Methodology

This textbook provides a clear, concise, and comprehensive introduction to methodological issues encountered by the various social science disciplines. It emphasizes applications, with detailed examples, so that readers can put these methods to work in...

What would you say to a deceased loved one if they could come back for one day? What if you can't just 'move on' from grief? At Home with Grief: Continued Bonds with the Deceased chronicles Blake Paxton's autoethnographic study of his continued...

Visual Research Methods in the Social Sciences: Awakening Visions is an indispensable resource for students, researchers and teachers seeking to use visual sources in their research and understand how images work. This fully updated edition adds...

Norbert Elias has been recognized as one of the key social scientists of the 20th century at least in sociology, political science and history. This book will address Norbert Elias's approach to empirical research, the use of his work in empirical...

Building Experiments is the essential text for understanding experimental methods. In engaging style, the book shows how theory is employed in experimental design, how experiments test theory, and how proper design and use of experiments can advance the...

This book presents strategies for analyzing qualitative and mixed methods data with MAXQDA software, and provides guidance on implementing a variety of research methods and approaches, e.g. grounded theory, discourse analysis and qualitative content...

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Bridging the science of measurement and the practice of applied behavior analysis (ABA), this is the first comprehensive guide to reliability, validity, and evidence-centered design within a behavior-analytic framework.ReviewsaEUROoeFinding a text that...

This groundbreaking book makes the often-undiscussed aspects of fieldwork accessible to novice researchers by drawing on the authentic experiences of young field researchers from diverse backgrounds. From landing in unfamiliar territories and navigating...

This practical guide equips instructors to help students publish rigorous mixed methods research by walking them through the article-writing process with clear strategies, discipline-spanning examples, and solutions to common challenges.Book...

In a world where culture evolves at an unprecedented pace, Story Systems provides researchers, analysts, and strategists with a groundbreaking methodology for decoding cultural shifts through language. This book introduces a systematic research approach...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781915983480Author Low-Carbon Research Methods GroupFormat PaperbackPage Count 280Imprint Goldsmiths, University of LondonPublisher Goldsmiths, University...

This edited volume offers an accessible introduction to selected approaches to qualitative research. Featuring 22 contributions from both established and emerging scholars in the field of qualitative inquiry, the volume highlights the field's...

Confessions of a PhD is a compelling edited collection that serves as a supportive companion for current and aspiring doctoral students grappling with the unique challenges of their academic journeys.This anthology features authentic stories that...

This accessible book provides comprehensive guidance on how to turn empirical observations into clear, useful explanations through use of the grounded theory method. Seasoned researchers share their field experience to show how they planned studies,...

This book is a hands-on guide to three of the most essential qualitative research tools—shadowing, focus groups, and qualitative interviews. Offering a clear and practical framework, it equips researchers with the methodological understanding needed to...

Writing Phenomenological Research is your definitive guide to mastering phenomenological study design and execution. Tailored specifically for postgraduate researchers and scholars, this essential resource empowers you with the knowledge and tools...

Providing academic insights, reflections, and practical guidance on ethically conducting qualitative criminological research, this book emphasizes real-life examples to navigate research risks, boundaries, and emotions, while spotlighting reflexivity as...

This book presents a novel methodological framework for analysing governmental discourse. It involves combining pragmatist perspectives on language with computational sociolinguistics and large language models (LLMs).The first half discusses traditional...

Examines how four intellectuals with ties to the French social sciences articulated a new primitivist sensibility between 1945 and 1975. We tend to associate primitivism with the nostalgic idealization of origins, often aimed at parts of the world that...

In Foundations of Inquiry, Guoping Zhao and Lucy E. Bailey consider paradigms and how they connect to methodologies. The authors explore a rich body of paradigms (historical and contemporary) and how they form, support, and justify different...

Participatory Action Research in Post-Colonial Contexts provides a comprehensive exploration of Participatory Action Research (PAR) as a transformative methodology uniquely suited to post-colonial contexts, explicitly addressing the ongoing impact of...

Clear, coherent and readable, this bestselling guide is now in its fifth edition, providing easy to follow advice for anyone undertaking a research project. Covering each stage of the process, from choosing a research question to collecting and analysing...

In the aftermath of the war in Syria, Canada and Germany welcomed thousands of refugees. Scholars in both countries conducted studies to learn how the refugee children and families were faring, and how local populations and non-governmental agencies were...

Researching Care with Case Studies offers a fresh perspective on the universe of care practices, using case studies to illuminate their stretch and complexities. Building on Robert Stake's foundational work with qualitative methods and Merel Visse's...

Why can't we seem to agree on facts? In this brief volume, sociologist Joel Best turns his inimitable eye toward the social construction of facts. He evaluates how facts emerge from our social worlds-including our beliefs, values, tastes, and norms-and...

This method involves research participants listing what they know or think about the researcher's topic. This book incorporates free-list analyses with other analytical methods and demonstrates their broad applicability. The book starts with descriptive...

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Reflections on Methodology offers a new and engaging means of teaching Honours students or those starting a PhD in Sociology about methodological issues. Instead of the usual survey approach, it shows the importance of debates about methodology, the...

Junior researchers in the field of childhood studies are often faced with many challenges that accompany research with young participants. Methodological concepts, such as research relationships, positionality, self-disclosure and reflexivity can...

Junior researchers in the field of childhood studies are often faced with many challenges that accompany research with young participants. Methodological concepts, such as research relationships, positionality, self-disclosure and reflexivity can...

The ever-expanding availability of spatial data continues to revolutionise research. This book is your go-to guide to getting the most out of handling, mapping and analysing location-based data. Without assuming prior knowledge of GIS, geocomputation or...

Posthuman Adventuring... immerses readers in a transdisciplinary methodology that merges images and sounds to inspire ongoing dialogue and provoke imaginative inquiry. Through a compilation of thought-provoking chapters, the book connects readers to...

Issues of Equity provides practical and theoretical tools to advance equity in qualitative research, featuring chapters on community-based approaches, intersectionality, decolonizing methodologies, and more. It offers guidance for researchers, students,...

Ethnography: The Basics introduces a broad and beginner audience to ethnography, as a research methodology with diverse applications. By using everyday language, and developing a warm and inclusive tone, the book provides an accessible entry point to the...

Elevate your research with the Third Edition of this classic guide. Master the "what," "how," and "why" of literature reviews and fully realise the potential of your scholarly work and evidence-based practice. By taking you on an intellectual journey,...

Grounded in examples from across the social sciences, this book walks you through the process of doing quantitative text analysis step by step. Clear and accessible, it empowers you to progress from beginner level to understanding and using computational...

This holistic How to guide provides practical advice on conducting meaningful research within the social sciences, focusing on practices which are sensitive and bespoke. Mapping out the field and inviting further exploration, its insights reflect lessons...

Everyday Silence and the Holocaust examines Irene Levin’s experiences of her family’s unspoken history of the Holocaust and the silence that surrounded their war experiences as non-topics.A central example of what C. Wright Mills considered the core of...

This practical handbook provides a step-by-step guide for students who are new to phenomenography. A qualitative research approach within the interpretivist paradigm, phenomenography explores the different ways in which humans conceive a phenomenon and...