Methodology category: 1297 books
by Richard Lung
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2015
A short history shows the sheer difficulty of genuine electoral reform. The defeat of democracy is also a defeat for science. Freedom and knowledge depend on each other. Therein is the remedy. I base voting method on a widely accepted logic of measurement, to be found in the sciences. This is supported...
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Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2018
As branches of research and knowledge continue to expand, platforms for gathering and understanding new information become important aspects of organizational improvement. Contemporary Knowledge and Systems Science provides emerging research on the methods and applications of knowledge systems in...
Handbook of Warning Intelligence
Assessing the Threat to National Security
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2010
Handbook of Warning Intelligence: Assessing the Threat to National Security was written during the cold war and was classified for 40 years. The majority of this manual, however, is now finally available to the general public. An abridged version, Anticipating Surprise: Analysis for Strategic Warning,...
by Peter O'Donoghue
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2009
Modern techniques of sports performance analysis enable the sport scientist, coach and athlete to objectively assess, and therefore improve upon, sporting performance. They are an important tool for any serious practitioner in sport and, as a result, performance analysis has become a key component...
Improving Decisionmaking in a Turbulent World
Strategic Rethink
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2016
Every president needs a decisionmaking system that harnesses the full capabilities and accumulated wisdom of the U.S. government and the nation’s many stakeholders. This Perspective analyzes a range of management challenges in the national security system and presents recommendations for strengthening U.S. decisionmaking and oversight of policy implementation.
by Anthony Kwame Harrison
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2018
Ethnography familiarizes readers with ethnographic research and writing traditions through detailed discussions of ethnography's history, exploratory design, representational conventions, and standards of evaluation. Responding to the proliferation of ethnography both within and outside of academia,...
Corridor Talk
Canadian Feminist Scholars Share Stories of Research Partnerships
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2013
In this collection, the authors illuminate the struggles and the successes encountered in the research partnership process. The authors come from a variety of disciplines, are at various stages of their academic careers, may or may not be part of the academy, adopt a variety of feminist lenses, have...
Action Research for Democracy
New Ideas and Perspectives from Scandinavia
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2015
Contemporary society encounters profound economical, socio-ecological and political crises challenging the democratic foundation of our societies. This book addresses the potentials and challenges for Action Research supporting democratic alternatives. It offers a broad spectrum of examples from Scandinavian...
by Virginia MOREIRA
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2015
SUMÁRIO
PREFÁCIO À EDIÇÃO BRASILEIRA
Por Alfredo Naffah Neto
PREFÁCIO À EDIÇÃO CHILENA
Por Lucrecia Rovalleti
INTRODUÇÃO
PARTE I
OS LIMITES DA ABORDAGEM CENTRADA NA PESSOA
CAPÍTULO 1
DA TEORIA NÃO-DIRETIVA...
by Craig Russon, Karen Russon
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
The evaluation profession has experienced rapid growth in the past five years. Prior to 1995. there were five national evaluation organizations: the American Evnluntion Association (AEA). the Asociacion Centroamericana de Evaluacion (ACE). the Australasian Evaluation Society (AES). the Canadian Evaluation...
Rethinking Social Studies
Critical Pedagogy in Pursuit of Dangerous Citizenship
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2017
Like the schools in which it is taught, social studies is full of alluring contradictions. It harbors possibilities for inquiry and social criticism, liberation and emancipation. Social studies could be a site that enables young people to analyze and understand social issues in a holistic way finding...
Nuclear Physics and Gamma-Ray Sources for Nuclear Security and Nonproliferation
Proceedings of the International Symposium
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2014
Nuclear nonproliferation is a critical global issue. A key technological challenge to ensuring nuclear nonproliferation and security is the detection of long-lived radioisotopes and fissionable nuclides in a non-destructive manner. This technological challenge requires new methods for detecting relevant...
The Research Companion
A practical guide for those in the social sciences, health and development
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2016
Have you ever wanted to know an effective and ethical way to:
Design a study?
Recruit participants?
Report findings?
And improve the quality and output of your research?
The Research Companion focuses on the practical skills needed to complete research in the social...
Doing Science
Design, Analysis, and Communication of Scientific Research
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2009
Doing Science, second edition, offers a rare compendium of practical advice based on how working scientists pursue their craft. It covers each stage of research, from formulating questions and gathering data to developing experiments and analyzing results and finally to the many ways for presenting...