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...

This volume investigates the ways in which Q methodology can uncover and foreground new perspectives and contribute to language education and language policy research. It demonstrates the flexibility of this research methodology in addressing dynamic and...

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

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...

Learning and Using Languages in Ethnographic Research breaks the silence that still surrounds learning a language for ethnographic research and in the process demystifies some of the multilingual aspects of contemporary ethnographic work. It does this by...

This book argues for an approach to linguistic ethnography which departs from the singular gaze of the academic researcher, to amplify instead the voices of participants, researchers and collaborators. The authors offer an account of writing ethnography...

This book explores the challenges and opportunities involved in conducting research with members of immigrant, refugee and other minoritized communities. Through first-hand reflective accounts, contributors explore community-based collaborative work, and...

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...

This accessible guide walks readers through the process of completing a social science research project. Written specifically to meet the needs of undergraduate research classes, it introduces students to a complete skill set, including: planning,...

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...

What is metadata? When do you need to archive digital content? How does electronic publication affect copyrights? How can XML and PDF improve your workflow and your publications? There is a digital dimension to virtually all publishing today. Beyond the...

This book sets out duoethnography as a method of research, reflective practice and as a pedagogical approach in English Language Teaching (ELT). The book provides an introduction to the history of duoethnography and lays out its theoretical foundations...

This book provides practical guidance on research methods and designs that can be applied to Complex Dynamic Systems Theory (CDST) research. It discusses the contribution of CDST to the field of applied linguistics, examines what this perspective entails...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781622578252Author Laura Anne NaborsFormat HardbackPage Count 149Imprint Nova Science Publishers IncPublisher Nova Science Publishers IncWeight(grams) 348g

In his signature pragmatic and friendly style, David Silverman acts as your stand-in supervisor in the seventh edition of this book, taking you step-by-step through different methods for making sense of qualitative data. Whether you are interested in...

In this book, Mertens provides a brief history of the emergence of mixed methods research and numerous examples to illustrate its application in different disciplines and geographic areas. Mixed methods approaches offer researchers an exciting...

Policy makers, academic administrators, scholars, and members of the public are clamoring for indicators of the value and reach of research. The question of how to quantify the impact and importance of research and scholarly output, from the publication...

From the most basic terms to the structures and practices of the Church, this book offers a plain-speaking introduction to Roman Catholicism. Now in a second edition, it contains new sections on relations with other faiths, coverage of recent...

Today's researchers have access to more information than ever before. Yet the new material is both overwhelming in quantity and variable in quality. How can scholars survive these twin problems and produce groundbreaking research using the physical and...

This book provides insights into the lived experiences of researchers as they negotiate the undulating terrain of the world of paradigms and seek to find their niche. Each chapter presents the journeys of postgraduate candidates, early career researchers...