Research methods: general

This book provides an introduction to the field of microeconometrics through the use of R.

Affective Movements, Methods and Pedagogies invites readers to think with affect about performance, pedagogies and their inherent activist, embodied and collective natures.

Affective Movements, Methods and Pedagogies invites readers to think with affect about performance, pedagogies and their inherent activist, embodied and collective natures.

Critical Autoethnography: Intersecting Cultural Identities in Everyday Life, Second Edition, examines the development of the field of critical autoethnography through the lens of social identity.

Critical Autoethnography: Intersecting Cultural Identities in Everyday Life, Second Edition, examines the development of the field of critical autoethnography through the lens of social identity.

This book extends debates in the field of biographical research, arguing that causal explanations are not at odds with biographical research and that biographical research is in fact a valuable tool for explaining why things in social and personal lives are one way and not another.

This book extends debates in the field of biographical research, arguing that causal explanations are not at odds with biographical research and that biographical research is in fact a valuable tool for explaining why things in social and personal lives are one way and not another.

Lessons in Aging and Dying: A Poetic Autoethnography captures the experience of being elderly and facing the end of life.

Lessons in Aging and Dying: A Poetic Autoethnography captures the experience of being elderly and facing the end of life.

Scientometrics for the Humanities and Social Sciences is the first ever book on scientometrics that deals with the historical development of both quantitative and qualitative data analysis in scientometric studies.

Scientometrics for the Humanities and Social Sciences is the first ever book on scientometrics that deals with the historical development of both quantitative and qualitative data analysis in scientometric studies.

Dennis McInerney's Publishing Your Psychology Research has bridged a much needed gap in the research process literature, providing a well-oiled treaty from both insider and outsider perspectives as to what it takes to become a credible and published author.

Choosing a research method can be bewildering.

'Practical, useful counsel emanates throughout.

Albert Einstein said we can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.

The SPSS Survival Manual throws a lifeline to students and researchers grappling with this powerful data analysis software.

'Qualitative Research in Practice brings alive wonderfully the business of carrying out qualitative research in the field of welfare and human services.

Understanding research principles and developing a small-scale research project is increasingly required of both pre-service and in-service teachers at early childhood, primary and secondary levels.

Dennis McInerney's Publishing Your Psychology Research has bridged a much needed gap in the research process literature, providing a well-oiled treaty from both insider and outsider perspectives as to what it takes to become a credible and published author.

Choosing a research method can be bewildering.

'Practical, useful counsel emanates throughout.

Albert Einstein said we can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.

The SPSS Survival Manual throws a lifeline to students and researchers grappling with this powerful data analysis software.

Understanding research principles and developing a small-scale research project is increasingly required of both pre-service and in-service teachers at early childhood, primary and secondary levels.

'Qualitative Research in Practice brings alive wonderfully the business of carrying out qualitative research in the field of welfare and human services.

This book examines the housing crisis in India and underlines the need for formal affordable housing markets.

This book examines the housing crisis in India and underlines the need for formal affordable housing markets.

Uncertainty can take many forms, can be represented in many ways, and can have important implications in decision-making and policy development.

Uncertainty can take many forms, can be represented in many ways, and can have important implications in decision-making and policy development.

Action Research in a Relational Perspective brings together an expert international academic team to present theoretical perspectives on social constructionist understandings of action research, as well as illustrative examples of action research practices within a wide range of sectors such as organizational learning, leadership development, education, mental health and health care.

With the constant evolution of change in healthcare from both a technology and governmental perspective, it is imperative to take a step back and view the big picture.

With the constant evolution of change in healthcare from both a technology and governmental perspective, it is imperative to take a step back and view the big picture.

From the time of conception, through the gestation of pregnancy, to the birth of a newborn child exists an extraordinary, emergent ethics.

From the time of conception, through the gestation of pregnancy, to the birth of a newborn child exists an extraordinary, emergent ethics.

Writing and Unrecognized Academic Labor acknowledges that much of the work we do to sustain the academy remains without recognition.

Writing and Unrecognized Academic Labor acknowledges that much of the work we do to sustain the academy remains without recognition.

Wayfinding and Critical Autoethnography is the first critical autoethnography compilation from the global south, bringing together indigenous, non-indigenous, Pasifika, and other diverse voices which expand established understandings of autoethnography as a critical, creative methodology.

Wayfinding and Critical Autoethnography is the first critical autoethnography compilation from the global south, bringing together indigenous, non-indigenous, Pasifika, and other diverse voices which expand established understandings of autoethnography as a critical, creative methodology.

This book seeks to establish the meaning of design research, its role in the field, and the characteristics that differentiate research in design from research in other fields.

This book seeks to establish the meaning of design research, its role in the field, and the characteristics that differentiate research in design from research in other fields.

The Art and Science of Embodied Research Design: Concepts, Methods, and Cases offers some of the nascent perspectives that situate embodiment as a necessary element in human research.

The Art and Science of Embodied Research Design: Concepts, Methods, and Cases offers some of the nascent perspectives that situate embodiment as a necessary element in human research.

Shared and Collaborative Practice in Qualitative Inquiry: Tiny Revolutions is a short collection of reflections on ethical research practice and scholarly community.

Shared and Collaborative Practice in Qualitative Inquiry: Tiny Revolutions is a short collection of reflections on ethical research practice and scholarly community.

In Pursuit of Healthy Environments brings temporal depth to a highly topical issue, the interaction between health and the environment.

In Pursuit of Healthy Environments brings temporal depth to a highly topical issue, the interaction between health and the environment.

Introducing the reader to grounded methodology and its ethical approach, this book explores the theory behind the method as well as how to use it to develop and evaluate learning and education projects.

Big Data and Social Science: Data Science Methods and Tools for Research and Practice, Second Edition shows how to apply data science to real-world problems, covering all stages of a data-intensive social science or policy project.