Methodology category: 1297 books
by Dr. Walter L. Leite
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2016
Practical Propensity Score Methods Using R by Walter Leite is a practical book that uses a step-by-step analysis of realistic examples to help students understand the theory and code for implementing propensity score analysis with the R statistical language. With a comparison of both well-established...
by Donna M. Mertens
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2017
In Mixed Methods Design in Evaluation,the first volume of SAGE's Evaluation in Practice Series, best-selling author Donna M. Mertens explores the meaning of mixed methods evaluation, its evolution over the last few decades, and the dominant philosophical frameworks that are influencing thought and...
Doing a Literature Review
Releasing the Research Imagination
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2018
The ultimate guide to the ‘what’, ‘how’ and ‘why’ of literature reviewing, the second edition of the classic text shows how the literature review will unlock the full potential of one's research with:
A thorough exploration of the literature review process from start to finish
Two...
Autoethnography
Process, Product, and Possibility for Critical Social Research
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2016
Autoethnography: Process, Product, and Possibility for Critical Social Research by Sherick A. Hughes and Julie L. Pennington provides a short introduction to the methodological tools and concepts of autoethnography, combining theoretical approaches with practical “how to” information. Written...
Evaluation Roots
A Wider Perspective of Theorists’ Views and Influences
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2012
Evaluation Roots: A Wider Perspective of Theorists’ Views and Influences, Second Edition provides an updated examination of current evaluation theories and traces their evolution. Marvin C. Alkin shows how theories build upon theories and how the theories are related to each other. The way in which...
by Abbas M. Tashakkori, Charles B. Teddlie
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2010
Surveying the differing viewpoints and disciplinary approaches to using mixed methods, this volume helps readers explore the answers to a wide range of key questions in the field, including "Can using mixed methods offset the disadvantages that certain methods have by themselves?" "What...
An Introduction to Text Mining
Research Design, Data Collection, and Analysis
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2017
Students in social science courses communicate, socialize, shop, learn, and work online. When they are asked to collect data for course projects they are often drawn to social media platforms and other online sources of textual data. There are many software packages and programming languages available...
Innovations in Educational Ethnography
Theories, Methods, and Results
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2012
This volume focuses on and exemplifies how ethnography--a research tool devoted to looking at human interaction as a cultural process rather than individual psychology--can shed light on educational processes framed by the complex, internationalized societies in which we live today. Part I offers...
by John W. Creswell
Language: English
Release Date: July 29, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: July 29, 2015
30 Essential Skills for the Qualitative Researcher fills a gap in introductory literature on qualitative inquiry by providing practical "how-to" information for beginning researchers in the social, behavioral, and health sciences. Author John W. Creswell draws on years of teaching, writing,...
Other People's Anthropologies
Ethnographic Practice on the Margins
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2008
Anthropological practice has been dominated by the so-called "great" traditions (Anglo-American, French, and German). However, processes of decolonization, along with critical interrogation of these dominant narratives, have led to greater visibility of what used to be seen as peripheral...
Recording Oral History
A Guide for the Humanities and Social Sciences
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2014
Recording Oral History, now available in its third edition, provides a comprehensive guide to oral history for researchers and students in diverse fields including history, sociology, anthropology, education, psychology, social work, and ethnographic methods.
Writing in a clear, accessible...
by Dr. Uwe Flick
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2018
The definitive guide to the full qualitative research process, from design to dissemination, this is everything you need to understand how good quality research is produced, and how to use and enrich your own work with it.
New to this edition:
- A new structure follows the...
Oppression and Responsibility
A Wittgensteinian Approach to Social Practices and Moral Theory
Language: English
Release Date: August 23, 2002
Combating homophobia, racism, sexism, and other forms of discrimination and violence in our society requires more than just focusing on the overt acts of prejudiced and abusive individuals. The very intelligibility of such acts, in fact, depends upon a background of shared beliefs, attitudes, and...
Doing a Successful Research Project
Using Qualitative or Quantitative Methods
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2014
This straightforward, student-friendly guide contains all the practical advice for successfully undertaking a research project, leading students through all the stages of the research process. The second edition of this no-nonsense textbook supports students in conducting their own research projects,...