With a strong focus on the theoretical, this book covers both the fundamentals and important applications of realist research and clearly illustrates why scientific realism is of such relevance to the social sciences

`The book provides some valuable insight into the geographic distribution of the world in the mind of the chief executives… a matter of interest not only to industry and academia, but also to policy makers. The book has achieved its main goal of linking theory and practical experience [and] provides interesting reading' - Prometheus

`If you are teaching postgraduate research methods courses, including those aimed at a mixture of psychologists and other health professionals, this book is worth considering as a core text' - John Hegarty, Times Higher Educational Supplement, Textbook Guide, November 2004

With chapter sequencing following the new Curriculum, this book supports trainee teachers to make use of the opportunities presented in the National Curriculum for effective and engaging Primary Science teaching.

Fisher ' Frey’s answer to close and critical reading Learn the best ways to use text-dependent questions as scaffolds during close reading and the big  understandings they yield. But that’s just for starters. Fisher and Frey also include illustrative video, texts  and questions, cross-curricular examples, and an online facilitator’s guide—making the two volumes of  TDQ a potent professional development tool across all of K–12. The genius of TDQ is the way Fisher  and Frey break down the process into ...