Research category: 4571 books
Ethics for Graduate Researchers
A Cross-disciplinary Approach
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2012
This edited collection is intended as a primer for core concepts and principles in research ethics and as an in-depth exploration of the contextualization of these principles in practice across key disciplines. The material is nested so that readers can engage with it at different levels and depths....
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Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Human sexuality researchers often find themselves faced with questions that entail conceptual, methodological, or ethical issues for which their professional training or prior experience may not have prepared them. The goal of this handbook is to provide that guidance to students and professionals...
Behavioural and Mental Health Research
A Handbook of Skills and Methods
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2013
Behavioural and Mental Health Research, 2nd Edition is a thoroughly revised, updated, and expanded version of the invaluable guide to research skills for psychologists, psychiatrists, nurses, social workers, and graduates training in those disciplines. It provides a series of practical guidelines...
Doing Work Based Research
Approaches to Enquiry for Insider-Researchers
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2010
Electronic Inspection Copy available for instructors here
With the growth of work based learning and practitioner research this book leads the way by addressing key issues faced by 'insider-researchers' - learners, practitioners and managers doing research projects in the organizations and...
Media and Communication Research Methods
An Introduction to Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2018
This step-by-step introduction to conducting media and communication research offers practical insights along with Arthur Asa Berger’s signature lighthearted style to make discussion of qualitative and quantitative methods easy to comprehend. The Fifth Edition of Media and Communication Research...
by Dr Jennifer Mason
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2017
The third edition of this best-selling text guides students and researchers through the process of doing qualitative research, clearly explaining how different theoretical approaches inform what you do in practice. The text bridges the gap between ‘cookbook’ and more abstract approaches to qualitative...
The Practice of Qualitative Research
Engaging Students in the Research Process
Language: English
Release Date: February 29, 2016
The Practice of Qualitative Research guides readers step by step through the process of collecting, analyzing, designing, and interpreting qualitative research. Written by Sharlene Nagy Hesse-Biber in an engaging style, this student-centered text offers invaluable insights into the practice of qualitative...
Research Methods and Statistics
An Integrated Approach
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2016
Research Methods and Statistics: An Integrated Approach by Janie H. Wilson and Shauna W. Joye offers a completely integrated approach to teaching research methods and statistics by presenting a research question accompanied by the appropriate methods and statistical procedures needed to address it....
Quantitative Research in Education
A Primer
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2015
Quantitative Research in Education: A Primer, Second Edition is a brief and practical text designed to allay anxiety about quantitative research. Award-winning authors Wayne K. Hoy and Curt M. Adams first introduce readers to the nature of research and science, and then present the meaning of concepts...
Educational Research
Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Approaches
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2016
Assuming no prior knowledge, Educational Research by R. Burke Johnson and Larry Christensen offers a comprehensive, easily digestible introductory research methods text for undergraduate and graduate students. Readers will develop an understanding of the multiple research methods and strategies used...
The Research Experience
Planning, Conducting, and Reporting Research
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2017
The Research Experience: Planning, Conducting, and Reporting Research by Ann Sloan Devlin presents a process-oriented approach to research for students in the behavioral sciences. In-depth, practical advice for conducting each step of the research process includes coverage of the most common research...
Feminist Research Practice
A Primer
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2013
The fully revised and updated Second Edition of Feminist Research Practice: A Primer, edited by Sharlene Nagy Hesse-Biber, draws on the expertise of a stellar group of interdisciplinary scholars who cover cutting-edge research methods and explore research questions related to the complex and diverse...
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Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2017
Person-Centred Healthcare Research provides an innovative and novel approach to exploring a range of research designs and methodological approaches aimed at investigating person-centred healthcare practice within and across healthcare disciplines.
With contributions from internationally renowned...
Research Methods for Community Change
A Project-Based Approach
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2012
Research Methods for Community Change: A Project-Based Approach, Second Edition is an in-depth review of all of the research methods that communities can use to solve problems, develop their resources, protect their identities, and build power. With an engaging writing style and numerous real world...