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  • Black American Students in An Affluent Suburb

    A Study of Academic Disengagement

    by John U. Ogbu ...
    Series series Sociocultural, Political, and Historical Studies in Education
    John Ogbu has studied minority education from a comparative perspective for over 30 years. The study reported in this book--jointly sponsored by the community and the school district in Shaker Heights, Ohio--focuses on the academic performance of Black American students. Not only do these students perform less well than White students at every social class level, but also less well than immigrant ... Read more

    $68.99 USD

  • Minority Status, Oppositional Culture, & Schooling

    Edited by John U. Ogbu ...
    Series series Sociocultural, Political, and Historical Studies in Education
    This book is the definitive and final presentation of John Ogbu’s cultural ecological model and the many debates that his work has sparked during the past decade. The theory and empirical foundation of Ogbu’s scholarship, which some have mistakenly reduced to the "acting white hypothesis," is fully presented and re-visited in this posthumous collection of his new writings plus the works of over 20 ... Read more

    $87.99 USD

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    Fifty Resilient Students Speak

    by Frances K. Trotman, Erik E. Morales ...
    Over the course of ten years, this extensive qualitative study focused on the academic resilience phenomenon. The research delves into the educational resilience experiences of fifty low socioeconomic students of color from a variety of racial and ethnic backgrounds. In addition to chronicling specific protective factors and processes active in the students' lives, several symbiotic relationships ... Read more

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  • When to Use What Research Design

    by W. Paul Vogt, PhD, Dianne C. Gardner, PhD, Lynne M. Haeffele, PhD ...
    Systematic, practical, and accessible, this is the first book to focus on finding the most defensible design for a particular research question. Thoughtful guidelines are provided for weighing the advantages and disadvantages of various methods, including qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods designs. The book can be read sequentially or readers can dip into chapters on specific stages of ... Read more

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  • The Handbook Of Transcultural Counselling And Psychotherapy

    by Colin Lago ...
    This fascinating book examines recent critical thinking and research findings in the field of transcultural counselling and psychotherapy. ... Read more

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  • Political Correctness and Higher Education

    British and American Perspectives

    by John Lea ...
    How many times have you heard the phrase: `it’s all political correctness gone mad!’Do you ever wonder whether colleges and universities are really awash with trivial concerns about the use of language or whether they are actually trying to address serious concerns about discrimination and harassment?Have you ever wanted to get to the bottom of what all the fuss is about?This book is the first ... Read more

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  • Quantitative Data Analysis with Minitab

    A Guide for Social Scientists

    by Alan Bryman, Duncan Cramer ...
    Quantitative data analysis is now a compulsory component of most degree courses in the social sciences and students are increasingly reliant on computers for the analysis of data. Quantitative Data Analysis with Minitab explains statistical tests for Minitab users using the same formulae free, non technical approach, as the very successful SPPS version.Students will learn a wide range of ... Read more

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  • New Developments in Categorical Data Analysis for the Social and Behavioral Sciences

    Edited by L. Andries van der Ark, Marcel A. Croon, Klaas Sijtsma ...
    Series series Quantitative Methodology Series
    Categorical data are quantified as either nominal variables--distinguishing different groups, for example, based on socio-economic status, education, and political persuasion--or ordinal variables--distinguishing levels of interest, such as the preferred politician or the preferred type of punishment for committing burglary. This new book is a collection of up-to-date studies on modern categorical ... Read more

    $77.99 USD

  • Mental Models

    Edited by Dedre Gentner, Albert L. Stevens ...
    This classic volume compiles and describes interdisciplinary research on the formal nature of human knowledge about the world. Three key dimensions that characterize mental models research are examined: the nature of the domain studied, the nature of the theoretical approach, and the nature of the methodology. ... Read more

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  • Neuropsychiatric Dysfunction in Multiple Sclerosis

    Edited by Ugo Nocentini, Carlo Caltagirone, Gioacchino Tedeschi ...
    Series series Medicine (R0)
    This book provides comprehensive and up-to-date information on the neuropsychiatric disturbances that may be experienced by patients with multiple sclerosis. The first section is designed primarily to describe the general clinical aspects of multiple sclerosis, from epidemiology to assessment tools. The role of neuroimaging and especially MRI is then explained, and treatment approaches and ... Read more

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  • African American Males and Education

    Researching the Convergence of Race and Identity

    by T. Elon Dancy, M. Christopher Brown ...
    Series series Contemporary Perspectives in Race and Ethnic Relations
    African American Males in Education: Researching the Convergence of Race and Identity addresses a number of research gaps. This book emerges at a time when new social dynamics of race and other identities are shaping, but also shaped by, education. Educational settings consistently perpetuate racial and other forms of privilege among students, personnel, and other participants in education. For ... Read more

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  • Improving Survey Methods

    Lessons from Recent Research

    Edited by Uwe Engel, Ben Jann, Peter Lynn, Annette Scherpenzeel, Patrick Sturgis ...
    Series series European Association of Methodology Series
    This state-of-the-art volume provides insight into the recent developments in survey research. It covers topics like: survey modes and response effects, bio indicators and paradata, interviewer and survey error, mixed-mode panels, sensitive questions, conducting web surveys and access panels, coping with non-response, and handling missing data. The authors are leading scientists in the field, and ... Read more

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