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  • Qualitative Research in Action

    Edited by Tim May ...
    This exciting new book brings together contributions from world-leading scholars as well as younger researchers and focuses on cutting-edge issues related to the practice of qualitative research in the field. It provides a forum for contributors to discuss the issues and processes which inform qualitative research in its various forms as based on fieldwork experiences.In achieving this in an ... Read more

    $93.59 USD

  • Social Research and Reflexivity

    by Beth Perry, Tim May ...
    What are the critical gaps in thinking about reflexivity and social research?How is reflexive practice shaped by the contexts and cultures in which researchers work?How might research practice respond to twin demands of excellence and relevance in the knowledge-based economy?Thinking reflexively about the inter-relationships between social research and societal practices is all the more important ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Thinking Sociologically

    by Zygmunt Bauman, Tim May ...
    Widely acclaimed insight on the human condition, updated to view modern issues through a sociological lensNow in its third edition, Thinking Sociologically continues to offer a stimulating exploration of the underlying assumptions and tacit expectations which structure our view of the world. This best-seller has been translated into 12 languages to bring key sociological concepts to students and ... Read more

    $43.00 USD

  • Reflexivity

    The Essential Guide

    by Beth Perry, Tim May ...
    Reflexivity – the critical examination of how we see the world – is integral to good research practice. From this state-of-the-art, accessible tour of its history and contemporary relevance, readers will learn of its importance to social research and to society generally. The text introduces a host of influential thinkers and their key ideas on reflexivity, and incorporates examples from a range ... Read more

    $70.19 USD

  • Cities and the Knowledge Economy

    Promise, Politics and Possibilities

    by Tim May, Beth Perry ...
    Series series The Earthscan Science in Society Series
    Cities and the Knowledge Economy is an in-depth, interdisciplinary, international and comparative examination of the relationship between knowledge and urban development in the contemporary era. Through the lenses of promise, politics and possibility, it examines how the knowledge economy has arisen, how different cities have sought to realise its potential, how universities play a role in its ... Read more

    $59.99 USD

  • An Introduction To The Philosophy Of Social Research

    by Tim May, Malcolm Williams ...
    This is an accessible introduction to the philosophy of social research which relates philosophical ideas to actual research practice. The book makes effective use of illustrations from the UK, US and Europe to examine specific problems and broader issues. The book is intended for undergraduate and postgraduate courses in social research methods within sociology, social policy, politics, social ... Read more

    $101.99 USD

  • Social Research

    by Tim May ...
    This text successfully bridges the gap between theory and methods in social research, bringing understanding of the dynamics of social relations. ... Read more

    $45.99 USD

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  • Qualitative Research Practice

    A Guide for Social Science Students and Researchers

    Edited by Jane Ritchie, Jane Lewis, Carol McNaughton Nicholls, Rachel Ormston ...
    Why use qualitative methods? What kinds of questions can qualitative methods help you answer? How do you actually do rigorous and reflective qualitative research in the real world?Written by a team of leading researchers associated with NatCen Social Research (the National Centre for Social Research) this textbook leads students and researchers through the entire process of qualitative research ... Read more

    $80.99 USD

  • Evidence-Based Public Health Practice

    by Arlene G. Fink ...
    Designed for students and practitioners, this practical book shows how to do evidence-based research in public health. As a great deal of evidence-based practice occurs online, it focuses on how to find, use, and interpret online sources of public health information. It also includes examples of community-based participatory research and shows how to link data with community preferences and needs. ... Read more

    $70.19 USD

  • Geocomputation

    A Practical Primer

    Edited by Chris Brunsdon, Alex David Singleton ...
    Series series Spatial Analytics and GIS
    Geocomputation is the use of software and computing power to solve complex spatial problems. It is gaining increasing importance in the era of the ‘big data’ revolution, of ‘smart cities’, of crowdsourced data, and of associated applications for viewing and managing data geographically - like Google Maps. This student focused book:Provides a selection of practical examples of geocomputational ... Read more

    $100.79 USD

  • Constructing Grounded Theory

    by Kathy Charmaz ...
    Series series Introducing Qualitative Methods series
    Kathy Charmaz presents the definitive guide to doing grounded theory from a constructivist perspective. This second edition of her groundbreaking text retains the accessibility and warmth of the first edition whilst introducing cutting edge examples and practical tips.This expanded second edition:- explores how to effectively focus on data collection- demonstrates how to use data for theorizing- ... Read more

    $56.69 USD

  • The Book of the Damned

    by Charles Fort ...
    The book is a collection of strange and anomalous phenomena that Fort collected from a variety of sources, including newspapers, scientific journals, and personal accounts.Fort was interested in unexplained phenomena and sought to gather evidence for his belief that there were many strange events that did not fit into the traditional categories of science or religion. He coined the term "damned ... Read more

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