Social research and statistics Books

Book SynopsisOld age represents a new frontier. The number of older people is increasing throughout the world. This changing demography affects individuals, but also families, communities and societies. The focus of this special issue is the well-being of older adults on different continents. Scientists from around the world address this issue using a wide array of research designs and methodologies to provide a broad perspective on aging. Five topics are considered: Well-Being among Older Adults; Social Support; Functional Status, Well-Being, and Successful Aging; Cross-Cultural Approaches to the Study of Aging; and Research Perspectives in Aging. This volume clearly demonstrates that scientists have much to contribute to the goal of optimizing the experience of aging and creating a society for all ages.Table of ContentsIntroduction 617 Well-Being: Concepts And Measures 627 Social Support 645 Functional Status, Well-Being, And Successful Aging 715 Cross-Cultural Approaches To The Study Of Aging 767 Research Perspectives in Aging 825

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Book SynopsisOptimality Theory revolutionized the field of phonology and had a huge impact on linguistics in general when it was first proposed in 1993. In Doing Optimality Theory, one of the key proponents of the theory explains how to do analysis and research using this model.Trade Review"An intensely practical book, full of concrete problemsolving advice, which should be well-thumbed by those learning and working within OT." (Journal of Linguistics, 2009)Table of ContentsAcknowledgments. Read This First!. List of Abbreviations. 1. An Introduction to Optimality Theory. 1.1 How OT Began. 1.2 Why Must Constraints Be Violable?. 1.3 The Nature of Constraints in OT. 1.4 Candidate Sets: OT’s Gen Component. 1.5 Candidate Evaluation: OT’s Eval Component. 1.6 Constraint Activity. 1.7 Differences Between Languages. 1.8 The Version of OT Discussed in This Book. 1.9 Suggestions for Further Reading. 2. How to Construct an Analysis. 2.1 Where to Begin. 2.2 How to Rank Constraints. 2.3 Working through an Analysis in Phonology. 2.4 The Limits of Ranking Arguments. 2.5 Candidates in Ranking Arguments. 2.6 Harmonic Bounding. 2.7 Constraints in Ranking Arguments. 2.8 Inputs in Ranking Arguments. 2.9 Working through an Analysis in Syntax. 2.10 Finding and Fixing Problems in an Analysis. 2.11 Constraint Ranking by Algorithm and Computer. 2.12 The Logic of Constraint Ranking and Its Uses. 3. How to Write Up an Analysis. 3.1 Introduction. 3.2 How to Organize a Paper. 3.3 How to Present an OT analysis. 3.4 The Responsibilities of Good Scholarship. 3.5 How to Write Clearly. 3.6 General Advice about Research Topics. 4. Developing New Constraints. 4.1 Introduction. 4.2 When Is It Necessary to Modify Con?. 4.3 How to Discover a New Constraint. 4.4 How to Define a New Constraint. 4.5 Properties of Markedness Constraints. 4.6 Properties of Faithfulness Constraints. 4.7 Justifying Constraints. 4.8 A Classified List of Common Phonological Markedness Constraints. 5. Language Typology and Universals. 5.1 Factorial Typology. 5.2 Languages Universals and How to Explain Them in OT. 5.3 Investigating the Factorial Typology of a Constraint Set. 5.4 Using Factorial Typology to Test New Constraints. 5.5 Factorial Typology When Con Isn’t Fully Known. 5.6 How to Proceed from Typology to Constraints. 6. Some Current Research Questions. 6.1 Introduction. 6.2 How Does a Language Vary?. 6.3 How Is Language Acquired?. 6.4 Does OT Need Derivations?. 6.5 How Is Ungrammaticality Accounted For?. 6.6 Is Faithfulness Enough?. Afterword. References. Constraint Index. Language Index. Subject Index

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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"Especially for new teachers on statistics the book will be a helpful tool to prepare their lectures. More than 700 references are given." (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

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Book SynopsisIntroduction to Social Statistics is a basic statistics text with a focus on the use of models for thinking through statistical problems, an accessible and consistent structure with ongoing examples across chapters, and an emphasis on the tools most commonly used in contemporary research. Lively introductory textbook that uses three strategies to help students master statistics: use of models throughout; repetition with variation to underpin pedagogy; and emphasis on the tools most commonly used in contemporary research Demonstrateshow more than one statistical method can be used to approach a research question Enhanced learning features include a walk-through' of statistical concepts, applications, features, advanced topics boxes, and a What Have We Learned' section at the end of each chapter Supported by a website containing instructor materials including chapter-by-chapter PowerPoint slides, answers to exercises, and aTable of Contents List of Tables vii List of Figures xvii Preface: A Strategy for Approaching Quantitative Analysis xxv 1 An Introduction to Quantitative Analysis 1 2 Some Basic Concepts 33 3 Displaying Data One Variable at a Time 65 4 Describing Data 115 5 Plotting Relationships and Conditional Distributions 155 6 Causation and Models of Causal Effects 182 7 Probability 218 8 Sampling Distributions and Inference 255 9 Using Sampling Distributions: Confidence Intervals 295 10 Using Sampling Distributions: Hypothesis Tests 319 11 The Subtle Logic of Analysis of Variance 363 12 Goodness of Fit and Models of Frequency Tables 396 13 Bivariate Regression and Correlation 435 14 Basics of Multiple Regression 476 Appendix A: Summary of Variables Used in Examples 513 Appendix B: Mathematics Review 520 Appendix C: Statistical Tables 526 Glossary of Key Terms 534 Notes 546 Index 559

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Book SynopsisReal world research is a common responsibility of professionals and practitioners in a wide range of both public and private settings. These include teachers, social workers and health service professionals, managers and specialists in business, architects, designers, criminologists and accountants among many others. Real World Research provides a clear route-map of the various steps needed to carry out a piece of applied research to a high professional standard. It is accessible to those without a social science background while providing rigorous and fully up-to-date coverage of contemporary issues and debates. It brings together materials and approaches from different social science disciplines, seeing value in both quantitative and qualitative approaches, as well as their combination in mixed-method designs. Updated throughout, the third edition includes: A brand new chapter on multi-strategy designs Increased covTable of ContentsPreface. Acknowledgements. Ways of using the book. The main steps when carrying out a project. PART I SETTING THE SCENE. Keeping a research journal. Chapter 1 Introduction. What is real world research? Design matters. Evaluation and change. The audience for this book. Returning to the real world. Beginning the journey. Chapter 2 Approaches to Social Research. Introduction. Postmodernism and extreme relativist approaches. The two traditions: quantitative and qualitative social research. The quantitative paradigm. The qualitative paradigm. Paradigms and research questions. A pragmatic approach. Multi-strategy research designs. Realism and real world research. The purposes of research. Practical value of the theoretical material covered in the chapter. PART II PLANNING: SELECTING A STRATEGY. Chapter 3 Developing Your Ideas. Introduction. Deciding on the focus. Searching and reviewing the literature. Research questions. Developing your research question(s). The place of theory. Chapter 4 General Design Issues. Introduction. A framework for research design. Getting a feel for design issues. Choosing a research design strategy. Establishing trustworthiness. Chapter 5 Fixed Designs. Introduction. General features of fixed designs. Establishing trustworthiness in fixed design research. Experimental fixed designs. True experiments. Quasi-experiments. Single-case experiments. Non-experimental fixed designs. Sample size in fixed designs. Chapter 6 Flexible Designs. Introduction. General features of flexible designs. Research traditions in qualitative research. Case studies. Ethnographic studies. Grounded theory studies. Other traditions. Sampling in flexible designs. Establishing trustworthiness in flexible design research. Chapter 7 Multi-strategy (Mixed Method) Designs. Introduction. The quantitative–qualitative incompatibility thesis. The mixed methods movement. Types of multi-strategy designs. Designing and carrying out multi-strategy research. Pragmatism, realism or 'anything goes'? Dealing with discrepancies in findings. Chapter 8 Designs for Particular Purposes: Evaluation, Action and Change. Introduction. Evaluation research. Action research. Intervention and change. Researchers and practitioners. Chapter 9 Ethical and Political Considerations. Introduction. Ethical codes and guidelines. Ethical issues. Researcher safety and risk. Working with vulnerable groups. General ethical responsibilities. Ethical review boards and committees. Politics and real world research. Sexism and social research. PART III TACTICS: THE METHODS OF DATA COLLECTION. Selecting the method(s). Chapter 10 Surveys and Questionnaires. Introduction. Designing surveys. Carrying out a sample survey. Designing and using a questionnaire. Diaries. Sampling in surveys – and elsewhere. Probability samples. Non-probability samples. Chapter 11 Interviews and Focus Groups. Introduction. Types and styles of interviews. General advice for interviewers. Content of the interview. Carrying out different types of interview. Focus groups. Dealing with interview data. Skills in interviewing. Chapter 12 Tests and Scales. Introduction. Measurement scales. Other scaling techniques. Using existing tests and scales. Developing your own test. Chapter 13 Observational Methods. Introduction. Observation in real world research. Approaches to observation. Participant observation. Getting started as a participant observer. Structured observation. Deciding on a coding scheme. The use of existing coding schemes. Developing your own scheme. Coding sequences of behaviour. Reliability and structured observation. Chapter 14 Additional Methods of Data Collection. Introduction. Unobtrusive measures. Content analysis of documents. Secondary data analysis. Introduction to a range of more specialist techniques. Internet-based research. Feminist research methods. Using multiple methods. Chapter 15 Writing a Project Proposal. Introduction. How to recognize a good proposal. The content of a research proposal. The problem of pre-specifying flexible design studies. Shortcomings of unsuccessful proposals. Sources of funding. PART IV CARRYING OUT THE PROJECT: ARRANGING THE PRACTICALITIES. Know what you are doing before starting the data collection. Negotiating access. Get yourself organized. Pilot if at all possible. Work on your relationships. Don't just disappear at the end. Don't expect it to work out as you planned. PART V DEALING WITH THE DATA. Collecting the data. Analysing and interpreting data. Realist analysis and interpretation. Preparing for analysis. Analysis or interpretation? Quantitative and qualitative data – and their integration in multi-strategy designs. Chapter 16 The Analysis and Interpretation of Quantitative Data. Introduction. Creating a data set. Starting data analysis. Exploring the data set. Exploring relationships between two variables. Exploring relationships among three or more variables. Analysing differences. Quantitative analysis and different fixed design research strategies. Chapter 17 The Analysis and Interpretation of Qualitative Data. Introduction. Types of qualitative analysis. Using the computer for qualitative data analysis. Dealing with the quantity of qualitative data. Thematic coding analysis. Data analysis in grounded theory studies. Alternative approaches to qualitative analysis. Integrating qualitative and quantitative data in multi-strategy designs. Chapter 18 Reporting and Disseminating. Introduction. Reporting what you have found. Ethics and reporting. Reporting fixed design research. The scientific journal format. Reporting flexible design studies. Reporting on multi-strategy design studies. Reporting on case studies. Writing for non-academic audiences – the technical report. Alternative forms of presentation. Writing skills. Appendix A: Using Specialist Software for Quantitative Analysis. Appendix B: Using Specialist Software for Qualitative Analysis. Glossary. References and Author Index. Subject Index.

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Book SynopsisThe APA Dictionary of Statistics and Research Methods is a focused reference resource that explores the lexicon of statistics and methodology.Trade ReviewOf particular use to experienced researchers, this is an appropriate and welcome tool for graduate or upper-level undergraduate students in research methods courses. * CHOICE Magazine *Table of Contents Preface Editorial Staff About the Editorial Board Quick Guide to Format APA Dictionary of Statistics and Research Methods Appendixes Abbreviations and Acronyms Entry Illustrations Overview of Research Design Considerations Symbols

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Book Synopsis Choice ReviewsOutstanding Academic Title In the behavioral sciences today, there is increasing emphasis on transparency, and the need for research studies to be made replicable. This book presents a straightforward approach to managing and documenting one’s data so that other researchers can repeat the study. While data management may seem intimidating to new researchers, this book shows how easy it can (and should!) be. The first chapter presents a basic structure of folders and subfolders for organizing data files, and then each subsequent chapter delves into details for a specific folder. Step by step, readers learn to label and archive different kinds of project documents and data files, including original, processed, and working data. Readers also learn to write command codes showing exactly how the original data are analyzed. Examples illustrate how to document the most common types of research (an online survey, a paper questionnTable of ContentsSeries Foreword Preface Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Your Project Files Chapter 3. Your Data Files Chapter 4. Your Command Files Chapter 5. Your Replication Documentation Appendix A. Source Data and Metadata Appendix B. Working With “Tall” Data Files Appendix C. Data Entry Appendix D. Labeling and Renaming Many Variables Efficiently Appendix E. Importing Data Files Appendix F. Merging Data Files Appendix G. Estimating Missing Values References Index About the Author About the Series Editor

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Book SynopsisThis book offers original, classroom-tested activities to teach high school and undergraduate students essential concepts in research methods and statistics.Table of Contents Contributors Acknowledgments IntroductionJeffrey R. Stowell and William E. AddisonPart I: Statistics Chapter 1: Reducing Anxiety in the Statistics ClassroomTamarah Smith Chapter 2: How to Lie With the Y-AxisThomas E. Heinzen Chapter 3: Summarizing Data Using Measures of Central Tendency: A Group ActivityThomson J. Ling Chapter 4: How Fast Is Your Internet? An Activity for Teaching Variance and Standard DeviationBonnie A. Green and Jeffrey R. Stowell Chapter 5: Getting Dicey: Thinking About Normal Distributions and Descriptive StatisticsRobert McEntarffer and Maria Vita Chapter 6: A Low-Anxiety Introduction to the Standard Normal Distribution and Measures of Relative StandingLaura Brandt and William E. Addison Chapter 7: Using the Heat Hypothesis to Explore the Statistical Methods of Correlation and RegressionGeorge Y. Bizer Chapter 8: Active Learning for Understanding Sampling DistributionsDavid S. Kreiner Chapter 9: Testing Students for ESP: Demonstrating the Role of Probability in Hypothesis TestingWilliam E. Addison Chapter 10: Using a TV Game Show Format to Demonstrate Confidence IntervalsAlexis Grosofsky Chapter 11: Real-Life Application of Type I and Type II Decision ErrorsBernard C. Beins Chapter 12: Factors That Influence Statistical PowerMichael J. Tagler and Christopher L. Thomas Chapter 13: An Interdisciplinary Activity for p Values, Effect Sizes, and the Law of Small NumbersAndrew N. ChristopherPart II: Research Methods Chapter 14: An Activity for Teaching the Scientific MethodR. Eric Landrum Chapter 15: Linking Identification of Independent and Dependent Variables to the Goals of ScienceMary E. Kite Chapter 16: Everything Is Awesome: Building Operational Definitions With Play-Doh and LEGOsStephanie E. Afful and Karen Wilson Chapter 17: A Demonstration of Random Assignment That Is Guaranteed to Work (95% of the Time)Thomas P. Pusateri Chapter 18: Identifying Confounding Factors in Psychology ResearchChris Jones-Cage Chapter 19: Demonstrating Experimenter and Participant BiasCaridad F. Brito Chapter 20: The Most Unethical Researcher: An Activity for Demonstrating Research Ethics in PsychologySue Frantz Chapter 21: The Ethics of Behavioral Research Using Animals: A Classroom Exercise (PDF, 909KB)Harold Herzog Chapter 22: Demonstrating Interobserver Reliability in Naturalistic SettingsJanie H. Wilson and Shauna W. Joye Chapter 23: Using a Classic Model of Stress to Teach Survey Construction and AnalysisJoseph A. Wister Chapter 24: Using Childhood Memories to Demonstrate Principles of Qualitative ResearchSteven A. Meyers Chapter 25: Using a Peer-Writing Workshop to Help Students Learn American Psychological Association StyleDana S. Dunn Index About the Editors

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Book Synopsis The brief, practical texts in the Essentials of Qualitative Methods series introduce social science and psychology researchers to key approaches to capturing phenomena not easily measured quantitatively, offering exciting, nimble opportunities to gather in-depth qualitative data. In this volume, Clara E. Hill and Sarah Knox describe consensual qualitative research (CQR), an inductive method characterized by open-ended interview questions, small samples, a reliance on words over numbers, the importance of context, an integration of multiple viewpoints (for example, the consensus of the research team and auditors), and a high emphasis on rigor and replicability. CQR is especially well suited to research that requires rich descriptions of inner experiences, attitudes, and convictions, and is therefore widely used by psychotherapy researchers. About the Essentials of Qualitative Methods book series: Even for experienced researcher Table of Contents Series Foreword, by Clara E. Hill and Sarah Knox 1. Conceptual and Philosophical Foundations of Consensual Qualitative Research 2. Getting Started 3. Developing the Interview 4. Collecting the Data 5. Analyzing Data Within Cases 6. Analyzing Data Across Cases 7. Writing the Manuscript 8. Variations on CQR 9. Conclusions Appendix A: Example Studies References

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Book SynopsisThis book offers guidance for undergraduate and graduate students in conducting a research project that involves personal interviews or focus groups. Table of ContentsSeries ForewordArthur M. Nezu Introduction Chapter 1: Qualitative Research Essentials Chapter 2: Interviews Chapter 3: Focus Groups Chapter 4: Combining Interviews and Focus Groups and Mixing Methods Chapter 5. Addressing Rigor, Validity, and Reliability Chapter 6: Transcribing and Coding Chapter 7. Analyzing Qualitative Data Chapter 8: Writing up and Publishing Results Conclusion Appendix A: Summary of Action Steps Appendix B: Resources for Qualitative Researchers References Index About the Author About the Series Editor

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Book SynopsisA logically ordered guide to analysing everyday problems, SPSS Step by Step is distinctive in being both easy to grasp and readable.Trade Review"Very clearly written with plenty of good examples; it helps make sense of some of those and compliments them well.. a good beginners or returners guide" 5* review on Amazon"A useful book for students and people who are fairly new to social research" SRA Research Matters"Cole Davis’s new book is practical, well written and very reader friendly, especially by those who are not or would not describe themselves as mathematicians or skilled in the science of numbers. For those wanting to use SPSS, this book clearly explains what the software can do and how to achieve its potential. I particularly liked the way the book does not assume (as so many manuals do) that we are all familiar with statistical terms. It explains what they mean and offers practical examples of how they are used. As a freelance researcher engaged in many areas of social investigation, I would strongly recommend this book both as a practical and easy to understand guide to the use of SPSS but also for its valuable introduction to data analysis and statistics." Geraldine Pettersson, Social ResearcherTable of ContentsPart One: Background knowledge; Introduction; Descriptive statistics introduced; Inferential statistics introduced; On the nature of numbers; Data entry in SPSS; Data analysis in practice; Part Two: Statistical testing; The analysis of differences; Qualitative analysis; Correlations, regression and factor analysis; Factorial analysis of variance; The time until events: survival analysis; Part Three: Beyond the tests; Exercises; Reporting in applied research; A taste of further statistical methods.

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Book SynopsisA logically ordered guide to analysing everyday problems, SPSS Step by Step is distinctive in being both easy to grasp and readable.Trade Review"Very clearly written with plenty of good examples; it helps make sense of some of those and compliments them well.. a good beginners or returners guide" 5* review on Amazon"A useful book for students and people who are fairly new to social research" SRA Research Matters"Cole Davis’s new book is practical, well written and very reader friendly, especially by those who are not or would not describe themselves as mathematicians or skilled in the science of numbers. For those wanting to use SPSS, this book clearly explains what the software can do and how to achieve its potential. I particularly liked the way the book does not assume (as so many manuals do) that we are all familiar with statistical terms. It explains what they mean and offers practical examples of how they are used. As a freelance researcher engaged in many areas of social investigation, I would strongly recommend this book both as a practical and easy to understand guide to the use of SPSS but also for its valuable introduction to data analysis and statistics." Geraldine Pettersson, Social ResearcherTable of ContentsPart One: Background knowledge; Introduction; Descriptive statistics introduced; Inferential statistics introduced; On the nature of numbers; Data entry in SPSS; Data analysis in practice; Part Two: Statistical testing; The analysis of differences; Qualitative analysis; Correlations, regression and factor analysis; Factorial analysis of variance; The time until events: survival analysis; Part Three: Beyond the tests; Exercises; Reporting in applied research; A taste of further statistical methods.

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Book SynopsisIn examining how our identity shapes the knowledge we produce, Mental health service users in research considers ways of 'doing research' which bring multiple understandings together effectively, and explains the sociological use of autobiography and its relevance.Trade Review"The most sparkling aspect of this edition assembled by Staddon is its turn away from psychiatry towards sociology." Disability & Society"A testament to how far the survivor movement has come in the long struggle to get the experiences of mental health services users taken seriously in the production of knowledge." Journal of Social Policy"A thought-provoking and insightful text." Social Research Association"A useful reference book for health care professionals in pre- and post-qualification training, and for all those interested in service user research." Dr Paul Godin"Draws on the experiences of key contributors to this area and provides a comprehensive and accessible discussion of the challenges and tensions within mental health research." Journal of Social PolicyTable of ContentsSociology and survivor research: an introduction ~ Angela Sweeney; Mental health service users’ experiences and epistemological fallacy ~ Hugh Middleton; Doing good carer-led research: reflecting on ‘Past Caring’ methodology ~ Wendy Rickard and Rachel Purtell; Theorising service user involvement from a researcher perspective ~ Katherine C. Pollard and David Evans; How does who we are shape the knowledge we produce? Doing collaborative research about personality disorders ~ Steve Gillard, Kati Turner and Marion Neffgen; Where do service users’ knowledges sit in relation to professional and academic understandings of knowledge? ~ Peter Beresford and Kathy Boxall; Recognition politics as a human rights perspective on service users’ experiences of involvement in mental health services ~ Lydia Lewis; Theorising a social model of ‘alcoholism’: service users who misbehave ~ Patsy Staddon; 'Hard to reach’? Racialised groups and mental health service user involvement ~ Jayasree Kalathil; Individual narratives and collective knowledge: capturing lesbian, gay and bisexual service user experiences ~ Sarah Carr; Alternative futures for service user involvement in research ~ Hugh McLaughlin; Brief reflections ~ Patsy Staddon.

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Book SynopsisThis comprehensive, accessibly written resource, is designed to help students and practitioners explore partnerships in creating, contributing, consuming, commissioning or critiquing evidence in and for social work practice.Trade Review"In practice research, collaboration between researchers and practitioners makes all the difference. Fouche’s text takes our profession that next step." Irwin Epstein, Rehr Professor of Social Work Research, Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College, City University of New York"Essential reading for both students and practitioners of social work. This book will clarify, challenge and inspire in equal measure." Professor Hugh McLaughlin, Manchester Metropolitan University, UKTable of ContentsSection 1: The relationship between research and practice; The nature of practice-based research in Social Work; The context of practice research; Practice-research relationships; Section 2: Designing practice research; Framing the project; Designing applied research; Data collection and analysis in practice research; Section 3: Nurturing networks; Dissemination and utilisation; Research mentoring relationships; The full cycle.

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Book SynopsisResearching the Lifecourse features methods linking time, space and mobilities and provides practitioners with practical detail in each chapter. It covers the full lifecourse and includes innovative methods and case study examples from different European and North American contexts.Trade Review"This edited volume clearly contributes to the debate on the role of time, space and mobility at different stages of the life course and promises to be of great interest for social science researchers across the various disciplines such as sociology, anthropology, geography and demography." Journal of Population Ageing"A highly provocative and engaging work, raising questions about the epistemology of life course research across themes of time, space, and mobilities." Jeylan Mortimer, University of Minnesota"Clearly and engagingly written, this collection illustrates and reflects on diverse methodologies for enriching life course studies . It is a major resource for researchers across the social sciences." Janice Monk, University of ArizonaTable of ContentsIntroduction ~ Nancy Worth & Irene Hardill; Part I: Time; Time and the lifecourse: perspectives from qualitative longitudinal research ~ Bren Neale; Time in mixed methods longitudinal research: working across written narratives and large-scale panel survey data to investigate attitudes to volunteering ~ Rose Lindsey, Elizabeth Metcalfe & Rosalind Edwards; A restudy of young workers from the 1960s: researching intersections of work and lifecourse in one locality over 50 years ~ John Goodwin & Henrietta O’Connor; A method for collecting lifecourse data: assessing the utility of the lifegrid ~ Ann Del Bianco; Part II: Space & place; Life geohistories: examining formative experiences and geographies ~ Bisola Falola; Using mapmaking to research the geographies of young children affected by political violence ~ Bree Akesson; Keeping in touch: studying the personal communities of women in their fifties ~ Sophie Bowlby; Triangulation with softGIS in lifecourse research: situated action possibilities and embodied knowledge ~ Kaisa Schmidt-Thomé; Part III: Mobilities; Using a life history approach within transnational ethnography: a case study of Korean New Zealander returnees ~ Jane Yeonjae Lee; Sensing sense and mobility at the end of the lifecourse: a methodology of embodied interaction ~ Anne Leonora Blaakilde; Event history approach to life spaces in French-speaking research ~ Françoise Dureau, Matthieu Giroud & Christophe Imbert; Using an intersectional lifecourse approach to understand the migration of the highly skilled ~ Melissa Kelly.

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

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

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Book SynopsisMapping environmental sustainability explains the development of visual mapping techniques with practical case studies that describe their application in environmental sustainability projects, from working with farmers and their networks to using visual mapping with indigenous communities and managing coastal environments.Trade Review"An invaluable resource for all researchers interested in participatory methods for mapping environmental sustainability, covering both systemic concepts and practical realities." Dr Julie Ingram, Countryside & Community Research Institute, University of Gloucestershire“Inspiring and pathbreaking, the importance of this book extends beyond the crucial role of visual methods in transdisciplinary research to address the deepest challenges of sustainability itself.” Professor Andrew Stirling, University of Sussex, UK.Table of ContentsIntroduction ~ Sue Oreszczyn and Andy Lane Systems thinking in practice: Mapping complexity ~ Andy Lane and Martin Reynolds Researching agri-environmental problems with others ~ Sue Oreszczyn, Les Levidow and Dave Wield Mapping agri-environmental knowledge systems ~ Sue Oreszczyn and Andy Lane Using visual approaches with Indigenous communities ~ Andrea Berardi, Jay Mistry, Lakeram Haynes, Deirdre Jafferally, Elisa Bignante, Grace Albert, Rebecca Xavier, Ryan Benjamin, Géraud de Ville Mapping muck: stakeholders’ views on organic waste ~ Andy Lane, Rachel Slater and Sue Oreszczyn Understanding and developing communities of practice through diagramming ~ Chris Blackmore, Natalie Foster, Kevin Collins, and Ray Ison ‘Imagine’: Mapping sustainability indicators ~ Simon Bell Evaluating diagramming as praxis ~ Martin Reynolds Conclusion ~ Andy Lane and Sue Oreszczyn

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Book SynopsisThis practitioner-oriented text is the first to help social researchers define research projects, manage the social research process, engage with stakeholders and influence change. It will be invaluable for all those commissioning, managing and conducting social research.Trade Review'An important addition to our skill set: Simon Haslam’s book clearly sets out the value and benefits that consulting skills can bring to the world of social research.' Alice Yeo, ResearchAbility"A very well structured and comprehensive outline of the practical elements of consultancy. Provides practical tools and guidance which are so relevant for internal and external consultants." Julie Hodges, Durham University Business School"Thoroughly well researched and pragmatic in its approach. Highly recommended for both consultants and social researchers." Dinah Bennett OBE, International Consultants for Entrepreneurship and EnterpriseTable of ContentsConsulting and social research Key ingredients of consulting The consulting process Skills in challenging the client Conclusion

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Book SynopsisDrawing on evidence from across Europe, Asia and the USA, this accessible book covers how social workers can engage with research and draw on it in practice.Trade Review“A rich and highly practical resource which opens the door to research for social work practitioners, and both intending and experienced researchers.” Roger Smith, Durham University“Each gem of a chapter brings together deep wisdom that recognizes the particularities of time, space, and place in the shaping of multiple social work practices.” Professor Barbara Levy Simon, Columbia UniversityTable of ContentsWhat is social work research? Why do research in social work? Doing research application Mapping social work research Social work research over time Place and space Sociological social work: a case example Doing good social work research

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Book SynopsisDrawing on evidence from across Europe, Asia and the USA, this accessible book covers how social workers can engage with research and draw on it in practice.Trade Review“A rich and highly practical resource which opens the door to research for social work practitioners, and both intending and experienced researchers.” Roger Smith, Durham University“Each gem of a chapter brings together deep wisdom that recognizes the particularities of time, space, and place in the shaping of multiple social work practices.” Professor Barbara Levy Simon, Columbia UniversityTable of ContentsWhat is social work research? Why do research in social work? Doing research application Mapping social work research Social work research over time Place and space Sociological social work: a case example Doing good social work research

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Book SynopsisExamining what makes something evidence-based and not merely evidence-informed, this book unifies the voices of police practitioners, academics, and pracademics. It provides real world examples of evidence-based police practices and how police research can be created and applied in the field.Trade Review"As evidence-based policing becomes more prominent in law enforcement policy and practice, this edited volume provides important examples and debates to the field." Cynthia Lum, George Mason University.Table of ContentsIntroduction; Section 1: Key Ideas; A Light Introduction to Evidence Based Policing~Renee J. Mitchell; Targeting, Testing and Tracking: The CAM System of Evidence Based Police Assignment~Lawrence W. Sherman; Problem Analysis to Support Decision Making in Evidence Based Policing~Anthony A. Braga and Riley Tucker; The Legal Framework for Evidence based Policing in the US~Seth Stoughton; Identifying Some Misconceptions about Evidence Based Policing: A Research Note~Laura Huey, Brittant Blaskovits, Craig Bennell, Hina Kalyal and Tom Walker; Section 2: Methodological Discussions in Evidence Based Policing; “Not All Evidence Is Created Equal”: On the Importance of Matching Research Questions with Research Methods in Evidence-Based Policing~Barak Ariel; Twitter a New Tardis for Policing?~Emma Williams and Ian Hesketh; Systematic Reviews: “Better Evidence for a Better World”~Peter Neyroud; The Case for Open Police Research~Craig Bennell and Brittany Blaskovits; Knowledge Wars: Professionalisation, Organisational Justice and Competing Knowledge Paradigms in British Policing~Emma Williams & Tom Cockroft; Section 3: Current and Emerging Research Areas; The Trials and Tribulations of Evidence based Procedural Justice~Sarah Bennett, Lorraine Mazerrolle, Emma Antrobus, Peter Martin and Lorelei Hine; Hot Spots Made Easy~Renee J. Mitchell; The Cost of Mental Health Related Calls on Police Service: Evidence from British Columbia~Adam Vaughan & Martin Andresen; Using Body-Worn Cameras to Create an Evidence-Based De-Escalation Training Program~Natalie Todak; Section 4: Experiences in EBP; Moving to the inevitability of Evidence Based Policing~Peter Martin; Why is evidence based policing growing and what challenges lie ahead?~ Alex Murray; A Practical Approach to Evidence based Policing~Gary Cordner.

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Book SynopsisExamining what makes something evidence-based and not merely evidence-informed, this book unifies the voices of police practitioners, academics, and pracademics. It provides real world examples of evidence-based police practices and how police research can be created and applied in the field.Trade Review"As evidence-based policing becomes more prominent in law enforcement policy and practice, this edited volume provides important examples and debates to the field." Cynthia Lum, George Mason University.Table of ContentsIntroduction; Section 1: Key Ideas; A Light Introduction to Evidence Based Policing~Renee J. Mitchell; Targeting, Testing and Tracking: The CAM System of Evidence Based Police Assignment~Lawrence W. Sherman; Problem Analysis to Support Decision Making in Evidence Based Policing~Anthony A. Braga and Riley Tucker; The Legal Framework for Evidence based Policing in the US~Seth Stoughton; Identifying Some Misconceptions about Evidence Based Policing: A Research Note~Laura Huey, Brittant Blaskovits, Craig Bennell, Hina Kalyal and Tom Walker; Section 2: Methodological Discussions in Evidence Based Policing; “Not All Evidence Is Created Equal”: On the Importance of Matching Research Questions with Research Methods in Evidence-Based Policing~Barak Ariel; Twitter a New Tardis for Policing?~Emma Williams and Ian Hesketh; Systematic Reviews: “Better Evidence for a Better World”~Peter Neyroud; The Case for Open Police Research~Craig Bennell and Brittany Blaskovits; Knowledge Wars: Professionalisation, Organisational Justice and Competing Knowledge Paradigms in British Policing~Emma Williams & Tom Cockroft; Section 3: Current and Emerging Research Areas; The Trials and Tribulations of Evidence based Procedural Justice~Sarah Bennett, Lorraine Mazerrolle, Emma Antrobus, Peter Martin and Lorelei Hine; Hot Spots Made Easy~Renee J. Mitchell; The Cost of Mental Health Related Calls on Police Service: Evidence from British Columbia~Adam Vaughan & Martin Andresen; Using Body-Worn Cameras to Create an Evidence-Based De-Escalation Training Program~Natalie Todak; Section 4: Experiences in EBP; Moving to the inevitability of Evidence Based Policing~Peter Martin; Why is evidence based policing growing and what challenges lie ahead?~ Alex Murray; A Practical Approach to Evidence based Policing~Gary Cordner.

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Book SynopsisThis book analyses societal trends and controversies related to developments in data ownership, access, construction, dissemination and interpretation, looking at the ways that society interacts with and uses statistical data.Table of ContentsBook Introduction ~ Humphrey Southall, Jeff Evans and Sally Ruane; 1: How Data are Changing; Introduction ~ Humphrey Southall and Jeff Evans; Statistical work: the changing occupational landscape ~ Kevin McConway; The creation and use of big administrative data ~ Harvey Goldstein and Ruth Gilbert Data Analytics ~ Ifan Shepherd and Gary Hearne; Social Media Data ~ Adrian Tear and Humphrey Southall; 2: Counting in a Globalised world; Introduction ~ Sally Ruane and Jeff Evans; Adult Skills Surveys and Transnational Organisations: Globalising Educational Policy ~ Jeff Evans; Poverty and health care surveys in the Global South: Towards making valid estimates ~ Roy Carr-Hill; Counting the Population in Need of International Protection Globally ~ Brad Blitz, Alessio D’Angelo and Eleonore Kofman; Tax justice and the challenges of measuring illicit financial flows ~ Richard Murphy; 3: The Changing Role of the State; Introduction ~ Sally Ruane and Humphrey Southall; The control and ‘fitness for purpose’ of UK official statistics ~ David Rhind; The Statistics of Devolution ~ David Byrne; Welfare reform: national policies with local impacts ~ Christina Beatty and Steve Fothergill; Social insecurity and the changing role of the (welfare) state: Public perceptions, social attitudes and political action ~ Christopher Deeming and Ron Johnston; Access to data and NHS privatisation: reducing public accountability ~ Sally Ruane; 4: Economic Life; Introduction ~ Humphrey Southall, Sally Ruane and Jeff Evans; The ‘distribution question’: the role of statistical analysis in measuring and evaluating trends in inequality ~ Stewart Lansley; Labour market statistics ~ Paul Bivand; The financial system ~ Rebecca Boden; The difficulty of building comprehensive tax avoidance data ~ Prem Sikka; Tax and spend decisions: did austerity improve financial numeracy and literacy? ~ David Walker; 5: Inequalities in Health and Well-being; Introduction ~ Sally Ruane and Humphrey Southall; Health Divides ~ Anonymous; Measuring Social Wellbeing ~ Roy Carr-Hill; Re-engineering health policy research to measure equity impacts ~ Tim Doran and Richard Cookson; The Generation Game: Ending the phony information war between young and old ~ Jay Ginn and Neil Duncan-Jordan; 6: Advancing social progress through critical statistical literacy; Introduction ~ Jeff Evans, Humphrey Southall and Sally Ruane; The Radical Statistics Group: Using Statistics for Progressive Social Change ~ Jeff Evans and Ludi Simpson; Lyme disease politics and evidence-based policy-making in the UK ~ Kate Bloor; Counting the uncounted: contestations over casualisation data in Australian universities ~ Nour Dados, James Goodman and Keiko Yasukawa; The quantitative crisis in UK Sociology ~ Malcolm Williams, Luke Sloan and Charlotte Brookfield; Critical Statistical Literacy and Interactive Data Visualisations ~ Jim Ridgway, James Nicholson, Sinclair Sutherland and Spencer Hedger; Full Fact ~ Amy Sippitt; What a difference a dataset makes? Data journalism and/as data activism ~ Jonathan Gray and Liliana Bounegru; Book Epilogue .

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Book SynopsisThis book assesses the challenges young people face in the contemporary labour markets of England and Germany in the context of mass migration, rising nationalism and accelerating technological change, and considers the resources and skills young people in Europe will need in the future.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Pathways to adulthood Social structure and inequality Identity and social media Youth and Europe Navigating the transition to adulthood Education, capability and skills Smart families and community Political participation, mobilisation and the internet Impact of COVID-19 on youth Conclusions: Youth policy challenges

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Book SynopsisThis book assesses the challenges young people face in the contemporary labour markets of England and Germany in the context of mass migration, rising nationalism and accelerating technological change, and considers the resources and skills young people in Europe will need in the future.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Pathways to adulthood Social structure and inequality Identity and social media Youth and Europe Navigating the transition to adulthood Education, capability and skills Smart families and community Political participation, mobilisation and the internet Impact of COVID-19 on youth Conclusions: Youth policy challenges

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

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

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

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

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Book SynopsisWith case studies from around the world, this accessible book explores the methodological complexities of research into voluntary action, charitable behaviour and participation in voluntary organisations.Table of Contents1. Introduction - Eddy Hogg and Jon Dean 2. (Un)suitable methods and reflexive considerations: an interview and focus group study of youth volunteering - James Davies 3. Interpretive ethnography: a UK charity shop case study - Triona Fitton 4. Collaborative philanthropy and doing practically relevant, critical research - Angela Eikenberry and Xiaowei Song 5. Peer research: co- producing research within the context of voluntary and community action – Ellen Bennett 6. Charity advertising: visual methods, images and elicitation - Abhishek Bhati and Jon Dean 7. Using archives and objects in voluntary action research - Georgina Brewis 8. Using Mass Observation as a source of qualitative secondary data for interdisciplinary longitudinal research on voluntary action - Rose Lindsey 9. Investigating meanings and messages on volunteering through television media – Kimberly Wiley 10. Annual reporting in voluntary organisations: opportunities for content analysis research - Carolyn Cordery and Danielle McConville 11. Researching risk in the voluntary sector: the challenges and opportunities of regulatory data - Diarmuid McDonnell and Alasdair C. Rutherford 12. Exploring the benefi ts of volunteering: combining survey and administrative data in the Nordic ‘laboratory’ – Hans-Peter Y. Qvist 13. Spatial approaches to the voluntary sector – James Bowles 14. Restudies, surveys and what counts as volunteering - Jon Dean and Diarmuid Verrier 15. Conclusion - Jon Dean and Eddy Hogg

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Book SynopsisCo-authored by an international team of experts across disciplines, this important book is one of the first to demonstrate the enormous benefit creative methods offer for education research. It illustrates how using creative methods, such as poetic inquiry, theatre and animation, can support learning and illuminate participation and engagement.Trade Review"This is a well-written, accessible and thought-provoking book that promotes the use of creative methods in educational research in a balanced way... I am very glad to have the book on my shelf and would definitely recommend it to students, but also to researchers wanting to reflect on their practice." International Journal of Research & Method in Education“While giving clear and practical advice, with lots of case study examples, the book also speaks with a friendly authority that makes it feel both reassuring and inspiring.” Social Research Association Research MattersTable of ContentsIntroduction Research Design Context-Setting Data Gathering Using Two Dimensional and Technological Methods – Research With Children and Young People Data Gathering Using Three Dimensional and Online Methods – Research With Adults Data Analysis Writing/Reporting Presentation Dissemination Where to Next With Creative Research Methods

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Book SynopsisThis cross-Europe analysis explores crucial aspects of long term recovery from substance use. Leading experts set out the evolving needs of people who have sought to change their use of substances and the factors in their progress. The book concludes with clear recommendations for improving future research, policy and practice.Table of ContentsPart 1: Critical explorations of long-term recovery 1. Recovery as long term: an introduction ~ Alastair Roy, Sarah Galvani and Amanda Clayson 2. Is measuring long-term recovery desirable, necessary or even possible? ~ Wulf Livingston 3. Telling recovery stories: an exploration of the relationship between policy, practice and lived experience ~ Alastair Roy and Jennifer Christensen 4. Change processes in long-term recovery for individuals with present and former substance-use dependence ~ Thomas Solgaard Svendsen 5. Provider and user perspectives on long-term recovery in England: how do we know when we are done? ~ Maike Klein and John Hill Part 2: Intimate relationships, trauma and long-term recovery 6. Women’s and men’s stories about sex and intimate relationships in long-term recovery from problematic drug use ~ Anette Skårner and Bengt Svensson 7. Multiple recoveries: substance use and trauma ~ Sarah Fox and Karin Berg 8. Being a partner in long-term recovery: stories from female partners in Norway ~ Sari Lindeman and Lillian Bruland Selseng 9. Long-term recovery for the ‘adult children’ of parents who use alcohol in Iceland ~ Jóna Ólafsdóttir and Amanda Clayson Part 3: Diversity across the lifespan in long-term recovery 10. Social and structural issues in recovery among migrants and ethnic minorities: an exploration of cultural competence and individual recovery perspectives ~ Charlotte De Kock and Aline Pouille 11. Transitions in long-term recovery: mapping adolescent development theory to better understand identity change in recovery ~ Lucy Webb, Amanda Clayson and Nigel Cox 12. Care, continuity and change in long-term recovery: the experiences of older opioid users in long-term recovery in three German regions ~ Ines Arendt 13. When long-term recovery isn’t an option: people at the end of life ~ Sam Wright and Gemma Yarwood 14. Conclusion: Critical reflections, theories and key messages ~ Sarah Galvani, Alastair Roy and Amanda Clayson

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Book SynopsisBased on the results of a European Social Fund project, this book critically appraises the benefits and challenges of involving service users in social work research, practice and education.Trade Review“This is a rich and celebratory collection about the participation of service users in the training of social workers and in research about social work. It conveys confidence in the value of involving ‘experts by experience’ and is an excellent encouragement to those who are embarking on the early stages.” European Journal of Social Work“An impressive and inspiring multiannual research project forms the basis of this book, and one of its strengths is the enhanced comparison of the different experiences with the involvement of service users. It provides an interesting and inspiring insight in the state of the art in higher social work education in Europe.” Journal of Social Intervention: Theory and PracticeTable of Contents1. Introduction - Kristel Driessens and Vicky Lyssens-Danneboom Part 1: Collaborative models in social work education 2. The gap-mending concept: theory and practice - Cecilia Heule, Marcus Knutagård and Arne Kristiansen 3. Mending gaps in social work education in the UK - Helen Casey and Peter Beresford 4. Service users as tandem partners in social work education - Kristel Driessens, Vicky Lyssens- Danneboom, Wendy Peeters, Cindy Van Geldorp, Piet Vandenhende, Hilde Bloemen, Caro Bridts, Sascha Van Gijzel and Henrike Kowalk 5. Service users as supervisors in social work education: mending the gap of power relations - Mette Fløystad Kvammen and Tabitha Wright Nielsen 6. Involving students with mental health experience in social work education - Hubert Kaszyński and Olga Maciejewska 7. The living library in social work education - Robin Sen, Marianne Nylund, Ali Hayward, Rahul Pardasani, William Rivera and Michelle Kaila 8. Creating a platform together for the voice of the service user: inspiration for organising an event together with service users - Ruth Strudwick, Suzanna Pickering and Joep Holten 9. Reflections on inspiring conversations in social work education: the voices of Scottish experts by experience and Italian students - Susan Levy and Elena Cabiati with John Dow, Elinor Dowson, Keith Swankie and Gil Martin 10. Joint workshops with students and service users in social work education: experiences from Esslingen, Germany - Thomas Heidenreich and Marion Laging 11. Service users, students and staff: co-producing creative educational activities on a social work programme in the UK - Kieron Hatton, Kevin Holmes and Pete Shepherd Part 2: Collaborative models in research and policy 12. The co-researcher role in the tension between recognition, co-option and tokenism - Ole Petter Askheim 13. Community of development: a model for inclusive learning, research and innovation - Jean Pierre Wilken, Ellen Witteveen, Carla van Slagmaat, Sascha van Gijzel, Jeroen Knevel, Toinette Loeffen and Els Overkamp 14. Dialogue, skills and trust: some lessons learned from co-writing with service users - Sidsel Natland 15. Participatory pathways in social policymaking: between rhetoric and reality - Peter Beresford and Heidi Degerickx 16. Experiential knowledge as a driver of change - Har Tortike and Vicky Lyssens-Danneboom Part 3: Reflective chapters 17. Experiences matter equally - Henrike Kowalk and Jenny Wetterling 18. Ethical issues in the meaningful involvement of service users as co-researchers - Hugh McLaughlin 19. Involving service users in social work education and research: is this structural social work? Kristel Driessens and Vicky Lyssens- Danneboom

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Book SynopsisBased on the results of a European Social Fund project, this book critically appraises the benefits and challenges of involving service users in social work research, practice and education.Trade Review“This is a rich and celebratory collection about the participation of service users in the training of social workers and in research about social work. It conveys confidence in the value of involving ‘experts by experience’ and is an excellent encouragement to those who are embarking on the early stages.” European Journal of Social Work“An impressive and inspiring multiannual research project forms the basis of this book, and one of its strengths is the enhanced comparison of the different experiences with the involvement of service users. It provides an interesting and inspiring insight in the state of the art in higher social work education in Europe.” Journal of Social Intervention: Theory and PracticeTable of Contents1. Introduction - Kristel Driessens and Vicky Lyssens-Danneboom Part 1: Collaborative models in social work education 2. The gap-mending concept: theory and practice - Cecilia Heule, Marcus Knutagård and Arne Kristiansen 3. Mending gaps in social work education in the UK - Helen Casey and Peter Beresford 4. Service users as tandem partners in social work education - Kristel Driessens, Vicky Lyssens- Danneboom, Wendy Peeters, Cindy Van Geldorp, Piet Vandenhende, Hilde Bloemen, Caro Bridts, Sascha Van Gijzel and Henrike Kowalk 5. Service users as supervisors in social work education: mending the gap of power relations - Mette Fløystad Kvammen and Tabitha Wright Nielsen 6. Involving students with mental health experience in social work education - Hubert Kaszyński and Olga Maciejewska 7. The living library in social work education - Robin Sen, Marianne Nylund, Ali Hayward, Rahul Pardasani, William Rivera and Michelle Kaila 8. Creating a platform together for the voice of the service user: inspiration for organising an event together with service users - Ruth Strudwick, Suzanna Pickering and Joep Holten 9. Reflections on inspiring conversations in social work education: the voices of Scottish experts by experience and Italian students - Susan Levy and Elena Cabiati with John Dow, Elinor Dowson, Keith Swankie and Gil Martin 10. Joint workshops with students and service users in social work education: experiences from Esslingen, Germany - Thomas Heidenreich and Marion Laging 11. Service users, students and staff: co-producing creative educational activities on a social work programme in the UK - Kieron Hatton, Kevin Holmes and Pete Shepherd Part 2: Collaborative models in research and policy 12. The co-researcher role in the tension between recognition, co-option and tokenism - Ole Petter Askheim 13. Community of development: a model for inclusive learning, research and innovation - Jean Pierre Wilken, Ellen Witteveen, Carla van Slagmaat, Sascha van Gijzel, Jeroen Knevel, Toinette Loeffen and Els Overkamp 14. Dialogue, skills and trust: some lessons learned from co-writing with service users - Sidsel Natland 15. Participatory pathways in social policymaking: between rhetoric and reality - Peter Beresford and Heidi Degerickx 16. Experiential knowledge as a driver of change - Har Tortike and Vicky Lyssens-Danneboom Part 3: Reflective chapters 17. Experiences matter equally - Henrike Kowalk and Jenny Wetterling 18. Ethical issues in the meaningful involvement of service users as co-researchers - Hugh McLaughlin 19. Involving service users in social work education and research: is this structural social work? Kristel Driessens and Vicky Lyssens- Danneboom

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Book SynopsisThis book demonstrates how an ethics of care can help researchers work through challenges and solve complex issues. Keeping social justice at the heart of research, the book shows how an ethics of care can provide a systematic approach supporting good judgements about research practices from inception to impact.Table of ContentsForeword by Joan C Tronto PART I Chapter 1. Research and Ethics of Care Chapter 2. Caring, Knowing and Making a Difference Chapter 3. Relational Research Chapter 4. Stages of Research, Phases of Care PART II Chapter 5. Research as Praxis, Interweaving a Complex Web Chapter 6. Doing Research Together: Interdependencies to Maintain, Sustain and Renew Our Worlds Chapter 7. Analysis, Legacy and Care Chapter 8. Reflections on Researching with Care References

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Book SynopsisWith cross-cultural perspectives from eight European countries, this book provides much-needed research on migration and social work. Focusing on the experiences and integration of refugees and asylum seekers, the text considers the impact of EU policies on borders and integration, and the rise of racism across European societies.Trade Review"This work represents an original overview of the holistic, transnational and cross-cultural perspectives of migration and asylum in Europe. An excellent book showing the reality of social work.” Alberto Ares Mateos, Instituto Universitario de Estudios sobre Migraciones“A must for every library” The British Journal of Social WorkTable of ContentsIntroduction - Emilio José Gómez Ciriano, Elena Cabiati and Sofia Dedotsi 1. The Contribution of Social Work Research to Promote Migration and Asylum Policies in Europe - Emilio José Gómez Ciriano 2. Participatory Art in Social Work: From Humanitarianism to Humanization of People on the Move - Darja Zaviršek 3. Grasping at Straws: Social Work in Reception and Identification Centres (RIC) in Greece - Marina Rota, Océane Uzureau, Malte Behrendt, Sarah Adeyinka, Ine Lietaert and Ilse Derluyn 4. Migrant Girls' Experiences of Integration and Social Care in Sweden - Elin Ekstron 5. “Come to my House!” – Homing Practices of Children in Swiss Asylum Camps - Clara Bombach 6. Transnational Dynamics of Family Reunification: Reassembling Social Work with Refugees in Belgium - Pascal Debruyne, Kaat Van Acker, Dirk Geldof and Mieke Schrooten 7. Open or Closed Doors? Accessibility of Italian Social Work Organisations Towards Ethnic Minorities People - Elena Cabiati 8. Refugee Children and Families in the Republic of Ireland: The Response of Social Work - Muireann Ní Raghallaigh 9. Sense of Place, Migrant Integration and Social Work - Susan Levy and Maura Daly 10. ‘If Not Now, When?’ – Reclaiming Activism into Social Work Education: The Case of an Intercultural Student-Academic Project with Refugees in UK and Greece - Sofia Dedotsi and Ruth Hamilton 11. EU Border Migration Policy and Unaccompanied Refugee Minors in Greece: The Example of Lesvos and Samos Hotspots - Marina Rota, Ine Lietaert and Ilse Derluyn Epilogue: Time to Listen. Time to Learn, Time to Challenge…Because There is Hope - Emilio José Gómez Ciriano, Elena Cabiati and Sofia Dedotsi

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

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Book SynopsisWhat does mothering mean in different cultures and societies? This book extensively applies biographical and narrative research methods to mothering from international perspectives. Considering self-care, rapport, trust and self-reflection, the collection advances methodological practice in the study of mothers, carers and childless women's lives.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Biographical Approaches to Mothering- Identities and Lived Realities – Lyudmila Nurse, Lisa Moran and Kateřina Sidiropulu-Janků 1. Becoming and Being a Polish Mother: Narratives on the Motherhood Experience - Katarzyna Gajek, Poland 2. “A Good Mother is a Good Mother and a Good Wife”: Gender Politics, and Mothering Practice Among Older Iranian Muslim Women - Elham Amini, UK 3. The Emergence of a Pandemic, Biographical Disruption and the Exploration of Mothering and Shifting Identities - Fibian Lukalo, Kenya 4. Biographies of Roma Mothering in Contemporary Czechia. Exploring Tapestries of Multi-ethnic Gendered Identity in a Marginalised Social Position - Kateřina Sidiropulu Janků, Austria & Jana Obrovská, Czech Republic 5. Identities and Life Choices of Mothers in a Disadvantaged Neighbourhood in England - Lyudmila Nurse, UK 6. Giving Voice to Irish Mothers Experiencing Separation and Divorce - Rosemary Crosse and Michelle Millar, Ireland 7. Ideal, Good Enough, and Failed Motherhood: How Disabled Canadian Mothers Manage in Hostile Circumstances - Claudia Malacrida, Canada 8. Confronting Meanings of Motherhood in Neoliberal Australia: Six Crystallized Case Studies - Laetitia Coles, Emma Cooke & Jasneek Chawla, Australia 9. Unplanned Breakdown of Foster Mothering. Biographical Perspectives on Identity Challenges of Foster Mothers - Daniela Reimer, Switzerland 10. Non-Mothers: Identities, Ambiguity, Biography Making and Life Choices - Joan Cronin, Ireland Conclusion: Exploring Mothering in Future Biographical Research- Inter-disciplinarity, Trans-disciplinarity and New Research Agendas - Lisa Moran, Lyudmila Nurse and Kateřina Sidiropulu-Janků

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

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

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Book SynopsisThis edited collection explores and illustrates the nature of research for social justice. Drawing on a diverse range of social research projects, it sets out what a rights-based approach to research looks like, why this framework matters and how we can translate them into operational research.Table of Contents1. Researching for social justice: an introduction - Kathryn McGarry, Ciara Bradley and Gloria Kirwan PART I: Contextualising and theorising research for social justice 2. Epistemic privilege as a social justice issue: knowing injustice and justice for knowers - Kathryn McGarry 3. Epistemology, research design and social justice - Ciara Bradley and Lynsey Kavanagh 4. Using a social justice lens in research engagements for community work and youth work practice - Sinead McMahon, Ciara Bradley and Hilary Tierney PART II: Designing and operationalising methodologies for social justice 5. Using Poststructural Policy Analysis for social justice - Sinead McMahon 6. Research with deaf and hard-of-hearing women: reimagining social justice as flourishing - Grainne Meehan 7. Sanctuary: trespassing the enclosure of rights - David Donovan 8. Using peer engagement to support the participation of people who use drugs in research - Brian Melaugh and Andy O’Hara PART III: Exploring case studies in research for social justice 9. Beyond research extractivism in environmental justice research - Jamie Gorman 10. When objects speak louder than words: material ethnography in social justice research - Gloria Kirwan and Calvin Swords 11. An expanded conceptualisation and definition of engaged research - Rory Hearne 12. Social justice as tool and process in research: progressing insight into children’s right to participation through Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis - Breda O’Driscoll and Gloria Kirwan 13. The potential for Q-Methodology in promoting human rights and social justice: a case of social workers in practice research - Johanna O’Shea 14. Reflecting as a pracademic in policy land: using research and practice to advance social justice in the hate crime policy domain - Seamus Taylor 15. Concluding thoughts - Kathryn McGarry, Ciara Bradley and Gloria Kirwan

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