Social research and statistics Books
W. W. Norton & Company Essentials of Sociology
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd A Guide to Teaching Statistics
Book SynopsisA Guide to Teaching Statistics: Innovations and Best Practices addresses the critical aspects of teaching statistics to undergraduate students, acting as an invaluable tool for both novice and seasoned teachers of statistics. Guidance on textbook selection, syllabus construction, and course outline Classroom exercises, computer applications, and Internet resources designed to promote active learning Tips for incorporating real data into course content Recommendations on integrating ethics and diversity topics into statistics education Strategies to assess student''s statistical literacy, thinking, and reasoning skills Additional material online at www.teachstats.org Trade Review"In the book the reader will not find a collection of statistical tables or formulae but a rich collection of references on teaching of statistics in several fields, e.g. psychology, social sciences, health sciences, education." (Zentralblatt MATH, 2010) Table of ContentsSeries Editors’ Preface xiii Preface xvii Part I Course Preparation 1 1 Teaching Statistics: A Beginning 3 So Why Teach Statistics? 5 Historical Pedagogical Controversies 7 Who should teach statistics? 7 Statistics labs and related technology 8 Content of statistics courses 10 Statistics in Relation to the Discipline 11 Sequence of the Class and Topics 12 Introducing Research Methods within the Context of Statistics 16 Student Populations 17 Mathematical ability 17 Cognitive ability and learning styles 19 Self-efficacy and motivation 20 Gender 22 Helping Your Students Survive Statistics 23 Conclusion 25 2 Nuts and Bolts of Teaching Statistics 27 Syllabus Construction 28 Textbook Selection 30 Conceptual orientation 31 Level of difficulty 33 Chapter topics and organization 34 Core formulas and vocabulary 35 Type of data sets/quality of the exercises 36 Traditional Versus Electronic Textbooks 37 Supplemental Materials 38 Study guides 39 Companion Web sites 39 Computer tutorials 40 Electronic Discussion Boards 42 Multimedia Tools 44 Presentation technology 45 Interactive applications: Java applets, Flash, Shockwave, and HTML 46 Multimedia simulation programs 48 Conclusion 49 Part II Theoretical and Pedagogical Concerns 51 3 Educational Reform in Statistics 53 Educational Reform 54 Statistically Educated Students 56 Statistical Literacy 59 Knowledge elements 60 Dispositional elements 62 Statistical Thinking 63 Statistical Reasoning 66 Misconceptions Impacting the Development of Literacy, Thinking, and Reasoning 70 Final Thoughts on Statistical Literacy, Thinking, and Reasoning 72 Assessment 73 What is the role of assessment? 73 What is the role of authentic assessment? 74 Assessment and learning outcomes or goals 75 Conclusion 77 4 In the Classroom 79 Conceptual Learning, Active Learning, and Real Data 80 Conceptual learning versus rote memorization 80 Active learning 82 Real data 83 Instructional Techniques 84 Lecture 85 The use of questions 86 Practice problems and examples 87 Journal assignments 88 Activities and demonstrations 89 Writing assignments 90 Concept maps 93 Cooperative learning 94 Projects 95 Assessment 97 Principles of effective assessment 97 Mastery learning 98 Confronting Fear and Anxiety 99 Conclusion 101 Part III Teaching Specific Statistical Concepts 103 5 Descriptive Statistics and Bivariate Distributions 105 Graphing Data 106 The use of graphs in science 107 Elements of good design 108 Human graphical perception 109 Available graphing methods 110 Software design 111 Normal Distribution 112 Measures of Central Tendency 114 Measures of Variability 117 Correlation 119 Simple Linear Regression 122 Computer Applications 125 Conclusion 127 6 Teaching Hypothesis Testing 129 Samples, Sampling Distributions, and the Central Limit Theorem 131 Confidence Intervals 133 Introduction to Null Hypothesis Testing 135 Additional Introduction to Hypothesis Testing Concepts 138 Power 138 Effect sizes 140 Type I and Type II errors 141 Analysis of Variance 142 Introduction to ANOVA 142 Violating ANOVA assumptions 143 Factorial ANOVA 144 General linear model 145 The Debate Surrounding Null Hypothesis Significance Testing 146 Nonparametric Statistics 146 Computer Applications 149 Conclusion 151 Part IV Advanced Topics and Approaches 153 7 Data Analysis in Statistical Education 155 Teaching with Statistical Software Tools 156 Data Analysis Packages 158 SPSS 158 Microsoft Excel 160 Other commercial data analysis programs 162 Comparing data analysis programs 163 Data Analysis Software Textbooks 165 Using Data Sets in the Classroom 166 Artificial data sets for the classroom 167 Reality-based data sets 168 Finding appropriate reality-based data sets 169 Drawbacks to using real data sets 174 Conclusion 176 8 Endings and Beginnings 179 Multivariate Statistics 180 Multiple regression 182 Logistic regression 184 Additional multivariate techniques 185 Special Topics 186 Ethics 187 Diversity 190 Online Statistical Education 193 Finishing up Any Statistics Course 195 Final Thoughts 198 References 201 Index 248
£48.03
Quickstudy Reference Guides Statistics for Behavioral Sciences
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£999.99
SAGE Publications Inc Qualitative Data Analysis: A Methods Sourcebook
£129.00
Penguin Books Ltd Social Chemistry: Decoding the Patterns of Human
Book Synopsis?One of the most interesting and useful books ever written on networking.??Adam GrantSocial Chemistrywill utterly transform the way you think about ?networking.? Understanding the contoursof your social network can dramatically enhance personal relationships, work life, and even your global impact. Are you an Expansionist, a Broker, or a Convener? The answer matters more than you think. . . . Yale professor Marissa King shows how anyone can build more meaningful and productive relationships based on insights from neuroscience, psychology, and network analytics. Conventional wisdom says it''s the size of your network that matters, but social science research has proven there is more to it. King explains that the quality and structure of our relationships has the greatest impact on our personal and professional lives. As she illustrates, there are three basic types of networks, so readers can see the role they are already playing: Expansionist, Broker, or Convener. This network decoder enables readers to own their network style and modify it for better alignment with their life plans and values. High-quality connections in your social network strongly predict cognitive functioning, emotional resilience, and satisfaction at work. A well-structured network is likely to boost the quality of your ideas, as well as your pay. Beyond the office, social connections are the lifeblood of our health and happiness. The compiled results from dozens of previous studies found that our social relationships have an effect on our likelihood of dying prematurely?equivalent to obesity or smoking. Rich stories of Expansionists like Vernon Jordan, Brokers like Yo-Yo Ma, and Conveners like Anna Wintour, as well as personal experiences from King''s own world of connections, inform this warm, engaging, revelatory investigation into some of the most consequential decisions we can make about the trajectory of our lives.
£16.15
SAGE Publications Inc Statistics and Data Analysis for Social Science
£173.85
SAGE Publications Inc Social Research Methods: Sociology in Action
Book SynopsisFeaturing a unique pedagogical framework, Social Research Methods: Sociology in Action provides all the elements required to create an active learning experience for this course. Modeled after the other volumes in SAGE′s "Sociology in Action" series, this innovative new text combines hands-on work, application, and learning-by-example. It features a diverse group of expert contributing authors who also practice active learning in their own classrooms. Each chapter discusses one aspect of conducting quantitative or qualitative research and pairs that foundational coverage with carefully-developed learning activities and thought-provoking questions that prompt students to practice and apply their new research skills. The comprehensive Activity Guide that accompanies the text will help you carry out and assess the activities that best engage your students, fit the mode of instruction you choose, and meet your course goals. In the spirit of the "Sociology in Action" theme, the text concludes with two unique chapters on how social researchers interact with their surrounding communities and help bring about social change and social justice. This title is accompanied by a complete teaching and learning package.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Making the Case for Sociological Knowledge - Kristin Kenneavy Chapter 2. Posing Questions, Crafting Explanations, and Communicating Results - Mellisa Holtzman Chapter 3. Characterizing the Dimensions of Social Research - Emily McKendry-Smith, Anne Kristen Hunter Chapter 4. Contemplating the Ethical Dilemmas of Social Research - Steve Gunkel Chapter 5. Selecting Observations - Jennifer A. Strangfeld Chapter 6. Authenticating Concepts and Measures - Kimberly Tauches Chapter 7. Causality and the Role of Experimental Designs - R. Saylor Breckenridge Chapter 8. Surveying the Social Landscape - William Scarborough Chapter 9. Watching, Talking and Listening - Kathleen (Casey) Oberlin Chapter 10. Collecting What’s Already There: Content Analysis and some Related Methods - Edward L. Kain Chapter 11. Mixed Methods Research - Maura Kelly Chapter 12. Quantitative Analysis - Catherine E. Harnois Chapter 13. Coding Qualitative Data: Revealing Patterns in Words and Images - Krista McQueeney Chapter 14. Evaluation Research: Applying Data to Problems - Sara Haviland, Heather McKay Chapter 15. Telling the Story: Interacting with the Communities You Study - Heather Parrott Chapter 16. Changing the Game: Using Research to Promote Social Justice - Adam Saltsman
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Krieger Publishing Company A Guide to Research for Educators and Trainers of
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£38.48
Templeton Foundation Press,U.S. Positive Youth Development and Spirituality: From
Book SynopsisBringing together a never-before-assembled network of biologists, psychologists, and sociologists, Positive Youth Development and Spirituality scientifically examines how spirituality and its cultivation may affect the positive development of adolescents. Chapters provide groundbreaking new discussions of conceptual, theoretical, definitional, and methodological issues that need to be addressed when exploring the relationships between spirituality and development. Throughout the book, contributors recommend ways in which the research on the spirituality/positive youth development connection may be integral in building the larger field of spiritual development as a legitimate and active domain of developmental science. This volume, which is sure to be seen as a seminal contribution to a field in need of theoretical underpinnings, will be of interest to scholars and scientists in the fields of biology and the social and behavioral sciences. Contributors include: Mona Abo-Zena, Jeffrey Jensen Arnnett, Peter L. Benson, Marina Umaschi Bers, Aerika Brittian, William Damon, Angela M. DeSilva, Jacquelynne S. Eccles, David Henry Feldman, Simon Gächter, Elena L. Grigorenko, Sonia S. Isaac, Lene Arnett Jensen, Carl N. Johnson, Linda Juang, Pamela Ebstyne King, Richard M. Lerner, Jennifer Menon, Na'ilah Sued Nasir, Guerda Nicolas, Toma´š Paus, Stephen C. Peck, Erin Phelps, Alan P. Poey, Robert W. Roeser, W. George Scarlett, Lonnie R. Sherrod, Gabriel S. Spiewak, Chris Starmer, Moin Syed, Janice L. Templeton, Heather L. Urry, and Richard Wilkinson.
£38.00
Michigan State University Press Bridging Scholarship and Activism: Reflections
Book SynopsisThis timely book brings together activist scholars from a number of disciplines (political science, geography, sociology, anthropology, and communications) to provide new insights into a growing trend in publicly engaged research and scholarship.Bridging Scholarship and Activism creatively redefines what constitutes activism without limiting it to a narrow range of practices. Acknowledging that the current conjuncture of neoliberal globalization has created constraints on as well as possibilities for activist scholarly engagement, the book argues that racism and its intersections with gender and class oppression are salient forces to be interrogated and confronted in the predicaments and struggles activist scholarship targets.The book’s uttimate goal is to create a decolonized and democratized forum in which activist scholars from the Global South converse and cross-fertilize ideas and projects with their counterparts from the United States and other North Atlantic metropolitan-based academy. The coeditors and contributors attempt to decenter hegemonic knowledge and to create some of the necessary (if not sufficient) conditions for a more pluriversal (rather than orthodox “universal”) context for producing enabling knowledge, without the naiveté and romanticism that has characterized earlier projects in critical and radical social science.
£33.11
Myers Education Press Exploring Data Production in Motion: Fluidity and
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£121.60
Myers Education Press Exploring Data Production in Motion: Fluidity and
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£32.00
Myers Education Press Focus Groups: Culturally Responsive Approaches
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£121.60
Myers Education Press New Directions in Theorizing Qualitative
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Myers Education Press New Directions in Theorizing Qualitative
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Myers Education Press New Directions in Theorizing Qualitative
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Myers Education Press New Directions in Theorizing Qualitative
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Bohlau Verlag Vom Erziehen zur Kritik der Padagogik:
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£56.24
Campus Verlag Studying Social Networks: A Guide to Empirical
Book Synopsis"Studying Social Networks" provides a concise, introduction to empirical network research. Students and practitioners new to social research will find easily understandable learning goals, examples, and exercises all in one volume. The authors have integrated different disciplinary perspectives, while stressing the importance of substance-specific orientation when studying networks. Scholars will find "Studying Social Networks" a helpful tool not only for teaching, but also as a guide for their own empirical research.
£61.06
Logos Verlag Berlin GmbH Genetic Algorithms as Tool for Statistical
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Logos Verlag Berlin GmbH Appearance-Based Statistical Object Recognition
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£57.15
Logos Verlag Berlin GmbH Stochastic Programming Recourse Models:
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£56.83
Logos Verlag Berlin GmbH Point Processes with a Generalized Order
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£50.86
Logos Verlag Berlin GmbH Unemployment, Wages, and the Impact of Active
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Logos Verlag Berlin GmbH Automatic Assessment of Children Speech to
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£55.99
Logos Verlag Berlin GmbH Research Methodology for Sport and Exercise
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£64.02
Logos Verlag Berlin Methoden Der Armutsmessung
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£21.00
Logos Verlag Berlin GmbH Empirical Analysis of the Eu Term Structure of
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Logos Verlag Berlin Predictive Control Under Uncertainty: From
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Logos Verlag Berlin GmbH Iota Reliability Concept of the Second
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£53.59
Logos Verlag Berlin Covid19 Pandemic as a Catalyst for Change
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£55.41
V&R Unipress Sinn Und Unsinn Des Lesens: Gegenstande,
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£76.45
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht Kleine Formen für den Unterricht: Historische
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£65.02
V&R Unipress Wege in Die Zukunft: Lebenssituationen
Book SynopsisDer Übergang von der Schule in den Beruf bzw. in weiterführende Schulen gehört zu den wichtigsten Phasen im Lebenslauf junger Menschen. Dieser Band zeigt, welche Ziele die Jugendlichen verfolgen, wie sie durch sozioökonomische Faktoren (Klasse, Gender, Ethnizität bzw. Migrationsgeschichte) geprägt werden, inwiefern sie von ihren Familien Unterstützung erfahren und wie sie mit Übergängen in andere Schulen oder die Berufsausbildung und mit verschiedenen Unterstützungsangeboten umgehen. Die Neue Mittelschule in Österreich gilt oft als Restschule neben dem Gymnasium. Der Band zeigt, dass die Vielfalt an Lebenslagen, Bildungswünschen und Zukunftsplänen der Jugendlichen diesem Bild widerspricht. Die präsentierten Ergebnisse sind Teil der Studie Wege in die Zukunft, die am Institut für Soziologie der Universität Wien durchgeführt wird. This volume presents the key findings of the Pathways to the Future study, which is being conducted at the Department of Sociology at the University of Vienna. The study aims at analysing the socialisation of adolescents in Vienna, who attended an Austrian so-called new secondary school (Neue Mittelschule), by adopting a holistic approach. This volume focuses on an important stage in the life of adolescents: the transition from school to work or to upper secondary education. It demonstrates which objectives young people pursue and how socio-economic factors such as class, gender and ethnicity influence them. Moreover, it shows how their families support them, and how they deal with the transition to other schools or professional training as well as with different support measures.
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V&R unipress GmbH Applied Research in Psychology and Evaluation.
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Alianza Editorial El diseo de la investigacin social Design Social Inquiry La inferencia cientfica en los estudios cualitativos Scientific Inferencia in Qualitative Research
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Ediciones Morata, S.L. Investigación con estudio de casos
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£18.24
L'Erma Di Bretschneider Sicilia Archeologica 1152024
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£196.65
World Health Organization The World Health Report: HIV/AIDS: Changing
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£33.76
World Health Organization Verwirklichung Unserer Vision: Bericht Der
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