The Quakers are a fascinating religious group both in their origins & in the variety of reinterpretations of the faith since. Emerging from the social unrest of the English civil war the Quakers have gone on to have an influence way beyond their numbers: be it their continued stance against war or their pioneering work against slavery. At the same time Quakers maintain a distinctive worship method to achieve the direct encounter with God which has been at the heart of the movement since its beginning. This book charts the history of Quakerism & its present-day diversity & outlines its approach to worship belief theology & language & ecumenism. ...

. ..a wonderfully easy-to-follow text which manages to combine practical procedures with clear explanations of the underlying theoretical concepts. Nursing Standard (from review of first edition) The third edition of this successful book incorporates recent developments in nursing research with updates to every chapter. Abstract ideas in qualitative research are clearly explained & more complex theories are included. Structured into four clear sections the book looks at initial stages methods of data collection qualitative approaches & analysis of collected data. Brand new chapter on Mixed Methods Research Considers a variety of approaches from Ethnography to Action Research Allows the reader to dip in & out depending on their choice of approach Detailed reference lists provide guidance for further reading Links research with real nursing practice through relevant examples throughout Professor Immy Holloway has been at Bournemouth University since its inception & works in the School of Health & Social Care. Though now retired from full-time work she still takes an active in teaching & Ph D supervision. She wrote edited & co-wrote several books in the field of qualitative research which have been translated into several languages & published articles in peer reviewed journals. Her latest book is A-Z of Qualitative Research in Healthcare. (2008) Oxford: Blackwell. Stephanie Wheeler an academic with a nursing & health visiting background is a specialist in healthcare ethics & was for many years chair of an ethics committee. She has given lectures on ethics all over the UK organised research conferences in qualitative research & also published in this field. ...

The Second Edition of this bestselling text offers students & first-time researchers invaluable guidance to the practice of qualitative social research. Throughout the author addresses the key issues which need to be identified & resolved in the qualitative research process & through which researchers develop essential skills in qualitative research. The book highlights the difficult questions that researchers should get into the habit of asking themselves in the course of doing qualitative research & outlines the implications of the different ways of responding to these questions. The new edition of Qualitative Researching has been fully revised & updated with expanded coverage of observation documents visual data CAQDAS & writing qualitative research. The text bridges the gap between cookbook approaches to qualitative research & abstract methodogical approaches. Helping the reader to move comfortably between principle & practice this text has proved to be an invaluable introduction to qualitative research & a useful aid to accomplished qualitative research practice across the social sciences. ...

Circle time" is an approach to school management which helps teachers to initiate their own school policy on self-esteem & positive behaviour. This book is a practical guide for the primary classroom contains teachers notes as well as "circle time" activities." ...

The only child of over-protective parents Sarah Lewis yearns to leave home. Studying hard to please them she earns a place at Cardiff University. Here she is swept off her feet by handsome Gwyn Roberts but when she becomes pregnant her parents are devastated & turn her from their door. All Gwyn & Sarah can afford are two squalid rooms in the infamous slums of Cardiff & Sarah soon realises shes made a terrible mistake. Gwyn becomes increasingly distant & when the baby dies in infancy he leaves Sarah with little choice but to fall on her parents mercy. But just when Sarah is starting to pull her life back together again she is drawn to the charms of Stefan Vaughan & finds herself in trouble once more... ...

This latest edition has been fully updated to accommodate the needs of users of SPSS Releases 17 18 & 19 while still being applicable to users of SPSS Releases 15 & 16. As with previous editions Alan Bryman & Duncan Cramer continue to offer a comprehensive & user-friendly introduction to the widely used IBM SPSS Statistics. The simple non-technical approach to quantitative data analysis enables the reader to quickly become familiar with SPSS & with the tests available to them. No previous experience of statistics or computing is required as this book provides a step-by-step guide to statistical techniques including: Non-parametric tests Correlation Simple & multiple regression Analysis of variance & covariance Factor analysis. This book comes equipped with a comprehensive range of exercises for further practice & it covers key issues such as sampling statistical inference conceptualization & measurement & selection of appropriate tests. The authors have also included a helpful glossary of key terms. The data sets used in Quantitative Data Analysis with IBM SPSS 17 18 & 19 are available online at http://www.psypress.com/brymancramer; in addition a set of multiple-choice questions & a chapter-by-chapter Power Point lecture course are available free of charge to lecturers who adopt the book. ...

This book expertly guides the reader through all stages involved in undertaking quantitative psychological research from accessing the relevant literature through designing & conducting a study analyzing & interpreting data & finally reporting the research. This third edition

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- on preliminary checking of data & on allowing for additional variables when comparing the means of different conditions
- & expands on original topics such as choosing sample sizes & how to test for mediation effects. It also contains increased coverage of tests & further detail of techniques & terms which psychologists will meet when working with those in the medical professions. As the chapters focus on choosing appropriate statistical tests & how to interpret & report them (rather than the detailed calculations which appear in appendices) the reader is able to gain an understanding of a test without being interrupted by the need to understand the complex mathematics behind it. In addition for the first time the book is accompanied by an online bank of multiple choice questions. The book helps readers to: locate reports of relevant existing research; design research while adhering to ethical principles; identify various methods which can be used to ask questions or observe behavior; choose appropriate samples; display & analyze findings numerically & graphically to test hypotheses; & report psychological research in a variety of ways. As such the book is suitable for psychology students & professionals at all levels & is particularly useful to those working in Health & Clinical Psychology.



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This second edition of the Quantity Surveyors Pocket Book is fully updated in line with NRM1 NRM2 & JCT (11) & remains a must-have guide for students & qualified practitioners. Its focussed coverage of the data techniques & skills essential to the quantity surveying role make it an invaluable companion for everything from initial cost advice to the final account stage. Key features include: the structure of the construction industry cost forecasting & feasibility studies measurement & quantification with NRM2 & SMM7 examples estimating & bidding whole life costs contract selection final account procedure. This text

Includes:: recommended formats for cost plans developers budgets financial reports financial statements & final accounts. This is the ideal concise reference for quantity surveyors project & commercial managers & students of any of the above.

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The fictional world of Will Self is unlike any other. In The Quantity Theory of Insanity we learn amongst other things the dark & terrible secret of Ward 9 why you are right to think that London is full of dead people & that each & every human being is caught up in a colossal balancing act between the sane & the insane.. . The Quantity Theory of Insanity is acerbic satirical hilarious & most of all utterly unique in imaginative vision. ...

OS Explorer Map is the Ordnance Survey's most detailed map & is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities like walking horse riding & off-road cycling. Providing complete GB coverage the series details essential information such as youth hostels pubs & visitor information as well as rights of way permissive paths & bridleways. ...