Research methods: general

Open access publishing can be used as a strategic tool to avail access to information and achieve universal literacy.

The number of practice-based or practice-led doctorate programs continues to grow across the U.

Research that has been presented primarily by quantitative research can benefit from the voice of the participants and the added value of the different perspective that qualitative research can provide.

This book examines how journalism functions among "e;synergistic effects"e; of climate change, such as compounded impact of severe weather, social and political responses to changing global warming, and the often-unfortunate results and impacts on our environments.

Traditionally, research impact has been measured by counting citations, and citation-based indicators, such as impact factors.

Reigniting a tradition of learning from experience, Search After Method is a plea for livelier forms of anthropology.

In an era defined by daily polls, institutional rankings, and other forms of social quantification, it can be easy to forget that comparison has a long historical lineage.

The Visitor Studies Guide offers an up-to-date overview of the rapidly expanding field of theory and research practice relating to the public use of museums, galleries, libraries, archives, memorials, zoos, aquariums, planetariums, gardens, urban parks, arboretums, nature centres, historic sites, and protected areas.

There has been considerable attention to making the methodologies of structural equation modeling available to researchers, practitioners, and students along with commonly used software.

Traditional research discourses continue to present academic work as rational, detached, objective and free from emotion.

This volume focuses on the ethics of internet and social networking research exploring the challenges faced by researchers making use of social media and big data in their research.

This volume focuses on the ethics of internet and social networking research exploring the challenges faced by researchers making use of social media and big data in their research.

Traditional research discourses continue to present academic work as rational, detached, objective and free from emotion.

The Revival of Political Imagination offers a unique examination of the methodological aspects of utopia.

The Revival of Political Imagination offers a unique examination of the methodological aspects of utopia.

To the colonized, the term 'research' is conflated with European colonialism; the ways in which academic research has been implicated in the throes of imperialism remains a painful memory.

From Oceania to North America, Indigenous peoples have created storytelling traditions of incredible depth and diversity.

From Oceania to North America, Indigenous peoples have created storytelling traditions of incredible depth and diversity.

Considering the tangible implications the present focus on research output poses for early career researchers, it is strange that perspectives from this group are rarely, if ever, included in the ongoing debates in the field.

For decades, scholars have bemoaned the low relevancy and impact of most research in the leading journals in business, management, and marketing.

What survival skills do academics need to become digitally agile and to establish an effective digital academic presence?

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This book begins with an introduction of pragmatic cluster randomized trials (PCTs) and reviews various pragmatic issues that need to be addressed by statisticians at the design stage.

The 1970s witnessed a renaissance in women s print culture, as feminist presses and bookshops sprang up in the wake of the second-wave women s movement.

Analyzing the workings of boundary maintenance in the areas of anthropology, energy, gender, and law, Nader contrasts dominant trends in academia with work that pushes the boundaries of acceptable methods and theories.

Peter Bills has spent the past 40 years writing about rugby for newspapers in Britain and around the world.

Interactive media are a human-machine interface that allows people to connect with each other by making them active participants in the media they consume through text, graphics, audio and video.

Better posters mean better research.

Better posters mean better research.

Microsoft Excel is a powerful tool that can transform the way you use data.

A comprehensive guide to everything scientists need to know about data management, this book is essential for researchers who need to learn how to organize, document and take care of their own data.

A comprehensive guide to everything scientists need to know about data management, this book is essential for researchers who need to learn how to organize, document and take care of their own data.

Microsoft Excel is a powerful tool that can transform the way you use data.

A practical and informative guide for family historians interested in researching their British ancestry through social welfare records.

How can we assess the ability of a place to respond to challenges like migration, recession and disease?

Discover the diversity and depth of German culture and identityCultural roots and national identities are becoming increasingly important.

Fast and Slow: Methods for Timely HCI and Interaction Design Research explores the dynamic interplay between rapid and reflective, or long-term vs.

A-Z Common Reference Questions for Academic Librarians is a survival guide for frontline library staff to help them find appropriate information quickly, whether they are answering questions at a physical help desk or remotely by telephone, email or instant messaging service.

Successful Enquiry Answering Every Time is designed to guide information professionals through all the stages of research, from finding out what the enquirer really wants, to providing a polished, value-added answer.

This book builds a research-grounded, theoretical foundation for evidence based library and information practice and illustrates how librarians can incorporate the principles to make more informed decisions in the workplace.

This book gives an overview of altmetrics, its tools and how to implement them successfully to boost and measure research outputs.

The new in paperback edition of the Directory of Rare Book and Special Collections in the UK and Republic of Ireland, 3rd edition features an additional 72 libraries not represented in former editions.

Using Art as Research in Learning and Teaching explores various multidisciplinary visual and performing art forms, including creative writing, as ways to provide a rich contribution and understanding to research, learning and teaching.

Using Art as Research in Learning and Teaching explores various multidisciplinary visual and performing art forms, including creative writing, as ways to provide a rich contribution and understanding to research, learning and teaching.

The undergraduate research project is almost universally treated as the culmination of all previous lecture, lab and tutorial work.

While it is not difficult to find data in many cases, what advice can you get on the quality of the data retrieved?

In recent years, walking has emerged as a methodological tool and as a conceptually exciting point of departure across a range of disciplines and practices.

This book contains three Open Access chapters.

Theory and Method in Higher Education Research contains contemporary contributions to international debates regarding the application and development of theory and methodology in researching higher education.

Every three years, researchers with interest and expertise in transport survey methods meet to improve and influence the conduct of surveys that support transportation planning, policy making, modelling, and monitoring related issues for urban, regional, intercity, and international person, vehicle, and commodity movements.