Books published by SAGE Publications Ltd

Assessment for Learning is a central aspect of the new Early Years Foundation Stage. This book demystifies the complex process of assessment and guides practitioners in meeting the statutory requirements, with lots of case studies and examples of practice drawn from the authors' students and mentors.

Explains the basic ideas behind the statistics as clearly and briefly as possible, showing that the basics of statistics are something that virtually everyone can handle with a bit of time and effort.

Language and literacy are at the heart of the early years and primary curriculum, and this book provides a thorough grounding in the essentials of the subject, while also updating the reader on the latest developments in policy and practice.

As with the other popular Key Concepts titles from SAGE, this book provides an accesible introduction which covers all the major themes and topics of health.

Lively, approachable, critical and fully updated edition of Eric Louw's assessment of media activity and political communication in liberal democracies.

Written for advanced undergraduate students, postgraduate students planning theses and dissertations and other early career researchers, Designing and Managing Your Research Project helps readers to successfully plan and complete their research projects by showing them the key skills that they need.

This essential reference work surveys the breadth and vibrant field of interpersonal communications.

This book addresses all the necessary requirements for fulfilling the practice teacher role effectively in healthcare.

An incredibly user-friendly book for both the counsellor and the 'helper' looking to successfully support children and young people with practical theory, interventions and exercises.

This edited volume is designed to provide teachers of all subject areas and phases of school education an accessible resource for teaching EAL students.

Creativity is a key theme in early childhood studies at the moment and is increasingly highlighted in all manner of early childhood academic courses. This book will form the link between creativity and literacy with concrete examples of children's meaning making, as well as offering a protocol for students to follow.

A well written, easy to navigate and comprehensive guide to how to develop core skills and to make the most of one's abilities in written work.

A comprehensive and practical guide to social work assessment.

A social worker's guide to working with sensory-impaired people including children and adults.

A practical and accessible guide to the Verbal and Numerical Reasoning Exercises within the Police Recruit Assessment Process.

Combining inter-disciplinary resources from sociology, history, communication and media studies and cultural studies, Matthew David unpacks the economics, psychology and philosophy of file-sharing.

This book provides a comprehensive, clear and accessible introduction to counselling and psychotherapy theory and practice

By discussing both theoretical and practical issues, the authors put forward a new and original approach to early writing instruction.

Underpinned by theory, full of activities and ideas, this practical book helps early years practitioners promote inclusive play in their setting

This four-volume set presents the foremost papers in the field of perception, reflecting the breadth and dynamism of this major international research area.

With extensive case studies that translate person-centred theory into effective practice, this title enables therapists to work successfully with clients presenting a variety of different problems including: Post Traumatic Stress; Depression; Panic and Anxiety; Drug and Alcohol Issues; Eating difficulties; Self harm; and, Childhood Sexual Abuse.

Looking at consumption from the child's perspective this book differs from the competition by uncovering what being a consumer means to the children themselves - from their perspective - giving them a voice in the debate

A short, authoritative, innovative assessment of an emerging issue.

Through the analysis of theory, research and practice, this Handbook provides the reader with a clear, global picture of workplace learning.

Health communication is an exciting applied behavioral science area of communication inquiry that examines the ways communication influences health, health care delivery, and health promotion. This five-volume set represents the major areas of health communication inquiry.

A fresh, cutting-edge account of the mediascape of modern Britain from a key name in journalism studies in the UK.

This new collection from the definitive reference series, the SAGE Benchmarks in Social Research Methods is edited by the leading names in applied sociology.

This excellent study skills book arms social work students with all the essential knowledge they will need to succeed in qualifying and becoming a practitioner

This set brings together the essential writings in the emerging field of computational methods, including hard-to-locate literature scattered across the social science disciplines.

The work of Raymond Williams remains hugely influential, not just in the humanities but across the social sciences too. This collection introduces a new generation of students to a major figure in sociology, media studies and cultural studies.