Challenge-Led Research Practices
Mental Health Service Users in Research
Critical Sociological Perspectives
In examining how our identity shapes the knowledge we produce, Mental health service users in research considers ways of 'doing research' which bring multiple understandings together effectively, and explains the sociological use of autobiography and its relevance.
Public Engagement and Social Science
This original edited collection explores the value of public engagement in a wider social science context. Its main themes range from the dialogic character of social science to the pragmatic responses to the managerial policies underpinning the restructuring of Higher Education.
The Impact of Research in Education
An International Perspective
This much-needed, original book analyzes efforts and systems in nine countries to mobilize research knowledge, describing the various factors that support or inhibit that work to provide an unprecedented view of the way education research is produced and shared.
Applying social science
The role of social research in politics, policy and practice
This important book examines how social science is applied now and how it might be applied in the future in relation to social transformation in a time of crisis.