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Welcome... Welcome to our Research Methods catalogue for 2014. SAGE offers an unrivalled range of materials from introductory textbooks for fi rst courses on Research Methods and Statistics, to postgraduate texts, tools and resources covering the entire research process.

2014 sees the publication of new editions of some of our most popular textbooks including the third edition of Ranjit Kumar’s Research Methodology and the Fifth Edition of Uwe Flick’s Introduction to Qualitative Research. Uwe Flick is also the editor of the forthcoming SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Data Analysis comprising contributions from a stellar list of global experts.

As the needs of our customers continue to evolve, so are the options for accessing our research methods content. All of our books are available as ebooks for individual purchase and we’re continuing to add to our online research tool, SAGE Research Methods (www.srmo.sagepub.com), which contains over 700 methods books, including the little green and blue books, encyclopaedias and handbooks and video content, plus a range of exciting and innovative tools that support beginning and advanced researchers in every step of a research project.

Methodspace, our online methods community, continues to grow and we now have nearly 16,000 members worldwide. Register for free and join the debate at www.methodspace.com!

This catalogue includes only our most recent and popular titles, so if you can’t fi nd what you’re looking for here, please visit our website at www.sagepub.co.uk, where you can fi nd full details of all of our books, journals and electronic products.

If you are planning a Research Methods or Statistics course, you can even pick and choose content from our growing list of textbooks, reference works and journals in Research Methods, as well as content from the many other disciplines we publish in, to create course material that exactly matches what and how you teach. For advice on creating bespoke material contact your local representative at www.sagepub.co.uk/fi ndmyrep or see page 55.

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We hope you enjoy reading our new offerings in 2014!

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Katie Metzler – Senior Commissioning [email protected]

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Contents

General Research Methods ........................................................................2-5

Research Projects .......................................................................................6-7

Research Ethics .............................................................................................. 8

Research Design ............................................................................................ 8

Literature Review ............................................................................................ 9

Systematic Review ......................................................................................... 9

General Qualitative Research ................................................................. 10-15

Qualitative Data Analysis ........................................................................ 15-16

Grounded Theory ..........................................................................................17

Ethnography .............................................................................................17-18

Action Research ...................................................................................... 18-19

Interviewing ..............................................................................................19-20

Case Study Methods .................................................................................... 20

Narrative Methods ........................................................................................ 20

Online Research Methods............................................................................ 21

Mixed Methods Research ............................................................................ 22

Evaluation ................................................................................................22-23

Quantitative Methods & Statistics ..........................................................24-33

Bestsellers in Research Methods ...........................................................30-31

Survey Methods ......................................................................................33-35

Social Network Analysis .............................................................................. 35

Study Skills ..............................................................................................36-39

Methods for Business & Management ........................................................ 40

Methods for Geography ................................................................................41

Methods for Politics & International Relations .......................................42-43

Methods for Psychology .........................................................................43-44

Methods for Nursing, Health & Social Care ...........................................44-47

Methods for Counselling & Psychotherapy ............................................ 47-48

Methods for Education ............................................................................49-51

Methods for Criminology ........................................................................ 51-52

Methods for Media & Communication ........................................................ 52

New & Recent Major Works ....................................................................53-54

Sales Information.......................................................................................... 55

Index.........................................................................................................56-60

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DOING RESEARCH IN THE REAL WORLD Third Edition

David E Gray University of Greenwich

Available with free access to the interactive eBook for 12 months when you buy the paperback version, this is the companion for any student undertaking a research project.

It guides students smoothly through the research process from start to finish setting out the skills needed to design and conduct effective research and introduces the reader to the reality of conducting research in the real world. It gives practical advice on how best to select appropriate projects, design strategies, sources and methods and provides the tools needed to collect, analyze and present data. Applicable to any discipline and firmly rooted in the practicalities of research, this edition contains new and exciting chapters on:

• using SPSS for quantitative data analysis • sampling strategies in quantitative and qualitative research • approaches to secondary analysis • using focus groups • ethnography and participant observation .

CONTENTS PART ONE: PRINCIPLES AND PLANNING FOR RESEARCH / Theoretical Perspectives and Research Methodologies / Selecting and Planning Research Proposals and Projects / Research Ethics / Searching, Reviewing and Using the Literature / PART TWO: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY / Research Design: Quantitative Methods / Research Design: Qualitative Methods / Research Design: Mixed Methods / Sampling Strategies in Quantitative and Qualitative Research / Designing Descriptive and Analytical Surveys / Designing Case Studies / Designing Evaluations / Action Research and Change / PART THREE: DATA COLLECTION METHODS / Questionnaires / Interviewing / Structured Observation / Ethnography and Participant Observation / Focus Groups / Unobtrusive Measures / Secondary Analysis / PART FOUR: ANALYSIS AND REPORT WRITING / Analyzing and Presenting Quantitative Data / Using SPSS for Quantitative Analysis / Analyzing and Presenting Qualitative Data / Writing up the Research / Preparing for Presentations and Vivas

November 2013 • 752 pages Cloth (978-1-4462-6018-0) • £100.00 Paper & Interactive eBook (978-1-4462-9531-1 ) • £32.99

DOING RESEARCH IN THE

REAL RESEARCH Research Methods Sociology Students Can Use

Liahna Gordon California State University, Chico

By taking an holistic approach, Real Research simplifies learning without short-changing content. Students learn about each step in the research process within the context of a particular research method.

Each chapter begins with a description of the method and the logic that underlies it, so that students can see how each and every step in the research process fits within the logic of that particular method. Then the chapter goes on to present all of the steps of research as they relate to that particular research method, from writing research questions through to analysis.

November 2014 • 312 pages Paper (978-1-4522-9936-5) • £ 49.99

REAL RESEARCH

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY A Step-by-Step Guide for Beginners

Fourth Edition

Ranjit Kumar University of Western Australia

This edition contains essential information for beginning researchers and it is presented in a clear and coherent way which engages the reader. The reader is carefully supported through references to research, questions posed and very well thought-through examples

- Dr Liane Purnell,Newman University College

Written specifically for students with no previous experience of research and research methodology, this Fourth Edition breaks the process of designing and doing a research project into eight manageable steps.

The book contains straightforward, practical guidance on:

• formulating a research question • ethical considerations • carrying out a literature review • choosing a research design • selecting a sample • collecting and analyzing qualitative and quantitative data • writing a research report.

CONTENTS

Step I: Formulating a Research Problem / Step II: Conceptualizing a Research Design / Step III: Constructing an Instrument for Data Collection / Step IV: Selecting a Sample / Step V / Step VI: Collecting Data / Step VII: Processing and Displaying Data / Step VIII: Writing a Research Report

January 2014 • 360 pages Cloth (978-1-4462-6996-1) • £85.00 Paper (978-1-4462-6997-8) • £29.99

RESEARCH

coherent way which engages the reader. The reader is carefully supported through references to research,

INTRODUCTION TOSOCIAL RESEARCH Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches

Third Edition

Keith F Punch University of Western Australia

Keith F Punch takes a fresh look at the entire research process, from formulating a research question to writing up research. Covering qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods, the book focuses on matching research questions to appropriate methods. Offering concise, balanced coverage, Punch clearly explains the underlying principles of social research and shows students how to put this understanding into practice.

The Third Edition includes:

• a new chapter on literature searching and reviewing • expanded coverage of ethics • a new section on using the internet in research • a range of additional student learning features • a brand new companion website including full-text journal articles,

additional case studies and student exercises.

CONTENTS Theory and Method in Social Research / Research Questions / From Research Questions to Data / Literature Searching and Reviewing / Qualitative Research Design / Collecting Qualitative Data / The Analysis of Qualitative Data / Quantitative Research Design / Collecting Quantitative Data / The Analysis of Quantitative Data / Mixed Methods Research / Research Writing

November 2013 • 392 pages Cloth (978-1-4462-4092-2) • £85.00 Paper (978-1-4462-4093-9) • £27.99

INTRODUCTION TO

General Research Methods

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INVESTIGATING THE SOCIAL WORLD The Process and Practice of Research

Eighth Edition

Russell K Schutt University of Massachusetts Boston

A balanced textbook for students across the social sciences; this new edition:

• is written so that the 'doing' of social research is closely and consistently linked to important social issues using real social data

• includes guides for critiquing research articles, exercises for applying research skills, and examples of analyzing and reporting social data

• treats ethical concerns and ethical decision-making in tandem with each study of specific methods

• is accompanied by a companion website with journal articles, self-quizzes, electronic flashcards and much more

• has updated coverage to include: recent developments in response to the spread of mobile phones and the use of the Internet; a new chapter on mixed methods; and more international examples throughout.


INVESTIGATING THE SOCIAL WORLD RESEARCH METHODS Designing and Conducting Research With a Real-World Focus

Carrie A Picardi University of Bridgeport and Kevin D Masick Krasnoff Quality Management Institute

This advanced research methods textbook provides the tools and knowledge required to conduct relevant, high-quality research across a variety of settings, and facilitates knowledge acquisition and development of research skills not only while students are in the research course, but also long after as a reference throughout their careers.

November 2013 • 296 pages Paper (978-1-4522-3033-7) • £37.99

RESEARCH METHODS

SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH From Field to Desk

Barbara Czarniawska University of Gothenburg, Sweden

This clear, straightforward textbook embraces the practical reality of actually doing fieldwork. It tackles the common problems faced by new researchers head on, offering sensible advice and instructive case studies from the author's own experience.

Barbara Czarniawska takes readers on a master class through the research process, encouraging them to revisit the various facets of the fieldwork research and helping to reframe their own experiences. Combining a conversational style of writing with an impressive range of empirical examples she takes the reader from planning and designing research to collecting and analyzing data, all the way to writing up and disseminating findings.

CONTENTSWhat, Why, and How? / Reviewing Literature / Designing the Study / Interviewing / Observation on the Move: Shadowing / Following Objects and Quasi-Objects / Tools for Fieldwork / Surviving in the Field: Practicalities and Personalities / Excursions into the Cyberspace / Analyzing Field Material / Text Analyses / Writing It up / Good Academic Writing: Beauty and Credibility / When to Stop, and What to Do Next

May 2014 • 192 pages Cloth (978-1-4462-9393-5) • £85.00 Paper (978-1-4462-9394-2) • £27.99

SOCIAL SCIENCE

RESEARCH METHODSIN PRACTICE Strategies for Description and Causation

Second Edition

Dahlia K Remler Baruch College, City University of New York and Gregg G Van Ryzin Rutgers University

This is a well-organized book that deals with a good number of issues. It develops the discussion into an appropriate depth for the students on undergraduate and postgraduate programmes without confusion

- Sue Lillyman, University of Worcester

Providing an innovative, state-of-the-art introduction to research and analytical methods, this book covers methods and concepts of contemporary research, allowing readers to grasp the logic, and limits, of modern research as it appears in academic journals, government reports, and in the daily news. The textbook emphasizes the critical interpretation and practical application of research findings, and covers many cutting-edge issues and methods including:

• a more in-depth, contemporary focus on causation, and the logic and use of control variables with non-experimental data

• the use of visual path diagrams to better understand both causation and the use of control variables

• a fuller, more innovative treatment of quasi and natural experiments • a focus on data collection for performance measurement • a discussion of cutting-edge issues in sampling and survey research • an integrated treatment of qualitative methods that appears

throughout the book and emphasizes the integration of qualitative with quantitative methods.

CONTENTS PART ONE: FOUNDATIONS / Research in the Real World / Theory and Models / Qualitative Research / PART TWO: STRATEGIES FOR DESCRIPTION / Measurement / Sampling / Secondary Data / Surveys and Other Primary Data / PART THREE: STATISTICAL TOOLS AND THEIR INTERPRETATION / Making Sense of the Numbers / Making Sense of Inferential Statistics / Making Sense of Multivariate Statistics / PART FOUR: STRATEGIES FOR CAUSATION / Causation / Observational Studies with Control Variables / Multiple Regression to Disentangle Causal Effects / Randomized Experiments / Natural and Quasi Experiments / PART FIVE: CONTEXT AND COMMUNICATION / The Politics, Production and Ethics of Research / How to Find, Review and Present Research

May 2014 • 688 pages Paper (978-1-4522-7640-3) • £45.99

RESEARCH METHODS

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THE SAGE HANDBOOK OF INNOVATION IN SOCIAL RESEARCH METHODS Malcolm Williams University of Cardiff and W Paul Vogt Illinois State University

Bringing together the most innovative ideas in method and methodology, this book reviews what is best, what is new and where methods is going.

Cloth 2011 / Paper April 2014 • 664 pages Cloth (978-1-4129-4648-3) £110.00Paper (978-1-4462-9583-0) • £29.99



RESEARCH METHODS, STATISTICS, AND APPLICATIONS Kathrynn A Adams and Eva K Lawrence both at Guilford College

This book consistently integrates methods and statistics while including multiple examples and practical application to make the material more interesting and to take some of the mystery and anxiety out of learning research methods and statistics. One of the greatest strengths of this text is the consistent integration of research methods and statistics so that students can better understand how the research process requires the combination of these elements. The book will spark students' interest in conducting research and increase their ability to critically analyze it.

CONTENTS Thinking Like a Researcher / Build a Solid Foundation for Your Study by Finding and Evaluating Past Research / The Cornerstones of Good Research: Reliability and Validity / Designing a Descriptive Study / Describing Your Sample / Beyond Descriptives: Making Inferences Based on Your Sample / Analysis / Examining Causal Relationships among Your Variables: Introduction to Experimental Design / Independent-Groups Designs / Dependent-Groups Designs / Factorial Designs / Non-Parametric Statistics / Focusing on the Individual: Case Studies and Single N Designs / How to Decide?: Choosing a Research Design and Selecting the Correct Analysis

April 2014 • 624 pages Paper (978-1-4522-2018-5) • £56.00

RESEARCH METHODS,

THE MYTH OFRESEARCH-BASED POLICY AND PRACTICE Martyn Hammersley The Open University

Structured as a series of probing questions and covering a range of methods, this book reflects on the challenge posed by the idea that social research should serve evidence-based practice.

March 2013 • 192 pages Cloth (978-0-85702-965-2) • £85.00 Paper (978-0-85702-966-9) • £29.99

THE IMPACT OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES How Academics and their Research Make a Difference

Simon Bastow , Patrick Dunleavy and Jane Tinkler all at London School of Economics and Political Science

Based on a three-year research project studying the impact of 360 UK-based academics, this book explores how academic research in the social sciences achieves public policy impacts, contributes to economic prosperity and informs public understanding of policy issues, as well as economic and social changes.

December 2013 • 312 pages Cloth (978-1-4462-7509-2) • £60.00 Paper (978-1-4462-7510-8) • £19.99

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MANAGING AND SHARING RESEARCH DATA A Guide to Good Practice

Louise Corti , Veerle Van den Eynden , Libby Bishop and Matthew Woollard all at University of Essex

Written by experts from the UK Data Archive with over 20 years experience, this book gives postgraduate students, researchers and research support staff the data management skills required in today's changing research environment.

The book features guidance on:

• how to plan your research using a data management checklist • how to format and organize data • how to store and transfer data • research ethics and privacy in data-sharing and intellectual

property rights • data strategies for collaborative research • how to publish and cite data • how to make use of other people's research data, illustrated with six

real-life case studies of data use.

CONTENTS The Importance of Managing and Sharing Research Data / The Research Data Lifecycle / Research Data Management Planning / Documenting and Providing Context for Data / Formatting and Organizing Data / Storing and Transferring Data / Legal and Ethical Issues in Sharing Data / Rights Relating to Research Data / Collaborative Research: Strategies for Research Teams and Research Managers / Making Use of Other People's Research Data: Opportunities and Limitations / Publishing and Citing Research Data

February 2014 • 224 pages Cloth (978-1-4462-6725-7) • £75.00 Paper (978-1-4462-6726-4) • £24.99

MANAGING AND SHARING

THE LIMITS OFSOCIAL SCIENCE Causal Explanation and Values

Martyn Hammersley The Open University

What forms of knowledge can social science claim to produce? Does it employ causal analysis and if so, what does this entail? What role should values play in the work of social scientists?

These are the questions addressed in this book. They are closely interrelated and the answers offered here challenge many currently prevailing assumptions. They carry implications both for research practice, quantitative or qualitative, and for the public claims that social scientists make about the value of their work.

CONTENTS Causation and Qualitative Inquiry / The Problem of Explanation in Social Science: A Weberian Solution? / On the Role of Values in Social Research / From Facts to Value Judgments? A Critique of Critical Realism / Can Social Science Tell Us Whether a Society is Meritocratic? A Weberian Critique / We Didn't Predict a Riot! On the Public Contribution of Social Science

June 2014 • 224 pages Cloth (978-1-4462-8749-1) • £ 85.00 Paper (978-1-4462-8750-7) • £27.99

THE LIMITS OF



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METHODS FORPOLICY RESEARCH Taking Socially Responsible Action

Second Edition

Ann Majchrzak University of Southern California and M Lynne Markus Bentley University

Looking at the analysis of policies with a view to changing them, this book is written by experts on policy research and shows ways of presenting alternatives to policy makers with the emphasis on communicating the value and applicability of the research that backs up the policy options.

APPLIED SOCIAL RESEARCH METHODS June 2013 • 184 pages Paper (978-1-4129-9780-5) • £18.99

COVERT RESEARCH The Art, Politics and Ethics

David Calvey Manchester Metropolitan University

There is a both a fear and fascination with undercover research in the social sciences. It is an emotive and controversial field which is equated with deception and transgression in an era of increasing ethical regimentation. This book explores the roots of covert research, including the classic exemplars, as well examining its contemporary dispersed place in the social sciences. Recent developments and links to auto ethnography, cyber lurking and investigative journalism are explored. The book uses a diverse variety of case study materials, including the author's work on bouncers in the night-time economy. The book argues that covert research has a creative and robust tradition and role in the social community rather than a maligned and submerged one. The author argues that covert research needs to be rehabilitated and appropriately used. Covert research should ultimately become part of the critical imagination and methodological toolkit for social science students.

CONTENTSRoots Of Covert Research-Historical / Classic Exemplars-Goffman, Humphreys, Milgram and Rosenhan / The Covert Diaspora: A Submerged Tradition / Bouncers in the Night-Time Economy-Biographical Case Study / Debates about Covert Research: Ethics and Informed Consent / Rennaissance: Auto Ethnography, Cyber Lurking and Investigative Journalism

September 2014 • 240 pages Cloth (978-1-84920-383-8) • £75.00 Paper (978-1-84920-384-5) • £24.99

COVERT RESEARCH

ENHANCING COMMUNICATION & COLLABORATION IN INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH Edited by Michael O'Rourke Michigan State University , Stephen Crowley Boise State University , Sanford D Eigenbrode and J D Wulfhorst both at University of Idaho

A volume of previously unpublished, state-of-the-art chapters on interdisciplinary communication and collaboration written by leading figures and promising junior scholars in the world of interdisciplinary research, education and administration.

September 2013 • 464 pages Paper (978-1-4522-5566-8) • £32.99

RESEARCH FOUNDATIONS How Do We Know What We Know?

Douglas Woodwell University of Indianapolis

Showing students how knowledge is discovered through the process of research, this book presents a model that ties together research processes across the various traditions and shows how different types of research interrelate. It stresses the link between research and theory-building, showing students how theory guides social research.

The book is sophisticated in its presentation, but provides explanation of higher-level concepts in an accessible and engaging manner. It is an excellent guide for students who will be consumers of research, and who need to understand how theory and research interrelate.

CONTENTS PART ONE: OVERVIEW / Visualizing Research / PART TWO: GETTING TO CAUSAL THEORY / Finding and Organizing Information / Causal Theory / PART THREE: VERIFYING THEORY / Preparing to Test Hypotheses / Testing Hypotheses / PART FOUR: USING THEORY / Applying Theory and Evaluating the "Real World"

December 2013 • 224 pages Paper (978-1-4833-0674-2) • £25.99

RESEARCH FOUNDATIONS

INTEGRATING QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE METHODS A Pragmatic Approach

David L Morgan Portland State University

Focusing on research designs for projects that collect both qualitative and quantitative data, this practical book discusses strategies for bringing qualitative and quantitative methods together so that their combined strengths accomplish more than is possible with a single method.

August 2013 • 288 pages Paper (978-0-76191-523-2) • £25.99



THE ESSENTIAL GUIDETO DOING YOUR RESEARCH PROJECT Second Edition

Zina O'Leary University of Sydney

The ultimate companion to successfully completing a research project, this book gives students the skills and confidence needed to succeed, no matter what happens along the way.

The book guides students through every step of their research project, from getting started to analyzing data and writing up. Each stage is clearly set out, highlighting best practice and providing practical tips and down-to-earth advice for actually doing research.

Key features include:

• fully developed companion website including podcasts, worksheets, examples of real projects and links to journal articles

• chapter summaries • boxed definitions of key terms • full glossary • suggestions for further reading .

CONTENTS Taking the Leap into the Research World / Setting up and Getting Started / Developing Your Research Question / Undertaking Credible and Ethical Research / Crafting a Research Proposal / Reviewing Literature / Designing a Research Plan / Understanding Methodologies: Quantitative, Qualitative and Mixed Approaches / Understanding Methodologies: Evaluative, Action-Oriented and Emancipatory Strategies / Seeking 'Respondents' / Primary Data Collection: Surveys, Interviews and Observation / Secondary Data Collection: Documents, Data Sets and Online Data / Analyzing Quantitative Data / Analyzing Qualitative Data / The Challenge of Writing up


THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE HOW TO DO YOUR RESEARCH PROJECT A Guide for Students in Education and Applied Social Sciences

Second Edition

Gary Thomas University of Birmingham

How to Do Your Research Project has been my research "bible"! I used it a lot in initial stages, and now in my writing up, I am coming back to it, especially for some sane advice around analyzing quantitative data. The writing style is very clear, and having exhausted many of the research texts around advanced research methods, I keep coming back to this book as it makes the most sense

- Sarah Edwards, EdD candidate, University of Warwick and Senior Lecturer, University College Birmingham

Packed full of relevant advice and real-world examples, this book guides readers through the complete research process. Using refreshingly jargon-free language and anecdotal evidence, it is a witty, easy-to-follow introduction that will answer students' questions, set out best practice and take them through every stage of their project step by step.

It covers:

• how to choose your research question • project management and study skills • doing an effective literature review • methodology, theory and research design • design frames • ethics and access • tools for data collection • effective data analysis • discussing findings, concluding and writing up.

CONTENTS Your Introduction: Starting Points / Preparation: Project Management, Ethics and Getting Clearance / The Literature Review / Decide on Your Question - Again / Methodology Part 1: Deciding on an Approach / Methodology Part 2: The Design Frame / The Right Tools for the Job: Data-Gathering / How to Analyze the Information You Gather / Concluding and Writing up

June 2013 • 328 pages Cloth (978-1-4462-5886-6) • £60.00 Paper (978-1-4462-5887-3) • £20.99

HOW TO DO YOUR

HOW TO WRITE A MASTER'S THESIS Second Edition

Yvonne N Bui University of San Francisco

Packed with tried-and-tested, detailed explanations, examples and supplemental materials, this guide takes readers step by step through the thinking up and writing of their thesis and helps to demystify what can sometimes be an overwhelming and confusing process.

May 2013 • 336 pages Paper (978-1-4522-0351-5) • £22.99

SURVIVING YOUR DISSERTATION A Comprehensive Guide to Content and Process

Fourth Edition

Kjell Erik Rudestam and Rae R Newton both at Fielding Graduate University

This Fourth Edition offers readers guidance that other dissertation guides often miss, from ways to improve one's writing, to identifying one's learning preferences, to dealing with emotional blocks. Using examples from a wide range of disciplines, the authors give readers expert advice on the entire dissertation process: selecting a suitable topic; conducting a literature review; managing data overload; building an argument; presenting the material, data and results; and working with faculty committees.

Fully updated, and with new examples, this edition features an up-to-the-minute discussion of online research and the use of software packages. The authors have expanded their coverage of qualitative work, and added information about the use of mixed methods to the book.

August 2014 • 336 pages Paper (978-1-4522-6097-6) • £ 31.99

SURVIVING YOUR DISSERTATION

HOW TO DESIGN, WRITE, AND PRESENT A SUCCESSFUL DISSERTATION PROPOSAL Elizabeth A Wentz Arizona State University

Providing students with the specific set of skills needed to write a successful dissertation proposal, this book gives guidance for the whole process and includes skill-building activities within each chapter .


HOW TO DESIGN, WRITE,

Research Projects

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YOUR UNDERGRADUATE DISSERTATION The Essential Guide for Success

Second Edition

Nicholas Walliman Oxford Brookes University

A tr ied-and-tested guide for social science students on how to write a brilliant dissertation.

SAGE STUDY SKILLS SERIES August 2013 • 304 pages Cloth (978-1-4462-5318-2) • £60.00 Paper (978-1-4462-5319-9) • £16.99

PROPOSALS THAT WORK A Guide for Planning Dissertations and Grant Proposals

Sixth Edition

Lawrence F Locke University of Massachusetts, Amherst , Waneen Wyrick Spirduso University of Texas at Austin and Stephen J Silverman Teachers College, Columbia University

Covering all aspects of the proposal process, from questions about form and style to the task of seeking funding.

June 2013 • 408 pages Paper (978-1-4522-1685-0) • £39.99

WRITING YOUR DOCTORAL DISSERTATION OR THESIS FASTER A Proven Map to Success

E Alana James Walden University and Tracesea H Slater

Given that a thesis or dissertation is arguably the most important journey students will embark upon in their professional career, smart travellers will want this book close at hand.

The guide helps students determine their research topic, choose appropriate methods, turn a hypothesis into a study, complete a literature review, write and defend a proposal, collect and analyze data, write up the study, and ultimately defend their dissertation. Building on years of experience with their own doctoral students, the authors have developed an extremely comprehensive, yet easy-to-use tool, which includes unique features like encouraging student reflection, student stories, hints and tips, end-of-chapter checklists and ideas for incorporating social media.

CONTENTS PART ONE: DESIGNING YOUR DISSERTATION OR DOCTORAL THESIS / Do You Understand What Is Required in a Doctoral Dissertation or Thesis? / Do You Have an Idea for a Topic / Do You Have Some Idea How You Will Study Your Topic? Bridging Topic and Methods / Do You Know How to Develop Your Research Design and Methodology? / Do You Understand How to Fine Tune Your Methodological Choices? Moving from Basics to Getting Ready to Write / PART TWO: WRITING AND DEFENDING YOUR PROPOSAL / Are You Ready to Write Your Methodology? / Are You Ready to Write Your Review of Literature? / Are You Ready to Write the Overview for Your Study? / Are You and Your Proposal Ready for Defense? / PART THREE: FINDINGS/CONCLUSIONS AND WRITING YOUR FINAL DISSERTATION OR THESIS / Have You Finished Your Data Collection? / Are You Ready to Write up Your Qualitative Data? / Are You Ready to Write up Your Quantitative Data? / Are You Ready to Write up Your Mixed Methods Data? / Are You Ready for Your Final Defense?

January 2014 • 296 pages Paper (978-1-4522-7415-7) • £25.99

WRITING YOUR DOCTORAL

DOING YOUR MASTER'S DISSERTATION From Start to Finish

Inger Furseth KIFO Centre for Church Research, Norway and Euris Larry Everett

This is a must-have guide for students to excel in their Master's dissertations, with examples from real theses, useful action plans in each chapter and a range of practical tips that are often missed in other books.

SAGE STUDY SKILLS SERIES March 2013 • 176 pages

Cloth (978-1-4462-6398-3) • £65.00 Paper (978-1-4462-6399-0) • £21.99

Research Projects


RESEARCH ETHICSAND INTEGRITY FOR SOCIAL SCIENTISTS Beyond Regulatory Compliance

Second Edition

Mark Israel University of Western Australia

This book surveys the recent developments and debates around researching ethically and with integrity and complying with ethical requirements. The new edition pushes beyond the work of the first through updated and extended coverage of issues relating to international, indigenous, interdisciplinary and Internet research. Through case studies and examples drawn from all continents and from across the social science disciplines, the book:

• demonstrates the practical value of thinking seriously and systematically about ethical conduct in social science research

• identifies how and why current regulatory regimes have emerged • reveals those practices that have contributed to the adversarial

relationships between researchers and regulators • encourages all parties to develop shared solutions to ethical and

regulatory problems.


RESEARCH ETHICS RESEARCH DESIGN Creating Robust Approaches for the Social Sciences

Stephen Gorard University of York

This is a landmark text in the neglected field of research design. Gorard provides a unique introduction to planning and executing a research project that is both grounded in well-established traditions and radical in its approach. Perhaps the most important methods text published in many years

- Patrick White, University of Leicester

This new book: discusses the nature of design; gives an introduction to design notation; offers a flexible approach to new designs; looks at a range of standard design models; and presents craft tips for real-life problems and compromises. Most importantly, it provides the rationale for preferring one design over another within any given context. Each section is illustrated with case studies of real work and concludes with suggested readings and topics for discussion in seminars and workshops, making it an ideal textbook for postgraduate research methods courses.

CONTENTS PART ONE: INTRODUCTION - 'DESIGN' AS DISTINCT FROM METHODS / What Is Research Design? / Introducing Designs in the Cycle of Research / PART TWO: THE PRELIMINARIES OF RESEARCH DESIGN / Identifying Researchable Questions / Warranting Research Claims / The Nature of Causal Claims / PART THREE: PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER / Identifying the Sample or Cases / Comparing for Comparative Claims / Matters of Timing and Sequence / Evaluating Controlled Interventions / PART FOUR: MORE ADVANCED CONSIDERATIONS / Further Designs for Evaluation / Challenges for Validity / How Big Is a Difference? / A Second Principle of Ethics / PART FIVE: CONCLUSION / Revisiting the Need for Robust Design


PLANNING ETHICALLY RESPONSIBLE RESEARCH Second Edition

Joan E Sieber California State University, East Bay and Martin B Tolich Otago University, New Zealand

An invaluable guide to help readers understand ethical concerns within real-life research situations, this book addresses all the 'ethical hot spots' in contemporary research.

APPLIED SOCIAL RESEARCH METHODS February 2013 • 264 pages Paper (978-1-4522-0259-4) • £39.99

CONSTRUCTING RESEARCH QUESTIONS Doing Interesting Research

Mats Alvesson Lund University and Jorgen Sandberg University of Queensland

Researchers usually puzzle about how to move from the scientific literature to a fruitful research topic. Alvesson and Sandberg address these puzzles in this sensible, practical book which deserves to become required reading for researchers

- Professor David Silverman, Goldsmiths College and King's College, University of London


RESEARCH DESIGN (INTERNATIONAL STUDENT EDITION) Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches

Fourth Edition

John W Creswell University of Nebraska, Lincoln

The book that has helped more than 150,000 students and researchers prepare their plan or proposal for a scholarly journal article, dissertation or thesis has been revised and updated while maintaining all the features that have made the previous edition so popular. New to this edition:

• every chapter now shows how to implement a mixed-method design in a proposal or plan as well as showing how to do qualitative and quantitative approaches

• ethical issues that may arise in quantitative, qualitative and mixed-methods designs have been added

• writing tips and considerations have been expanded and moved to the first part of the book to get a research plan started in the right direction

• the latest developments in qualitative inquiry, including advocacy, participatory and emancipatory approaches have been added

• mixed-method procedures show readers how to identify the type of mixed-method strategy, select the data collection and analysis approaches, and plan the overall structure of the study.

The book is accompanied by a companion website featuring eFlashcards, group activites and lecture notes.

CONTENTS PRELIMINARY CONSIDERATIONS / The Selection of a Research Approach / Review of the Literature / The Use of Theory / Writing Strategies and Ethical Considerations / DESIGNING RESEARCH / The Introduction / The Purpose Statement / Research Questions and Hypotheses / Quantitative Methods / Qualitative Methods / Mixed-Methods Procedures

March 2013 • 304 pages Paper (978-1-4522-7461-4) • £38.99

Research Ethics / Research Design


Additional MaterialsMany of our textbooks are supported by accompanying websites which contain extra resources to assist lecturers with the planning of lectures and to help promote student learning. Additional material typically includes:

• PowerPoint slides • Testbanks of questions • Instructor’s manual or teaching notes • Case studies • Glossaries

• Free online readings from leading SAGE journals

• Weblinks • Sample exams • Data sets

A current list of textbooks with accompanying websites is available at

www.sagepub.co.uk/companionsites.sp

SEVEN STEPS TO A COMPREHENSIVE LITERATURE REVIEW A Multimodal and Cultural Approach

Anthony Onwuegbuzie Sam Houston State University and University of South Florida and Rebecca K Frels

This dynamic, seven-step guide to doing literature reviews focuses on published and unpublished works and then extends the search to include multimodal texts and settings such as media, observations, documents, experts in the field and secondary data through the idea that culture plays a central role in knowledge interpretation.

The seven steps help demystify the literature review process and encourage readers to synthesize information thematically, rather than merely summarize the existing literature and findings. The book outlines the CORE of the literature review process - Critical thinking, Organization, Reflections and Evaluation - and provides a guide for reflexivity at the end of each of the seven steps. The literature review exemplar in the appendix serves as a helpful model for readers.

CONTENTS PART ONE: OVERVIEW / Foundations of the Literature Review / Identity of the Literature Review / Identity of the Literature Reviewer / Methodology of the Literature Review / PART TWO: EXPLORATION / Step 1: Exploring Beliefs and Selecting and Refining a Topic / Step 2: Searching Databases / Step 3: Storing and Organizing Literature / Step 4: Selecting and De-Selecting Literature / Step 5: Expanding the Search / PART THREE: INTEGRATION / Step 6: Analyzing and Synthesizing Sources / PART FOUR: COMMUNICATION / Step 7: Presenting the Literature Review / PART FIVE: APPLICATIONS / Future Directions

August 2014 • 272 pages Cloth (978-1-4462-4891-1) • £60.00 Paper (978-1-4462-4892-8) • £19.99

SEVEN STEPS TO A

DOING A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW A Student's Guide

Edited by Angela Boland , Gemma Cherry and Rumona Dickson all at University of Liverpool

My bookshelves are already laden with "How to do it" books on systematic reviews – very few of these are readable, informative and useful. But what do I do when I need to inform tomorrow’s supervision meeting? Quite simply, I reach for this book!

- Andrew Booth, Reader in Evidence Based Information Practice, School of Health and Related

Research (ScHARR), University of Sheffield


DOING A SYSTEMATIC

CONDUCTING RESEARCH LITERATURE REVIEWS From the Internet to Paper

Fourth Edition

Arlene Fink University of California, Los Angeles

Showing readers how to explain the need for and significance of research, this book is an accessible, in-depth look at how to synthesize research literature and is perfect for students, researchers, marketers, planners and policy makers who design and manage public and private agencies, conduct research studies, and prepare strategic plans and grant proposals .


Literature Review / Systematic Review


60 SECONDS WITH UWE FLICKUwe Flick is a trained psychologist and sociologist. He is

Professor of Qualitative Research in Education at the Free University in Berlin, Germany. Previously, he was Professor of Qualitative Research in Political Sciences at the University in Vienna, Austria, and Professor of Qualitative Research in Social Work, Nursing and Gerontology at Alice Salomon University of Applied Sciences in Berlin, Germany.

What can readers expect from the Fifth Edition of An Introduction to Qualitative Research?The new edition has a stronger focus on giving (first) orientations in the field. It has now a stronger focus on integrative presentations.

For example, there is one chapter where narrative data are discussed focusing on collecting narrative data as well as on how to analyze them. Finally, it has a stronger focus on how-to-do aspects in qualitative research.

New examples and case studies have been added to better illustrate how qualitative research is done.

What are the key things you’re hoping students will learn from the book?How to plan and do qualitative research, and how to decide on a specific method or approach for their own research. They will also learn about the potentials and the pitfalls of qualitative approaches from the examples and case studies.

What makes this book different to the others on qualitative research out there?It has a stronger focus on issues of how to plan qualitative research, and

importantly highlights how to combine research approaches. It integrates online research in the presentation of methods. It also has an international and interdisciplinary appeal.

What are you most proud of about the book?It is both comprehensive and practice oriented at the same time. And it is critical about the strengths and limits of single approach instead of emphasizing the one and only way of how to do qualitative research.

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AN INTRODUCTION TO QUALITATIVE RESEARCH Fifth Edition

Uwe Flick Free University, Berlin

In the new edition of his bestselling book, Uwe Flick introduces all of the main theoretical approaches to qualitative research and provides unmatched coverage of the full range of qualitative methods now available to researchers. Organized around the process of doing qualitative research, the book guides readers through ethics, research design, data collection and data analysis.

In this Fifth Edition, you will find:

• a new chapter outlining methodological approaches to qualitative research

• new introductory sections at the beginning of each of the book’s 7 parts, which prepare the ground and define key terms

• lots of new practical examples which show readers how to carry out all aspects of a qualitative research project

• new exercises which give a chance to test understanding of what’s been read .

CONTENTS PART ONE: FRAMEWORK / Guide to This Book / Qualitative Research: Why and How to Do It / Qualitative and Quantitative Research / Approaches to Qualitative Research / Ethics of Qualitative Research / PART TWO: THEORY IN QUALITATIVE RESEARCH / Using the Existing Literature / Theories Underlying Qualitative Research / Texts as Data in Qualitative Research / PART THREE: RESEARCH DESIGN / Designing Qualitative Research / The Qualitative Research Process / Research Questions / Entering the Field / Sampling / Triangulation / PART FOUR: VERBAL DATA / Collecting Verbal Data / Interviews / Focus Groups / Using Narrative Data / PART FIVE: DATA BEYOND TALK / Collecting Data beyond Talk / Observation and Ethnography / Visual Data: Photography, Film and Video / Using Documents as Data / PART SIX: QUALITATIVE DATA ANALYSIS / Qualitative Data Analysis / Transcription and Data Management / Thematic Coding and Content Analysis / Naturally Occurring Data: Conversation, Discourse and Hermeneutic Analysis / Using Software in Discourse Analysis / PART SEVEN: GROUNDING, WRITING AND OUTLOOK / Quality of Qualitative Research: Criteria and beyond / Writing Qualitative Research / State of the Art and Future Development


AN INTRODUCTION TO

THE SAGE HANDBOOK OF QUALITATIVE DATA ANALYSIS Edited by Uwe Flick Free University, Berlin

Qualitative data analysis frequently appears to be a mysterious process to students and experienced researchers alike. This excellent handbook removes the mystery and unveils invaluable insights into all facets of this crucial phase of the research process. I can't think of a single aspect of analysis that is left without coverage, so that it will become a "must read" for qualitative researchers for many years to come

- Alan Bryman, School of Management, University of Leicester

December 2013 • 608 pages Cloth (978-1-4462-0898-4) • £95.00

THE SAGE HANDBOOK OF

General Qualitative Research


DOING QUALITATIVE RESEARCH A Practical Handbook Fourth Edition

David Silverman Goldsmiths College, University of London

This Fourth Edit ion provides an extended discussion on the role of theory in research which is a welcome addition. It also provides a number of exemplars based on students' work internationally. Great number of exercises to help students test their knowledge and understanding

- Dr Khim Horton, School of Health and Social Care, University of Surrey

David Silverman provides a step-by-step guide to planning and conducting qualitative research. Using real examples from postgraduate students, the book makes it easy to link theory to methods, and shows how to move from understanding the principles of qualitative research to doing it yourself.

The new edition has been fully updated and now includes:

• a brand new chapter on formulating a research question appropriate for qualitative research

• an expanded discussion of the role of theory in research • extended discussion of case study research and the number of cases

needed for effective qualitative research • further coverage of focus groups and analyzing Internet data • new student examples from around the world • a new section on the common pitfalls encountered in qualitative research • an expanded companion website with more student examples

and videos.

CONTENTS PART ONE: INTRODUCTION / How to Use This Book / What You Can (and Can't) Do with Qualitative Research / Focusing Research Project / Issues in Research Design / What Counts as 'Originality'? / PART TWO: STARTING OUT / Formulating a Research Question / Using Theories / Choosing a Methodology / How Many Cases Do You Need? / Ethical Research / Writing a Research Proposal / PART THREE: COLLECTING AND ANALYZING YOUR DATA / Collecting Your Data / Developing Data Analysis / Using Computers to Analyze Qualitative Data / Quality in Qualitative Research / Evaluating Qualitative Research / Effective Qualitative Research / PART FOUR: WRITING UP / The First Few Pages / The Literature Review Chapter / The Methodology Chapter / Writing Your Data Chapters / Your Concluding Chapter / PART FIVE: GETTING SUPPORT / Making Good Use of Your Supervisor / Getting Feedback / Surviving an Oral Examination / Getting Published / Audiences

April 2013 • 488 pages Cloth (978-1-4462-6014-2) • £85.00 Paper (978-1-4462-6015-9) • £29.99

DOING QUALITATIVE A VERY SHORT, FAIRLY INTERESTING AND REASONABLY CHEAP BOOK ABOUT QUALITATIVE RESEARCH Second Edition

David Silverman Visiting Professor, University of Technology, Sydney

This is an excellent, thought-provoking and very readable book that will get students thinking critically about their research, from the very first chapter

- John Luker, School of Educationand Community, Glyndwr University

VERY SHORT, FAIRLY INTERESTING & CHEAP BOOKS January 2013 • 200 pages Cloth (978-1-4462-5217-8) • £50.00 Paper (978-1-4462-5218-5) • £14.99

60 SECONDS WITH DAVID SILVERMANDavid Silverman is Visiting Professor in the Business School,

University of Technology, Sydney. Apart from brief spells teaching at UCLA, his main teaching career was at Goldsmiths College where he pioneered a taught MA in Qualitative Research in 1985 and supervised around 30 successful PhD students. Since becoming Emeritus Professor in 1999, he has continued publishing methodology books. He has also run workshops for research students in Finland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, France, Sri Lanka and Tanzania. Besides all this, David's other interests include classical music, literary fiction, bridge, county cricket and spending time with his grandchildren.

Why another edition of Doing Qualitative Research?The previous editions of the book have been applauded by reviewers and users and have sold nearly 50,000 copies worldwide, so I figure I must be doing something right! I’ve now expanded and revised the book considerably in response to a wide-ranging

survey of readers’ comments, as well as my recent experiences leading workshops in qualitative research across four continents.

What are the key new features in the new edition?A brand new chapter on formulating a good research problem, plus plenty

of student examples including a discussion with a student looking at the first six months of his research.

What top tip would you give to those new to qualitative research?Don't worry that you haven't got enough data - you probably have too much!

What’s been the proudest moment of your career to date?Getting nice messages from readers of my books (SAGE: For example, readers have gone as far as to describe Doing Qualitative Research as “a gem” and “helpful at each page”).

England or Australia to win the next Ashes?*I'll be there and I'm hoping England will retain the ashes.

*David was obviously asked this before the Ashes got going, in October 2013!

60 SECONDS WITH DAVID SILVERMAN

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INTRODUCING QUALITATIVE RESEARCH A Student's Guide

Second Edition

Rosaline Barbour The Open University

This book is an ideal starter text for students, novice researchers and practitioners who are new to the qualitative research field

- Professor Karen Spilsbury, Chair in Nursing, University of York

Rosaline Barbour draws on her extensive teaching experience to provide a clear, user-friendly introduction to the craft of doing qualitative research. Each chapter includes examples of real-life qualitative data and a range of exercises to help students get a feel for the process of generating and analyzing qualitative data.

The Second Edition includes:

• new examples from a range of social science disciplines• more on unobtrusive methods of data collection, such as

documentary analysis • more on Internet research methods, mixed methods and visual methods • a new section on using software in qualitative research • a brand new companion website full of additional lecturer and

student resources .

CONTENTS PART ONE: INTRODUCTION / Qualitative Research Paradigms: Ontology and Epistemology / The Scope and Contribution of Qualitative Research: An Overview of Methods / Research Design / Ethics / PART TWO: GENERATING DATA / Ethnography / Interviewing / Focus Groups / Documentary Analysis, Media Analysis, Internet-Based Research, Visual Methods, Secondary Analysis / PART THREE: COMPLEX RESEARCH DESIGNS IN PRACTICE / Mixing Methods / Action Research / PART FOUR: ANALYZING AND PRESENTING QUALITATIVE DATA / Approaches to Analysis: Thematic Analysis, Grounded Theory and Patterning, Narrative Analysis, Conversation Analysis, Discursive Analysis, IPA, CAQDAS / Theorizing in Qualitative Data Analysis / Presenting and Writing up Qualitative Research / New Challenges and Perennial Dilemmas


INTRODUCING QUALITATIVE METHODOLOGY A Practical Guide

Jane Mills and Melanie Birks both at James Cook University, Australia

Of the many books about qualitative research, this one is particularly engaging to read. It will be useful to the novice as an introductory text and to the experienced researcher as a refresher. The book's structure allows the reader to compare the characteristics of each method and examples of how each could be employed

- Lucy Land, Birmingham City University

Fresh, insightful and clear, this exciting textbook provides an engaging introduction to the application of qualitative methodology in the real world. Expert researchers then trace the history and philosophical underpinnings of different methodologies, explore the specific demands each places upon the researcher and robustly set out relevant issues surrounding quality and rigor.

Key features include:

• summary table for each chapter - allowing quick checks to test knowledge

• 'Window into' sections - real-world examples showing each methodology in action

• student activities • learning objectives

• full glossary • annotated suggestions

for further reading • links to downloadable

SAGE articles • links to relevant websites

and organizations .

CONTENTS An Introduction to Qualitative Research Designs / Practical Philosophy / Methodology: The Blueprint for Qualitative Research / Action Research / Discourse Analysis / Ethnography / Grounded Theory / Historical Research / Case Study / Narrative Inquiry / Phenomenology / Writing Your Formal Proposal / Quality in Qualitative Research / A New Era of Qualitative Research


QUALITATIVE

BASICS OF QUALITATIVE RESEARCH Techniques and Procedures for Developing Grounded Theory

Fourth Edition

Juliet Corbin International Institute for Qualitative Methodology and Anselm Strauss

The Fourth Edition of this bestselling text continues to offer immensely practical advice and technical expertise to aid researchers in making sense of their collected data. It presents methods that will enable researchers to analyze and interpret their data, and ultimately build theory from it.

Highly accessible in their approach, the authors provide a step-by-step guide to the research act - from the formation of the research question through several approaches to coding and analysis, to reporting on the research. Full of definitions and illustrative examples, this highly accessible book concludes with chapters that present criteria for evaluating a study, as well as responses to common questions posed by students of qualitative research.

October 2014 • 416 pages Paper (978-1-4129-9746-1) • £46.99

BASICS OF QUALITATIVE RESEARCH SUCCESSFULQUALITATIVE RESEARCH A Practical Guide for Beginners

Virginia Braun University of Auckland and Victoria Clarke University of the West of England

This accessible, practical 'how-to' guide provides students with a step-by-step toolkit of the why, when and how of qualitative methods, for anyone studying qualitative research or doing a research project.


HUMANIZING RESEARCH Decolonizing Qualitative Inquiry With Youth and Communities

Edited by Django Paris Michigan State University and Maisha T Winn Emory University

Features selected essays on humanizing approaches to qualitative and ethnographic inquiry with youths and their communities.




QUALITATIVE RESEARCH PRACTICE A Guide for Social Science Students and Researchers

Second Edition

Edited by Jane Ritchie founder of the Qualitative Research Unit at NatCen Social Research, Jane Lewis Colebrooke Centre for Evidence and Implementation, Carol McNaughton Nicholls NatCen Social Research, London, and Rachel Ormston ScotCen Social Research, Edinburgh

Written by a team of leading researchers associated with NatCen Social Research (the National Centre for Social Research) this textbook leads students and researchers through the entire process of qualitative research from beginning to end - moving through design, sampling, data collection, analysis and reporting. In this fully revised Second Edition you will find:

• a practical account of how to carry out qualitative research which recognizes a range of current approaches and applications

• a brand new chapter on ethics • a brand new chapter on observational research • updated advice on using software when analyzing qualitative data • new case studies which illustrate issues students may encounter and

how problems have been tackled by other researchers.

CONTENTS The Foundations of Qualitative Research / The Applications of Qualitative Methods to Social Research / Design Issues / Ethics of Qualitative Research / Designing and Selecting Samples / Designing Fieldwork / In-Depth Interviews / Focus Groups / Observation / Analysis: Principles and Processes / Traditions and Approaches / Analysis in Practice / Generalizability / Writing up Qualitative Research


QUALITATIVE RESEARCH USING SOCIAL MEDIA FOR QUALITATIVE RESEARCH A Theoretical and Practical Guide

Randall F Clemens St. John's University

A practical guide to using social media in planning, data collection, analysis and presentation of qualitative research, this book blends theoretical discussions of the major steps of research along with practical examples of how to use social media as a research tool. It provides exercises and strategies, as well as vignettes that explore the advantages and complexities of using social media for qualitative research.


USING SOCIAL MEDIA FOR

QUALITATIVERESEARCH FOR THE SOCIAL SCIENCES Marilyn Lichtman Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

With a focus on the integral role of the researcher, Marilyn Lichtman offers a balanced and nuanced approach, covering the full range of methodologies and viewpoints about the field, including coverage of social media as a tool to facilitate research or as a venue for study .


QUALITATIVE

SAMPLING ANDCHOOSING CASES IN QUALITATIVE RESEARCH A Realist Approach

Nick Emmel University of Leeds

Helping readers to become familiar with various sampling techniques and how to make empirical and theoretical claims from the cases they choose, this text introduces widely used sampling methodologies and identifies key theoretical assumptions .

October 2013 • 192 pages Cloth (978-0-85702-509-8) • £75.00 Paper (978-0-85702-510-4) • £26.99

QUALITATIVETEXT ANALYSIS A Guide to Methods, Practice and Using Software

Udo Kuckartz Philipps University of Marburg

Providing a hands-on introduction to the method and theoretical underpinnings of qualitative text analysis, this text offers step-by-step instructions for implementing the three principal types of qualitative text analysis: thematic; evaluative; and type-building analysis. Special attention is paid to how to present results and use qualitative data analysis software packages, which are highly recommended for use in combination with qualitative text analysis since they allow a fast, reliable and more accurate analysis. The book shows in detail how to use software, from transcribing the verbal data to presenting and visualizing the results.

CONTENTS Analyzing Qualitative Data - but How? / The Building Blocks of Systematic Qualitative Text Analysis / Basic Concepts and Process of Qualitative Content Analysis / Three Basic Methods of Qualitative Text Analysis / Qualitative Data Analysis Using Computer Assistance / Quality Standards, Research Report and Documentation


QUALITATIVE

USING PHOTOGRAPHS IN SOCIAL AND HISTORICAL RESEARCH Penny Tinkler University of Manchester

Written by one of the world's leading authorities on image-based methods, this is the first book to investigate, in depth, the use of photographs and photo images in research.




VISUAL METHODS IN SOCIAL RESEARCH Second Edition

Marcus Banks University of Oxford and David Zeitlyn

Combining the theoretical, practical and technical, the authors discuss changing technologies, the role of the Internet and the impact of social media. Presenting an interdisciplinary guide to visual methods they explore both the creation and interpretation of visual images and their use within different methodological approaches. This clear, articulate book is full of practical tips on publishing and presenting the results of visual research, and how to use film and photographic archives.


VISUAL METHODS IN SOCIAL RESEARCH

RESEARCHING ORGANIZATIONS The Practice of Organizational Fieldwork

Matthew Jones Judge Institute of Management, University of Cambridge

Drawing on examples and debates from a broad range of disciplines (such as criminology, education and social anthropology, as well as management) Researching Organizations explores the issues that researchers may encounter when carrying out fieldwork in organizations. From getting in to an organization at the start of the research to getting out and maybe back again at the end, the book offers systematic guidance to help researchers navigate the messy reality of fieldwork. This book is designed for graduate-level researchers who may be undertaking fieldwork for the first time, but also for those who wish to gain an understanding of research practice.

CONTENTS Research and Organizations / The Research Process / Ethics in Organizational Research / Getting in: Seeking and Negotiating Access / Getting on: In the Organization / Getting out: Leaving the Field and Reporting Research in Organizations / Getting back / Emerging Issues in Research in Organizations


RESEARCHING

FEMINIST RESEARCH PRACTICE A Primer

Second Edition

Edited by Sharlene Nagy Hesse-Biber Boston College

Invites undergraduates to explore the range of feminist perspectives, including feminist empiricist, feminist standpoint and postmodern perspectives in order to bridge the divide between theory and research methods.

July 2013 • 456 pages Paper (978-1-4129-9497-2) • £33.99

TRANSCRIBING FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH Alexa Hepburn Loughborough University and Galina B Bolden

Describes and assesses key methodological and epistemological debates about the status of transcription in research and the value of alternative approaches. It offers the first book-length exposition of the Jeffersonian transcription conventions and shows how these conventions support the analysis of talk as a medium for social action. The book features important recent developments in transcribing, including:

• non-vocal conduct • talk in languages other than English • talk produced by speakers with limited proficiencies such as young

children, language learners and people with disabilities.

CONTENTS PART ONE: THE JEFFERSONIAN TRANSCRIPTION CONVENTIONS / Getting Started and Transcript Layout / Time and Sequence in Transcription / Transcribing Speech Delivery / Transcribing Laughter and Crying / PART TWO: NEW DEVELOPMENTS / Transcribing Visible Conduct / Transcribing for Languages Other Than English / Issue of Proficiency and Delivery / Software and Data Management for Transcription / PART THREE: DIALOGUES AND DEBATES / Comparing Different Approaches to Transcription / Epistemological Issues in Transcription / Concluding Remarks: Transcription in Analysis


TRANSCRIBING FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH

RESEARCHING RACISM A Guidebook for Academics and Professional Investigators

Muzammil Quraishi and Rob Philburn both at University of Salford

This book offers a one-stop guide to the meaning of racism, key studies in the field, core methods and an agenda of research for the future.

Discussing the salient aspects of race and racism in contemporary society, alerting the reader to methodological and practical considerations of qualitative research on race and racism, Researching Racism is not only an original textbook but also a crucial guide for anyone beginning their research on racism. The book:

• offers a clear and accessible account of an interdisciplinary and complex topic

• incorporates historical, legislative and international dimensions of race and racism

• outlines and illustrates a range of qualitative research methods • provides case studies and engaging examples • includes a toolkit for researchers of racism.

CONTENTS Racism and the History of Race / Defining and Conceptualizing Racism(s) / Anti-Racism: Law and Policies / Racism Research: Two Case Studies / Researching Racism: Qualitative Methodology and Methods / A Racism Researcher's Toolkit


RESEARCHING RACISM



ADVANCES IN MEMBERSHIP CATEGORISATION ANALYSIS Edited by William Housley University of Cardiff and Richard Fitzgerald University of Queensland

This is an exciting addition to the dynamic, multidisciplinary field of membership categorization analysis (MCA). Bringing together the biggest names in MCA, this landmark publication provides a contemporary analysis of the field and a platform for emerging researchers and students to build upon.

The book sets out the current methodological developments of MCA, highlighting its analytic strength - particularly when examining social identity and social knowledge. It provides a sophisticated tool of qualitative analysis and draws from a wide range of empirical studies provided by global scholars.


ADVANCES IN MEMBERSHIP DIGITAL TOOLS FOR QUALITATIVE RESEARCH Trena Paulus University of Tennessee , Jessica Lester University of Indiana and Paul Dempster University of York

Showing how the research process in its entirety can be supported by technology tools in ways that can save time and add robustness and depth to qualitative work, this book addresses the use of a variety of tools to support every phase of the research process, providing practical case studies taken from real world research. The text shows how to select and use technology tools to:

• engage in reflexivity • collaborate with other researchers and stakeholders • manage a project • do a literature review • generate and manage data • transcribe and analyze textual, audio and visual data • represent and share findings.

CONTENTS Engaging in Reflexivity and Making Ethical Choices: The Researcher as Instrument / Collaborating and Managing Projects / Reviewing the Literature / Generating Data / Transcribing Audio and Video Data / Analyzing Textual Data / Analyzing Image, Audio and Visual Data / Writing and Representing the Findings / Looking to the Future


DIGITAL TOOLS FOR

USING SOFTWARE IN QUALITATIVE RESEARCH A Step-by-Step Guide

Second Edition

Christina Silver and Ann Lewins both at CAQDAS Networking Project, University of Surrey

An essential introduction to the practice and principles of Computer Assisted Qualitative Data Analysis (CAQDAS), this book will help readers to choose the most appropriate package for their needs and get the most out of the software once they are using it. This book considers a wide range of tasks and processes in the data management and analysis process, and shows how software can help at each stage.

In the new edition, the authors present three case studies with different forms of data (text, video and mixed-methods data) and show how each step in the analysis process for each project could be supported by software. The new edition is accompanied by an extensive companion website with step-by-step instructions produced by the software developers themselves.

Software programmes covered in the Second Edition include the latest versions of:

• NVivo • ATLAS.ti • DEDOOSE • TRANSANA • HyperResearch • QDA Miner

CONTENTS Qualitative Data Analysis and CAQDAS / How Can Software Support My Research Project? / Data and Their Preparation for CAQDAS Packages / Early Steps in Software: Practical Tasks and Familiarization / Exploration and Data-Level Work / Qualitative Coding in Software: Principles and Approaches / Coding Tasks in Software / Coding Scheme, Coding Frames / Basic Retrieval of Coded Data / Managing Processes and Interpretations through Writing / Mapping Ideas, Linking Concepts and Visualizing Connections / Organizing Data to Known Characteristics / Interrogation of Data


USING SOFTWARE IN

QUALITATIVEDATA ANALYSIS Practical Strategies

Patricia Bazeley Research Support Pty Ltd, Australia

Pat Bazeley has produced what is sure to become a core text for those working with qualitative data.... This excellent book is a thorough and entertaining resource that will be of use to both the novice and the more experienced researcher

- Richard Freeman, Doctoral School, Institute of Education, University of London

Written by an experienced researcher in the field of qualitative methods, this is a clear, accessible and practical guide to each stage of the process, including:

• designing and managing qualitative data for analysis • w orking with data through interpretive, comparative, pattern and

relational analyses • developing explanatory theory and coherent conclusions, based on

qualitative data. The book pairs theoretical discussion with practical advice, using a host of examples from diverse projects across the social sciences. It describes data analysis strategies in actionable steps and helpfully links to the use of computer software where relevant.

CONTENTS PART ONE: PREPARING THE WAY: LAYING THE FOUNDATIONS FOR ANALYSIS / Foundations for Thinking and Working Qualitatively / Designing for Analysis / Managing and Preparing Data for Analysis / PART TWO: WORKING WITH DATA: A PATHWAY INTO ANALYSIS / Read, Reflect and Connect: Initial Explorations of Data / Codes and Coding: Principles and Practice / Naming, Organizing and Refining Codes / Alternative Approaches to Breaking Open and Connecting Data / PART THREE: DESCRIBE, COMPARE AND RELATE: MOVING ON FROM CODES AND THEMES / Describing, Evolving and Theorizing Concepts / Comparative Analyses as a Means of Furthering Analysis / Relational Analyses / PART FOUR: BRINGING IT TOGETHER - MOVING TOWARD CLIMAX AND CLOSURE / If… Then… Is It Because? Developing Explanatory Models and Theories / Developing Coherent Understanding / Defending and Extending: Issues of Quality and Significance / After-Words


General Qualitative Research / Qualitative Data Analysis


QUALITATIVE DATA ANALYSIS WITH NVIVO Second Edition

Edited by Patricia Bazeley Research Support Pty Ltd, Australia and Kristi Jackson Queri Inc, Colorado and University of Colorado

Guiding students through the task of doing computer-assisted analysis using NVivo, this fully updated Second Edition helps readers with every step of the process using clear directions and plenty of screenshots.

CONTENTSPerspectives: Qualitative Computing and NVivo / Starting Out, with a View Ahead / Designing an NVivo Database / Coding Basics / Going on with Coding / Cases, Classifications and Comparisons / Working with Multimedia Sources / Adding Reference Material to Your NVivo Project / Datasets and Mixed Methods / Tools and Strategies for Visualizing Data / Using Coding and Queries to Further Analysis / Teamwork with NVivo / Moving On - Further Resources


HANDLINGQUALITATIVE DATA A Practical Guide

Third Edition

Lyn Richards Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University

Recognizing that for many new researchers dealing with data is the main point of departure, this book helps them to acquire an understanding of the skills and methodological issues that are central to qualitative research. Lyn Richards provides practical guidance on how to handle, reflect on and make sense of rich data, while at the same time showing how a consideration of methods and their philosophical underpinnings informs how we should best handle our data.

Detailed sections cover the processes of making, meeting, sorting, coding, documenting and exploring qualitative data, how to see a study as a whole and write it, making and justifying claims. Each chapter smoothly integrates software use with discussion of the main challenges that software users are likely to encounter. Novice researchers who use this book will be able to achieve valid and useful outcomes from qualitative analysis, and ensure they do justice to their data.

The new edition features:

• a fully updated website with expanded examples of 'methods in practice' showing students and practitioners what qualitative data analysis looks like in real life. Researchers reflect back on their project and what they might have done differently

• new critical discussion on the companion website of the contributions of qualitative software and relevance of current software to project tasks. Researchers using different qualitative software packages report how they were used and where their limits were met

• extended coverage within the text of key topics in qualitative research including ethics, reflexivity, and the relationship between research questions and methodological choices.


HANDLING

QUALITATIVEDATA ANALYSIS A Methods Sourcebook

Third Edition

Matthew B Miles , A Michael Huberman and Johnny Saldaña Arizona State University

This seminal text has helped thousands of graduate students and researchers find meaning from their qualitative data.

New to this edition is: the integration of qualitative analysis software; coverage of new approaches of inquiry; inclusion of mixed methods; and examples from a wider range of social science disciplines.

June 2013 • 408 pages Paper (978-1-4522-5787-7) • £52.00

QUALITATIVE DATA ANALYSIS FROM START TO FINISH Jamie Harding University of Northumbria

This book is an excellent source for undergraduates and those new to qualitative research. Jamie Harding's step-by-step approach guides the reader through the maze of qualitative data analysis. I particularly like the distinction made between the descriptive and interpretative elements of qualitative analysis. The sections of data collection tools are also useful for those unfamiliar with this topic

-Dr Steven Whitcombe, School of Health Care Studies, University of Cardiff


QUALITATIVE DATA ANALYSIS WITH ATLAS.TI Second Edition

Susanne Friese Max Planck Society, Göttingen

Written by a leading expert on ATLAS.ti, this book will guide readers step by step through using the software to support their research project.

In this updated Second Edition, readers will find clear, practical advice on preparing data, setting up a new project in ATLAS.ti, developing a coding system, asking questions, finding answers and preparing results. The new edition features:

• methodological as well as technical advice • numerous practical exercises and examples • screenshots showing each stage of analysis in version 7 of ATLAS.ti • increased coverage of transcription • new sections on analyzing video and multimedia data • a companion website with online tutorials and data sets.

CONTENTS NCT - A Method for Computer-Assisted Qualitative Data Analysis / Getting to Know ATLAS.ti / Data and Project Management / Technical Aspects of Coding / Embarking on a Journey - Getting Ready and Coding the Data Material / Further Steps in the Data Analysis Process / Working with Network Views / Bringing It all Together


QUALITATIVE DATA

Qualitative Data Analysis


CONSTRUCTING GROUNDED THEORY Second Edition

Kathy Charmaz Sonoma State University

This Second Edition of Kathy Charmaz's groundbreaking text presents a benchmark introduction to doing grounded theory from a constructivist perspective.

This expanded Second Edition:

• explores how to effectively focus on data collection and to think about it for theorizing

• adds two new chapters that guide the reader through conducting and analyzing interviews in grounded theory studies

• adds a new chapter on the relationship between symbolic interactionism and grounded theory

• considers recent epistemological debates about the place of prior theory and the legacy of Anselm Strauss for grounded theory.

CONTENTS An Invitation to Grounded Theory / Gathering Rich Data / Crafting and Conducting Intensive Interviews / Interviewing in Grounded Theory Studies / The Logic of Grounded Theory Coding Practices and Initial Coding / Focused Coding and beyond / Memo-Writing / Theoretical Sampling, Saturation, and Sorting / Reconstructing Theory in Grounded Theory Studies / Symbolic Interactionism and Grounded Theory / Writing the Draft / Reflecting on the Research Process

INTRODUCING QUALITATIVE METHODS SERIES January 2014 • 416 pages

Cloth (978-0-85702-913-3) • £85.00 Paper (978-0-85702-914-0) • £28.99

CONSTRUCTING DOING VISUAL ETHNOGRAPHY Third Edition

Sarah Pink

Essential reading for anyone wishing to engage with images, technologies and society, this book is a milestone in ethnographic and visual research. The Third Edition of this classic text includes new chapters on Web-based practices for visual ethnography and the issues surrounding the representation, interpretation and authoring of knowledge with the rise of digital media.

The book provides a foundation for thinking about visual ethnography and introduces the practical and theoretical issues relating to the visual and digital technologies used in the field. It sets new agendas for visual ethnography by:

• helpfully illustrating key concepts within real-world contexts • introducing examples from both analogue and digital media • exploring material and electronic texts • setting out the shift towards applied, participatory and public

visual scholarship .

CONTENTS PART ONE: THINKING ABOUT VISUAL ETHNOGRAPHY: HISTORICAL, THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL PERSPECTIVES / Visual Ethnography across Disciplines / Ways of Seeing, Knowing and Showing / Planning and Practising Visual Ethnography / PART TWO: PRODUCING KNOWLEDGE / Photography in Ethnographic Research / Video in Ethnographic Research / Doing Visual Ethnography with the Web / Making Meanings in Visual Ethnography / PART THREE: REPRESENTING VISUAL ETHNOGRAPHY / Photography and Ethnographic Writing / Video in Ethnographic Representation / Making Visual Ethnography Public Online/Digitally


REDISCOVERING GROUNDED THEORY Barry Gibson University of Sheffield and Jan Hartman

Looking back over the grounded theory debate and highlighting what is relevant to today's researchers, this book adeptly guides students through this often intimidating area and answers questions such as: What should grounded theory look like?, How do I recognize grounded theory? and How do I produce good grounded theory?

CONTENTSWhat Kind of Theory is Grounded Theory? / Constructivism in Grounded Theory / Disentangling Concepts & Categories in Grounded Theory / Coding in Grounded Theory / How to Develop Theoretical Sensitivity / Rediscovering Skills for Theoretical Sampling / Theoretical Pacing and the Process of Doing Grounded Theory / Rediscovering Coding in Grounded Theory / Thinking Theoretically and Writing Memos in Grounded Theory / Theoretical Integration and Sorting in Grounded Theory / Interrogating, Challenging and Contributing to the Literature / Understanding How to Write Theoretically / Rediscovering Formal Theory / Rediscovering Grounded Theory: Back to the Future


REDISCOVERING

LINGUISTIC ETHNOGRAPHY Collecting, Analysing and Presenting Data

Fiona Copland and Angela Creese University of Birmingham

Providing a philosophical overview of the field alongside practical support for designing and developing ethnographic research, this interdisciplinary guide demonstrates how to build and develop arguments and engages with practical issues such as ethics, transcription and impact.

There are chapter-long case studies based on real research that explain key themes and help readers to create and analyze their own linguistic data. They outline the practical, epistemological and theoretical decisions that researchers must take when planning and carrying out their studies.

Other key features include:

• a clear introduction to discourse analytic traditions • tips on how to produce effective field notes • guidance on how to manage interview and conversational data • advice on writing for different traditions • annotated suggestions for further reading • a full glossary .


LINGUISTIC ETHNOGRAPHY

Grounded Theory / Ethnography



INTERPRETIVE AUTOETHNOGRAPHY Second Edition

Norman K Denzin University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Bringing in elements of postmodernism and interpretive social science, Norman K Denzin re-examines the biographical and autobiographical genres as methods for qualitative researchers. The book points up the inherent weaknesses in traditional biographical forms, and outlines a new way in which biographies should be conceptualized and shaped. It provides a guide to the assumptions of the biographical method, to its key terms, and to the strategies for gathering and interpreting such materials. Denzin introduces the key concept of 'epiphany', or turning points in people’s lives. Along the way, a host of examples are provided from the author's own work and others, making this an extremely useful volume for qualitative researchers.

CONTENTS Assumptions of the Method / A Clarification of Terms / Interpretive Guidelines / Selves, Stories, Experiences / Evaluating Performance Autoethnography / In Conclusion: Performing Lives

QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS January 2014 • 128 pages Paper (978-1-4522-9981-5) • £16.99

INTERPRETIVE DOING ACTION RESEARCH IN YOUR OWN ORGANIZATION Fourth Edition

David Coghlan Trinity College, Dublin and Teresa Brannick University College, Dublin

Packed full of practical, expert advice on how to navigate the murky waters of ethics, politics and management in your own organization, and multidisciplinary in its approach to action research, this book sets out a step-by-step template for researchers to follow and adapt.

The authors:

• introduce and contextualize action research as an approach • explore the challenges of doing action research in your own organization • provide guidance on how to design and implement an insider action

research project • show how to lead change in an organization • demonstrate how earning develops through the project • provide helpful tips on how to disseminate work. The book and its supporting website are the ideal resource for students, researchers and practitioners hoping to generate real change through their action research project.

CONTENTS PART ONE: FOUNDATIONS / Introducing Action Research / Knowing in Action / Understanding Action Research / PART TWO: IMPLEMENTATION / Constructing and Selecting Your Project / Designing and Implementing Your Action Research Project / Interlevel Dynamics in Action Research / Using Frameworks to Study Organizations in Action / PART THREE: ISSUES AND CHALLENGES IN RESEARCHING YOUR OWN ORGANIZATION / Researching Your Own Organization / Pre-Understanding, Role Duality and Access / Managing Ethics and Organizational Politics / Writing up Your Insider Action Research Work / In Conclusion


DOING ACTION RESEARCH

WRITING AND DOING ACTION RESEARCH Jean McNiff York St John University

Based on her 2009 book with Jack Whitehead, Jean McNiff offers here an updated, comprehensive and user-friendly guide to the practical aspects of carrying out action research. Written for practitioners involved in workplace-based professional development programmes and students undertaking methods courses, this book includes guidance on how to:

• carry out an action research project in a setting • present findings in a dissertation, report or thesis • write up research with an eye to informing policy • demonstrate the quality research • be critical and write theoretically • write for journals and prepare a book proposal.The book contains worked examples of action research projects in a range of settings and presents exercises to help readers develop successful written accounts of their research.


WRITING AND DOING ACTION RESEARCH

ACTION RESEARCH Fourth Edition

Ernest T Stringer Curtin University of Technology

This book provides clear guidelines to enable novice practitioner researchers to move comfortably through a process of inquiry providing effective solutions to problems in their work lives, whether the setting is in education, health, social work or business.


MIXED METHODS APPLICATIONS IN ACTION RESEARCH From Methods to Community Action

Nataliya V Ivankova University of Alabama, Birmingham

This book outlines and explains, in detail, the necessary steps in designing, conducting, implementing and reporting an action research study with a solid mixed-methods foundation. Illustrative examples, featured articles, scripts, templates and outlines serve as helpful practical tools and questions and exercises in each chapter help inspire reflective student practices.


MIXED METHODS APPLICATIONS

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QUALITATIVE ONLINE INTERVIEWS Second Edition

Janet Salmons Vision2Lead Inc and Capella University School of Business and Technology

By focusing on designing, conducting and assessing research that relies on data from interviews and related observations, materials or artifacts collected online, this book encourages researchers to extend the reach of their studies by using methods that defy geographic boundaries. With an emphasis on using in-depth interviews in qualitative research that incorporates mixed methods designs where relevant, the book encompasses the practical 'how-to' information needed to make thoughtful decisions and scholarly foundations needed to support them.

CONTENTS The E-Interview Research Framework / Aligning Purpose and Design / Online Data Collection Method and Positioning the Researcher / Determining E-Interview or Observational Styles / Selecting Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and Research Setting Milieu / Visual Research and the Online Interviews and Observations / Handling Sampling and Recruiting / Addressing Ethical Issues in Online Interview Research / Preparing for an Online Interview / Conducting the Online Interview / Contributing Quality E-Research to the Literature / Online Communications and Online Interviews Trends and Influences

July 2014 • 256 pages Paper (978-1-4833-3267-3) • £ 37.99

QUALITATIVE ONLINE

INTERVIEWS IN QUALITATIVE RESEARCH Second Edition

Nigel King University of Huddersfield and Christine Horrocks Manchester Metropolitan University

Nigel King and Christine Horrocks will help researchers to get the data they want from their interviews by providing clear guidance regarding technique, giving top-tips from real-world case studies and sharing downloadable checklists and interview plans.

Whether doing interviews in their own research or just using other researchers' data, this book will tell readers everything they need to know about designing, planning, conducting and analyzing quality interviews. The book covers practical, theoretical and philosophical issues, grounding them in real examples from interviews and using clear, jargon-free terminology that will appeal to new and experienced researchers alike.


INTERVIEWS IN QUALITATIVE RESEARCH

INTERVIEWS Learning the Craft of Qualitative Research Interviewing

Third Edition

Svend Brinkmann University of Aalborg and Steinar Kvale University of Aarhus

Retaining the same four-part structure as the Second Edition, this book provides an introduction to interviewing as research, a conceptualization of the research interview, a discussion of the seven stages of an interview investigation and a conclusion. The text also includes a discussion of more recent developments in qualitative interviewing, including narrative, discursive and conversational analyses .

CONTENTSIntroduction to Interview Research / Characterizing Qualitative Research Interviews / Epistemological Issues of Interviewing / Ethical Issues of Interviewing / The Qualitative Research Interview as Context / Thematizing and Designing an Interview Study / Conducting an Interview / Interview Variations / Interview Quality / Transcribing Interviews / Preparing for Interview Analysis / Interview Analyses Focusing on Meaning / Interview Analyses Focusing on Language / Eclectic and Theoretical Analyses of Interviews / The Social Construction of Validity / Reporting Interview Knowledge / Conversations about Interviews

July 2014 • 392 pages Paper (978-1-4522-7572-7) • £37.99

INTERVIEWS

THE ACTION RESEARCH DISSERTATION A Guide for Students and Faculty

Second Edition

Kathryn Herr Montclair State University and Gary L Anderson New York University

This Second Edition continues to provide readers with a roadmap that honours the complexity of action research. It shows that action research is appropriate not only for a dissertation, but also is a deeply rewarding experience for both the researcher and participants. The book helps students understand the ways action research dissertations are different from more traditional dissertations, and it prepares students and their committees for the unique dilemmas they may face such as validity, positionality, design, write-up, ethics and defence of the dissertation.

October 2014 • 160 pages Paper (978-1-4833-3310-6) • £ 22.99

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FOCUS GROUPS Theory and Practice

Third Edition

David W Stewart Loyola Marymount University and Prem N Shamdasani National University of Singapore

This widely cited book offers a unique blend of theory and practice in a single, easy-to-read source. It provides a systematic treatment of the design, conduct and interpretation of focus group data within the context of social science research and theory. The book is known for its accessibility, the step-by-step nature of the advice, the comprehensiveness of the treatment of focus groups and its historical perspective.

CONTENTS I ntroduction: Focus Group History, Theory and Practice / Group Dynamics and Focus Group Research / Focus Groups and the Research Toolbox / Recruiting Focus Group Participants and Designing the Interview Guide / The Focus Group Moderator / Conducting the Focus Group / Analyzing Focus Group Data / Focus Groups in Practice / Virtual Focus Groups and Other Group Methods

APPLIED SOCIAL RESEARCH METHODS June 2014 • 240 pages Paper (978-1-4522-7098-2) • £31.99

FOCUS GROUPS CASE STUDY RESEARCH Design and Methods

Fifth Edition

Robert K Yin COSMOS Corporation

Fully updated with increased coverage of ethics, an expanded discussion on logic models and brand new case studies and tutorials, this Fifth Edition continues to provide students with a thorough introduction to both the design and use of the case study method .

July 2013 • 312 pages Paper (978-1-4522-4256-9) • £36.99

NARRATIVE NETWORKS Storied Approaches in a Digital Age

Brian Alleyne Goldsmiths College , University of London

This book responds to the dynamic and modern production and consumption of stories of all kinds in popular and academic cultures. It offers a complete discussion of the underlying philosophical and methodological issues of narrative and personal narrative research as well as applying these to the current digital climate. It provides practical guidance on data management and the use of software for the narrative researcher. Illustrated with examples from a range of fields and disciplines as well as the author's own work on hacking cultures and cultural activism, this title is a must for anyone wanting to learn about narrative networks and how to conduct successful narrative research in a modern age.

CONTENTS Realism, Reform and the Rise of Narrative in Social Science / Narrative Ways of Knowing / Analyzing Narrative / Using Narrative: What People Do with Stories / Constructing Narrative / Practical Matters: Tools and Techniques for the Narrative Researcher / In-Depth Case Study: A Retrospective Assessment of a Life-History Account / Summary: Seven Theses on Narrative Networks

August 2014 • 240 pages Cloth (978-0-85702-783-2) • £65.00 Paper (978-0-85702-784-9) • £22.99

NARRATIVE NETWORKS

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Now available in paperback! Offering concrete proposals about the best research methods and providing an unparalleled guide to the emergence and complexity of the field, this book gives a comprehensive critical examination of case-oriented research.

Cloth 2009 / Paper 2013 • 560 pages Cloth (978-1-4129-3051-2) • £110.00 Paper (978-1-4462-7044-8) • £29.99

DOING NARRATIVE RESEARCH Second Edition

Edited by Molly Andrews , Corinne Squire and Maria Tamboukou all at University of East London

Acting as a practical and theoretical guide to doing narrative research, this book considers issues such as reflexivity, interpretation and the research context, helping readers to gain a well-rounded view of narrative methods research .

July 2013 • 288 pages Cloth (978-1-4462-5265-9) • £85.00 Paper (978-1-4462-5266-6) • £27.99

NARRATIVE INQUIRY A Dynamic Approach

Colette Daiute City University of New York

Making an important contribution to the field of narrative research, this text provides a new theoretical orientation as well as a set of practical techniques that students can use to conduct narrative inquiry .


NARRATIVE INQUIRY

Interviewing / Case Study Methods / Narrative Methods


INTERNET RESEARCH METHODS Second Edition

Claire Hewson The Open University , Carl Vogel Trinity College, Dublin and Dianna Laurent Southeastern Louisiana University

Presents a state-of-the-art review of the Internet as a tool for conducting research in the social and behavioural sciences. Building on the First Edition, the authors provide extensive updates to reflect current developments and trends in Internet research, focusing on what has been achieved so far, and identifying opportunities and possibilities in the new 'era' of Internet Research. Key theoretical debates and issues are explored, and practical advice and guidance on the tools, methods and techniques available offered, using illustrative examples and case studies throughout. The authors cover both obtrusive and unobtrusive methods in primary research, including quantitative, qualitative and mixed-methods approaches, across a broad range of disciplines. A section on secondary research is also included.

This book provides a practical resource for practising researchers wishing to assess how the latest techniques, tools and methods in Internet-mediated research may support and expand research in their own field.

CONTENTS The Internet / Internet-Mediated Research: State of the Art / Tools for Internet-Mediated Research / Ethics in Internet-Mediated Research / Designing and Implementing an IMR Study / What Can Go Wrong?


INTERNET RESEARCH THE SAGE HANDBOOK OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH Edited by Sara Price , Carey Jewitt both at Institute of Education, University of London and Barry Brown University of California, San Diego

This handbook provides a much-needed appraisal of the current state of play in social-science approaches to the study of digital technologies. Its scope is impressive and it offers informed, comprehensive and critical coverage of the important debates in this key field of study

- Bella Dicks, University of Cardiff

CONTENTSPART ONE: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE FIELD OF CONTEMPORARY DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH / PART TWO: NEW DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES: KEY CHARACTERISTICS AND CONSIDERATIONS / PART THREE: RESEARCH PERSPECTIVES FOR DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES: THEORY AND ANALYSIS / PART FOUR: ENVIRONMENTS AND TOOLS FOR DIGITAL RESEARCH

August 2013 • 512 pages Cloth (978-1-4462-0047-6) • £95.00

INNOVATIONS IN DIGITAL RESEARCH METHODS Edited by Peter J Halfpenny University of Manchester and Robert Procter University of Edinburgh

This cutting-edge tit le provides an introduction to digital social research tools and methods that harness the 'data deluge' and successfully tackle key societal challenges. Contributions from leading international researchers cover topics such as:

• qualitative, quantitative and mixed-methods research • data management • social network analysis • survey methods • visualizing social data • ethics and e-research.This vibrant introduction to digital research methods and methodology is essential reading for anyone conducting social research today.

CONTENTS e-Infrastructure for the Social Sciences / The Changing Social Data Landscape / Exploiting New Sources of Data / Managing Social Data / Modeling and Simulation / Quantitative Methods / Qualitative Methods / Mixed Methods / Social Network Analysis / Survey Methods / Visualizing Social Data / Collaborative Research Environments / Ethics and e-Research / Getting Started with e-Research / The Future for Social Research Methods


INNOVATIONS IN DIGITAL

RESEARCHING SOCIAL MEDIA Farida Vis University of Sheffield and Mike Thelwall Wolverhampton University

This book is concerned with the application of research methods to address a series of important questions that currently motivate research in this area. By concentrating on individual social media 'objects', it highlights and encourages readers to explore a range of different objects to study, how to design research questions around these and consider ethics where relevant, alongside a range of quantitative and qualitative methods that could be considered.

CONTENTS Designing Your Research Question / The Social Web / Thinking about Ethics / Collecting and Storing Data / Studying Institutions/ Studying Users / Studying Networks and Links / Analyzing Comments and Sentiment / Studying #(hash)Tags / Analyzing Images / Future of Researching Social Media


RESEARCHING SOCIAL

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WEB SOCIAL SCIENCE Concepts, Data and Tools for Social Scientists in the Digital Age

Robert Ackland Australian National University , Canberra

Explaining how the Web is a socially constructed phenomenon, this timely text provides readers with a complete theoretical and practical guide to Web social science .


Online Research Methods


MIXED METHODS FOR POLICY RESEARCH AND PROGRAM EVALUATION Patricia Burch University of Southern California and Carolyn J Heinrich University of Texas, Austin

Looking at policy research and program evaluation from a mixed-methods perspective, this book guides students and researchers through the process of designing and conducting integrated qualitative and quantitative methods research to inform changes in public policy and program practice. It is anchored in the authors' tested framework that aims to strengthen the validity, relevance and use of findings by policy makers and practitioners. Case studies of evaluations of policy impact at the international, national and local level are included.


MIXED METHODS FOR POLICY RESEARCH MIXED METHODS RESEARCH An Overview

Vicki L Plano Clark University of Cincinnati and Nataliya V Ivankova University of Alabama, Birmingham

MIXED METHOD RESEARCH SERIES December 2014 • 224 pages Paper (978-1-4833-0675-9) • £ 18.99

MIXED METHODS RESEARCH

EVALUATION FUNDAMENTALS Insights into Program Effectiveness, Quality, and Value

Third Edition


This book teaches the basic concepts and vocabulary necessary to do program evaluations and to review the quality of evaluation research so as to make informed decisions about methods and outcomes. Among the topics that the book covers are how to: justify evaluation questions and set standards of effectiveness; design studies; and conduct ethical research. The book contains numerous examples of evaluation methods, as well as evaluation reports. It also includes practice exercises and suggested readings in print and online. Individuals can use Evaluation Fundamentals successfully on their own or in small or large groups.

CONTENTS What Is Program Evaluation? / Evaluation Questions and Evidence of Merit / Evaluation Design: Creating the Structure / Sampling / Choosing Appropriate Data Sources / Evaluation Measures / Managing Evaluation Data / Analyzing Evaluation Data / Evaluation Reports

May 2014 • 296 pages Paper (978-1-4522-8200-8) • £37.99

EVALUATION

THE SCIENCE OF EVALUATION A Realist Manifesto

Ray Pawson University of Leeds

Ray Pawson's new book is a treat for evaluators, particularly in a world full of checklists, protocols, guidelines and best practices. Evaluation is back to where it belongs: a full consideration of the theory and method of applied research with its scientific roots taken seriously

- Frans Leeuw, Professor of Law, Public Administration and Social Research, Maastricht University


TRAINING FOR PARTICIPATORY PROGRAM DESIGN, MONITORING, AND EVALUATION Scott Chaplowe International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies , J Bradley Cousins University of Ottawa and Ben Mountfield Independent Consultant

Showing evaluators how to train clients, stakeholders or partners to better understand and participate in the design, monitoring, and evaluation (DM&E) of programs, this book combines training design with program DM&E to achieve an outcome that is vital for program success. It focuses on participatory training methods, capacity-building, program design and logic models.

December 2014 • 256 pages Paper (978-1-4522-8891-8) • £ 30.99

TRAINING FOR PARTICIPATORY

CREDIBLE AND ACTIONABLE EVIDENCE Foundations for Rigorous and Influential Evaluations

Second Edition

Stewart I Donaldson Claremont Graduate University , Christina A Christie University of California, Los Angeles and Melvin M Mark Pennsylvania State University

Placing into perspective the meaning of evidence for evaluation professionals and applied researchers, the contributors to this book provide observations about the diversity and changing nature of credible evidence. The editors include lessons from their own applied research and evaluation, and suggest ways in which practitioners might address the key issues and challenges of collecting credible evidence. The Second Edition focuses on how to produce actionable evidence as well as credible evidence.

August 2014 • 296 pages Paper (978-1-4833-0625-4) • £ 35.99

CREDIBLE AND ACTIONABLE EVIDENCE

Mixed Methods Research / Evaluation


ENHANCINGEVALUATION USE Insights from Internal Evaluation Units

Edited by Marlène Läubli Loud and John Mayne

Written from an insider's perspective, this text helps organizations become more focused on using evaluation to improve policies, strategies, programming and delivery of public and communal services.

June 2013 • 288 pages Paper (978-1-4522-0547-2) • £31.99

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THE SAGE HANDBOOK OF EVALUATION Edited by Ian Shaw University of York , Jennifer C Greene University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign and Melvin M Mark Pennsylvania State University

Now available in paperback, this text is a unique and authoritative resource consisting of 25 chapters covering a range of evaluation theories and techniques in a single, accessible volume.

Cloth 2006 / Paper March 2013 • 632 pages Cloth (978-0-76197-305-8) • £110.00 Paper (978-1-4462-7055-4) • £29.99

EMPOWERMENT EVALUATION Knowledge and Tools for Self-Assessment and Accountability

Second Edition

Edited by David M Fetterman Fetterman and Associates , Shakeh J Kaftarian and Abraham Wandersman University of South Carolina

In this Second Edition, an outstanding group of evaluators from academia, government, non-profit organizations, and foundations take stock of how empowerment evaluation has been used in practice since the landmark publication of the 1996 edition. The book begins with an examination of the theories and concepts of the approach, and includes 10 empowerment evaluation principles. The second section provides a number of models and tools to help put empowerment evaluation into practice. Finally, illustrative case examples are included from a number of different projects in areas such as education and health.


EMPOWERMENT EVALUATION BUILDING EVALUATION CAPACITY 72 Activities for Teaching and Training

Second Edition

Hallie Preskill FSG and Darlene Russ-Eft Oregon State University

This book provides 72 activities for learning about how to design and conduct evaluation studies. The activities address the entire evaluation process: understanding what evaluation is; the politics and ethics of evaluation; the influence of culture on evaluation; evaluation models, approaches and designs; data collection and analysis methods; communicating and reporting an evaluation's progress and findings; and building and sustaining support for evaluation. Each activity includes an overview, instructional objectives, time estimates, materials needed, handouts and procedures for effectively using the activity with as few as two participants.

This book is ideal for use in program evaluation courses in higher education, in professional development workshops, and for training of stakeholders in organizations.


BUILDING EVALUATION CAPACITY

EVALUABILITY ASSESSMENT Improving Evaluation Quality and Use Across Disciplines

Michael S Trevisan Washington State University and Tamara M Walser University of North Carolina, Wilmington

This book provides a practical, up-to-date treatment of evaluability assessment (EA) focused on application, and capturing the multidisciplinary appeal of EA with case studies from different disciplines. It also shows the use and benefits of EA for a number of purposes such as program development and modification.


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REGRESSION ANALYSIS AND CAUSAL INFERENCE Edited by Henning Best University of Mannheim and Christof Wolf GESIS

Edited and written by a team of leading international social scientists, this book provides an introduction to multivariate methods. It focuses on regression analysis of cross-sectional and longitudinal data with an emphasis on causal analysis, thereby covering a large number of different techniques including selection models, complex samples and regression discontinuities.

Each section of the book starts with a non-mathematical introduction to the method covered in that section, giving readers a basic knowledge of the method's logic, scope and unique features. Next, the mathematical and statistical basis of each method is presented along with advanced aspects. Using real-world data from the European Social Survey (ESS) and the Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP), the book provides a comprehensive discussion of each method's application, making this an ideal text for doctoral students and researchers embarking on their own data analysis.

CONTENTS PART ONE: INTRODUCTION / Data Analysis in the Social Sciences / PART TWO: ESTIMATION AND INFERENCE / Estimation Techniques: OLS and MLE / Bayesian Methods in Regression / PART THREE: REGRESSION ANALYSIS FOR CROSS-SECTIONS / Linear Regression: Basics / Regression Analysis: Assumptions and Diagnostics / Non-Linear and Non-Additive Effects in Linear Regression: Interaction, Polynomials and Splines / Multilevel Analysis / Logistic Regression / Regression Models for Nominal and Ordinal Outcomes / Graphical Display of Regression Results / Regression with Complex Samples / PART FOUR: CAUSAL INFERENCE AND ANALYSIS OF LONGITUDINAL DATA / Non-Parametric Estimation of Causal Effects: Matching / Instrumental Variables Regression / Regression Discontinuity / Causal Analysis with Panel Data / Event History Analysis / Time-Series Cross-Section Models

May 2014 • 448 pages Cloth (978-1-4462-5244-4) • £65.00

REGRESSION ANALYSIS METHODS OFMETA-ANALYSIS Correcting Error and Bias in Research Findings

Third Edition

Frank L Schmidt University of Iowa and John E Hunter Michigan State University, East Lansing

This revision covers the important new developments in meta-analysis methods.

It presents:

• an evaluation of fixed versus random effects models for meta-analysis • new methods for correcting for indirect range restriction in meta-analysis • new developments in corrections for measurement error (including

how to select the appropriate reliability co-efficients to use) • a discussion of a new Windows-based program package for applying

the meta-analysis methods presented in the book • a discussion of the theories of data underlying different approaches

to meta-analysis .

CONTENTS PART ONE: INTRODUCTION TO META-ANALYSIS / Integrating Research Finding across Studies / Study Artifacts and Their Impact on Study Outcomes / PART TWO: META-ANALYSIS OF CORRELATIONS / Meta-Analysis of Correlations Corrected Individually for Artifacts / Meta-Analysis of Correlations Using Artifact Distributions / Technical Questions in Meta-Analysis of Correlations / PART THREE: META-ANALYSIS OF EXPERIMENTAL EFFECTS AND OTHER DICHOTOMOUS COMPARISONS / Treatment Effects: Experimental Artifacts and Their Impact / Meta-Analysis Methods for d Values / Technical Questions in Meta-Analysis of d Values / PART FOUR: GENERAL ISSUES IN META-ANALYSIS / General Technical Issues in Meta-Analysis / Cumulation of Findings within Studies / Different Meta-Analysis Methods and Related Software / Locating, Evaluating, Selecting and Coding Studies and Presentation of Meta-Analysis Results / Availability Bias, Source Bias and Publication Bias in Meta-Analysis / Summary of Psychometric Meta-Analysis

April 2014 • 720 pages Cloth (978-1-4522-8689-1) • £63.00

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Quantitative Methods & Statistics


HETEROSKEDASTICITYIN REGRESSION Detection and Correction

Robert L Kaufman Temple University

This text covers the consequences of violating one of the key assumptions of ordinary least squares regression (equal error variances), and presents diagnostic tools to assess the existence of the problem of heteroskedasticity and statistical techniques to analyze the data correctly.

QUANTITATIVE APPLICATIONS IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES August 2013 • 112 pages Paper (978-1-4522-3495-3) • £11.99

EVENT HISTORY AND SURVIVAL ANALYSIS Second Edition

Paul D Allison University of Pennsylvania

Drawing on recent event history analytical methods from biostatistics, engineering and sociology, this book explains how longitudinal data can be used to study the causes of deaths, crimes, wars and many other 'people' events. The author provides clear and concise explanations, without using overtly technical or mathematical language.

CONTENTS Discrete-Time Methods / Parametric Methods for Continuous-Time Data / Cox Regression / Multiple Kinds of Events / Repeated Events

QUANTITATIVE APPLICATIONS IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES April 2014 • 136 pages Paper (978-1-4129-9770-6) • £11.99

EVENT HISTORY AND

INTRODUCTION TO TIME SERIES ANALYSIS Mark Pickup Simon Fraser University, Canada

An introduction to time series methods and their application in social science research, this volume approaches the topic from the perspective of the social scientist interested in hypothesis-testing, and is targeted at a non-econometrics audience. The most commonly used time series models are demonstrated to give readers the tools necessary to apply them to their own research within fields such as public policy, political science and sociology.

QUANTITATIVE APPLICATIONS IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES September 2014 • 128 pages Paper (978-1-4522-8201-5) • £11.99

INTRODUCTION TO TIME

THE FACTORIAL SURVEY METHOD A Guideline for Applications in Social Sciences

Katrin Auspurg and Thomas Hinz both at University of Konstanz, Germany

This book provides a systematic and practical guide for researchers wishing to set up their own factorial survey design or to analyze factorial survey data.

QUANTITATIVE APPLICATIONS IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES November 2014 • 128 pages Paper (978-1-4522-7418-8) • £11.99

THE FACTORIAL SURVEY METHOD

AN INTRODUCTION TO EXPONENTIAL RANDOM GRAPH MODELING Jenine K Harris Washington University, St. Louis

Explaining the techniques and applications of Exponential Random Graph Modeling (ERGM) for social scientists, this title offers a uniquely sophisticated yet useful and accessible volume. ERGM is a statistical approach to modeling social network structure that goes beyond the descriptive methods conventionally used in social network analysis. Although the method was developed specifically to handle the inherent non-independence of network data, the results of ERGM are interpreted in similar ways to logistic regression.

CONTENTS The Promise and Challenge of Network Approaches / Statistical Network Models / Building a Useful Exponential Random Graph Model / Extensions of the Basic Model for Directed Networks and Using Dyadic Attributes as Predictors / Conclusion and Recommendations

QUANTITATIVE APPLICATIONS IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES February 2014 • 128 pages Paper (978-1-4522-2080-2) • £11.99

AN INTRODUCTION TO

THEORY-BASED DATA ANALYSIS FOR THE SOCIAL SCIENCES Second Edition

Carol S Aneshensel University of California, Los Angeles

In clear and accessible prose, this book presents a compelling logic for the analysis of non-experimental data. In the process, it clarifies the concepts of statistical association, confounding and statistical control, and it provides really compelling elaboration schemes to make substantive, rather than purely statistical, sense of it all

- Robert Bickel, Marshall University

February 2013 • 472 pages Paper (978-1-4129-9435-4) • £44.99



USING PROPENSITY SCORES IN QUASI-EXPERIMENTAL DESIGNS William M Holmes

Covering the causal assumptions of propensity score estimates and their many uses, this book examines how propensity scores can be used to both reduce bias with different kinds of quasi-experimental designs and fix or improve broken experiments .

July 2013 • 360 pages Paper (978-1-4522-0526-7) • £31.99

METHODS FOR QUANTITATIVE MACRO-COMPARATIVE RESEARCH Salvatore J Babones University of Sydney

A comprehensive guide to Quantitative Macro-Comparative Research (QMCR), this book presents an overview of the questions that can be answered using QMCR, details the steps of the research process, and concludes with important guidelines and best practices for conducting QMCR.


A PRIMER ON PARTIAL LEAST SQUARES STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING (PLS-SEM) Joseph F Hair, Jr Kennesaw State University , G Tomas M Hult Michigan State University, East Lansing , Christian Ringle Hamburg University of Technology and Marko Sarstedt Otto-von-Guericke University, Magdeburg

Accompanied by multiple data sets that are available for download from the accompanying website, this book provides a concise yet very practical guide to understanding and using partial least squares structural equation modeling .

May 2013 • 328 pages Paper (978-1-4522-1744-4) • £22.99

MONTE CARLO SIMULATION AND RESAMPLING METHODS FOR SOCIAL SCIENCE Thomas M Carsey University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and Jeffrey J Harden University of Colorado, Boulder

Taking the topics of a quantitative methodology course and illustrating them through Monte Carlo simulation, this book illustrates abstract principles, such as bias, efficiency and measures of uncertainty in an intuitive, visual way.


PROPENSITYSCORE ANALYSIS Statistical Methods and Applications

Second Edition

Shenyang Guo and Mark W Fraser both at University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Providing readers with a systematic review of the origins, history, and statistical foundations of PSA, this book illustrates how it can be used for solving evaluation and causal-inference problems. With a strong focus on practical applications, the authors explore various strategies for employing PSA. In addition, they discuss the use of PSA with alternative types of data and limitations of PSA under a variety of constraints. Unlike the existing textbooks on program evaluation and causal inference, the book delves into statistical concepts, formulas, and models in the context of a robust and engaging focus on application.

CONTENTSCounterfactual Framework and Assumptions / Conventional Methods for Data Balancing / Sample Selection and Related Models / Propensity Score Matching and Related Models / Propensity Score Subclassification / Propensity Score Weighting / Matching Estimators / Propensity Score Analysis with Nonparametric Regression / Propensity Score Analysis of Categorical or Continuous Treatments / Selection Bias and Sensitivity Analysis

ADVANCED QUANTITATIVE TECHNIQUES IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES July 2014 • 480 pages Cloth (978-1-4522-3500-4) • £48.99

PROPENSITY REGRESSION, ANOVA,AND THE GENERAL LINEAR MODEL A Statistics Primer

Peter Vik Idaho State University

Easy to read even for the undergraduates with limited knowledge of statistics as it provides a step-by-step approach to understanding ANOVA and regression techniques

- Miss Magdalena Marczak, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of Coventry




DISCOVERINGSTATISTICS USING IBM SPSS STATISTICS Fourth Edition

Andy Field University of Sussex

Unrivalled in the way it makes the teaching of statistics compelling and accessible to even the most anxious of students, the only statistics textbook you and your students will ever need just got better!

With a little help from his weird band of characters, Andy Field has transformed the way students engage with statistics. The Fourth Edition of this award-winning book continues, with its unique blend of humour and collection of bizarre examples, to bring statistics - from first principles to advanced concepts - well and truly to life using IBM SPSS statistics.

New to the Fourth Edition:

• you can manage and monitor your students' progress quickly and easily online by choosing to use WebAssign® alongside the textbook. In moments you can set up and schedule assignments and track the individual performance of your students. Students can also practise questions you have set over and over again

• students can study when and where they like with the new SAGE MobileStudy site by scanning any QR code within the book to access revision material on their smartphone or tablet

• education and sport sciences lecturer support materials with enhanced ones for psychology, business and management and the health sciences

• fully compatible with recent IBM SPSS statistics releases up to and including version 21

• two new characters! Statistical cult leader Oditi provides students with access to video clips to help further understanding of statistical/SPSS concepts, while Confusius helps students to make better sense of statistical terms

• an enhanced companion website offers plenty of lecturer and student material to use in conjunction with the textbook.

CONTENTS WHY IS MY EVIL LECTURER FORCING ME TO LEARN STATISTICS? / EVERYTHING YOU NEVER WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT STATISTICS / THE IBM SPSS STATISTICS ENVIRONMENT / EXPLORING DATA WITH GRAPHS / THE BEST OF BIAS / NON-PARAMETRIC MODELS / CORRELATION / COMPARING TWO MEANS / MODERATION, MEDIATION AND MORE REGRESSION / COMPARING SEVERAL MEANS: ANOVA (GLM 1) / REPORTING RESULTS FROM ONE-WAY INDEPENDENT ANOVA / ANALYSIS OF COVARIANCE, ANCOVA (GLM 2) / FACTORIAL ANOVA (GLM 3) / REPEATED-MEASURES DESIGNS (GLM 4) / MIXED DESIGN ANOVA (GLM 5) / MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE (MANOVA) / EXPLORATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS / CATEGORICAL DATA / LOGISTIC REGRESSION / MULTILEVEL LINEAR MODELS / EPILOGUE


AN INTRODUCTIONTO STATISTICS An Active Learning Approach

Kieth A Carlson and Jennifer R Winquist both at Valparaiso University

Carefully and clearly explaining fundamental statistical concepts in short and easy-to-understand chapters, this is the ideal text for incorporating an active learning approach to the subject of introductory statistics.


INTRODUCTORY STATISTICS USING SPSS Herschel Knapp University of California, Los Angeles

Ideal for those new to statistics, this multimedia resource introduces students to statistics with SPSS using plain English and with graspable working examples .


INTRODUCTORY

HOW TO USESPSS SYNTAX An Overview of Common Commands

Manfred te Grotenhuis and Chris Visscher

This book presents an overview of common SPSS commands and contains a collection of more or less independent sections to help readers find the specific information they need. To help readers learn SPSS syntax, it includes all kinds of examples from research in the social sciences with downloadable data sets so that readers can follow along. The book's unique feature is that it is brief, while still providing readers with an in-depth understanding of SPSS syntax in a very accessible way.

CONTENTS SPSS Syntax Usage / Basic Knowledge / Data Modifications / Statistical Analyses / Appendix I. Arithmetic Expressions / Appendix II. Logical Expressions

May 2014 • 144 pages Paper (978-1-4833-3343-4) • £ 15.99

HOW TO USE

A SURVIVOR'S GUIDE TO R An Introduction for the Uninitiated and the Unnerved

Kurt Taylor Gaubatz Old Dominion University, Norfolk

Providing a gentle but thorough introduction to R, this is an ideal supplement to any introductory statistics text or a practical field guide for those who want to use the powerful R language for statistical analysis in their own research. The book focuses on providing students with the real-world R skills that are often hard to get to in statistics classes: basic data management and manipulation, and working with R graphics. The book is designed to get students with little or no background in statistics or programming started on R within the context of a statistics class, and to ensure that they have acquired functional R skills that they can continue to use as they move on to their own projects.

CONTENTS Getting Started / A Sample Session / Object Types in R / Getting Your Data into R / Reviewing and Summarizing Data / Sorting and Selecting Data / Transforming Data / Text Operations / Working with Date and Time Data Dates in R / Data Merging and Aggregation / Dealing with Missing Data / R Graphics I: The Built-in Plots / R Graphics II: The Boring Stuff / R Graphics III: The Fun Stuff - Text / R Graphics IV: The Fun Stuff - Shapes / From Here to Where?

September 2014 • 384 pages Paper (978-1-4833-4673-1) • £ 22.99

A SURVIVOR'S GUIDE TO R



INTRODUCTIONTO STATISTICS Fundamental Concepts and Procedures of Data Analysis

Howard M Reid State University of New York, Buffalo

Keeping computational challenges to a minimum, the author shows readers how to conduct a variety of commonly used statistical procedures as well as when each procedure should be utilized .


INTROSTATS ONLINE Gregory Francis Purdue University

Fully immersing students in statistical concepts in an engaging, online environment, this is an introductory-level statistics textbook in an online format, featuring text, extensive practice questions, interactive demonstrations, simulations and calculators .

May 2013 E-ISBN (978-1-4522-8626-6) • £26.99

BEGINNING STATISTICS An Introduction for Social Scientists

Second Edition

Ian Diamond University of Aberdeen , Julie Jefferies University of Southampton and Liam Foster Sheffield University

In the Second Edition of this bestselling textbook, the authors use real-world examples to introduce basic principles in statistics with no prior knowledge or experience assumed. With an emphasis on describing concepts, showing through example and illustrating points with graphs and displays, this book provides readers with a step-by-step introduction to using statistics. Chapters address the following questions:

• why bother learning statistics in the first place? Are they relevant to real life?

• how do I make sensible tables and informative graphs? • what are descriptive and inferential statistics and how are they used? • what are regression and correlation anyway?


BEGINNING STATISTICS

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Students create, analyze and interact with their data using STATLAB Online!

by Greg Francis, Purdue University and Ian Neath, Memorial University of Newfoundland



100 QUESTIONS (AND ANSWERS) ABOUT STATISTICS Neil J Salkind University of Kansas

In an increasingly data-driven world, it is more important than ever for students as well as professionals to better understand basic statistical concepts. This invaluable guide answers the essential questions that students ask about statistics in a concise and accessible way. It’s perfect for instructors, students, and practitioners as a supplement to more comprehensive materials, or a desk reference with quick answers to the most frequently asked questions.

CONTENTS PART ONE: WHY STATISTICS? / PART TWO: UNDERSTANDING MEASURES OF CENTRAL TENDENCY / PART THREE: UNDERSTANDING MEASURES OF VARIABILITY / PART FOUR: ILLUSTRATING DATA / PART FIVE: UNDERSTANDING RELATIONSHIPS / PART SIX: UNDERSTANDING MEASUREMENT AND ITS IMPORTANCE / PART SEVEN: UNDERSTANDING THE ROLE OF HYPOTHESIS IN STATISTICS / PART EIGHT: UNDERSTANDING THE NORMAL CURVE AND PROBABILITY / PART NINE: UNDERSTANDING THE CONCEPT OF SIGNIFICANCE / PART TEN: UNDERSTANDING DIFFERENCES BETWEEN GROUPS / PART ELEVEN: LOOKING AT RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN VARIABLES / PART TWELVE: OTHER STATISTICAL PROCEDURES

100 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS July 2014 • 184 pages

Paper (978-1-4522-8338-8) • £15.99

100 QUESTIONS (AND

EXCEL STATISTICS A Quick Guide

Second Edition

Neil J Salkind University of Kansas

Excellent resource for everyone who needs to do statistics without having access to expensive statistical software. The most frequently used calculation software worldwide (Excel) provides almost all opportunities for statistical purposes. This guide tells how to do it

- Dr Alfred Nimmerichter, Exercise and Sport Sciences, University of Applied Sciences, Wiener Neustadt


CREATING AND VERIFYING DATA SETS WITH EXCEL Robert E McGrath Fairleigh Dickinson University

This is a practical step-by-step guide to using Excel in the data-preparation process. The book includes plentiful screenshots, text boxes summarizing important points, examples from across the social sciences, and questions at the end of each chapter. In addition, a sample data set is available online for students to download and use for all the examples and exercises throughout the text. This brief book familiarizes students, teachers and researchers with the Excel toolkit, providing strategies that will ease the task of data creation and analysis.

CONTENTS Why This Book? / Software Options for Entering Data / An Introduction to Excel / Data Transformations / Data Entry and Verification / Data Import and Verification / Exporting to Statistical Software / Final Thoughts

April 2014 • 192 pages Paper (978-1-4833-3145-4) • £ 18.99

CREATING AND VERIFYING

STATISTICS FOR PEOPLE WHO (THINK THEY) HATE STATISTICS Fifth Edition


This text teaches an often-intimidating and difficult subject in a way that is informative, personable and clear.

Neil J Salkind takes students through various statistical procedures, beginning with correlation and graphical representation of data, and ending with inferential techniques and analysis of variance. In addition, the text covers SPSS and includes reviews of more advanced techniques such as reliability, validity, introductory non-parametric statistics and more. Pedagogical features include sidebars offering additional technical information about the topics presented and points that reinforce major themes in the book. New to the Fifth Edition:

• a new Chapter 10 on the one-sample z test, offering a further introduction to inferential statistics

• more practice exercises at the end of each chapter, varying in their level of application, which use both the SPSS Version 19 and Excel 2010 data sets (available on the student study site)

• a revised appendix that covers SPSS Version 19 • a new appendix E with a refresher on basic arithmetic operations and

accompanying exercises • rich pedagogical features that include sidebars offering additional

technical information about the topics presented.

CONTENTS PART ONE: YIPPEE! I'M IN STATISTICS / Statistics or Sadistics? It's up to You / PART TWO: SIGMA FREUD AND DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS / Means to an End: Computing and Understanding Averages / Vive la Difference: Understanding Variability / A Picture Really Is Worth a Thousand Words / Ice Cream and Crime: Correlation Co-Efficients / Just the Truth: An Introduction to Understanding Reliability and Validity / PART THREE: TAKING CHANCES FOR FUN AND PROFIT / Hypotheticals and You: Testing Your Questions / Are Your Curves Normal? Probability and Why It Counts / PART FOUR: SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENCE: USING INFERENTIAL STATISTICS / Significantly Significant: What It Means for You and Me / Only the Lonely: The One-Sample z Test / t(ea) for Two: Tests between the Means of Different Groups / t(ea) for Two (again): Tests between the Means of Related Groups / Two Groups too Many? Try Analysis of Variance / Two too Many Factors: Factorial Analysis of Variance / Cousins or Just Good Friends? Testing Relationships Using the Correlation Co-Efficient / Predicting Who'll Win the Super Bowl: Using Linear Regression / What to Do When You're Not Normal: Chi-Square and Some Other Non-Parametric Tests / Some Other (Important) Statistical Problems You Should Know about / A Statistical Software Sampler / PART FIVE: 10 THINGS YOU'LL WANT TO KNOW AND REMEMBER / The 10 (or More) Best Internet Sites for Statistics Stuff / The 10 Commandments of Data Collection

January 2014 • 512 pagesPaper (978-1-4522-7771-4) • £47.99Slim Pack (978-1-4833-0333-8) • £35.99

STATISTICS FOR PEOPLE WHO STATISTICS FOR PEOPLE WHO STATISTICS FOR PEOPLE WHO STATISTICS FOR PEOPLE WHO



APPLIED MULTIVARIATE RESEARCH Design and Interpretation

Second Edition

Lawrence S Meyers California State University, Sacramento , Glenn Gamst University of La Verne and A J Guarino MGH Institute of Health Professions

The conceptual explanations of the statistical procedures are written very well - better than any other multivariate text I have read

- Richard Feinn, Southern Connecticut State University

2012 • 1104 pages Cloth (978-1-4129-8811-7) • £80.00

THE LITERATURE REVIEW A Step-by-Step Guide for Students

Second Edition

Diana Ridley University of Sheffield

This complete guide to doing a literature search and review also contains a wealth of features to calm students overwhelmed at the prospect of doing their dissertation or thesis.

SAGE STUDY SKILLS SERIES 2012 • 232 pages Cloth (978-1-4462-0142-8) • £60.00 Paper (978-1-4462-0143-5) • £19.99

STATISTICS FOR PEOPLE WHO (THINK THEY) HATE STATISTICS Excel 2010 Edition

Third Edition


Bestselling author, Neil J Salkind, takes students through various statistical procedures, helping them to understand the data analysis portion of their work and what the results of that analysis mean .

2012 • 488 pages Paper (978-1-4522-2523-4) • £46.99

THE CODING MANUAL FOR QUALITATIVE RESEARCHERS Second Edition

Johnny Saldaña Arizona State University

Highly practical and accessible, this invaluable text is an international bestseller in the field of qualitative data analysis and now includes more coding techniques, an additional glossary and updated CAQDAS software discussions.

2012 • 328 pages Cloth (978-1-4462-4736-5) • £77.00 Paper (978-1-4462-4737-2) • £26.99

INTERPRETING QUALITATIVE DATA Fourth Edition

David Silverman University of Technology, Sydney

In this exciting and major update of his bestselling, benchmark text, David Silverman takes the reader through the basics of gathering and analyzing qualitative data.


INTERPRETATIVE PHENOMENOLOGICAL ANALYSIS Theory, Method and Research

Jonathan A Smith Birkbeck College , University of London Paul Flowers Glasgow Caledonian University and Michael Larkin University of Birmingham

Interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) is an increasingly popular approach to qualitative inquiry. This handy text covers its theoretical foundations and provides a detailed guide to conducting IPA research.


Bestsellersin Research Methods


RESEARCH METHODSIN PSYCHOLOGY Fourth Edition

Edited by Glynis M Breakwell University of Bath , Jonathan A Smith Birkbeck College , University of London and Daniel B Wright Florida International University

Thoroughly revised and updated, and edited by leading names in both quantitative and qualitative psychological research methods, this is the perfect textbook for both introductory and intermediate-level undergraduate students.


QUALITATIVE INQUIRY AND RESEARCH DESIGN Choosing Among Five Approaches

Third Edition

John W Creswell University of Nebraska, Lincoln

In his signature accessible writing style, John W Creswell relates research designs to each of the key traditions of qualitative inquiry.


QUALITATIVE INQUIRY AND

THE SAGE HANDBOOK OF QUALITATIVE RESEARCH Fourth Edition

Edited by Norman K Denzin University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign and Yvonna S Lincoln Texas A&M University

Now in its Fourth Edition, this handbook is an essential resource for those interested in all aspects of qualitative research, and has been extensively revised and updated to cover topics including applied ethnography, queer theory and auto-ethnography.

2011 • 784 pages Cloth (978-1-4129-7417-2) • £110.00

DISCOVERING STATISTICS USING R Andy Field University of Sussex , Jeremy Miles RAND Corporation and Zoë Field University of Sussex

The authors take students on a journey of statistical discovery using the freeware R, a free, flexible and dynamically changing software tool for data analysis that is becoming increasingly popular across the social and behavioural sciences.


QUALITATIVERESEARCH DESIGN An Interactive Approach

Third Edition

Joseph A Maxwell George Mason University

Presenting a flexible, systemic model of research design, this Third Edition provides readers with a clear framework for designing and developing a research proposal.

APPLIED SOCIAL RESEARCH METHODS 2012 • 232 pages Paper (978-1-4129-8119-4) • £38.99

DESIGNING AND CONDUCTING MIXED METHODS RESEARCH Second Edition

John W Creswell University of Nebraska, Lincoln and Vicki L Plano Clark University of Cincinnati

Combining the latest thinking about mixed-methods research designs with practical, step-by-step guidance, the Second Edition of this text now covers six major mixed-methods designs.

2010 • 488 pages Paper (978-1-4129-7517-9) • £39.99



USING MPLUS FOR STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING A Researcher's Guide

Second Edition

E Kevin Kelloway Saint Mary's University, Canada

Retaining the successful five-step process employed in Kelloway's 1998 book Using LISREL for Structural Equation Modeling, this edition updates it for Mplus, the 'new LISREL'. Mplus, which is growing in popularity, incorporates the ability to model both continuous and categorical latent and observed variables in a structural equation modeling framework, and the ability to estimate multilevel structural equation models. This new book provides students with a reader-friendly introduction to the major types of structural equation models implemented in the Mplus framework.

October 2014 • 180 pages Paper (978-1-4522-9147-5) • £ 22.99

USING MPLUS FOR STRUCTURAL LEARNING STATISTICS USING R Randall E Schumacker University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa

Distinguishing itself by not only teaching statistics in a straightforward and concise manner, but also by having clear explanations of how to run and utilize R, this book covers a wide range of topics from statistical topics of probability and sampling distribution to statistical theorems and chi-square. With this book, students will not only learn how to use a formula to calculate a statistic, but also how the specific statistic fits into the overall research process from start to finish. Overall, statistics is placed in the context of conducting research to answer statistical hypotheses, all while using discussion, explanations and examples that include R functions to enrich students' understanding of statistics.

CONTENTS PART ONE: INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND / R Basics / Research Methods / Probability / Sampling and Populations / PART TWO: STATISTICAL THEORY AND INFERENCE / Central Limit Theorem / Sampling Distributions / Statistical Distributions / PART THREE: DESCRIPTIVE METHODS / Graphing Data / Central Tendency and Dispersion / PART FOUR: STATISTICAL METHODS / Hypothesis-Testing / Chi-Square Test for Categorical Data / Z Test for Differences in Proportions / T Test for Mean Differences (Two Groups) / F Test for Mean Differences (Three or More Groups) / Correlation Tests of Association / Linear Regression Tests of Prediction / Multiple Regression / Logistic Regression / Loglinear Regression / PART FIVE: REPLICATION AND VALIDATION OF RESEARCH FINDINGS / Replication of Statistical Tests / Synthesis of Research Findings


LEARNING STATISTICS

THE SAGE HANDBOOK OF MULTILEVEL MODELING Edited by Marc A Scott , Jeffrey S Simonoff both at New York University and Brian D Marx Louisiana State University

Leading contributors combine practical pieces with overviews of the state of the art in the field, making this handbook essential reading for any student or researcher looking to apply multilevel techniques in his/her own research.

August 2013 • 696 pages Cloth (978-0-85702-564-7) • £110.00

AN INTRODUCTION TO MATLAB FOR BEHAVIORAL RESEARCHERS Christopher R Madan

This hands-on guide shows students how to use MATLAB for analyzing experimental data. Assuming no previous programming knowledge and written in a conversational and non-intimidating style, the author takes students, step by step, through essential processes for completing a first research paper or project. The book begins with a brief introduction to MATLAB, and moves on to teaching the reader how to import data into MATLAB, how to find the mean accuracy or response time for different conditions within their experimental data, how to plot the data as presentation-ready figures, how to do simple statistics on the data, as well as how to 'think like a programmer'.

CONTENTS The Basics / Data, Meet MATLAB / Basic Analyses / Making Figures / Automating Your Analyses / Debug and Optimize / Elementary Statistics / Putting It All Together / The Final Chapter


AN INTRODUCTION TO

SOCIAL STATISTICS FORA DIVERSE SOCIETY Seventh Edition

Chava Frankfort-Nachmias University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee and Anna Leon-Guerrero Pacific Lutheran University

The Seventh Edition of this bestselling text continues to emphasize intuition and common sense, while demonstrating the link between the practice of statistics and important social issues. The authors help students learn key sociological concepts through real research examples related to the dynamic interplay of race, class, gender and other social variables. In addition, guides for reading and interpreting the research literature help students understand key concepts, while SPSS demonstrations and a rich variety of exercises help them hone their problem-solving skills.

New to this edition:

• a globally focused data set • revised data in tables, figures and equations • added and updated end-of-chapter exercises • updated SPSS problems and demonstrations .

CONTENTS The What and the Why of Statistics / Organization of Information: Frequency Distributions / Graphic Presentation / Measures of Central Tendency / Measures of Variability / The Normal Distribution / Sampling and Sampling Distributions / Estimation / Testing Hypotheses / Relationships between Two Variables: Cross-Tabulation / The Chi-Square Test and Measures of Association / Analysis of Variance / Regression and Correlation

March 2014 • 592 pages Paper (978-1-4833-3354-0) • £ 74.00

SOCIAL STATISTICS FOR



STATISTICS FOR THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES Second Edition

Gregory J Privitera St Bonaventure University

This text presents a thorough discussion of the material in an engaging style with solid pedagogical elements and end-of-chapter problems, using a mix of real-life examples and research examples to make the material more interesting to students. The book also includes stepped-through example problems, checkpoints for comprehension, chapter summaries, a comprehensive suite of end-of-chapter problems and a mathematics primer in an appendix. Written with a more conversational style and including 'Making Sense' sections, the book helps relate and explain material that is often difficult for students to comprehend. The text also includes real-world examples and recent research to illustrate the concepts throughout to engage the students in the material.

November 2014 • 772 pages Cloth (978-1-4522-8690-7) • £74.00

STATISTICS FOR THE

USING BASIC STATISTICS IN THE BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES Fifth Edition

Annabel Ness Evans Concordia University College of Alberta

Updated with even more global examples across disciplines, this practical, humorous and realistic text introduces students to the basics of statistics .

July 2013 • 624 pages Paper (978-1-4522-5950-5) • £46.99

ESSENTIAL FIRST STEPS TO DATA ANALYSIS Scenario-Based Examples Using SPSS

Carol S Parke Duquesne University, Pittsburgh

Using 12 research-based scenarios to present the content, this text provides instruction and guidance on preparing quantitative data sets prior to answering a study's research questions .


100 QUESTIONS (AND ANSWERS) ABOUT TESTS AND MEASUREMENT Bruce B Frey University of Kansas

This brief book offers a quick reference or introduction to tests and measurements. With one question on one page, and the answer on the facing page, students, instructors, and practitioners alike will find this indispensible resource helpful when they need a quick answer to a question in this topic area.

100 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS June 2014 • 192 pages Paper (978-1-4522-8339-5) • £15.99

100 QUESTIONS (AND

BEST PRACTICES IN LOGISTIC REGRESSION Jason W Osborne University of Louisville

This book explores the fun things researchers can do with logistic regression, explains and simplifies the confounding complexities of understanding what logistic regression is, and provides evidence-based guidance as to what the best practices in performing logistic regression are. Throughout the book, the author uses simple, intuitive examples from a range of disciplines to demonstrate important aspects of logistic regression and its many uses. He explains these concepts clearly and seeks to further develop students' understanding with the use of cases, vignettes and a multitude of figures and tables.

CONTENTS A Conceptual Introduction to Bivariate Logistic Regression / Under the Hood with Logistic Regression / Performing Simple Logistic Regression / Conceptual and Practical Introduction to Testing Assumptions and Cleaning Data for Logistic Regression / Continuous Variables in Logistic Regression (and Why You Should not Convert Them to Categorical Variables!) / Dealing with Unordered Categorical Predictors in Logistic Regression / Curvilinear Effects in Logistic Regression / Multiple Predictors in Logistic Regression (Including Interaction Effects) / A Brief Overview of Probit Regression / Logistic Regression and Replication: A Story of Sample Size, Volatility and Why Resampling Cannot Save Biased Samples but Data Cleaning and Independent Replication Can / Missing Data, Sample Size, Power and Generalizability of Logistic Regression Analyses / Multinomial and Ordinal Logistic Regression: Modeling Dependent Variables with More Than Two Categories / Hierarchical Linear Models with Binary Outcomes: Multilevel Logistic Regression

May 2014 • 528 pages Paper (978-1-4522-4479-2) • £28.99

BEST PRACTICES IN

CONSTRUCTINGSURVEY DATA A Critical Approach

Giampietro Gobo University of Milan and Sergio Mauceri RisMes

Engaging and informative, this book provides students and researchers with a practical introduction to the process of collecting and analyzing survey data. By proposing a post-positivist, interviewee-centred approach, it improves and maximizes the quality of survey data by emphasizing the interaction between interviewer and interviewee. Bringing together traditional methodology and contributions from linguistics, anthropology, cognitive studies and ethnomethodology, the authors analyze the answering process in structured interviews built around questionnaires. The following key areas are explored in detail:

• an historical overview of the field • the survey within global and local contexts • combining quantitative and qualitative methods • the process of preparing the survey and designing data collection • the methods of detecting bias and improving data quality .

CONTENTS Introduction: Rescuing the Survey / PART ONE: THE CONTEXT / Surveying the Survey: Back to the Past / Back to the 'Golden Age': Towards a Multilevel Integrated Survey Approach / PART TWO: FROM QUESTIONS TO ANSWERS / The Answering Process / Asking and Questioning / Answers: Cognitive Processes / Communicative Processes / The Living Questionnaire: The Survey at Work / PART THREE: CONSTRUCTING ANSWER COMPARABILITY / From Standardization of Stimuli to Standardization of Meanings: The Interactional-Survey Approach / Training for the Interactional-Survey Approach / PART FOUR: DATA QUALITY AND MIXED METHODS / Re-Conceptualizing Data Quality / Mixed-Survey Strategies: Quality in the Quantity / Pre-Testing Strategies: Assessing Data Quality in Advance / Deviant Case Analysis: Improving Data Quality / PART FIVE: ENVISIONING THE FUTURE / Glocalizing the Survey


CONSTRUCTING

Quantitative Methods & Statistics / Survey Methods


DESIGNING SURVEYS A Guide to Decisions and Procedures

Third Edition

Johnny Blair Abt Associates Inc , Ronald F Czaja North Carolina State University and Edward A Blair University of Houston

[A] very good book for those who want to design surveys. It is a practical guide to the whole survey research process. It also gives very good reference to further and more in-depth reading around each topic

- Dr Maryam Ba-Break, University of Leeds

July 2013 • 440 pages Paper (978-1-4129-9734-8) • £33.99

A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO USING PANEL DATA Alita Nandi and Simonetta Longhi both at University of Essex

Describing the different types of panel data sets commonly used for empirical analysis and how to use them for cross sectional, panel and event history analysis, the authors then guide the reader through the data management and estimation process, including the interpretation of the results and the preparation of the final output tables. Using existing data sets and structured as hands-on exercises, each chapter engages with practical issues associated with using data in research. These include:

• data cleaning • data preparation • computation of descriptive statistics • using sample weights • choosing and implementing the right estimator • interpreting results • preparing final output tables .

CONTENTS PART ONE: DATA PREPARATION IN MICRO-PANEL SURVEYS / Why Panel Surveys / Different Types of Panel Surveys / A First Look at the Data Using Stata / Preparing the Data for Longitudinal Analysis / Combining Household-Level and Individual-Level Data / Identifying Household Members and Matching Information of Spouses/Partners / PART TWO: ANALYSIS OF CROSS-SECTION AND PANEL DATA / Analysis of Cross-Section Data / Analysis of Panel Data for Continuous Dependent Variables / Analysis of Models of Discrete Dependent Variables / Do We Need to Use Weights? Does Sampling Design and Non-Response Matter? / PART THREE: EVENT HISTORY: DATA PREPARATION AND ANALYSIS / Introduction to Event History/Duration/Survival Analysis / Structure of Retrospective Files / Analyzing Event History Data / PART FOUR: PRESENTING YOUR RESULTS / Presenting the Results


A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO

WEB SURVEY METHODOLOGY Mario Callegaro Google , Katja Lozar Manfreda and Vasja Vehovar both at University of Ljubljana

Guiding the reader through the past 15 years of research in Web survey methodology, this book provides practical guidance on the latest techniques for collecting valid and reliable data and is the first book to provide a comprehensive overview of all related Web research methodology issues. Core topics from preparation to questionnaire design, recruitment-testing to analysis and survey software are all covered in a systematic and insightful way. The reader will be exposed to key concepts and key findings in the literature, covering measurement, non-response, adjustments, paradata and cost issues. The book also discusses the hottest research topics in survey research today, such as Internet panels, virtual interviewing, mobile surveys and the integration with passive measurements, e-social sciences, mixed modes and business intelligence.

CONTENTS PART ONE: INTRODUCTION / PART TWO: CORE PROCESS / PART THREE: SELECTED METHODOLOGICAL TOPICS / PART FOUR: TECHNOLOGY ASPECTS / PART FIVE: RELATED ISSUES / PART SIX: CONCLUSION

RESEARCH METHODS FOR SOCIAL SCIENTISTS September 2014 • 220 pages Cloth (978-0-85702-860-0) • £75.00 Paper (978-0-85702-861-7) • £25.99

WEB SURVEY

A COMPANION TOSURVEY RESEARCH Michael Ornstein

This 'go-to' guide covers both the historical background to the emergence of survey research and the practical tools necessary to write survey questions, design a questionnaire, use probability sampling and to understand both pre-testing and data collection.


SURVEY RESEARCH METHODS Fifth Edition

Floyd J Fowler, Jr University of Massachusetts, Boston

Author Floyd J Fowler, Jr provides students and researchers who want to collect, analyze or read about survey data with a sound basis for evaluating how each aspect of a survey can affect its precision, accuracy and credibility .

APPLIED SOCIAL RESEARCH METHODS November 2013 • 184 pages Paper (978-1-4522-5900-0) • £32.99

SURVEY RESEARCH

WEB SURVEYS Michael J Stern University of Chicago

This volume provides a straightforward guide to designing and implementing Web-based surveys, based on empirical research, practical experience, and taking into account technological and sociocultural changes that influence surveying now, and with an eye to the future. The guidelines provided apply to Web-based surveys accessed through standard browsers with conventional devices - such as desktop, laptop, smart phones, and tablet computers. The author discusses a number of theoretical perspectives on visual layout, incentive usage and question design.

QUANTITATIVE APPLICATIONS IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES November 2014 • 144 pages Paper (978-1-4522-9274-8) • £ 11.99

WEB SURVEYS

Survey Methods


ANALYZING SOCIAL NETWORKS Stephen P Borgatti University of Kentucky , Martin G Everett University of Manchester and Jeffrey C Johnson East Carolina University

Written by a stellar team of experts, this is a practical book on how to collect, visualize, analyze and interpret social network data with a particular emphasis on the use of the software tools UCINET and Netdraw. The book includes a clear and detailed introduction to the fundamental concepts of network analyses, including centrality, subgroups, equivalence and network structure, as well as cross-cutting chapters that helpfully show how to apply network concepts to different kinds of networks.

CONTENTS Mathematical Foundations / Research Design / Data Collection / Data Management / Multivariate Techniques Used in Network Analysis / Visualization / Testing Hypotheses / Characterizing Whole Networks / Centrality / Subgroups / Equivalence / Analyzing Two-Mode Data / Large Networks / Ego Networks


HOW TO CONDUCT SURVEYS A Step-by-Step Guide

Fifth Edition


Now looking closely at the Internet and online surveys, this Fifth Edition helps readers to develop thorough and effective surveys, and guides them in evaluating those created by others.


COGNITIVE INTERVIEWING PRACTICE Debbie Collins

This book provides a practical handbook for implementing cognitive interviewing methods in the context of applied social policy research, based on the approach used by the authors at the NatCen Social Research (NatCen) where cognitive interviewing methods have been used for well over a decade.

It provides a justification for the importance of question testing and evaluation, and discusses the position of cognitive interviewing in relation to other questionnaire development and evaluation techniques. Throughout the book, the focus is on providing practical and hands-on guidance around elements such as sampling and recruitment, designing probes, interviewing skills, data management and analysis, and how to interpret the findings and use them to improve survey questions and other documents. The book also covers cognitive interviewing in cross-national, cross-cultural and multilingual settings and discusses some other potential uses of the method.


COGNITIVE INTERVIEWING

APPLIED SURVEY SAMPLING Edward A Blair University of Houston and Johnny E Blair Abt Associates Inc

Addressing the conceptual and practical aspects of sampling for social science, health science, and business researchers, this book provides applied and non-technical explanations of conceptual and practical aspects of sampling for the non-statistician. Coverage includes: the rapidly changing technology landscape of survey research, non-response rates, the internet, cell phones, social media, big data, all backed up by cases and diverse examples to illustrate key findings.


APPLIED SURVEY SAMPLING

NONSAMPLING ERRORIN SOCIAL SURVEYS David E McNabb

Examining the most common sources of nonsampling error: frame error; measurement error; response error; non-response error; and interviewer error, this book provides readers with a non-technical treatment of survey data quality .


SYSTEMATIC DATA COLLECTION Second Edition

Susan C Weller University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston and A Kimball Romney University of California, Irvine

This book shows how data collection in field settings can be done in a structured, systematic and scientific way through interviewing and questionnaires. The authors focus first on the importance of finding the right questions to ask. By providing a variety of formats - triadic comparisons and rating scales for data collection, both oral and written methods - and stressing cultural relativity, Weller and Romney suggest ways to improve not only the data collected, but also the interpretation and analysis of such data.


SYSTEMATIC DATA COLLECTION


Survey Methods / Social Network Analysis


ACHIEVING IMPACT IN RESEARCH Edited by Pam Denicolo

This book is both timely in its publication and of potential enormous benefit to HEI's and academics as the emphasis in research in UK universities and elsewhere shifts more and more towards the impact of research and away from the output of research

- Professor Mick Fuller, Head of Graduate School, Plymouth University and Chair UK Council for Graduate Education

SUCCESS IN RESEARCH October 2013 • 192 pages Cloth (978-1-4462-6704-2) • £65.00 Paper (978-1-4462-6705-9) • £22.99

TEACHING IN HIGHER EDUCATION Lucinda Becker and Pam Denicolo

This practical 'how-to' guide explores how teaching can support your research. Written by lecturers who have taught for many years, the 'voice of experience' sections support and encourage you in your move towards becoming a successful and confident educator.

SUCCESS IN RESEARCH March 2013 • 176 pages Cloth (978-1-4462-5604-6) • £65.00 Paper (978-1-4462-5605-3) • £22.99

FLEXIBLE SOLUTIONS TO SUIT YOUR TEACHING NEEDSSAGE offers numerous, fl exible print and ebook solutions customised to your teaching needs:

• electronic and print bundles can be created for most titles

• institutional solutions include ebooks for sale to faculty, or site licences

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Contact your SAGE sales manager or either [email protected] [email protected] for more information.

DEVELOPING TRANSFERABLE SKILLS Enhancing Your Research and Employment Potential

Pam Denicolo and Julie Reeves

This book provides a succinct guide for doctoral and early career researchers about the nature of transferable skills, why they are needed and how they can be acquired, evidenced and marketed. In the UK, possession of a doctorate is no longer the rarity it once was and the competitive economic climate makes it even more critical that doctoral graduates can convince prospective employers of both their specialist and generic skills. In this context, institutions are also required to provide well-organized, relevant training in skills development if they are to attract and retain doctoral candidates. Thus, the book also has value for those charged with developing the transferable skills of others.

With coverage of project management, team-working, communication, leadership and technical skills, this book is an essential guide for researchers who want to make the most of the skills they have and acquire the skills they need.

CONTENTS What Are Transferable Skills and Why Are They Needed? / How Can Researchers Identify Which Transferable Skills Are Needed? / How Can Transferable Skills Be Acquired? / What Are the Key Skills Directly Related to Research? / What Are the Key Generic Skills? / How Can Progress Be Evidenced, Assessed and Evaluated? / How Can Transferable Skills Be Marketed Effectively? / What Are the Pitfalls to Avoid in Making the Transition to Another Employment? / What Kinds of Training Interventions Work Best? / Review and Conclusions

SUCCESS IN RESEARCH October 2013 • 184 pages

Cloth (978-1-4462-6033-3) • £60.00 Paper (978-1-4462-6034-0) • £18.99

TEACHING IN HIGHER EDUCATION TEACHING IN HIGHER EDUCATION

Study Skills


PRESENTING YOUR RESEARCH Conferences, Symposiums, Poster Presentations and Beyond

Lucinda Becker

This handy guide tackles the obstacles to effective and successful presentations, considering the range of material which might be presented, the occasions which suit different types of material and the skills needed to present research in a way that is engaging and persuasive. The book addresses questions such as:

• why should I give a paper and where might I give a paper? • how does the conference system work? • how do I prepare an abstract/outline/synopsis? • how do I chose my material and prepare it for a conference presentation? • how can I prepare effective conference aids? • how can I overcome my nerves? • how can I prepare and present ef fective posters for

poster presentations?

As with the other titles in the Success in Research series, this guide takes a hands-on approach and includes checklists, top tips, exercises and examples to help readers remember what they have read and put it immediately to work.

CONTENTS When and Where Should I Give a Paper? / Calls For Papers: How The Conference System Works / Preparing an Abstract/Outline/Synopsis / Conference Paper or Presentation? / Choosing Material for an Event / Preparing Your Material / Presentation Aids / Preparing to Present / Delivering Your Material / Using Your Nerves / Handling Questions / Poster Presentations / Making the Most of the Presentation Opportunity

SUCCESS IN RESEARCH March 2014 • 160 pages Cloth (978-1-4462-7588-7) • £60.00 Paper (978-1-4462-7589-4) • £19.99

PRESENTING YOUR RESEARCH

60 SECONDS WITH PAM DENICOLO &LUCINDA BECKER

Professor (Emeritus) Pam Denicolo, a chartered psychologist, has just retired from her fulltime role at the University of Reading where she developed the Graduate School system and the post-registration professional practice and research element of the School of Pharmacy. Dr Lucinda Becker, an award winning Senior Lecturer and Teaching Fellow at the University of Reading, has spent her career committed to enhancing the skills of undergraduates and research postgraduates. Together, they edit SAGE’s Success in Research series.

What inspired you to start the Success in Research series?Following many years of writing together and running joint courses for doctoral students and early career researchers, while sharing problems, solutions and ideas about how to make research

successful, we sought a means to continue to collaborate on supporting researchers once Pam retired from Reading University. The Series became that means. The response to the first books demonstrated that a written version supplemented face to face support for those who have it but also provides a safety net of advice for those who do not.

What do you hope readers will gain from reading the books in your series?We hope that they will gain confidence from having engaged with and considered a range of possible solutions to the many problems to which all researchers are heir at some time. Their reflection on these should allow them to tailor their responses suitable for their own situations. We also hope that by making some apparently complex ideas accessible and manageable that they will be encouraged to read further and debate the issues with colleagues.

What’s the one piece of advice you’d give to new researchers?Never think you are the only one who encounters problems in research. All of us have, and most of us who are experienced are only too willing, if approached nicely, to share our experience, a range of possible ways forward and empathy!

What’s been the biggest success in your careers?We don’t know yet – just when we think we have sorted things out then another bigger challenge arises for us to get our teeth into. Perhaps our biggest success, then, is that we still relish the challenges?

Study Skills


PRESENTING DATA EFFECTIVELY Communicating Your Findings for Maximum Impact

Stephanie D H Evergreen Evergreen Data and Evaluation LLC

Focusing on the guiding principles of presenting data in evidence-based ways so that audiences are effectively engaged and researchers are better understood, Stephanie D H Evergreen's exciting new book offers the best communication strategies available to anyone working with data.


PRESENTING DATA THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF GRANT WRITING Cynthia E Carr

Sharing the author's best practices for planning, writing and winning research grants, this book is embedded with examples from a variety of disciplines providing novices with the tools they need to begin writing grants while also enabling those with more experience to sharpen their skills.

CONTENTSIntroduction to Grant Seeking / Grants in the University / Funders / Searching / Project Design / Case Study 1: Application of a Logic Model / Budgeting 101 / Case Study 2: Building a Federal Budget / Case Study 3: Budget Justifications and Narratives / The Basics of Writing / Traditional Proposals and LOIs / Case Study 4: Online Applications / Details: Writing, Editing, and Formatting Academic Grant Proposals / Declines, Awards, and Grant Administration


THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF GRANT WRITING

WRITING SUCCESSFUL GRANT PROPOSALS FROM THE TOP DOWN AND BOTTOM UP Edited by Robert J Sternberg Oklahoma State University

Written by experts with first-hand experience in applying for and getting grants, this guide shows how to build a successful grant proposal. It provides advice on planning, executing, submitting and revising grant proposals in order to maximize their chances of success.

June 2013 • 376 pages Paper (978-1-4129-9928-1) • £26.99

AN EASYGUIDE TO RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS Janie H Wilson Georgia Southern University and Beth M Schwartz Randolph College

Covering all aspects of presentations - poster presentations to oral and even video presentations - this text provides students with thorough coverage of their research. This brief handbook will help students in their professional development as they learn the ropes of sharing their work and experience the thrill of becoming part of a strong scientific community.

The book includes example poster layouts, checklists for preparing a presentation and assessments to show students what members of the audience (and instructors) are looking for in their presentation. The latest presentation software and methods are included with coverage of Keynote and asynchronous video presentations covered in separate chapters.

CONTENTS PART ONE : OVERVIEW / Sharing the Wealth: Orientation to the Guide / Do Not Let Fear Stop You: Overcoming Anxiety / How Do I Get Started? / PART TWO: POSTER PRESENTATIONS / Posters Are not Just for Dorm-Room Walls / Adding the Bling: Making Posters Pop / PART THREE: ORAL PRESENTATIONS / Oral Presentations with PowerPoint / Prezi Presentations: An Alternative to PowerPoint / Keynote Presentations: Slides for Mac / Effective Oral Presentations: Preparing for Your Performance / PART FOUR: BEYOND CONTENT: PUTTING YOUR BEST FOOT FORWARD / The Day before Your Presentation / The Day of Your Presentation / The Day after Your Presentation / Video Yourself: Asynchronous Presentations / PART FIVE: PUBLISHING YOUR WORK / Publishing: The Ultimate Presentation

April 2014 • 264 pages Spiral (978-1-4522-9267-0) • £22.99

AN EASYGUIDE TO

HOW TO CRITIQUE JOURNAL ARTICLES IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES Scott R Harris Saint Louis University

This book encourages students to adopt a particular mindset towards journal articles; a mindset that recognizes the many strengths of social research - especially its advantages over ordinary ways of knowing things.


HOW TO CRITIQUE

STUDYING AND RESEARCHING WITH SOCIAL MEDIA Megan Poore University of Canberra

This practical book is a one-stop shop for anyone wanting – or needing – to integrate social media tools into their studies and research. Megan Poore shares the secrets of how to harness the power of social media tools to improve academic productivity and build digital literacy.

Exploring the benefits – and risks – of using these tools in academic contexts, the book provides best-practice advice on how to use these tools on the ground, including how to:

• write a good blog post• contribute to a wiki• maximise their grades when creating an audio-visual presentation• find and share the latest research via Twitter• keep safe online.Featuring handy illustrations and exercises, as well as guidance on broader issues such as copyright, avoiding plagiarism, and cyberbullying, students and researchers alike will find out all they need to successfully use social media to support their study and research.

CONTENTS

PART ONE: GETTING STARTED: THE ESSENTIALS / Why Use Social Media in your Studies and Research? / Social Media Basics / PART TWO: CORE SOCIAL MEDIA FORMATS / Blogs / Wikis / Social Networks / Audio-Visual Presentations / PART THREE: SOCIAL MEDIA FOR SELF-DIRECTED LEARNING, RESEARCH, AND DEVELOPMENT / Building your Online Profile / Using Social Media for Search and Research / Productivity in Study and Research / PART FOUR: THE SOCIAL AND LEGAL CONTEXTS OF USING SOCIAL MEDIA FOR STUDY AND RESEARCH / Building your Digital Literacy / Handling Yourself (and Others) Online / Legalities and Practicalities of the Online Environment


STUDYING AND

Study Skills


For more from the SAGE Study Skills seriesvisit www.sagepub.co.uk/studyskills.sp

SAGE Study Skills are essential study guides for students of all levels. From how to write great essays and dissertations to conducting literature reviews and managing their time effectively, these resourceful study guides will help students reach their full potential at university.

“A lifeline during my doctorate: it is now the � rst book that I recommend for my research students!”- Dr Scott Buckler,University of Worcester

“A refreshing and inspiring book, of equal value to both the anxious and the ambitious student”- Lucinda Becker,University of Reading

“A great reference text for students at all levels”- Mrs Karen Grif� ths,Chester University

“A necessity for everyundergraduate student”- Dr Chuma Osuchukwu,London School of Business and Management

DIGITAL RESOURCES FOR EXTRA SUPPORT!

• Companion websites• Facebook pages• Videos and podcasts


60 SECONDS WITH JONATHAN WILSONWhat inspired you to write this book?

After teaching Research Methods for several years, I always felt there was a market for a book that contained essential cases and concepts. Many of my own students have commented to me that they would like to see a more concise research methods textbook.

How is your book different to all the other Business Research books out there?It largely focuses on student case studies while at the same time discusses the important role of the project supervisor. In short, it is a concise, student-orientated text, primarily aimed at undergraduate students undertaking a research methods module and/or their final research project.

In a nutshell… what is the Honeycomb all about?The Honeycomb of Research Methodology is a framework designed to illustrate the key concepts of research and how they fit into your research

methodology. The framework shows not only the typical structure of a research methodology chapter by including numbered segments, but also recognizes the fact that the thought process may not necessarily be linear. This is illustrated by showing the six outer elements combining to make up the centre segment, research methodology, as opposed to a series of stages or layers.

If students could get one thing out of reading this new edition, what would you hope it is?A clear understanding of how to successfully complete their research project.

What’s on the companion website?The companion website includes: PowerPoint slides, recommended journal article links, multiple choice questions, a guide to using SPSS, and podcasts providing a brief overview of recommended reading material, together with questions and answers from each chapter.

CRITICAL MANAGEMENT RESEARCH Reflections from the Field

Edited by Emma Jeanes Exeter University and Tony Huzzard National Institute for Working Life, Sweden

This is an invaluable collection of reflections and experiences from world-class researchers undertaking Critical Management Studies (CMS).

The editors and contributors reflect on ethics and reflexivity in critical management research, and explore the identity of the critical researcher both as an individual and working within collaborative projects. Using contemporary accounts from those engaged in real world fieldwork they outline what critical management is, and explore its relationship to management research. The book discusses the implications of critical management when:

• developing research questions • managing research relationships• using various methods of data collection • writing accounts of your research, findings and analysis.Grounded in practical problems and processes, this title sets out and then answers the challenges faced by critical researchers doing research in organization and management studies.


CRITICAL MANAGEMENT RESEARCH

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ESSENTIALS OFBUSINESS RESEARCH A Guide to Doing Your Research Project

Second Edition

Jonathan Wilson Anglia Ruskin University

Concise, authoritative and jargon-free, the new edition of Jonathan Wilson's bestselling introduction to business research is the perfect guide to completing a successful research project.

Written specifically for business students, it highlights each stage of the research process, guiding the reader through actionable steps and explicitly setting out how best to meet a supervisor's expectations.

Easy to navigate and full of practical advice, the book supports core themes, such as choosing a topic and writing a proposal with easy-to-follow tips and detailed screenshots and diagrams.

Key student features include:

• 'You're the supervisor' sections - helping students to meet learning objectives

• 'Common questions and answers' - real-world advice on how to tackle common challenges

• examples from many different types of businesses across cultures • detailed guidance on software packages such as SPSS and NVivo • student case studies • annotated further reading sections • chapter objectives and summaries . A must-have title for all business and management students, this is the ideal companion for achieving success in your research project.

CONTENTS An Introduction to Business Research / Developing a Research Topic / Conducting a Literature Review / Addressing Ethical Issues / Establishing a Research Design / Primary Data Collection / Data Collection Using Online Methods / Using Secondary Data / Sampling / Analyzing Quantitative Data / Analyzing Qualitative Data / Writing up and Presenting Your Research


ESSENTIALS OF

Methods for Business & Management


SPATIAL STATISTICSAND GEOSTATISTICS Theory and Applications for Geographic Information Science and Technology

Yongwan Chun and Daniel A Griffith both at University of Texas, Dallas

Ideal for anyone who wishes to gain a practical understanding of spatial statistics and geostatistics. Difficult concepts are well explained and supported by excellent examples in R code, allowing readers to see how each of the methods is implemented in practice

- Tao Cheng, University College London

SAGE ADVANCES IN GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SERIES


GEOCOMPUTATION A Practical Primer

Chris Brunsdon University of Leicester and Alex Singleton Liverpool University

Geocomputation is rapidly gaining importance, given the ‘big data’ revolution, crowdsourced data, and associated applications for viewing and managing data geographically, like Google Maps. This textbook provides a selection of practical examples of geocomputational techniques and ‘hot topics’ written by world leading practitioners, enabling students and researchers across the social sciences to carry out similar analyses themselves.

CONTENTS Describing How the World Looks / Spatial Visualization in R; James Cheshire / Dynamic 3D Visualization; Paul Torrens / Exploratory Spatial Data Analysis Using Open GeoDa; Luc Anselin / Rank Clocks; Mike Batty / Exploring Movements in Space / Agent based models; Andrew Crooks / Circular Statistics; Jon Corcoran / Space Time Data-Mining; Harvey Miller / Dynamic Microsimulation; Mark Birkin / Making Geographical Decisions / Social Area Analysis and Self-Organizing Maps; Seth Spielman and David Folch / Location Allocation Models; Graham Clarke and Mel Tomintz / Geodemographic Analysis; Paul Longley and Alex Singleton / Kernel Density Estimation and Percent Volume Contours; Dan Lewis / Explaining How the World Works / Geographically Weighted Poisson Regression; Tomoki Nakaya / Spatial Interaction Models; Karyn Morrissey / Tools for Reproducible Explanatory Models; Chris Brunsdon and Alex Singleton / An Introduction to the PySAL Library; Sergio Rey / Enabling Interactions / Open Spatial Data Infrastructure and Volunteered Geographic Information; Sui Dan / Opensource GIS Software; Oliver O'Brien / Public Participation in Geocomputation; Richard Kingston / Citizen Geographic Information Science; Muki Haklay

July 2014 • 288 pages Cloth (978-1-4462-7292-3) • £90.00 Paper (978-1-4462-7293-0) • £29.99

GEOCOMPUTATION

METHODS OF SUSTAINABILITY RESEARCH IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES Edited by Frances Fahy and Henrike Rau both at National University of Ireland

A systematic and critical review of the key research methods used when studying sustainable strategies and outcomes at local, regional and national level. Written by British and European contributors from across the social sciences, it is complete with case study material and practical advice for academic and non-academic audiences in sustainability research.


AN INTRODUCTION TO R FOR MAPPING A SPATIAL ANALYSIS Chris Brunsdon and Lex Comber both at University of Leicester

An introduction to the use of R for spatial statistical analysis, geocomputation, and the analysis of geographical information for the increasing number of students and researchers collecting and using spatial data across the social sciences. A definitive 'how to' that takes students and researchers in any discipline from coding to actual applications and uses of R.

CONTENTS Introduction / Data, Data Types and Plots / Handling Spatial Data in R / Programming in R / Methods for Spatial Analysis / Point Pattern Analysis Using R / Spatial Attribute Analysis with R / Localized Spatial Analysis with R / R and Internet Data


AN INTRODUCTION TO R FOR

RESEARCHING THE CITY A Guide for Students

Edited by Kevin Ward University of Manchester

An impressive collection of influential urbanists provide the novice researcher with a wealth of practical advice on theory, methods, writing style and everything else one needs to know to design and manage a successful urban research project

- Byron Miller, Director, Urban Studies Program, University of Calgary


RESEARCHING THE CITY

GIS ALGORITHMS Ningchuan Xiao Ohio State University

SAGE ADVANCES IN GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SERIES July 2014 • 352 pages Cloth (978-1-4462-7432-3) • £90.00 Paper (978-1-4462-7433-0) • £60.00

GIS ALGORITHMS

Methods for Geography


KEY RESEARCH CONCEPTS IN POLITICS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS Lisa Harrison University of the West of England and Theresa Callan University of Portsmouth

Lisa Harrison and Theresa Callan have succeeded in doing what few authors have hitherto managed! They have written a robust introductory text on research methods in the field of politics and international relations which is both clear and accessible and covers all bases succinctly. This book will be a tremendous resource for undergraduates in the field

- Dr Nicholas Startin, Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies, University of Bath


KEY RESEARCH CONCEPTS DEVELOPMENT FIELDWORK A Practical Guide

Second Edition

Edited by Regina Scheyvens Massey University, Palmerston North

Providing an invaluable guide to undertaking development fieldwork in both the developing world and in western contexts, this book takes students through all the key stages in development research and covers:

• methodology - from designing development research, to the benefits and pitfalls of quantitative and qualitative methods

• research using archival, textual and virtual data, with particular emphasis on how to use the Internet wisely and ethically

• preparation for the field - from practical issues such as funding and permission, to personal issues such as motivation and attitudes

• in the field - tackling issues such as culture shock, ethical considerations and working with marginalized, vulnerable or privileged groups, including government departments, NGOs and corporations

• leaving the field - reflecting on the practical and emotional implications of leaving the field, along with a discussion on how to write up findings.

CONTENTS PART ONE: METHODOLOGY / Designing Development Research / Quantitative Research / Qualitative Research / Something Old, Something New: Research Using Archives, Texts and Virtual Data / PART TWO: PREPARATION FOR THE FIELD / Practical Issues / Personal Issues / PART THREE: IN THE FIELD / In the Field / Ethical Issues / Working with Marginalized, Vulnerable or Privileged Groups / PART FOUR: LEAVING THE FIELD / Anything to Declare? The Politics and Practicalities of Leaving the Field / Returning to University and Writing the Field / Ways forward


DEVELOPMENT

RESEARCH FOR DEVELOPMENT A Practical Guide

Second Edition

Sophie Laws Coram , Caroline Harper , Nicola Jones both at Overseas Development Institute and Rachel Marcus Independent Researcher

Undoubtedly the best guide to [the] subject that we have.... the authors are to be congratulated for the work they have put into updating the text and for keeping it relevant to the ever-changing demands of development research, and for their contribution to our common goal of making the world a better place

- Duncan Green, Senior Strategic Adviser, Oxfam


STATISTICS FOR POLITICAL ANALYSIS Understanding the Numbers

Theresa Marchant-Shapiro Southern Connecticut State University

Focusing on the statistical tools most often used by political scientists, and using political examples, cases and data throughout, this book shows students how to answer real questions about politics using real political data. The author provides clear and accessible explanations and instruction, and takes a 'how-to' approach, so students not only understand the maths, but can do the maths.

Exercises include those requiring hand-calculations and those requiring a statistical package like SPSS, and ask students to produce memos to emphasize how marketable and applicable their new skills are to a broad array of careers and jobs.

CONTENTS The Political Use of Numbers: Lies and Statistics / Measurement: Counting the Biggel-Balls / Measures of Central Tendency: That's Some Mean Baseball / Measures of Dispersion: Missing the Mark / Continuous Probability: So What's Normal Anyway? / Means-Testing: Sampling a Population / Hypothesis-Testing: Examining Relationships / Describing the Pattern: What Do You See? / Chi-Square and Cramer's V: What Do You Expect? / Measures of Association: Making Connections / Key Terms / Multivariate Relationships: Taking Control / Bivariate Regression: Putting Your Ducks in a Line / Multiple Regression: The Final Frontier / Understanding the Numbers: Knowing What Counts


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AN R COMPANION TO POLITICAL ANALYSIS Philip H Pollock III University of Central Florida

With this new, comprehensive workbook, students can analyze research-quality data to learn descriptive statistics, data transformations, bivariate analysis (cross-tabulations and mean comparisons), controlled comparisons, statistical inference, linear correlation and regression, dummy variables and interaction effects, and logistic regression. The clear explanation and instruction is aided by the use of many annotated and labelled screenshots, as well as many end-of-chapter exercises, allowing students to apply their new skills.

CONTENTS Getting Started / Descriptive Statistics / Transforming Variables / Making Comparisons / Making Controlled Comparisons / Making Inferences about Sample Means / Chi-Square and Measures of Association / Correlation and Linear Regression / Dummy Variables and Interaction Effects / Logistic Regression / Doing Your Own Political Analysis


AN R COMPANION TO PSYCHOMETRICS An Introduction

Second Edition

R Michael Furr Wake Forest University and Verne R Bacharach Appalachian State University

This book will assist students in appreciating not just how measurement problems can be addressed but why it is important to address them.


A STATA COMPANION TO POLITICAL ANALYSIS Third Edition

Philip H Pollock III University of Central Florida

With Pollock's Third Edition, students quickly learn Stata with step-by-step instruction, more than 50 exercises, customized data sets, annotated screenshots, boxes that highlight Stata's special capabilities and guidance on using Stata to read raw data.


A STATA COMPANION TO

METHODS IN PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH Third Edition

Annabel Ness Evans and Bryan J Rooney both at Concordia University College of Alberta

Methods in Psychological Research, Third Edition is pedagogically driven, interactive and highly applied to engage and motivate students taking what is often considered a 'drudge' requirement.


METHODS IN

RUNNING BEHAVIORAL STUDIES WITH HUMAN PARTICIPANTS A Practical Guide

Frank E Ritter Pennsylvania State University , Jong W Kim University of Central Florida , Jonathan H Morgan and Richard A Carlson both at Pennsylvania State University

This text provides a concrete roadmap for the design and implementation of experiments using human participants. It covers both conceptual and practical issues that are critical to experimental methods, and the organization of the book follows the standard process in experiment-based research.


AN EASYGUIDE TOAPA STYLE Second Edition

Beth M Schwartz Randolph College , R Eric Landrum Boise State University and Regan A R Gurung University of Wisconsin, Green Bay

This guide will help anyone find their way through the maze of rules in the APA Publication Manual and become proficient in learning the finer points of APA style.

April 2013 • 256 pages Spiral (978-1-4522-6839-2) • £20.99

Methods for Politics & International Relations / Methods for Psychology


QUALITATIVE METHODS FOR HEALTH RESEARCH Third Edition

Judith Green and Nicki Thorogood both at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

P acked full of real-world advice for researchers and students, this is an invaluable introduction to the theoretical and practical essentials needed to design, conduct and appraise qualitative research regardless of the level of experience.

The book highlights core research skills, taking the reader through the key debates in qualitative methodology. It sets out a logical, easy-to-follow path through the entire research process including the key methods for collecting and analyzing qualitative data. At every stage, theory is supported by practical examples and case studies ensuring students in the fields of public health, health services research, nursing and health promotion will find it engaging and relevant.

Clear, thorough and articulate, this is an authoritative introduction to qualitative research for all health professionals and students.

CONTENTS PART ONE: PRINCIPLES AND APPROACHES IN QUALITATIVE HEALTH RESEARCH / Qualitative Methodology and Health Research / Developing Qualitative Research Designs / Responsibilities, Ethics and Values / PART TWO: GENERATING AND ANALYZING DATA / In-Depth Interviews / Group Interviews / Ethnographic Methods / Using Documentary Sources / Managing Data and Descriptive Analysis / Approaches to Qualitative Analysis / PART THREE: QUALITATIVE METHODS IN CONTEXT / Mixed Method and Multidisciplinary Research / Critically Reading and Reviewing the Literature / Writing up Qualitative Work

INTRODUCING QUALITATIVE METHODS SERIES November 2013 • 376 pages Cloth (978-1-4462-5308-3) • £75.00 Paper (978-1-4462-5309-0) • £25.99

QUALITATIVE METHODS NOW IN PAPERBACK!

THE SAGE HANDBOOK OF QUALITATIVE RESEARCH IN PSYCHOLOGY Edited by Carla Willig City University, London and Wendy Stainton-Rogers The Open University

This book provides comprehensive and systematic coverage of the qualitative methods used in psychology - combining 'how-to-do-it' summaries with examination of historical and theoretical foundations.

Cloth 2007 / Paper 2013 • 664 pages Cloth (978-1-4129-0780-4) • £110.00 Paper (978-1-4129-0781-1) • £34.99

PRESENTING STATISTICAL RESULTS EFFECTIVELY Robert Andersen University of Toronto and David A Armstrong II University of Wisconsin- Madison

Covering all the main qualitative approaches now used in psychology, this Second Edition offers readers a step-by-step guide to carrying out research using each particular method with plenty of pedagogical advice.


PRESENTING STATISTICAL

NOW IN PAPERBACK!

THE SAGE HANDBOOK OF QUALITATIVE METHODS IN HEALTH RESEARCH Edited by Ivy Bourgeault University of Ottawa , Robert Dingwall University of Nottingham and Ray de Vries University of Michigan

There has been a growing interest in the health community in the use of qualitative methods to answer questions about policy or practice that cannot easily be addressed with the conventional quantitative approaches of most clinical or experimental research.

The handbook provides a comprehensive and authoritative overview, specifically compiled for this market.

Cloth 2010 / Paper March 2013 • 786 pages Cloth (978-1-84787-292-0) • £110.00 Paper (978-1-4462-7043-1) • £29.99

AN INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH A Practical Guide

Edited by Dawn-Marie Walker

This is a primary, comprehensive textbook for people who are considering undertaking a piece of health-related research. It is an accessible companion with the aim of getting the reader to think broadly about all of the issues that need to be considered when embarking on a project.

This is a pragmatic book, a step-by-step guide to research which mirrors the structure of a research project, taking you through the thought process for designing and conducting your study, from formulating the right research question at idea inception, ascertaining what methodologies and analysis can answer what type of questions, right through to dissemination, all presented in an easy, digestible style.

The book is full of case study illustrations and practical tips such as, how to work out a research budget and obtaining funding for your project, discussion of what permissions need to be obtained when conducting research with people, and how to involve the public and patients. The authors are all experienced researchers and so this book is an accumulation of collective wisdom on common research challenges and issues.

CONTENTS PART ONE: GETTING STARTED / Asking the Right Question / Finding the Evidence to Support Your Research Question / Critical Appraisal / Developing an Effective Research / Budget and Funding / PART TWO: GENERAL METHODOLOGIES / Quantitative Methodology / Qualitative Methodology / Mixed Methods / PART THREE: SPECIFIC METHODOLOGIES / Health Economics / Epidemiology / Clinical Trials / Surveys / The Internet as a Research Medium / Systematic Reviews / PART FOUR: CONDUCTING VALID AND ETHICAL RESEARCH / Ethics and Informed Consent / Public Patient Involvement / Sampling / Recruitment and Retention / PART FIVE: ANALYSIS AND DISSEMINATION / Quantitative Analysis / Qualitative Analysis / Dissemination


AN INTRODUCTION TO

Methods for Psychology / Methods for Nursing, Health & Social Care


STATISTICS FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS An Introduction

Second Edition

Ian Scott Oxford Brookes University and Debbie Mazhindu Buckinghamshire New University

Now in its Second Edition, Statistics for Healthcare Professionals focuses on quantitative approaches to investigating problems and introduces the basic rules of statistics.

The Second Edition includes two completely new chapters on:

• sampling sizes and testing for statistical power• the common ways in which statistics can be used to mislead.Challenging the notion that statistics are often incomprehensible and complex to use, the authors begin by presenting a 'how-to' section explaining how specific statistical tests can be performed.

CONTENTSStatistics for Health Care Research / The Statistical Approach: When Should It Be Applied / Measuring, Sampling and Error / Questionnaires / The Studies / Descriptive Statistics / Displaying Data / Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics / An Introduction to Hypothesis Testing / Distributions and Probabilities / Making Predictions / Testing for Differences Between Means / Errors and ANOVAs / Not Normal / Non-Parametric Tests / Tests for Association: Chi-Square / Tests for Association: Correlation and Regression / How Big a Sample: Power Analysis / Analyzing Data from Systematic Reviews / Choosing Test Statistics


STATISTICS FOR HEALTHCARE NURSING RESEARCH An Introduction

Second Edition

Pam Moule University of the West of England and Margaret Goodman University of Coventry

Easy to use, understand and put into practice this book will answer all your students' questions on the nursing research process. Useful for both student nurses looking for a way into the subject or registered nurses undertaking research, the authors guide students through all the skills and techniques that are necessary to successfully understand and complete research.

CONTENTS Research in Nursing / Sources of Nursing Knowledge / The Research Process / Research Ethics and Governance / Researching Ethically / Developing Research Questions / Literature Searching / Critical Appraisal / Literature Reviewing / Writing a Research Proposal / Research Approaches and Design / Rigour and Trustworthiness in Research / Experimental Designs / Qualitative Research Approaches / Evaluation and Outcomes-Based Research / Consensus Methods / Action Research / Other Research Designs / Systematic Literature Reviews / Sampling Techniques / Mixed Methods / Survey Design and Questionnaires / Interviews / Observations / Other Methods of Data Collection / Quantitative Data Analysis Techniques / Qualitative Data Analysis Techniques / Presenting and Disseminating Research / Using Research in Practice


NURSING RESEARCH

MIXED METHODS IN HEALTH SCIENCES RESEARCH A Practical Primer

Leslie Curry and Marcella Nunez-Smith both at Yale University

MIXED METHOD RESEARCH SERIES December 2014 • 224 pages Paper (978-1-4833-0677-3) • £ 20.99

MIXED METHODS IN HEALTH

NONPARAMETRIC STATISTICS IN HEALTH CARE RESEARCH Statistics for Small Samples and Unusual Distributions

Second Edition

Marjorie A Pett University of Utah


NONPARAMETRIC STATISTICS

THE ESSENTIALS OF NURSING AND HEALTHCARE RESEARCH Edited by Ruth TaylorAnglia Ruskin University

It is encouraging to read a text that is wholeheartedly student focused. The roadmap provided in the opening chapter will be an inspiration and relief to students, particularly those who may have struggled with other academic literature

- Jo Lay, Disability Coordinator/Lecturer in Nursing, University of Leeds


THE ESSENTIALS OF

KEY CONCEPTS IN NURSING AND HEALTHCARE RESEARCH Annette McIntosh-Scott, Tom Mason and Elizabeth Mason-Whitehead all at University of Chester and David Coyle Bangor University Fron Heulog

Opening up the concepts that inform qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods research in short, concise chapters and taking a broad approach across healthcare, readers can gain an appreciation of a wide range of topics from systematic reviews to action research. Chapters also include case studies which link theory to practice.


KEY CONCEPTS IN

Methods for Nursing, Health & Social Care


DOING A RESEARCH PROJECT IN NURSING AND MIDWIFERY A Basic Guide to Research Using the Literature Review Methodology

Edited by Carroll Siu and Huguette Comerasamy

Written for nursing and midwifery students completing a research project based on reviewing published literature and using secondary data, this book demystifies the concept of literature review methodology and supports students writing up their dissertation, thesis or work-based learning project.


DOING QUALITATIVE RESEARCH INSOCIAL WORK Ian Shaw University of York and Sally Holland University of Cardiff

Bringing key developments and debates together in a single volume, this book provides an authoritative guide for students and practitioners embarking on qualitative research in social work and related fields.

The first part addresses the question, 'What is Distinctive about Qualitative Social Work Research?', defining the nature of the field, and providing a review of contemporary and historical trends. The second part, 'Doing Qualitative Social Work Research' sets out best thinking and practice in qualitative designs and research ethics and provides detailed accounts of research practice in every main field of qualitative work and analysis. The third and final part, 'The Purposes of Qualitative Social Work Research', discusses the ways in which qualitative research can provide evidence for outcomes in social work interventions, tackle issues of social justice, support the development of understanding practitioners, and play a central role in wider society.

Frequently illustrated with contemporary and classic case examples from the authors’ own empirical research and from international published work, and with self-directed learning tasks, the book provides insight into the difficulties and complexities of carrying out research, as well as sharing ‘success’ stories from the field. Shaw and Holland have long experience of writing for practitioners and students and in making complex concepts accessible and readable, making this an ideal text for those engaging in qualitative social work research at any level.

CONTENTS What Is Distinctive about Qualitative Social Work Research? / Qualitative Research and the Social Work Context / Researching the Social Work Field / Qualitative Methods in Social Work - A Review / Doing Qualitative Social Work Research / Reviewing Research / Qualitative Designs / Ethics in Qualitative Research / Asking Questions / Telling Stories / Traces and Deposits in Texts and Documents / Living in Place, Space and Time / Anticipating Analysis and Making Sense of Qualitative Data / Doing Qualitative Analysis / The Purposes of Qualitative Social Work Research / Researching and Evaluating Interventions and Outcomes / Social Justice / Qualitative Research and Practice / The Consequences of Qualitative Research


DOING QUALITATIVE

UNDERSTANDING NURSING AND HEALTHCARE RESEARCH An Introduction for Nurses and Healthcare Practitioners

Patricia Cronin, Michael Coughlan and Valerie Smith all at Trinity College Dublin

A concise and essential guide to research for all those who are beginning their nursing and health undergraduate degrees, which gives a complete overview of the research process, from choosing research questions through to searching the literature and analysing findings.

Key features of the book are:

• a companion website to support lecturers in their teaching and students in their learning. The site offers resources including seminar questions, multiple choice questions and SAGE journal articles

• learning outcomes and key points which guide readers through the book

• definitions of difficult terms • activities to help students revise and test their learning. It will be core reading for all those on undergraduate degrees in nursing and health.


UNDERSTANDING NURSING AND

UNDERSTANDING RESEARCH FOR NURSING STUDENTS Second Edition

Peter Ellis Canterbury Christ Church University

This book will certainly help to clarify the main areas of difficulty within Nursing Research. It is well written, with concise chapters covering all the major issues relating to research. There are helpful case studies to enhance the theory presented and the various activities, although challenging at times, would be very helpful for individual or group learning

- Peter Walsham, Nursing, Midwifery & Allied Health Professionals, Northumbria University

TRANSFORMING NURSING PRACTICE SERIESMarch 2013 • 168 pages Cloth (978-1-4462-6760-8) • £60.00 Paper (978-1-4462-6761-5) • £16.99

DOING A LITERATURE REVIEW IN NURSING, HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE Michael Coughlan, Patricia Cronin and Frances Ryan all at Trinity College Dublin

This clear, practical book guides students undertaking a literature review for the first time through the process, giving them the skills and knowledge they need for success in their own project.


Methods for Nursing, Health & Social Care


AN INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH IN COUNSELLING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY John McLeod University of Abertay, Dundee

McLeod has produced an excellent introduction to research in counselling and psychotherapy. The book is engaging and accessible, and contains sufficient depth to give students a firm grounding in research in counselling. In my view, this is probably the best introductory text to counselling research that is currently available

- Mr Mark Widdowson, Department of Psychology, Queen Margaret University College, Edinburgh


RESEARCH DESIGN IN SOCIAL WORK Qualitative, Quantitative and Mixed Methods

Anne Campbell Queen's University Belfast Brian Taylor University of Ulster and Anne McGlade Queens University Belfast

Social work research often focuses on qualitative designs and many students believe that the quantitative research pathway is either too complicated or is beyond their grasp. This book outlines how social work students can undertake a research project from either a qualitative, quantitative or mixed methodological approach. The authors introduce key concepts in an accessible and structured manner and go on to demonstrate each of the approaches from inception of research idea, to realization of methodological approach, to research process, to data analysis and conclusion.

More than just another research text, this book remains grounded in social work practice and has clear links to the Professional Capabilities Framework for Social Work.

TRANSFORMING SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE SERIESFebruary 2014 • 208 pages Cloth (978-1-4462-7123-0) • £65.00 Paper (978-1-4462-7124-7) • £20.99

RESEARCH DESIGN IN

DOING RESEARCH IN COUNSELLING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY Third Edition

John McLeod University of Abertay Dundee

From leading researcher and bestselling author, John McLeod, this fully revised and updated edition of Doing Counselling Research remains the most accessible, 'how-to' guide to undertaking a successful research project. As an introduction to the basic principles of research theory and practice, this new edition includes:

• new content on IPA, discourse analysis and narrative research• new chapters on doing case study research and outcome studies• a guide to doing research into the client's experience• new information on doing research into counselling skills, embedded

counselling and counsellor training• updated details on the requirements of ethics committees• a guide to publishing and disseminating your research findings• all you need to know about statistics.Supported by many case examples, therapeutic dialogue and points for reflection, this highly practical and accessible guide throws a lifebelt to any counselling trainee or practitioner learning about the research process for the first time.

CONTENTSDoing Counselling Research: Introduction and Overview / Designing and Planning a Research Study / How to Deal with Ethical Issues / What You Need to Know about Statistics / What You Need to Know about Qualitative Research / Developing and Validating a Measurement Scale / Doing Case Study Research / Doing an Outcome Study / Doing Research on the Therapy Process and Relationship / Doing Research into the Client's Experience / Doing Research into Counsellor Training / Doing Research into Counselling Skills and Embedded Counselling / Publishing and Disseminating the Findings of Your Research / Critical Issues in Counselling Research


DOING RESEARCH IN COUNSELLING

SOCIAL WORK RESEARCH IN PRACTICE Ethical and Political Contexts

Second Edition

Heather D'Cruz and Martyn Jones RMIT University, Melbourne

Investigating a number of contemporary approaches which impact on the discourses of social work research, this new edition explores the intrinsic connection between knowledge, research and practice in social work and argues that through a better appreciation of research, the highest standards of social work can be achieved.

CONTENTSResearch, Social Work and Professional Practice / The Research Question / Different Ways of Knowing and their Relevance for Research / Methodology / Designing Research / Generating Data / Making Sense of Data: Analysis / Reporting and Disseminating Research


SOCIAL WORK RESEARCH

LITERATURE REVIEWS IN SOCIAL WORK Robin Kiteley University of Huddersfield and Christine Stogdon

Provides social work students with a clear and accessible guide to the process of conducting a literature review, giving them the skills, confidence and knowledge required to produce their own successful review.


Methods for Nursing, Health & Social Care / Methods for Counselling & Psychotherapy


DOING PRACTICE-BASED RESEARCH IN THERAPY A Reflexive Approach

Sofie Bager-Charleson Metanoia Institute

Learning how to use critical self-reflection creatively when practising therapy is an important component of training. This level of self-awareness is, however, often neglected in research, despite the centrality of the researcher to their work.

Doing-Practice-based Research in Therapy makes the vital link between practical research skills and self-awareness, critical reflection and personal development in practice-based research. Starting with a clear introduction to the theory, practice and debates surrounding this type of research, the book then guides the reader step-by-step through the practicalities of the research process, encouraging them to reflect upon and evaluate their practice at each stage.

The book:

• incorporates case studies throughout to illustrate different methodological approaches

• uses real life examples from students conducting practice-based psychotherapy research

• includes exercises, chapter objectives, end-of-chapter questions and suggestions for further reading to help consolidate learning

• encourages ongoing personal development by introducing personal development planning (PDP) and lifelong learning in the field of research.

By demystifying the reflexive approach, this highly practical guide ensures that trainees and qualified therapists get the most, both professionally and personally, from their practice-based research.

CONTENTSReal Life Research / Personal Development / A Cross-Disciplinary and Multi-Method Approach of Multilingualism in Psychotherapy, by Jean-Marc Dewaele & Beverley Costa / What Is Evidence-Based Research? / Formulating the Research Question / Doing your Literature Review, by Simon Du Plock / Considering Ethics / Close Relationships / Your Overarching Focus and Underpinning Philosophy / What Is Reflexivity? / Reflexivity on Introspection / Reflexivity as Intersubjective Reflection / Reflexivity as Mutual Collaboration / Making an Impact, by Simon Du Plock / Concluding Remarks


DOING PRACTICE-BASED

THE COUNSELLING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY RESEARCH HANDBOOKA Guide for Counsellors and Psychotherapists

Edited by Andreas Vossler The Open University and Naomi Moller University of the West of England

A comprehensive introduction to research process and methods within counselling and psychotherapy, the book guides the reader through each step of the research process, providing applied knowledge on selected methodologies to help build an understanding of research, while supporting readers through their own research projects. Comprised of four sections including: Introduction, Beginning the Research Journey, Methodologies and Methods for Doing Research, and Completing the Research Journey, the book will be a one-stop-shop for trainees and practitioners with little or no prior training in the area, and will also be of value to those with some understanding of research and research methods.


THE COUNSELLING AND

RESEARCH ETHICS FOR COUNSELLORS, NURSES & SOCIAL WORKERS Dee Danchev Nuffield College, University of Oxford and Alistair Ross Kellogg College, University of Oxford

Designed to help students make the best start in their research career, this high practical step-by-step guide considers the ethical implications which arise at each stage of the research process and provides students with the tools they need to become confident, skilled researchers.


UNDERSTANDING RESEARCH WITH CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE Edited by Alison Clark, Rosie Flewitt, Martyn Hammersley and Martin Robb all at The Open University

Useful strategies and guidance for anyone needing to explore the practical and ethical issues around researching with children and young people.


UNDERSTANDING

COUNSELING AND EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH Evaluation and Application

Third Edition

Rick A Houser University of Alabama

Filling a special niche for courses in counselling and educational research, this book shows students how to be good consumers of research and teaching practitioners how to conduct research in practice. It uses concrete examples from the professional literature to demonstrate how to effectively evaluate and interpret research articles.

CONTENTS PART ONE : INTRODUCTION TO THE RESEARCH PROCESS / Science and the Research Process / Searching Articles in Professional Journals and Online Databases / Basics of Statistical Methods / Quantitative Research and Research Designs / Qualitative Research Methods / Basics of Qualitative Research Data Analysis / Mixed-Methods Research / Single-Case/Single-Subject Research Designs / Evidence-Based Research Methods / Ethics and Research / PART TWO: EVALUATING ARTICLES IN THE PROFESSIONAL LITERATURE / Evaluating the Literature Review / Evaluating the Purpose Statement and Hypotheses / Evaluating the Methods Section: Sampling Methods / Evaluating the Methods Section: Procedures / Evaluating the Methods Section: Instruments / Evaluating the Results Section / Evaluating the Discussion Section / PART THREE: APPLICATION OF RESEARCH AND EVALUATION / Developing a Research Proposal and Conducting Research in Practice / Development and Application of Program Evaluation Research / The Use of Technology in Research / Current and Future Issues in Counseling and Educational Research


COUNSELING AND

Methods for Counselling & Psychotherapy


INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH METHODS IN EDUCATION Second Edition

Keith F Punch University of Western Australia and Alis Oancea University of Oxford

It offers a concise and accessible reading of different approaches to researching education, and considers the methodological, epistemological, theoretical, ethical and practical implications posed by these approaches. Great for entry-level students

- Dr Andrew Wilkins, School of Education, Roehampton University

Based on Keith Punch’s bestselling Introduction to Social Research Methods, this book introduces students to the research process in a range of educational contexts. In this updated Second Edition, they’ll find guidance on every stage of research, with chapters on developing research questions, doing a literature review, collecting data, analyzing findings and writing it all up.

With a new chapter on ethics and additional coverage of Internet research and mixing methods, the Second Edition contains everything students need if they’re studying on a research methods course or doing a research project for themselves.

Introduction to Research Methods in Education also provides:

• balanced coverage of the range of methods employed by educational researchers

• practical advice on collecting and analyzing qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods data

• a range of examples from student projects to show how research is done in real-life educational settings

• a companion website with additional resources for both you and your students.

CONTENTS Theory and Method in Education Research / The Contexts for Education Research / Ethics in Educational Research / Research Questions / From Research Questions to Data / Literature Searching and Reviewing / Qualitative Research Design / Collecting Qualitative Data / The Analysis of Qualitative Data / Quantitative Research Design / Collecting Quantitative Data / The Analysis of Quantitative Data / Mixed-Methods Research / Research Writing


INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH

RESEARCH WITH CHILDREN Theory and Practice

Michelle O'Reilly , Nisha Dogra both at University of Leicester and Pablo Daniel Ronzoni

This snappy guide focuses on the practical and ethical issues surrounding research with children - with a particular focus on working with vulnerable groups.


EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Approaches

Fifth Edition

Burke Johnson and Larry Christensen both at University of South Alabama

Educational Research is a bestselling comprehensive introductory research methods tex tbook for upper- leve l undergraduate and graduate students. It helps students develop an understanding of the multiple research methods and strategies used in education and related fields, as well as the ability to read and critically evaluate published research.

It also develops their skills in:

• writing a proposal • constructing a questionnaire • conducting an empirical research study on their own.Maintaining its conversational and accessible writing style, this Fifth Edition includes several new chapters:

• action research for lifelong learning, which helps to set the stage for the rest of the coverage in the book

• narrative inquiry and case study research, and phenomenology, ethnography and grounded theory, providing expanded guidance on selecting a research method.

CONTENTS PART ONE: INTRODUCTION / PART TWO: PLANNING THE RESEARCH STUDY / PART THREE: FOUNDATIONS OF RESEARCH / PART FOUR: SELECTING A RESEARCH METHOD / PART FIVE: ANALYZING THE DATA / PART SIX: WRITING THE RESEARCH REPORT

January 2014 • 728 pages Cloth (978-1-4522-4440-2) • £78.00

EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

RESEARCH INEARLY CHILDHOOD Andrea Nolan Victoria University, Australia , Kym Macfarlane and Jennifer Cartmel both at Griffith University

This innovative guide to research in early childhood takes early childhood and early years students step by step through the research process.


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RESEARCH METHODS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD An Introductory Guide

Second Edition

Penny Mukherji and Deborah Albon both at London Metropolitan University

Back by popular demand and packed full of even more examples of research methods in practice for students, this Second Edition now comes with a fantastic companion website providing you with all you need to grasp research methods in early childhood.

With case studies and reflective tasks throughout, this bestselling textbook covers all you need to know about undertaking research in early childhood, including action research, ethics and carrying out your research project.

The fantastic new website gives you:

• quizzes to test your methods knowledge• an interactive glossary• free journal articles and accompanying activities• podcasts and video links.

CONTENTSPART ONE: PARADIGMS AND PRINCIPLES / Positivism / Interpretivism and Post-Structuralism / Ethics / Listening to Children / PART TWO: APPROACHES TO RESEARCH / Surveys / Ethnography / Case Studies / Action Research / PART THREE: METHODS / Observation / Interviews / Questionnaires / Using Documents and Other Visual 'Texts' / Using Journaling as a Research Tool / Creative Methods for Listening to Children in Research / PART FOUR: CARRYING OUT A RESEARCH PROJECT / Research Design / Reviewing the Literature / Analyzing and Presenting Data / Writing up


RESEARCH METHODS IN RESEARCH AND EVALUATION IN EDUCATION AND PSYCHOLOGY Integrating Diversity With Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Methods

Fourth Edition

Donna M Mertens Gallaudet University

Focused on fully discussing what is considered to be 'good' research, the Fourth Edition explains quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods, and incorporates the viewpoints of various research paradigms into its descriptions of these methods.

CONTENTS An Introduction to Research / Evaluation / Literature Review and Focusing the Research / Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Research / Causal Comparative and Correlational Approaches / Survey Methods / Single-Case Research / Qualitative Methods / History and Narrative Study of Lives / Mixed Methods Research / Sampling / Data Collection / Data Analysis, Interpretation, and Use

May 2014 • 496 pages Paper (978-1-4522-4027-5) • £47.99

RESEARCH AND EVALUATION IN

DOING YOUREARLY YEARSRESEARCH PROJECT A Step by Step Guide

Third Edition

Guy Roberts-Holmes University of London

Undertaking a research project can be a daunting task for early years students. Many may be studying alongside work, so are pressed for time and are not on campus full-time; some may have been out of study for several years, so are not as experienced with academic writing.

Specifically tailored to the challenges and considerations early years students face, this step-by-step guide clearly shows them how to organize and structure their project, write a literature review, interpret findings and successfully present their research.

Bringing the whole process to life through practical examples and real case studies, the book is packed with summaries, key points, checklists and discussion topics that engage students and encourage them to reflect on their own work.

The Third Edition now includes:

• new real-life student examples and case studies from both the United Kingdom and internationally, reflecting a more diverse range of perspectives

• a new chapter on writing your literature review, an area many students find tough

• increased coverage of e-research such as e-mail questionnaires, online interviews and using SPSS to organize and analyze data material

• in-depth discussion of a mixed-methods research project, so students can explore a wider approach to their research

• additional online material including research articles and further questions, activities and examples, helping bring projects to life.

CONTENTS You Can Do Research! / Your Research Story, Methodology and Research Questions / Ethical Issues / Designing Your Research / Observation, Looking and Listening / Creative Listening to Young Children / Interviewing Children and Adults / Writing and Using Questionnaires / Analyzing Your Data / Writing Your Literature Review / Writing up Your Research Project


DOING YOUR

DOING PRACTICAL RESEARCH IN EDUCATION Edited by Ioanna Palaiologou University of Hull and David Needham

This book will help you to plan, design and conduct quality research within the specific context of education and educational studies.

An impressive cast of contributors discuss the reality of conducting research in different educational settings and provide practical advice for both undergraduate and postgraduate students doing research in education. The book discusses key philosophical issues such as understanding research paradigms, ethics and selecting appropriate methodologies but remains grounded in the practical experience of the researcher. It has comprehensive coverage of the whole research process from start to finish, is easy to navigate and helps develop key skills such as:

• time management• creating good questions and hypotheses • constructing the literature review• structuring a project• writing a proposal• managing data• analyzing data• writing for specific audiences.Packed full of student focused learning features and showcasing a wide range of voices and opinions, this book is an ideal guide for anyone conducting research in education or educational studies.


DOING PRACTICAL RESEARCH

Methods for Education


ACTION RESEARCHIN EDUCATION Mary McAteer Edge Hill University

Part of the new Research Methods in Education series in association with BERA, this book concentrates on action research. It provides theoretical perspectives and practical examples for practitioners.

BERA/SAGE RESEARCH METHODS IN EDUCATION


DOING RESEARCH WITH SECONDARY DATA Daniel Muijs University of Southampton

An authoritative and user-friendly guide to the use of secondary data in educational research, this book is the only one to cover the full breadth of both qualitative and quantitative secondary data sources, going from large-scale studies down to organizational data. The book uses many international examples relating to a range of contexts and studies, including key US data sources such as NAEP.

The author takes the reader through the process, providing comprehensive coverage about:

• the research question• identifying suitable data sources• the strengths and limitations of key data sources• developing an understanding of this data• using appropriate analytical toolsAccessible to a range of users from postgraduate and doctoral students doing research methods training to professional researchers that are working on secondary data analysis, this book will be your go-to guide for secondary data analysis.

CONTENTS Why (not) Use Secondary Data? / Research Questions and Design / Sources of Large-Scale Quantitative Data / Sources of Large-Scale Qualitative Data / Using Administrative and Accountability Data / Using Organisational Data / Doing Meta-Analysis with Secondary Data / Mixing Secondary and Primary Data Sources / Key Issues in Analyzing Quantitative Secondary Data / Key Issues in Analyzing Qualitative Secondary Data / Building Theory with Secondary Data / Ethical Issues in Using Secondary Data


DOING RESEARCH WITH

THE PRACTICE OF RESEARCH IN CRIMINOLOGY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE Fifth Edition

Ronet Bachman University of Delaware and Russell K Schutt University of Massachusetts, Boston

This book provides helpful and extensive coverage of a large number of the elements of the research process. A text using criminological examples is particularly helpful in seeking to demonstrate to criminology students that methods are central to the subject that they are studying

- Jamie Harding, Division of Sociology and Criminology, University of Northumbria


ACTION RESEARCH Improving Schools and Empowering Educators

Fourth Edition

Craig A Mertler Mertler Educational Consulting LLC

This practical book introduces practicing educators to the process of conducting classroom-based action research.


ACTION RESEARCH

SOCIAL NETWORK ANALYSIS AND EDUCATION Theory, Methods & Applications

Brian V Carolan Montclair State University

This book provides an introduction to the theories, methods and applications that constitute the social network perspective, and is ideal for those current and aspiring educational researchers learning how to study, conceptualize and analyze social networks .


CLASSROOM-BASED RESEARCH AND EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE An Introduction

Second Edition

Keith Taber University of Cambridge

A n i n t r o d u c t i o n to c o n d u c t i n g educational research for trainee teachers or anyone undertaking classroom-based research.


Methods for Education / Methods for Criminology


MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION RESEARCH METHODS An Introduction to Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches

Third Edition

Arthur Asa Berger San Francisco State University

Practical in focus, full of examples and covering both qualitative and quantitative research methods, this is an approachable student introduction to research methods in human and mass communication.

July 2013 • 384 pages Paper (978-1-4522-5657-3) • £41.99

FUNDAMENTALS OF RESEARCH IN CRIMINOLOGY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE Third Edition

Ronet Bachman University of Delaware and Russell K Schutt University of Massachusetts, Boston

A concise resource for understanding the multifaceted subject of research methods in the field of criminology and criminal justice, this book helps to teach research design and techniques within the context of substantive criminology and criminal justice issues of interest to students and the field. This is a briefer version of the authors' successful The Practice of Research in Criminology and Criminal Justice, written in a less formal style, with more concise examples drawn from everyday experience, and less coverage of complex or more rigorous methods.

Features of this Third Edition include:

• the examples throughout integrate substantive criminal justice issues with research with a greater emphasis on the major branches of the criminal justice system

• the integration of policy and policy implications for research methods throughout the text

• coverage of ethics throughout with a chapter devoted to the topic and end of chapter sections discussing ethics in the context of the chapter topics

• extensive use of graphics in every chapter to facilitate students’ understanding of concepts discussed

• extensive, updated exercise sets that include practice exercises, Web research activities, SPSS exercises and developing a research report activities

• a robust Student Study Site which includes GSS data sets, appendices on using quantitative and qualitative software, a demo for HyperResearch's popular qualitative analysis software, a sample research proposal, as well as a variety of interactive exercises for students to do on their own.

CONTENTS Science, Society and Criminological Research / The Process and Problems of Criminological Research / Research Ethics and Philosophies / Conceptualization and Measurement / Sampling / Causation and Research Design / Survey Research / Qualitative Methods and Data Analysis / Analyzing Content / Evaluation and Policy Analysis / Mixing and Comparing Methods / Reporting Research Results

March 2014 • 344 pages Paper (978-1-4833-3345-8) • £ 58.00

FUNDAMENTALS OF RESEARCH IN

INTRODUCING COMMUNICATION RESEARCH Paths of Inquiry

Second Edition

Donald Treadwell Westfield State University

Highlighting examples of research in real-world settings throughout, this textbook provides an overview of the research process, covering both quantitative and qualitative methods, statistics, ethics, measurement and more.


STATISTICS FORCRIMINAL JUSTICEAND CRIMINOLOGY IN PRACTICE AND RESEARCH An Introduction

Jack Fitzgerald and Jerry Fitzgerald

Perfect for students looking towards a career in either criminology or criminal justice, this exciting text makes statistics less daunting and shows how to calculate a variety of descriptive and inferential statistics, recognize which statistics are appropriate for particular data analysis situations, and perform hypothesis tests using inferential statistics .


WORKING WITHWRITTEN DISCOURSE Deborah Cameron and Ivan Panovic both at University of Oxford

Addressing the practicalities of research, and embracing the complexity and variety of written forms of language, this book:

• grounds readers in a broad range of concepts, debates and relevant methods

• focuses on both theoretical questions and the 'how-to' of analysis

• is loaded with practical activities and advice on the design and execution of research

• highlights computer-mediated communication and new media discourse, from text messages and tweets to mobile phone novels and online encyclopedias

• draws on data from international and multilingual communities . The perfect companion to the bestselling Working with Spoken Discourse, this book equips readers with practical and conceptual tools to ask questions about written discourse, and to analyze the huge variety of texts that make up our linguistic landscape. It is the essential guide for students of discourse analysis in linguistics, media and communication studies, and for social researchers across the social sciences.

CONTENTS Preliminaries / Discourse and Discourse Analysis / Speech and Writing: The Debate on Difference / Writing, Technologies and Media / Scripts and Spelling / Approaches / Approaches to Written Discourse: An Initial Orientation / Critical Discourse Analysis / Corpus-Based Discourse Analysis / Multimodal Discourse Analysis / Computer-Mediated Discourse Analysis / Multilingual Discourse Analysis / Applications / Working with Written Discourse in Social Research / Designing Your Own Projects


WORKING WITH

Methods for Criminology / Methods for Media & Communication


GROUNDED THEORY AND SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS Four-Volume Set

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This three-volume collection contains landmark papers which explore ethics issues in context across all research that involves human subjects, taking a look at aspects such as consent, sensitivity, protection from harm, and data protection.

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This major work explores the subject of ethics as an aspect of research practice. As many researchers have noted, research design and implementation are two different things; in the 'field', ethical issues can change and new issues can emerge.

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Index


A100 Questions (and Answers) About Statistics Salkind .......................................................... 29

100 Questions (and Answers) About Tests and Measurement Frey........................................ 33

Achieving Impact in Research Denicolo .................................................................................. 36

Ackland Web Social Science .................................................................................................... 21

Action Research Dissertation, The, Second Edition Herr & Anderson .................................. 19

Action Research in Education McAteer ................................................................................... 51

Action Research, Fourth Edition Mertler ................................................................................. 18

Action Research, Fourth Edition Stringer ................................................................................ 18

Adams Research Methods, Statistics, and Applications .......................................................... 4

Advances in Membership Categorisation Analysis Housley & Fitzgerald ............................ 15

Alleyne Narrative Networks ...................................................................................................... 20

Allison Event History and Survival Analysis, Second Edition ................................................. 25

Alvesson & Sandberg Constructing Research Questions ....................................................... 8

Analyzing Social Networks Borgatti, Everett & Johnson ...................................................... 35

Andersen & Armstrong Presenting Statistical Results Effectively ........................................ 44

Andrews et al Doing Narrative Research, Second Edition ..................................................... 20

Aneshensel Theory-Based Data Analysis for the Social Sciences, Second Edition............. 25

Applications of Social Network Analysis Carrington .............................................................. 54

Applied Multivariate Research Meyers et al ............................................................................ 30

Applied Statistical Modeling, Four Volumes Babones ............................................................ 53

Applied Survey Sampling Blair & Blair..................................................................................... 35

Auspurg & Hinz The Factorial Survey Method ........................................................................ 25

Autoethnography, Four-Volume Set Sikes................................................................................ 53

BBabones Applied Statistical Modeling, Four Volumes ............................................................ 53

Babones Fundamentals of Regression Modeling, Four-Volume Set ...................................... 53

Babones Methods for Quantitative Macro-Comparative Research ....................................... 26

Bachman & Schutt Fundamentals of Research in Criminology and Criminal Justice, Third Edition................................................................................................................................ 52

Bachman & Schutt The Practice of Research in Criminology and Criminal Justice, Fifth Edition ......................................................................................................................................... 51

Bager-Charleson Doing Practice-based Research in Therapy ............................................. 48

Banks & Zeitlyn Visual Methods in Social Research, Second Edition ....................................14

Barbour Introducing Qualitative Research, Second Edition ................................................... 12

Basics of Qualitative Research, Fourth Edition Corbin & Strauss ......................................... 12

Bastow, Dunleavy & Tinkler The Impact of the Social Sciences ............................................ 4

Bauer et al Textual Analysis ...................................................................................................... 54

Bazeley & Jackson Qualitative Data Analysis with NVivo, Second Edition ........................... 16

Bazeley Qualitative Data Analysis ............................................................................................ 15

Becker & Denicolo Teaching in Higher Education .................................................................. 36

Becker Presenting Your Research ............................................................................................ 37

Beginning Statistics, Second Edition Diamond, Jefferies & Foster ..................................... 28

Berger Media and Communication Research Methods, Third Edition ................................... 52

Best & Wolf Regression Analysis and Causal Inference ......................................................... 24

Best Practices in Logistic Regression Osborne ...................................................................... 33

Blair & Blair Applied Survey Sampling..................................................................................... 35

Blair, Czaja & Blair Designing Surveys, Third Edition ............................................................ 34

Boland, Cherry & Dickson Doing a Systematic Review .......................................................... 9

Borgatti, Everett & Johnson Analyzing Social Networks ...................................................... 35

Bourgeault, Dingwall & de Vries The SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Methods in Health Research ......................................................................................................................... 44

Braun & Clarke Successful Qualitative Research ................................................................... 12

Breakwell et al Research Methods in Psychology.................................................................. 31

Brinkmann & Kvale InterViews, Third Edition ......................................................................... 19

Brunsdon & Comber An Introduction to R for Mapping a Spatial Analysis ...........................41

Brunsdon & Singleton Geocomputation .................................................................................41

Bui How to Write a Master's Thesis, Second Edition ................................................................. 6

Building Evaluation Capacity, Second Edition Preskill & Russ-eft ....................................... 23

Burch & Heinrich Mixed Methods for Policy Research and Program Evaluation ................. 22

Byrne & Ragin The SAGE Handbook of Case-Based Methods ............................................. 20

CCallegaro, Lozar Manfreda & Vehovar Web Survey Methodology ...................................... 34

Calvey Covert Research .............................................................................................................. 5

Cameron & Panovic Working with Written Discourse ............................................................ 52

Campbell et al Research Design in Social Work ..................................................................... 47

Carlson & Winquist An Introduction to Statistics ................................................................... 27

Carolan Social Network Analysis and Education .................................................................... 51

Carr The Nuts and Bolts of Grant Writing ................................................................................. 38

Carrington Applications of Social Network Analysis .............................................................. 54

Carsey & Harden Monte Carlo Simulation and Resampling Methods for Social Science .... 26

Case Study Methods in Education, Four-Volume Set Thomas ............................................... 53

Case Study Research, Fifth Edition Yin .................................................................................... 20

Categorical Data Analysis Yang ................................................................................................ 54

Chaplowe, Cousins & Mountfield Training for Participatory Program Design, Monitoring, and Evaluation ............................................................................................................................ 22

Charmaz Constructing Grounded Theory, Second Edition .....................................................17

Chun & Griffith Spatial Statistics and Geostatistics ................................................................41

Clark & Ivankova Mixed Methods Research ........................................................................... 22

Clark et al Understanding Research with Children and Young People .................................. 48

Clarke & Charmaz Grounded Theory and Situational Analysis, Four-Volume Set ............... 53

Classroom-based Research and Evidence-based Practice, Second Edition Taber ............. 51

Clemens Using Social Media for Qualitative Research ........................................................... 13

Coding Manual for Qualitative Researchers, The Saldana ..................................................... 30

Coghlan & Brannick Doing Action Research in Your Own Organization, Fourth Edition ..... 18

Cognitive Interviewing Practice Collins .................................................................................... 35

Collins Cognitive Interviewing Practice .................................................................................... 35

Companion to Survey Research, A Ornstein ........................................................................... 34

Conducting Research Literature Reviews, Fourth Edition Fink................................................. 9

Constructing Grounded Theory, Second Edition Charmaz .....................................................17

Constructing Research Questions Alvesson & Sandberg ....................................................... 8

Constructing Survey Data Gobo & Mauceri ............................................................................ 33

Copland & Creese Linguistic Ethnography ..............................................................................17

Corbin & Strauss Basics of Qualitative Research, Fourth Edition ......................................... 12

Corti, Van den Eynden, Bishop & Woollard Managing and Sharing Research Data ............ 4

Coughlan et al Doing a Literature Review in Nursing, Health and Social Care ..................... 46

Counseling and Educational Research, Third Edition Houser ................................................ 48

Counselling and Psychotherapy Research Handbook, The Vossler & Moller ...................... 48

Covert Research Calvey .............................................................................................................. 5

Creating and Verifying Data Sets with Excel McGrath ............................................................ 29

Credible and Actionable Evidence, Second Edition Donaldson, Christie & Mark ............... 22

Creswell & Plano Designing and Conducting Mixed Methods Research ............................. 31

Creswell Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design ................................................................. 31

Creswell Research Design (International Student Edition), Fourth Edition .............................. 8

Critical Management Research Jeanes & Huzzard ................................................................ 40

Cronin et al Understanding Nursing and Healthcare Research ............................................. 46

Curry & Nunez-Smith Mixed Methods in Health Sciences Research ................................... 45

Czarniawska Social Science Research ..................................................................................... 3

DD'Cruz & Jones Social Work Research in Practice, Second Edition ..................................... 47

Daiute Narrative Inquiry ............................................................................................................ 20

Danchev & Ross Research Ethics for Counsellors, Nurses & Social Workers ...................... 48

David & Millward Researching Society Online........................................................................ 54

Denicolo & Reeves Developing Transferable Skills ................................................................ 36

Denicolo Achieving Impact in Research .................................................................................. 36

Denzin & Lincoln The SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Research ........................................... 31

Denzin Interpretive Autoethnography, Second Edition ........................................................... 18

Designing and Conducting Mixed Methods Research Creswell & Plano ............................. 31

Designing Surveys, Third Edition Blair, Czaja & Blair ............................................................ 34

Developing Transferable Skills Denicolo & Reeves ................................................................ 36

Development Fieldwork, Second Edition Scheyvens.............................................................. 42

Diamond, Jefferies & Foster Beginning Statistics, Second Edition ..................................... 28

Digital Tools for Qualitative Research Paulus, Lester & Dempster ...................................... 15

Discovering Statistics using IBM SPSS Statistics, Fourth Edition Field................................. 27

Discovering Statistics Using R Field et al ................................................................................ 31

Documentary & Archival Research Hughes & Goodwin ........................................................ 54

Doing a Literature Review in Nursing, Health and Social Care Coughlan et al ..................... 46

Doing a Research Project in Nursing and Midwifery Siu & Comerasamy ............................. 46

Index


Doing a Systematic Review Boland, Cherry & Dickson .......................................................... 9

Doing Action Research in Your Own Organization, Fourth Edition Coghlan & Brannick ..... 18

Doing Narrative Research, Second Edition Andrews et al ..................................................... 20

Doing Practical Research in Education Palaiologou & Needham ......................................... 50

Doing Practice-based Research in Therapy Bager-Charleson ............................................. 48

Doing Qualitative Research in Social Work Shaw & Holland ................................................. 46

Doing Qualitative Research, Fourth Edition Silverman ............................................................11

Doing Research in Counselling and Psychotherapy McLeod ................................................. 47

Doing Research in the Real World, Third Edition Gray .............................................................. 2

Doing Research with Secondary Data Muijs............................................................................ 51

Doing Visual Ethnography, Third Edition Pink ...........................................................................17

Doing Your Early Years Research Project, Third Edition Roberts-Holmes ........................... 50

Doing Your Master's Dissertation Furseth & Everett ................................................................ 7

Donaldson, Christie & Mark Credible and Actionable Evidence, Second Edition ............... 22

EEasyGuide to APA Style, An, Second Edition Schwartz, Landrum & Gurung ..................... 43

EasyGuide to Research Presentations, An Wilson & Schwartz ............................................. 38

Educational Research, Fifth Edition Johnson & Christensen ............................................... 49

Ellis Understanding Research for Nursing Students ............................................................... 46

Emmel Sampling and Choosing Cases in Qualitative Research ............................................. 13

Empowerment Evaluation, Second Edition Fetterman, Kaftarian & Wandersman ............ 23

Enhancing Communication & Collaboration in Interdisciplinary Research O'Rourke, Crowley, Eigenbrode & Wulfhorst ........................................................................................... 5

Enhancing Evaluation Use Loud & Mayne ............................................................................... 23

Essential First Steps to Data Analysis Parke ........................................................................... 33

Essential Guide to Doing Your Research Project, The, Second Edition O'Leary ..................... 6

Essentials of Business Research, Second Edition Wilson ...................................................... 40

Essentials of Nursing and Healthcare Research, The Taylor .................................................. 45

Evaluability Assessment Trevisan & Walser ........................................................................... 23

Evaluation Fundamentals, Third Edition Fink ........................................................................... 22

Evans & Rooney Methods in Psychological Research, Third Edition .................................... 43

Evans Using Basic Statistics in the Behavioral and Social Sciences, Fifth Edition ............... 33

Event History and Survival Analysis, Second Edition Allison ................................................. 25

Evergreen Presenting Data Effectively .................................................................................... 38

Excel Statistics, Second Edition Salkind ................................................................................. 29

FFactorial Survey Method, The Auspurg & Hinz ....................................................................... 25

Fahy & Rau Methods of Sustainability Research in the Social Sciences ................................41

Feminist Research Practice, Second Edition Hesse-Biber .....................................................14

Fetterman, Kaftarian & Wandersman Empowerment Evaluation, Second Edition ............ 23

Field et al Discovering Statistics Using R ................................................................................ 31

Field Discovering Statistics using IBM SPSS Statistics, Fourth Edition................................. 27

Fink Conducting Research Literature Reviews, Fourth Edition................................................. 9

Fink Evaluation Fundamentals, Third Edition ........................................................................... 22

Fink How to Conduct Surveys, Fifth Edition ............................................................................. 35

Fitzgerald & Fitzgerald Statistics for Criminal Justice and Criminology in Practice and Research.............................................................................................................................. 52

Flick An Introduction to Qualitative Research, Fifth Edition .................................................... 10

Flick The SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Data Analysis ......................................................... 10

Focus Groups, Third Edition Stewart & Shamdasani ............................................................ 20

Fowler Survey Research Methods, Fifth Edition...................................................................... 34

Francis IntroStats Online .......................................................................................................... 28

Frankfort-Nachmias & Leon-Guerrero Social Statistics for a Diverse Society, Seventh Edition ......................................................................................................................................... 32

Frey 100 Questions (and Answers) About Tests and Measurement........................................ 33

Friese Qualitative Data Analysis with ATLAS.ti, Second Edition ............................................. 16

Fundamentals of Regression Modeling, Four-Volume Set Babones ...................................... 53

Fundamentals of Research in Criminology and Criminal Justice, Third Edition Bachman & Schutt ................................................................................................................... 52

Furr & Bacharach Psychometrics, Second Edition ................................................................ 43

Furseth & Everett Doing Your Master's Dissertation ................................................................ 7

GGaubatz A Survivor's Guide to R .............................................................................................. 27

Geocomputation Brunsdon & Singleton .................................................................................41

Gibson & Hartman Rediscovering Grounded Theory..............................................................17

GIS Algorithms Xiao ...................................................................................................................41

Gobo & Mauceri Constructing Survey Data ............................................................................ 33

Gorard Research Design ............................................................................................................. 8

Gordon Real Research ................................................................................................................ 2

Gray Doing Research in the Real World, Third Edition .............................................................. 2

Green & Thorogood Qualitative Methods for Health Research, Third Edition ...................... 44

Grotenhuis & Visscher How to Use SPSS Syntax ................................................................. 27

Grounded Theory and Situational Analysis, Four-Volume Set Clarke & Charmaz ............... 53

Guo & Fraser Propensity Score Analysis, Second Edition ..................................................... 26

HHair et al A Primer on Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) ....... 26

Halfpenny & Procter Innovations in Digital Research Methods ............................................ 21

Hammersley The Limits of Social Science ................................................................................ 4

Hammersley The Myth of Research-Based Policy and Practice ............................................. 4

Handling Qualitative Data, Third Edition Richards .................................................................. 16

Harding Qualitative Data Analysis from Start to Finish ........................................................... 16

Harris An Introduction to Exponential Random Graph Modeling ........................................... 25

Harris How to Critique Journal Articles in the Social Sciences .............................................. 38

Harrison & Callan Key Research Concepts in Politics and International Relations .............. 42

Hepburn & Bolden Transcribing for Social Research ..............................................................14

Herr & Anderson The Action Research Dissertation, Second Edition ................................... 19

Hesse-Biber Feminist Research Practice, Second Edition .....................................................14

Heteroskedasticity in Regression Kaufman ............................................................................ 25

Hewson, Vogel & Laurent Internet Research Methods, Second Edition .............................. 21

Holmes Using Propensity Scores in Quasi-Experimental Designs ........................................ 26

Houser Counseling and Educational Research, Third Edition ................................................ 48

Housley & Fitzgerald Advances in Membership Categorisation Analysis ............................ 15

How to Conduct Surveys, Fifth Edition Fink ............................................................................. 35

How to Critique Journal Articles in the Social Sciences Harris .............................................. 38

How to Design, Write, and Present a Successful Dissertation Proposal Wentz ...................... 6

How to Do Your Research Project, Second Edition Thomas .................................................... 6

How to Use SPSS Syntax Grotenhuis & Visscher ................................................................. 27

How to Write a Master's Thesis, Second Edition Bui ................................................................. 6

Hughes & Goodwin Documentary & Archival Research ........................................................ 54

Humanizing Research Paris & Winn ......................................................................................... 12

IImpact of the Social Sciences, The Bastow, Dunleavy & Tinkler ........................................... 4

Innovations in Digital Research Methods Halfpenny & Procter ............................................ 21

Integrating Qualitative and Quantitative Methods Morgan ....................................................... 5

Internet Research Methods, Second Edition Hewson, Vogel & Laurent .............................. 21

Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis Smith et al ............................................................ 30

Interpreting Qualitative Data Silverman ................................................................................... 30

Interpretive Autoethnography, Second Edition Denzin ........................................................... 18

Interviews in Qualitative Research, Second Edition King & Horrocks................................... 19

InterViews, Third Edition Brinkmann & Kvale ......................................................................... 19

Introducing Communication Research, Second Edition Treadwell ........................................ 52

Introducing Qualitative Research, Second Edition Barbour ................................................... 12

Introduction to Exponential Random Graph Modeling, An Harris .......................................... 25

Introduction to Health Services Research, An Walker ............................................................ 44

Introduction to MATLAB for Behavioral Researchers, An Madan ........................................... 32

Introduction to Qualitative Research, A, Fifth Edition Flick ..................................................... 10

Introduction to R for Mapping a Spatial Analysis, An Brunsdon & Comber ..........................41

Introduction to Research in Counselling and Psychotherapy, An McLeod ............................ 47

Introduction to Research Methods in Education, Second Edition Punch & Oancea ............ 49

Introduction to Social Research, Third Edition Punch ............................................................... 2

Introduction to Statistics, An Carlson & Winquist .................................................................. 27

Introduction to Statistics Reid................................................................................................... 28

Introduction to Time Series Analysis Pickup ........................................................................... 25

Introductory Statistics Using SPSS Knapp .............................................................................. 27

IntroStats Online Francis .......................................................................................................... 28

Investigating the Social World, Eighth Edition Schutt ............................................................... 3

Index


Israel Research Ethics and Integrity for Social Scientists, Second Edition ............................. 8

Ivankova Mixed Methods Applications in Action Research .................................................... 18

JJames & Slater Writing Your Doctoral Dissertation or Thesis Faster ...................................... 7

Jeanes & Huzzard Critical Management Research ................................................................ 40

Johnson & Christensen Educational Research, Fifth Edition ............................................... 49

Jones Researching Organizations .............................................................................................14

KKaufman Heteroskedasticity in Regression ............................................................................ 25

Kelloway Using Mplus for Structural Equation Modeling, Second Edition ............................ 32

Key Concepts in Nursing and Healthcare Research McIntosh -Scott et al .......................... 45

Key Research Concepts in Politics and International Relations Harrison & Callan .............. 42

King & Horrocks Interviews in Qualitative Research, Second Edition................................... 19

Kiteley & Stogdon Literature Reviews in Social Work ............................................................ 47

Knapp Introductory Statistics Using SPSS .............................................................................. 27

Kuckartz Qualitative Text Analysis ........................................................................................... 13

Kumar Research Methodology, Fourth Edition .......................................................................... 2

LLaws, Harper, Jones & Marcus Research for Development, Second Edition ..................... 42

Learning Statistics Using R Schumacker ................................................................................ 32

Lichtman Qualitative Research for the Social Sciences ......................................................... 13

Limits of Social Science, The Hammersley ............................................................................... 4

Linguistic Ethnography Copland & Creese ..............................................................................17

Literature Review, The Ridley ................................................................................................... 30

Literature Reviews in Social Work Kiteley & Stogdon ............................................................ 47

Locke, Spirduso & Silverman Proposals That Work, Sixth Edition ........................................ 7

Loud & Mayne Enhancing Evaluation Use ............................................................................... 23

MMadan An Introduction to MATLAB for Behavioral Researchers ............................................ 32

Majchrzak Methods for Policy Research, Second Edition ....................................................... 5

Managing and Sharing Research Data Corti, Van den Eynden, Bishop & Woollard ............ 4

Marchant-Shapiro Statistics for Political Analysis ................................................................. 42

Maxwell Qualitative Research Design ...................................................................................... 31

McAteer Action Research in Education ................................................................................... 51

McGrath Creating and Verifying Data Sets with Excel ............................................................ 29

McIntosh -Scott et al Key Concepts in Nursing and Healthcare Research .......................... 45

McLeod An Introduction to Research in Counselling and Psychotherapy ............................. 47

McLeod Doing Research in Counselling and Psychotherapy ................................................. 47

McNabb Nonsampling Error in Social Surveys ........................................................................ 35

McNiff Writing and Doing Action Research ............................................................................. 18

Media and Communication Research Methods, Third Edition Berger ................................... 52

Mertens Research and Evaluation in Education and Psychology, Fourth Edition ................. 50

Mertler Action Research, Fourth Edition ................................................................................. 18

Methods for Policy Research, Second Edition Majchrzak ....................................................... 5

Methods for Quantitative Macro-Comparative Research Babones ....................................... 26

Methods in Psychological Research, Third Edition Evans & Rooney .................................... 43

Methods of Meta-Analysis, Third Edition Schmidt & Hunter ................................................. 24

Methods of Sustainability Research in the Social Sciences Fahy & Rau ................................41

Meyers et al Applied Multivariate Research ............................................................................ 30

Miles, Huberman & Saldana Qualitative Data Analysis, Third Edition .................................. 15

Mills & Birks Qualitative Methodology ..................................................................................... 12

Mixed Methods Applications in Action Research Ivankova .................................................... 18

Mixed Methods for Policy Research and Program Evaluation Burch & Heinrich ................. 22

Mixed Methods in Health Sciences Research Curry & Nunez-Smith ................................... 45

Mixed Methods Research Clark & Ivankova ........................................................................... 22

Monte Carlo Simulation and Resampling Methods for Social Science Carsey & Harden .... 26

Morgan Integrating Qualitative and Quantitative Methods ....................................................... 5

Moule & Goodman Nursing Research ..................................................................................... 45

Muijs Doing Research with Secondary Data............................................................................ 51

Mukherji & Albon Research Methods in Early Childhood, Second Edition ........................... 50

Myth of Research-Based Policy and Practice, The Hammersley ............................................ 4

NNandi & Longhi A Practical Guide to Using Panel Data .......................................................... 34

Narrative Inquiry Daiute ............................................................................................................ 20

Narrative Networks Alleyne ...................................................................................................... 20

Nolan, Macfarlane & Cartmel Research in Early Childhood ................................................. 49

Nonparametric Statistics in Health Care Research, Second Edition Pett .............................. 45

Nonsampling Error in Social Surveys McNabb ........................................................................ 35

Nursing Research Moule & Goodman ..................................................................................... 45

Nuts and Bolts of Grant Writing, The Carr ................................................................................ 38

OO'Leary The Essential Guide to Doing Your Research Project, Second Edition ...................... 6

O'Reilly, Dogra & Ronzoni Research with Children ............................................................... 49

O'Rourke, Crowley, Eigenbrode & Wulfhorst Enhancing Communication & Collaboration in Interdisciplinary Research ....................................................................................................... 5

Observation Methods, Four-Volume Set Smart, Peggs & Burridge ..................................... 53

Onwuegbuzie & Frels Seven Steps to a Comprehensive Literature Review ........................... 9

Ornstein A Companion to Survey Research ............................................................................ 34

Osborne Best Practices in Logistic Regression ...................................................................... 33

PPalaiologou & Needham Doing Practical Research in Education ......................................... 50

Paris & Winn Humanizing Research ......................................................................................... 12

Parke Essential First Steps to Data Analysis ........................................................................... 33

Paulus, Lester & Dempster Digital Tools for Qualitative Research ...................................... 15

Pawson The Science of Evaluation........................................................................................... 22

Pett Nonparametric Statistics in Health Care Research, Second Edition .............................. 45

Picardi & Masick Research Methods ........................................................................................ 3

Pickup Introduction to Time Series Analysis ........................................................................... 25

Pink Doing Visual Ethnography, Third Edition ...........................................................................17

Planning Ethically Responsible Research, Second Edition Sieber ........................................... 8

Pollock A Stata Companion to Political Analysis, Third Edition ............................................. 43

Pollock An R Companion to Political Analysis ......................................................................... 43

Poore Studying and Researching with Social Media ............................................................... 38

Practical Guide to Using Panel Data, A Nandi & Longhi......................................................... 34

Practice of Research in Criminology and Criminal Justice, The, Fifth Edition Bachman & Schutt ................................................................................................................... 51

Presenting Data Effectively Evergreen .................................................................................... 38

Presenting Statistical Results Effectively Andersen & Armstrong ........................................ 44

Presenting Your Research Becker ............................................................................................ 37

Preskill & Russ-eft Building Evaluation Capacity, Second Edition ....................................... 23

Price, Jewitt & Brown The SAGE Handbook of Digital Technology Research ..................... 21

Primer on Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM), A Hair et al ...... 26

Privitera Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences, Second Edition ........................................... 33

Propensity Score Analysis, Second Edition Guo & Fraser ..................................................... 26

Proposals That Work, Sixth Edition Locke, Spirduso & Silverman ........................................ 7

Psychometrics, Second Edition Furr & Bacharach ................................................................ 43

Punch & Oancea Introduction to Research Methods in Education, Second Edition ............ 49

Punch Introduction to Social Research, Third Edition ............................................................... 2

QQualitative Data Analysis from Start to Finish Harding ........................................................... 16

Qualitative Data Analysis with ATLAS.ti, Second Edition Friese ............................................. 16

Qualitative Data Analysis with NVivo, Second Edition Bazeley & Jackson ........................... 16

Qualitative Data Analysis, Third Edition Miles, Huberman & Saldana .................................. 15

Qualitative Data Analysis Bazeley ............................................................................................ 15

Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design Creswell ................................................................. 31

Qualitative Methodology Mills & Birks ..................................................................................... 12

Qualitative Methods for Health Research, Third Edition Green & Thorogood ...................... 44

Qualitative Online Interviews, Second Edition Salmons ......................................................... 19

Qualitative Research Design Maxwell ...................................................................................... 31

Index


Qualitative Research for the Social Sciences Lichtman ......................................................... 13

Qualitative Research in Business and Management Willmott ................................................ 54

Qualitative Research Practice, Second Edition Ritchie, Lewis, Nicholls & Ormston ......... 13

Qualitative Text Analysis Kuckartz ........................................................................................... 13

Quraishi & Philburn Researching Racism ................................................................................14

RR Companion to Political Analysis, An Pollock ........................................................................ 43

Real Research Gordon ................................................................................................................ 2

Rediscovering Grounded Theory Gibson & Hartman..............................................................17

Regression Analysis and Causal Inference Best & Wolf ......................................................... 24

Regression, ANOVA, and the General Linear Model Vik ......................................................... 26

Reid Introduction to Statistics................................................................................................... 28

Remler Research Methods in Practice, Second Edition ........................................................... 3

Research and Evaluation in Education and Psychology, Fourth Edition Mertens ................. 50

Research Design (International Student Edition), Fourth Edition Creswell .............................. 8

Research Design in Social Work Campbell et al ..................................................................... 47

Research Design Gorard ............................................................................................................. 8

Research Ethics and Integrity for Social Scientists, Second Edition Israel ............................. 8

Research Ethics for Counsellors, Nurses & Social Workers Danchev & Ross ...................... 48

Research Ethics in Context, Three-Volume Set Scott-Jones ................................................. 53

Research Ethics in Practice, 3-volume Set Scott-Jones ........................................................ 53

Research for Development, Second Edition Laws, Harper, Jones & Marcus ..................... 42

Research Foundations Woodwell ............................................................................................... 5

Research in Early Childhood Nolan, Macfarlane & Cartmel ................................................. 49

Research Methodology, Fourth Edition Kumar .......................................................................... 2

Research Methods in Early Childhood, Second Edition Mukherji & Albon ........................... 50

Research Methods in Practice, Second Edition Remler ........................................................... 3

Research Methods in Psychology Breakwell et al.................................................................. 31

Research Methods, Statistics, and Applications Adams .......................................................... 4

Research Methods Picardi & Masick ........................................................................................ 3

Research with Children O'Reilly, Dogra & Ronzoni ............................................................... 49

Researching Organizations Jones .............................................................................................14

Researching Racism Quraishi & Philburn ................................................................................14

Researching Social Media Vis & Thelwall ............................................................................... 21

Researching Society Online David & Millward........................................................................ 54

Researching the City Ward.........................................................................................................41

Richards Handling Qualitative Data, Third Edition .................................................................. 16

Ridley The Literature Review .................................................................................................... 30

Ritchie, Lewis, Nicholls & Ormston Qualitative Research Practice, Second Edition ......... 13

Ritter, Kim, Morgan & Carlson Running Behavioral Studies With Human Participants ...... 43

Roberts-Holmes Doing Your Early Years Research Project, Third Edition ........................... 50

Rudestam & Newton Surviving Your Dissertation, Fourth Edition .......................................... 6

Running Behavioral Studies With Human Participants Ritter, Kim, Morgan & Carlson ...... 43

SSAGE Handbook of Case-Based Methods, The Byrne & Ragin ............................................ 20

SAGE Handbook of Digital Technology Research, The Price, Jewitt & Brown .................... 21

SAGE Handbook of Evaluation, The Shaw, Greene & Mark .................................................. 23

SAGE Handbook of Innovation in Social Research Methods, The Williams & Vogt ............... 3

SAGE Handbook of Multilevel Modeling, The Scott, Simonoff & Marx ................................ 32

SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Data Analysis, The Flick ........................................................ 10

SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Methods in Health Research, The Bourgeault, Dingwall & de Vries ............................................................................................ 44

SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Research in Psychology, The Willig & Stainton-Rogers ... 44

SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Research, The Denzin & Lincoln.......................................... 31

Saldana The Coding Manual for Qualitative Researchers ...................................................... 30

Salkind 100 Questions (and Answers) About Statistics .......................................................... 29

Salkind Excel Statistics, Second Edition ................................................................................. 29

Salkind Statistics for People Who (Think They) Hate Statistics, Fifth Edition ........................ 29

Salmons Qualitative Online Interviews, Second Edition ......................................................... 19

Sampling and Choosing Cases in Qualitative Research Emmel ............................................. 13

Scheyvens Development Fieldwork, Second Edition.............................................................. 42

Schmidt & Hunter Methods of Meta-Analysis, Third Edition ................................................. 24

Schumacker Learning Statistics Using R ................................................................................ 32

Schutt Investigating the Social World, Eighth Edition ............................................................... 3

Schwartz, Landrum & Gurung An EasyGuide to APA Style, Second Edition ...................... 43

Science of Evaluation, The Pawson ......................................................................................... 22

Scott & Mazhindu Statistics for Healthcare Professionals .................................................... 45

Scott-Jones Research Ethics in Context, Three-Volume Set ................................................. 53

Scott-Jones Research Ethics in Practice, 3-volume Set ........................................................ 53

Scott, Simonoff & Marx The SAGE Handbook of Multilevel Modeling ................................. 32

Seven Steps to a Comprehensive Literature Review Onwuegbuzie & Frels ........................... 9

Shaw & Holland Doing Qualitative Research in Social Work ................................................. 46

Shaw, Greene & Mark The SAGE Handbook of Evaluation ................................................... 23

Sieber Planning Ethically Responsible Research, Second Edition ........................................... 8

Sikes Autoethnography, Four-Volume Set................................................................................ 53

Silver & Lewins Using Software in Qualitative Research, Second Edition ............................ 15

Silverman A Very Short, Fairly Interesting and Reasonably Cheap Book about Qualitative Research, Second Edition ..........................................................................................................11

Silverman Doing Qualitative Research, Fourth Edition ............................................................11

Silverman Interpreting Qualitative Data ................................................................................... 30

Siu & Comerasamy Doing a Research Project in Nursing and Midwifery ............................. 46

Smart, Peggs & Burridge Observation Methods, Four-Volume Set ..................................... 53

Smith et al Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis ............................................................ 30

Social Network Analysis and Education Carolan .................................................................... 51

Social Science Research Czarniawska ..................................................................................... 3

Social Statistics for a Diverse Society, Seventh Edition Frankfort-Nachmias & Leon-Guerrero .......................................................................................................................... 32

Social Work Research in Practice, Second Edition D'Cruz & Jones ..................................... 47

Spatial Statistics and Geostatistics Chun & Griffith ................................................................41

Stata Companion to Political Analysis, A, Third Edition Pollock ........................................... 43

Statistics for Criminal Justice and Criminology in Practice and Research Fitzgerald & Fitzgerald................................................................................................................................... 52

Statistics for Healthcare Professionals Scott & Mazhindu .................................................... 45

Statistics for People Who (Think They) Hate Statistics, Fifth Edition Salkind ........................ 29

Statistics for Political Analysis Marchant-Shapiro ................................................................. 42

Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences, Second Edition Privitera ........................................... 33

Stern Web Surveys .................................................................................................................... 34

Sternberg Writing Successful Grant Proposals from the Top Down and Bottom Up ........... 38

Stewart & Shamdasani Focus Groups, Third Edition ............................................................ 20

Stringer Action Research, Fourth Edition ................................................................................ 18

Studying and Researching with Social Media Poore ............................................................... 38

Successful Qualitative Research Braun & Clarke ................................................................... 12

Survey Research Methods, Fifth Edition Fowler...................................................................... 34

Surviving Your Dissertation, Fourth Edition Rudestam & Newton .......................................... 6

Survivor's Guide to R, A Gaubatz ............................................................................................. 27

Systematic Data Collection, Second Edition Weller & Romney ............................................. 35

TTaber Classroom-based Research and Evidence-based Practice, Second Edition ............. 51

Taylor The Essentials of Nursing and Healthcare Research ................................................... 45

Teaching in Higher Education Becker & Denicolo .................................................................. 36

Textual Analysis Bauer et al ...................................................................................................... 54

Theory-Based Data Analysis for the Social Sciences, Second Edition Aneshensel............. 25

Thomas Case Study Methods in Education, Four-Volume Set ............................................... 53

Thomas How to Do Your Research Project, Second Edition .................................................... 6

Tinkler Using Photographs in Social and Historical Research ............................................... 13

Training for Participatory Program Design, Monitoring, and Evaluation Chaplowe, Cousins & Mountfield .............................................................................................................. 22

Transcribing for Social Research Hepburn & Bolden ..............................................................14

Treadwell Introducing Communication Research, Second Edition ........................................ 52

Trevisan & Walser Evaluability Assessment ........................................................................... 23

UUnderstanding Nursing and Healthcare Research Cronin et al ............................................. 46

Understanding Research for Nursing Students Ellis ............................................................... 46

Understanding Research with Children and Young People Clark et al .................................. 48

Using Basic Statistics in the Behavioral and Social Sciences, Fifth Edition Evans ............... 33

Using Mplus for Structural Equation Modeling, Second Edition Kelloway ............................ 32

Using Photographs in Social and Historical Research Tinkler ............................................... 13

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Using Software in Qualitative Research, Second Edition Silver & Lewins ............................ 15

Very Short, Fairly Interesting and Reasonably Cheap Book about Qualitative Research, A, Second Edition Silverman .........................................................................................................11

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Vossler & Moller The Counselling and Psychotherapy Research Handbook ....................... 48

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Web Social Science Ackland .................................................................................................... 21

Web Survey Methodology Callegaro, Lozar Manfreda & Vehovar ...................................... 34

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Weller & Romney Systematic Data Collection, Second Edition ............................................. 35

Wentz How to Design, Write, and Present a Successful Dissertation Proposal ...................... 6

Willig & Stainton-Rogers The SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Research in Psychology .... 44

Williams & Vogt SAGE Handbook of Innovation in Social Research Methods, The ............... 3

Willmott Qualitative Research in Business and Management ................................................ 54

Wilson & Schwartz An EasyGuide to Research Presentations .............................................. 38

Wilson Essentials of Business Research, Second Edition ...................................................... 40

Woodwell Research Foundations ............................................................................................... 5

Working with Written Discourse Cameron & Panovic ............................................................ 52

Writing and Doing Action Research McNiff ............................................................................. 18

Writing Successful Grant Proposals from the Top Down and Bottom Up Sternberg ........... 38

Writing Your Doctoral Dissertation or Thesis Faster James & Slater ...................................... 7

XXiao GIS Algorithms ...................................................................................................................41

YYang Categorical Data Analysis ................................................................................................ 54

Yin Case Study Research, Fifth Edition .................................................................................... 20

Your Undergraduate Dissertation, Second Edition Walliman ................................................... 7

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