Research methods: general

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.

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.

It seems like most of what we read about the academic social sciences in the mainstream media is negative.

It seems like most of what we read about the academic social sciences in the mainstream media is negative.

This book offers a practical approach to conducting practice research in the field of human services.

This book offers a practical approach to conducting practice research in the field of human services.

This collection describes the preconditions, processes, and results of well-managed interdisciplinary research projects from the United States, Canada, Israel, Japan, Brazil, the German Democratic Republic, and Rumania.

This book is an extensive survey and critical examination of the literature on the use of expert opinion in scientific inquiry and policy making.

This book is a how-to guide on statistical analyses designed for undergraduates and others new to the subject.

The social sciences are becoming datafied.

The social sciences are becoming datafied.

In this book William G.

In this book William G.

Practical Research is an engaging, cross-disciplinary guide to research methodology.

This accessible new dictionary provides clear and authoritative definitions of terms, approaches, and techniques in the area of business research methods.

Most researchers in organization and management studies stick to two or three traditional research methods like surveys and interviews.

Most researchers in organization and management studies stick to two or three traditional research methods like surveys and interviews.

This book examines the underlying assumptions and implications of how we conceptualise and investigate poverty.

The claim that contemporary analytic philosophers rely extensively on intuitions as evidence is almost universally accepted in current meta-philosophical debates and it figures prominently in our self-understanding as analytic philosophers.

This is the first Dictionary of English Manuscript Terminology ever to be published.

Contemporary employment research tackles an increasingly globalized subject, much of it using empiricist and a-theoretical methods increasingly embedded in a market-economic paradigm.

Researching Religion: Why We Need Social Science establishes the relevance of social science for the study of religion and promotes a particular kind of social science.

Researching Religion: Why We Need Social Science establishes the relevance of social science for the study of religion and promotes a particular kind of social science.

Making Sense of Statistics, Eighth Edition, is the ideal introduction to the concepts of descriptive and inferential statistics for students undertaking their first research project.

An advanced reference for scholars across the social and behavioral sciences written by the leading experts in methods and statistics.

Making Sense of Statistics, Eighth Edition, is the ideal introduction to the concepts of descriptive and inferential statistics for students undertaking their first research project.

In the eleventh edition of Understanding Research Methods: An Overview of the Essentials, Newhart and Patten leverage the principles of learning and content design to present the fundamentals students need to get started in research.

In the eleventh edition of Understanding Research Methods: An Overview of the Essentials, Newhart and Patten leverage the principles of learning and content design to present the fundamentals students need to get started in research.

Interrupted Time Series Analysis develops a comprehensive set of models and methods for drawing causal inferences from time series.

Interrupted Time Series Analysis develops a comprehensive set of models and methods for drawing causal inferences from time series.

Today's societies require research approaches that are creative, sensitive to cultural and contextual diversity, rooted in engagement and critical dispositions, and situated within local contexts.

Today's societies require research approaches that are creative, sensitive to cultural and contextual diversity, rooted in engagement and critical dispositions, and situated within local contexts.

Applied Cross-Cultural Data Analysis for Social Work is a research guide for examining and interpreting data for the purpose of cultural group comparisons.

Applied Cross-Cultural Data Analysis for Social Work is a research guide for examining and interpreting data for the purpose of cultural group comparisons.

Since the first edition in 1981,Social Work Research and Evaluation has provided graduate-level social work students with basic research and evaluation concepts to help them become successful evidence-based practitioners, evidence-informed practitioners and practitioners who are implementing evidence-based programs.

Since the first edition in 1981,Social Work Research and Evaluation has provided graduate-level social work students with basic research and evaluation concepts to help them become successful evidence-based practitioners, evidence-informed practitioners and practitioners who are implementing evidence-based programs.

Design and Analysis of Time Series Experiments presents the elements of statistical time series analysis while also addressing recent developments in research design and causal modeling.

Design and Analysis of Time Series Experiments presents the elements of statistical time series analysis while also addressing recent developments in research design and causal modeling.

Policy makers, academic administrators, scholars, and members of the public are clamoring for indicators of the value and reach of research.

Policy makers, academic administrators, scholars, and members of the public are clamoring for indicators of the value and reach of research.

The internet has transformed the ways in which scholars and scientists share their findings with each other and the world, creating a scholarly communication environment that is both more complex and more effective than it was just a few years earlier.

The internet has transformed the ways in which scholars and scientists share their findings with each other and the world, creating a scholarly communication environment that is both more complex and more effective than it was just a few years earlier.

The social sciences have seen a substantial increase in comparative and multi-sited ethnographic projects over the last three decades.

The social sciences have seen a substantial increase in comparative and multi-sited ethnographic projects over the last three decades.

An indispensable read for all those seeking to address the severe problems of local and global human health and environmental crises The widespread growth of monopolies and big business has led to a fourth industrial revolution focused on producing fast, living fast, and dying fast for the sole benefit of accelerated profit.

An indispensable read for all those seeking to address the severe problems of local and global human health and environmental crises The widespread growth of monopolies and big business has led to a fourth industrial revolution focused on producing fast, living fast, and dying fast for the sole benefit of accelerated profit.

Fundamentals of Qualitative Research approaches qualitative inquiry as a strategically selected composite of genres, elements, and styles.

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.

Research Methods for Sports Studies is a comprehensive, engaging and practical textbook that provides a grounding in qualitative and quantitative research for students studying programmes related to sport and physical activity.

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.