This expanded and updated edition of Complexity Theory and the Social Sciences: The
State of the Art revisits the use of complexity theory across the social sciences and …

Since the 1970s, critical realism has grown to address a range of subjects, including
economics, philosophy, science, and religion. It has become a complex and mature …

SAGE has been part of the global academic community since 1965, supporting high quality
research and learning that transforms society and our understanding of individuals, groups …

In the wake of new forms of curricular policy in many parts of the world, teachers are
increasingly required to act as agents of change. And yet, teacher agency is under …

This article utilizes the agency-structure debate as a framework for constructing a health
lifestyle theory. No such theory currently exists, yet the need for one is underscored by the …

The realist approach can now be said to be part of the repertoire of evaluation methods.
There has been a corresponding shift in methodological focus. Polemical thrust and counter …

Organization studies has recently been captured by a cultural, linguistic, poststructural or
postmodern turn, the impetus for which has come from the ontological turn from a (naive) …

Systems Thinking, Critical Realism and Philosophy: A Confluence of Ideas seeks to re-
address the whole question of philosophy and systems thinking for the twenty first century …

Many professions have requirements for professional development activities to ensure
continuing registration or membership. These commonly focus on participation in a limited …

This paper describes how critical realism was operationalized to provide an explanatory
framework for a small-scale qualitative study in the field of teacher education in a sub …