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Jean McNiffPbk | 288pp | 9781473967472 | 13‐May‐17A$70 | NZ$79 | Sage Publications Ltd
This book gives you all you need to know about action research, why you need to know it and how it can help you become a self‐reflective practitioner‐researcher. It provides the ideas and frameworks to understand action research, combined with a practical workbook to guide you through the practicalities and complexities of doing action research in your own context. Accessible and insightful, this is the complete start to finish guide to doing action research with impact. It is the ideal companion for students in any research setting, from education and health to business.
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ACTION RESEARCH
Action Research: All You Need to Know
Michael Putman and Tracy RockPbk | 288pp | 9781506307985 | 31‐Jan‐17A$79 | NZ$89 | Sage Publications Inc
This text leads students through the action research process using a model of self‐regulation, which focuses on task definition, goal setting and planning, enacting research, and adaption. Written specifically for those who may not feel prepared to measure the impact of interventions on student learning outcomes, it provides very practical and useful tools, containing specific examples that are relevant to teachers’ everyday reality. The text also reinforces how action research can improve the teaching and learning process by reinforcing or changing perceptions about the use of informal data.
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Action Research: Using Strategic Inquiry to Improve Teaching and Learning
Jean McNiffPbk | 304pp | 9781446294574 | 30‐Nov‐14A$69 | NZ$79 | Sage Publications Ltd
This text provides a comprehensive and user‐friendly guide to the practical aspects of carrying out action research. It includes guidance on how to: carry out an action research project in your setting; present your findings in a dissertation, report or thesis; write up your research with an eye to informing policy; demonstrate the quality of your research and writing; be critical and write theoretically; and write for journals and prepare a book proposal.
Writing and Doing Action Research
Ernest T StringerPbk | 328pp | 9781452205083 | 18‐Jun‐13A$115 | NZ$132 | Sage Publications Inc
The fourth edition of Ernest T Stringer’s bestselling Action Research offers easy‐to‐follow, clear guidelines that enable students to move comfortably through a process of inquiry and applied research. Featuring real‐life examples and providing effective solutions that foster understanding of research procedures in real‐life contexts, the text offers a simple but highly effective model for approaching action research.
COURSE USE: Suitable for upper level undergraduate and graduate students in Education and across the Social Sciences.
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Action Research 4ed
Evert GummessonPbk | 352pp | 9781446210628 | 13‐Mar‐17A$63 | NZ$74 | Sage Publications Ltd
Setting out to dispel the argument that case study research lacks the science, theory and therefore validity of other forms of research, Evert Gummesson combines many decades of experience as both a renowned scholar and a reflective practitioner to effectively bridge the divide between case theory and how it is applied in practice. Bringing the fundamental strengths of cases to the fore, Gummesson introduces the ‘case theory’ concept as an expanded version of case study research which includes both methodology and the types of results that emerge.
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CASE STUDY RESEARCH
Case Theory in Business and Management: Reinventing Case Study Research
Malcolm TightPbk | 224pp | 9781446273920 | 11‐Feb‐17A$67 | NZ$77 | Sage Publications Ltd
Whether as part of a more substantial study or as the foundation for a self‐contained smaller project, case studies provide viable and valuable alternatives to conducting large‐scale research. Grounded in both theory and practice, this book sets out not only the key debates and ethical issues surrounding case study research, but also focuses specifically on the work of others and how you can understand, use, and write about secondary data as the basis for your own research project.
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Understanding Case Study Research: Small-scale Research with Meaning
Robert K YinPbk | 312pp | 9781452242569 | 13‐May‐13A$129 | NZ$149 | Sage Publications Inc
Providing a complete portal to the world of case study research, the Fifth Edition of Robert K. Yin’s bestselling text offers comprehensive coverage of the design and use of the case study method as a valid research tool. The text offers a clear definition of the case study method as well as discussion of design and analysis techniques. The text also includes exemplary case studies drawn from a wide variety of academic fields.
Case Study Research: Design and Methods 5ed
Helen SimonsPbk | 200pp | 9780761964247 | 01‐Mar‐09A$69 | NZ$79 | Sage Publications Ltd
Helen Simons draws on her extensive experience to provide a comprehensive and practical account of how to design, conduct and communicate case study research. It addresses questions often raised by students and common misconceptions about case research. Rich with 'tales from the field' and summary memos as an aide‐memoire to future action, the text provides fresh insights and challenges for researchers to guide their practice of case study research.
COURSE USE: Suitable for students in education, health and social care, and social science disciplines.
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Case Study Research in Practice
James NeuliepPbk | 528pp | 9781506390710 | 31‐Jan‐17A$154 | NZ$178 | Sage Publications Inc
In this fully updated edition, the author provides a clear contextual model for examining communication within cultural, microcultural, environmental, socio‐relational, and perceptual contexts. Beginning with the broadest context ‐ the cultural component of the model ‐ the text progresses chapter‐by‐chapter through the model, to the most specific traits of communication: verbal and non‐verbal messages. Each chapter focuses on one context and explores the combination of factors within that context including setting, situation, and circumstances.
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COMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH
Intercultural Communication: A Contextual Approach (ISE) 7ed
Shuang Liu, Zala Volcic and Cindy GalloisPbk | 384pp | 9781446285916 | 29‐Nov‐14A$69 | NZ$79 | Sage Publications Ltd
This text uses examples and case studies from around the world to situate communication theory in a truly global perspective. Covering the essentials ‐ from international conflict to migration and social networking ‐ it shows students how to master the skills and concepts at work in how we communicate and understand each other across cultural boundaries. Each chapter brings to life the links between theory and practice, and between the global and local, showing students how to understand the influence of culture on how they view themselves and others.
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Introducing Intercultural Communication: Global Cultures and Contexts 2ed
Michelle O'Reilly and Nisha DograPbk | 240pp | 9781473914537 | 14‐Jan‐17A$67 | NZ$77 | Sage Publications Ltd
This text provides a practical, pedagogical perspective on conducting qualitative interviews with children and young people. From designing and choosing the type of interview through to planning, structuring, conducting, and analysing them this text is a complete toolkit. Drawing upon real‐world examples and researchers' anecdotes, the authors combine both theoretical background and practical advice to introduce common issues and procedures and to help you undertake your own interviews in the field.
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EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
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Interviewing Children and Young People for Research
Penny Mukherji and Deborah AlbonPbk | 344pp | 9781446273692 | 30‐Nov‐14A$67 | NZ$78 | Sage Publications Ltd
Back by popular demand and packed full of even more examples of research methods in practice, this second edition now comes with a fantastic website giving students all they need to grasp research methods in early childhood. With case studies and reflective tasks throughout, this bestselling textbook covers everything students need to know about undertaking research in early childhood, including action research, ethics, and doing your research project.
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Research Methods in Early Childhood: An Introductory Guide 2ed
Keith F Punch and Alis OanceaPbk | 448pp | 9781446260746 | 30‐Nov‐14A$68 | NZ$79 | Sage Publications Ltd
This text introduces the research process in a range of educational contexts. In this updated second edition, students will find guidance on every stage of research, with chapters on developing research questions, doing a literature review, collecting data, analysing your 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 will need on a research methods course or when conducting a research project.
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Introduction to Research Methods in Education 2ed
Mike LambertPbk | 248pp | 9780857029812 | 30‐Sep‐12A$55.99 | NZ$65 | Sage Publications Ltd
In this basic guide, step‐by‐step advice is presented in a clear way and chapters take the reader through the entire process, from planning and doing research, to writing it up. Each stage is covered, with detailed help on choosing a topic, drawing up research questions, doing the literature review, choosing and designing research methods, the ethics of doing research, analysing data, and collating and presenting findings.
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A Beginner`s Guide to Doing Your Education Research Project
Ian Menter, Dely Elliot, Moira Hulme, Jon Pbk | 280pp | 9781849201858 | 31‐Mar‐11A$62 | NZ$69 | Sage Publications Ltd
This book is a guide to research methods for practitioner research. Written in friendly and accessible language, it includes numerous practical examples based on the authors' own experiences in the field, to support readers. The authors provide information and guidance on developing research skills such as gathering and analysing information and data, reporting findings and research design. They offer critical perspectives to help users reflect on research approaches and to scrutinise key issues in devising research questions.
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A Guide to Practitioner Research in Education
Giampietro Gobo and Andrea MollePbk | 352pp | 9781412962261 | 14‐Jan‐17A$79 | NZ$89 | Sage Publications Ltd
Innovative and thought provoking, this books provides a refreshing take on ethnography stressing both academic rigor and practical necessity. It combines theoretical perspective with tangible action plans and walks you step‐by‐step through designing, conducting and evaluating ethnographic research. The book skilfully introduces the varied tasks and decisions you need to consider before entering the field ‐ helping you to avoid common mistakes and to conduct safe, ethical research.
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ETHNOGRAPHIC RESEARCH
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Doing Ethnography 2ed
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Sarah Pink, Heather Horst, John Postill, LPbk | 216pp | 9781473902381 | 14‐Nov‐15A$52.99 | NZ$61 | Sage Publications Ltd
This sharp, innovative book champions the rising significance of ethnographic research on the use of digital resources around the world. It contextualises digital and pre‐digital ethnographic research and demonstrates how the methodological, practical and theoretical dimensions are increasingly intertwined. This is the ideal introduction for anyone intending to conduct ethnographic research in today’s digital society.
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Digital Ethnography: Principles and Practice
Raymond MaddenPbk | 216pp | 9781412946971 | 30‐Apr‐10A$62 | NZ$69 | Sage Publications Ltd
This book clearly sets out the important definitions, methods, and applications of field research whilst reinforcing the infinite variability of the human subject and addressing the challenges presented by ethnographers' own passions, intellectual interests, biases, and ideologies. Classic and personal real‐world case studies are used by the author to introduce new researchers to the reality of applying ethnographic theory and practice in the field.
COURSE USE: Suitable as a practical tool and study aid for students engaged in ethnographic research.
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Being Ethnographic: A Guide to the Theory and Practice of Ethnography
Donna M Mertens and Amy T WilsonPbk | 621pp | 9781462503155 | 23‐Mar‐12A$149 | NZ$172 | Guilford Publications Inc
This engaging text takes an evenhanded approach to major theoretical paradigms in evaluation and builds a bridge from them to evaluation practice. Featuring helpful checklists, procedural steps, provocative questions that invite readers to explore their own theoretical assumptions, and practical exercises, the book provides concrete guidance for conducting large and small scale evaluations.
COURSE USE: Serves as a text in graduate level Evaluation courses.
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EVALUATION
Program Evaluation Theory and Practice: A Comprehensive Guide
Anne Markiewicz and Ian PatrickPbk | 312pp | 9781483358338 | 28‐Jul‐15A$69 | NZ$79 | Sage Publications Inc
This practical text provides step‐by‐step guidance on how to develop a monitoring and evaluation framework in a participatory, logical, systematic, and integrated way. The authors outline key stages including scoping the framework, identifying planned results, using programme theory and programme logic, developing evaluation questions, identifying processes for on‐going data analysis and learning and implementing the framework. The authors also provide examples of good practice, while offering tips and guidelines that can be used to address common pitfalls.
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Developing Monitoring and Evaluation Frameworks
Peter Kettner, Robert Moroney and LawrencePbk | 288pp | 9781483388304 | 02‐Feb‐16A$136 | NZ$156 | Sage Publications Inc
The Fifth Edition of the classic Designing and Managing Programs helps readers grasp the meaning and significance of measuring performance and evaluating outcomes. Authors Peter M. Kettner, Robert M. Moroney, and Lawrence L. Martin, all leaders in the field, incorporate the principles of effectiveness‐based planning as they address the steps of designing, implementing, and evaluating a human services programme at the local agency level.
Designing and Managing Programs: An Effectiveness-Based Approach 5ed
Chris Fox, Robert Grimm and Rute CaldeiraPbk | 328pp | 9781473902879 | 12‐Nov‐16A$69 | NZ$83 | Sage Publications Ltd
Both practical and theoretical in approach, this text is the perfect companion for student researchers and policy makers alike. It provides actionable advice for planning and implementing evaluations, while also instilling an ability to assess the evaluations of others and consider the ways in which evaluation evidence could influence policy and practice. Drawing upon a wide range of examples from policy areas like education, criminal justice, and health and social care, this text showcases how evaluation is an interdisciplinary research practice with a spectrum of
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An Introduction to Evaluation
Daniel Stufflebeam and Guili ZhangPbk | 384pp | 9781462529230 | 10‐Mar‐17A$109 | NZ$127 | Guilford Publications Inc
The authoritative presentation of a leading evaluation approach, this text describes the CIPP (Context, Input, Process, and Product) Model’s origin, concepts, and procedures. Unlike many models, CIPP provides for feedback throughout a programme. Richly illustrated with evaluation cases, the book covers methods for engaging stakeholders; designing, budgeting, and contracting evaluations; collecting, analysing, and reporting information; and conducting metaevaluations.
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The CIPP Evaluation Model: How to Evaluate for Improvement and Accountability
Claire Hewson, Carl Vogel and Dianna LaurePbk | 232pp | 9781446208564 | 01‐Jan‐16A$67 | NZ$77 | Sage Publications Ltd
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.
INTERNET RESEARCH
Internet Research Methods 2ed
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Lawrence Machi and Brenda McEvoyPbk | 192pp | 9781506336244 | 07‐Jun‐16A$62 | NZ$69 | Sage Publications Inc
Graduate students who turn in exceptional literature reviews are recognised as excellent critical thinkers, as well as masters of academic argumentation, research writing and writing academic papers. But literature searches and composing the review itself can be intimidating and frustrating. The six‐step process pioneered by this text has made the task flowing and seamless for masters and doctoral candidates in Education and related fields. When you apply this system to your next literature review the work will be intuitive and enjoyable for you, and the results will impress your teachers and fellow researchers.
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LITERATURE REVIEWS
The Literature Review: Six Steps to Success 3ed
Andrew Booth, Anthea Sutton and Diana PapaPbk | 336pp | 9781473912465 | 01‐Jun‐16A$67 | NZ$78 | Sage Publications Ltd
Showing you how to take a structured and organised approach to a wide range of literature review types, this text helps you to choose which approach is right for your research. Packed with constructive tools, examples, case studies and hands‐on exercises, the text covers the full range of literature review techniques. With an emphasis on the practical skills, this guide is essential for any student needing to get from first steps to a successful literature review.
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Systematic Approaches to a Successful Literature Review 2ed
Anthony Onwuegbuzie and Rebecca K FrelsPbk | 440pp | 9781446248928 | 12‐Mar‐16A$73 | NZ$84 | Sage Publications Ltd
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 synthesise information thematically, rather than merely summarise the existing literature and findings.
Seven Steps to a Comprehensive Literature Review: A Multimodal and Cultural Approach
Diana RidleyPbk | 232pp | 9781446201435 | 31‐Jul‐12A$53.99 | NZ$62 | Sage Publications Ltd
This second edition of Ridley's bestselling text provides a step‐by‐step guide to conducting a literature search and literature review, using cases and examples throughout to demonstrate best practice. Ridley outlines practical strategies for conducting a systematic search of the available literature, reading and note taking, and writing up your literature review as part of an undergraduate research project, Masters dissertation or PhD thesis.
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The Literature Review: A Step-by-Step Guide for Students 2ed
Jiming JiangHbk | 220pp | 9789814733830 | 30‐Jun‐17A$182 | NZ$207 | World Scientific Publishing Co
Mixed‐effects models have found broad applications in various fields. As a result, the interest in learning and using these models is rapidly growing. On the other hand, some of these models, such as the linear mixed models and generalised linear mixed models, are highly parametric, involving distributional assumptions that may not be satisfied in real‐life problems. It is important, from a practical standpoint, that the methods of inference about these models are robust to violation of model assumptions. Learning about these methods is essential for the practice of mixed‐effects models.
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MIXED METHODS
Robust Mixed Model Analysis
John Creswell and Vicki Plano ClarkPbk | 512pp | 9781483344379 | 10‐Aug‐17A$106 | NZ$122 | Sage Publications Inc
Combining the latest thinking about mixed methods research designs with practical, step‐by‐step guidance, the Third Edition of this bestselling textbook includes coverage of two new mixed methods designs ‐transformative and multiphase ‐ as well as the newest thinking about the use of software in the process of mixed methods analysis.New Title
Designing and Conducting Mixed Methods Research 3ed
Elizabeth CreamerPbk | 304pp | 9781483350936 | 13‐Mar‐17A$99 | NZ$117 | Sage Publications Inc
An Introduction to Fully Integrated Mixed Methods Research helps students understand how to design a fully integrated mixed methods study. The text foregrounds mixing qualitative and quantitative methods throughout the research process, from design to collection to analysis. Examples of research featured in the popular media engage readers in thinking about the ingenious ways that scholars have integrated data sources and analytical techniques.
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An Introduction to Fully Integrated Mixed Methods Research
Jessica DeCuir-Gunby and Paul SchutzPbk | 288pp | 9781483365787 | 01‐Oct‐16A$56.99 | NZ$66 | Sage Publications Inc
So, you want to conduct a mixed methods research study? Are you ready to learn about how to develop a mixed methods research proposal? If so, recognise that you are part of a growing trend and that this will be a complex undertaking. However, before you get started, there are some important issues for you to take into consideration and Developing a Mixed Methods Proposal will help you get there. Ideal for students that are new to mixed methods research and are interested in developing mixed methods research proposals for their dissertations, grants, and general research studies.
Developing a Mixed Methods Proposal: A Practical Guide for Beginning Researchers
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H Bernard, Amber Wutich and Gery RyanPbk | 576pp | 9781483344386 | 26‐Jul‐16A$137 | NZ$158 | Sage Publications Inc
Using real‐life social science examples, this text walks students through the steps of collecting and analysing qualitative data. The authors pair each data collection technique with the appropriate analytic method. This text will provide readers with not only the most complete information on doing qualitative collection and analysis, but also as a guide to selecting among the complete variety of qualitative techniques.
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QUALITATIVE RESEARCH
Analyzing Qualitative Data: Systematic Approaches 2ed
John Creswell and Cheryl-Anne PothPbk | 488pp | 9781506361178 | 14‐Feb‐17A$136 | NZ$157 | Sage Publications Inc
In this new edition, the authors explore the philosophical underpinnings, history, and key elements of each of five qualitative inquiry traditions: narrative research; phenomenology; grounded theory; ethnography; and case study. In an accessible writing style, the authors relate research designs to each of the traditions of inquiry and compare theoretical frameworks, ways to employ standards of quality, and strategies for writing introductions to studies, collecting data, analysing data, writing a narrative, and verifying results.
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Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design: Choosing Among Five Approaches (ISE) 4ed
Johnny Saldana and Matt OmastaPbk | 472pp | 9781506305493 | 17‐Jan‐17A$122 | NZ$139 | Sage Publications Inc
Qualitative Research: Analyzing Life is an introductory research methods textbook for advanced undergraduate and graduate students. It describes and explains the established canon of qualitative methods for social inquiry (e.g. research design, interviewing, participant observation), prepares and guides the student through initial fieldwork experiences, and demonstrates how analysis, in its broadest sense, is a process undertaken throughout the research experience from beginning to closure.
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Qualitative Research: Analyzing Life
Tomas PerneckyPbk | 248pp | 9781446282397 | 08‐Oct‐16A$63 | NZ$72 | Sage Publications Ltd
This clearly written and provocative text outlines the wide range of epistemological and metaphysical pillars of research. In a clear, easy to follow style, the reader is guided through an array of concepts that are defined, explained and made simple. With the aid of helpful examples and case studies, the text challenges the prevailing modes of thinking about qualitative inquiry by showcasing an immense variety of philosophical frameworks. Armed with a strong understanding of this philosophical backbone, students will be able to choose and defend a ‘pick and mix’ of research methods that will uniquely complement their research.
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Epistemology and Metaphysics for Qualitative Research
David SilvermanPbk | 480pp | 9781473916579 | 01‐Jun‐16A$74 | NZ$86 | Sage Publications Ltd
Written by a who's who of methodologists, this text introduces students to the big picture of qualitative research, teaching both the ‘why' and the ‘how to' of getting started, selecting a method, and conducting research and data analysis. With practical tips, summaries, exercises, and further reading, each chapter is like a masterclass from a leading scholar in qualitative research. The most comprehensive qualitative research book available, this is the perfect all‐in‐one companion for any student embarking on a qualitative research course or project.
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Qualitative Research 4ed
Gretchen Rossman and Sharon RallisPbk | 344pp | 9781506307930 | 03‐May‐16A$109 | NZ$126 | Sage Publications Inc
This popular text is a true introduction to qualitative research, leading students into the field by explaining the core concepts through theory, research, and applied examples. Woven into the chapters are three themes that are the heart of the book: first, research is about learning; second, research can and should be useful; and finally, a researcher should practice the highest ethical standards to ensure that a study is trustworthy.
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An Introduction to Qualitative Research: Learning in the Field 4ed
Michelle O'Reilly and Nikki KiyimbaPbk | 240pp | 9781446273432 | 13‐Jun‐15A$74 | NZ$86 | Sage Publications Ltd
This distinctive, nuanced text addresses the more complex theoretical issues embedded in the qualitative research paradigm. Adopting a reflective stance that emphasises the role of the researcher it carefully avoids a standardised ‘tick box’ approach to methods. It explores the impact of theory on practical topics such as data management and safety in the field. Theory is powerfully and persuasively interwoven within each chapter.
COURSE USE: Undergraduate and postgraduate students across health, psychology, and all social sciences.
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Advanced Qualitative Research: A Guide to Using Theory
Alan MorrisPbk | 160pp | 9781446287637 | 20‐May‐15A$44.99 | NZ$49.99 | Sage Publications Ltd
New to qualitative research or a bit rusty and in need of inspiration? Doing a research project involving in‐depth interviews? Nervous about carrying out interviews? This text will help your students complete their qualitative research project by providing a nuts and bolts introduction to interviewing. With coverage of ethics, preparation strategies, and advice for handling the unexpected in the field, this handy guide will help students get to grips with the basics of interviewing before embarking on their research.
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A Practical Introduction to In-depth Interviewing
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Melanie Birks and Jane MillsPbk | 208pp | 9781446295786 | 03‐Feb‐15A$74 | NZ$85 | Sage Publications Ltd
This highly practical book introduces the whole range of grounded theory approaches, providing a comprehensive description of the strategies and techniques employed in this methodology. Unlike most existing books in this area, it is not written from a particular philosophical standpoint, and is the ideal first introduction for any student looking to use grounded theory in their analysis for the first time.
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Grounded Theory: A Practical Guide 2ed
Lisa M GivenPbk | 208pp | 9781483345642 | 10‐Feb‐15A$48.99 | NZ$55.99 | Sage Publications Inc
This text asks (and answers) the most frequently asked questions about qualitative research, and is a handy reference for those who may need a refresher on specific areas in qualitative research. It is also a great resource for those who are entirely new to the discipline and need quick answers to questions that may arise when they are taking other courses and need a little more background.
COURSE USE: Suitable for graduate students.
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100 Questions (and Answers) about Qualitative Research
David SilvermanPbk | 520pp | 9781446295434 | 31‐Jan‐15A$69 | NZ$83 | Sage Publications Ltd
In this fifth edition of his field‐defining text, David Silverman, a true guru of qualitative research, walks the reader through the basics of gathering and analysing qualitative data. It offers beginners unrivalled hands‐on guidance to help them get the best out of a research methods course or research project. This is the perfect companion for all those new to qualitative research. Australian Author
Interpreting Qualitative Data 5ed
Kathy CharmazPbk | 416pp | 9780857029140 | 29‐Mar‐14A$79 | NZ$93 | Sage Publications Ltd
This is the second edition of Kathy Charmaz's ground‐breaking and bestselling text on grounded theory. It retains the accessible and engaging style of the first edition to present for readers a benchmark introduction to doing grounded theory from a constructivist perspective. Constructing Grounded Theory 2ed retains the strengths of the first edition while updating it with a dazzling array of new examples of grounded theory practice from diverse disciplines and professions.
Constructing Grounded Theory 2ed
Judith Green and Nicki ThorogoodPbk | 360pp | 9781446253090 | 12‐Nov‐13A$69 | NZ$79 | Sage Publications Ltd
An invaluable introduction to the theoretical and practical essentials needed to design, conduct, and appraise qualitative research regardless of the level of experience. It highlights core research skills, taking the student 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 analysing qualitative data.
COURSE USE: Students and researchers of public health, health‐services research, nursing, and health promotion.
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Qualitative Methods for Health Research 3ed
David SilvermanPbk | 488pp | 9781446260159 | 01‐May‐13A$82 | NZ$95 | Sage Publications Ltd
David Silverman provides a step‐by‐step guide to planning and conducting qualitative research. Using real examples from real 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 text is filled with exercises to test your understanding and develop your skills, as well as David’s own tips for research success based on years of experience.
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Doing Qualitative Research: A Practical Handbook 4ed
Virginia Braun and Victoria ClarkePbk | 400pp | 9781847875822 | 28‐Feb‐13A$68 | NZ$79 | Sage Publications Ltd
Successful Qualitative Research is an accessible, practical guide to doing qualitative research. It sidesteps detailed theoretical discussion and focuses on the core commonalities, providing a toolkit of methods, explaining why and when each method is used and demonstrating how they are used. For clarity and consistence, the authors use the same data set, reproduced in full, to apply the different processes and outcomes of the analytical methods they cover.
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Successful Qualitative Research: A Practical Guide for Beginners
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Barbara Fawcett and Rosalie PockettPbk | 184pp | 9781446266717 | 01‐May‐15A$49.99 | NZ$57.99 | Sage Publications Ltd
How do you turn a really good idea into a really good question, and how do you turn this into successful research? Fawcett and Pockett use their expertise to provide students with the frameworks and the theoretical and practical guidance they need to design, carry out, and communicate their research effectively. They demonstrate: how to develop research questions; how to select appropriate theoretical frameworks; how to integrate theoretical perspectives with empirical research; how to gather and interpret data; and how to ensure that the research makes a difference.
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Turning Ideas into Research: Theory, Design and Practice
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Uwe FlickPbk | 320pp | 9781446294246 | 11‐Apr‐15A$69 | NZ$79 | Sage Publications Ltd
In this textbook, designed for new researchers, Flick takes students through the process of producing a research project. It gives readers the fundamental data collection and analysis skills that they need for their first project, as well as a good understanding of the research process as a whole. It covers both quantitative and qualitative methods, and contains plenty of real‐life examples from the author's own research.
Introducing Research Methodology: A Beginner's Guide to Doing a Research Project 2ed
Patricia LeavyPbk | 302pp | 9781462514380 | 10‐Apr‐17A$83 | NZ$96 | Guilford Publications Inc
This user‐friendly text provides a step‐by‐step guide to using the five major approaches to research design: quantitative, qualitative, mixed methods, arts‐based, and community‐based participatory research. Chapters on each approach follow a unique format ‐ they present a template for a research proposal and explain in detail how to conceptualise and fill in every section. New Title
RESEARCH DESIGN
Research Design: Quantitative, Qualitative, Mixed Methods, Arts-Based, and Community-Based Participatory Research Approaches
James SpickardPbk | 424pp | 9781483387215 | 01‐Nov‐16A$143 | NZ$165 | Sage Publications Inc
This text offers a fresh and creative approach to the research process, based on decades of teaching experience. The author reorganises the elements of a standard research methods text into an intuitive, 6‐Step model in which six interdependent steps guide decisions, while affording insight into the “whys and hows” behind the research. A wealth of multi‐disciplinary examples demonstrate the model’s simplicity and power. The author’s conversational style makes this text highly readable without sacrificing rigour or depth.
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Research Basics: Design to Data Analysis in Six Steps
Gjoko MuratovskiPbk | 280pp | 9781446275146 | 09‐Jan‐16A$46.99 | NZ$54.99 | Sage Publications Ltd
Design is everywhere: it influences how we live, what we wear, how we communicate, what we buy, and how we behave. In order for designers to design for the real world, defining strategies rather than just implementing them, they need to learn how to understand and solve complex, intricate and often unexpected problems. Research for Designers is an essential toolkit for a design education and every design student who is getting ready to tackle their own research.
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Research for Designers: A Guide to Methods and Practice
Michael Jay Polonsky and David Scott WallePbk | 352pp | 9781452276564 | 06‐May‐14A$112 | NZ$129 | Sage Publications Inc
This practical, step‐by‐step guide shows business students how to successfully conduct a research project, from choosing the topic to presenting the results. The text is divided into sections on preparing and planning the project, undertaking the research, and communicating the results. The authors provide examples of actual research problems to offer practical solutions, and unique to this book is the inclusion of chapters on topics such as supervision, group work, and ethics, and both qualitative and quantitative data analysis.
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Designing and Managing a Research Project: A Business Student`s Guide 3ed
John W CreswellPbk | 304pp | 9781452274614 | 15‐Mar‐13A$93 | NZ$107 | Sage Publications Ltd
In this fourth edition of the title that pioneered the comparison of qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods research design, Creswell includes for each a preliminary consideration of philosophical assumptions, a review of the literature, an assessment of the use of theory in research approaches, and reflections about the importance of writing and ethics in scholarly inquiry. Examples, drawn from various disciplinary fields, are used throughout the text to deepen the reader’s understanding of the discussion.
Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches 4ed (ISE)
Wayne Booth, Gregory Colomb, Joseph WilliaPbk | 336pp | 9780226239736 | 28‐Sep‐16A$38.99 | NZ$45.99 | University of Chicago Press
The Craft of Research has helped generations of researchers at every level to learn how to conduct effective and meaningful research. Conceived by seasoned researchers and educators Wayne C Booth, Gregory G Colomb, and Joseph M Williams, this fundamental work explains how to find and evaluate sources, anticipate and respond to reader reservations, and integrate these pieces into an argument that stands up to reader critique.
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The Craft of Research 4ed
Sharon F Rallis and Gretchen B RossmanPbk | 190pp | 9781462505128 | 02‐May‐12A$65 | NZ$75 | Guilford Publications Inc
Designed to foster 'inquiry‐mindedness', this text prepares graduate students to develop a conceptual framework and conduct inquiry projects that are linked to ongoing conversations in a field. The authors examine different ways of knowing and show how to identify a research question, build arguments and support them with evidence, make informed design decisions, engage in reflective and ethical practices, and produce a written proposal or report.
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The Research Journey: Introduction to Inquiry
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David DaneloPbk | 136pp | 9781626164376 | 03‐Apr‐17A$44.99 | NZ$51.99 | Georgetown University Press
Field research ‐ the collection of information outside a lab or workplace setting ‐ requires skills and knowledge not typically taught in the classroom. Fieldwork demands exploratory inquisitiveness, empathy to encourage interviewees to trust the researcher, and sufficient aptitude to work professionally and return home safely. The Field Researcher’s Handbook provides a practical guide to planning and executing fieldwork and presenting the results.
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The Field Researcher’s Handbook: A Guide to the Art and Science of Professional Fieldwork
Ann DevlinPbk | 504pp | 9781506325125 | 07‐Mar‐17A$114 | NZ$132 | Sage Publications Inc
The Research Experience: Planning, Conducting, and Reporting Research gives students a complete and applied resource to guide them through the research process. Students learn best by doing, so by presenting the information in the order needed to conduct their first formal research project, students will absorb and apply the material more easily to their research project. Starting from the idea that one of the major hurdles in conducting sound research is avoiding biases, the book begins with an examination of biases and faulty assumptions, which is reiterated throughout the book.
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The Research Experience: Planning, Conducting, and Reporting Research
Scott MillerPbk | 480pp | 9781506332017 | 14‐Mar‐17A$164 | NZ$188 | Sage Publications Inc
This classic text successfully provides a comprehensive overview of methods to prepare students to carry out, report, and evaluate research on human development, with a focus on the whole lifespan. Scott Miller explores every step in the research process, from the initial concept to the final written product, covering conceptual issues of experimental design as well as the procedural skills necessary to translate design into research.
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Developmental Research Methods 5ed
Edie HolcombPbk | 272pp | 9781506357256 | 28‐Mar‐17A$59.99 | NZ$69 | Sage Publications Inc
The new reporting requirements under ESSA, combined with the flexibility to act on that data, provide a huge opportunity for education leaders. This is your opportunity to rebuild data processes and rekindle excitement about using data for school and student growth. Getting MORE Excited About USING Data addresses both cultural and technical aspects of using data, starting with underlying beliefs about students, assessment, and individual and collective teacher efficacy.
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Getting MORE Excited About USING Data 3ed
Janie Wilson and Shauna JoyePbk | 488pp | 9781483392141 | 23‐Aug‐16A$166 | NZ$189 | Sage Publications Inc
This innovative text offers a completely integrated approach to teaching research methods and statistics by presenting a research question accompanied by the appropriate methods and statistical procedures needed to address it. Research questions and designs become more complex as chapters progress, building on simpler questions to reinforce student learning. Ancillary Materials
Research Methods and Statistics: An Integrated Approach
David CalveyPbk | 224pp | 9781849203845 | 14‐Apr‐17A$65 | NZ$74 | Sage Publications Ltd
Undercover research is an emotive and controversial field often equated with deception and transgression. Using classic examples and contemporary case studies this book challenges covert research’s dispersed place within the social sciences and rehabilitates its reputation as a powerful research method. Drawing in part on his own undercover research into the night‐time economy of bouncers, the author explores the roots and evolution of covert research; his deft treatment of the fear and fascination within furtive fieldwork is grounded in the practicality of the methods and tools needed to conduct quality research in the field.
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Covert Research: The Art, Politics and Ethics of Undercover Fieldwork
Zina O'LearyPbk | 376pp | 9781473952089 | 08‐Apr‐17A$64 | NZ$74 | Sage Publications Ltd
The ultimate companion to successfully completing your research project. The author guides you through a step‐by‐step approach to research and provides all of the skills and momentum you need to excel. Each stage of a project is clearly set out with best practice highlighted alongside pragmatic advice for tackling research in the real world. The text is packed full of learning features and tools to support your journey.
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The Essential Guide to Doing Your Research Project 3ed
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David Gough, Sandy Oliver and James ThomasPbk | 368pp | 9781473929432 | 25‐Mar‐17A$73 | NZ$84 | Sage Publications Ltd
Focused on actively using systematic review as method, this book provides clear, step‐by‐step advice on the logic and processes of systematic reviewing. Stressing the importance of precision and accuracy, this new edition carefully balances a need for insightful theory with real‐world pragmatism; it introduces a wide range of cutting‐edge approaches to research synthesis including text mining, living reviews and new ideas in mixed methods reviews such as qualitative comparative analysis.
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An Introduction to Systematic Reviews 2ed
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Catherine DawsonPbk | 384pp | 9781473946293 | 10‐Sep‐16A$86 | NZ$99 | Sage Publications Ltd
A sourcebook of exercises, games, scenarios and role plays for research methods tutors, teachers and lecturers, this practical, user‐friendly guide is full of activities that contain clear guidance about the purpose, level and type of activity, along with a range of discussion notes that signpost key issues and research insights. Important terms, related activities and further reading suggestions are included for each activity. Contains ready‐to‐use activities, all of which are also available to be downloaded online.
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100 Activities for Teaching Research Methods
Ranjit KumarPbk | 432pp | 9781446269978 | 21‐Jan‐14A$73 | NZ$85 | Sage Publications Ltd
Written specifically for students with no previous experience of research and research methodology, this new fourth edition breaks the process of designing and doing a research project into eight manageable steps. It 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 analysing qualitative and quantitative data; and writing a research report.
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Research Methodology: A Step-by-Step Guide for Beginners 4ed
Jonathan WilsonPbk | 376pp | 9781446257333 | 17‐Jan‐14A$83 | NZ$97 | Sage Publications Ltd
Concise, authoritative, and jargon‐free, this bestselling introduction to business research is the perfect guide to completing a successful research project. Focused on the essentials needed to understand and apply methodology within a business and management context, this text uses clear examples to demonstrate the how's and whys of effective research. Ancillary Materials
Essentials of Business Research: A Guide to Doing Your Research Project 2ed
David E GrayKit | 752pp | 9781446295311 | 01‐Nov‐13A$93 | NZ$109 | Sage Publications Ltd
The ideal companion for any student undertaking a research project, this book also comes with access to the interactive eBook for 12 months). It guides students through the research process from start to finish setting out the skills needed to design and conduct effective research. Clear, articulate, and comprehensive, it 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, analyse, and present data.
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Doing Research in the Real World 3ed (Paperback and eBook)
Keith PunchPbk | 192pp | 9781473916388 | 01‐Apr‐16A$58.99 | NZ$68 | Sage Publications Ltd
This edition covers all sections of the proposal, telling you all you need to know on how to structure it, bring rigour to your methods section, impress your readers and get your proposal accepted. With practical tips and advice throughout, features include: comprehensive explanation of method and methodology, and how to maximise this crucial section of your proposal; a section on mixed methods; a chapter on how to get it right with ethics; and exercises and activities for each key chapter.
COURSE USE: Suitable for courses across education, nursing, health, and social sciences.
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Developing Effective Research Proposals 3ed
Sophie Laws, Caroline Harper, Nicola JonesPbk | 440pp | 9781446252376 | 28‐Feb‐13A$79 | NZ$89 | Sage Publications Ltd
This text offers a comprehensive guide to commissioning, managing, and undertaking research in development work; it serves both as a practical reference manual and an indispensable learning tool. The text covers the uses and planning of research, the selection of research methods, and the analysis and presentation of research findings ‐ together these provide a complete overview of the entire research process.
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Research for Development: A Practical Guide 2ed
Larry PriceHbk | 552pp | 9781462524778 | 02‐Dec‐16A$156 | NZ$179 | Guilford Publications Inc
This text provides up‐to‐date coverage of psychometric theory, methods, and interpretation of results. Essential topics include measurement and statistical concepts, scaling models, test design and development, reliability, validity, factor analysis, item response theory, and generalisability theory. Also addressed are norming and test equating, topics not typically covered in traditional psychometrics texts.
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Psychometric Methods: Theory into Practice
Chava Frankfort-Nachmias and Anna Leon-GuePbk | 480pp | 9781506347202 | 31‐Jan‐17A$199 | NZ$230 | Sage Publications Inc
This eighth edition of Social Statistics for a Diverse Society continues to emphasise intuition and common sense, while demonstrating the link between the practice of statistics and important social issues. Recognising that today’s students live in a world characterised by a growing diversity and richness of social differences, 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.
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Social Statistics for a Diverse Society (ISE) 8ed
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Sherick Hughes and Julie PenningtonPbk | 272pp | 9781483306766 | 01‐Dec‐16A$87 | NZ$99 | Sage Publications Inc
This text offers students a short introduction to the methodological tools and concepts of autoethnography. The authors describe how autoethnographers go about collecting, analysing, and reporting data. It provides a historical and theoretical background, followed by methods chapters that guide students through the process. It concludes with a section on meta‐synthesising autoethnography, opening up new possibilities for the method.
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Autoethnography: Process, Product, and Possibility for Critical Social Research
Song Yang, Franziska Keller and Lu ZhengPbk | 248pp | 9781483325217 | 01‐Dec‐16A$99 | NZ$114 | Sage Publications Inc
This text is unique in providing both an introduction to the methods of social network analysis (SNA) together with illustrative studies showing its application within a growing number of the social sciences. Its approach is conceptual rather than mathematical, and the applications chapters provide students with rich illustrations of how SNA is used to analyse real‐life empirical network data. Four substantive applications chapters provide examples from work and organisations, criminal justice, health and political science.
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Social Network Analysis: Methods and Examples
Wesley Shrum and Gregory ScottPbk | 160pp | 9781483377216 | 06‐Dec‐16A$69 | NZ$79 | Sage Publications Inc
New technologies like smart phones, online editing software, and YouTube, have turned video ethnography into something that is within reach of students within a conventional course framework. The authors have deliberately left 'sociology' out of the title to make the book more attractive to other disciplines (particularly anthropology) where ethnographic work is often done.
COURSE USE: Suitable for upper level undergraduate and graduate level courses.
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Video Ethnography in Practice: Planning, Shooting, and Editing for Social Analysis
Daniel F Chambliss and Russell K SchuttPbk | 400pp | 9781483380612 | 20‐Jan‐15A$137 | NZ$157 | Sage Publications Inc
At the heart of this book is the authors’ firm belief that understanding research methods is critical to being an informed citizen in our complex, fast‐paced social world. Now in its Fifth Edition, this text helps students achieve that understanding by providing a balanced treatment of qualitative and quantitative methods, integrating substantive examples and research techniques throughout. All essential elements of social research methods are covered, including validity, causation, experimental and quasi‐experimental design, and techniques of analysis.
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Making Sense of the Social World: Methods of Investigation 5ed
Amy Mollett, Cheryl Brumley, Chris Gilson Pbk | 328pp | 9781412962223 | 13‐May‐17A$66 | NZ$74 | Sage Publications Ltd
This dynamic, engaging guide empowers you to go beyond bar charts and jargon‐filled journal articles to bring your research online and present it in a way that highlights and maximises its relevance through social media. Drawing upon a wealth of timely, real‐world examples, the authors present a framework for fully incorporating social media within each step of the research process. A complete ‘how to’ for communicating research through blogs, podcasts, data visualisations, and video, it teaches you how to use social media.
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Communicating Your Research with Social Media: A Practical Guide to Using Blogs, Podcasts, Data Visualisations and Video
John ScottPbk | 280pp | 9781473952126 | 10‐Feb‐17A$75 | NZ$86 | Sage Publications Ltd
Incorporating the most important and cutting‐edge developments in the field, this bestselling text introduces newcomers to the key theories and techniques of social network analysis and guides more experienced analysts in their own research. Expanded and brought right up‐to‐date, this classic text remains the indispensable guide to social network analysis for students, lecturers and researchers throughout the social sciences.
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Social Network Analysis 4ed
Kristina Boreus and Goran BergstromPbk | 302pp | 9781473913752 | 14‐Mar‐17A$67 | NZ$77 | Sage Publications Ltd
A unique anthology of textual analysis methodologies, this text offers a thorough introduction to the key approaches and the tools students need to implement them. Every chapter contains not just the theory behind each methodology, but also its advantages and disadvantages, its problems with ontology and language, and its relationship to studying social phenomenon. Through contemporary and relatable real‐world worked examples, it illustrates different contexts in which a methodology has been successfully used and allows students to see the methods in action and extrapolate the techniques into their own research.
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Analyzing Text and Discourse: Eight Approaches for the Social Sciences
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Malcolm WilliamsPbk | 240pp | 9780857027429 | 08‐Oct‐16A$51.99 | NZ$59.99 | Sage Publications Ltd
This text is an ideal introduction for any student or social researcher hoping to better understand the philosophical issues that inform social research. Williams is the perfect guide providing short focused introductions to key concepts alongside a persuasive and engaging overview of how we interpret and conduct research. The text covers everything from core research methods, to ethical concerns and an exploration of the metaphysics of social life.
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Key Concepts in the Philosophy of Social Research
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Zina O'Leary and Jennifer HuntPbk | 280pp | 9781473913219 | 01‐Jun‐16A$54.99 | NZ$64 | Sage Publications Ltd
Undertaking small‐scale applied workplace‐based research presents a unique set of challenges including how to conduct good research in time pressured situations and how to thrive in unfamiliar work environments. This text will help you to meet these challenges by setting out a step‐by‐step guide to planning, conducting and delivering top quality small‐scale work‐based research projects. In addition this text will help you to adapt quickly to your new surroundings. It will provide a strong strategic skill set that will enable you to navigate the workplace and ensure that your research findings inform organisational decision making.
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Workplace Research: Conducting small-scale research in organizations
Vivienne Waller, Karen Farquharson and DebPbk | 208pp | 9781473913554 | 01‐Dec‐15A$52.99 | NZ$61 | Sage Publications Ltd
Qualitative Social Research employs an accessible approach to present the multiple ways in which criticism enhances research practice. Packed full of relevant, 'real world' examples, it showcases the strengths and pitfalls of each research method, integrating the philosophical groundings of qualitative research with thoughtful overviews of a range of commonly used methods. It explains what makes qualitative sociological research practical, useful and ethical, and is an essential guide to how to undertake research.
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Qualitative Social Research: Contemporary Methods for the Digital Age
Keith F PunchPbk | 408pp | 9781446240939 | 19‐Nov‐13A$68 | NZ$79 | Sage Publications Ltd
Keith Punch takes a fresh look at the entire research process, from formulating a research question to writing up your research. Covering qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods, the text focuses on matching research questions to appropriate methods. Offering concise, balanced coverage, it clearly explains the underlying principles of social research and shows you how to put this understanding into practice.
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Introduction to Social Research: Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches 3ed
Bridget Somekh and Cathy LewinPbk | 368pp | 9781849200158 | 30‐Jan‐11A$73 | NZ$84 | Sage Publications Ltd
This edition introduces key qualitative and quantitative research methodologies and methods, and seeks to draw readers into a community of researchers engaged in reflection on the research process. It also focuses on the inter‐relationship between theory, research design and data analysis, and argument formulation.
COURSE USE: Suitable for postgraduate and masters level students across the social sciences.
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Theory and Methods in Social Research 2ed
Matt Henn, Mark Weinstein and Nick FoardPbk | 368pp | 9781848601796 | 30‐Nov‐09A$77 | NZ$89 | Sage Publications Ltd
This book introduces students and researchers to the key ideas and issues that inform research practice. In it, Henn, Weinstein and Foard provide a clear and easy to understand route map to help readers plan their research project from beginning to end. This text is an essential guide to the theory of research, the practice of research and the best ways to plan and manage your research.
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A Critical Introduction to Social Research 2ed
Jeffrey StantonPbk | 342pp | 9781462530267 | 17‐May‐17A$92 | NZ$106 | Guilford Publications Inc
Engaging and accessible, this text teaches students how to use inferential statistical thinking to check their assumptions, assess evidence about their beliefs, and avoid overinterpreting results that may look more promising than they really are. It provides step‐by‐step guidance for using both classical (frequentist) and Bayesian approaches to inference.
COURSE USE: Suitable for advanced undergraduate or beginning graduate level courses.
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Reasoning with Data: An Introduction to Traditional and Bayesian Statistics Using R
Steven MillerPbk | 752pp | 9780691149554 | 31‐Mar‐17A$69 | NZ$83 | Princeton University Press
For students learning probability, its numerous applications, techniques, and methods can seem intimidating and overwhelming. That's where The Probability Lifesaver steps in. Designed to serve as a complete stand‐alone introduction to the subject or as a supplement for a course, this accessible and user‐friendly textbook helps students comfortably navigate probability's terrain and achieve positive results.
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The Probability Lifesaver: All the Tools You Need to Understand Chance
Neil SalkindPbk | 464pp | 9781506368382 | 02‐May‐17A$136 | NZ$157 | Sage Publications Inc
Neil J. Salkind guides readers through the fundamentals of tests and measurement, using the conversational writing style and straightforward presentation techniques that have made his book Statistics for People Who (Think They) Hate Statistics an international bestseller. He provides an overview of the design of tests, the use of tests, and some of the basic social, political, and legal issues that the process of testing involves.
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Tests and Measurement for People Who (Think They) Hate Tests and Measurement 3ed
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Joseph Hair, Marko Sarstedt, Christian RinPbk | 272pp | 9781483377391 | 09‐May‐17A$58.99 | NZ$68 | Sage Publications Inc
Advanced Issues in Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling provides a practical and applied description of advanced issues in PLS‐SEM. The authors combine simple explanations of complex statistical concepts with examples and case studies that students can follow using datasets available with the book. Instead of providing technical descriptions of the concepts with a multitude of formulae, the text focuses on the appropriate analysis of data and interpretation of outputs.
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Advanced Issues in Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling
Jerome Frieman, Donald Saucier and Stuart Hbk | 528pp | 9781483358598 | 28‐Feb‐17A$146 | NZ$168 | Sage Publications Inc
This text is intended for first year graduate students and advanced undergraduate students in the behavioural sciences who possess some knowledge of the standard basic statistical methods, but who have not been taught the statistical principles that underlie the proper use of these methods. The authors introduce all topics using a running example related to specific antisocial behaviours ‐ cyberbullying, stereotyping, prejudice, and discrimination ‐ drawing real data from ongoing research studies on these behaviours.
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Principles and Methods of Statistical Analysis
Kieth Carlson and Jennifer WinquistPbk | 656pp | 9781483378732 | 31‐Jan‐17A$139 | NZ$159 | Sage Publications Inc
In this second edition, the authors encourage an active approach to learning statistics. While the chapters introduce basic and key concepts, this text is unique in the depth of its active pedagogical approach. Reading questions throughout reinforce difficult concepts and guide student learning; activities accompanied by learning objectives, scenarios, problem sets, and quiz questions give students the opportunity to test or demonstrate their understanding of basic concepts while they read detailed explanations of more complex statistical concepts.
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An Introduction to Statistics: An Active Learning Approach 2ed
Walter LeitePbk | 224pp | 9781452288888 | 29‐Nov‐16A$86 | NZ$99 | Sage Publications Inc
This practical book uses a step‐by‐step analysis of realistic examples to help students understand the theory and code for implementing propensity score analysis with the R statistical language. With a comparison of both well‐established and cutting‐edge propensity score methods, the text highlights where solid guidelines exist to support best practices and where there is scarcity of research.
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Practical Propensity Score Methods Using R
Larry Schroeder, David Sjoquist and Paula Pbk | 120pp | 9781506332888 | 27‐Nov‐16A$37.99 | NZ$43.99 | Sage Publications Inc
This concise text presents the fundamentals of regression analysis in an intuitive way, together with applied examples. It starts with linear regression and multiple linear regression, covers hypothesis testing, and extends to the multiple regression model. The Second Edition includes numerous changes and clarification made in response to reviewer feedback, updated examples and a broader range of examples from across the social sciences, and references to modern software output with datasets in an appendix and on an accompanying website.
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Understanding Regression Analysis: An Introductory Guide 2ed
Herschel KnappPbk | 312pp | 9781506341002 | 01‐Nov‐16A$132 | NZ$149 | Sage Publications Inc
The updated edition of Herschel Knapp’s friendly and practical introduction to statistics shows students how to properly select, process, and interpret statistics without heavy emphasis on theory, formula derivations, or abstract mathematical concepts. Each chapter is structured to answer questions that students most want answered: What statistical test should I use for this situation? How do I set up the data? How do I run the test?
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Introductory Statistics Using SPSS 2ed
Joseph Hair, G Hult, Christian Ringle and Pbk | 384pp | 9781483377445 | 01‐Apr‐16A$74 | NZ$85 | Sage Publications Inc
Written by developers of SmartPLS, the software used in partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS‐SEM), this practical guide provides concise instructions on how to use this evolving statistical technique to conduct research and obtain solutions. Featuring the latest research, new examples, and expanded discussions throughout, the second edition is designed to be easily understood by students with limited statistical and mathematical training who want to pursue research opportunities in new ways.
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A Primer on Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) 2ed
Michael Lewis-Beck and Colin Lewis-BeckPbk | 120pp | 9781483381473 | 24‐Jul‐15A$37.99 | NZ$43.99 | Sage Publications Inc
This bestselling introduction to regression is known for its readability and clarity. Applied Regression 2edorganises the material logically and in a way that students find easy to follow. It provides the reader with applied examples, and without too much unnecessary derivation of mathematical formulae.
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John MacInnesPbk | 336pp | 9781446285770 | 09‐Jan‐17A$72 | NZ$83 | Sage Publications Ltd
John MacInnes takes the fear out of statistics for students, and helps to raise the standards of their quantitative methods skills, by clearly and accessibly introducing all that’s needed to know about using secondary data and working with IBM SPSS Statistics. Using case studies and video animations to illustrate each step of the research, this book provides students with the quantitative analysis skills they will need to pass their course, complete their research project and compete in the job market.
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An Introduction to Secondary Data Analysis with IBM SPSS Statistics
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Mehmet Mehmetoglu and Tor JakobsenPbk | 376pp | 9781473913233 | 22‐Nov‐16A$79 | NZ$94 | Sage Publications Ltd
Clear, intuitive and written with the social science student in mind, this text represents the ideal combination of statistical theory and practice. It focuses on questions that can be answered using statistics and addresses common themes and problems in a straightforward, easy‐to‐follow manner. The text carefully combines the conceptual aspects of statistics with detailed technical advice providing both the ‘why’ of statistics and the ‘how’. This excellent text will give anyone doing statistical research in the social sciences the theoretical, technical and applied knowledge needed to succeed.
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Applied Statistics Using Stata: A Guide for the Social Sciences
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Neil SalkindPbk | 552pp | 9781506361161 | 01‐Nov‐16A$142 | NZ$164 | Sage Publications Ltd
Help your students succeed in statistics with this easy‐to‐understand and informative bestseller! Statistics for People Who (Think They) Hate Statistics promises to ease student anxiety around an often intimidating subject with a humorous, personable, and informative approach. Salkind guides students through various statistical procedures, beginning with descriptive statistics, correlation, and graphical representation of data, and ending with inferential techniques and analysis of variance.
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Statistics for People Who (Think They) Hate Statistics (ISE) 6ed
Andy FieldPbk | 768pp | 9781446210451 | 07‐Jun‐16A$89 | NZ$107 | Sage Publications Ltd
Once again, bestselling author and award‐winning teacher Andy Field hasn't just broken the traditional textbook mould with his new textbook, he has forged in the fire of his imagination the only statistics book on the market with a terrifying probability bridge, zombies and talking cats! Field's unique approach introduces students across the social sciences to the importance and relevance of statistics in a lavishly illustrated format and style. By weaving in a compelling narrative, the text gently introduces students to statistics to overcome traditional anxiety around the subject and offers a vibrant alternative to the dullness of typical offerings.
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An Adventure in Statistics: The Reality Enigma
Andy FieldKit | 952pp | 9781473972506 | 21‐Nov‐15A$148 | NZ$173 | Sage Publications Ltd
With its ground‐breaking structure and pedagogical approach, Discovering Statistics Using IBM SPSS Statistics is described as one of the most imaginative, engaging and fun‐spirited textbooks of the 21st Century. Andy Field’s distinctive teaching style filters into the text combining humor, a host of interesting real‐world research examples and characters that play central pedagogical roles, all with the intention of making complex statistical theory and SPSS material accessible for students and lecturers alike.
Discovering Statistics Using IBM SPSS Statistics (With SPSS Vers 23 on USB) 4ed
Peter A RogersonPbk | 424pp | 9781446295731 | 27‐Dec‐14A$85 | NZ$98 | Sage Publications Ltd
How do beginning students of statistics for geography learn to fully understand the key concepts and apply the principal techniques? This text, now in its fourth edition, provides exactly that resource. Accessibly written, and focused on student learning, it’s a statistics 101 that includes definitions, examples, and exercises throughout.
COURSE USE: Undergraduate students of quantitative geography and statistical analysis/methods in geography.
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Statistical Methods for Geography: A Student's Guide 4ed
Andy FieldPbk | 952pp | 9781446249185 | 27‐Jan‐13A$119 | NZ$139 | Sage Publications Ltd
With its ground‐breaking structure and pedagogical approach, Discovering Statistics Using IBM SPSS Statistics is described as one of the most imaginative, engaging and fun‐spirited textbooks of the 21st Century. Andy Field’s distinctive teaching style filters into the text combining humour, a host of interesting real‐world research examples and characters that play central pedagogical roles, all with the intention of making complex statistical theory and SPSS material accessible for students and lecturers alike.
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Discovering Statistics Using IBM SPSS Statistics 4ed
Andy Field, Jeremy Miles and Zoe FieldPbk | 992pp | 9781446200469 | 23‐Mar‐12A$134 | NZ$157 | Sage Publications Ltd
Keeping the uniquely humorous and self‐depreciating style that has made students across the world fall in love with Andy Field's books, this text takes 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 throughout the world.
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Matthias Scherer and Jan-frederik MaiPbk | 350pp | 9789813149991 | 30‐Jun‐17A$123 | NZ$139 | World Scientific Publishing Co
This book provides the background on simulating copulas and multivariate distributions in general. It unifies the scattered literature on the simulation of various families of copulas as well as on different construction principles. The book is self‐contained and unified in presentation and can be used as a textbook for graduate and advanced undergraduate students with a firm background in stochastics. Besides the theoretical foundation, ready‐to‐implement algorithms and many examples make the book a valuable tool for anyone who is applying the methodology.
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Simulating Copulas: Stochastic Models, Sampling Algorithms And Applications 2ed
Odile PonsHbk | 308pp | 9789813143982 | 04‐Nov‐16A$189 | NZ$218 | World Scientific Publishing Co
This book introduces classical inequalities in vector and functional spaces with applications to probability. It also develops new extensions of the analytical inequalities, with sharper bounds and generalisations to the sum or the supremum of random variables, to martingales and to transformed Brownian motions. The proofs of many new results are presented in great detail. Original tools are developed for spatial point processes and stochastic integration with respect to local martingales in the plane.
COURSE USE: Suitable for graduate students.
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Inequalities In Analysis And Probability 2ed
Evan M Berman and Evan BermanPbk | 390pp | 9781506364315 | 15‐Jan‐17A$145 | NZ$166 | CQ Press
Known for its brevity and student‐friendly approach, Essential Statistics for Public Managers and Policy Analysts remains one of the most popular introductory books on statistics for public policy and public administration students, using carefully selected examples tailored specifically for them. The Fourth Edition continues to offer a conceptual understanding of statistics that can be applied readily to the real‐life challenges of public administrators and policy analysts.
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Essential Statistics for Public Managers and Policy Analysts 4ed
Charles MacArthur, Steve Graham and Jill FPbk | 464pp | 9781462529315 | 01‐Nov‐16A$87 | NZ$99 | Guilford Publications Inc
The definitive reference in the field, this volume synthesises current knowledge on writing development and instruction at all grade levels. Prominent scholars examine numerous facets of writing from sociocultural, cognitive, linguistic, neuroscience, and new literacy/technological perspectives. The volume reviews the evidence base for widely used instructional approaches, including those targeting particular components of writing.
COURSE USE: Serves as a text in graduate‐level courses on writing instruction.
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Handbook of Writing Research 2ed
Stephanie EvergreenPbk | 280pp | 9781506353128 | 21‐Jun‐17A$88 | NZ$99 | Sage Publications Inc
Presenting Data Effectively, Second Edition focuses on the best possible communication strategies for anyone working with data. It teaches how colour and text can be applied with graphics and arranged in such a way that posters, slides, graphs, and reports communicate your data effectively. The book draws on findings from fields like vision science, cognitive psychology, communications, and graphic design and applies them to the everyday reporting and dissemination taking place in higher education and the professional world.
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Presenting Data Effectively: Communicating Your Findings for Maximum Impact 2ed
Gary ThomasPbk | 320pp | 9781473948877 | 10‐Jun‐17A$59.99 | NZ$69 | Sage Publications Ltd
With more advice on concluding, writing up and presenting research, using social media and digital methods, and understanding what supervisors want and how to work with them, the third edition of this bestselling title continues to lead the way as an essential guide for anyone undertaking a research project in the applied social sciences. Setting out a clear and detailed road map, Gary Thomas guides the reader through the different stages of a research project, explaining key steps and processes at each level in refreshingly jargon‐free terms.
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How to Do Your Research Project: A Guide for Students in Education and Applied Social Sciences 3ed
Lynn NygaardPbk | 240pp | 9781473903937 | 11‐Mar‐17A$55.99 | NZ$65 | Sage Publications Ltd
Using real‐world cases, student vignettes, and reflective questions, Lynn leads you through the A to Zen of the writing process, building your confidence as well as developing your skills. Going beyond the standard ‘how to survive’ advice, this inspiring writing guide empowers you to develop the voice, tone, and critical engagement required for you to thrive at Master’s level.New Title
Writing Your Master's Thesis: From A to Zen
Gillian RosePbk | 456pp | 9781473948907 | 29‐Mar‐16A$83 | NZ$97 | Sage Publications Ltd
Now in its fourth edition, Visual Methodologies: An Introduction to Researching with Visual Materials is a bestselling critical guide to the study and analysis of visual culture. Existing chapters have been fully updated to offer a rigorous examination and demonstration of an individual methodology in a clear and structured style. This text appeals to all students looking to get to grips with the complex debates and ideas in visual analysis and interpretation.
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