Research

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsShort-listed for Edgar Allan Poe Awards (Critical/Biographical) 2000.Book InformationISBN 9781890208158Author Val McDermidFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Poisoned Pen...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781942266853Author Kevin SullivanFormat PaperbackPage Count 212Imprint Wildblue PressPublisher Wildblue PressWeight(grams) 249gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm...

Focus Groups are often under-used as a valuable tool for research. This practical and extremely well-written guide offers advice on: * planning and organising focus groups * what types of questions to use* the limitations and advantages of using these...

In order to prepare a successful research project, a qualitative researcher often must consult media documents of various types. Authors David L. Altheide and Christopher J. Schneider show readers how to obtain, categorize, and analyze these different...

Get ready to take on your first college research paper like a pro Just got assigned your first college research paper? Don't sweat it! College Research Papers For Dummies has your back with the perfect companion to these not-as-hard-as-they-look...

The document aims to support experts working in national statistical offices and other agencies producing official statistics in using data from administrative sources for measuring hard-to-reach groups, namely the homeless, undocumented migrants,...

Across the world, statistical organisations undertake similar activities, albeit with variations in the processes that they use. Each of those activities uses and produces similar information. Although the information used by statistical organisations is...

Developing Qualitative Descriptions presents a straightforward approach for producing academically rigorous descriptions using qualitative data.This book, the first focused solely on qualitative description, is accessible to readers with no prior...

Creative research methods for data generation have expanded over recent decades and researchers are eager to take a creative approach to data analysis. It is challenging to bring creativity into data analysis while retaining a systematic, rigorous, and...

A practitioner-researcher is an information professional who may not have formal training in using research methods and is learning how to use these methods during their busy, complex job. Reflections on Practitioner Research: A Practical Guide for...

Are you struggling with the complexities of literature reviews? This comprehensive guide demystifies the process, offering a flexible toolkit for analysing and synthesizing all types of data. From setting out different options for conducting a literature...

Bringing together valuable insights from a range of research experts, PhD supervisors and examiners, this thoroughly revised second edition of How to Keep Your Research Project on Track details how to deal with the unexpected difficulties of research,...

A guide to help students use research sources in literature and filmWhat makes a good research topic in a literature class? What does your professor mean by "peer-reviewed" sources? What should you do if you can't find enough material? This approachable...

This workbook is a great quantitative research methods exercise book for all social sciences undergraduate and graduate students. The workbook covers important fundamental topics such as variables, hypotheses and research questions, measurements, and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781949738858Author Michael FrizellFormat HardbackPage Count 34Imprint Tidalwave ProductionsPublisher Tidalwave ProductionsWeight(grams) 263gDimensions(mm)...

No one is born a perfect parent, and we all get things wrong from time to time. The important thing to remember is that you are not walking this road alone, ahead of you is a pathway left behind by a generation of parents. From our combined...

Interpretivism has an intuitive appeal to many social researchers, but they often feel ill-equipped to do it. Other social researchers tend to believe that interpretivism is a specialized niche with little relevance to their research practice. What has...

This detailed analysis and evaluation of the enormously varied, rich, and productive career of one of nineteenth-century America's most interesting intellectuals includes discussions of Johnson's Treatise on Language and Treatise on Morality; appraisals...

Consolidating unbiased, peer-reviewed information from many sources, this book provides a one-stop resource on the use and health benefits of 50 different herbs.While the use of herbs and herbal supplements seem an attractive alternate to man-made...

Criminal Justice Research Methods provides students with an accessible, easy-to-understand guide to all aspects of social scientific research methods. It features a comprehensive discussion of qualitative and quantitative data gathering strategies and a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781739121761Author Trudy DavidsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 216Imprint Rhyming MomentsPublisher Rhyming MomentsDimensions(mm) 205mm * 130mm * 15mm

Designing Quality Survey Questions, Second Edition shows readers how to craft precisely worded survey questions with appropriate response options that provide useful data to help answer research questions. The Second Edition offers more detail on survey...

This insightful book examines all aspects of the design process and implementation of questionnaire surveys on the activities of business, public sector, and non-profit organizations. Anthony Arundel discusses how different aspects of the survey method...

The challenge facing today's library media specialist is to design and deliver an effective library media program. Faced with the impact of technology, societal pressures, sweeping changes in American education, and varying economic conditions, today's...

Log-linear, logit and logistic regression models are the most common ways of analyzing data when (at least) the dependent variable is categorical. This volume shows how to compare coefficient estimates from regression models for categorical dependent...

How to Think Critically helps students develop their understanding of and ability to cultivate critical thought in support of their educational pursuits, as well as their personal and professional endeavors.The opening chapter describes the appropriate...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781935818083Author Rachael SeeleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 66Imprint Energy Intelligence Group, IncorporatedPublisher Energy Intelligence Group,...

Discover how fiction can breathe life into your research. Fiction – in the form of everyday storytelling, prose, plays, films, folktales, and comics – can be powerful and resonant. This engaging book introduces the ways in which fiction can inform,...

Creative research methods for data generation have expanded over recent decades and researchers are eager to take a creative approach to data analysis. It is challenging to bring creativity into data analysis while retaining a systematic, rigorous, and...

The research paper has become so ingrained in higher education that its benefits are assumed to be self-evident, but the connection between student writing and learning is not always clear. Educators frequently discuss the lack of critical thinking...

A cosmopolitan author who spent nearly a decade in Europe and was versed in the works of his British and French contemporaries, James Fenimore Cooper was also deeply concerned with the America of his day and its history. His works embrace themes that...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780198739357Author Oxford University PressFormat PaperbackPage Count 1072Imprint Oxford University PressPublisher Oxford University PressWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781732379718Author Melissa VerplankFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint The Pet Book Publishing Company LtdPublisher First Stone Publishing

We now live in a world where all aspects of everyday life are thoroughly mediated by digital technologies. Making sense of digital life is accordingly an essential undertaking for social science and humanities scholars. This multidisciplinary book...

Ideal for graduate students and more seasoned qualitative researchers, this is the first guide to writing and publishing in a range of both scholarly and popular formats--from journal articles and monographs to op-eds and fictional works. Award-winning...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsCommended for Colorado Book Award (General Nonfiction) 2013.Book InformationISBN 9781555915834Author Mary Taylor YoungFormat PaperbackPage Count 296Imprint Fulcrum Inc...

As data become 'big', fast and complex, the software and computing tools needed to manage and analyse them are rapidly developing. Social scientists need new tools to meet these challenges, tackle big datasets, while also developing a more nuanced...

Practical and straightforward, this book is a multidisciplinary introduction to the process of planning, conducting and analysing qualitative research, from selecting appropriate methods to publishing your findings. Built around the authors' Qualitative...

Critical Participatory Inquiry: An Interdisciplinary Guide brings to life key principles of this collaborative research method for students, practitioners, and research collectives. The authors encourage readers to uncover new possibilities in...

This open access book introduces vignette research to new and experienced researchers by guiding them through its history, theory and underlying principles before delving into step-by-step practical guidance on how to do vignette research.Vignette...