Research methods / methodology Books

Book SynopsisThe term sensitive research' is applied to a wide range of issues and settings. It is used to denote projects that may involve risk to people, stigmatising topics, and/or require a degree of sensitivity on behalf of the researcher. Rather than take the notion of sensitive research' for granted, this collection unpacks and challenges what the term means. This book is a collective endeavour to reflect on research practices around sensitive research', providing in-depth explorations about what this label means to different researchers, how it is done including the need to be sensitive as a researcher and what impacts this has on methods and knowledge creation. The book includes chapters from researchers who have explored a diverse range of research topics, including sex and sexuality, death, abortion, and learning disabilities, from several disciplinary perspectives, including sociology, anthropology, health services research and interdisciplinary work. The researchers includeTable of Contents1. Introduction: Unpacking sensitive research: a stimulating exploration of an established concept Part 1: Unpacking ‘sensitivity’: the tyranny of established definitions 2. What is ‘sensitive’ about sensitive research? The sensitive researchers’ perspective 3. Relatively normal? Navigating emergent sensitivity in generating and analysing accounts of ‘normality’ 4. Involving young people with life-limiting conditions in research on sex: the intersections of taboo and vulnerability Part 2: ‘Sensitive’ Ethics in action: Research encounters and 'Whose research is this anyway'? 5. Reflecting on asynchronous internet mediated focus groups for researching culturally sensitive issues 6. ‘Working together is like a partnership of entangled knowledge’: exploring the sensitivities of doing participatory data analysis with people with learning disabilities 7. Difficult data: reflections on making knowledge claims in a turmoil of competing subjectivities, sensibilities and sensitivities Part 3: ‘The ideal sensitive researcher’: reflexivity, internalisation and the cost to self? 8. Internalising ‘sensitivity’: vulnerability, reflexivity and death research(ers) 9. Researching perinatal death: managing the myriad of emotions in the field 10. ‘Men, we just deal with it differently’: researching sensitive issues with young men 11. The performance of researching sensitive issues

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The methodological needs of environmental studies are unique in the breadth of research questions that can be posed, calling for a textbook that covers a broad swath of approaches to conducting research with potentially many different kinds of evidence.Fully updated to address new developments such as the effects of the internet, recent trends in the use of computers, remote sensing, and large data sets, this new edition of Research Methods for Environmental Studies is written specifically for social science-based research into the environment. This revised edition contains new chapters on coding, focus groups, and an extended treatment of hypothesis testing. The textbook covers the best-practice research methods most used to study the environment and its connections to societal and economic activities and objectives. Over five key parts, Kanazawa introduces quantitative and qualitative approaches, mixed methods, and the special requirements of interdisciplina

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Book SynopsisEffective performance management is core to successful organizations. The new edition continues to look at performance management as an interdisciplinary field of study and practice and draws upon a wide set of business disciplines, including strategic management, organizational behaviour, organizational theory, and management accounting.The book provides a contemporary examination of theories, issues, and practices related to performance management with an original performance management framework, grounded in concrete organizational phenomena, therefore making it more accessible and meaningful to practitioners, scholars, and students. The updated edition also examines organizationsâ evolving use of digital business transformation and the effect on performance management design.With updated cases, the latest edition will help readers to gain insights into the fields of strategic management, organizational behaviour, organizational theory, and management accounting andTrade Review"An important aspect of corporate culture is a strong performance culture that recognises and rewards the right behaviour beyond achieving short-term financial goals. This must be underpinned by an effective performance measurement system. The focus on ESG and digitalisation of businesses also challenge the performance management systems of many companies. The new edition of Ralph W. Adler’s book provides a useful framework for approaching the design of a performance measurement system and is a timely reminder of the importance of an effective performance measurement system for a high-performing and ethical organisation."Mak Yuen Teen, PhD, FCPA (Aus), Professor (Practice) of Accounting, National University of Singapore"I love when a book not only contains all the relevant information but is written in a way that can be understood by many, not just elite academics. This is one such book. From what I have read, I would recommend this book for those studying, teaching, or working in the area of management accounting – with an emphasis on performance management. By critiquing and comparing respective early frameworks and providing a clear history of performance management, Adler has cleverly derived a new and original performance management framework. This conceptual model then informs the remainder of the new edition with the addition of ethical behaviours and digital business transformation. Providing detailed knowledge of prior research is essential to informing these new and improved ways of organizational structure and ensuring the capture of 21st-century innovations."Robyn Pilcher, PhD (USyd), MCom, BBus, FCPA, FIPA, CMA , Adjunct Associate Professor, Curtin University, Australia"This textbook does an excellent job of condensing and presenting in a manner understandable to students the multifarious field of performance management (management control). The framework developed and used throughout the textbook captures the various elements of performance management in a manner that can be readily applied in practice."Ralph Kober, Associate Professor of Accounting, Monash University, AustraliaTable of Contents1. Performance Management: An Introduction PART 1 Performance Management Beginnings 2. What is Performance Management? 3. The Rise of Performance Management 4. Theory and Performance Management PART 2 Organizational Strategy 5. Organizational Goals and Objectives 6. Business Ethics as an Element of Organizational Strategy 7. Introduction to Organizational Strategy 8. Competitive Strategy 9. Digital Business Transformation: Connections to Competitive Strategy PART 3 Levers of Control 10. Organizational Structure 11. Operating Systems, Processes and Procedures 12. Organizational Culture PART 4 Contingent Factors 13. Internal Environment 14. External Environment 15. Conclusion

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Book SynopsisThis book presents a vivid and close-up view of social science researchers engaged in fieldwork, in discussions with colleagues, and in writing. Adopting an ethnographic approach inspired by ethnomethodology and conversation analysis, the author pursues a praxeological analysis of social inquiry in situ. By conceiving of analytical practices such as observation, shop talk, and conceptualization in experiential terms, the seen but unnoticed structures of knowledge work are exposed and made available for empirical analysis.In a departure from ethnographic studies of research that focus on the physical sciences, the author uses the example of sociological research to shed new light on the role of self and mind for epistemic cultures, on the elusive materiality of conceptual objects, and on researchers' experiential ways of seizing, reviewing, and accrediting knowledge.A rich and pervasive study of elementary sites in the research process, The Body of Knowledge <Trade Review'Empirically, the book follows its actors in all potential corners of their doing and thinking, their movements and looks, their encounters with others and themselves. Notably, it is the theme of self-encounter that pervades the analysis. Time after time, observers are relating to themselves, to their actions, and their (non-)impact, their competencies and their (inchoate) knowledge. Thus, it becomes apparent that the classic definition of the "situation" is also at stake and that the interaction with oneself should be conceived as a social situation.' - Herbert Kalthoff, University of Mainz, Germany'I find this an innovative, empirically wide-ranging, and conceptually rich and developed work (…), commensurate with its broad, discipline-transcending interest and potential impact. Although all kinds of textbooks, books of advice, and essayistic renderings of various aspects of the research process exist – more in the humanities than in sociology – none display the same level of detail, observational perceptiveness, and theoretical sensitivity to the research process and its various components as this one (…). The chapter on writing in particular comes close to a conversation analysis study of the "succession" of the writing process and its many aspects, including that of generating ideas while writing and of dissociating oneself from the text and then re-appropriating it as an interaction party – as a communicative other.' - Karin Knorr Cetina, The University of Chicago, USA'…an ethnomethodological account of an oft-overlooked set of related practices common to social research. There will, undoubtedly, be readers interested in the sociality of research methods who will find this book a vital contribution.' – Phil Brooker, Symbolic InteractionTable of Contents1. Research Unsettled: Bodies of Knowledge in Social Inquiry 2. Grounds of Fieldwork: Making Experiences, Taking Records, Filing the Social 3. Talk-at-Hand: Conversational Spaces for Handling Conceptual Objects 4. Shops of Writing and the Practice of Self-Review 5. How Bodies Attach to Conceptual Objects: From 'Careers' of Facts to Fields and Shops of Inquiry

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Book SynopsisEight Domains of Phenomenology and Research Methods is a unique text that explains how the foundational literature representing our lifeworld experience aligns theory with research methods.Maintaining focus on the core problem of phenomenological investigations, the author strives to bridge theory with applied research by critically reviewing examples from the applied literature. With the extensive use of the foundational literatureâs original voices, the book elaborates on how renowned scholars such as Husserl, Heidegger, and Sartre argued their ideas. A range of diverse voices is also explored through the perspectives of feminist and Black phenomenologists. The text then goes on to unpack the phenomenological methodologies with detailed explanations of signature techniques, hereunder the epochà and reduction from the perspectives of transcendental phenomenology, phenomenological psychology, and genetic (generative) phenomenology. Finally, it addresses the problem oTable of Contents1. Introduction2. Review of the Seminal Methodological Literature3. What Is a Phenomenon?4. I Think Therefore I Am5. Why Are We Studying First-Person Point of View Experiences?6. Epistemological Phenomenology7. Epoché and Reduction: The Phenomenological Methods8. Existential Phenomenology9. Critical Phenomenology10. The Phenomenological Research Question11. The Phenomenological Interview12. Decision TreeReferencesIndex

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Book SynopsisPhilosophical Foundations of Mixed Methods Research provides a comprehensive examination of the philosophical foundations of mixed methods research. It offers new defences of the seven main approaches to mixed methods (the pragmatist approach, the transformative approach, the indigenous approach, the dialectical approach, the dialectical pluralist approach, the performative approach, and the realist approach) written by leading mixed methods researchers. Each approach is accompanied by critical reflections chapter from philosophers' point of view. The book shows the value of the use of mixed methods from a philosophical point of view and offers a systematic and critical examination of these positions and approaches from a philosophical point of view. The volume also offers a platform to promote a dialogue between mixed methods researchers and philosophers of science and provides foundations for further research and teaching of this hotly debated topic. Table of Contents1. Assessing Philosophical Foundations of Mixed Methods Research; Part I. Thus Spoke Researchers 2. A Pragmatist Approach to Mixed Methods Research 3. The Philosophical Foundations of a Transformative Approach to Mixed Methods 4. Philosophical Underpinnings of Mixed Methods: Decolonizing Evaluation Practice through Decolonising Paradigms 5. The Dialectic Stance: Navigating Difference 6. Dialectical Pluralism and Integration in Mixed Methods Research 7. A Performative Approach to Mixed Methods Research 8. A Realist Approach for Mixed Methods Research; Part II. Thus Spoke Philosophers 9. Mixed Methods Research and Deweyan Pragmatism Reconsidered 10. Mixed Methods Research and Critical Realism Reconsidered 11. Mixed Methods and Causal Ontology 12. Evidential Partnerships and Multi-method Research in Political Science: Methodological, Evidential, and Causal Pluralisms

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Book SynopsisQualitative Research Approaches for Psychotherapy offers the reader a range of current qualitative research approaches congruent with the values and practices of psychotherapy itself: experience-based, reflective, contextualized, and critical.This volume contains 14 compelling, challenging new essays from authors in both the Northern and Southern hemispheres, writing from a range of theoretical and cultural perspectives. The book covers both established and emerging approaches to qualitative research in this field, beginning with case study, ending with postqualitative, and with hermeneutic, reflexive, psychosocial, Talanoa, queer, feminist, critical race theory, heuristic, grounded theory, authoethnographic, poetic and collaborative writing approaches in between. These chapters introduce and explore the complexity of the specific research approach, its assumptions, challenges, ethics, and potentials, including examples from the authors' own research, therapeutic praTrade Review"I cherish this book as a powerful and much needed tool of decolonisation. The contributors offer insightful chapters that can help us push back against the tokenism, methodolatry, and perspective-less abstractions of mainstream qualitative research. I felt inspired as I read on and connected with the promise of soulful research that sees the intrapsychic alongside the interpersonal, sociocultural, and political. I can’t wait to share this book with my students (undergraduate and doctorate alike) who are thirsty for scholarship that honours depth and brings psychotherapy practice closer to their research endeavours" -- Dr Miltiades Hadjiosif, Senior Lecturer in Counselling Psychology, University of the West of England, USA"Bringing together an impressive field of international authors, this book invites readers into the nexus between qualitative research and psychotherapy practice. It is an ‘essential text’ for the resource list of any psychological therapy training programme. It introduces us to the lexicon of research theory and practice. The book traverses a wide range of methodologies, and this is revealed through both content and styles of writing. Expertise comes from northern and southern hemispheres, and from indigenous, feminist, queer, and critical voices. This is a highly creative, informative, and clinically thought-provoking text." -- Paula Collens, PhD, Senior Lecturer Auckland University of Technology, Course Leader, Research for Psychotherapy, New Zealand"This book is carefully constructed to introduce and discuss qualitative approaches in psychotherapy. Contributors invite readers into their individual approaches through a participative reading, the single chapters thus becoming a construction in their own right which can be seen both as a ‘finished’ work or as a ‘symphonic’ work made up of many movements." -- Dione Mifsud, Department of Counselling, University of Malta, MaltaTable of Contents1. Into the Thick of It: Troubling Case Studies and Researching Close to Therapeutic Practice 2. Hermeneutic Phenomenology: Exploring and Making Meaning of Lived Experience in Psychotherapy Research 3. Using Performative Meta-Reflexivity in Psychotherapy Research 4. A Psychosocial Coming into Play: Researching Authenticity in Therapy, The Academy, and Friendship 5. Feminist Research in Psychotherapy: The Strange Case of The United Kingdom’s ‘Hostile Environment’ Policy 6. Critical Race Theory: A Methodology for Research in Psychotherapy 7. Pasifika Research Methodologies and Psychotherapy 8. Queering Psychotherapy Research: Collaborative Autoethnography and Fossicking 9. Critical Heuristics in Psychotherapy Research: From ‘I Who Feels’ to ‘We Who Care—and Act’ 10. Keeping It Real: Grounded Theory for a Profession on the Brink 11. Researching from the Inside: Using Autoethnography to Produce Ethical Research from Within Psychotherapy Practice 12. (Re)searching Poetically: Poetic Inquiry in Psychotherapy 13. Putting Ourselves in the Picture: Phototherapy, Collaborative Writing, and Psychotherapy Research 14. From Post-Qualitative Inquiry Towards Creative-Relational Inquiry in (And Beyond) the Education/Training of Therapists 15. Re-Searching Research: Reflections on Contributions to Qualitative and Post-Qualitative Research

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Book SynopsisMaking Sense of Statistics, Eighth Edition, is the ideal introduction to the concepts of descriptive and inferential statistics for students undertaking their first research project. It presents each statistical concept in a series of short steps, then uses worked examples and exercises to enable students to apply their own learning.It focuses on presenting the why, as well as the how of statistical concepts, rather than computations and formulas. As such, it is suitable for students from all disciplines regardless of mathematical background. Only statistical techniques that are almost universally included in introductory statistics courses, and widely reported in journals, have been included. This conceptual book is useful for all study levels, from undergraduate to doctoral level across disciplines. Once students understand and feel comfortable with the statistics presented in this book, they should find it easy to master additional statistical concepts.Table of ContentsIntroduction: What is Research?; Part A: The Research Context 1. The Empirical Approach to Knowledge 2. Types of Empirical Research 3. Scales of Measurement 4. Descriptive, Correlational, and Inferential Statistics; Part B: Sampling 5. Introduction to Sampling 6. Variations on Random Sampling 7. Sample Size 8. Standard Error of Mean and Central Limit Theorem; Part C: Descriptive Statistics 9. Frequencies, Percentages, and Proportions 10. Shapes of Distributions 11. The Mean: An Average 12. Mean, Median, and Mode 13. Range and Interquartile Range 14. Standard Deviation 15. Z Score; Part D: Correlational Statistics 16. Correlation 17. Pearson r 18. Scattergram 19. Coefficient of Determination 20. Multiple Correlation; Part E: Inferential Statistics 21. Introduction to Null Hypothesis 22. Decisions About the Null Hypothesis 23. Limits of Significance Testing and Practical Implications; Part F: Means Comparison 24. Introduction to the t Test 25. Independent Samples t Test 26. Dependent Samples t Test 27. One Sample t Test 28. Reporting the Results of t Tests: Display of Outcomes 29. One-Way ANOVA 30. Two-Way ANOVA; Part G: Predictive Significance 31. Chi-Square 32. Effect Size 33. Simple and Multiple Linear Regressions; Appendix A. Computations Appendix B. Notes on Interpreting Pearson r and Linear Regression Appendix C. Table of Random Numbers

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Book SynopsisThis is the first textbook designed to teach statistics to students in aviation courses. All examples and exercises are grounded in an aviation context, including flight instruction, air traffic control, airport management, and human factors. Structured in six parts, this book covers the key foundational topics relative to descriptive and inferential statistics, including hypothesis testing, confidence intervals, z and t tests, correlation, regression, ANOVA, and chi-square. In addition, this book promotes both procedural knowledge and conceptual understanding. Detailed, guided examples are presented from the perspective of conducting a research study. Each analysis technique is clearly explained, enabling readers to understand, carry out, and report results correctly. Students are further supported by a range of pedagogical features in each chapter, including objectives, a summary, and a vocabulary check.Digital supplements comprise downloadable dTable of ContentsTable of ContentsPart A: Research and Statistics BasicsChapter 1: The General Nature of Research and Statistics Student Learning Outcomes1.1 Chapter Overview 1.2 The Research Process1.3 The Population–Sample Relationship and Sampling Error1.4 Quantitative Research Methodologies1.5 Variables and Measurement Scales Chapter SummaryVocabulary CheckReview ExercisesReferencesChapter 2: Organizing and Summarizing DataStudent Learning Outcomes2.1 Chapter Overview 2.2 Examining Distributions 2.3 Measures of Central Tendency2.4 Measures of Dispersion2.5 Measures of Position: Percentiles and QuartilesChapter SummaryVocabulary CheckReview ExercisesReferencesPart B: Making Reasonable Decisions about a Population Chapter 3: Z Scores, the Standard Normal Distribution, and Sampling DistributionsStudent Learning Outcomes3.1 Chapter Overview 3.2 z Scores3.3 The Standard Normal Distribution3.4 The Sampling Distribution of Sample MeansChapter Summary Vocabulary CheckReview ExercisesReferencesChapter 4: The Concept of Statistical InferenceStudent Learning Outcomes4.1 Chapter Overview 4.2 Parameter Estimation4.3 The Nature of Hypothesis Testing4.4 Hypothesis Tests Involving the Mean ( Known)4.5 Confidence Intervals vs. Hypothesis TestsChapter Summary Vocabulary CheckReview ExercisesReferencesPart C: Analyzing Research Data Involving a Single SampleChapter 5: Single-Sample t TestStudent Learning Outcomes5.1 Chapter Overview 5.2 The t Test Statistic and t Distribution5.3 Confidence Intervals and the t Distribution5.4 Hypothesis Testing and the t Distribution5.5 Using the Single-Sample t Test in Research: A Guided ExampleChapter Summary Vocabulary CheckReview ExercisesReferencesChapter 6: Examining Bivariate Relationships: CorrelationStudent Learning Outcomes6.1 Chapter Overview 6.2 Correlation Fundamentals6.3 Quantifying Relationships: The Pearson r6.4 Statistical Aspects of Correlation6.5 Statistical Inferences Involving the Pearson r6.6 Using Bivariate Correlation in Research: A Guided ExampleChapter Summary Vocabulary CheckReview ExercisesReferencesChapter 7: Examining Bivariate Relationships: RegressionStudent Learning Outcomes7.1 Chapter Overview 7.2 The Regression Equation7.3 Statistical Aspects of Regression7.4 Statistical Inferences Involving the Regression Coefficient7.5 Using Bivariate Linear Regression in Research: A Guided ExampleChapter Summary Vocabulary CheckReview ExercisesReferencesPart D: Analyzing Research Data Involving Two Independent SamplesChapter 8: Independent-Samples t TestStudent Learning Outcomes8.1 Chapter Overview 8.2 The Concept of Independent Samples8.3 Statistical Inferences Involving Independent Samples8.4 Using the Independent-Samples t Test in Research: A Guided ExampleChapter Summary Vocabulary CheckReview ExercisesReferencesChapter 9: Single-Factor ANOVA Student Learning Outcomes9.1 Chapter Overview 9.2 The Concept of ANOVA9.3 The ANOVA Summary Table and the F Distribution9.4 Statistical Inferences Involving the Single-Factor ANOVA: Hypothesis Testing9.5 Using Single-Factor ANOVA in Research: A Guided ExampleChapter Summary Vocabulary CheckReview ExercisesReferencesChapter 10: Factorial ANOVAStudent Learning Outcomes10.1 Chapter Overview 10.2 The Concept of Factorial Designs10.3 The Logic and Structure of Factorial ANOVA10.4 Statistical Inferences Involving Factorial ANOVA: Hypothesis Testing10.5 Using Factorial ANOVA in Research: A Guided ExampleChapter Summary Vocabulary CheckReview ExercisesReferencesPart E: Analyzing Research Data Using a Within-Groups DesignChapter 11: Repeated-Measures t TestStudent Learning Outcomes11.1 Chapter Overview 11.2 The Concept of Repeated-Measures11.3 Statistical Inferences Involving the Repeated-Measures t Test11.4 Using the Repeated-Measures t Test in Research: A Guided ExampleChapter Summary Vocabulary CheckReview ExercisesReferencesPart F: Non-Parametric Statistics: Working with Frequency DataChapter 12: The Chi-Square StatisticStudent Learning Outcomes12.1 Chapter Overview 12.2 One-Way Chi-Square: The Test for Goodness of Fit12.3 Using the Chi-Square Test for Goodness of Fit in Research: A Guided Example12.4 Two-Way Chi-Square: The Test for Independence12.5 Using the Chi-Square Test for Independence in Research: A Guided ExampleChapter Summary Vocabulary CheckReview ExercisesReferencesAppendix TablesTable 1: Area Under the Standard Normal Curve Between the Mean and z Table 2: Critical Values of Student’s t DistributionTable 3: Critical Values for Pearson rTable 4: Power Table for Pearson rTable 5: Critical F ValuesTable 6: Critical Values of the Chi-Square DistributionTable 7: Sample Size and Power for Chi-Square Test for IndependenceAnswers to Part A Review ExercisesIndex

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Book SynopsisDespite the rising popularity of visual research methods, from images and collages to videos and animations, there is an imminent need for a book that can be a point of reference for learning about visual methods in the field of marketing and consumer research. This book offers a comprehensive outlook of visual research methods in the field, highlighting their value and offering a practical guide for researchers. Building on the experiences and discussions of both experienced and aspiring visual researchers, the editors present this book as a go-to' guide for doing visual research in marketing and consumer research.This book encompasses nine chapters guiding the readers through the ABCs of visual research from philosophy to data collection and analysis, with a dedicated chapter on research dissemination. You can expect detailed discussions on the ontological and epistemological stance of visual research as well as an elaborate yet simple to follow guide of all aspects of data

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Book SynopsisThis accessible and engaging textbook helps students to get to grips with key concepts, issues, and practices in social science research through the use of fun and informative illustrations and examples. Written and illustrated by an experienced teacher of research methods in the social sciences, each chapter explains research concepts while using everyday examples and illustrations to make applied research comprehensive to students. It explains the step-by-step process for carrying out research through a range of topics and approaches, including survey research, research ethics, sampling, and experimental research. Chapters also include learning objectives, class activities, key terms, helpful hints, and suggestions for further reading. This book will be essential reading for any undergraduate research methodology class in the social sciences.

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Book SynopsisThis practical text covers the essential aspects of managing employees, providing relevant and interesting case studies to enable students to develop the management skills and approaches needed at all levels. The book includes a wealth of case studies across industries including public relations, gaming, food service, healthcare, and nonprofits and hailing from several regions and cultures (including Australia, the Philippines, US, and Taiwan).The five core sections of the text each focus on a specific managerial skillset: dilemmas managers face when creating a positive work culture, power and influencing others, conflict within a team, managing a cross-cultural team, and motivating and fostering employee engagement. Within each section, short case studies feature real-life situations and managers who had to assess and respond to various challenges with subordinates, colleagues, or their immediate boss. Each case is supported by a case synopsis, reflective questions, and rela

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Book SynopsisWriting well is an essential skill for sociologists, but few books help students learn to write well. Designed to help students produce a manuscript that is clear, concise, and compelling, Effective Writing for Sociology demonstrates and deconstructs what makes effective writing and how best to communicate scholarly ideas. The first half of the book addresses the fundamentals of good writing: writing clearly, conveying emphasis, writing concisely, and crafting effective paragraphs. The second half then looks to the three most important sections of a research report: framing an introduction, reporting results, and discussing findings. Each chapter of the book describes strategies for effective writing, illustrated with multiple examples and providing exercises where students can try their hand at implementing these strategies. The Epilogue provides tips on choosing a title as well as writing an abstract and method section; it also includes suggestions on how to master tTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPrologue 1 Writing Clearly 2 Writing with Emphasis 3 Writing Concisely, with Some Spice 4 The Art of Fine Paragraphs 5 Framing the Introduction 6 Reporting Results 7 Discussing Your Findings Epilogue: The end of the book, but the beginning of your writing journey Glossary Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisMultimodal Methods in Anthropology develops several goals simultaneously. First, it is an introduction to the ways that multimodality might work for students and practitioners of anthropology, using multiple examples from the authors' research and from the field. Second, the book carefully examines the ethics of a multimodal project, including the ways in which multimodality challenges and reproduces digital divides. Finally, the book is a theoretical introduction that repositions the history of anthropology along axes of multimodality and reframes many of the essential questions in anthropology alongside collaboration and access. Each chapter introduces new methods and techniques, frames the ethical considerations, and contextualizes the method in the work of other anthropologists. Multimodal Methods in Anthropology takes both students and practitioners through historical and contemporary sites of multimodality and introduces the methodological and theoretical chall

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Book SynopsisThose new to research often end up âmaking a meal of itâ because it can be tricky to know exactly where to begin. But it doesnât have to be so daunting. This workbook has been designed mostly for those going into postgraduate study, but it can also be used by anyone looking to start their journey into research. It will help you better understand what research is, how to do it (with activities to help you think about this in the context of your own research) and where you might start looking in the vast ocean of resources out there.Table of ContentsWhat is Research?; Section One: Process of Investigation Prepare Yourself Identify your type of ‘Kitchen’ Flinging open the Pantry Who are You? Locating your Research Relationship to Theory Making a Meal Methods, Methods, Methods Choosing your Tools; Section Two: Leading to New Insight Finding New Insights Left’s Shift Perspectives; Section Three: Effectively Shared Dissemination Impact of your Research

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Book SynopsisMethodological Concepts: A Critical Guide clarifies many key terms and issues in social research methodology. It outlines the conventional meanings of these terms, but also addresses their contentious character. The aim is to offer interpretations of them that provide a coherent conception of the nature of social science. This book is premised on the idea that more clarity about the meaning of major methodological concepts is essential, and that the disagreements which pervade the field must be addressed. Numerous key terms are discussed across 13 chapters, including methodology', method', inquiry', research', science', truth', fact', rigour', bias', objectivity', data', evidence', induction', deduction', abduction', understanding', explanation', reflexivity', triangulation', theory', and researcher integrity'. These concepts have been implicated in fundamental divisions among social scientists, exemplified by the paradigm wars' of the past few decades. The chapters Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Methodology and method 2. Inquiry, research, and science 3. Truth 4. Fact 5. Bias and objectivity 6. Rigour 7. Data and evidence 8. Deduction, induction, and abduction 9. Understanding and explanation 10. Reflexivity 11. Triangulation 12. Theory 13. Researcher integrity References Glossary of philosophical terms

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Book SynopsisEssentials of Business Research Methods provides an accessible and comprehensive introduction to research methods and analytical techniques for business students. The authors offer a straightforward, hands-on approach to the vital managerial process of gathering and using data to make relevant and timely business decisions.Covering both qualitative and quantitative analysis, the book explores critical topics, including ethics in business research, privacy matters, data analytics, customer relationship management, how to conduct information-gathering activities more effectively in a rapidly changing business environment, and more. This fifth edition has been fully updated throughout, covering emerging technologies such as machine learning and blockchain technology, as well as expanded coverage of secondary data, using examples from around the world.A realistic continuing case used throughout the book, applied research examples and ethical dilemma mini caseTable of ContentsPart I: Introduction 1: Business Research for The Twenty-First Century 2: Overview of the Research Process 3: Ethics in Business Research Part II: Beginning the Research 4: Defining the Research Problem and Reviewing the Literature 5: The Nature and Sources of Secondary Business Data Chapter 6: Conceptualization and Research Design Part III: Sampling and Data Collection 7: Sampling Approaches and Considerations 8: Methods of Collecting Primary Data 9: Measurement and Scaling 10: Questionnaire Design Part IV: Analysis and Interpretation of Data 11: Basic Data Analysis for Qualitative Research 12: Basic Data Analysis for Quantitative Research 13: Testing Hypotheses in Quantitative Research 14: Examining Relationships Using Correlation and Regression 15: Other Multivariate Techniques Part V: Communicating the Results 16: Reporting and Presenting Research

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Book SynopsisA Practical Guide to Survey Questionnaire Design and Evaluation summarizes practical principles, guidelines, and best practices for developing and testing survey questionnaires driven and supported by theoretical and empirical research. It provides a broad overview of literature on questionnaire design, drawing on both theoretical and empirical research.The book consists of three parts. The first covers the survey response process model, which will serve as the theoretical framework to establish the basic principles of writing different types of survey questions (attitudinal, behavioral, demographic and knowledge). The second part of the book will focuses on special topics such as sensitive questions, developing questionnaires for children, designing a paper survey, designing a web survey and optimizing for a mobile device, developing questionnaires for a multimode survey, and conducting surveys in multiple languages and cultures. The third part of the book will focus

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Book SynopsisThis practical and accessible textbook provides an overview of the key principles for conducting ethnography in healthcare settings. Shedding new light on healthcare delivery and experiences, ethnographic research methods provide a useful set of tools for observing how people act in the world and help us understand why people act as they do. Increasingly recognized for their explanatory power, especially around behavior and social context, ethnographic methods are an invaluable approach for understanding challenges and processes in healthcare services and delivery.This guide takes the reader step-by-step through the research process, from grant writing and study design to data collection and analysis. Each chapter, illustrated by a range of examples, introduces ethnographic concepts and techniques, considers how to apply them in pragmatic research, and includes suggestions for tips and tricks. An in-depth case study describing real-world ethnographic research in a healthcare

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Book SynopsisEthnography: 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 topic.In both tone and content, the book provides a picture of the practice of ethnography that is both human and humane; tackling some of the practical barriers, ethical complexities, and lived experiences, in an honest and straightforward way. Organised into eight chapters, the book provides a comprehensive overview of the unique purpose, value, and scope of ethnography and provides a practical guide as to what the practice of ethnography involves, such as: steps for designing research, gathering data, analysing and presenting findings.Without relying on assumed familiarity with, or interest in, discipline-specific histories and frameworks, Ethnography: The Basics combines clear structure, plain languag

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Book SynopsisMultiple Regression and Beyond provides a conceptually oriented introduction to multiple regression (MR) analysis and structural equation modeling (SEM), along with related analyses. By emphasising the concepts and purposes of MR rather than the derivation and calculation of formulas, this book presents the material in a clearer and more accessible way. This approach not only covers essential coursework but also makes it more approachable for students, increasing the likelihood that they will conduct research using MR or SEM effectively and wisely.This book covers both MR and SEM, explaining their relevance to each other. It also includes path analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, and latent growth modeling, incorporating real-world research examples throughout the chapters and end-of-chapter exercises. Figures and tables are used extensively to illustrate key concepts and techniques.This new edition includes: New sections on quantile regression, statistical suppression, and random intercept panel models Support for the statistical program R and the R package lavaan in the text and on the website (www.tzkeith.com) New examples and exercises Updated instructor and student online resources (www.tzkeith.com)

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Book SynopsisThis book provides the first instructional guide to composite narrative research methods. Composite narratives are short vignettes that weave together quotes from multiple participants. The effect is to convey meaning to both academics and end-users, disseminating research findings succinctly and effectively. Readers interested in writing composite narratives will find a complete guide in this book.More and more researchers are using composite narratives to present their research findings, with support for the effectiveness of composite narratives as a research method growing. Inside this book, there is a rationale for why to use composite narratives and a complete guide for how to write them. Many examples from the author are provided, complete with audit trails that evidence how the composite narratives were written from the raw qualitative research data.Social science researchers at all career stages will be able to use this book to justify and construct composite n

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Book SynopsisThis book engages with the concept queer battle fatigue, which is the everyday exhaustion that LGBTQIA+ people and communities often experience from anti-queer norms and values. Contributors express how this concept is often experienced across spaces and places, from schools to communities.Queer Battle Fatigue is one way to express the everyday exhaustion that LGBTQIA+ people and communities often feel that is a result sociopolitical and cultural anti-queer norms and values. In this volume, contributors think about how queer battle fatigue hits bodies and their multiple ways of being, knowing, and doing. Chapters describe how such violence flows from early childhood experiences to universities and across community spaces. Contributors also describe how people and communities resist and refuse anti-queer norms and values, carving out pathways to live, love, and have joy despite everyday oppressions. From calling on Black queer ancestors, to using STEM education as a safTable of Contents1. Anti-Queerness as Educational Norms: Tracing the Contours of Queer Battle Fatigue 2. Trans Faculty & Queer Battle Fatigue: Poetic (Re)Presentations of Navigating Identity Politics in the Academy 3. Embracing Queer Heartache: Lessons from LGBTQ+ Intergenerational Dialogues 4. Queer Black Joy in the Face of Racial and Queer Battle Fatigue 5. STEM as a Cover: Towards a Framework for Queer Emotions, Battle Fatigue, and STEM Identity 6. Curricula of Oppressions: Queering Elementary School Norms and Values 7. Embodied failure: Resisting gender and sexuality erasures in K-12 schools 8. Illegible and Illiterate in Honduras: Research in a Transnational Setting as a Queer from the Global North

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Book SynopsisUsing an engaging how-to approach that draws from scholarship, real life, and popular culture, this textbook, now in its fourth edition, offers students practical reasons why they should care about research methods and offers a practical guide for conducting research.Explaining quantitative, qualitative, critical, and performance research methods, this new edition helps students better grasp the theoretical and applied uses of method by clearly illustrating practical applications. The book features all the main research traditions in communication, including applications of the methods through effective examples and exercises, and sample student papers that demonstrate research methods in action.This textbook is perfect for beginning and advanced scholars using critical, cultural, interpretive, qualitative, quantitative, rhetorical, and performance research methods.Additional resources for students and instructors can be found on the eResource at www.routledge.c

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Book SynopsisThis innovative text introduces and illustrates case study methodology for nursing research by exploring how it can be used to uncover the varied and complex life experiences of persons with chronic illness and post-traumatic stress conditions. Nursing practice demands care and compassion, but often nurses do not have the tools to examine their clients'' health and wellness experiences. This book presents an approach to finding shared solutions for common health problems from a nursing perspective. It provides readers with the tools to develop their own case study approach and the skills to translate their findings into innovative ways to influence nursing care for people across their health/illness trajectories. Rather than a prescriptive approach to care, it highlights the necessity of understanding what people are feeling, thinking, and doing to enhance health and improve quality of life. This book is an essential read for nursing and qualitative health researchers.

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Book SynopsisThis book deals with the basics of Research Methodology (RM) for Business Research and statistical analysis for dealing with data using two software: R (a free statistical analysis environment) and MS-Excel.Apart from the basic concepts of Research Methodology, the book contains an additional chapter on improving academic writing. It contains important details on plagiarism, citation and referencing in MS-Word, and improving project/dissertation writing using free online software. Print edition not for sale in South Asia (India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan or Bhutan)Table of Contents1. Introduction to Business Research, Research Process, Secondary Data Research, and Its Tools and Techniques 2. Primary Data Research and Its Tools and Techniques 3. Measurement, Scaling and Sampling 4. Data and Method of Analysis (Using Excel and R) 5. Improving Academic Writing (Additional Chapter)

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Book SynopsisDesign and Analysis in Quantitative Educational Research: Univariate Designs in SPSS presents an integrated approach to learning about research design alongside statistical analysis concepts. The authors maintain a focus on applied educational research throughout the text, with practical tips and advice on how to do high-quality quantitative research.This book teaches research design (including epistemology, research ethics, forming research questions, quantitative design, sampling methodologies, and design assumptions) and introductory statistical concepts (including descriptive statistics, probability theory, and sampling distributions), basic statistical tests (like z and t), ANOVA designs, including more advanced designs like the factorial ANOVA and mixed ANOVA, simple linear regression, and multiple regression using SPSS for analysis. Designed specifically for an introductory graduate course in research design and statistical analysis, the book t

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Book SynopsisIBM SPSS Statistics 29 Step by Step: A Simple Guide and Reference, eighteenth edition, takes a straightforward, step-by-step approach that makes SPSS software clear to beginners and experienced researchers alike.Extensive use of four-color screen shots, clear writing, and step-by-step boxes guide readers through the program. Output for each procedure is explained and illustrated, and every output term is defined. Exercises at the end of each chapter support students by providing additional opportunities to practice using SPSS. This book covers the basics of statistical analysis and addresses more advanced topics such as multidimensional scaling, factor analysis, discriminant analysis, measures of internal consistency, MANOVA (between- and within-subjects), cluster analysis, Log-linear models, logistic regression, and a chapter describing residuals. New to this edition is a new chapter on meta-analysis that describes new SPSS procedures for analyzing effect sizes across

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Book SynopsisThis practical text introduces and compares all the different varieties of grounded theory for researchers new to the methodology from across the health and social sciences. Grounded theory is a complex research methodology, further complicated by the existence of a number of different variations.Method slurring is a common problem and this thoughtful textbook enables readers to understand and use grounded theory correctly, with chapters focusing on: Barney Glaserâs Grounded Theory; Anselm Strauss and Juliet Corbinâs Grounded Theory; Leonard Schatzman and Barbara Bowersâ Dimensional Analysis; Kathy Charmazâs Constructivist Grounded Theory; Adele Clarkeâs Situational Analysis. It includes a comparison of first- and second-generation grounded theory approaches and includes an interdisciplinary selection of examples. Each chapter includes tips for researchers, activities and a summary highlighting the strengths and limitations of the grounded theory approach in question.This text is an essential read for researchers with an interest in grounded theory or advanced students taking qualitative research methods courses.

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With new chapters and updated content throughout, this second edition of Higher Education Research Methodology is an essential guide to systematic inquiry into higher education. Providing practical and theoretical guidance for students, topics covered include ontology and epistemology, as well as research design approaches and methods of data collection. New to this edition are two brand new chapters on conceptual and theoretical frameworks, and research justification, as well as a comprehensive revision of the chapter on engaging with academic literature. Throughout the book there is a keen focus on quality in both the analysis and evaluation of research and new models are proposed to help the new researcher. The authors provide advice as well as constructive critique of research methods and, in turn, offer a new contribution to the theories of research methodology. Looking beyond the immediate higher education environment, the book concludes by examining the challe

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Book SynopsisThis book uses a declarative mapping methodology to examine a range of issues relating to environmental and social justice issues, including climate change, homelessness, refugees, food insecurity, and racial and gender inequality. The book explores how we can bring about change in order to have a meaningful impact on these problems, using a literature-based approach to identify and analyse this through the Declarative Mapping Method, showing how this methodology can be used in the context of these issues. The authors build a body of knowledge based upon published research, to offer a template that may be used to bring about meaningful and appropriate changes in human behaviour in a variety of social/ecological justice contexts. In a world where most of the global challenges we face are a result of human behaviour, the book applies psychological principles to gain a deeper understanding of our responses to world issues. Case studies are included to show how specific strategies can be used to address problems, and a holistic perspective offers strategies and insights into addressing these challenges. This is an ideal text for researchers and students interested in environmental and social issues, especially those looking to find ways to address them through research methodologies.

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Book SynopsisUnlock the Power of Data Analysis with RWhether you are a researcher, student, or professional new to programming, this book provides a step-by-step guide to mastering R for quantitative and mixed-methods analysis. Designed for those who still need to gain programming experience or wish to learn a new one, it demystifies data analysis, helping you tackle challenges from data wrangling to statistical modelling. Packed with practical examples, engaging explanations, and real-world applications, this book equips you with the tools to analyse data confidently, identify trends, and uncover meaningful insights.Transform Your Approach to ResearchThrough clear instructions and hands-on exercises, you will learn to prepare datasets, explore patterns with descriptive statistics, and create impactful visualisations. You will also gain confidence in performing statistical tests such as comparing groups, and building predictive models using regression techniques. Thi

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Book SynopsisThis student friendly book demonstrates how to take a critical approach to the research design process, to create feasible, original, and critical research works.The author uses a unique model which incorporates three critical review cycles: methodological design, epistemology, and completed research plan, in order to ensure that readers have critically engaged with various components of the research proposal. Approaching research design as a coherent whole, the book focuses on critically understanding how the various components come together as a cohesive and interconnected design, as well as to explore how the same basic research idea can lead to a number of different research designs. Including sections on both conceptual and methodological design, readers are equipped with the skills and knowledge needed to take a basic research idea and conceptualize a complete and organic design for a research based on it that can make an original contribution to the existing body of knowledge.Covering quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods approaches, and addressing the ethical implications of research, this is an essential resource for researchers, instructors and students across a broad range of disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences, and humanities.

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Book SynopsisInterpretive Description: Qualitative Research for Applied Practice has established itself as the key resource for novice and intermediate level researchers in applied settings for conducting a qualitative research project with practical outcomes.This book takes the reader through the qualitative research process, from research design through fieldwork, analysis, interpretation, and application of the results; provides numerous examples from a variety of applied fields to show research in action; and uses an accessible style to be the ideal book for teaching qualitative research in clinical and applied disciplines. In this new, third edition, leading qualitative researcher Sally Thorne retains the clear, straightforward guidance for researchers and students in health, social service, mental health, and related fields. This new edition includes additional material on positionality, disciplinary blindspots, design logic, arts-based approaches, diversity, mixed methods, writers' block, and dealing with critique. It has been comprehensively updated with new references and case examples throughout.Interpretive Description is an ideal resource for instructors and advanced students interested in qualitative research across a range of disciplines.

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Book SynopsisThis innovative book explores how Q methodology offers a unique way to examine subjectivity, meaning peopleâs viewpoints, in that it both differentiates and describes viewpoints, blending qualitative and quantitative research. The book provides accurate terminology and consistent practices, with examples of using Q to study subjectivity in a variety of contexts and disciplines. The book also frames Q within its mixed status â blending qualitative and quantitative research aspects from data collection to analysis and interpretation. The author aims to help readers to understand the basics of Q methodology as well as some âœrules of thumbâ in an easy to read yet accurate text in terms of processes and theoretical frameworks of Q. This is an essential text for those interested in using Q methodology in qualitative research and mixed methods research across a range of disciplines.

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Book SynopsisMaximizing Research Impact: Practical Strategies for Enhancing Research Visibility offers a comprehensive guide for researchers, academics, and practitioners across disciplines who wish to increase the visibility, accessibility, and influence of their research outputs.This book addresses the challenges and opportunities presented by the rapidly evolving research landscape, including the rise of digital platforms, open access publishing, and the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration. It provides actionable strategies to navigate these changes effectively and ensure that research is not only published but also widely disseminated, recognized, and utilized.Designed for a diverse audience, this will be suitable for early-career researchers, established scholars, and graduate students seeking to build or enhance their academic presence. It will also be useful for research administrators and managers looking to support and promote research within institutions, as well as interdisciplinary and collaborative researchers aiming to navigate and leverage diverse networks. Additionally, the book offers insights for science communicators and media professionals involved in disseminating research to the public.

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