Research methods / methodology Books

Book SynopsisCovering a wide range of subjects from non-resident fathers to father engagement in child protection, this major contribution to the field offers unique insights into how to research fathers and fatherhood in contemporary society.Trade Review“A must-read for all family researchers. This important and original publication describes nuanced approaches to engaging fathers in research via a wide range of methodologies." Adrienne Burgess, Joint-CEO, the Fatherhood Institute (UK)Table of ContentsIntroduction ~ Esther Dermott and Caroline Gatrell; Framing fatherhood: the ethics and philosophy of researching fatherhoods ~ Jonathan Ives; Qualitative longitudinal research: researching fatherhood and fathers' experiences ~ Tina Miller; Researching fathers through surveys: methodological challenges ~ Maria Letizia Bosoni and Sara Mazzucchelli; Fatherhood research on the internet: methodological reflections from a literature review ~ Lars Plantin and Kristian Daneback; Researching fatherhood and place: adopting an ethnographic approach ~ Therése Wissö; Teleconference focus groups with fathers: ‘You’re on the line with...’ ~ Simon Burnett and Caroline Gatrell; Using visual technologies: young children’s perspectives on fathers ~ Susan Milner and Rita Chawla-Duggan; Interviewing young fathers: managing ethical risks ~ Carmen Lau-Clayton; Engaging fathers with family support services: using conversation analysis ~ Jon Symonds; Mixing methods in fatherhood research: studying social change in family life ~ Allan Westerling; Capturing the bigger picture with big data: opportunities for fatherhood researchers ~ Esther Dermott.

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Book SynopsisCovering a wide range of subjects from non-resident fathers to father engagement in child protection, this major contribution to the field offers unique insights into how to research fathers and fatherhood in contemporary society.Trade Review“A must-read for all family researchers. This important and original publication describes nuanced approaches to engaging fathers in research via a wide range of methodologies." Adrienne Burgess, Joint-CEO, the Fatherhood Institute (UK)Table of ContentsIntroduction ~ Esther Dermott and Caroline Gatrell; Framing fatherhood: the ethics and philosophy of researching fatherhoods ~ Jonathan Ives; Qualitative longitudinal research: researching fatherhood and fathers' experiences ~ Tina Miller; Researching fathers through surveys: methodological challenges ~ Maria Letizia Bosoni and Sara Mazzucchelli; Fatherhood research on the internet: methodological reflections from a literature review ~ Lars Plantin and Kristian Daneback; Researching fatherhood and place: adopting an ethnographic approach ~ Therése Wissö; Teleconference focus groups with fathers: ‘You’re on the line with...’ ~ Simon Burnett and Caroline Gatrell; Using visual technologies: young children’s perspectives on fathers ~ Susan Milner and Rita Chawla-Duggan; Interviewing young fathers: managing ethical risks ~ Carmen Lau-Clayton; Engaging fathers with family support services: using conversation analysis ~ Jon Symonds; Mixing methods in fatherhood research: studying social change in family life ~ Allan Westerling; Capturing the bigger picture with big data: opportunities for fatherhood researchers ~ Esther Dermott.

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Book SynopsisUsing history, artistic practice, writing, poetry, autobiography and collaborative ethnography, this book literally and figuratively re-imagines a place, presenting a `how to’ for researchers interested in community collaborative research and accessing alternative ways of knowing and voices in marginalised communities.Trade Review"These community stories and voices highlight the power of storytelling and narrative as a research methodology and method. This book will be of great interest, I believe, to academics, community practitioners and organizers, social justice advocates, policy makers, students at all levels, artists, humanists, and others." Theodore Alter, Co-Director of the Centre for Economic and Community Development, The Pennsylvania State UniversityTable of ContentsPart One: Introductions; What kind of book is this? ~ Elizabeth Campbell; Policy, practice and racism: social cohesion in action ~ Zanib Rasool; Part Two: Community histories; Introducing Rotherham ~ Kate Pahl and Miles Crompton; How can historical knowledge help us to make sense of communities like Rotherham? ~ Elizabeth Pente and Paul Ward; Some poems, a song and a prose piece ~ Ray Hearne and Ryan Bramley; Who are we now? Local history, industrial decline and ethnic diversity ~ Elizabeth Pente and Paul Ward; Silk and steel ~ Shahin Shah; History and co-production in the home: documents, artefacts and migrant identities in Rotherham ~ William Gould and Mariam Shah; Tassibee: a case study ~ Khalida Luqman; Identity ~ Zanib Rasool; Part Three: Community ways of knowing; Methodology: an introduction ~ Elizabeth Campbell; Collaborative ethnography in context ~ Elizabeth Campbell, Luke Eric Lassiter and Kate Pahl; Safe spaces and community activism ~ Zanib Rasool; Emotions in community research ~ Zanib Rasool; What parents know: a call for realistic accounts of parenting young children ~ Tanya Evans, Abigail Hackett, Joanna Magagula and Steve Pool; Where I come from and where I’m going to: exploring identity, hopes and futures with Roma girls in Rotherham ~ Deborah Bullivant; Introduction to artistic methods for understanding contested communities ~ Kate Pahl and Steve Pool with Marcus Hurcombe; What can art do? Artistic approaches to community experiences ~ Zahir Rafiq in conversation with Kate Pahl and Steve Pool; Using poetry to engage the voices of women and girls in research ~ Zanib Rasool; The Tassibee `Skin and Spirit’ project ~ Cassie Limb; `The Rotherham project’: young men represent themselves and their town ~ Nathan Gibson with Zanib Rasool and Kate Pahl; Part Four: Communities going forward; Re-imagining contested communities: implications for policy research ~ Robert Rutherfoord and Maria O’Beirne; What this book can teach us ~ Elizabeth Campbell, Kate Pahl, Elizabeth Pente and Zanib Rasool.

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Book SynopsisUsing history, artistic practice, writing, poetry, autobiography and collaborative ethnography, this book literally and figuratively re-imagines a place, presenting a ‘how to’ for researchers interested in community collaborative research and accessing alternative ways of knowing and voices in marginalised communities.Trade Review"These community stories and voices highlight the power of storytelling and narrative as a research methodology and method. This book will be of great interest, I believe, to academics, community practitioners and organizers, social justice advocates, policy makers, students at all levels, artists, humanists, and others." Theodore Alter, Co-Director of the Centre for Economic and Community Development, The Pennsylvania State UniversityTable of ContentsPart One: Introductions; What kind of book is this? ~ Elizabeth Campbell; Policy, practice and racism: social cohesion in action ~ Zanib Rasool; Part Two: Community histories; Introducing Rotherham ~ Kate Pahl and Miles Crompton; How can historical knowledge help us to make sense of communities like Rotherham? ~ Elizabeth Pente and Paul Ward; Some poems, a song and a prose piece ~ Ray Hearne and Ryan Bramley; Who are we now? Local history, industrial decline and ethnic diversity ~ Elizabeth Pente and Paul Ward; Silk and steel ~ Shahin Shah; History and co-production in the home: documents, artefacts and migrant identities in Rotherham ~ William Gould and Mariam Shah; Tassibee: a case study ~ Khalida Luqman; Identity ~ Zanib Rasool; Part Three: Community ways of knowing; Methodology: an introduction ~ Elizabeth Campbell; Collaborative ethnography in context ~ Elizabeth Campbell, Luke Eric Lassiter and Kate Pahl; Safe spaces and community activism ~ Zanib Rasool; Emotions in community research ~ Zanib Rasool; What parents know: a call for realistic accounts of parenting young children ~ Tanya Evans, Abigail Hackett, Joanna Magagula and Steve Pool; Where I come from and where I’m going to: exploring identity, hopes and futures with Roma girls in Rotherham ~ Deborah Bullivant; Introduction to artistic methods for understanding contested communities ~ Kate Pahl and Steve Pool with Marcus Hurcombe; What can art do? Artistic approaches to community experiences ~ Zahir Rafiq in conversation with Kate Pahl and Steve Pool; Using poetry to engage the voices of women and girls in research ~ Zanib Rasool; The Tassibee ‘Skin and Spirit’ project ~ Cassie Limb; ‘The Rotherham project’: young men represent themselves and their town ~ Nathan Gibson with Zanib Rasool and Kate Pahl; Part Four: Communities going forward; Re-imagining contested communities: implications for policy research ~ Robert Rutherfoord and Maria O’Beirne; What this book can teach us ~ Elizabeth Campbell, Kate Pahl, Elizabeth Pente and Zanib Rasool.

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Book SynopsisPresenting the landmark Pioneers life stories project, this one-of-a-kind book documents how modern social research in the UK was shaped. It combines a fascinating history of the generations who built outstanding and influential social research with a valuable resource for future research and teaching on methods.Table of ContentsChapter 1 ~ Introduction: the pioneers of social research study Voices 1 ~ Moments of discovery Chapter 2 ~ Life stories: biography and creativity Voices 2 ~ Beginnings Chapter 3 ~ Contexts: Empire, politics and culture Voices 3 ~ Old boundaries, new thoughts Chapter 4 ~ Organising: creating research worlds Voices 4 ~ Old and new trends Chapter 5 ~ Fighting or mixing: quantitative and qualitative research Voices 5 ~ Into the field Chapter 6 ~ Fieldwork: making methods Voices 6 ~ On the margins Chapter 7 ~ Social divisions: class, gender, ethnicity – and more Voices 7 ~ Reflections for the future Chapter 8 ~ Conclusion: what can we learn? Chapter 9 ~ Epilogue

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Book SynopsisPresenting the landmark Pioneers life stories project, this one-of-a-kind book documents how modern social research in the UK was shaped. It combines a fascinating history of the generations who built outstanding and influential social research with a valuable resource for future research and teaching on methods.Table of ContentsChapter 1 ~ Introduction: the pioneers of social research study Voices 1 ~ Moments of discovery Chapter 2 ~ Life stories: biography and creativity Voices 2 ~ Beginnings Chapter 3 ~ Contexts: Empire, politics and culture Voices 3 ~ Old boundaries, new thoughts Chapter 4 ~ Organising: creating research worlds Voices 4 ~ Old and new trends Chapter 5 ~ Fighting or mixing: quantitative and qualitative research Voices 5 ~ Into the field Chapter 6 ~ Fieldwork: making methods Voices 6 ~ On the margins Chapter 7 ~ Social divisions: class, gender, ethnicity – and more Voices 7 ~ Reflections for the future Chapter 8 ~ Conclusion: what can we learn? Chapter 9 ~ Epilogue

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Book SynopsisMeasuring research impact and engagement is a much debated topic in the UK and internationally. This book is the first to provide a critical review of the research impact agenda, situating it within international efforts to improve research utilisation.Table of ContentsIntroduction: critical reflections on research impact The rise of research impact Debating the UK impact agenda Do experiences and perceptions of research impact vary by discipline? Impact on whom? Contrasting research impact with public engagement Public intellectualism and the impact agenda: international perspectives Academic life in the impact vanguard: the view from knowledge exchange organisations Looking back: evolving public health perspectives on research impact Telling tales of impact: as seen through the eyes of user assessors Conclusion: what would an evidence- informed impact agenda involve?

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Book SynopsisMeasuring research impact and engagement is a much debated topic in the UK and internationally. This book is the first to provide a critical review of the research impact agenda, situating it within international efforts to improve research utilisation.Table of ContentsIntroduction: critical reflections on research impact The rise of research impact Debating the UK impact agenda Do experiences and perceptions of research impact vary by discipline? Impact on whom? Contrasting research impact with public engagement Public intellectualism and the impact agenda: international perspectives Academic life in the impact vanguard: the view from knowledge exchange organisations Looking back: evolving public health perspectives on research impact Telling tales of impact: as seen through the eyes of user assessors Conclusion: what would an evidence- informed impact agenda involve?

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Book SynopsisThis book uses qualitative longitudinal data, from repeat interviews with people subject to compulsion and sanction in their everyday lives, to analyse the effectiveness and ethicality of welfare conditionality in promoting and sustaining behaviour change in the UK.Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. Conditionality in the UK Welfare State 3. Welfare Conditionality and Behaviour Change 4. From Welfare to Work? The Effectiveness of Welfare Conditionality in Moving People into Paid Employment 5. Welfare Conditionality and Problematic or Antisocial Behaviour 6. Unintended Outcomes? The Wider Impacts of Compulsion and Benefit Sanctions in Social Security 7. Ethical Debates 8. Conclusions

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Book SynopsisThis book provides practical guidance for professionals and pre-qualifying students on how to gather and generate evidence of the impact of projects in the community. It includes case studies from a range of community settings and is full of easy to implement ideas, tools and examples of methods to demonstrate the impact of work in the community.Table of ContentsIntroduction Part One Impact, Evidence and Transformation ~ Karen McArdle Power, Empowerment, Impact and Voice ~ Karen McArdle A Challenging Context in which Values Matter ~ Karen McArdle Part Two Presenting Findings to Different Audiences ~ Catherine Mckay and Karen McArdle Planning and Evaluating ~ Karen McArdle, Kirsty Forrester, Ed Garrett Anecdote and Observation ~ Ed Garrett, Karen McArdle Questionnaires ~ Karen McArdle and Kirsty Forrester Interviews and Focus Groups ~ Karen McArdle, Kirsty Forrester, Ed Garrett Narrative Inquiry ~ Karen McArdle Collaborative and Participatory Approaches ~ Karen McArdle Social Impact Studies ~ Ed Garrett The Long Haul, Longitudinal Studies ~ Karen McArdle, Catherine Mckay What everyone needs to know, Management Information Systems (MISs) ~ Sue Briggs, Kirsty Forrester, Karen McArdle Using Others, Secondary Data ~ Kirsty Forrester and Karen McArdle Knowing Ourselves, Self Evaluation ~ Sue Briggs, Karen McArdle Part Three Reflections, Valuing Community Work ~ Karen McArdle, Sue Briggs, Kirsty Forrester, Ed Garrett and Catherine McKay

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Book SynopsisResearch Ethics in the Real World highlights the links between research ethics and individual, social, professional, institutional, and political ethics. Helen Kara considers all stages of the research process and provides guidance for quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods researchers about how to act ethically throughout.Trade Review"Provides guidance on developing ethical relationships that acknowledge the connectedness of all living and non-living things to improve researchers' contribution to social and environmental justice." Donna Mertens, Gallaudet University"Using an inclusive approach, this book offers well-resourced and wide-ranging advice and guidance on recurrent research ethics issues, arranged by reference to the typical stages in the conduct of a research project." Colin Thomson, Senior Consultant AHRECS"A wonderfully engaging book, full of vivid detail and well mapped out examples that will be of great use both in the classroom and in my own research. " Jon Dean, Sheffield Hallam University"...a great resource for thinking through ethics at every stage of the research design." The Evaluator“This excellent book goes far beyond the basic tenet of “do no harm,” and its comprehensive and holistic approach to the very real ethical issues confronting scholars, especially those in qualitative research, provides a wonderful resource…Not only that, but the book is beautifully written and, despite the author’s clam that there are “not many laughs” to be found this reviewer has found herself repeatedly diving into her review copy just for the pleasure of it.” The Independent Scholar, Volume 5, Spring 2019 * The Independent Scholar, Volume 5, Spring 2019 *"User friendly and at the same time accurate, thought provoking and thorough. Perfect for early stage graduate research students." Lia Levin, Tel Aviv UniversityTable of ContentsPart one: research ethics in context; 1. Introduction; 2. Indigenous research and ethics; 3. Euro-Western research and ethics; 4. Research ethics regulation; 5. Evaluation research ethics; Part two: Doing research ethically; 6. Planning research ethically; 7. Ethical context setting and literature review; 8. Ethical data gathering; 9. Ethical data analysis; 10. Ethical reporting; 11. Ethical presentation of research findings; 12. Ethical dissemination; 13. Ethical aftercare; 14. Researcher well-being; 15. Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisIn this book, Daniela Aidley and Kriss Fearon provide a practical introduction to making it easier for everyone to take part in research. It will be invaluable to researchers from a variety of backgrounds looking to increase participation in their research, whether postgraduate students, experienced academic researchers, or practitioners.Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Research that includes disabled people Chapter 3: Research questions and research design Chapter 4: Sampling Chapter 5: Recruitment and the research setting Chapter 6: Face to face research Chapter 7: Online and remote research methods Chapter 8: Mixed media, triangulation and mixed methods Chapter 9: Writing up, publication and impact

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Book SynopsisThis valuable textbook provides an accessible, pragmatic how-to guide for using participatory methods in research. Providing practical advice, real-world examples, and packed with reflective questions, top tips and suggested further reading, this book will be an essential resource for students and researchers alike.Table of ContentsPart I: Principles Defining participatory research Co-production as an approach Part II: Practice Research design Ethics of participatory research Data collection approaches within participatory research Approaches to analysis Dissemination Part III: Reality The reality of applying participatory approaches Community-campus partnerships The impact of participatory research

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Book SynopsisCritical realism helps researchers to extend and clarify their analyses. This original text draws on international examples of health and illness research across the life course, from small studies to large trials, to show how versatile critical realism can be in validating research and connecting it to policy and practice.Table of ContentsIntroduction Rethinking theories: the basis of practical research and problems with paradigms Basic critical realist concepts Structure and agency: making connections Health and illness research: value-free or value-laden? Four planes of social being: more connections Researching transformative change over time The point is to change it: connecting research to policy and practice

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Book SynopsisThis engaging book explores the porous borders of research with art, therapy and education, helping researchers reflect on their practice and consider more carefully the potential consequences and impacts of their work.Table of ContentsPart 1: Introduction to qualitative, creative, and embodied research Introduction to Part 1 Lesson 1: Reflection Lesson 2: Awareness Lesson 3: Relationship Part 2: Disciplinary borders Introduction to Part 2 Lessons from art Lessons from science Lessons from ethics Part 3: Case studies Introduction to Part 3 Case study 1: Working with children Case study 2: Working with artists and researchers Case study 3: Working with embodied academics Case study 4: Working with scientists Weaving in

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Book SynopsisThis book shows researchers how ethnography can be carried out within human service settings, providing an invaluable guide on how to apply ethnographic creativeness and offering a more humanistic and context-sensitive approach to generating valid knowledge about today's service work.Table of ContentsPart One: Capturing Professional Relevance Shadowing Care Workers When They’re “Doing Nothing” ~ Doris Lydahl Two Worlds of Professional Relevance in a Small Village ~ Christal Avendal Capturing the Organization of Emotions in Child Welfare Decision-Making ~ Tea Torbenfeldt Bengtsson Part Two: Grasping Empirical Complexity Sensitizing Concepts in Studies of Homelessness and Disability ~ Nanna Mik-Meyer Grasping the Social Life of Documents in Human Service Practice ~ Emilie Morwenna Whitaker Debating Dementia Care Logics ~ Cintia Engel, Janaina Aredes & Annette Leibing Part Three: Challenges Of Multi-Sitedness Social Worlds of Person-Centered, Multi-Sited Ethnography ~ Aleksandra Bartoszko “Facting” in a Case of Concealed Pregnancy ~ Lucy Sheehan Ethnographic Challenges of Fragmented Human Services ~ Tarja Pösö PART Four: Noticings From Ethnographic Distance Ethnographic Discovery after Fieldwork on Troubled Youth ~ Malin Ǻkerström & David Wästerfors Looking Beyond the Police-as-Control Narrative ~ David Sausdal Embracing Lessons from Ethnography in Non-Western Prison ~ Andrew M. Jefferson

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Book SynopsisInviting beginners and more experienced researchers to explore new ways of writing, this book introduces readers to creatively written research in a variety of formats including plays and poems, videos and comics. It not only gives social researchers permission, but also shows them how, to write creatively.Table of ContentsChapter One: Introduction Definitions Synergies: Between Creative Writing and Social Research What Follows Chapter Two: Doing Creative Writing Introduction Doing It Yourself: Getting Started Putting Yourself in the Picture Observation and Description Stories and Storying Writing about Ideas: Essays and Lists Doing It Yourself: Following Through Chapter Three: Doing Research, Generating Data, Working with Participants Introduction Getting Started: Participatory Creative Writing for Social Research Workshops and Groups Working with Individuals Data and findings: Process and Product Chapter Four: Exploring and Articulating Findings Introduction Data Analysis Dissemination Finding and Telling Stories: Storying Chapter 5: Searching and Queer(ing) Writing Searching Queer(ing) Writing

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Book SynopsisThis clear and concise guide provides the introduction to descriptive statistical analysis that all students need to draw insightful conclusions from their data. Assuming no prior expertise, it presents jargon-free and practical advice for analysing and presenting numbers.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Why this book actually is different 1. Everybody’s talking about it: important terms explained in everyday language 2. What are numbers really about? 3. Absolute beginnings: starting statistical analysis one variable at a time 4. What you see is only half the story: why you need more than averages to describe distributions 5. How the tables turn: examining relationships between categorical variables 6. What does it all mean? Comparing distributions between groups 7. You’re so predictable: using correlations 8. Where do we draw the line? How regression analysis can tell you more than correlation 9. A graph is like a joke: if you have to explain it, it isn’t any good 10. Telling statistical stories: how to present your findings and conclusions

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Book SynopsisIncluding contributions on qualitative and digital research from Europe, Asia, Africa, Australasia and the Americas, this volume explores the creative and thoughtful ways in which researchers have adapted methods and rethought relationships in response to challenges arising from crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic, disasters or violent conflict.Table of ContentsIntroduction - Su-ming Khoo and Helen Kara Part 1: Reflexivity and ethics 1. Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should - Ali FitzGibbon 2. Ethnography in crisis: methodology in the cracks - Zania Koppe 3. Phenomenology of lived experience: multilayered approach and positionality - Bibek Dahal Part 2: Arts-based approaches 4. The arts of making-sense in uncertain times: arts-based research and autoethnography - Deborah Green, Amanda Levey, Bettina Evans, Wendy Lawson, and Kathrin Marks 5. Practice-based research in times of crisis: weaving community together during lockdown - Gretchen Stolte and Lisa Oliver 6. Communicating crisis research with comics: representation, process, and pedagogy - Gemma Sou and Sarah Marie Hall Part 3: Digital methods 7. Developing a Collaborative AutoNetnographic approach to researching doctoral students’ online experiences - Richard McGrath, Holly Bowen-Salter, Emma Milanese, and Phoebe Pearce 8. The ethical implications of using digital traces: studying explainability and trust during a pandemic - Natasha Dwyer, Hector Miller-Bakewell, Tessa Darbyshire, Anirban Basu, and Steve Marsh 9. The use of objects to enhance online social research interviews - Maged Zakher and Hoda Wassif 10. Qualitative data re-use and secondary analysis: researching in and about a crisis - Anna Tarrant and Kahryn Hughes 11. Researching older Vietnam- born migrants at a distance: the role of digital kinning - Hien Thi Nguyen, Loretta Baldassar, Raelene Wilding, and Lukasz Krzyzowski Part 4: Recurring and longer-term crises 12. A timed crisis: Australian education, migrant Asian teachers, and critical autoethnography - Aaron Teo 13. Building relationships and praxis despite persistent obstacles - Maria Grazia Imperiale 14. Managing ethical tensions when conducting research in fragile and conflict-affected contexts - Gbenga Akinlolu Shadare 15. Beyond extraction: co-creating a decolonial and feminist research practice in post-conflict Guatemala - Aisling Walsh Conclusion - Helen Kara and Su-ming Khoo

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Book SynopsisIncluding contributions on qualitative and digital research from Europe, Asia, Africa, Australasia and the Americas, this volume explores the creative and thoughtful ways in which researchers have adapted methods and rethought relationships in response to challenges arising from crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic, disasters or violent conflict.Table of ContentsIntroduction - Su-ming Khoo and Helen Kara Part 1: Reflexivity and ethics 1. Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should - Ali FitzGibbon 2. Ethnography in crisis: methodology in the cracks - Zania Koppe 3. Phenomenology of lived experience: multilayered approach and positionality - Bibek Dahal Part 2: Arts-based approaches 4. The arts of making-sense in uncertain times: arts-based research and autoethnography - Deborah Green, Amanda Levey, Bettina Evans, Wendy Lawson, and Kathrin Marks 5. Practice-based research in times of crisis: weaving community together during lockdown - Gretchen Stolte and Lisa Oliver 6. Communicating crisis research with comics: representation, process, and pedagogy - Gemma Sou and Sarah Marie Hall Part 3: Digital methods 7. Developing a Collaborative AutoNetnographic approach to researching doctoral students’ online experiences - Richard McGrath, Holly Bowen-Salter, Emma Milanese, and Phoebe Pearce 8. The ethical implications of using digital traces: studying explainability and trust during a pandemic - Natasha Dwyer, Hector Miller-Bakewell, Tessa Darbyshire, Anirban Basu, and Steve Marsh 9. The use of objects to enhance online social research interviews - Maged Zakher and Hoda Wassif 10. Qualitative data re-use and secondary analysis: researching in and about a crisis - Anna Tarrant and Kahryn Hughes 11. Researching older Vietnam- born migrants at a distance: the role of digital kinning - Hien Thi Nguyen, Loretta Baldassar, Raelene Wilding, and Lukasz Krzyzowski Part 4: Recurring and longer-term crises 12. A timed crisis: Australian education, migrant Asian teachers, and critical autoethnography - Aaron Teo 13. Building relationships and praxis despite persistent obstacles - Maria Grazia Imperiale 14. Managing ethical tensions when conducting research in fragile and conflict-affected contexts - Gbenga Akinlolu Shadare 15. Beyond extraction: co-creating a decolonial and feminist research practice in post-conflict Guatemala - Aisling Walsh Conclusion - Helen Kara and Su-ming Khoo

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Book SynopsisThis important book offers practical advice for using evidence and research in policymaking. Covering important policy areas including the GM debate, the environment and Black Lives Matter, each chapter in the book assesses the ethical challenges, the status of evidence in explaining or describing the issue and possible solutions to the problem.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Ethical evidence and policymaking - Ron Iphofen and Dónal O’Mathúna Part 1: Fundamentals of evidence and ethical dimensions in policymaking 1. Ethical research in a global context: a dynamic tension between universal values, principles and contextual applications - Margit Sutrop and Kristi Lõuk 2. One size fits all? The problems of offering ethical guidance to everyone - Paul Spicker 3. Trust in institutions or the scientist? The drivers and mechanisms of trust in research and innovation as a means to improve political outcomes - Caroline Gans-Combe 4. Modes of influence: what can we learn from international codes of ethics for health-related research? - Helen Busby 5. Interdisciplinary perspectives on Ethics and Integrity in Europe: acknowledging differences to foster mutual understanding - Eleni Spyrakou, Panagiotis Kavouras, Vassilis Markakis, Matias Barberis Rami and Costas A. Charitidis 6. An ethical framework for think tanks – easier drafted than done? - Fabian Zuleeg Part 2: Ethical evidence in specific policy domains 7. Ethical research in public policy - Paul Spicker 8. Bitter harvests: ethical divides in the GM foods debate - Alan Simpson 9. Ethics in smart information systems - Francesca Pratesi, Roberto Trasarti and Fosca Giannotti 10. The AI industry and regulation: time for implementation? - Gabi Lombardo 11. Cardiovascular disease prevention and health promotion in times of a pandemic: a global health case study - Linda Gibson, Nchafack Almighty, Sibyl Anthierens, Tebogo Maria Mothiba and Hilde Bastiaens 12. Conducting ethical research in crisis situations: COVID-19 - Dónal O’Mathúna 13. Ethics in research for resilience and societal collapse - Ian Roderick 14. Research relationships and positionality: adult–child power relations - Katharina Miller and Nina J. Zugic Part 3: Case studies 15. What is good evidence? - Helen Kara 16. Black Lives Matter: reconsidering systemic racism - Sally Burns 17. The state of scientific policy advice: reflections on strategies and challenges of foreign policy think tanks in times of crises - Nicolas Lux 18. Increasing the impact of research through policy: the role of academic publishers in bringing researchers and policymakers together - Hazel Goodes and Sarah Broadley

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Book SynopsisBrilliantly attuned to the demands placed on researchers, this book considers how students, academics and professionals alike can save time and stress without compromising the quality of their research or its outcomes.Table of Contents1. Introduction Chapter summary Introduction Being a researcher Why do practitioners do research? Insider and outsider research Doing research or evaluation Managing and commissioning research or evaluation Terminology Structure of this book Case studies Exercise Discussion questions Debate topic 2. Overview of research Chapter summary Introduction Quantitative or qualitative? Solo or collaborative? Highly time-consuming methods Conclusion Case studies Exercises Discussion questions Debate topic 3. Research and evaluation ethics Chapter summary Introduction Research ethics management Ethics through the research process Researcher wellbeing Conclusion Case studies Exercises Discussion questions Debate topic 4. Methodologies, approaches and theories Chapter summary Introduction Methodologies, methods and approaches Positivist methodology Realist methodologies Constructionist methodologies Interpretivist methodologies Transformative methodologies Ontology and epistemology Action research Evaluation research Mixed methods research Arts-based research Digitally mediated research The role of theory in research and evaluation Theory, research, practice Conclusion Case studies Exercises Discussion questions Debate topic 5. Topics and proposals Chapter summary Introduction Choosing a research or evaluation topic Refining your topic From question to data How much data? Qualitative or quantitative methods? Sampling techniques Probability samples Non-probability sampling What is evidence? Writing a proposal Research funders Conclusion Case studies Exercises Discussion questions Debate topic 6. Managing your research or evaluation project Chapter summary Introduction Planning Organisation Time management Support from employers Creative time management Reward yourself Look after yourself Conclusion Case studies Exercises Discussion questions Debate topic 7. Background research Chapter summary Introduction Document review or literature review? Record-keeping Critical and strategic reading Finding academic journal articles How to conduct a document review How to conduct a literature review Using libraries Making notes Knowing when to stop Conclusion Case studies Exercises Discussion questions Debate topic 8. Secondary data Chapter summary Introduction Online secondary data sources Open data Application programming interfaces Large-scale surveys Working with secondary data Conclusion Case studies Exercises Discussion questions Debate topic 9. Primary data collection: conventional methods Chapter summary Introduction Collecting quantitative data Collecting qualitative data Conclusion Case studies Exercises Discussion questions Debate topic 10. Primary data collection: creative methods Chapter summary Introduction Collecting data online Smartphones Enhanced interviews and focus groups Diaries, field notes, journals and logs Visual data Mapping Mobile methods Case studies Collaborative methods Conclusion Case studies Exercises Discussion questions Debate topic 11. Quantitative data analysis Chapter summary Introduction Preparing quantitative data Coding quantitative data Quantitative data analysis Descriptive statistics Inferential statistics Conclusion Case studies Exercises Discussion questions Debate topic 12. Qualitative data analysis Chapter summary Introduction Preparing qualitative data Coding qualitative data Qualitative data analysis A real-life example of qualitative data analysis Data synthesis Conclusion Case studies Exercises Discussion questions Debate topic 13. Writing for research and evaluation Chapter summary Introduction Myths about writing The writing process Structure Plagiarism Citation Findings versus recommendations Editing Polishing your writing Conclusion Case studies Exercises Discussion questions Debate topic 14. Disseminating research and evaluation Chapter summary Introduction Summarising research or evaluation Barriers to disseminating research and evaluation Presenting findings in person Sharing findings online Data visualisation Dissemination methods Disseminating workplace research Disseminating academic research Dissemination ethics Conclusion Case studies Exercises Discussion questions Debate topic 15. How can research create positive change? Chapter summary Introduction Research impact Research into policy Implementation Knowledge exchange A holistic approach Conclusion Case studies Exercises Discussion questions Debate topic 16. Conclusion

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Book SynopsisThoroughly documents an innovative approach to data collection in developing countries, which combines baseline data from a household survey with subsequent interviews of selected respondents using mobile phones.

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Book SynopsisThe quintessential desk reference for empirical researchers, policymakers, managers, and students. It provides an introduction to modern, transparent, and ethical research practices involving development data.

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Book SynopsisThe only existing similar bibliography was published in 1930. The tremendous developments in the fields of research and publishing in Canada during the past thirty years have made it very desirable that a new bibliography should be prepared. The Bibliographical Society of Canada formed a committee of members to collect information on bibliographies of local interest or "in progress," and the Society has sponsored the publication. Library schools in Canada supplied lists of works prepared by their students. The staff of the National Library has assisted in the compilation. The Bibliography is planned to be of use to readers of either English or French. It covers such topics as general bibliographies; current bibliographies; collective bibliographies; author bibliographies; newspapers; manuscripts; temperance; religion; sociology and folklore; politics; law ; education; commerce; linguistics; sciences; anthropology; biology; botany; zoology; agriculture; technology; fine arts;

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Book SynopsisThis volume presents a unified and up-to-date account of the theory and methods of applying one of the most useful and widely applicable techniques of data analysis, ‘dual scaling.’ It addresses issues of interest to a wide variety of researchers concerned with data that are categorical in nature or by design: in the life sciences, the social sciences, and statistics.The eight chapters introduce the nature of categorical data and concept of dual scaling and present the applications of dual scaling to different forms of categorical data: the contingency table, the response-frequency table, the response-pattern table for multiple-choice data, ranking and paired comparison data, multidimensional tables, partially ordered and successively ordered categories, and incomplete data. The book also includes appendices outlining a minimum package of matrix calculus and a small FORTRAN program.Clear, concise, and comprehensive, Analysis of Categorical Data will be a

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Book SynopsisThe subjects inquired into by Canadian federal royal commissions have ranged over such a wide field that the reports and special studies prepared by the 400 commissions since Confederation have become an essential part of any research in Canadian studies. In many cases the special studies which are always prepared by the best experts available stand as the most important works ever to appear on a given subject. For example, the studies used by the Royal Commission on Dominion-Provincial Relations (1937-1940) are still used as required reading in both graduate and undergraduate university courses almost thirty years later.In the author's work as Government Documents Librarian, he witnesses the daily use of royal commission material. The importance attached to royal commission documents and the considerable difficulty in locating many of the earlier reports let Henderson to undertake the compilation of this checklist four years ago.

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Book SynopsisFilling a gap in the literature and featuring an emphasis on using new media in communication research, Social Media Research Methods introduces students to a variety of social media research methods and data analysis strategies. The text recognizes the richness of the data available within social media platforms and underscores the importance of employing effective research methods to make meaning of that data.By integrating applied concepts, theories, and practical advice for working with and presenting social media data, the textbook arms students with the latest research and social media tools. It begins by introducing students to scholarly and industry applications of social media research methods before outlining the complete process of developing social media research questions and data collection procedures. The book then transitions to devoting individual chapters to a social media analysis tool. The final chapter outlines the process of writing and presenting social media research for scholarly and industry audiences. Each chapter features interactive, applied examples and exercises, as well as review questions, to bring the material to life and reinforce key learnings.A comprehensive resource designed to help students use cutting-edge, timely research methods within the discipline, Social Media Research Methods is an exemplary textbook for courses in communication research methods.

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Book SynopsisEPDF and EPUB available Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence. It is critical that the wellbeing of society is systematically tracked by indicators that not only give an accurate picture of human life today but also provide a window into the future for all of us. This book presents impactful findings from international longitudinal studies that respond to the United Nations’ Agenda 2030 commitment to “leave no-one behind”. Contributors explore a wide range and complexity of pressing global issues, with emphasis given to excluded and vulnerable populations and gender inequality. Importantly, it sets out actionable strategies for policymakers and practitioners to help strengthen the global Sustainable Development Goals framework, accelerate their implementation and improve the construction of effective public policy.Table of ContentsForeword: Understanding and Enhancing Human Development among Global Youth - On the Unique Value of Developmentally Oriented Longitudinal Research ~ Richard M. Lerner Introduction: Measuring Sustainable Human Development Across the Life Course ~ Prerna Banati Exploring the Potential for Gender Norm Change in Adolescent Girls: Evidence from ‘Real Choices, Real Lives’ Longitudinal, Qualitative Study Data ~ Jenny Rivett and Lilli Loveday Unequal Educational Trajectories: The Case of Ethiopia ~ Ilze Plavgo Early Life Transitions Increase the Risk for HIV Infection: Using Latent Class Growth Models to Assess the Effect of Key Life Events on HIV Incidence Among Adolescent Girls in Rural South Africa ~ Audrey Pettifor, Emily Agnew, Torsten B. Neilands, Jennifer Ahern, Stephen Tollman, Kathleen Kahn and Sheri A. Lippman Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals: Evidence from the Longitudinal Parenting Across Cultures Project ~ Jennifer E. Lansford, W. Andrew Rothenberg, Sombat Tapanya, Liliana Maria Uribe Tirado, Saengduean Yotanyamaneewong, Liane Peña Alampay, Suha M. Al- Hassan, Dario Bacchini, Marc H. Bornstein, Lei Chang, Kirby Deater- Deckard, Laura Di Giunta, Kenneth A. Dodge, Sevtap Gurdal, Qin Liu, Qian Long, Patrick S. Malone, Paul Oburu, Concetta Pastorelli, Ann T. Skinner, Emma Sorbring and Laurence Steinberg Achieving Gender Equality: Understanding Gender Equality and Health Among Vulnerable Adolescents in the Sustainable Development Goals Era ~ Leah R. Koenig, Mengmeng Li and Robert W. Blum Capturing the Complexities of Adolescent Transitions Through a Mixed Methods Longitudinal Research Design ~ Sarah Baird, Nicola Jones, Bassam Abu Hamad, Maheen Sultan and Workneh Yadete Child Well-being Across the Life-course: What Do We Know, What Should We Know? ~ Gary Pollock, Haridhan Goswami and Aleksandra Szymczyk Mauritian Joint Child Health Project: A Multigenerational Family Study Emerging from a Prospective Birth Cohort Study: Initial Alcohol-related Outcomes in the Offspring Generation ~ Susan E. Luczak, Shameem Oomur, Kristina Jackson and Tashneem Mahoomed Conclusion: The Future of Longitudinal Research ~ Prerna Banati

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Book SynopsisIn the past, happiness studies has been dominated by the work of philosophers, economists and psychologists, but more recently there has been a growing interest from social scientist into the natures of happiness and wellbeing. This original collection draws on the latest empirical research to explore the practical challenges facing happiness researchers today, such as how to conduct happiness research in different cultural contexts, how to theorise wellbeing or how to operationalise definitions of happiness in qualitative and biographical research. By uniquely combining the critical approach of sociology with techniques from other disciplines, the contributors illuminate new approaches to the study of happiness and well-being.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction: Developing Qualitative Research into Happiness and Wellbeing - Mark Cieslik, Northumbria University Qualitative Research into Happiness/Wellbeing: Theories, Debates and Issues Chapter 2. Living Well Together: On Happiness, Social Goods and Genuinely Progressive Sociology - Neil Thin Chapter 3. Happiness as an Affective Practice: Self, Suffering and Biography - Nicholas Hill Chapter 4. Personal Happiness, Social Unhappiness: Understanding the Tomplexity of Individual Happiness Accounts - David Tross Qualitative Research into Happiness/Wellbeing: Communities, Biographies and Identities Chapter 5. Developing a Biographical Approach to Happiness and Wellbeing - Mark Cieslik Chapter 6. Considering the Body in Happiness Research - Richard Gibbons Chapter 7. How can Cultural Heritage Contribute to Community Development and Wellbeing - Claire Wallace and David Beel Chapter 8. On Post-Traumatic Growth and ‘Choosing’ to be Happy: Stories of Positive Change from African Refugees and Asylum Seekers -Brianne Wenning Chapter 9. Using Social Wellbeing to Inform Regeneration Strategies in a Former Colliery Town in Northern England - Kelly Johnson and Sarah Coulthard Qualitative Research into Happiness/Wellbeing: Methodological Innovations Chapter 10. A Board Game Approach to Studying the Multi-dimensionality of Life Satisfaction - Barbara Holthus and Wolfram Manzenreiter Chapter 11. Show Me What Makes you Happy at Work’? Visualising Happiness in the Workplace - Ilona Suojanen

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Book SynopsisIntroduction chapter is available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. This groundbreaking reader is designed to lower the barriers to interdisciplinarity and transdisciplinarity in research. Edited by experienced researchers from a range of different fields, it paves the way for future scholarship and effective research collaborations across disciplines. Chapters offer extracts from key academic texts on topics such as the design, funding, evaluation and communication of research, providing those new to the field with a thorough grounding. They highlight examples of interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary triumphs – and challenges. Concluding each chapter is a commentary provided by practitioners from diverse backgrounds, many of whom are themselves developing new approaches to inter- and transdisciplinarity. The book is: • the first ever comprehensive reader for interdisciplinarity and transdisciplinarity; • essential reading for those seeking to become effective collaborative researchers; • complete with concise introductions, extracts, commentary and further reading in each chapter. This is a much-needed primer that improves our understanding of the characteristics of interdisciplinarity and transdisciplinarity, unlocking their exciting potential in research and teaching within and beyond academia.Table of ContentsForeword: Why Should We Care about Interdisciplinarity and Transdisciplinarity? - Jane Ohlmeyer Introductory Essay: Shaping Interdisciplinary and Transdisciplinary Research - Bianca Vienni-Baptista, Isabel Fletcher and Catherine Lyall 1. Understanding Interdisciplinary and Transdisciplinary Research 2. Developing Collaborative Conditions 3. Co-Creating a Research Project 4. Funding Collaborative Research 5. Evaluating Interdisciplinary and Transdisciplinary Research 6. Communicating Interdisciplinary and Transdisciplinary Research Findings 7. Improving Research Skills 8. Supporting Collaborative Researchers 9. Developing a Career in Interdisciplinary and Transdisciplinary Research Epilogue - Bianca Vienni-Baptista, Catherine Lyall and Isabel Fletcher

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Book SynopsisEPDF and EPUB available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. This collection scrutinizes the methodological and ethical challenges that researchers face when working with and for Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities in the context of global crises. Contributors assess the impact of the pandemic on their engaged research, evaluating novel methods and technologies. They reveal how current research practice blurs the borders between activism and scholarship, and they argue the need for innovative collaborations with local communities. Showcasing emerging aspects of GRT-related scholarship, this book makes a key contribution to larger debates on the positionality of researchers and the politics of research, and affirms the continued value of rigorous ethnography.

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Book SynopsisA guide to help students use research sources in literature and filmWhat makes a good research topic in a literature class? What does your professor mean by "peer-reviewed" sources? What should you do if you can't find enough material? This approachable guide walks students through the process of research in literary studies, providing them with tools for responding successfully to course assignments.Written by two experienced librarians, the guide introduces the resources available through college and university libraries and explains how to access the ones a student needs. It focuses on research in literature, identifying relevant databases and research guides and explaining different types of sources and the role each plays in researching and writing about a literary text. But it also contains helpful information for any student researcher, describing strategies for searching the web to find the most useful material and offering guidance on organizing research and documenting sources with MLA style.Extensively updated and revised, the second edition emphasizes digital resources that can be accessed remotely, offers critical thinking strategies for evaluating sources, and includes more information on writing about audiovisual as well as written works.This book contains an introduction and the chapters "Starting the Research Process," "Searching Your Library Discovery System or Catalog," "Searching Subject-Specific Databases," "Searching the Internet," "Finding Reviews," "Using Contextual Primary Sources," "Finding Background Information," "Managing Sources and Creating Your Bibliography," and "Guides to Research in Literature Written in English" as well as a bibliography of sources for studying literature in English and a glossary of terms.

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Book SynopsisAn exploration of a surprisingly combative period in the history of English grammar. Heated arguments can break out over many things: slander, insults to a person’s honor—and, during one period in English history, grammar. In his new book detailing the controversies and fraught histories that accompanied efforts to regularize English grammar, Bryan A. Garner shows that the grammarians of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries were a surprisingly contentious and opinionated lot. ​Taming the Tongue in the Heyday of English Grammar (1711–1851) makes the primers of the period come alive in ways that their concerned and idiosyncratic authors might not have envisioned. The entries in Taming the Tongue—which has nearly five hundred color illustrations—are packed with scrupulously recorded information on the content and publication details of the primers, as well as tantalizing tales from the authors’ lives. Combining scholarly rigor with lively anecdotes, Garner sheds light on the controversies and unexpectedly fiery histories of English grammatical disputes.Trade Review“Wryly written and richly illustrated. . . Captivating stories of flawed individuals seeking tidy perfection in the glorious mess that is English.” * Times Literary Supplement *Table of ContentsPrefaceA Short PrehistoryAbbreviationsThe 100 ItemsA Short Posthistory on GrammarsThe Case of the Variable Parts of SpeechThe Various Configurations for Parts of SpeechPostlude: No. 101Appendix A: Some Curiosities in the StacksAppendix B: Interesting Artwork in BooksNot ExhibitedAppendix C: Interesting Owners’InscriptionsBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisThe discipline of fan studies is famously undisciplined. But that doesn’t mean it isn’t structured. This is the first comprehensive primer for classroom use that shows students how to do fan studies in practical terms. With contributions from a range of established and emerging scholars, coeditors Paul Booth and Rebecca Williams pull together case studies that demonstrate the wide array of methodologies available to fan studies scholars, such as auto/ethnography, immersion, interviews, online data mining, historiography, and textual analysis. This collection also probes the ethical questions that are unique to fan studies work, such as the use of online fan content for research, interview methods, consent, and privacy.

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Book SynopsisMentoring African American Males provides important black male research and student performance data to guide the efforts of those who accept the enormous task of standing in the gap to increase black male achievement. Dr. Ross provides guidance for individuals and institutions embracing the important role of developing mentoring programs or serving as a mentor to youth. However, what makes Dr. Ross’ work such a critically important book for any individual or institution considering such a role is its insight into the social-cultural framework within which mentoring must occur at every level from elementary school through college. Equally insightful is the structure that such programs must take in response to the socio-cultural constructs of the families, communities, and institutions where they will occur.There are far more quantitative studies than qualitative on the topic of mentoring. This text addresses that discrepancy and provides the results of several qualitative studies on African American males. There is hardly any that offer a mixed method perspective that combine quantitative and qualitative methodological approaches. This text reports on the research results that are qualitative in nature in addition to some that are from a quantitative and mixed method approach.

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Book SynopsisMentoring African American Males provides important black male research and student performance data to guide the efforts of those who accept the enormous task of standing in the gap to increase black male achievement. Dr. Ross provides guidance for individuals and institutions embracing the important role of developing mentoring programs or serving as a mentor to youth. However, what makes Dr. Ross’ work such a critically important book for any individual or institution considering such a role is its insight into the social-cultural framework within which mentoring must occur at every level from elementary school through college. Equally insightful is the structure that such programs must take in response to the socio-cultural constructs of the families, communities, and institutions where they will occur.There are far more quantitative studies than qualitative on the topic of mentoring. This text addresses that discrepancy and provides the results of several qualitative studies on African American males. There is hardly any that offer a mixed method perspective that combine quantitative and qualitative methodological approaches. This text reports on the research results that are qualitative in nature in addition to some that are from a quantitative and mixed method approach.

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Book SynopsisThe Davis Conference on Organizational Research, held for the last 15 years, is the world’s leading conference for qualitative researchers in organizational studies. Scholars receiving the “Best presentation awards” at the Davis Conference for the past 6 years have contributed chapters to this volume. These papers explore social relationships in organizations and work, and cover a diverse set of topics ranging from boundary spanning in collaboration and teamwork to embodied competence at work and beliefs about availability among professionals. Yet all the papers are similar in that they benefited from the community of over 150 scholars developed through the Davis Conference, and represent qualitative research at its very best.

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Book SynopsisThe Davis Conference on Organizational Research, held for the last 15 years, is the world’s leading conference for qualitative researchers in organizational studies. Scholars receiving the “Best presentation awards” at the Davis Conference for the past 6 years have contributed chapters to this volume. These papers explore social relationships in organizations and work, and cover a diverse set of topics ranging from boundary spanning in collaboration and teamwork to embodied competence at work and beliefs about availability among professionals. Yet all the papers are similar in that they benefited from the community of over 150 scholars developed through the Davis Conference, and represent qualitative research at its very best.

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Book SynopsisThis is the loose-leaf version of Research Methods in Physical Activity, Eighth Edition, which offers students a less expensive, printed version of the text.Research Methods in Physical Activity, Eighth Edition, systematically guides students through the research process, introducing research methods, tools, and analysis techniques specifically for kinesiology and exercise science disciplines, including the subdisciplines of physical therapy, rehabilitation, and occupational therapy. The eighth edition continues its legacy with the authors’ trademark humor and is now enhanced with a new full-color layout.This reputable text provides step-by-step information for every aspect of the research process. Part I presents an overview of the research process, from preparing the research plan to understanding ethical issues in research and writing. Part II introduces statistical and measurement issues in research. Part III presents various approaches to research and methodology—including qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods—while scholarly contributors offer advice for addressing sociohistorical, experimental, epidemiological, and philosophical research questions. Part IV details how to develop and organize research papers and presentations, and it includes guidance for describing results for publication in a scientific journal. Statistical tables and guides are available in the appendix.Joining longtime authors Jerry Thomas, EdD, and Stephen Silverman, EdD, are Philip Martin, PhD, and Jennifer Etnier, PhD, who bring fresh perspectives from the subdisciplines of biomechanics and sport and exercise psychology. Other enhancements to the eighth edition include the following: References have been updated throughout the text to present current research. Part II has undergone a major revision that makes statistical techniques more accessible. A new section on the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans and other public health initiatives demonstrates epidemiology research in action. The chapter on philosophical research contains new issues from our increasingly diverse world, challenging students to think deeply. The full-color layout fosters an engaging learning experience and offers an enhanced data presentation. Research Methods in Physical Activity, Eighth Edition, employs learning aids that make the technical aspects of the research process approachable and easy to understand. Photos, anecdotes, and humorous stories throughout the text highlight practical applications to keep students engaged. A running glossary and key points emphasize important content. Review questions and prompts invite students to assess and apply their knowledge.Research Methods in Physical Activity, Eighth Edition, instills in students the confidence to devise, collect, analyze, and present their research in a competent manner. It is an essential text for all emerging researchers in physical activity.Table of ContentsPart I. Overview of the Research ProcessChapter 1. Introduction to Research in Physical ActivityThe Nature of ResearchUnscientific Versus Scientific Methods of Problem-SolvingAlternative Models of ResearchTypes of ResearchOverview of the Research ProcessParts of a Thesis: A Reflection on the Steps in the Research ProcessSummaryChapter 2. Developing the Problem and Using the LiteratureIdentifying the Research ProblemPurpose of the Literature ReviewBasic Literature Search StrategiesSteps in the Literature SearchSummaryChapter 3. Presenting the ProblemChoosing the TitleDeveloping the Introduction: Background and JustificationStating the Research PurposePresenting the Research HypothesisOperationally Defining TermsBasic Assumptions, Delimitations, and LimitationsJustifying the Significance of the StudyDifferences Between the Thesis and the Research ArticleSummaryChapter 4. Formulating the MethodHow to Present Methodological DetailsWhy Planning the Methods Is ImportantTwo Principles for Planning ExperimentsDescribing ParticipantsSelecting and Describing InstrumentsDescribing ProceduresDescribing Design and AnalysisEstablishing Cause and EffectInteraction of Participants, Measurements, and TreatmentsSummaryChapter 5. Ethical Issues in Research and ScholarshipSeven Areas of Research MisconductEthical Issues Regarding CopyrightModel for Considering Scientific MisconductWorking With FacultyProtecting Human ParticipantsProtecting Animal SubjectsSummaryPart II. Statistical and Measurement Concepts in ResearchChapter 6. Becoming Acquainted With Statistical ConceptsWhy We Need StatisticsUse of Computers in Statistical AnalysisDescription and Inference Are Not Statistical TechniquesWays to Select a SampleWays to Assign Participants to GroupsPost Hoc JustificationsDifficulty of Random Sampling and Assignment: How Good Must It Be?Measures of Central Tendency and VariabilityBasic Concepts of Statistical TechniquesData for Use in the Remaining Statistical ChaptersSummaryChapter 7. Statistical Issues in Research Planning and EvaluationProbabilityHypothesis TestingMeaningfulness (Effect Size)PowerUsing Information in the Context of the StudySummaryChapter 8. Relationships of VariablesWhat Correlational Research InvestigatesUnderstanding the Nature of CorrelationWhat the Coefficient of Correlation MeansUsing Correlation for PredictionPartial CorrelationSemipartial CorrelationProcedures for Multiple RegressionLogistic RegressionDiscriminant Function AnalysisModerators and MediatorsMultivariate Forms of CorrelationSummaryChapter 9. Differences Between GroupsHow Statistics Test DifferencesTypes of t TestsInterpreting tRelationship of t and rAnalysis of VarianceAnalysis of CovarianceExperiment-Wise Error RateUnderstanding Multivariate TechniquesSummaryChapter 10. Nonparametric TechniquesChi Square: Testing the Observed Versus the ExpectedProcedures for Rank-Order DataCorrelationDifferences Between GroupsSummaryChapter 11. Measuring Research VariablesValidityReliabilityMethods of Establishing ReliabilityIntertester Reliability (Objectivity)Standard Error of MeasurementUsing Standard Scores to Compare PerformanceMeasuring MovementMeasuring Written ResponsesMeasuring Affective BehaviorScales for MeasurementMeasuring KnowledgeItem Response TheorySummaryPart III. Types of ResearchChapter 12. Sociohistorical Process in Sport StudiesDevelopment of the DisciplineTheory and Sport HistoryRelationship Between Theory and MethodResearch SourcesResearch TopicsResearch DesignData Analysis and InterpretationResearch FindingsExemplary Studies in Sport HistorySummaryChapter 13. Philosophical Research in Physical ActivityIdentifying the Purposes of Philosophical ResearchPhilosophical Inquiry ContinuumLocating a Research ProblemAnalyzing a Research ProblemSummaryAppendixChapter 14. Research Synthesis (Meta-Analysis and Systematic Reviews)Purpose of Research SynthesisPresenting Effect Size DataSummaryChapter 15. SurveysQuestionnairesAdditional Considerations for Online SurveysDelphi MethodPersonal InterviewsNormative SurveysSummaryChapter 16. Other Descriptive Research MethodsDevelopmental ResearchCase StudiesObservational ResearchUnobtrusive Research TechniquesCorrelational ResearchSummaryChapter 17. Physical Activity Epidemiology ResearchU.S. National Physical Activity Guidelines and PlanObservational Versus Experimental ResearchWhat Is Physical Activity Epidemiology?Definitions of Physical Activity and Its ComponentsAssessment of Physical ActivityEpidemiological Study DesignsReading and Interpreting a Physical Activity Epidemiological StudySummaryChapter 18. Experimental and Quasi-Experimental ResearchSources of InvalidityThreats to Internal ValidityThreats to External ValidityControlling Threats to Internal ValidityControlling Threats to External ValidityTypes of DesignsSummaryChapter 19. Qualitative ResearchProcedures in Qualitative ResearchData AnalysisConcluding RemarksSummaryChapter 20. Mixed-Methods ResearchCombining Quantitative and Qualitative MethodsDesigning Mixed-Methods ResearchIssues in Mixed-Methods ResearchExamples of Mixed-Methods ResearchSummaryPart IV. Writing the Research ReportChapter 21. Completing the Research ProcessResearch ProposalThesis and Dissertation ProposalsAdvisor and Dissertation CommitteeThe Good Scholar Must Research and WriteScientific WritingFirst Things Are Sometimes Best Done LastDeveloping a Good IntroductionDescribing the MethodsThe Proposal ProcessPreparing and Presenting Qualitative Research ProposalsWriting Proposals for Granting AgenciesSubmitting Internal ProposalsCompleting Your Thesis or DissertationResults and DiscussionHandling Multiple Experiments in a Single ReportUsing Tables and FiguresSummaryChapter 22. Ways of Reporting ResearchBasic Writing GuidelinesA Brief Word About AcknowledgmentsThesis and Dissertation Format: Traditional Versus JournalHelpful Hints for Successful Journal WritingRevising Research PapersWriting AbstractsMaking Oral and Poster PresentationsSummaryAppendix. Statistical Tables

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