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Temple University Press,U.S. Objectifying Measures: The Dominance of
Book SynopsisExamining the political economy of high-stakes educational testingTrade Review"The novelty of Objectifying Measures is the clarity with which an analysis of statistical discourse is mapped out to show its complex relationship to inequality. Johnson offers a reader-friendly ethnography that demands attention... Her analysis of assumptions and biases which frame and inform standardized testing as a method of defining and measuring failure/progress is timely and important. Highly recommended!"—Katya Gibel Mevorach, Associate Professor, Anthropology Department & American Studies Concentration at Grinnell CollegeTable of ContentsAcknowledgments 1. Introduction 2. Contextualizing Education within the Racial Politics of Texas 3. Statistical Objectification, Governmentality, and Race in High- Stakes Testing 4. Commodification, Privatization, and Political Economy of Statistical Discourse 5. Statistical Objectification, Truth, and Hegemony 6. Between Women and the State of Texas: Representation and the Politics of Experience 7. Conclusion Chronology: Timeline of Testing in Texas, 1970– 2003 Notes Bibliography Index
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Nova Science Publishers Inc American Community Survey & Select Survey Briefs
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Advances in Sociology Research: Volume 11
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Education Research: Challenges, Training
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Advances in Sociology Research: Volume 7
Book SynopsisThis continuing series presents original leading edge research results in the field of sociology. Each chapter has been carefully selected in an attempt to present substantial advances across a broad spectrum. Included in this compilation are topics such as the mastering the demands of social and economic change as social indicators and predictors of primary and secondary control; alcohol consumption patterns in Sweden; ethnography as it applies to health care and sociology research; the effects of urbanisation on bird fauna in Valencia, Spain and in the streams and rivers of Patagonia, Argentina; and mental health among native and immigrant adolescents in Norway.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Building Community Capacity: Minority & Immigrant
Book SynopsisFor all of our advances in health care and achievements in public health that have contributed to an increased life expectancy, there still remain persistent problems in one''s community that are public health in origin. These persistent public health problems are well-studied from an academic standpoint, yet they evade a solution that is practical, economical, and socially just. These are complex, community-based, public health problems that disproportionally impact minority and immigrant populations. This book explores this topic in greater detail. Specifically, what have we, as public health academicians and practitioners learned when partnering with minority and immigrant community members to help them address persistent public health issues that affect them and their families on a daily basis? These are lessons that need to be shared so disadvantaged populations can build their capacity to address and solve persistent public health problems in their communities.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Sociology Research Summaries
Book SynopsisThis book is a continuation of the book Sociology Researcher Biographical Sketches and Research Summaries which compiles biographical sketches of top professionals in the field of sociology research, as well as research summaries from a number of different focuses in this important field.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Research Methods for Children
Book SynopsisResearch with children is an invaluable way to tell their story in their own words. Research documenting ideas about children from parent and teacher perspectives is valuable, but in itself, does not tell the story from the child''s point of view. Thus, the purpose of this book is to develop a book for those interested in conducting research with children, to document their voices and perceptions. Each chapter in this book is intended to provide a summary of ideas that will help the reader in thinking about research for children, from their perspective and telling their story. The author spent time during graduate school wondering why so much information about children was presented from the adult perspective. This observation has lead to a research track for this author, wherein she has tried to focus the "knowledge camera" if you will on children''s perspectives of their development and their world. This is the foundational idea for the development of this book.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Malthusian Century
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Octopus Publishing Group Man Facts: Fascinating Things Every Bloke Should
Book SynopsisIt's time to celebrate your inner geek with this treasure trove of lists and prime cuts of knowledge. Time to brush up on what you'd forgotten or misremembered, and discover what you never had a clue was true. Ranging across history, science and the natural world, taking in sport, film, food and much more, Man Facts gives you a wealth of up-to-date stats and eye-opening trivia that will make you a general-knowledge genius, or at least help you nail your next pub quiz. Dig in.
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New Dawn Press Data Collecting Methods & Experiences: A Guide
Book SynopsisThe insightful experiences and successful strategies of leading social researchers are presented in this resource for collecting data on sensitive issues. The methodological challenges of researching different communities, from rural and indigenous communities to governmental and non-governmental organisations, are discussed with suggestions on overcoming barriers and using a multifaceted approach to research. Wisdom and anecdotes from data collecting experiences are described to offer researchers confidence in field operations.
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Transcript Verlag The Cop and the Sociologist: Investigating
Book SynopsisDrawing on the sociology of Max Weber, Barbara Thériault investigates today's relations toward difference within German police forces. Accompanying and interviewing police officers whose job it is to contribute to the acknowledgement of difference, the sociologist outlines three ideal types of actors - an empathetic, a principled, and an opportunist one - and the motives underlying their actions. A fourth type, the specialist, is conspicuously absent. Why is that so? Solving this enigma helps depicting the relations to difference within police forces: it points to a specific "spirit" of diversity and a singular way to apprehend the individual in Germany.Trade Review"Weber would have been pleased." James V. Spickard, Qualitative Research, 14/8 (2014) Reviewed in: German Politics ansd Society, 33/3 (2015), Alexandra Schwell
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Transcript Verlag Geographical Research in the Digital Humanities:
Book SynopsisThe richness of social and cultural theory in the humanities offers countless opportunities for using theory-informed concepts in data-based analysis workflows. The contributors to this volume thus encourage further research utilizing out-of-the-box models and approaches to space and place in the field of Digital Humanities. The collection follows the two complementary goals of providing promising conceptualisations of space and place for a broad audience from Digital Humanities, and of presenting current work in Digital Humanities using different conceptualisations of space and place or offering innovative methods for their analysis.
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Transcript Publishing Urban Heritage Planning in Tehran and Beyond:
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ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon Méthod(e)s – African Review of Social Science
Book SynopsisThe bilingual, French-English journal Méthod(e)s, founded in 2015, is an African initiative with the objective to enlarge the methodological debates on the Global South. The desire for a strong understanding of methodology is to situate it above academic trends, thereby placing it in line with a universal history of the sciences. Just as calling dominant paradigms into question leaves room for creative opportunities, so does the comparison of theoretical approaches and technical models of data collection. Questions related to methods are not purely technical or merely philosophical reflections. The examination of the method used in scientific investigations necessarily leads us to question the validity and consequences of research results. From this point of view, the journal Méthod(e)s is not a forum for simple discussions on the mechanics of research but a tool to question social interests influencing academic research and giving it a political function. It is also intended to lead to a more critical look at the creation of theories dealing with the status of individuals and societies in Africa and the Global South. Méthod(e)s aims to bring into question, connect, and compare the theoretical, technical, and political foundations of the social sciences as applied to human societies. Each contribution is followed by a summary in the respectively other language. In order to ensure a broad intellectual reach, the editors reserve the right to include articles written in other languages. All the abstracts of the papers are also available in Arabic, Chinese, and Spanish.
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Bookwell Publications Labour and Social Trends in Asia and the Pacific
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Tapir Academic Press Challenges & Development: Adult Education
Book SynopsisThe theme of this yearbook of ten articles is learning in working life.
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Reitzel, Hans Qualitative Research Methods in Organisation
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Reitzel, Hans Insight into Statistics: for the Social Sciences
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University Press of Southern Denmark Displaying Qualitative Data
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HarperCollins Publishers THE TYRANNY OF NUMBERS Why Counting Cant Make Us Happy
Book SynopsisNever before have we attempted to measure as much as we do today. Why are we so obsessed with numbers? What can they really tell us?Trade Review‘A great antidote to cynicism, and a sharply witty reminder of what is important in life.’ Independent ‘Wonderfully subversive.’ Guardian.
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Penguin Publishing Group The Means of Reproduction Sex Power and the Future of the World
Book SynopsisThink of Goldberg as the Al Gore of a sexual equality crisis. Reproductive freedom is not just a matter of justice, it's a matter of survival. - The American ProspectNew York Times columnist Michelle Goldberg's brilliant investigation of the global struggle over women's reproductive rights—the worldwide battle between the forces of modernity and those of reaction, being fought on the terrain of women's bodiesThrough Goldberg's meticulous reporting across four continents, The Means of Reproduction highlights the past and present of feminist activism around the world. In the face of a new wave of authoritarianism, we can look to the stories within this book—from an abortion provider turned health minister of Ghana to survivors of domestic abuse in India to pioneers of access to birth control throughout the Global South—as both blueprint and inspiration. With broad historical scope and lucid prose, Goldberg's analysis demonstrates tha
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Oxford University Press Philosophies of Qualitative Research Understanding Qualitative Research
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Oxford University Press Interrogating Ethnography
Book SynopsisIn this comprehensive review of urban ethnography, Steven Lubet encountered a field that relies heavily on anonymous sources, often as reported by a single investigator whose underlying data remain unseen. Upon digging into the details, he discovered too many ethnographic assertions that were dubious, exaggerated, tendentious, or just plain wrong. Employing the tools and techniques of a trial lawyer, Lubet uses original sources and contemporaneous documentation to explore the stories behind ethnographic narratives. Many turn out to be accurate, but others are revealed to be based on rumors, folklore, and unreliable hearsay. Interrogating Ethnography explains how qualitative social science would benefit from greater attention to the quality of evidence, and provides recommendations for bringing the field more closely in line with other fact-based disciplines such as law and journalism.Trade Review"This is a critically important book that takes aim at how ethnographers gather their information and make their arguments. Lubet's bold critique demands attention from all ethnographers, and those who read ethnography." --Shamus Khan, Professor and Chair, Department of Sociology, Columbia University "In Interrogating Ethnography, Lubet brings a detective's eye to the stories that ethnographers tell in order to offer timely and important interventions about the relevance-indeed urgency-for credibility, reliability, and objectivity in the narratives academics craft about their research subjects." --Michele Goodwin, Chancellor's Professor and Director at the Center for Biotechnology and Global Health Policy, University of California, Irvine School of Law "Interrogating Ethnography reminds an important discipline that it seeks to learn and publish the truth. Lubet holds ethnography to the standards that he applies to his own research, and the results are bracing." --Anita Bernstein, Anita and Stuart Subotnick Professor of Law, Brooklyn Law School "Despite the growth of ethnographic research as a respected methodology in the social sciences and increasingly in public policy, the standards for what constitutes findings of fact remain obscure and uncertain. Lubet has performed a vital service by describing how field researchers should think about the validity and credibility of the data that they gather. Interrogating Ethnography will become essential reading for anyone interested in reading or writing participant observation." --Gary Alan Fine, James E. Johnson Professor of Sociology, Northwestern University "This book is an essential critique of the most public-facing product sociology has to offer. This book really should be required in every sociology (and anthropology-I'm looking at you, too!) graduate methods class, and probably for undergrad methods classes, too. It's a fast, easy read, and lays bare the issues in an admirably clear way that earns it the Contexts' Seal of Approval." --ContextsTable of ContentsPreface Introduction: The Ethnographic Trial Chapter One: Testimony Chapter Two: Opinion and Documentation Chapter Three: Unreliability Chapter Four: Credulity Chapter Five: Selectivity Chapter Six: Rumors and Folklore Chapter Seven: Anonymity Chapter Eight: Criminality Conclusion: Toward Evidence-Based Ethnography
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Oxford University Press, USA Workbook of Epidemiology
Book SynopsisThis text deals with the design and accuracy of epidemiological studies. It gives students a clear understanding of the research strategies used in experimental and non-experimental studies to ask the right questions, select the study population and follow-up period, obtain information on exposures, follow up disease occurrence, etc.Trade Review"A very useful book, and I am looking forward to using it for teaching and discussion groups....I recommend the book highly."--Doody's Health Sciences Book Review JournalTable of Contents1: Basic Concepts 2: Asking the Right Questions 3: Selecting the Study Population and Follow-up Period 4: Obtaining Information on Exposure 5: Follow-up of Disease Occurrence 6: Sampling from the Base (Case-referent Studies) 7: Assignment of Exposure (Experimental Strategies) 8: General Exercises
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Oxford University Press, USA Measuring the Intentional World Realism Naturalism and Quantitative Methods in the Behavioral Sciences
Book SynopsisScientific realism has been advanced as an interpretation of the natural sciences but never the behavioural sciences. This exciting book introduces a novel version of scientific realism--Measured Realism--that characterizes the kind of theoretical progress in the social and psychological sciences that is uneven but indisputable. Trout proposes a theory of measurement--Population-Guided Estimation--that connects natural, psychological, and social scientific inquiry. Presenting quantitative methods in the behavioural sciences as at once successful and regulated by the world, Measuring the Intentional World will engage philosophers of science, historians of science, sociologists of science, and scientists interested in the foundations of their own disciplines.Trade ReviewThere is much of value in Trout's book. The careful sorting out of often confused realist claims is welcome. His recognition that the social sciences sometimes have measurement and testing procedures akin to those of the natural sciences is also a welcome antidote to the long tradition of arguing about their scientific status without looking at what they actually do. Trout's claim that assessments of realism issues require carefully looking at specific theories seems to me particularly valuable. * Philosophical Review *This is an interesting, complex, and important book. Indeed, it may well be the most important book in the philosophy of the social sciences since Rosenberg's Sociobiology and the Preemption of Social Science (1980). In addition to developing an original and intriguing naturalistic account of psychology and the social sciences, Trout offers the reader a most nuanced analysis of various forms of scientific realism, as well as a well-developed version of naturalistic epistemology. * Teaching Philosophy *A radical book, and essential reading for courses in philosophy of science, statistics, and research methods. * Choice *
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Oxford University Press Child Protection in America
Book SynopsisChild abuse and neglect are intractable problems exacting a terrible toll on children and rending the very fabric of our society. What can be done to reduce the suffering? If there were simple solutions to abuse and neglect they would have been discovered long ago. There are no easy answers, but in this vivid history of child protection in America, John E.B. Myers introduces realistic policies that will reduce maltreatment and strengthen the system that protects our children. Before it is possible to design viable improvements in today''s system, it is necessary to understand how it evolved. The sweeping, beautifully written account of child protection in America traces its growth from colonial days to the present--from the rise and gradual disappearance of orphanages, the growth of foster care, the birth of organized child protection in 1874, and the rise of private societies to prevent cruelty, to the twentieth-century transition to government-operated child protection.Myers goes on Trade Review"This compelling work traces child protection efforts from early colonial America to the present...Social workers and social work educators will find this work valuable, especially in its explanation of various organizations and larger-than-life reformers...all pivotal to this subject's history."--Doody's "This compelling work traces child protection efforts from early colonial America to the present...Social workers and social work educators will find this work valuable, especially in its explanation of various organizations and larger-than-life reformers...all pivotal to this subject's history."--Doody'sTable of ContentsPart I The Road Traveled: The History of Child Protection in America ; 1. Child Protection from the Colonial Period to 1875 ; 2. Societies for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children ; 3. Child Protection from 1900 to 1962 ; 4. Child Protection from 1962 to Present ; 5. Child Sexual Abuse ; Part II The Road Ahead: Child Protection Today, Causes of Child Abuse and Neglect, Roadblocks to Progress, Reducing Maltreatment, Improving Child Protection ; 6. Causes of Child Abuse and Neglect ; 7. Reducing Abuse and Neglect ; 8. Improving the Child Protection System
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Oxford University Press SelfHelp Inc.
Book SynopsisWhy doesn''t self-help help? Millions of people turn to self-improvement when they find that their lives aren''t working out quite as they had imagined. The market for self-improvement products--books, audiotapes, life-makeover seminars and regimens of all kinds--is exploding, and there seems to be no end in sight for this trend. In Self-Help, Inc.: Makeover Culture in American Life, cultural critic Micki McGee asks what our seemingly insatiable demand for self-help can tell us about ourselves at the outset of this new century. The answers are surprising. Rather than finding an America that is narcissistic or self-involved, as others have contended, McGee sees a nation relying on self-help culture for advice on how to cope in an increasingly volatile and competitive work world. For Americans today, a central component of working has become working on themselves. Be all one can be, they are told. Build your own personal brand. As women have entered the paid labor force in growing numbers, the Protestant work ethic has been augmented by a Romantic imperative that one create a vision--a script--for one''s life. More and more, Americans are compelled to regard themselves in effect as human capital. No longer simply an enterprising or entrepreneurial individual, the new worker is the artist and the artwork, the CEO of Me, Inc., in Tom Peters'' memorable phrase, and the central product line. Self-Help, Inc. reveals how makeover culture traps Americans in endless cycles of self-invention and overwork as they struggle to stay ahead of a rapidly restructuring economic order. A lucid and fascinating treatment of the modern obsession with work and self-improvement, this book will strike a chord with its diagnosis of the self-help trap and with its suggestions for how we can address the alienating conditions of modern work and family life.Trade ReviewMcGee writes clearly and thoughtfully.... She moves seamlessly from high theory to pop psychobabble, using the former to illustrate the powers of the latter. Overall, she offers a compelling argument for resisting the self-improvement genre's worldview. * American Journal of Sociology *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements ; Prologue. Covey's Daughter and Her Dilemma ; Introduction. From Self-Made to Belabored ; 1. From Calling to Vision: Spiritual, Secular and Gendered Notions ; 2. From Power! to Personal Power!: Survivalism and the Inward Turn ; 3. From Having It All to Simple Abundance: Gender and the Logic of Diminished Expectations ; 4. The Self at Work: From Job-Hunters to Artist-Entrepreneurs ; 5. At Work on the Self: The Making of the Belabored Self ; 6. All You Can Be, or Some Conclusions ; Appendix. Some Notes on Method ; Notes ; Bibliography
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Oxford University Press Intervention Research Developing Social Programs Pocket Guides to Social Work Research Methods
Book SynopsisWhen social workers draw on experience, theory, or data in order to develop new strategies or enhance existing ones, they are conducting intervention research. This relatively new field involves program design, implementation, and evaluation and requires a theory-based, systematic approach. Intervention Research presents such a framework. The five-step strategy described in this brief but thorough book ushers the reader from an idea''s germination through the process of writing a treatment manual, assessing program efficacy and effectiveness, and disseminating findings. Rich with examples drawn from child welfare, school-based prevention, medicine, and juvenile justice, Intervention Research relates each step of the process to current social work practice. It also explains how to adapt interventions for new contexts, and provides extensive examples of intervention research in fields such as child welfare, school-based prevention, medicine, and juvenile justice, and offers insights about changes and challenges in the field. This innovative pocket guide will serve as a solid reference for those already in the field, as well as help the next generation of social workers develop skills to contribute to the evolving field of intervention research.Trade Review"[T]his volume is a very useful addition to the intervention research literature and should be useful to both students of intervention research and practitioners (and future practitioners) who will be the consumers of evidence-based programs."--PsycCritiques "Intervention Research is an indispensable resource for students, practitioners, and researchers engaged in related work, and is an appropriate choice as a primary or supplementary textbook in master's or doctoral level methodology courses."--Research on Social Work Practice "Intervention Research is an indispensable resource for students, practitioners, and researchers engaged in related work, and is an appropriate choice as a primary or supplementary textbook in master's or doctoral level methodology courses." -- Byron J. Powell, Washington University, St. Louis, Research on Social Work PracticeTable of Contents1. What is Intervention Research ; 2. Stages in Intervention Research ; 3. Step 1: Specify the Problem and Develop a Program Theory ; 4. Step 2: Create and Revise Program Materials ; 5. Step 3 & Step 4: From Refining Program Components to Testing Effectiveness ; 6. Step 5: Dissemination of Findings and Program Materials ; 7. Challenges in Intervention Research ; Appendix ; Glossary ; References
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Oxford University Press Self Help Inc.
Trade Review"Can reading Self-Help, Inc. make you rich, successful and perpetually happy? No, but it'll entertain you and make you a whole lot smarter about American popular culture and the economic forces that shape it."--Barbara Ehrenreich, author of Bait and Switch and Nickel and Dimed"Elegantly written, brilliantly argued, and very important--a must read."--Arlie Russell Hochschild, author of The Time Bind and The Commercialization of Intimate Life"McGee writes clearly and thoughtfully.... She moves seamlessly from high theory to pop psychobabble, using the former to illustrate the powers of the latter. Overall, she offers a compelling argument for resisting the self-improvement genre's worldview. what comes through most clearly to me is a Marxist critique of consumer capitalism--like Raymond Williams for the 21st century."--Wendy Simonds, American Journal of Sociology"McGee has revealed the self-help industry as an obsessional treadmill far more than a path to a better life....Self-Help, Inc. offers a revealing look at the profound dissatisfactions that loiter beneath the topography of our consumer culture."--Stuart Ewen, author of PR!: A Social History of SpinTable of ContentsACKNOWLEDGMENTS ; PROLOGUE COVEYS DAUGHTER AND HER DILEMMA ; INTRODUCTION FROM SELF-MADE TO BELABORED ; APPENDIX SOME NOTES ON METHOD ; NOTES ; BIBLIOGRAPHY
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Oxford University Press Narrative Inquiry
Book SynopsisNarrative inquiry allows for a detailed examination of the structure and content of a story and its significance in relation to psychological, sociological, or historical frames of reference. Narrative methods are ideal for the study of intra- and inter-personal process. They are traditionally used to understand first-person accounts obtained in interviews, but unlike other forms of analysis, the storied nature of data is retained, allowing for qualitative analysis of personal experience in relation to time, social condition, and place.This pocket guide presents a reader-friendly introduction to narrative inquiry. It focuses on one particular research design, the case study design, providing a broad framework in which narrative and other relevant data may be collected and the specific ways in which audio recordings of interviews may be transcribed. With dozens of transcript examples taken from research conducted around the English-speaking world, this guide reviews prevailing analytic Trade Review"The author provides students, scholars, and practitioners with a wealth of information on narrative inquiry which they can use for clinical practice, research, or scholarly review. I highly recommend this book as the go-to reference for anyone interested in this fascinating method of information-gathering." --Doody's "Wells' task in Narrative Inquiry is quite simple: to suggest that narrative analysis is an important research method that is particularly appropriate for social workresearchers. Wells' talent here is that she makes a strong case for the rigor of narrative methods, not by entering larger epistemological debates, but by clearly elucidating distinct types of narrative analysis and how one might perform them. In this way, Wells shows us, rather than tells us, why narrative analysis should be a more prominent method utilized in the field...Wells' succinct overview of narrative methods explicitly considers what kind of research and questions might benefit from this approach." -- Emily Adlin Bosk, University of Michigan, Qualitative Social WorkTable of Contents1. An Introduction to Narrative Inquiry ; 2. One Design for Narrative Study ; 3. Framework for Collection of Narrative Data ; 4. Analysis of Narrative Content ; 5. Analysis of Narrative Structure ; 6. Application of Discursive Concepts to Analysis of Narratives ; 7. Analysis of Narrative in Context ; 8. Validation of Narrative Research ; Appendix 1. Overview of Narrative Analytic Methods ; Appendix 2. Guidelines for Narrative Research Proposals ; Notes ; References ; Index
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Oxford University Press Qualitative Methods for Practice Research
Book SynopsisQualitative methods have become increasingly popular among researchers, and while many comprehensive textbooks describe the standard techniques and philosophical assumptions, it is often assumed that practitioners are consumers of research and not producers. This innovative book describes how qualitative methods can be used to investigate the in-vivo use of theory in social work practice. It offers not just a comprehensive overview of methods, but a concise, accessible guide focused on how to study and explicate application of theory, and the creative tension that inevitably exists between theory and practice. Theory-to-practice gaps are indispensable conditions for conducting engaged scholarship, which in turn promotes collaboration between researchers and practitioners in addressing practice-related problems in real-world settings.Engaged scholarship and critical realist assumptions are applied to three case studies that combine research questions with data collection techniques and Trade Review...the book proposes a way of thinking about research which deserves the attention of the academic and nonacademic community. For practitioners, it offers grounds for empowerment and for embracing new professional roles. For researchers, the book is an occasion to reflect critically on their previous work and to chart partnerships that go beyond the academic area. * Sage Publications, April 2013 *Table of ContentsIntroduction ; 1. Engaged Scholarship and Critical Realism ; 2. Quick-Start to Qualitative Research for Practice ; 3. Institutional Ethnography ; 4. Engaged Scholarship: Qualitative Methods and Adapting Evidence-based Practice ; 5. The Role of Reflexivity in Engaged Scholarship ; Appendix ; Glossary ; Notes ; References ; Index
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Oxford University Press The Oxford Handbook of Crime Prevention
Book SynopsisHow can a society prevent-not deter, not punish-but prevent crime? Criminal justice prevention, commonly called crime control, aims to prevent crime after an initial offence has been commited through anything from an arrest to a death penalty sentence. These traditional means have been frequently examined and their efficacy just as frequently questioned. Promising new forms of crime prevention have emerged and expanded as important components of an overall strategy to reduce crime. Crime prevention today has developed along three lines: interventions to improve the life chances of children and prevent them from embarking on a life of crime; programs and policies designed to ameliorate the social conditions and institutions that influence offending; and the modification or manipulation of the physical environment, products, or systems to reduce everyday opportunities for crime. Each strategy aims at preventing crime or criminal offending in the first instance - before the act has been cTrade ReviewThis is an excellent book and comes highly recommended. It's a book which is informative and accessible for academics, students or those with a general interest. Written by leading academics, it's packed full of knowledge and has a clear eye on priorities for future research and future direction. Whether to be dipped in and out of or read from cover to cover, it successfully draw on decades of previous work and brings it up to date, making it more relevant than most can imagine. * Ben Hughes, Internet Journal of Criminology *Table of ContentsPreface ; Contributors ; 1. Crime Prevention and Public Policy ; Brandon C. Welsh and David P. Farrington ; PART I: Developmental Crime Prevention ; 2. Developmental and Life-Course Theories of Offending ; Francis T. Cullen, Michael L. Benson, and Matthew D. Makarios ; 3. Risk and Protective Factors for Offending ; David P. Farrington, Rolf Loeber, and Maria M. Ttofi ; 4. Preventing Crime through Intervention in the Preschool Years ; Holly S. Schindler and Hirokazu Yoshikawa ; 5. Parent Training and the Prevention of Crime ; Alex R. Piquero and Wesley G. Jennings ; 6. Child Skills Training in the Prevention of Antisocial Development and Crime ; Friedrich Losel and Doris Bender ; 7. Developmental Approaches in the Prevention of Female Offending ; Deborah Gorman-Smith and Alana M. Vivolo ; PART II: Community Crime Prevention ; 8. Community-Level Influences on Crime and Offending ; Steven F. Messner and Gregory M. Zimmerman ; 9. Disorder and Crime ; Wesley G. Skogan ; 10. Poverty Deconcentration and the Prevention of Crime ; Jens Ludwig and Julia Burdick-Will ; 11. Peer Influence, Mentoring, and the Prevention of Crime ; Christopher J. Sullivan and Darrick Jolliffe ; 12. Comprehensive Community Partnerships for Preventing Crime ; Dennis P. Rosenbaum and Amie M. Schuck ; 13. Community-Based Substance Use Prevention ; Abigail A. Fagan and J. David Hawkins ; 14. School-Based Crime Prevention ; Denise C. Gottfredson, Philip J. Cook, and Chongmin Na ; PART III: Situational Crime Prevention ; 15. Situational Crime Prevention: Classifying Techniques Using 'Good Enough' Theory ; Martha J. Smith and Ronald V. Clarke ; 16. High Crime Places, Times, and Offenders ; Anthony A. Braga ; 17. Crime Displacement and Diffusion of Benefits ; Shane D. Johnson, Rob T. Guerette, and Kate J. Bowers ; 18. Place-Based Crime Prevention: Theory, Evidence, and Policy ; John E. Eck and Rob T. Guerette ; 19. The Private Sector and Designing Products against Crime ; Paul Ekblom ; 20. Once Bitten, Twice Shy? Repeat Victimization and its Prevention ; Louise Grove and Graham Farrell ; PART IV: Advancing Knowledge and Building a Safer Society ; 21. Implementing Crime Prevention: Good Governance and a Science of Implementation ; Ross Homel and Peter Homel ; 22. The Importance of Randomized Experiments in Evaluating Crime Prevention ; David Weisburd and Joshua C. Hinkle ; 23. Preventing Future Criminal Activities of Delinquents and Offenders ; Doris Layton MacKenzie ; 24. Public Opinion and Crime Prevention: A Review of International Trends ; Julian V. Roberts and Ross Hastings ; 25. The Science and Politics of Crime Prevention: Toward a New Crime Policy ; Brandon C. Welsh and David P. Farrington ; Index
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Oxford University Press Consumer Citizen
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Oxford University Press Inc Simply Rational
Book SynopsisStatistical illiteracy can have an enormously negative impact on decision making. This volume of collected papers brings together applied and theoretical research on risks and decision making across the fields of medicine, psychology, and economics. Collectively, the essays demonstrate why the frame in which statistics are communicated is essential for broader understanding and sound decision making, and that understanding risks and uncertainty has wide-reaching implications for daily life. Gerd Gigerenzer provides a lucid review and catalog of concrete instances of heuristics, or rules of thumb, that people and animals rely on to make decisions under uncertainty, explaining why these are very often more rational than probability models. After a critical look at behavioral theories that do not model actual psychological processes, the book concludes with a call for a heuristic revolution that will enable us to understand the ecological rationality of both statistics and heuristics, andTrade ReviewIt was a great pleasure to read Gigerenzer's Simple RationalThere are so many insights, exciting ideas, and practical recommendations. * Gary Klein, American Journal of Psychology *Table of ContentsIntroduction ; 1. How I Got Started Teaching Physicians and Judges Risk Literacy ; Part I. The Art of Risk Communication ; 2. Why Do Single Event Probabilities Confuse Patients? ; 3. HIV Screening: Helping Clinicians Make Sense of Test Results ; 4. Breast Cancer Screening Pamphlets Mislead Women ; Part II. Health Statistics ; 5. Helping Doctors and Patients Make Sense of Health Statistics ; 6. Public Knowledge of Benefits of Breast and Prostate Cancer Screening in Europe ; Part III. Smart Heuristics ; 7. Heuristic Decision Making ; 8. The Recognition Heuristic: A Decade of Research ; Part IV. Intuitions about Sports and Gender ; 9. The Hot Hand Exists in Volleyball and Is Used for Allocation Decisions ; 10. Stereotypes about Men's and Women's Intuitions: A Study of Two Nations ; Part V. Theory ; 11. As-If Behavioral Economics: Neoclassical Economics in Disguise? ; 12. Personal Reflections on Theory and Psychology ; References ; Index
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OUP USA The Oxford Handbook of Crime Prevention
Book SynopsisThe Oxford Handbook of Crime Prevention is the most reliable and the only comprehensive source on research and experience on the prevention of crime in the United States and across the Western world.Table of ContentsPreface ; Contributors ; 1. Crime Prevention and Public Policy ; Brandon C. Welsh and David P. Farrington ; Part I: Developmental Crime Prevention ; 2. Developmental and Life-Course Theories of Offending ; Francis T. Cullen, Michael L. Benson, and Matthew D. Makarios ; 3. Risk and Protective Factors for Offending ; David P. Farrington, Rolf Loeber, and Maria M. Ttofi ; 4. Preventing Crime Through Intervention in the Preschool Years ; Holly S. Schindler and Hirokazu Yoshikawa ; 5. Parent Training and the Prevention of Crime ; Alex R. Piquero and Wesley G. Jennings ; 6. Child Social Skills Training in the Prevention of Antisocial Development and Crime ; Friedrich Losel and Doris Bender ; 7. Developmental Approaches in the Prevention of Female Offending ; Deborah Gorman-Smith and Alana M. Vivolo ; Part II: Community Crime Prevention ; 8. Community-Level Infl uences on Crime and Offending ; Steven F. Messner and Gregory M. Zimmerman ; 9. Disorder and Crime ; Wesley G. Skogan ; 10. Poverty Deconcentration and the Prevention of Crime ; Jens Ludwig and Julia Burdick-Will ; 11. Peer Influence, Mentoring, and the Prevention of Crime ; Christopher J. Sullivan and Darrick Jolliffe ; 12. Comprehensive Community Partnerships for Preventing Crime ; Dennis P. Rosenbaum and Amie M. Schuck ; 13. Community-Based Substance Use Prevention ; Abigail A. Fagan and J. David Hawkins ; 14. Schools and Prevention ; Denise C. Gottfredson, Philip J. Cook, and Chongmin Na ; Part III: Situational Crime Prevention ; 15. Situational Crime Prevention: Classifying Techniques Using <"Good Enough>" Theory ; Martha J. Smith and Ronald V. Clarke ; 16. High Crime Places, Times, and Offenders ; Anthony A. Braga ; 17. Crime Displacement and Diffusion of Benefits ; Shane D. Johnson, Rob T. Guerette, and Kate J. Bowers ; 18. Place-Based Crime Prevention: Theory, Evidence, and Policy ; John E. Eck and Rob T. Guerette ; 19. The Private Sector and Designing Products Against Crime ; Paul Ekblom ; 20. Once Bitten, Twice Shy: Repeat Victimization and Its Prevention ; Louise Grove and Graham Farrell ; Part IV : Advancing Knowledge and Building a Safer Society ; 21. Implementing Crime Prevention: Good Governance and a Science of Implementation ; Ross Homel and Peter Homel ; 22. The Importance of Randomized Experiments in Evaluating Crime Prevention ; David Weisburd and Joshua C. Hinkle ; 23. Preventing Future Criminal Activities of Delinquents and Offenders ; Doris Layton MacKenzie ; 24. Public Opinion and Crime Prevention: A Review of International Trends ; Julian V. Roberts and Ross Hastings ; 25. The Science and Politics of Crime Prevention: Toward a New Crime Policy ; Brandon C. Welsh and David P. Farrington ; Index
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Oxford University Press Grounded Theory
Book SynopsisGrounded Theory (GT) is one of the oldest and most often used forms of qualitative research. Unlike other methods, GT is used to develop theory. Grounded Theory has great potential for social work because in order to conduct theory-based practice, social workers need middle-range theories that are neither highly abstract nor difficult to apply in real life. Social work and Grounded Theory focus on the interaction of individual and society. GT studies can provide theories about how individuals navigate their surroundings that can be tested in social work practice and, ultimately, be used to guide social work practitioners.In this volume, readers will find discussions of the common roots of social work and Grounded Theory, the basic characteristics of grounded theory research, and issues of quality in grounded theory research. In addition, practical guidelines and suggestions are provided for conducting grounded theory research, from writing the proposal to advanced data analysis. ExemplTable of ContentsPreface ; 1. Introduction to Grounded Theory and its Potential for Social Work ; 2. Getting Started ; 3. Early Data Analysis ; 4. Late Stage Analysis ; 5. Evaluating Quality ; 6. Grounded Theory in Social Work Research: Problems and Promise ; Glossary ; References ; Index
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Oxford University Press, USA Using Complexity Theory for Research and Program Evaluation Pocket Guides to Social Work Research Methods
Book SynopsisComplexity theory provides a promising framework for conducting social work research and evaluation. Readers will gain an understanding of the background, current applications, and agent-based modeling as a new approach for creating simulations. To advance this line of inquiry a complexity research agenda for social work is developed.Table of ContentsPreface ; 1. Introduction: The History and Theory of Complexity ; 2. Framing Social Services as Complex Systems ; 3. Research and Evaluation Methods for Complexity ; 4. Shifting from a Metaphorical to a Mathematical Approach ; 5. Social Work Applications of Complexity ; 6. Introduction to Agent-based Modeling ; 7. Developing Agent-based Models ; 8. Concluding Remarks and Proposed Research Agenda ; Appendix A. Code for Example One ; Appendix B. Code for Example Two ; Appendix C. Example of an Agent-Based Model Report ; Appendix D. Additional Resources ; Glossary ; Notes ; References ; Index
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Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) Qualitative Discourse Analysis in the Social Sciences
Book SynopsisRUTH WODAK is Distinguished Professor and Chair of Discourse Studies in the Department of Linguistics and English Language at Lancaster University. She was previously awarded the Wittgenstein Prize for Elite Researchers and is Head of the Wittgenstein Research Centre 'Discourse, Politics, Identity' at the University of Vienna. She has been published widely in the field of Discourse Analysis and Critical Discourse Studies.MICHAL KRZYZANOWSKI is Research Fellow in the Department of Linguistics and English Language at Lancaster University and Assistant Professor at the School of English of the Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan. He has been published widely in the field of Discourse Analysis.
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Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) Ireland and Postcolonial Studies Theory Discourse Utopia
Book SynopsisPAUL RANSOME was Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Wales, Swansea. He wrote and contributed to a number of successful titles, including: Work, Consumption and Culture (2005) and Social Theory: A Basic Tool Kit (2003).Table of ContentsIntroduction: Themes and Debates Social Values and Social Research: The Collective Good, Life and Liberty, and Reason Social Research and Professional Codes of Ethics The Intellectual and Philosophical Underpinnings of Social Research The values of the Researcher and Evaluation Research Critical Approaches in Social Research: Critical Realism and Value Standpoint Social Research Making it Personal: Action Research, Practitioner Research and Self-reflexive Practice Social Research and Social Policy Concluding Remarks.
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Palgrave MacMillan UK Interviewing Experts ECPR Research Methods
Book SynopsisExpert interviews are today a standard method of qualitative approach in the social sciences. It is surprising that methodological reflections about the expert interview are still lacking. This book gives a comprehensive overview of their theory and practice. The contributors are experienced theorists and practitioners of expert interviews.Table of ContentsExpert Interviews: An Introduction to a New Methodological Debate; A.Bogner, B.Littig & W.Menz PART I: THEORETICAL CONCEPTS: METHODOLOGY OF EXPERT INTERVIEWS The Expert Interview and Changes in Knowledge Production; M.Meuser & U.Nagel The Theory-Generating Expert Interview: Epistemological Interest, Forms of Knowledge, Interaction; A.Bogner & W.Menz At Eye Level. An Expert Interview: A Talk between Expert and Quasi-Expert; M.Pfadenhauer Interviewing the Elite - Interviewing Experts: Is there a Difference?; B.Littig PART II: METHODOLOGICAL PRACTICE: GENERATING DATA On Interviewing 'Good' and 'Bad' Experts; J.Gläser & G.Laudel Interviewing Experts in Political Science: A Reflection on Gender and Policy Effects Based on Secondary Analysis; G.Abels & M.Behrens Expert Interviews on the Telephone: A Difficult Undertaking; G.B.Christmann Expert versus Researcher: Ethical Considerations in the Process of Bargaining a Study; V.Obelen? PART III: FIELDS OF APPLICATION: APPLICATIONS OF EXPERT INTERVIEWS IN DIFFERENT FIELDS OF RESEARCH How to Interview Managers?: Methodical and Methodological Aspects of Expert Interviews as a Qualitative Method in Empirical Social Research; R.Trinczek Expert Interviews in Interpretative Organisational Research; U.Froschauer & M.Lueger Between Scientific Standards and Claims of Efficiency: Expert Interviews in Programme Evaluation; A.Leitner & A.Wroblewski The Delphi Method: Eliciting Expert's Knowledge in Technology Foresight; G.Aichholzer
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Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) Social Research
Book SynopsisFrom question development and research design to data collection and statistical analysis, this text guides the reader through every aspect of social research. Encouraging a critical approach in each chapter, this 4th edition includes enhanced coverage of internet sampling, mixed methods, conversation analysis and feminist research.Accompanying online resources for this title can be found at bloomsburyonlineresources.com/social-research-4e. These resources are designed to support teaching and learning when using this textbook and are available at no extra cost.Trade ReviewPraise for the third edition 'Sarantakos has retained the rigour, content and 'flavour' of the earlier edition whilst adding relevant new and necessary content...It is a well-balanced text that is both comprehensive and detailed. Above all, it is very readable and very understandable.' - Rob O'Neil, Lecturer in Sociology, University of Western Sydney, Australia 'One of the most extensive books I have read. Covers every facet from designing, theoretical and statistical test and the how to get published. Many books I have read on social research rarely cover the stats. The level and language is certainly accessible while remaining scholarly. ' - Tom Farrelly, Department of Health Science, Institute of Technology Tralee 'Sarantakos is to be congratulated on this new edition for its comprehensive presentation of the milieu of research methods that can be used by the social researcher but also for the lucid manner [in which] information has been articulated.' - Emeritus Professor John Dekjers, Central Queensland University, AustraliaTable of ContentsPreface PART I: FOUNDATIONS OF SOCIAL RESEARCH Introduction Varieties of Social Research Feminist Research Principles of Social Research PART II: RESEARCH PLANNING Research Design Initiating Social Research Sampling Procedures PART III: METHODS OF DATA COLLECTION Multi-Sample Studies Field Research Observation Surveys: Questionnaires Surveys: Interviews The Study of Documents Applied Research PART IV: DATA ANALYSIS Qualitative Analysis Quantitative Analysis PART V: PUBLICATION Reporting Glossary.
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Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) Doing Ethical Research
Book SynopsisHannah Farrimond is a Lecturer in Medical Sociology at the University of Exeter, UK. Her research has been conducted in the areas of health, gender and addiction.Trade Review"This in an excellent text on a topic that is becoming increasingly important for students and professionals alike. It is well-researched, written in a clear and accessible style, and will be extremely useful for both novice and experienced researchers" - Patrick White, University of Leicester, UK. "Offering incredibly useful and practical guidance, this book talks through some very recognisable problems whilst giving accessible discussions of complex issues for those new to these topics. With provocative ethical dilemmas and questions posed throughout, it encourages the reader to think critically about ethics processes that are often about interpretation." - Nathan Hughes, University of Birmingham, UK.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Why Research Ethics Matters PART I: ETHICAL BASICS Thinking Critically About Ethics Ethical Principles and Codes Ethical Procedures, Institutions and Norms PART II: ETHICS IN PRACTICE Research Design and Ethics Writing a Successful Ethics Application or Project Ethical Dilemmas When Running the Project PART III: ETHICAL 'HOT TOPICS' Informed Consent Privacy, Anonymity and Confidentiality Assessment of Possible Harm I: Participants Assessment of Possible Harm II: Researcher Safety Vulnerable groups and sensitive topics The Ethics of Research With Children and Young People Social Justice and Cultural Sensitivity Internet Research and Ethics Appendix I: Standards and Guidelines.
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Bloomsbury USA 3pl Deciphering Sociological Research
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Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) Sociological Research Methods in Context
Book SynopsisDr FIONA DEVINE is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Manchester.Dr SUE HEATH is Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Southampton.
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Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) Theory and Methods in Sociology An Introduction to Sociological Thinking and Practice
Book SynopsisJOHN HUGHES has published widely in the fields of political socialization, political sociology, and research methods. WES SHARROCK is Professor of Sociology at the University of Manchester, UK. His research interests include philosophical methodology, sociology of science/knowledge, ethnomethodology and methodology.
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Springer Using SPSS for Windows Data Analysis and Graphics
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Springer Statistical Methods for Human Rights
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