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Princeton University Press The Technology Trap
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Cambridge University Press Exponential Families in Theory and Practice
Book SynopsisDuring the past half-century, exponential families have attained a position at the center of parametric statistical inference. Theoretical advances have been matched, and more than matched, in the world of applications, where logistic regression by itself has become the go-to methodology in medical statistics, computer-based prediction algorithms, and the social sciences. This book is based on a one-semester graduate course for first year Ph.D. and advanced master''s students. After presenting the basic structure of univariate and multivariate exponential families, their application to generalized linear models including logistic and Poisson regression is described in detail, emphasizing geometrical ideas, computational practice, and the analogy with ordinary linear regression. Connections are made with a variety of current statistical methodologies: missing data, survival analysis and proportional hazards, false discovery rates, bootstrapping, and empirical Bayes analysis. The book coTrade Review'This book provides a unique perspective on exponential families, bringing together theory and methods into a unified whole. No other text covers the range of topics in this text. If you want to understand the 'why' as well as the `how' of exponential families, then this book should be on your bookshelf.' Larry Wasserman, Carnegie Mellon University'I am excited to see the publication of this monograph on exponential families by my friend and colleague Brad Efron. I learned some of this material during my Ph.D. studies at Stanford from the maestro himself, as well as the geometry of curved exponential families, Hoeffding's lemma, the Lindsey method, and the list goes on. They have lived with me my entire career and informed our work on GAMs and sparse GLMs. Generations of Stanford students have shared this privilege, and now generations in the future will be able to enjoy the unique Efron style.' Trevor Hastie, Stanford University'Exponential families can be magical in simplifying both theoretical and applied statistical analyses. Brad Efron's wonderful book exposes their secrets, from R. A. Fisher's early magic to Efron's own bootstrap: an essential text for understanding how data of all sizes can be approached scientifically.' Stephen Stigler, University of Chicago'This book provides an original and accessible study of statistical inference in the class of models called exponential families. The mathematical properties and flexibility of this class makes the models very useful for statistical practice – they underpin the class of generalized linear models, for example. Writing with his characteristic elegance and clarity, Efron shows how exponential families underpin, and provide insight into, many modern topics in statistical science, including bootstrap inference, empirical Bayes methodology, high-dimensional inference, analysis of survival data, missing data, and more.' Nancy Reid, University of Toronto'In this book, Brad Efron illuminates the exponential family as a practical, extendible, and crucial ingredient in all manners of data analysis, be they Bayesian, frequentist, or machine learning. He shows us how to shape, understand, and employ these distributions in both algorithms and analysis. The book is crisp, insightful, and indispensable.' David Blei, Columbia UniversityTable of Contents1. One-parameter exponential families; 2. Multiparameter exponential families; 3. Generalized linear models; 4. Curved exponential families, eb, missing data, and the em algorithm; 5. Bootstrap confidence intervals; Bibliography; Index.
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Taylor & Francis The Routledge International Handbook of
Book SynopsisThe contemporary world currently faces multi-level challenges, including cross-border migration, economic crises and myriad health issues, including the recent COVID-19 pandemic. Within this wider context of ongoing fluidity, transition and diversity, qualitative research methodologies in psychology are rapidly evolving, featuring innovative ways to examine the dynamic interrelation of societal and psychological processes. The Routledge International Handbook of Innovative Qualitative Psychological Research sets the stage for cutting-edge debates on how innovative approaches in qualitative research in psychology can contribute to tackling current challenges in our society. The handbook depicts innovation in qualitative research in psychology with respect to methodological approaches like visual methods, arts-based research, discursive and narrative approaches, multimodal approaches, and pluralistic/mixed methodology approaches. It addresses a wide range of contemporary, challenging topics at the intersection of the psychological with the societal sphere, like globalization, climate change, digitalization, urbanization, social marginalization, gender and sexism, youth cultures, global mobility and global health risks. The book also includes contributions from various European countries across different fields of psychology, like clinical, health, social, educational, environmental, developmental, organizational, political and media psychology. This is a valuable text for anyone teaching qualitative research courses in psychology as well as in related disciplines like mental health, education and sociology. It will also be of great interest to any qualitative researcher in the behavioral and social sciences wishing to have an overview of the latest developments in the field.
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SAGE Publications Inc Basics of Qualitative Research
Book SynopsisOffering immensely practical advice, Basics of Qualitative Research, Fourth Edition presents methods that enable researchers to analyze, interpret, and make sense of their data, and ultimately build theory from it. Authors Juliet Corbin and Anselm Strauss (late of the University of San Francisco and co-creator of grounded theory) walk readers step-by-step through the research processfrom the formation of the research question through several approaches to coding, analysis, and reporting. Packed with definitions and illustrative examples, this highly accessible book concludes with chapters that present criteria for evaluating a study, as well as responses to common questions posed by students of qualitative research. New end-of-chapter Insider Insights contributed by qualitative researchers give readers a sense of what it's like to work in the field. Significantly revised, this Fourth Edition remains a landmark volume in the study of qualitative methodsTrade Review"The subject of the book is timely, important, and relevant. The content is laid out in a logical and organized manner and written in a style that is easy to understand." -- Mahesh S. Raisinghani, Texas Woman’s University"[This book] provides an overview as well as depth into some of the techniques used in Grounded Theory studies, from the formation of research questions on through how to disseminate the work. A beginning researcher wanting to conduct a Grounded Theory study would find parts of this book helpful." -- Kathryn Pole, University of Texas at ArlingtonTable of ContentsPart I: Introduction to Grounded Theory of Anselm Strauss Chapter 1: Inspiration and Background Chapter 2: Theoretical Foundations Chapter 3: Practical Considerations for Getting Started Chapter 4: Prelude to Analysis Chapter 5: Strategies for Qualitative Data Analysis Chapter 6: Memos and Diagrams Chapter 7: Theoretical Sampling Chapter 8: Context Chapter 9: Process Chapter 10: Techniques for Achieving Theoretical Integration Chapter 11: The Use of Computer Programs in Qualitative Data Analysis Part II: Research Demonstration Project Chapter 12 Open Coding: Identifying Concepts Chapter 13: Developing Concepts in Terms of Their Properties and Dimensions Chapter 14: Analyzing Data for Context Chapter 15: Bringing Process Into the Analysis Chapter 16: Integrating Categories Part III: Finishing the Research Project Chapter 17: Writing Theses, Monographs, and Dissertations, and Giving Talks About Your Research Chapter 18: Criteria for Evaluation Chapter 19: Student Questions and Answers
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HarperCollins Publishers National 5 Chemistry Lab Skills for the revised
Book SynopsisExam Board: SQALevel: National 5Subject: ChemistryFirst Teaching: 2017, First Exam: 2018 Covers all required techniques and apparatus Provides practice in all skills of scientific inquiry Supports Assignment workNational 5 Chemistry Lab Skills is designed to support you when undertaking the practical work required for your SQA exam and assignment.It includes eleven experiments covering the required skills of scientific inquiry and will: guide you through the experiments with clear aims, methods, apparatus lists and safety tips connect each experiment to your course with underlying chemistry and learning outcomes provide one place to record your results with write-in spaces help you revise for your exams with check your understanding and exam-style questions. include precautions to help you ensure your results are accurate, valid and reliable. provide assignment advice with each experiment to help you develop your own research allow you to check your answers at the back of the book
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Oxford University Press How to Do Research and How to Be a Researcher
Book SynopsisWritten in an accessible and engaging style, this book is for anyone embarking on a research project or beginning to think about a career involving research, and for those in need of refocusing on why they started research in the first place.Trade ReviewNew and Noteworthy! * The Lunar and Planetary Information Bulletin *Table of Contents1: Introduction 2: Origin stories 3: God or clockwork? The importance of ignorance 4: Careful observation 5: Ideas under pressure 6: Choosing a solution 7: The ideal and the reality 8: Consensus 9: Designing research - from description to theory-building 10: Designing research - experiments 11: Designing research - alternatives to experiments 12: Designing research - R&D 13: Communication 1 - getting published 14: Communication 2 - getting known 15: Money 16: Power and politics 17: How to be a researcher - some conclusions
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Oxford University Press Inc Genomic Politics
Book SynopsisA groundbreaking analysis of how the genomic revolution is transforming American society and creating new social divisions-some along racial lines-that promise to fundamentally shape American politics for years to come. The emergence of genomic science in the last quarter century has revolutionized medicine, the justice system, and our understanding of who we are. We use genomics to determine guilt and exonerate the falsely convicted; devise new medicines; test embryos; and discover our ethnic and national roots. One might think that, given these advances, most would favor the availability of genomic tools. Yet as Jennifer Hochschild explains in Genomic Politics, the uses of genomic science are both politically charged and hotly contested. After all, genomics might result in bioterrorism, a demand for designer babies, or a revival of racial biology.Political divisions around genomics do not follow the usual left-right ideological divides that dominate most of American politics. ThroughTrade ReviewThe Genomics Revolution is all around us, and it is wise to watch carefully for both positives and negatives, both personal and global. This book is a superbly balanced and comprehensive guide to enable all of us to understand and engage with that watching, working together to prevent mishaps and ensure equitable access to benefits. * George Church, Professor of Genetics, Harvard Medical School *'The issues that genomics poses are too important, new, and complex to afford the luxury of one-sided or partial viewpoints,' Jennifer Hochschild writes is this pathbreaking book about a new scientific revolution that inspires hope, awe and wonder as well as anxiety, uneasiness and even alarm. She lives up to her own standard by painstakingly, empathetically and engagingly explaining the arguments we are likely to have with each other while being upfront about her own nuanced views. Genomic Politics is an important achievement, a model of careful research, honest reflection and political savvy. * E. J. Dionne Jr., author of Code Red and Our Divided Political Heart *Nobody is talking about the science-fictionesque reality of gene editing and genetic prediction that has arrived. Nobody, that is, except Jennifer Hochschild in her wonderful book, Genomic Politics. Unlike most issues, currently genetic policy is not highly polarized—though that's sure to change soon enough as charges of eugenics or 'playing god' start flying. Hochschild offers advice on how we might have a fruitful public dialogue as we approach this transformative technology. A must read for anyone concerned with science and society. * Dalton Conley, Henry Putnam University Professor of Sociology, Princeton University *In this brilliant multi-method exploration, Hochschild shows how citizens and experts form beliefs about genomics and determine whether to oppose or support it. The answer lies not in political ideology or partisanship—the fallback explanation that many may presume—but rather in attitudes about genetics and risk. The book provides a remarkable portrait of what people think of genomics. Even more important is that Hochschild reveals how people form their impressions on new issues with huge public policy consequences. A must read for those interested in genomics and for anyone who cares about the public, preferences, and democratic governance. * James N. Druckman, Payson S. Wild Professor of Political Science, Northwestern University *Table of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgments 1: Political puzzles: BiDil, ancestry testing, forensic biobanks, and prenatal gene editing 2: The basic framework: nature and nurture, risks and gains 3. Disputes over genomic science are not partisan 4. Enthusiasm and skepticism 5. Hope and rejection 6. Experts 7. Locating the public in the basic framework 8. Why are Americans enthusiastic, skeptical, hopeful, or rejecting? 9. Who should govern? 10. Governing genomics Appendix Endnotes
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Oxford University Press Doing Good Qualitative Research
Book SynopsisIn Doing Good Qualitative Research, Jennifer Cyr and Sara Wallace Goodman bring together over forty experts to provide one of the first comprehensive introductions to using qualitative methods across the social sciences. From concept formation and case selection to fieldwork, analysis, write-up, and publication, this volume provides accessible and practical advice to completing a qualitative research project. In addition to the basics of practicing qualitative research, chapters also discuss rarely covered but important topics, including fieldwork and mental health, interviewing vulnerable populations, fieldwork in violent contexts, and conducting fieldwork as a minoritized scholar. Each chapter introduces the theoretical considerations and best practices involved in the application of qualitative data collection and analysis. Additionally, contributors provide first-person accounts of methodology in action, address the expected and unexpected challenges associated with conducting qual
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Oxford University Press Presenting Scientific Data in R
Book SynopsisWritten primarily for students embarking on an undergraduate bioscience degree, this primer provides an accessible, straightforward, and approachable guide to data presentation using R. It offers valuable and widely applicable advice on how to choose the most appropriate type of graph for different types of data, and guides readers from the basics of plotting clear figures to producing polished and effective visuals, illustrating the core concepts and features of excellent graphing. This primer uses simple and engaging biology-based example data sets to take readers from the essential aspects of basic plots to more advanced graphing techniques and details.Digital formats and resourcesThe book is available for students and institutions to purchase in a variety of formats, and is supported by online resources:- The e-book offers a mobile experience and convenient access along with functionality tools, navigation features, and links that offer extra learning support: www.oxfordtextbooks.co.uk/ebooks- Online resources include extended supplementary resources to guide use of R, multiple choice questions for students to check their understanding, and, for registered adopters, figures and tables from the book
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The University of Chicago Press Tricks of the Trade
Book SynopsisThis guide to research methods covers four areas of social science: the creation of imagery to guide research; methods of sampling to generate maximum variety in the data; the development of concepts to organize findings; and logical methods of exploring the implications of the findings.
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University of Illinois Press Technology and the Historian
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Crymble seamlessly integrates print, digital, oral history, and interactive source material to document the ways historians have responded, both individually and as an imagined community, to the social contexts that have shaped our interactions with technology." --Journal of American History"Crymble gives me a greater appreciation for how my own course in ‘digital history’ fits within and reflects broader patterns of discourse about technology and the past." --Corinthian Matters"This book explodes many of the foundation myths upon which digital history has been built; and replaces them with a clear-eyed account that melds historiography, technology, and pedagogy. In beautiful prose Crymble has identified the streams of influence that have shaped the field."--Tim Hitchcock, University of Sussex"Crymble's work provides an insightful historiographical examination of how computer technology has been impacted in various practices pertaining to the field of history. This book merits attention from students, researchers, and practitioners of the historical profession, as it serves as a salient reminder that technology has long pervaded, transformed, and continually shaped every dimension of our discipline." --Middle Ground Journal
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MIT Press Ltd Methods in the Philosophy of Science
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National Academies Press The Mathematical Sciences Role in Homeland Security
Book SynopsisMathematical sciences play a key role in many important areas of Homeland Security. This report presents the results of a workshop focusing on mathematical methods and techniques for addressing these areas.Table of Contents1 Front Matter; 2 Contents; 3 Welcome and Overview of Sessions, April 26; 4 Data Mining, Unsupervised Learning, and Pattern Recognition; 5 Detection and Epidemiology of Bioterrorist Attacks; 6 Image Analysis and Voice Recognition; 7 Opening Remarks and Discussion, April 27; 8 Communications and Computer Security; 9 Data Integration and Fusion; 10 Business Week Article: Enlisting Math to Defend the Homeland by Stephen H. Wildstrom; 11 Mathematical Sciences in Homeland Security Links
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National Academies Press Facilitating Innovation in the Federal Statistical System
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National Academies Press Big Data and Analytics for Infectious Disease Research Operations and Policy Proceedings of a Workshop
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National Academies Press Improving Collection of Indicators of Criminal Justice System Involvement in Population Health Data Programs Proceedings of a Workshop
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National Academies Press Innovations in Federal Statistics Combining Data Sources While Protecting Privacy
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National Academies Press Refining the Concept of Scientific Inference When Working with Big Data Proceedings of a Workshop
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National Academies Press Challenges in Machine Generation of Analytic Products from MultiSource Data Proceedings of a Workshop
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Taylor & Francis Using Postmodern and Poststructural Approaches in
Book SynopsisUsing Postmodern and Poststructural Approaches in Applied Research introduces the complex theoretical approaches of postmodern and poststructural thought in ways that are accessible and understandable.The book begins by grounding our discussion with the foundational work of scholars who first wrote about postmodern and poststructural approaches. We then follow with examples of how scholars continue to use these approaches and theories today and apply them in different practice areas. Examples are provided from the authorâs own research, teaching, and mentorship along with activities for the reader, to support them with their own research and application of postmodern and poststructural thought. Interviews and reflections are shared from students and researchers who have used postmodern and poststructural approaches in their own work.This book is for students and researchers who want to use postmodern and poststructural approaches to make a difference in practice areas where they work or have connections. It intends to inspire, excite, and support students, academics, researchers, and practitioners to use postmodern and poststructural concepts in their everyday practices.
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Taylor & Francis An Introduction to Multilevel Modeling Techniques
Book SynopsisMultilevel modelling is a data analysis method that is frequently used to investigate hierarchal data structures in educational, behavioural, health, and social sciences disciplines. Multilevel data analysis exploits data structures that cannot be adequately investigated using single-level analytic methods such as multiple regression, path analysis, and structural modelling. This text offers a comprehensive treatment of multilevel models for univariate and multivariate outcomes. It explores their similarities and differences and demonstrates why one model may be more appropriate than another, given the research objectives. New to this edition: An expanded focus on the nature of different types of multilevel data structures (e.g., cross-sectional, longitudinal, cross-classified, etc.) for addressing specific research goals; Varied modelling methods for examining longitudinal data including random-effect and fixed-effect approaches; <Trade Review"Developing a basic modeling strategy that researchers can follow to investigate multilevel data structures can be challenging. Heck and Thomas have once again presented a must-have reference book to get the job done. This edition’s use of four different software packages and additional easy-to-follow illustrative examples enhance what was already a superb resource for both students and researchers." – George A. Marcoulides, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA Table of ContentsPreface 1. Introduction 2. Getting Started with Multilevel Analysis 3. Multilevel Regression Models 4. Extending the Two-Level Regression Model 5. Methods for Examining Individual and Organizational Change 6. Multilevel Models with Categorical Variables 7. Multilevel Structural Equation Variables 8. Multilevel Latent Growth and Mixture Models 9. Data Consideration in Examining Multilevel Models
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Taylor & Francis Research for Practical Issues and Solutions in
Book SynopsisThis volume presents a comprehensive collection of the latest research findings supporting the current and future implementations and applications of computerized multistage testing (MST).As a sequel to the widely acclaimed Computerized Multistage Testing: Theory and Applications (2014) by Yan, von Davier, and Lewis, this volume delves into the experiences, considerations, challenges, and lessons learned over the past years. It also offers practical approaches and solutions to the issues encountered. The topics covered include purposeful MST designs, practical approaches for optimal design, assembly strategies for accuracy and efficiency, hybrid designs, MST with natural language processing, practical routing considerations and methodologies, item calibration and proficiency estimation methods, routing and classification accuracy, added value of process data, prediction and evaluation of MST performance, cognitive diagnostic MST, differential item functioning, robustne
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Essence of Multivariate Thinking
Book SynopsisFocusing on the underlying themes that run through most multivariate methods, in this fully updated 3rd edition of The Essence of Multivariate Thinking Dr. Harlow shares the similarities and differences among multiple multivariate methods to help ease the understanding of the basic concepts. The book continues to highlight the main themes that run through just about every quantitative method, describing the statistical features in clear language. Analyzed examples are presented in 12 of the 15 chapters, showing when and how to use relevant multivariate methods, and how to interpret the findings both from an overarching macro- and more specific micro-level approach that includes focus on statistical tests, effect sizes and confidence intervals. This revised 3rd edition offers thoroughly revised and updated chapters to bring them in line with current information in the field, the addition of R code for all examples, continued SAS and SPSS code for seven chapters, two new chapteTrade Review"Harlow breaks down concepts in simple terms and draws insightful comparisons across different statistical techniques. The text is an excellent resource for all who conduct statistical analyses, from undergraduates to professionals, and everywhere in between."A. Nayena Blankson, Full Professor of Psychology, Spelman College, USA"Once again, Harlow writes with authority and great clarity. There’s discussion of estimation, replication, and reproducibility, and all through there’s R code and guidance. This shrewdly revised new edition is a wonderfully future-oriented guide to the multivariate world."Geoff Cumming, Professor Emeritus, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia "The Essence of Multivariate Thinking provides a gentle introduction to an expansive toolkit of methods with a through line focused on aptly applying them to research questions. Dr. Harlow seamlessly ties together several modeling frameworks (e.g., multiple regression, MANOVA, discriminant function analysis, logistic regression, SEM, and latent growth modeling) by emphasizing commonalities in their underlying assumptions, statistical tests, and effect size interpretations. All this was done with a clear and accessible writing style accompanied by a unifying data example using R, SAS, and SPSS."Jolynn Pek, Associate Professor of Quantitative Psychology, Ohio State University, USA "In this third edition of her landmark text on multivariate methods, readers are furnished with ways to think about a variety of multivariate techniques from start to finish: preliminary considerations, testing assumptions, conducting analyses, and writing up and interpreting the results. They will learn how the various multivariate methods are related, and when each should be used. Readers can pattern their own analyses after those used as examples in the book. Her example analyses are easy to follow and emulate.Every chapter ends by summarizing a topic around a set of core themes to help researchers understand and select appropriate multivariate methods. Professor Harlow is known for her didactic style and ability to communicate complex topics in clear, approachable language. In this third edition she adds new material on multi-sample SEM and latent growth curve models. The provision of R code for all analyses is a welcome addition. Readers will emerge knowing about a variety of multivariate methods—how they are related and distinct, when to use them, how to conduct them, and how to communicate the results to readers. Harlow has a knack for explaining complicated methods in clear, approachable language. In this revised third edition of her landmark text, she provides readers with all the tools they need to become expert users and consumers of multivariate techniques."Kristopher J. Preacher, Lois Autrey Betts Chair in Education & Human Development, Vanderbilt University, USA "Lisa Harlow's third edition of The Essence of Multivariate Thinking is the perfect textbook for introductory graduate statistics or a multivariate statistics course. Each chapter provides readers with the foundational knowledge and relevant software code to start implementing the analyses in their own work right away. Harlow's accessible chapters strike the right balance of unique information and related themes." Alyssa Counsell, Assistant Professor in Quantitative Psychology, Toronto Metropolitan University, Ontario, CanadaTable of ContentsI. OVERVIEWChapter 1: Introduction and Multivariate ThemesChapter 2: Background ThemesII. INTERMEDIATE MULTIVARIATE METHODS WITH ONE CONTINUOUS OUTCOMEChapter 3: Multiple RegressionChapter 4: Analysis of CovarianceIII. MULTIVARIATE GROUP METHODS WITH CATEGORICAL VARIABLE(S)Chapter 5. Multivariate Analysis of VarianceChapter 6: Discriminant Function AnalysisChapter 7: Logistic RegressionIV. MULTIVARIATE DIMENSIONAL METHODS WITH CONTINUOUS VARIABLESChapter 8: Principal Components and Factor AnalysisV: STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELINGChapter 9: Structural Equation ModelingChapter 10: Path AnalysisChapter 11: Confirmatory Factor AnalysisChapter 12: Latent Variable ModelingChapter 13: Multiple Sample AnalysisChapter 14: Latent Growth ModelingVI: SUMMARYChapter 15: Integration of Multivariate Methods
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Taylor & Francis Overseas Research
Book SynopsisWhen conducting research in developing countries, an ability to negotiate a bewildering array of cultural and logistical obstacles is essential. Overseas Research: A Practical Guide distills essential lessons from scores of students and scholars who have collected data and done fieldwork abroad, including how to prepare for the field, how and where to find funding for oneâs fieldwork, issues of personal safety and security, and myriad logistical and relational issues. By encouraging researchers to think through the challenges of research before they begin it, Overseas Research will help prepare fieldworkers for the practical, logistical, and psychological considerations of very demanding work, help save valuable time, make the most of scarce financial resources, and enhance the quality of the field research. This third edition contains new material on social media, including representation of research subjects/collaborators, studentsâ digital branding and imTrade Review"The authors offer practical advice on navigating the complexities of conducting research abroad. It tackles the challenges posed by diverse cultures, foreign infrastructures, and established norms in a refreshing and digestible way. Your research journeys will benefit from their insights."- Angela Evans, Dean of the Lyndon B Johnson School of Public Affairs, University of Texas at Austin"Simply indispensable reading for anyone considering conducting research overseas. From planning to execution, from the most basic personal considerations to high-minded professional and intellectual concerns, the book offers concrete, accessible, and indeed practical advice by emergent and experienced scholars from different disciplines on the joys and perils of conducting research abroad."- Carlos J. Vélez-Blasini, Dean of International Programs and Professor of Psychology, Middlebury College"Every researcher should read this book before beginning fieldwork. It’s like having an extended conversation with your advisor, best friend and parents, all wrapped into one. You might not need every piece of advice, but there are suggestions and stories in the book that even the most experienced field researcher can use." - Wendy W. Wolford, Vice Provost for International Affairs and Robert A. and Ruth E. Polson Professor of Global Development, Cornell UniversityTable of ContentsList of Field Narratives List of Contributors Preface and Acknowledgements to the Third Edition 1 Introduction 2 Identifying a Site and Funding Source Site Selection Exploratory Research Trips Language Training Finding Funding Summary 3 Predeparture Preparations Money and Travel Health Housing Packing: What to Bring, What to Leave Family Matters Being LGBTQ+ in the Field Academic Preparations Securing Approvals and Research Clearances 4 Setting Up to Live and Work Becoming Familiar with an Unfamiliar Environment Money and Housing Bureaucratic and Legal Matters With Family in the Field Issues of Identity in Your Daily Experiences Relations with Expatriates Maintaining Your Well-being in the Field Settling in Academically 5 The Logistics of Fieldwork Research Equipment Transportation Research Assistants 6 Safety and Security Matters Personal Safety: The Basics Less Obvious Safety Strategies Gender, Race and Sexual Orientation-based Violence Traffic Keeping Research Equipment and Data Safe 7 The Challenges of the Field Choosing and Cultivating Informants Crosschecking Data Broaching Sensitive Subjects Recording Interviews Managing and Minimizing Your Cultural and Ecological Footprint Giving Back and Maintaining Credibility in the Field 8 Knowing When to Go Home Narrowing the Topic Clearing the Decks Packing Up the Data 9 Pulling It All Together: The Postpartum Organizing Data Beginning (and Completing) the Writing Process Culture Shock 10 Epilogue: It’s Never Over Post-fieldwork Obligations Post-fieldwork Opportunities Selected Bibliography Archival Research Case Study Research and Comparative Method Ethnographic Methods and Qualitative Research on Human Subjects Fieldwork in General Grantswriting Living Abroad Quantitative Methods Research Ethics Study Abroad Survey Research Websites (Blogs, and Other Repositories of Useful Information) Index
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Qualitative Research Using Social Media
Book SynopsisDo you want to study influencers? Opinions and comments on a set of posts? Look at collections of photos or videos on Instagram? Qualitative Research Using Social Media guides the reader in what different kinds of qualitative research can be applied to social media data. It introduces students, as well as those who are new to the field, to developing and carrying out concrete research projects. The book takes the reader through the stages of choosing data, formulating a research question, and choosing and applying method(s).Written in a clear and accessible manner with current social media examples throughout, the book provides a step-by-step overview of a range of qualitative methods. These are presented in clear ways to show how to analyze many different types of social media content, including language and visual content such as memes, gifs, photographs, and film clips. Methods examined include critical discourse analysis, content analysis, multimodal anTrade Review''An indispensable guide for those who want to learn about, and practically undertake, qualitative social media research of popular platforms.'' —Professor Per Ledin, Södertörn University and author of Doing Visual Analysis, From Theory to Practice"Bouvier and Rasmussen provide an informative, clearly written and indispensable guide for readers investigating social media data or contemplating doing so. A welcome handbook for all research methods courses that seek to remain informed and up to date." —Paul Cobley, Professor in Language and Media, Middlesex UniversityTable of ContentsAbout the authors. 1. Introduction. 2. Qualitative Content Analysis – text and speech-based material. 3. Qualitative Visual Content Analysis. 4. Analyzing social media language with critical discourse analysis. 5. Multimodal Critical Discourse Analysis. 6. Multimodal Narrative Analysis of Video Clips. 7. Online Ethnography. 8. Focus Group Interviews. 9. Conclusion. Bibliography. Acknowledgements.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Introducing Research and EvidenceBased Practice
Book SynopsisResearch can seem difficult to get to grips with. However, at the heart of this new edition is the view that research is essentially a simple activity, the principles of which can be readily understood by students new to the subject. Each chapter guides the reader to uncover the mysteries' of research, exposing each aspect in turn, while demonstrating how research in healthcare is a practical activity, orientated directly to patient care. Fully updated to refer to the latest sources and studies, the third edition includes: a new chapter on systematic literature reviews; a new chapter on research ethics; a completely revised chapter on evidence-based practice which now focuses more tightly on the implementation of research and other forms of evidence.This book is designed for all students of nursing and allied health professions at any level but who find themselves studying research for the first time. Research is illustrated through Table of Contents1. Research Is Simple 2. Reviewing the Literature: Getting Started 3. Reviewing the Literature Systematically 4. Evidence-based Practice 5. Research Ethics 6. Data, and How Data is Collected 7. Research Methods and Design 8. Quantitative Analysis 9. Qualitative Research 10. Qualitative Research in Practice
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Taylor & Francis Applying Body Mapping in Research An ArtsBased
Book SynopsisThis book provides an overview of the innovative, arts-based research method of body mapping and offers a snapshot of the field. The review of body mapping projects by Boydell et al. confirms the potential research and therapeutic benefits associated with body mapping. The book describes a series of body mapping research projects that focus on populations marginalised by disability, mental health status, and other vulnerable identities. Chapters focus on summarising the current state of the art and its application with marginalised groups; analytic strategies for body mapping; highlighting body mapping as a creation and a dissemination process; emerging body mapping techniques including web-based, virtual reality, and wearable technology applications; and measuring the impact of body maps on planning, practice, and behaviour. Contributors and editors include interdisciplinary experts from the fields of psychology, sociology, anthropology, and beyond.Offering innovative ways of engaging in body mapping research, which result in real-world impact, this book is an essential resource for postgraduate students and researchers.Trade Review"Applying Body Mapping in Research provides the reader with an array of valuable lenses to explore body mapping approaches using ethical, inclusive, and respectful practices. Boydell and colleagues share a series of vivid examples as to how this arts-based, interdisciplinary approach allows for new ways to creatively engage, extend, and translate research." - Professor George Belliveau, Faculty of Education, University of British Columbia, Canada"This book with its many perspectives, clear writing, and guiding principles will finally allow the powerful technique of body mapping to enrich the armamentarium of both researchers and clinicians. Body mapping allows for a visual, tangible image that allows for self-reflection and storytelling. It is a narrative approach using body sensations, often a private experience but also potentially a shared one that engages others. It puts us in touch with our senses, perceptions, positive and negative emotions, and drives home the fact that body and mind are one." - Mary V. Seeman, OC MDCM, Professor Emerita, Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Canada"Creative arts-based methods for social research are gathering momentum. Body mapping is one such method. This edited collection provides many fascinating examples of how body mapping can be used. The contributors demonstrate exciting possibilities for using the method to encourage people to think about and represent their multisensory and affective experiences and memories through images as well as words. Readers will doubtless be inspired to experiment with body mapping in their own research or public engagement and knowledge translation activities." - Deborah Lupton, PhD, FASSA, DSocSci (honoris causa)Table of ContentsForeword by Jane X. Solomon Introduction Chapter 1 – Applying body mapping to research with marginalised and vulnerable groups Chapter 2 – Mapping conversations: body maps as relational objects in groups and dialogues Chapter 3 – Representations of complex trauma: body maps as a narrative mosaic Chapter 4 – Body mapping in process: observing how participants represent experiences of anxiety Chapter 5 – The logistics of making and preserving body maps as research data Chapter 6 – Meaning-making and research rigour: approaches to the synthesis of multiple data sources in body mapping Chapter 7 – Development of a web-based body mapping application Chapter 8 – Body mapping and virtual reality Chapter 9 – Wearable technology and body mapping Chapter 10 – Audience response to the dissemination of body mapping research via installation art Chapter 11 – Real-world integration: body maps as a planning tool Concluding remarks: remembering the body
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Taylor & Francis Learning From Data
This fully updated fourth edition explores the foundations of statistical reasoning, focusing on how to interpret psychological data and statistical results. This edition includes three important new features. First, the book is closely integrated with the free statistical analysis program JASP. Thus, students learn how to use JASP to help with tasks such as constructing grouped frequency distributions, making violin plots, conducting inferential statistical tests, and creating confidence intervals. Second, reflecting the growing use of Bayesian analyses in the professional literature, this edition includes a chapter with an introduction to Bayesian statistics (also using JASP). Third, the revised text incorporates adjunct questions, that is, questions that challenge the studentâs understanding, after each major section. Cognitive psychology has demonstrated how adjunct questions and related techniques such as self-explanation can greatly improve comprehen
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Taylor & Francis Ltd SPSS Demystified
Book SynopsisWithout question, statistics is one of the most challenging courses for students in the social and behavioral sciences. Enrolling in their first statistics course, students are often apprehensive or extremely anxious toward the subject matter. And while IBM SPSS is one of the more easy-to-use statistical software programs available, for anxious students who realize they not only have to learn statistics but also new software, the task can seem insurmountable. Keenly aware of studentsâ anxiety with statistics (and the fact that this anxiety can affect performance), Ronald D. Yockey has written SPSS Demystified: A Simple Guide and Reference, now in its fourth edition. Through a comprehensive, step-by-step approach, this text is consistently and specifically designed to both alleviate anxiety toward the subject matter and build a successful experience analyzing data in SPSS . Topics covered in the text are appropriate for most introductory and intermediate statistics and research methods courses.Key features of the text:â Step-by-step instruction and screenshotsâ Designed to be hands-on with the user performing the analyses alongside the text on their computer as they read through each chapterâ Call-out boxes provided, highlighting important information as appropriateâ SPSS output explained, with written results provided using the popular, widely recognized APA formatâ End-of-chapter exercises included, allowing for additional practiceâ SPSS data sets available on the publisherâs websiteNew to the Fourth Edition:â Fully updated to SPSS 28â Updated screenshots in full color to reflect changes in the SPSS software system (version 28)â Exercises updated with up-to-date examplesâ Exact p-values provided (consistent with APA recommendations)Table of ContentsPart I: Introduction to SPSS, Descriptive Statistics, Graphical Procedures of Data, and Reliability Using Coefficient Alpha 1. Introduction to SPSS, 2. Descriptive Statistics: Frequencies, Measures of Central Tendency, and Measures of Variability, 3. Graphical Procedures, 4. Reliability (As Measured by Coefficient Alpha); Part II: Inferential Statistics 5. The One-Sample t Test, 6. The Independent-Samples t Test, 7. The Dependent-Samples t Test, 8. The One-Way Between Subjects Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), 9. The Two-Way Between Subjects Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), 10. The One-Way Within Subjects Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), 11. The One-Between–One-Within Subjects Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), 12. The Pearson r Correlation Coefficient, 13. Simple Linear Regression, 14. Multiple Linear Regression, 15. The Chi-Square Goodness of Fit Test, 16. The Chi-Square Test of Independence; Appendix A. Data Transformations and Other Procedures Appendix B. Solutions to Chapter Exercises
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Wounded Researcher
Book SynopsisThe Wounded Researcher addresses the crises of epistemological violence when we fail to consider that a researcher is addressed by and drawn into a work through his or her complexes. Using a Jungian-Archetypal perspective, this book argues that the bodies of knowledge we create degenerate into ideologies, which are the death of critical thinking, if the complexity of the research process is ignored. Writing with soul in mind invites us to consider how we might write down the soul in writing up our research.Trade Review‘Soul work and academic research have been so split apart that both have been lamed – soul psychology without intellectual respectability and scholarly research utterly irrelevant to the soul’s concerns. Romanyshyn’s book not only follows from all his earlier diligent explorations in the Western history of soul, but charts a course that joins the integrity of scholarly work with devotion to the soul’s vital needs. New winds, new directions, new methods.’ – James Hillman‘In this sparkling new book, Romanyshyn re-imagines depth psychology as a praxis of "research that keeps soul in mind" in several ways at once: as a practice of mourning what has been lost in one’s experience; as an alchemical hermeneutics that consists in transference dialogues with one’s unconscious psyche; and as an ethics of self-examination by the researcher that acknowledges his or her wounded state in the complexes that underlie perception and judgment. Building on the premise that the chasm between psyche and nature must be bridged, Romanyshyn re-visions both therapy and theory. Therapy becomes much more sensitive to the imagistic in its attention to reverie; theory reinstates the archetypal, collective and psychoid unconscious as primary reality. This exciting book takes bold steps that are as original as they are timely.’ – Edward S. Casey, SUNY at Stony Brook; Pacifica Graduate Institute‘Like Orpheus who steps into the gaps of seemingly unbridgeable differences, Romanyshyn has alchemically transformed our understanding of what it means to do truly profound and ethical psychological research. This groundbreaking contribution to the field of Jungian/archetypal psychology and hermeneutic phenomenology could well begin a revolution in the way psychological research is imagined and practiced.’ – Stanton Marlan, Jungian psychoanalyst, Adjunct Clinical Professor of Psychology, Duquesne University‘Romanyshyn engagingly explores the gap between the motivation to do embodied, soulful research and the failure of language to communicate the unknowable core that can give meaning to a research project. For students on the dissertation journey, this book is a map that makes it possible to travel in territory traditionally excluded from academia. Romanyshyn defends his controversial proposition with passion and a powerful dedication to introducing eros into academic research.’ – Ginette Paris, Core Faculty, Pacifica Graduate Institute, author of The Wisdom of the Psyche: Beyond NeuroscienceTable of ContentsAcknowledgments. Preface. Prologue: Falling into the Work. Introduction: Towards a Poetics of the Research Process. Part I: Theory. Soul and the Complex of Psychology. Re-search: Under the Spell of Orpheus. An Imaginal Approach to Re-search. Part II: Process. Re-search as Vocation. The Transference Field between the Researcher and the Work. The Transference Field: Student Examples. Part III: Method. Recovering the Soul of Method. Hermeneutics and the Circle of Understanding. Towards a Hermeneutics of Deep Subjectivity. Alchemical Hermeneutics: Part One. Alchemical Hermeneutics: Part Two. Part IV: Implications. Writing down the Soul. Towards an Ethical Epistemology. Prologue: Letting Go of the Work. Appendix. Notes. Index.
£32.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd Digital Research Methods for Translation Studies
Book SynopsisDigital Research Methods for Translation Studies introduces digital humanities methods and tools to translation studies.This accessible book covers computer-assisted approaches to data collection, data analysis, and data visualization and presentation, offering authentic examples of these approaches in both translation studies research and projects from related fields. With a diverse range of examples featuring various contexts and language combinations to ensure relevance to a wide readership, this volume covers the strengths and limitations of computer-assisted research methods, as well as the ethical challenges specific to this kind of research. This is an essential text for advanced undergraduate and graduate translation studies students, as well as researchers looking to adopt new research methods.Trade Review"Digital Research Methods for Translation Studies is a timely, welcomed, and much-needed contribution to the field. Both established researchers and early career researchers will find this book helpful, particularly in the way that it provides plain language guidance on how to select and use digital and online methods and tools in Translation Studies judiciously, effectively, efficiently, and – most importantly – legally and ethically. McDonough Dolmaya encourages readers to be adaptable and flexible and her suggestion to integrate tools incrementally, to build on existing knowledge, and to seek out training opportunities provides encouraging advice at a time when some might struggle with or feel overwhelmed by the pace at which the digital landscape evolves. Readers will especially appreciate the chapter take-aways that aptly summarize the book’s key points. Digital Research Methods for Translation Studies may target a niche audience, i.e. Translation Studies, but researchers working on multilingual and transnational projects are also likely to benefit from its content, thus indicating its interdisciplinary value."Renée Desjardins, Ph.D., Associate professor, School of Translation, Université de Saint-BonifaceTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. Methods, Data, and Tools 2. Managing Research Projects and Organizing Research Data 3. Open Data and Freedom of Information 4. Collecting Data from and through the Internet 5. Data Preparation 6. Analyzing Textual Data 7. Analyzing Multimodal and Non-Text Data 8. Analyzing Structured Datasets 9. Quantitative Visualizations 10. Qualitative Data Visualization 11. Geographic Visualizations 12. Network Visualizations 13. Web Presentations and Open Data Repositories Conclusion
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Theoretical Framework in Phenomenological
Book SynopsisThe Theoretical Framework in Phenomenological Research: Development and Application is an introduction to phenomenology in which the authors overview its origin, main ideas and core concepts. They show the application and relevancy of phenomenological tenets in practical qualitative research, as well as demonstrate how aligning theory and method enhances research credibility.In this detailed but digestible explanation of phenomenological theories, the authors explore the ideas of the main founders pertaining to the meaning of perceived reality and the meaning of being, and how these founders articulated their methodologies. In doing so, The Theoretical Framework in Phenomenological Research fills the well-documented gap between theory and practice within phenomenology by providing a much-needed bridge between the foundational literature and applied research on the subject, focusing equally on theory and practice. The book includes practical demTable of Contents1. Pragmatic Perspectives on Phenomenology in Social Research Methods 2. Understanding the Phenomenological Theory of Experience (Consciousness, Intentionality and Essence) 3. Understanding Epoché and Bracketing 4. Navigating Through the Tenets of Phenomenology 5. Understanding the Rationale and Role of Developing Theoretical/Conceptual Framework 6. Developing Theoretical/Conceptual Framework 7. Applying Theoretical/Conceptual Framework (At the Data Analysis Phase) 8. A Guide for Designing Phenomenological Research
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Negotiating the Complexities of Qualitative
Book SynopsisNegotiating the Complexities of Qualitative Research in Higher Education illuminates the complex nature of qualitative research, while attending to issues of application. This text addresses the essentials of research through discussion of strategies, ethical issues, and challenges in higher education. In addition to walking through the methodological steps, this text considers the conceptual reasons behind qualitative research and explores how to conduct qualitative research that is rigorous, thoughtful, and theoretically coherent. Seasoned researchers Jones, Torres, and Arminio combine high-level theory with practical applications and examples, showing how research in higher education can produce improved learning outcomes for students, especially those who have been historically marginalized. This book will help students in higher education graduate programs to cultivate an appreciation for the complexity and ambiguity of the research and the ways to think through queTable of Contents1. Situating the Research: First Steps 2. Using Theory and Literature to Conceptualize Qualitative Research 3. Designing a Qualitative Study 4. Methodological Approaches 5. Understanding Sampling 6. Challenges in Data Collection 7. Analyzing and Interpreting Data 8. Researchers’ Ethical Responsibilities 9. Researchers’ Obligations to High Quality Research 10. Writing Findings 11. Epilogue: Reflections for the Future
£42.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd Intimate Communities of Hate
Book SynopsisSocial media has fundamentally transformed political life, driving a surge in far-right extremism. In recent years, radical anti-democratic ideologies have entered into the political mainstream, fueled by energy from extreme online environments. But why do far-right extremist movements seem to thrive so well on social media platforms? What takes place within the fringe online spaces that seem to function as incubators for violent extremists? To answer these questions, this book goes inside the murder capital of the racist Internet, examining 20 years of conversations on Stormfront.org. Using a combination of computational text analysis and close reading, we seek a deeper understanding of the emotional and social effects of being part of an extremist community. We lay the foundation of a new way of understanding online extremism, building on the tradition of Émile Durkheim and Randall Collins. We find that online radicalization is not merely an effect of repeated one-sided arguments,Trade Review“Research on the far right is still rare, and the far right has even more rarely been addressed as a social movement. This engaging and important book, with its systematic analysis of identities, discourses and affects represents a valuable exception and great contribution to this scholarship. This volume not only provide a superb analysis (and analytically sounded) of Stormfront and the use of social media , but also offer insights to the current far right politics landscape and dynamics overall, much deeper than could any electoral result”- Manuela Caiani, Associate Professor, Political Science at the Scuola Normale Superiore“This ambitious and pioneering book casts new light on the process of radicalization online. Weaving together insights derived from digital ethnography, social network analysis, and natural language processing, Intimate Communities of Hate, reveals how shared emotions and collective identity power the Stormfront extremist community in the United States. Essential reading for those who are interested in studying extremism, or how to combine cutting-edge qualitative and quantitative techniques to do so.”- Chris Bail, Professor of Sociology, Political Science, and Public Policy at Duke University"From two of the top experts on far-right extremism, Intimate Communities of Hate: Why Social Media Fuels Far-Right Extremism represents a truly innovative and breakthrough work of research. Its contribution lies in what is the most long-term and detailed analysis of far-right online communities coupled with a cutting-edge and much needed call to reconsider how we think about and explain what has become known as “online radicalization.” Intimate Communities of Hate raises the bar for the entire field of extremism and terrorism research showing how an extensive empirical investigation of a single case study can be conducted in a way that employs sophisticated analytic procedures and provides thought provoking and policy relevant theoretical insights. Without a doubt this is a must read!"- Pete Simi, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology at Chapman UniversityTable of Contents1. Situating Stormfront in Social Media Debates 2. A More Social Theory of Online Politics 3. Methodology, Data, and Ethics 4. Introducing Stormfront 5. Identity: Becoming a Community 6. Discourse: Constructing a Worldview 7. Affect: Building Emotional Energy 8. Stormfront and the Rise of the Far Right
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Taylor & Francis Ethical Agility in Dance
Book SynopsisThis edited collection examines the potential of dance training for developing socially engaged individuals capable of forging ethical human relations for an ever-changing world and in turn frames dance as a fundamental part of human experience.This volume draws together a range of critical voices to reflect the inclusive potential of dance. The contributions offer perspectives on contemporary dance training in Britain from dance educators, scholars, practitioners and artists. Through examining the politics, values and ethics of learning dance today, this book argues for the need of a re-assessment of the evolving practices in dance training and techniques. Key questions address how the concept of âtechniqueâ and associated systems of training in dance could be redefined to enable the collaboration of skills and application of ideas necessary to twenty-first-century dance. The editors present these ideas in different modes of writing. This collection of essays, conversations Table of ContentsIntroduction: Noyale Colin & Cathy Seago; Section 1 – Ethics and Values; Chapter 1: Movement as a Social Project- Fiona Bannon; Chapter 2: Emergence -how do we assess / access becoming?- Adesola Akinleye; Chapter 3: Values, technique and creativity- Noyale Colin; Chapter 4: Democratizing dance: inclusion at the core of dance education and its impact- Betina Panagiotora; Chapter 5: African based dance technique in Higher education-Funmi Adewole; Section 2 – Practices; Chapter 6: Precision and Particularity- Jamie Dryburgh; Chapter 7: Embodying Unpredictability- Cathy Seago; Chapter 8: Digital Tools in Formal and Informal Dance Education Environments - Rosemary E. Cisneros, Marie-Louise Crawley, Karen Wood- Chapter 9: Improvisation and Spirituality in Dance- Eline Kieft; Section 3 – Conversations- Inclusive Practice Conversations; Chapter 10: Training for intergenerational dancing- Debbie Lee Anthony and Diane Amans; Chapter 11: Neurodiverse Collaborations: Changing perceptions of abilities in neuro-diverse populations- Caroline Hotchkiss; Chapter 12: Translating technique: Approaches to inclusive dance training in the UK- Imogen Aujila; Dance and Education Conversations; Chapter 13: Choreographic pedagogies: Training students’ experiences- Shantel Ehrenberg; Chapter 14: Choreography as technique- Sarah Alexander; Chapter 15: School Dance Teacher Roundtable- Noyale Colin & Cathy Seago; Independent Artist Conversations; Chapter 16: Training and citizenship- Stefanie Schober; Chapter 17: Training and solidarity- Charlotte Spencer; Chapter 18: Dance training and the potential of embodied practices- Henrietta Hale; Section 4 - Manifestos; Chapter 19: The End of Technique- Baptiste Bourgougnon and Lise Uytterhoeven; Chapter 20: Staying Alive: the dance technique class as a means for survival- Erica Stanton; Chapter 21: Dance training and the potential of strategies of self-organisation- Joe Moran
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Reintroducing Harriet Martineau
Book SynopsisThis book explores the innovative, sociological approach adopted by Harriet Martineau in her efforts to develop a scientific' approach to understanding social and societal change. With attention to her focus on the key social structures and societal issues of her day the economy, education, the condition of women and the evils of slavery the authors highlight her creation and application of what we now recognise as sociological methodology, fieldwork and analysis. Through an examination in each chapter of the writings that best illustrate Martineau's sociological perspective, Reintroducing Harriet Martineau discusses her enduring contribution to sociology. As such, it will appeal to scholars and students of sociology with interests in the history of the discipline and questions of methodology.Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introducing Harriet MartineauChapter 2: Sociological Analysis and MethodologyChapter 3: The Condition of WomenChapter 4: Educational PerspectivesChapter 5: Fighting SlaveryChapter 6: Health Care and HospitalsChapter 7: Environmentalism and ExperimentationChapter 8: Journey to SecularismChapter 9: Experience of Disability to Sociology of DisabilityChapter 10: Harriet Martineau’s Sociological LegacyBibliography: selected works of Harriet MartineauBibliography: secondary sources
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Taylor & Francis Writing the Self in Bereavement A Story of Love
Book SynopsisWinner, ICQI 2022 Outstanding Qualitative Book AwardIn Writing the Self in Bereavement: A Story of Love, Spousal Loss, and Resilience, Reinekke Lengelle uses her abilities as a researcher, poet, and professor of therapeutic writing to tell a heartfelt and fearless story about her grief after the death of her spouse and the year and a half following his diagnosis, illness, and passing. This book powerfully demonstrates that writing can be a companion in bereavement. It uses and explains the latest research on coming to terms with spousal loss without being prescriptive. Integrated with this contemporary research are stories, poetry, and reflections on writing as a therapeutic process. The author unflinchingly explores a number of themes that are underrepresented in existing resources: how one deals with anger associated with loss, what a healthy response might be to unfinished business with the deceased, continuing conversations with the beloved (even for agnostics and atheists), ongoing sexual desire, and secondary losses. As a rare book where an author successfully combines a personal story, heart-rending poetry, up-to-date research on grief, and an evocative exploration of taboo topics in the context of widowhood, Writing the Self in Bereavement is uniquely valuable for those grieving a spouse or other loved one, those supporting others in bereavement, and those interested in the healing power of poetry and life writing. Researchers on death and dying, grief counsellors, and autoethnographers will also benefit from reading this resonant resource on love and loss.Trade Review"As human beings, we seek a life story we can make sense of, and that can make sense of us. In this autoethnography of loss, as lucid as it is captivating, Reinekke Lengelle not only reveals but also reflects candidly on her grief over her partner's death, and her reconstruction of their relationship in its wake. More than a mirror of her bereaved soul, her writing is also a magnifying lens that artfully brings into sharper definition the human drama of love and loss, and the power of poetry and prose to foster its transformation."—Robert A. Neimeyer, PhD, Editor of Death Studies and Techniques of Grief Therapy"In this highly original autoethnographic work, Reinekke Lengelle writes not only about her deceased love but continues to dialogue with him. As a "vulnerable researcher" she explores the depths of her own mind where her lost lover is recreated as a living figure in a poetic composition where truth and beauty meet." —Professor Emeritus Dr. Hubert Hermans, creator of Dialogical Self Theory"Diving into death is both call and response to words and to witness. This book, with its crystal-clarity, bids readers to lean in, to listen. To accept the call to be unafraid. To stand in direct gaze with the tepid, terrifying, and tumultuous days of living with loss, longing, and love's relentless, vivid invitation to survive. And to thrive." —Margot Van Sluytman, Poet, BA, MA, Executive Director, Theodore's Place Healing Home for Crime Survivors"Reinekke Lengelle writes: "I hope in writing this grief journey, awakenings are inspired that ripple out and offer comfort to others". This was certainly true for me. This book is not only for those bereaved by death, but also for those, like me, who are bereaved of parts of a wider relationship as age or illness takes its toll. An honest and powerful story of a journey towards the end of a life and relationship." —Kim Etherington, Professor Emerita of Narrative and Life Story Research, University of Bristol, UK. Author of ‘Becoming a reflexive researcher: using ourselves in research’; ‘Narrative approaches to working with adult male survivors of childhood sexual abuse’ ; ‘Trauma, the body and transformation’ and other work. "Part tribute, part love story, part memoir, part investigation into our most nascent drive to confront death on its own terms, Reinekke Lengelle’s Writing the Self in Bereavement: A story of love, spousal loss and resilience is an unflinching account of her husband’s determination to die as he lived, with humor and dignity. A frank and moving portrait of one woman’s journey through grief and through the power of personal writing that is both poetic and therapeutic, Lengelle’s narrative includes the turbulent, sometimes angry, sometimes affectionate emotions tied to grief. This book will appeal to scholars and to laypeople alike; but moreover, it will appeal to any reader who has experienced the death of a loved one, which, one way or another, touches all of us." —Judith Harris Ph.D, Author of Signifying Pain: Constructing the Self Through Writing and books of poetry: Atonement, The Bad Secret, and Night Garden. Her poems have appeared in The Atlantic, New Republic, Nation, Slate and the New York Times blog"Reinekke’s brave honest enquiry will support and inspire the bereaved, those who anticipate loss, and those who work with them. She tells herself ‘don’t miss it. Use all that fate gives you to to deepen your connection with yourself and life.’ She demonstrates and illustrates how fate cracked, chipped or even seem to break her, but writing illuminated and healed with a seam of gold." —Dr Gillie Bolton, author of The Writer’s Key: Creative Solutions for Life"Writing the self in bereavement is a deeply useful book: helpful in its honesty, its companionship for those who are bereaved, and leads by being inspirational in the field of grief-writing. It is also a story of real love, to which many people will relate. It is rhythmic, accessible, theoretically and socially aware, and sensitive to the risks of representing life as it is experienced. We all have something to learn from Reinekke Lengelle’s work." —Claire Williamson, Author of Visiting the Minotaur, and Programme Leader for Master of Science in Creative writing for Therapeutic Purposes, UK"In this remarkable description of the first year of widowhood, Reinekke Lengelle displays courage and vulnerability as she uses expressive writing to process her grief. She locates her own experience in the academic literature on bereavement and early on identifies resilience as a key factor in her being able to continue to ‘live forward’ whilst acknowledging the enormity of her loss.The early part of the book includes verbatim journal entries, personal poems, dialogues between her and her late husband, and an examination of unfinished business between them. There are unflinching and moving accounts of the pain of grief, the process of watching a loved one die, sexual desire in bereavement and the delicacy of a developing new relationship. Later, there is a sense of gaining new perspectives and a need to look more questioningly at sensitive issues and the gains as well as challenges that come with loss. She draws on her own academic work on the Dialogical Self to theorise how writing accompanied and strengthened her resilience during these challenges in a year of profound changes.Her determination to keep writing through her grief, as well as fulfilling the demands of work, family life and a wide network of friends, provides the reader with the gift of witnessing the power of expressive writing in action. Her perspective as a theorist and teacher of writing for healing creates a reflective and reflexive space where the raw data of her journal entries and poems are held up to the light and interrogated for meaning. She also includes many allusions to her correspondence with other writers on grief, including autoethnographer, Carolyn Ellis with whom she shares a parallel story. In later chapters, she discusses what it means to put sensitive material into the public domain, and the process of deciding what is appropriate to share and what is rightly personal.Expressive writing can facilitate much-needed sense-making during grief and mourning. In Western culture where mourning is often secular and individual, personal writing can provide solace, wisdom and resolution as Reinekke demonstrates. This book will be a useful road-map for those interested in using these techniques personally or facilitating their use with others. Writing the Self in Bereavement is Reinekke’s homage to her late husband and their relationship, two academics who were work partners as well as spouses. She shares how he respected her poetic soul but also urged her to write an academic book. Reinekke ‘channels’ the voice of Frans in her writing and his presence permeates this brave and unusual book. It is a true testimony to their time together." —Victoria Field, Writer, Researcher and Poetry Therapist"As human beings, we seek a life story we can make sense of, and that can make sense of us. In this autoethnography of loss, as lucid as it is captivating, Reinekke Lengelle not only reveals but also reflects candidly on her grief over her partner's death, and her reconstruction of their relationship in its wake. More than a mirror of her bereaved soul, her writing is also a magnifying lens that artfully brings into sharper definition the human drama of love and loss, and the power of poetry and prose to foster its transformation." —Robert A. Neimeyer, PhD, Editor of Death Studies and Techniques of Grief Therapy"In this highly original autoethnographic work, Reinekke Lengelle writes not only about her deceased love but continues to dialogue with him. As a 'vulnerable researcher' she explores the depths of her own mind where her lost lover is recreated as a living figure in a poetic composition where truth and beauty meet." —Professor Emeritus Dr. Hubert Hermans, creator of Dialogical Self Theory"Diving into death is both call and response to words and to witness. This book, with its crystal-clarity, bids readers to lean in, to listen. To accept the call to be unafraid. To stand in direct gaze with the tepid, terrifying, and tumultuous days of living with loss, longing, and love's relentless, vivid invitation to survive. And to thrive." —Margot Van Sluytman, Poet, BA, MA, Executive Director, Theodore's Place Healing Home for Crime Survivors"Reinekke Lengelle writes: 'I hope in writing this grief journey, awakenings are inspired that ripple out and offer comfort to others.' This was certainly true for me. This book is not only for those bereaved by death, but also for those, like me, who are bereaved of parts of a wider relationship as age or illness takes its toll. An honest and powerful story of a journey towards the end of a life and relationship." —Kim Etherington, Professor Emerita of Narrative and Life Story Research, University of Bristol, UK. Author of Becoming a Reflexive Researcher: Using Ourselves in Research; Narrative Approaches to Working with Adult Male Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse; Trauma, the Body and Transformation and other work. "Part tribute, part love story, part memoir, part investigation into our most nascent drive to confront death on its own terms, Reinekke Lengelle’s Writing the Self in Bereavement: A Story of Love, Spousal Loss and Resilience is an unflinching account of her husband’s determination to die as he lived, with humor and dignity. A frank and moving portrait of one woman’s journey through grief and through the power of personal writing that is both poetic and therapeutic, Lengelle’s narrative includes the turbulent, sometimes angry, sometimes affectionate emotions tied to grief. This book will appeal to scholars and to laypeople alike; but moreover, it will appeal to any reader who has experienced the death of a loved one, which, one way or another, touches all of us." —Judith Harris PhD, Author of Signifying Pain: Constructing the Self Through Writing and books of poetry: Atonement, The Bad Secret, and Night Garden. Her poems have appeared in The Atlantic, New Republic, Nation, Slate and the New York Times blog"Reinekke’s brave honest enquiry will support and inspire the bereaved, those who anticipate loss, and those who work with them. She tells herself ‘don’t miss it. Use all that fate gives you to to deepen your connection with yourself and life.’ She demonstrates and illustrates how fate cracked, chipped, or even seemed to break her, but writing illuminated and healed with a seam of gold." —Dr Gillie Bolton, author of The Writer’s Key: Creative Solutions for Life"Writing the Self in Bereavement is a deeply useful book: helpful in its honesty, its companionship for those who are bereaved, and leads by being inspirational in the field of grief-writing. It is also a story of real love, to which many people will relate. It is rhythmic, accessible, theoretically, and socially aware, and sensitive to the risks of representing life as it is experienced. We all have something to learn from Reinekke Lengelle’s work." —Claire Williamson, author of Visiting the Minotaur, and Programme Leader for Master of Science in Creative writing for Therapeutic Purposes, UK"In this remarkable description of the first year of widowhood, Reinekke Lengelle displays courage and vulnerability as she uses expressive writing to process her grief. She locates her own experience in the academic literature on bereavement and early on identifies resilience as a key factor in her being able to continue to ‘live forward’ whilst acknowledging the enormity of her loss.The early part of the book includes verbatim journal entries, personal poems, dialogues between her and her late husband, and an examination of unfinished business between them. There are unflinching and moving accounts of the pain of grief, the process of watching a loved one die, sexual desire in bereavement, and the delicacy of a developing new relationship. Later, there is a sense of gaining new perspectives and a need to look more questioningly at sensitive issues and the gains as well as challenges that come with loss. She draws on her own academic work on the Dialogical Self to theorise how writing accompanied and strengthened her resilience during these challenges in a year of profound changes.Her determination to keep writing through her grief, as well as fulfilling the demands of work, family life and a wide network of friends, provides the reader with the gift of witnessing the power of expressive writing in action. Her perspective as a theorist and teacher of writing for healing creates a reflective and reflexive space where the raw data of her journal entries and poems are held up to the light and interrogated for meaning. She also includes many allusions to her correspondence with other writers on grief, including autoethnographer, Carolyn Ellis, with whom she shares a parallel story. In later chapters, she discusses what it means to put sensitive material into the public domain, and the process of deciding what is appropriate to share and what is rightly personal.Expressive writing can facilitate much-needed sense-making during grief and mourning. In Western culture where mourning is often secular and individual, personal writing can provide solace, wisdom, and resolution as Reinekke demonstrates. This book will be a useful road-map for those interested in using these techniques personally or facilitating their use with others. Writing the Self in Bereavement is Reinekke’s homage to her late husband and their relationship, two academics who were work partners as well as spouses. She shares how he respected her poetic soul but also urged her to write an academic book. Reinekke ‘channels’ the voice of Frans in her writing and his presence permeates this brave and unusual book. It is a true testimony to their time together." —Victoria Field, writer, researcher, and poetry therapistWriting the Self in Bereavement is a courageous story, filling a glaring gap in the literature on widowhood and grief. It offers a tender, brutally honest, and sometimes humorous inside look at the thoughts, emotions, and identity re-formation of a couple knowing that their finite time together was very quickly slipping away and of a widow, deeply and fully grieving that incomprehensible loss... It is robust enough to serve as a textbook but tender enough to gift to a friend or family member seeking solace in the midst of inexplicable grief. -- Roberta Borgen (Neault), Life Strategies Ltd. and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada"I highly recommend this book, whether to scholars, to practitioners of therapeutic arts, to instructors as a tertiary textbook, or to the bereaved and those supporting others in grief. One of the things that struck me most about Writing the Self in Bereavement is Lengelle’s unflinching honesty—it has inspired me and stayed with me long after I put down the book." --Katrin Den Elzen, PhD, Curtin University, Perth, AustraliaTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. Early grief 2. Unfinished business 3. Our relationship history and physical longing in bereavement 4. Grief’s ebb and flow 5. Writing again and in touch with feelings 6. Beginnings and adaptive emotions 7. Death 8. Sexual desire and asking to be held 9. Secondary losses and collateral beauty 10. Sharing the work 11. Writing the self in bereavement Epilogue
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Narrating Estrangement
Book SynopsisThe stories in Narrating Estrangement: Autoethnographies of Writing Of(f) Family demonstrate the pain, anguish, and even relief felt by those who contemplate estranging or who are estranged, whether by choice or circumstance. Despite the social assumptions persisting about the everlasting nature of family relationships, when people make the complicated and often difficult decision to disconnect from family members, they experience shame, stigma, and isolation because of social pressures to maintain those relationships at all costs.Each contributor uses the act of storytelling and the autoethnographic mode of scholarship and writing to find clarity in their individual, unique, and complex situations. Several authors' explorations restore some of what they have lost through estrangementsuch as a sense of identity, emotional health and well-being, and feelings of belongingdue to the breakdowns in social and family support systems meant to be unconditional and permanent. TTrade Review"This charged collection takes us into the silent and sometimes violent dynamics of families, manifesting the mercurial movements of trauma, love, and hope of making kin with other beings." -- Stacey Holman Jones, Monash University & Dan Harris, RMIT Australia"A timely collection of research that is utterly compelling to read and invites rich reflections on the role of family in identity formation and negotiation, meaning, human development, cultural values, and trauma. Orbiting around estrangement as an important focus for family research, this diverse constellation of narratives will appeal to scholars in relational communication, family systems, social psychology, narrative research, and autoethnography." -- Elissa Foster, DePaul University, USA"Breakdowns in family communication can be painful, baffling, traumatic. This rich volume offers new ways to think, feel, and story our way through the complexities of estrangement." -- Christopher N. Poulos, University of North Carolina-Greensboro, USA"Engaging with their own and the contributors’ stories, Spinazola and Purnell show readers how to write brave narratives about family and estrangement—an excellent book that will greatly enrich research on family communication and autoethnography." -- Joyce L. Hocker, Clinical Psychologist and University of Montana (Ret.) Table of ContentsInroduction Section One: Estrangement due to lingering effects of childhood neglect, abuse, or abandonment 1. Writing of, off, to, and from my mother: Moving forward, word by word 2. Estrangement: A Father/Son Love Story 3. A Series of @!?#@!? Events: A Journey to Mother-Daughter Estrangement Section Two: Estrangement due to family secrets, betrayal, or death 4. Complicating the experience of estranging from a sibling 5. Sister mine: Understanding family estrangement in siblings 6. Blood is thicker than water! 7. Traci(ng) Estrangement: Sisters, Secrets and Suicide Section Three: Estrangement resulting from the search for identity, belonging, or home 8. An Autoethnography of the Ongoing Impact of Parental Divorce and Estrangement 9. Too far out all my life…but not drowning 10. Our Real-Life Matilda Moment: Redefining and Finding Family Section Four: Estrangement initiated by another and out of our hands 11. Writing of(f) family: Sarah’s family hand-me-downs 12. My Mum is a Dreamer: Losing Family but Learning to Love 13. The Roots are Gone Too: An Autoethnography of Estrangement and/in Mourning Conclusion
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Taylor & Francis Handbook of Critical Education Research
Book SynopsisThis handbook offers a contemporary and comprehensive review of critical research theory and methodology. Showcasing the work of contemporary critical researchers who are harnessing and building on a variety of methodological tools, this volume extends beyond qualitative methodology to also include critical quantitative and mixed-methods approaches to research. The critical scholars contributing to this volume are influenced by a diverse range of education disciplines, and represent multiple countries and methodological backgrounds, making the handbook an essential resource for anyone doing critical scholarship. The book moves from the theoretical to the specific, examining various paradigms for engaging in critical scholarship, various methodologies for doing critical research, and the political, ethical, and practical issues that arise when working as a critical scholar. In addition to mapping the field, contributions synthesize literature, offer concrete examples, and explore relTrade Review"This is the handbook we've been waiting for! The chapters in this crucial volume not only refuse the dehumanizing paradigm of research that has done so much harm in minoritized communities, they offer the deep, nuanced guidance for undertaking more liberatory inquiries we have so urgently needed in the field. Reckoning with anti-Blackness, settler colonialism, and multiple forms of oppression, rooted in histories of invisibilized expertise, resilience and joy, the authors provide profound ontological and epistemological insights as well as tangible methodological approaches that help light the way forward for scholars, students, and researchers at all stages!"--Ann Ishimaru, Associate Professor, Educational Foundations, Leadership, & Policy, University of Washington"How do two leading scholars and thinkers in the field of education policy and leadership—Michelle D. Young and Sarah Diem—follow up on their highly influential book, Critical Approaches to Education Policy Analysis: Moving Beyond Tradition? Simply, they push us to understand further, by comprehensively reviewing, complicating, and interrogating the very critical research methodologies that they and others of us in the field employ. In the Handbook of Critical Education Research: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Emerging Approaches, Diem and Young situate the significant expansion of education research methodological tools and approaches within histopolitical and contemporary sociocultural realities, to offer us a brave, engaging, and well-researched volume that brings together exciting and smart critical scholars from across the globe. It is not only a must read, but a must use for all education researchers."--Jill Koyama, Vice Dean and Professor, Educational Leadership & Innovation, Arizona State University"Given the continued weight of historical positivisms, this book marks how critical work is gaining parity across the paradigms in educational research. Neo-liberalism might remain hegemonic, but "remembering with" many of the authors in terms of origins, my hope is that the push of the book toward not so much ideology critique as against methodological conservatism engenders a "living into" more nuanced approaches alive to the "afters" of the many inequities so very much with us."--Patti Lather, Emeritus Professor, Cultural Foundations, Technology, & Qualitative Inquiry, The Ohio State UniversityTable of ContentsSection 1: Introduction: Why Critical Research? Why Now? 1. Critical Education Research: Emerging Perspectives on Methods and Methodologies 2. The Paradigm Wars Reconsidered: Looking for a Legacy 3. Critical Approaches to Quantitative Research: Review, Critique, and Applications 4. Black in Time: Critical Research Practices for Studying Anti-Blackness in Schools Section 2: Epistemology, Theory, and Paradigms 5. Education and Colonialism: Three Frameworks 6. The White Supremacist Core Ontological Architecture of Western Modernity 7. Queering Critical Educational Research: Methodological Activism Within a Cultural Location of the ‘Not Yet’ 8. Reflexivity 10.6: The Matter of Reflexivity or What Matter Matters in Postqualitative Inquiry 9. The Spatial Logic of Epistemic Imaginaries: Guided by Édouard Glissant 10. Where Are the Black Folx? A Queer Critical Race Theory Intersectional Analysis Section 3: Introduction: Critical Qualitative Research Design 11. Toward Critical Approaches to Case Study Research 12. Critical Ethnography in Education Research: More Than a Method 13. Critical Auto (-/) Ethnography in Everyday and Educational Research for Social Justice 14. Critical Narrative Inquiry: Reaching Toward Understanding, Moving to Resistance, and Acting in Solidarity 15. A "Good" University: Community-based Critical Participatory Action Research, University-Community Relations, and Affordable Housing 16. Using Critical Discourse Analysis to Challenge and Change Educational Practice and Policy 17. Toward a Critical History of Education: The Uses of the Past and its Possibilities for the Present Section 4: Introduction: Critical Quantitative Research Design 18. (Un)Learning White Supremacy Ideologies to Advance Critical Approaches to Quantitative Inquiry 19. Applied Quantitative Inquiry through a Critical Disability Studies Lens 20. Critical Quantitative Intersectionality: Maximizing Integrity in Expanding Tools and Applications 21. What is the Point?: Reimagining the Critical Quantitative Research of Big and Large-Scale Data Sets to Advance Racial Equity: Section 5: Introduction: Critical Emerging Approaches 22. Disrupting the Binary: Critical Mixed-Methods as Academic Resistance 23. Critical Networks in Critical Times 24. Critical Space Analysis: Integrating Geographic Information Systems into Critical Educational Research 25. Multimodal Inquiries Inspired by Post-Philosophies: More-than-Human Relationalities that Produce (Critical) Inquiry(ies) Section 6: Introduction: Data Collection in Critical Research 26. Listening and Learning Through Critical Interviewing Approaches in Qualitative Inquiry 27. Oral History as Critique: Memories Disrupting the Dominant Narrative 28. Critical and Feminist Cartographies of Observation: Procedural, Personal, and Political Considerations in the Documentation and Analysis of Life Worlds 29. Critical Survey Research Section 7: Introduction: Critical Data Analysis 30. Using Qualitative Data Analysis Software to Help Explore Critical Research Questions: A Tool, Not a Replacement 31. Shifting Policy Meanings: Argumentative Discourse Analysis and Historical Policy Research 32. The Ethics and Bureaucratization of Data Management 33. Advancing QuantCrit in Critical Race Spatial Research: Exploring Methodological Possibilities by Mapping Chicanx Baccalaureate Attainment 34. Beyond Representation: Decoloniality Content Analysis as a Methodology to De/Reconstruct the Sociology of Expectations in Curriculum Section 8: Introduction: Politics and Ethics of Doing Critical Educational Research 35. Critical Educational Research and Social Movements 36. "To Whom Are We Accountable?": Exploring the Tensions Inherent within Critical Scholarship 37. Families and Educators Co-Designing: Critical Education Research as Participatory Public Scholarship 38. Validity as Democratic Deliberation: The Pragmatist Imperative for Critical Inquiry 39. Topographies of Research as Relational: Exploring the Politics and Ethics of Positionality and Relationality in Research Processes 40. Institutional Review Boards: Processes and Critiques
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Routledge International Handbook of Goffman
Book SynopsisThis book explores the fertility and enigma of Erving Goffman's sociological reasoning and its capacity to shed fresh light on the fundamental features of human sociality. Thematically arranged, it brings together the work of leading scholars of Goffman's work to explore the concepts and themes that define Goffman's analytical preoccupations, examining the ways these ideas have shaped significant fields of study and situating Goffman's sociology in comparison to some eminent thinkers often linked with his name. Through a series of chapters informed by the same inventive and imaginative spirit characteristic of Goffman's sociology, the book presents fresh perspectives on his contribution to the field and reveals the value of his thought for a variety of disciplines now increasingly aware of the importance of Goffman's sociology to a range of social phenomena. A fresh perspective on the legacy of one of sociology's most important figures, The Routledge International HandbooTrade Review'Jacobsen and Smith’s International Handbook of Goffman Studies undoubtedly constitutes a new milestone in the recognition of Goffman’s work. Anyone who studies this work in depth needs to know and work with this book. Its thorough reading promises a wealth of impulses for the further exploration of Goffman’s work, which will hopefully continue to be an arena where different theoretical positions and controversial views of his publications can meet.' - Karl Lenz, Symbolic Interaction Table of ContentsPreface and acknowledgements. Contributors. Introduction- The persisting presence of Erving Goffman. PART I-CONCEPTS AND THEMES. Chapter 1 Dramaturgy. Chapter 2 Self-presentation. Chapter 3 Ritual. Chapter 4 Stigma. Chapter 5 Total institutions. Chapter 6 Moral career. Chapter 7 Face-work. Chapter 8 Interaction in public places. Chapter 9 Strategic interaction. Chapter 10 Frame analysis. Chapter 11 Re-framing ‘footing’. Chapter 12 The interaction order. PART II FIELDS AND STUDIES. Chapter 13 Goffman and the emotions- Timely reflections on Erving Goffman as ‘emotion theorist’. Chapter 14 Goffman and medical sociology. Chapter 15 Goffman and communication. Chapter 16 The reception of Goffman’s work in media studies. Chapter 17 About ‘face’- Reconsidering Goffman’s theory of face-work for digital culture. Chapter 18 Goffman and sociolinguistics. Chapter 19 Goffman and the sociology of the body. Chapter 20 A primal scene- Disability in everyday life. Chapter 21 Goffman and visual studies. Chapter 22 Goffman and gender studies. Chapter 23 Goffman and gambling studies. Chapter 24 Mobilities studies- Goffman on the move. Chapter 25 Goffman on police work- A pragmatic dance in action. Chapter 26 Erving Goffman and the sociology of death and dying. PART III COMPARISONS, INTERPRETATIONS AND ASIDES. Chapter 27 Goffman and Elias- Between deception and embarrassment. Chapter 28 Goffman and Garfinkel- Sociologists of the ‘information order’. Chapter 29 Goffman and Foucault- Framing the micro-physics of power.Chapter 30 Goffman and Giddens- Discovering a systematic theorist. Chapter 31 Ordering Goffman’s oeuvre- Two addenda. Chapter 32 Goffman and fieldwork- Mottke, the thief. Chapter 33 Nothing funny about that!- Erving Goffman and the (un)humorousness of everyday life. Chapter 34 Learning from Goffman- Toward a concept-driven transcontextual sociology. Chapter 35 Goffman’s footnotes- Excavating Erving Goffman’s revealing asides. Index.
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OUP Oxford Butterworths Legal Research Guide
Book SynopsisButterworths Legal Research Guide is designed to guide readers through the difficulties of legal research. It provides a narrative, procedural text for those undertaking legal research courses together with a troubleshooting glossary to the problems that may be encountered in practice. This book takes full account throughout of EC materials. which are treated alongside English materials, together with all the latest human rights materials.Table of ContentsA; B; C
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Taylor & Francis Ltd In the Field
Book SynopsisFirst Published in 2004. An authoritative guide to the problems and procedures associated with data collection and analysis in field research.Trade Review'This is a classic text on research methods and will be of value to students at postgraduate level.' - T Eadie, Nottingham UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction 1 From Coral Garden to City Street: Field Research ‘Comes Home’ 2 Starting Research and Gaining Access 3 Selection Strategies in Field Research 4 Methods of Field Research 1: Participant Observation 5 Methods of Field Research 2: Interviews as Conversations 6 Methods of Field Research 3: Using Personal Documents 7 Multiple Strategies in Field Research 8 Recording and Analysing Field Data 9 Ethical Problems, Ethical Principles and Field Research Practice 10 Evaluating Field Studies
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Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales) Research Methods Third Edition
Book SynopsisSince its first edition in 1985, Patrick McNeill's Research Methods has become a classic introductory text for students of sociology at A level and in undergraduate courses as well as for a range of specialists in education, business, social care and medicine who need a brief but authoritative account of how sociologists set about conducting research. After a brief overview of the history of sociological research which introduces key concepts, this new edition, co-authored with Steve Chapman, describes the main sociological research methods, and includes sections on theory, science and values as well as: references to research studies developments in relevant sociological theory developments in research methodology new material on the presentation of research findings. Including an appendix of questions which students should ask when they are evaluating accounts of research, this lasting text retains the clarity of style of the second edition, and brings the content up-to-date. Table of ContentsPreface to First Edition. Preface to Second Edition. Preface to Third Edition. Acknowledgements 1. Research Methods in Sociology 2. Social Surveys 3. Experiments and the Comparative Method 4. Ethnography 5. Secondary Data 6. Theory, Science, and Values Appendix: Reading Sociological Research
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Taylor & Francis Statistics for Sport and Exercise Studies
Book SynopsisStatistics for Sport and Exercise Studies guides the student through the full research process, from selecting the most appropriate statistical procedure, to analysing data, to the presentation of results, illustrating every key step in the process with clear examples, case-studies and data taken from real sport and exercise settings.Every chapter includes a range of features designed to help the student grasp the underlying concepts and relate each statistical procedure to their own research project, including definitions of key terms, practical exercises, worked examples and clear summaries. The book also offers an in-depth and practical guide to using SPSS in sport and exercise research, the most commonly used data analysis software in sport and exercise departments. In addition, a companion website includes more than 100 downloadable data sets and work sheets for use in or out of the classroom, full solutions to exercises contained in the book, plus over 1,300 PoTable of Contents1. Data, Information and Statistics 2. Using this book 3. Descriptive Statistics 4. Standardized scores 5. Probability 6. Data distributions 7. Hypothesis testing 8. Correlation 9. Linear Regression 10. t Tests 11. Analysis of Variances 12. Factorial ANOVA 13. Multivariate ANOVA 14. Nonparametric tests 15. Chi Square 16. Statistical Classification 17. Cluster Analysis 18. Data Reduction using Principal Components Analysis 19. Reliability 20. Statistical Power
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Taylor & Francis Qualitative Research in the Health Sciences
Book SynopsisThere is a growing interest in, and acceptance of, qualitative research approaches in the health science disciplines, both as standalone methodologies and integrated with quantitative designs in mixed methods approaches. This comprehensive text provides deeper knowledge and application of a wide range of methodologies, methods and processes, enabling readers to develop their qualitative research skills. Divided into two parts, focusing first on methodologies and then on methods and processes, the text also includes revision of essential aspects of quantitative research as they apply to mixed methods research and a discussion of the uptake of qualitative research in the health sciences. The methodologies covered include: Grounded Theory; Historical Research; Ethnography; Phenomenology; Narrative Inquiry; Case Study Research; Critical Ethnography; Action Research and Mixed Methods.The methods and processes covered include: Interviewing and Analysis; Group Work andTrade Review'...a well-written guide to the basics of qualitative research methodologies and the process of data collection and analysis. Those wanting a nuts-and-bolts overview of qualitative research and how it can be utilized in the health sciences will be pleased with this logical, clear introduction to the subject. Summing Up: Recommended. All academic and professional libraries.' – C.A. Collins, in CHOICE, March 2014'A useful guide for those new to research, as well as clinical and academic staff looking to develop or refresh their knowledge of qualitative methodologies.' – Nursing StandardTable of ContentsPart 1: Methodologies 1. Introduction Beverley Taylor 2. Grounded Theory Beverley Taylor 3. Historical Research Karen Francis 4. Ethnography Karen Francis 5. Phenomenology Beverley Taylor 6. Narrative Inquiry Beverley Taylor 7. Case Study Research Beverley Taylor 8. Feminisms Beverley Taylor 9. Action Research Karen Francis 10. Mixed Methods Research Beverley Taylor Part 2: Methods and Processes 11. Introduction Beverley Taylor 12. Interviewing And Analysis Beverley Taylor 13. Group Work and Analysis Beverley Taylor 14. Narrative Analysis Beverley Taylor 15. Discourse Analysis Karen Francis 16. Creative Forms Of Qualitative Data Collection & Analysis Beverley Taylor 17. Uptake of Qualitative Research in Health Sciences Karen Francis
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Theories and Methodologies in Postgraduate
Book SynopsisThis volume centers on theories and methodologies for postgraduate feminist researchers engaged in interdisciplinary research. In the context of globalization, this book gives special attention to cutting-edge approaches at the borders between humanities and social sciences and specific discipline-transgressing fields, such as feminist technoscience studies.Table of ContentsList of Figures. Series Editors’ Foreword. Preface. Acknowledgments. Editorial. Introduction: Researching Differently Rosemarie Buikema, Gabriele Griffin and Nina Lykke Section 1: Feminist Theories 1. Gender Research with ‘Waves’: On Re-Positioning a Neo-Disciplinary Apparatus Iris van der Tuin 2. Feminist Science and Technology Studies Maureen McNeil and Celia Roberts Section 2: Methodologies 3. Intersectionality – A Theoretical Adjustment Dorthe Staunæs and Dorte Marie Søndergaard 4. What to Make of Identity and Experience in Twenty-First Century Feminist Research Allaine Cerwonka 5. Histories and Memories in Feminist Research Andrea Pető and Berteke Waaldijk Section 3: Research Methods 6. Writing about Research Methods in the Arts and Humanities Gabriele Griffin 7. Feminist Perspectives on Close Reading Jasmina Lukić and Adelina Sánchez Espinosa 8. Visual Cultures: Feminist Perspectives Rosemarie Buikema and Marta Zarzycka Section 4: Multi-, Inter-, Trans- and Post-disciplinarity 9. This Discipline Which Is Not One: Feminist Studies as a Post-Discipline Nina Lykke 10. Why Interdisciplinarity? Interdisciplinarity and Women’s/Gender Studies in Europe Mia Liinason 11. Transdisciplinary Gender Studies: Conceptual and Institutional Challenges Antje Lann Hornscheidt and Susanne Baer Section 5: Professionalization 12. The Professionalization of Feminist Researchers: The Nordic Case Harriet Silius 13. The Professionalization of Feminist Researchers: The Spanish Case Isabel Carrera Suárez 14. The Professionalization of Feminist Researchers: The German Case Marianne Schmidbaur and Ulla Wischermann Section 6: The Choice of Topic and Research Questions – Some Examples 15. My Dissertation Photo Album: Snapshots from a Writing Tour Doro Wiese 16. Intimate Truths about Subjectivity and Sexuality: A Psychoanalytical and a Postcolonial Approach Henrietta L. Moore and Gloria D. Wekker Coda: The Desires of Writing 17. If Writing Has to Do with Desire, What ‘Kind’ of Desire is That? Between Jacques Lacan and Gilles Deleuze Edyta Just. Contributors. Index
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Cambridge University Press Empirical Implications of Theoretical Models in
Book SynopsisTension has long existed in the social sciences between quantitative and qualitative approaches on one hand, and theory-minded and empirical techniques on the other. The latter divide has grown sharper in the wake of new behavioural and experimental perspectives which draw on both sides of these modelling schemes. This book works to address this disconnect by establishing a framework for methodological unification: empirical implications of theoretical models (EITM). This framework connects behavioural and applied statistical concepts, develops analogues of these concepts, and links and evaluates these analogues. The authors offer detailed explanations of how these concepts may be framed, to assist researchers interested in incorporating EITM into their own research. They go on to demonstrate how EITM may be put into practice for a range of disciplines within the social sciences, including voting, party identification, social interaction, learning, conflict and cooperation to macro-polTrade Review'Empirical Implications of Theoretical Models is a major contribution to political science. Granato, Lo, and Wong explain the rationale for establishing a systematic ‘dialogue between theory and test,’ and how this produces important breakthroughs in the study of campaigns and elections, comparative and international political economy and other fields. The book is essential reading for students of political science in particular and of social science in general.' John R. Freeman, University of Minnesota'A book that systematically expounds the idea and reaps the harvest of EITM is long overdue. The publication of this book is a triumphant celebration of the tremendous achievements a scientifically rigorous framework has brought to political, social, and economic sciences.' Tse-min Lin, University of Texas at Austin'Success in science is defined by the presence of a powerful exemplar. For the EITM movement, this book is such an exemplar. It is more than an argument for closing the gap between theory and evidence; it lays out the steps that any student of the social sciences might emulate when tackling complex questions of humans and their institutions. This book belongs on the shelf of every serious scholar concerned with the empirical and theoretical study of social behavior.' Rick K. Wilson, Rice University'Based on extensive experience in teaching the EITM approach, the authors work through many examples that make it an invaluable teaching tool for graduate research courses. A rewarding read for those who want to contribute to the advancement of the social sciences'. Norman Bradburn, University of Chicago'The goal of social science is to understand more and more by less and less. In this effort the spirit of EITM plays a big part - a unified field for both the theoretical and the empirical components, a unified methodology encompassing mathematical tools for the formal work and statistical tools for the empirical work, someday the surprise of unifying seemingly disparate topical domains. Granato, Lo, and Wong have written a masterly guide to every aspect of EITM, providing a wealth of tools and describing a wide range of applications. This book will be invaluable to all researchers, seasoned and novice alike, dedicated to the growth of knowledge in the social sciences.' Guillermina Jasso, New York University'Too often in the social sciences, formal theories and empirical studies have occupied separate worlds. This book is a masterful overview of a more modern approach, demonstrating how empirical implications can be rigorously derived from theoretical models. The new framework not only lets researchers test models more reliably, but more importantly, it directs them to previously unsuspected empirical findings that conventional empirical analysis will not uncover. This is a volume that every empirical researcher will want to read.' Christopher H. Achen, Princeton UniversityTable of ContentsPart I. EITM: Background and Framework: 1. Modeling Insights and Pathbreaking Institutions A Sketch; 2. Contemporary Methodological Practices; 3. The EITM Framework; Part II. EITM in Practice: 4. Economic Voting; 5. Strategists and Macropartisanship; 6. Macro Policy; 7. Information Diffusion; 8. Political Parties and Representation; 9. Voter Turnout; 10. International Political Economy; 11. Macro Political Economy; 12. Social Behavior and Evolutionary Dynamics; 13 Competition and Reward Valuation; 14. An Alternative Unification Framework; 15. Conclusion.
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Cambridge University Press Time Series Analysis for the Social Sciences
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