Research methods: general

Drawing on the expertise of marine researchers from both the natural and social sciences, this book examines how we, as both scientists and societies, can return to a sustainable co-existence with the ocean and use the tools of transdisciplinarity to bring together the diverse forms of knowledge needed to achieve this important task.

This practical, user-friendly guide consists of 100 original activities that have been designed to inspire and support educators of research ethics and integrity at undergraduate and postgraduate level.

For new graduates, the key challenge remains how to secure that first career-related job.

Quantitative consumer research has long been the backbone of consumer psychology producing insights with peerless validity and reliability.

Each day we are faced with continuing claims made by media pundits, politicians, teachers, and friends, often quoting research.

This second edition, published in 1997 follows the original edition from 1981 which was the only published ethnography of medical education in the UK.

This book is based on the review of literature on different themes related to business and management in the Asia Pacific context.

Social Science Careers Beyond the Academy provides a "e;road-map"e; to a career outside of academia for students of the social sciences who want to transition to a corporate or government environment after they complete their studies.

Internet Research Skills is a clear, concise guide to effective online research for social science and humanities students.

Models of Society and Complex Systems introduces readers to a variety of different mathematical tools used for modelling human behaviour and interactions, and the complex social dynamics that drive institutions, conflict, and coordination.

Agent-Based Modelling for Criminological Theory Testing and Development addresses the question whether and how we can use simulation methods in order to test criminological theories, and if they fail to be corroborated, how we can use simulation to mend and further develop theories.

In this invitation to "e;concept-driven"e; sociology, defying the conventional split between "e;theory"e; and "e;methodology"e; (as well as between "e;quantitative"e; and "e;qualitative"e; research), Eviatar Zerubavel introduces a yet unarticulated "e;Simmelian"e; method of theorizing specifically designed to reveal fundamental, often hidden social patterns.

Child labor is work that harms children or keeps them from attending school.

This book calls for a re-conceptualisation of the public health evidence-base to include crucial forms of creative and relational data about people's lived experiences that cannot be accessed through the biomedical approach to generating and using evidence.

The telling of stories lies at the heart of human communication.

Case Study Research in the Digital Age is an in-depth exploration of the case study method as applied to social media, algorithms, digital networks, artificial intelligence, and online life.

Contemporary Ethnographies is a call to use ethnography in imaginative ways, adjusting to rapidly evolving social circumstances.

Theatre in Dublin,1745-1820: A Calendar of Performances is the first comprehensive, daily compendium of more than 18,000 performances that took place in Dublin's many professional theatres, music halls, pleasure gardens, and circus amphitheatres between Thomas Sheridan's becoming the manager at Smock Alley Theatre in 1745 and the dissolution of the Crow Street Theatre in 1820.

Research shows that racism affects the working lives of nurses and nurse academics, as well as healthcare service delivery and outcomes.

Principles of Electromagnetic Compatibility Understand both the theory and practice of electromagnetic compatibility with this groundbreaking textbook Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC), the ability of a device or system to maintain its operations in an electromagnetic environment without interference with itself or other devices, is a fundamental component of any electrical engineering design process.

Bringing together leading authorities, this unique handbook reviews the breadth of current approaches for studying how people think, feel, and behave in everyday environments, rather than in the laboratory.

Conversations on Creative Process, Methods, Research and Practice provides unique insights into the experiences of eight established creative practitioners who use their creative process in a professional and personal context.

This book is a detailed and comprehensive guide to undertaking quantitative health research at postgraduate and professional level.

Racial Battle Fatigue in Faculty examines the challenges faced by diverse faculty members in colleges and universities.

Broadband, or high-speed internet, has been called the most important infrastructure challenge of the century.

Care-Based Methodologies reimagines relationships between researchers and youth participants in school-based research.

The book provides a basic introduction on innovation technology in research and industry, mainly chemical/ technical industry and therefore bridges the gap between academic and corporate markets.

Challenge-Based Learning (CBL) is a cutting-edge educational approach that integrates traditional learning modules (theory and practice) with real-life challenges that require innovative solutions and that can be applied to a variety of subjects.

Being 'REF-able'.

Political interest is the strongest predictor of ''good citizenship'', yet little is known about it.

This volume draws together the work of a diverse range of thinkers and researchers to address the question of happiness critically, using a wide variety of theoretical and empirical methodologies.

Today's pressing political, social, economic, and environmental crises urgently ask for effective policy responses and fundamental transitions towards sustainability supported by a sound knowledge base and developed in collaboration between all stakeholders.

This title was first published in 2003.

This is the first textbook to show how research using a range of qualitative and quantitative methods relates to improving health and social care practice.

The psychoanalytic unconscious is a slippery set of phenomena to pin down.

Bestselling author Max van Manen's Researching Lived Experience introduces a human science approach to research methodology in education and related fields.

One of the most important challenges that people in senior management positions face is the responsibility of ensuring their organizations' effective practice of performance management.

The essential features of the counterfactual model of causality for observational data analysis are presented with examples.

Qualitative research cultivates exploratory ways of thinking that can serve as a vehicle to disseminate findings for researchers, scientists, and principal investigators.

For most of political science's history, discussions about professional ethics had nothing to do with human subjects.

Handbook of Research Methods in Industrial and Organizational Psychology is a comprehensive and contemporary treatment of research philosophies, approaches, tools, and techniques indigenous to industrial and organizational psychology.

The Meeting of Aesthetics and Ethics in the Academy provides a deep understanding of the nuances of ethics in the creative environment and contributes to the critical exploration of the nature of research ethics in higher education.

Innovative Business School Teaching showcases the latest pedagogic innovations that actively engage the millennial generation in learning within the business domain.

Nursing Theory, Postmodernism, Post-structuralism, and Foucault critiques mainstream American nursing theory and its use of post-structural theory, comparing and contrasting how postmodern and post-structural ideas have been used fruitfully in nursing research and theorizing elsewhere.

A Childs History of England is a book by Charles Dickens.

What is the life of a Palestinian worth to intellectuals in Canadian universities and news media?

Bringing together the leading authors currently working at the intersection of social science and transport science, this volume provides a companion to the well-established and extensive international Transport and Society series.

This timely resource provides a framework for teaching students how to think qualitatively and become more critical and reflexive researchers.

This book provides a succinct, student-friendly outline of the principles, approaches, and issues in participant observation.