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'This book is refreshing, both as an addition to the general literature and as a text that considers cultural and social issues in studies relating to improving the situation of vulnerable people…. [T]his book will be a helpful, accessible and interesting resource for...
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SAGE Publications Ltd
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2006-12-11
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'This book is jam-packed with a wide range of material related to qualitative research…. [T]his is a quality text and has much to offer the reader, especially the novice researcher' - Nurse Researcher
`This comprehensive collection of almost 40 chapters - each written...
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SAGE Publications Ltd
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2006-11-15
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This much-anticipated Second Edition presents an informative and accessible account of survey research. It guides the reader through the main theoretical and practical aspects of the subject and illustrates the application of survey methods through examples. Thoroughly...
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SAGE Publications Ltd
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2006-11-15
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'This is a very valuable book for statisticians and users of statistics. It contains a remarkable number of statistical tests which are currently available and useful for practical purposes' - Statistical Papers
This expanded and updated Third Edition of Gopal Kanji's...
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SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2006-07-18
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'This handbook thoroughly covers all aspects of evaluation, yet isn't too technical to understand. It offers everything an organization needs to know to get the most out of evaluation' - Nonprofit World
`The Handbook succeeds in capturing and presenting evaluation's...
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SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2006-07-10
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An essential companion for students across the social and health sciences, this text provides a wide-ranging coverage of qualitative methods complemented by extended illustration from the array of academic disciplines in which qualitative research is found and...
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SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2006-07-06
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This accessible and wide-ranging book is an invaluable introductory guide through the choices to be made when deciding how to report research. Writing and Presenting Research covers research written as theses and dissertations; chapters, books, reports and articles in...
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SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2006-06-15
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Bringing together the work of over eighty leading academics and researchers worldwide to produce the definitive reference and research tool for the social sciences, The SAGE Dictionary of Social Research Methods contains more than 230 entries providing the widest...
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SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2006-04-18
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In this important new book, Ray Pawson examines the recent spread of evidence-based policy making across the Western world. Few major public initiatives are mounted these days in the absence of a sustained attempt to evaluate them. Programmes are tried, tried and tried...
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SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2006-04-07
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In Action Research: Living Theory, Jean McNiff and Jack Whitehead set out their vision for action research in the 21st Century.
This is a passionate, and compelling book, that defines the philosophy behind action research and the process of doing action research for...
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SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2006-03-15
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`The book has no competitor; it summarises the development of the method, follows through all stages of research from accessing subjects through design to analysing diary information as data, and considers how the method can best be exploited and used. No other book...
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SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2006-01-24
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'This is an excellent collection of papers which celebrates the best of traditional approaches to fieldwork, whilst also looking to its future. The Handbook will quickly become essential reading for the novice and experienced fieldworker across many of the social...
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SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2006-01-05
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Understanding and Using Advanced Statistics is a comprehensive, practical guide for postgraduate students advising how and when to use more advanced statistical methods. Perfect for students without a mathematical background, the authors refresh important basics such as...
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SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2005-11-29
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Digital culture and digital technologies have rapidly become unavoidable and essential forms of social experience and communication in our emerging globalised society. If we want to attempt to analyse and understand our technology-saturated society, and all its new...
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SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2005-10-14
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'Jane Elliott's examination of the use of "narrative" within the broad context of social science inquiry is a must-read for both qualitative and quantitative researchers, novice and expert alike' - Journal of Advanced Nursing
`This important book does an impressive job...
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SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2005-05-17
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This definitive guide to successfully publishing social science research demonstrates that completing a project is only the first phase of research. Dissemination is the second phase, and it requires specific skills and knowledge.
The Academics' Guide to Publishing:...
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SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2005-04-19
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Analysis of variance (ANOVA) constitutes the main set of statistical methods used by students and researchers to analyse data from experiments. This expertly written textbook adopts a pioneering approach to ANOVA with an emphasis on confidence intervals rather than...
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SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2004-11-02
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`The authors make excellent use of illustrative examples' - Reference Reviews
The SAGE Dictionary of Statistics provides students and researchers with an accessible and definitive resource to use when studying statistics in the social sciences, reading research reports...
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SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2004-05-18
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This book provides an excellent reference guide to basic theoretical arguments, practical quantitative techniques and the methodologies that the majority of social science researchers are likely to require for postgraduate study and beyond. Diagrams and tables are used...
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SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2004-04-21
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`This clearly written and user-friendly book is ideal for students or researchers who wish to get a basic, but solid grasp of a topic and see how it fits with other topics. By following the links a student can easily and efficiently build up a clear conceptual map of...
Editeur :
SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2004-03-18
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