Research

The network is the pervasive organizational image of the new millennium. This book examines one particular kind of network - the 'knowledge network' - whose primary mandate is to create and disseminate knowledge based on multidisciplinary research that...

This unique reader for research methods courses looks at how social scientists ask and answer questions. The Practice of Research presents a practical guide to doing research by excerpting well-known studies by some of the most distinguished social...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780197519271Author Eviatar ZerubavelFormat HardbackPage Count 120Imprint Oxford University Press, USAPublisher Oxford University Press, USA

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780197558485Author Professor of Sociology Monica PrasadFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint Oxford University Press, USAPublisher Oxford University Press,...

A comprehensive introduction and teaching resource for state-of-the-art Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) using R software. This guide facilitates the efficient teaching, independent learning, and use of QCA with the best available software,...

This book is designed for an undergraduate, one-semester course in experimental research, primarily targeting programs in sociology, political science, environmental studies, psychology, and communications. Aimed at those with limited technical...

This accessible and practical textbook gives students the perfect guide to the use of regression models in testing and evaluating hypotheses dealing with social relationships. A range of statistical methods suited to a wide variety of dependent variables...

Positioned within and against our changing pandemic conditions, Global Shifts in Qualitative Inquiry highlights multidirectional pathways between and across moments, formations, and interpretive communities within qualitative research. Contributors focus...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781544378299Author Loreen WolferFormat PaperbackPage Count 580Imprint Sage Publications, IncPublisher Sage Publications, IncWeight(grams) 203g

First published in 1996. This book is designed to help students acquire basic skills needed to comprehend social and behavioural science research reports. These skills are needed to understand research results that we confront in our everyday lives in...

The Tenth Edition of the bestselling Investigating the Social World provides students with the critical skills necessary to evaluate research. Each chapter integrates instruction in the various core research methods with investigation of interesting...

Featuring a conversational, engaging, and student-friendly writing style, The Process of Social Research, Third Edition, introduces students to the fundamentals of research. It places a unique emphasis on process with flowcharts in every chapter that...

This book argues that the new great power contest between the United States and the People's Republic of China, which has as its epicentre the complex Indo-Pacific region, is having a detrimental impact on the region's existing order system. Analysing...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781978801158Author Susan D. GreenbaumFormat PaperbackPage Count 220Imprint Rutgers University PressPublisher Rutgers University Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781876843359Author Akira FurukawaFormat PaperbackPage Count 351Imprint Trans Pacific PressPublisher Trans Pacific Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780791458242Author Robin Patric ClairFormat PaperbackPage Count 318Imprint State University of New York PressPublisher State University of New York...

This practical "how to" guide integrates a comprehensive, interdisciplinary review of literature, alongside a wealth of the authors' combined research experience, into a framework for behavioral health and other investigators concerned with...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781863735131Author Allan KellehearFormat PaperbackPage Count 190Imprint Allen & UnwinPublisher Taylor & FrancisWeight(grams) 453g

Social research plays an important part in the social sciences and in the planning and implementation of personal social services. Whilst considerable attention has been paid to the methods used to undertake social research, little has been done to...

- what is the relationship between the social sciences and the natural sciences? - where do today's dominant approaches to doing social science come from? - what are the main fissures and debates in contemporary social scientific thought? - how are we...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780999075906Author Steve WolvertonFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Society of EthnobiologyPublisher Society of EthnobiologyWeight(grams)...

Community Work Approaches to Child Welfare presents a number of case studies that illustrate alternative approaches to child welfare that recognizes the strengths and tenacity of families who live in resource poor and essentially unfriendly environments...

Researching the Far Right brings together researchers from across the humanities and social sciences to provide much needed discussion about the methodological, ethical, political, personal, practical and professional issues and challenges that arise...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781119379737Author Bruce M. KingFormat PaperbackPage Count 496Imprint John Wiley & Sons IncPublisher John Wiley & Sons IncWeight(grams) 208g

All qualitative researchers sample, yet methods of sampling and choosing cases have received relatively little attention compared to other qualitative methods. This innovative book critically evaluates widely used sampling strategies, identifying key...

Madness as Methodology begins with the following quotation from Deleuze and Guattari, 'Madness need not be all breakdown. It may also be breakthrough.' This quotation firmly expresses the book's intention to provide readers with radical and innovative...

This unique book is the first comprehensive guide to the discovery, analysis, and evaluation of natural experiments - an increasingly popular methodology in the social sciences. Thad Dunning provides an introduction to key issues in causal inference,...

This dynamic, engaging guide empowers you to go beyond bar charts and jargon-filled journal articles to bring your research online and present it in a way that highlights and maximises its relevance through social media. Drawing upon a wealth of...

Social Network Analysis: Methods and Examples prepares social science students to conduct their own social network analysis (SNA) by covering basic methodological tools along with illustrative examples from various fields. This innovative book takes a...

Sociological research is hard enough already you don't need to make it even harder by smashing about like a bull in a china shop, not knowing what you're doing or where you're heading. Or so says John Levi Martin in this witty, insightful, and...

This title builds on the success of Doing Critical Management Research which has proven to be a seminal text in the 20 years since publication. In 2020, Alvesson and Deetz have broadened their focus and updated the original book to offer relevance to...

Historical and biographical work is becoming a more common type of qualitative research done by social scientists and usually requires the extensive use of formal archives housed in universities, governments, museums and other institutions. This...

As a transdisciplinary profession, evaluation has much to offer to global change interventions that work toward a sustainable future across national boundaries, sectors, and issues. This book introduces Blue Marble evaluation, which provides a framework...

There is virtually no way to complete one's education without encountering a research report. The book that has helped demystify qualitative and quantitative research articles for thousands of readers, from the authors of the best-selling Proposals that...

An R Companion for the Third Edition of The Fundamentals of Political Science Research offers students a chance to delve into the world of R using real political data sets and statistical analysis techniques directly from Paul M. Kellstedt and Guy D...

This clearly written and provocative text outlines the wide range of epistemological and metaphysical pillars of research. In a clear, easy to follow style, the reader is guided through an array of concepts that are defined, explained and made simple...

The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Methods in Health Research is a comprehensive and authoritative source on qualitative research methods. The Handbook compiles accessible yet vigorous academic contributions by respected academics from the fast-growing...

A state-of-the-art approach to evaluating research design for students and scholars across the social sciencesAssessing the properties of research designs before implementing them can be tricky for even the most seasoned researchers. This book provides a...

A practical and authoritative guide to conducting focus group discussions in health and social science research, with particular emphasis on using focus groups in developing country settings. Monique M. Hennink describes the procedures and challenges of...

This must-have mixed methods resource for any health science researcher presents key theories, concepts, and approaches in an accessible way. Packed with illustrations from the health sciences literature, this ready-to-use guidebook shows readers how to...