Canada, Australia and Germany

By: Alison Lui

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Financial Stability and Prudential Regulation

A Comparative Approach to the UK, US, Canada, Australia and Germany

By: Alison Lui

Financial stability is one of the key tenets of a central bank’s functions. Since the financial crisis of 2007-2009, an area of hot debate is the extent to which the central bank should be involved with prudential regulation. This book examines the macro and micro-prudential regulatory frameworks and systems of the United Kingdom, Australia, the United States, Canada and Germany. Drawing on the regulator frameworks of these regions, this book examines the central banks’ roles of crisis management, resolution and prudential regulation. Alison Lui compares the institutional structure of the new ‘twin-peaks’ model in the UK to the Australian model, and the multi-regulatory US model and the single regulatory Canadian model. The book also discusses the extent the central bank in these countries, as well as the ECB, are involved with financial stability, and argues that the institutional architecture and geographical closeness of the Bank of England and Financial Policy Committee give rise to the fear that the UK central bank may become another single super-regulator, which may provide the Bank of England with too much power. As a multi-regional, comparative study on the importance and effectiveness of prudential regulation, this book will be of great use and interest to students and researchers in finance and bank law, economics and banking.

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Taylor & Francis

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1317480236

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9781317480235

Cabbage and Caviar

A History of Food in Russia

By: Alison K. Smith

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Cabbage and Caviar

A History of Food in Russia

By: Alison K. Smith

When people think of Russian food, they generally think either of the opulent luxury of the tsarist aristocracy or of post-Soviet elites, signified above all by caviar, or on the other hand of poverty and hunger—of cabbage and potatoes and porridge. Both of these visions have a basis in reality, but both are incomplete. The history of food and drink in Russia includes fasts and feasts, scarcity and, for some, at least, abundance. It includes dishes that came out of the northern, forested regions and ones that incorporate foods from the wider Russian Empire and later from the Soviet Union. Cabbage and Caviar places Russian food and drink in the context of Russian history and shows off the incredible (and largely unknown) variety of Russian food.

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Reaktion Books

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1789143659

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9781789143652

Psychology: Australia and New Zealand with Online Study Tools 12 Months

By: Douglas A. Bernstein,Julie Ann Pooley,Lynne Cohen,Bethanie Gouldthorp,Stephen C. Provost,Jacquelyn Cranney,Louis A. Penner,Alison Clarke-Stewart,Edward J. Roy

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Psychology: Australia and New Zealand with Online Study Tools 12 Months

By: Douglas A. Bernstein,Julie Ann Pooley,Lynne Cohen,Bethanie Gouldthorp,Stephen C. Provost,Jacquelyn Cranney,Louis A. Penner,Alison Clarke-Stewart,Edward J. Roy

Psychology 2ed will support you to develop the skills and knowledge needed for your career in psychology and within the professional discipline of psychology. This book will be an invaluable study resource during your introductory psychology course and it will be a helpful reference throughout your studies and your future career in psychology. Psychology 2ed provides you with local ideas and examples within the context of psychology as an international discipline. Rich cultural and indigenous coverage is integrated throughout the book to help your understanding. To support your learning online study tools with revision quizzes, games and additional content have been developed with this book.

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1016

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Cengage AU

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0170386309

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9780170386302

Managing Transitions

Support for Individuals at Key Points of Change

By: Alison Petch

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Managing Transitions

Support for Individuals at Key Points of Change

By: Alison Petch

Drawing on the best available research evidence, 'Managing transitions' highlights issues common to all experiencing transition as well as the dilemmas specific to particular situations. It addresses significant transitions relevant to policy and practice, covering key transition points in social care from childhood to old age.

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1447302788

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9781447302780

Parental Choice and Educational Policy

By: Michael Adler,Alison Petch,Jack Tweedie

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Parental Choice and Educational Policy

By: Michael Adler,Alison Petch,Jack Tweedie

This is an exposition of the law of parental choice of school in Britain, and particularly in Scotland where parents have much greater freedom over where their children will be educated. Using new research and extensive statistical surveys the authors conclude that the introduction of parental choice in Scotland is best seen as a political rather than educational initiative. They argue that it has failed to strike the right balance between the interests of individual parents and the education authorities, and in the light of the Scottish experience, considers the implication of the 1988 legislation introduced in England and Wales.

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0852246560

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9780852246566

How Does the Community Care?

Public Attitudes to Community Care in Scotland

By: Lisa Curtice,Alison Petch

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How Does the Community Care?

Public Attitudes to Community Care in Scotland

By: Lisa Curtice,Alison Petch

Analysis of questions about community care included in the Scottish Social Attitudes Survey 2001.

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0755934792

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From the Frontier

Outback letters to Baldwin Spencer

By: John Mulvaney,Alison Petch,Howard Morphy

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From the Frontier

Outback letters to Baldwin Spencer

By: John Mulvaney,Alison Petch,Howard Morphy

This is the story of three men and three frontiers. In the nineteenth century the centre of the continent was, to white Australians, a vast forbidding emptiness. The completion of the Overland Telegraph Line in the 1870s brought with it a new knowledge of the area, as well as a number of intruders to a landscape familiar to Aboriginal people for thirty millennia. Among the newcomers were a policeman, Ernest Cowle, and a telegraph official, Paddy Byrne, living in frontier settlements hundreds of kilometres from the nearest Europeans. From 1894 to 1925, Cowle and Byrne wrote letters to pioneering anthropologist and biologist, Baldwin Spencer, whom they had met during the 1894 Horn Scientific Expedition to central Australia. Neither expected their letters to be read by any person other than Spencer, and both made observations which they would never voice to each other. Yet through their letters, and the Spencer and Gillen books, they became linked to such giants of intellectual history as James Frazer, Emile Durkheim and Sigmund Freud. And both became figures, however minute, on the frontier of discovery, of new ways of looking at human experience in all its diversity. The subjects of their letters were the Aboriginal people, the landscape in which they lived and the unusual flora and fauna of their habitat. These earthy and thoughtful men offered an extended report from the frontier of the relations between white and black Australians, a place then characterised by mutual incomprehension, outbreaks of violence and the vast distance between two seemingly incompatible ways of responding to an extreme environment. A moment in time, a place on the edge, two men writing to a third; From the Frontier combines local history, race relations and scientific discovery, and enters a place whose very strangeness tells us much about our past-and our present.

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Allen & Unwin

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1741153867

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9781741153866

Intermediate Care

What Do We Know about Older People's Experiences?

By: Alison Petch

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Intermediate Care

What Do We Know about Older People's Experiences?

By: Alison Petch

This literature review seeks to determine what older people think about intermediate care. Based on an overview of recent evidence and it questions whether intermediate care is the best approach and compares the emerging differences between care in England and Scotland.

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Book's by Alison Petch

EBOOK: Evaluating Social Work Effectiveness

EBOOK: Evaluating Social Work Effectiveness

Structural Geology

Structural Geology

Wondrous Difference

Wondrous Difference

Pictures Bring Us Messages

Pictures Bring Us Messages

Second Language Research

Second Language Research

Financial Stability and Prudential Regulation

Financial Stability and Prudential Regulation

Cabbage and Caviar

Cabbage and Caviar

Psychology: Australia and New Zealand with Online Study Tools 12 Months

Psychology: Australia and New Zealand with Online Study Tools 12 Months

Managing Transitions

Managing Transitions

Parental Choice and Educational Policy

Parental Choice and Educational Policy

How Does the Community Care?

How Does the Community Care?

From the Frontier

From the Frontier

Intermediate Care

Intermediate Care

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