http://ir.mksu.ac.ke/handle/123456780/5971 Sun, 19 Apr 2026 13:33:51 GMT 2026-04-19T13:33:51Z http://ir.mksu.ac.ke/handle/123456780/6368 Handbook of Evolutionary Research in Archaeology Prentiss, Anna Marie Evolutionary archaeology has developed from a marginal discussion to a mainstream focus in modern archaeology. Archaeologists have become widely aware that the rigorous procedures developed in the guise of evolutionary research can provide significant insight into a host of phenomena including technological change, migration, subsistence adaptation, demography, sociality, and cognition on long and short scales (Lycett 2015). This handbook is designed as a guide to current research trends, insights, and contributions of evolutionary research in archaeology. The theoretical focus in all chapters is Darwinian evolution process inclusive of perspectives broadly derived from the modern evolutionary synthesis (Huxley 1942) and the emerging extended evolutionary synthesis (Laland et al. 2015). Contributions to the book are not about neoevolution and other social science paradigms more influenced by the writing of Spencer (1857; e.g. Harris (1979); White (1959)). Given the focus on archaeology, the book also excludes specific coverage of evolutionary psychology though issues of cultural transmission and cognitive archaeology at times take us into psychological realms. Finally, this is not specifically a book about paleoanthropology though the models of evolutionary archaeology, human ecology, and evolutionary cognitive archaeology offer a wide range of contributions to our understanding of human bio-cultural evolution. Tue, 01 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMT http://ir.mksu.ac.ke/handle/123456780/6368 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z http://ir.mksu.ac.ke/handle/123456780/6364 Evidence-Based Practice in Clinical Social Work Drisko, James W.; Grady, Melissa D. Evidence-based practice (EBP) is a major shaping influence in clinical social work practice, in relation to economic policies, and in professional education. The definition of EBP remains contested; professionals still fail to distinguish EBP as a practice decision-making process from a list of treatments that have some type of research support (which are correctly called empirically supported treatments). All mental health practitioners should understand what EBP is, what it is not, and how it shapes both client options and their own practice experiences. This book explores EBP in depth and in detail. Our focus includes case exemplars that show how the EBP decision-making process is done in practice. There are many recent books about evidence-based practice in social work and in other mental health professions. In reviewing these books, it appeared to us that most of the books on EBP have been written by researchers, bringing a particular point of view and expertise to the technicalities of EBP. These books are important to social workers and other mental health professionals because EBP involves a lot of technical details about research design, methods, and interpretation that are not always covered in other social work texts. On the other hand, the lack of a more direct practice and clinical viewpoint seemed to leave out a lot of the day-to-day realities clinical social workers confront in learning and using EBP in practice. Recent books also lacked much in the way of a broad and critical perspective on EBP as a social movement shaping policy, agency practice, and views of what constitutes “good” research. As we explored other books as resources for our students and for our own practice, we missed both a larger or meta-perspective on EBP and a lack of attention to doing it in clinical practice. This book seeks to illustrate through several cases how important clinical knowledge and expertise are in doing EBP well. We seek to introduce the core ideas and practice of EBP and then illustrate them by applying the concepts and processes to real-world cases. We also take a critical look at how EBP has been implemented in practice, education, and policy. Tue, 01 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMT http://ir.mksu.ac.ke/handle/123456780/6364 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z http://ir.mksu.ac.ke/handle/123456780/6359 Witnessing Torture Moore, Alexandra S.; Swanson, Elizabeth I became involved with human rights activism at the age of fourteen, but it would be twenty-five years before I met a person who had survived torture. Many human rights activists and academics never meet someone who has survived a grave violation such as disappearance, torture, rape, or genocide, and certainly the vast majority of survivors never meet those who speak on their behalf in the arena of international human rights advocacy. Indeed, at its highest institutional levels, and in spite of the intrepid on-the-ground work of advocates and humanitarian agents, much human rights work is divorced from the intimate struggles, pain, and trauma experienced by individual humans, focused instead upon reporting on and negotiating with governments, armed resistance groups, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), corporations, diplomats, and others about the treatment of groups of people: dissidents living under repressive regimes; ethnic minorities mistreated by state apparatuses; detainees confined without trial in the “war on terror”; women and girls violated and oppressed the world over. Mon, 01 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMT http://ir.mksu.ac.ke/handle/123456780/6359 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z http://ir.mksu.ac.ke/handle/123456780/6356 Research Methods for the Digital Humanities levenberg, lewis; Neilson, Tai; Rheams, David This book introduces a range of digital research methods, locates each method within critical humanities approaches, presents examples from established and emerging practitioners, and provides guides for researchers. In each chapter, authors describe their pioneering work with an emphasis on the types of questions, methods, and projects open to digital humanists. Some methods, such as the translation of literary sources into digital games, are “native” to Digital Humanities and digital technologies. Others, such as digital ethnographies, are adopted and adapted from extensive traditions of humanities and social science research. All of the featured methods suggest future avenues for Digital Humanities research. They entail shifting ethical concerns related to online collaboration and participation, the storage and uses of data, and political and aesthetic interventions. They push against the boundaries of both technology and the academy. We hope the selection of projects in this volume will inspire new questions, and that their practical guidance will empower researchers to embark on their own projects. Amidst the rapid growth of Digital Humanities, we identified the need for a guide to introduce interdisciplinary scholars and students to the methods employed by digital humanists. Rather than delimiting Digital Humanities, we want to keep the field open to a variety of scholars and students. The book was conceived after a panel on digital research methods at a Cultural Studies Association conference, rather than a Digital Humanities meeting. The brief emerged out of contributions from the audience for our panel, conversation between the panel presenters, and the broader conference that featured numerous presentations addressing digital methods through a range of interdisciplinary lenses and commitments. The guide is designed to build researchers’ capacities for studying, interpreting, and presenting a range of cultural material and practices. It suggests practical and reflexive ways to understand software and digital devices. It explores ways to collaborate and contribute to scholarly communities and public discourse. The book is intended to further expand this field, rather than establish definitive boundaries. Mon, 01 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMT http://ir.mksu.ac.ke/handle/123456780/6356 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z