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Sekeya A: The Ordination of Women in the
Zambezi Evangelical Church

The Ordination of Women in the Zambezi Evangelical Church

In a field where informed action can transform lives, Empowering Social Work Research: A Basic Guide for Students and Practitioners offers a clear and practical pathway to understanding research as a tool for social change. Designed for both emerging scholars and frontline practitioners, this book demystifies the research process by connecting theory with real-world practice.
From developing meaningful research questions to choosing appropriate methods and ethically engaging communities, the book guides readers step by step through the essentials of social work research. It emphasizes critical thinking, cultural sensitivity, and evidence-based decision-making-equipping readers to generate knowledge that responds to the complex realities faced by individuals, families, and communities.
More than a technical manual, this guide reframes research as an empowering practice. It shows how systematic inquiry strengthens advocacy, improves program design, and informs policy development. By grounding research in lived experiences and professional values, the book enables readers to move beyond compliance-driven studies toward research that promotes dignity, resilience, and social justice.
Whether you are writing your first thesis, evaluating a social program, or seeking to improve practice through evidence, this book serves as an accessible and inspiring companion-proving that research, when done thoughtfully, is one of the most powerful tools in social work practice.

Empowering Social Work Research A Basic Guide for Students and Practitioners

Most leadership books tell you what great leaders do.
This one tells you why it works-and why most change efforts don't.
Somewhere between 60 and 70 percent of organizational change initiatives fail. Not because the strategy was wrong. Not because the leaders weren't committed. But because the people responsible for leading change didn't understand the one thing that determines whether transformation sticks or collapses:
Human beings resist change for predictable, neurological reasons-and most leaders are fighting those reasons instead of working with them.
The Science of Leadership Transformation is the book that changes how you lead change. Drawing on more than sixty years of peer-reviewed research in neuroscience, behavioral economics, organizational psychology, and social science, it gives leaders the evidence-based framework that separates the 30 percent of transformations that succeed from the 70 percent that don't.
This is not motivational content dressed up as research. Every claim is sourced. Every finding is accurately represented. And the implications are specific enough to change what you do on Monday morning.
Here is what the research actually shows:
The single biggest driver of team engagement is not culture programs, compensation, or leadership vision-it's the immediate manager. Gallup's data from thirty million employees across 195 countries shows managers explain the majority of why some teams are deeply engaged and others are not.
Change doesn't spread uniformly. It moves through populations in a mathematically predictable sequence-and research shows that genuine commitment from just 25 percent of the relevant population is sufficient to tip an entire organizational culture, rapidly and permanently.
The human brain processes organizational change as physical danger. The same neural circuits that evolved to protect us from predators activate when roles shift, hierarchies change, or certainty disappears. Leaders who understand the five specific threat triggers-and how to address them-produce measurably better outcomes than those who don't.
Culture is not values on a wall. It is the aggregate of habitual behaviors that people enact automatically. Changing culture means changing habits-and habits live in a part of the brain that willpower cannot reliably override.
Transformational leadership produces effects roughly double those of management by reward and consequence-across every outcome studied in one of the most cited meta-analyses in organizational psychology.
Twenty-one chapters. Sixty years of research. One integrated framework.
You will learn the mathematics of how change spreads and how many committed people it takes to make it inevitable. You will understand the psychology of why people resist even beneficial change-and what actually moves them. You will have the neuroscience of threat response, habit formation, flow states, and psychological safety explained in terms specific enough to act on. And you will see how engagement, tribal culture, participation, and organizational measurement work together as the foundation that either sustains or undermines everything else.
Ideal for: Executives, senior leaders, managers, change agents, MBA students, organizational development professionals, and anyone who has ever led a transformation and wondered why it was harder than it should have been.

Evidence Based Principles for Leading Organizations

The Science Behind Leadership Transformation

By the closing months of 2025, the world did not feel like it was merely going through turbulence. It felt like it was running out of room to pretend.
Prices moved without logic. Institutions spoke without trust. Technology accelerated faster than people could metabolize. Work, identity, attention, and belief all began tightening into the same pressure chamber. Then 2026 arrived, and the pattern that had been building for years finally exposed itself in full.
The Year Everything Collided is a narrative driven work of philosophical nonfiction written in a novel style. It traces how modern life reached a convergence point, where economic volatility, political theater, digital manipulation, psychological burnout, and global instability stopped behaving like separate problems and began acting like one system under strain.
This book does not chase headlines. It follows structure. It shows how collapse rarely arrives as one dramatic event, but as a slow failure of illusions, until reality becomes too loud to ignore. Along the way, it introduces the Observer, a disciplined way of seeing that refuses reaction, refuses sedation, and learns to read the architecture beneath the chaos.
What emerges is not just a diagnosis of an era, but a blueprint for the next one. Because when the old world hits its limit, the future belongs to the ones who can still see.

The Year Everything Collided

Getting Over Obstacles by Lennox Carty is a powerful and deeply personal collection of poems that shines a light on the everyday experiences of people living with disabilities. Through honest reflections, vivid imagery, and thoughtful storytelling, the author explores the physical, emotional and social challenges that many disabled people encounter in their daily lives.
Drawing on lived experience and observation, the poems address themes such as accessibility, independence, resilience, and the attitudes society often holds towards disability. From navigating uneven pavements and inaccessible public transport to confronting prejudice and misunderstanding, the collection highlights the obstacles that can make everyday life more difficult for wheelchair users and others with disabilities.
At the same time, Getting Over Obstacles is a book about strength, determination and hope. The poems celebrate perseverance, personal growth, and the importance of inclusion. They remind readers that disability should not define a person's potential, and that a more accessible and understanding society benefits everyone.
What makes this collection particularly striking is the combination of poetry and powerful photographic imagery. The images throughout the book visually document many of the real-world barriers discussed in the poems, reinforcing the message and giving readers a deeper insight into the realities faced by disabled people.
This thought-provoking and inspiring book invites readers to reflect on how communities, institutions and individuals can work together to remove barriers and create a more inclusive world. Getting Over Obstacles will resonate with anyone interested in disability awareness, social justice, and the resilience of the human spirit.

Getting Over Obstacles

Contributions from Theory and Research

Rethinking Leadership Development

Ciencia y religión

Strategies and Digital Innovations

Health Communication in India

Are you a social worker struggling to make sense of your data?In today's evidence-based practice environment, understanding data analysis is no longer optional-it's essential. "Insights into Social Work Data Analysis: A Basic Guide to Statistics in Social Work Practice" is your accessible, jargon-free guide to bridging the gap between complex statistical concepts and real-world social work application. This practical handbook demystifies the core statistical tools that drive effective case management, program evaluation, and policy advocacy. It is specifically designed for students and practicing social workers who need to: Interpret the results of research studies and assessments accurately. Measure the impact and effectiveness of their interventions. Utilize data to secure funding and advocate for client needs. Select the appropriate statistical tests for different types of social work data (e.g., demographics, client outcomes, program satisfaction).From understanding descriptive statistics (like mean, median, and mode) to grasping the basics of inferential statistics (such as $t$-tests and chi-square), this guide provides clear explanations, relevant examples, and step-by-step instructions. Stop fearing numbers and start harnessing the power of data to become a more effective, evidence-driven social work professional. Perfect for: Social Work Students, BSW/MSW Practitioners, Program Evaluators, and Agency Managers.

A Basic Guide to Statistics in Social Work Practice

Insights into Social Work Data Analysis

Sustainable correctional culture is not created by chance. It is built, maintained, and defended every day-one detail at a time.

Correctional facilities are among the most complex and high-risk environments in public safety. Jails are responsible for protecting staff, maintaining order, safeguarding inmates, and preserving public trust-all while facing staffing shortages, mental health crises, digital contraband, and increasing scrutiny.

Yet many facilities fail for the same reason: small lapses in discipline, professionalism, and accountability are ignored until disorder becomes normalized.
Broken Windows Behind Bars: Transforming Jail Operations Through Order and Accountability applies the widely recognized Broken Windows Theory to the unique realities of jail and detention operations. Written by Shaun Klucznik, a career corrections professional since 1997 and President of the American Jail Association (2025-2026), this book provides a clear, experience-based framework for building sustainable order inside correctional facilities.

Klucznik draws from decades of jail leadership, staff training, and operational command to show how minor infractions-unchecked sanitation issues, inconsistent counts, lax supervision, and silent peer culture-create conditions for violence, contraband, escapes, lawsuits, and institutional collapse. More importantly, he shows how correcting small details consistently creates professionalism that endures.

This book goes beyond theory. Through real-world case studies, leadership analysis, and practical tools, readers learn how to:Apply Broken Windows principles to jail operations and detention facilities
Build accountability through peer correction and supervisor presence
Strengthen staff morale while reducing burnout and turnover
Prevent security failures before they escalate into crises
Integrate training, policy, and accreditation into lasting culture
Use technology as a support tool without undermining human judgment



Broken Windows Behind Bars is written for jail administrators, detention officers, supervisors, sheriffs, policymakers, criminal justice students, and public safety leaders who want practical solutions-not temporary programs.

This is not a book about punishment. It is a book about professionalism, safety, and ethical responsibility. When order is enforced consistently, jails become safer for staff, more stable for inmates, and more credible to the communities they serve.

Transforming Jail Operations Through Order and Accountability

Broken Windows Behind Bars

Rev. Dr. Victor Fakondo Sr. is a Sierra Leonean-born scholar, pastor, and social justice advocate. With decades of pastoral leadership and academic engagement, he has been a vocal proponent for healing, reconciliation, and peace in post-conflict societies. His experiences as a community leader, educator, and global speaker have shaped his profound insights into the wounds of tribalism and the spiritual dimensions of national unity.He holds degrees in theology and social sciences and has worked across multiple continents to promote intercultural understanding and leadership. Through his writings and ministries, Rev. Dr. Fakondo continues to inspire a new generation of leaders to pursue justice, compassion, and unity.

The Unhealed Wounds of Sierra Leone

Tribes and Turmoil

Technological Disruption in Legal Education and Practice

Influencing Today's Youth

The Ordination of Women in the Zambezi Evangelical Church

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