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  • Case Study Research

    What, Why and How?

    by Peter Swanborn ...
    How should case studies be selected? Is case study methodology fundamentally different to that of other methods? What, in fact, is a case?Case Study Research: What, Why and How? is an authoritative and nuanced exploration of the many faces of case-based research methods. As well as the what, how and why, the author also examines the when and which - always with an eye on practical applications to ... Read more

    $87.29 USD

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    by James A. Holstein, Jaber F. Gubrium ...
    Series series Qualitative Research Methods
    "The book provides an academic basis for discussion and development of active interviewing methods. . . . The ideas raised. . . will be interesting and valuable to those involved in developing new methodologies in qualitative research and interviewing."--Helen Masey in Social Research Association NewsThe interpretive turn in social science has taken the interview and turned it upside down. Once ... Read more

    $36.89 USD

  • A Practical Guide to Using Panel Data

    by Simonetta Longhi, Alita Nandi ...
    This timely, thoughtful book provides a clear introduction to using panel data in research.It describes the different types of panel datasets commonly used for empirical analysis, and how to use them for cross sectional, panel, and event history analysis. Longhi and Nandi then guide the reader through the data management and estimation process, including the interpretation of the results and the ... Read more

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  • Qualitative Methodology

    A Practical Guide

    by Jane Mills, Melanie Birks ...
    Fresh, insightful and clear, this exciting textbook provides an engaging introduction to the application of qualitative methodology in the real world.Expert researchers then trace the history and philosophical underpinnings of different methodologies, explore the specific demands each places upon the researcher and robustly set out relevant issues surrounding quality and rigor. Featured ... Read more

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  • Understanding and Using Advanced Statistics

    A Practical Guide for Students

    by Emma Barkus, Christian Yavorsky, Jeremy J Foster ...
    Understanding and Using Advanced Statistics is a comprehensive, practical guide for postgraduate students advising how and when to use more advanced statistical methods. Perfect for students without a mathematical background, the authors refresh important basics such as descriptive statistics and research design as well as introducing essential upper-level techniques to cater for the advanced ... Read more

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  • Focus Groups

    Theory and Practice

    by David W. Stewart, Prem N. Shamdasani ...
    Series series Applied Social Research Methods
    The fully updated Third Edition of Focus Groups: Theory and Practice offers a unique blend of focus group theory and practice in a single, easy-to-read source. It provides systematic treatment to the design, conduct, and interpretation of focus group data within the context of social science research and theory. Known for accessibility and step-by-step guidance, comprehensive treatment, and ... Read more

    $52.19 USD

  • What is Narrative Research?

    by Professor Corinne Squire, Professor Molly Andrews, Dr. Mark Davis, Dr. Cigdem Esin, Prof. Barbara Harrison, Prof. Lars-Christer Hyden, Margareta Hydén ...
    Series series The 'What is?' Research Methods Series
    This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme and is available on www.bloomsburycollections.com.Narrative research has become a catchword in the social sciences today, promising new fields of inquiry and creative solutions to persistent problems.This book brings together ideas about narrative from a variety of contexts across the social sciences and synthesizes ... Read more

    $25.99 USD

  • Reflective Interviewing

    A Guide to Theory and Practice

    by Kathryn Roulston ...
    Qualitative researchers have long made use of many different interview forms. Yet, for novice researchers, making the connections between "theory" and "method" is not always easy. This book provides a theoretically-informed guide for researchers learning how to interview in the social sciences.In order to undertake quality research using qualitative interviews, a researcher must be able to ... Read more

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  • Analyzing and Reporting Focus Group Results

    by Richard A. Krueger ...
    Series series Focus Group Kit
    Richard Krueger offers a rich and valuable discussion of focus group analysis that is sure to become a major guide in future focus group efforts. Because analyzing focus group data is different from analyzing data collected through other qualitative methodologies, it presents new challenges to researchers. Analyzing and Reporting Focus Group Results offers an overview of important principles ... Read more

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  • Analyzing Qualitative Data

    Systematic Approaches

    by H. Russell Bernard, Gery W. Ryan, Amber Wutich ...
    The fully updated Second Edition presents systematic methods for analyzing qualitative data with clear and easy-to-understand steps. The first half is an overview of the basics, from choosing a topic to collecting data, and coding to finding themes, while the second half covers different methods of analysis, including grounded theory, content analysis, analytic induction, semantic network analysis ... Read more

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  • How to Design, Write, and Present a Successful Dissertation Proposal

    by Elizabeth A. Wentz ...
    This concise, hands-on book by author Elizabeth A. Wentz is essential reading for any graduate student entering the dissertation process in the social or behavioral sciences. The book addresses the importance of ethical scientific research, developing your curriculum vitae, effective reading and writing, completing a literature review, conceptualizing your research idea, and translating that idea ... Read more

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  • Case Study Methods

    by Jacques Hamel, Stephane Dufour, Dominic Fortin ...
    Series series Qualitative Research Methods
    The use of the case study goes back to the beginnings of social science research and is still one of the most common forms of qualitative research. This book is a handy introduction to understanding, researching, and doing case studies in the social sciences and related fields. In this brief monograph, Jacques Hamel outlines several differing traditions of case study research—the Chicago School of ... Read more

    $36.89 USD