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Comparative Policy Evaluation eBook Series

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  • From Silos to Ecologies

    Towards an Ecology of Evidence to Navigate Solutions

    Edited by Sanjeev Sridharan, Frans L. Leeuw ...
    Series series Comparative Policy Evaluation
    From Silos to Ecologies offers a new way to understand how knowledge is generated, interpreted, and used to address today’s most complex social challenges. It introduces the concept with clarity and purpose, showing why single studies, narrow methods, or rigid evaluation systems are no longer sufficient for problems shaped by complexity, uncertainty, and rapid change. The book also points to ... Read more

    $89.31 CAD

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  • Experience Research Social Change

    Critical Methods, Third Edition

    by Colleen Reid, Lorraine Greaves, Sandra Kirby ...
    Experience Research Social Change is a “how to” guide to research that also raises broader theoretical, methodological, and ethical questions. First published in 1989, it was the first critical methods book, and continues to inspire generations of researchers, students, and community workers.The third edition has been thoroughly revised, now containing twelve chapters organized into three parts: ... Read more

    $38.39 CAD

  • Purposeful Program Theory

    Effective Use of Theories of Change and Logic Models

    by Sue C. Funnell, Patricia J. Rogers ...
    Series Book 31 - Research Methods for the Social Sciences
    Between good intentions and great results lies a program theory-not just a list of tasks but a vision of what needs to happen, and how. Now widely used in government and not-for-profit organizations, program theory provides a coherent picture of how change occurs and how to improve performance. Purposeful Program Theory shows how to develop, represent, and use program theory thoughtfully and ... Read more

    $113.99 CAD

  • Evidence-based Social Work

    A Critical Stance

    by Mel Gray, Debbie Plath, Stephen Webb ...
    Evidence-based practice is now a core element of many governments’ approaches to policy-making and social intervention. It has become a powerful movement that promises to change the content and structure of social work and its allied professions. Its emergence has generated much debate and raised challenging questions, however, particularly at the interface of research, policy, and practice.This ... Read more

    $86.56 CAD

  • Employee Engagement in Theory and Practice

    Edited by Catherine Truss, Kerstin Alfes, Rick Delbridge, Amanda Shantz, Emma Soane ...
    In recent years there has been a weight of evidence suggesting that engagement has a significantly positive impact on productivity, performance and organisational advocacy, as well as individual wellbeing, and a significantly negative impact on intent to quit and absenteeism from the work place.This comprehensive new book is unique as it brings together, for the first time, psychological and ... Read more

    $142.90 CAD

  • Adult Learning

    Linking Theory and Practice

    by Laura L. Bierema, Monica Fedeli, Sharan B. Merriam ...
    A freshly updated and science-based guide for contemporary adult educatorsIn the newly revised second edition of Adult Learning: Linking Theory and Practice, a team of veteran adult educators delivers an authoritative guide to adult education that is solidly grounded in theory and research while remaining concise and practice oriented. Each chapter is infused with practical applications for ... Read more

    $53.99 CAD

  • Using Knowledge and Evidence in Health Care

    Multidisciplinary Perspectives

    Edited by François Champagne, Louise Lemieux-Charles ...
    At the clinical, management, and policy levels, the use of knowledge and evidence in health care has become a worldwide priority. The contributors to Using Knowledge and Evidence in Health Care seek to broaden our understanding of the complexity involved in health care decision-making by integrating social science knowledge and exploring some of the challenges and limits of evidence in different ... Read more

    $38.39 CAD

  • Collaborative Curriculum Design for Sustainable Innovation and Teacher Learning

    Edited by Jules Pieters, Joke Voogt, Natalie Pareja Roblin ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    This open access book provides insight into what it takes to actively involve teachers in the curriculum design process. It examines different aspects of teacher involvement in collaborative curriculum design, with specific attention to its implications for sustainable curriculum innovation and teacher learning. Divided into six sections, the book starts out by introducing the notion of ... Read more

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  • Evaluating the Complex

    Attribution, Contribution and Beyond

    by Mita Marra ...
    Series series Comparative Policy Evaluation
    In the economic atmosphere following the crisis of 2008, not only have governments reacted by creating more complex policy initiatives, but they have also promised that all of these initiatives will be evaluated. Due to the complexity of many of the initiatives, the ways of evaluating are becoming equally complex.The book begins with a theoretical and conceptual explanation of the process and ... Read more

    $116.79 CAD

  • Green & Tones′ Health Promotion

    Planning & Strategies

    Edited by Ruth Cross, James Woodall ...
    What to expect from the new edition:· Full discussion on the impacts from Covid-19 on health strategy· Increased emphasis on upstream interventions rather than patient-centred, individualised (downstream) approaches· Increased internationalisation – more comparative examples and international perspectives prioritising northern Europe, Scandinavia and the USHealth promotion is being taught to an ... Read more

    $78.39 CAD

  • Online and Blended Business Education for the 21st Century

    Current Research and Future Directions

    by J B Arbaugh ...
    Series series Chandos Learning and Teaching Series
    Examines the state of research of online and blended learning in business disciplines with the intent of identifying opportunities for meaningful future research and enhancing the practice of online teaching in business schools. The book evaluates research from business disciplines such as accounting, economics, finance, information systems (IS), management, marketing, and operations/supply chain ... Read more

    $71.19 CAD

  • A Handbook of Work and Organizational Psychology

    Volume 4: Organizational Psychology

    Edited by P J D Drenth, THIERRY HENK, De Charles ...
    Organizational processes and the organization-environment interaction are discussed in this volume of the Handbook of Work and Organizational Psychology. Both organizational and environmental characteristics affect the behaviour of individuals and groups, but such characteristics are in turn also influenced by behavioural features. This volume on organizational psychology covers subject areas such ... Read more

    $126.41 CAD