Research

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,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781516587599Author Kristina M. ScharpFormat HardbackPage Count 408Imprint Cognella Academic PublishingPublisher Cognella Academic PublishingWeight(grams)...

Removing the Fear and Mystique from the Research Process provides readers with an exploration of the often-daunting landscape of academic research. The book seeks to demystify the intricacies of research methodology and equip readers with practical...

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...

In Doing Good Qualitative Research, Jennifer Cyr and Sara Wallace Goodman bring together over forty experts to provide one of the first comprehensive introductions to using qualitative methods across the social sciences. From concept formation and case...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781792425189Author Tara SuwinyattichaipornFormat PaperbackPage Count 277Imprint Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co ,U.S.Publisher Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co ,U.S.

This book contains 80 of the best 'novelty' rounds that the author has compiled since becoming a quizmaster in 1987. Whilst most quiz books have standard topic rounds of geography, history, TV, sport etc plus general knowledge rounds, what makes this...

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)...

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,...

Essentials of Research Methods for Educators provides future teachers, specialists, administrators and educational leaders with a textbook and a resource that goes beyond the classroom to use in your career. With a focus on the wide variety of data...

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...

Convergence-based research approaches are critical in solving many scientific challenges, which frequently draw on large teams of collaborators from multiple disciplines. The 2014 report Convergence: Facilitating Transdisciplinary Integration of Life...

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...