Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
Scholars have long recognized that ethnographic method is bound up with the construction of theory in ways that are difficult to teach. This work argues that the reason for this is that ethnographic theorization is essentially improvisational in nature, conducted in real time and in necessarily unpredictable social situations.
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Publisher: Sage Publications
Aimed at providing newcomers to Action Research (AR) with the different approaches they seek, this second edition introduces the history, philosophy, social change agenda, methodologies, ethical arguments for, and fieldwork tools of AR.
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Publisher: Sage Publications
Qualitative Methods for Family Studies and Human Development serves as a step-by-step, interdisciplinary qualitative methods text for those working in the areas of family studies, human development, family therapy, and family social work. Providing a systematic outline for carrying out qualitative projects from start to finish, author Kerry J. Daly combines epistemology, theory, […]
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Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
Thoroughly revised and updated, the Third Edition is a succinct and readable text that provides clear direction to those involved in professional, organizational, and community research. Ernest T. Stringer presents detailed step-by-step procedures for engaging in effective and productive processes of inquiry.
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Publisher: Pine Forge Press
Serves as a manual for SPSS use for social statistics and research methods classes. This is a guide that students could use independently in working on a research proposal, project, or paper. It also serves as a resource for instructors to use with some or all of the lab components of their […]
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Whether one is conducting an intimate one-on-one interview or a large-scale examination of an entire society, human imagination and scientific principles go hand in hand. To that end, this book emphasizes scientific method but also acknowledges its critics. It covers a wide variety of data collection techniques but presents them as reinforcing, […]
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Publisher: Open University Press
Suitable for those carrying out a research project, this work provides beginner researchers with the tools to do the job, to help them avoid some of the pitfalls and time-wasting false trails, and to establish good research habits. It includes: chapter on ethics; coverage of the techniques such as grounded theory; and […]
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Publisher: Stationery Office Books
Statistics of Education Referrals, Assessments and Children and Young
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Publisher: Sage Publications
The Internet has emerged as a popular medium for collecting data because of its ability to access millions of users, facilitate an array of research designs, and efficiently deliver and compile questionnaires.
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