Material Methods: Researching and Thinking with Things (Woodward Sophie)(Paperback)

Material Methods: Researching and Thinking with Things (Woodward Sophie)(Paperback)

How do you research materiality and material culture? How do you use material 'things' to research social life? Exploring a range of tools and approaches, Material Methods: Researching and Thinking with Things is a practical and inspiring guide to researching the material world. Covering the

Researching Health: Qualitative, Quantitative and Mixed Methods (Saks Mike)(Paperback)

Saks and Allsop′s Researching Health offers a comprehensive introduction to research methods for health care students and practitioners. The new third edition includes important theoretical updates, and further international content, with contributors from the UK, Italy, Japan, New Zealand,

Researching Communications: A Practical Guide to Methods in Media and Cultural Analysis (Deacon David)(Paperback)

The new edition of the highly respected Researching Communications is a comprehensive and authoritative guide to researching media and communication. Introducing the major research methods, giving examples of research analysis, and offering practical step-by-step guidance in clear language,

Designing and Conducting Mixed Methods Research (Creswell John W.)(Paperback / softback)

Combining the latest thinking about mixed methods research designs with practical, step-by-step guidance, the Third Edition now covers seven mixed methods designs, with accompanying journal articles in the back of the book illustrating each of these

Researching Internet Governance: Methods, Frameworks, Futures (Denardis Laura)(Paperback)

Scholars from a range of disciplines discuss research methods, theories, and conceptual approaches in the study of internet governance. The design and governance of the internet has become one of the most pressing geopolitical issues of our era. The stability of the economy, democracy, and the

Qualitative Methods in Tourism Research: Theory and Practice (Hillman Wendy)(Paperback)

This volume seeks to expose and illustrate new approaches and thinking in qualitative methods that are being developed and implemented in tourism research. The chapters present an opportunity for social researchers from a range of disciplines to examine how to adapt the wide variety of qualitative

Research Methods for History (Faire Lucy)(Paperback)

Research Methods for History encourages those researching the past to think creatively about the wide range of methods currently in use, to understand how these methods are used and what historical insights they can

Researching Communications: A Practical Guide to Methods in Media and Cultural Analysis (Deacon David)(Pevná vazba)

The new edition of the highly respected Researching Communications is a comprehensive and authoritative guide to researching media and communication. Researching Communications, Third Edition is an invaluable guide to performing and analysing research tasks, introducing the major research methods,

Designing and Conducting Mixed Methods Research (Creswell John W.)(Paperback)

Combining the latest thinking in the field with practical, step-by-step guidance, the Third Edition of John W. Creswell and Vicki L. Plano Clark's Designing and Conducting Mixed Methods Research now covers seven mixed methods designs with accompanying journal articles illustrating each design. The

Mundane Methods: Innovative Ways to Research the Everyday (Holmes Helen)(Paperback)

Mundane Methods brings together an exciting array of interdisiplinary approaches to researching the extra-ordinary everyday. Covering themes of materials and memories, emotions and senses, and mobilities and motion, the collection is a practical, hands-on guide for students and scholars interested

Demographic Methods and Concepts (Rowland Don)(Paperback)

Demographic Methods and Concepts presents the methods most commonly needed to work with statistical materials on population at national, regional, and local levels. Unlike other texts in the field, this book uses clear non-technical language throughout to make demographic techniques accessible to a

Teaching and Researching Speaking (Hughes Rebecca)(Paperback)

Teaching and Researching Speaking provides an overview of the main approaches to researching spoken language and their practical application to teaching, classroom materials, and assessment. The history and current practices of teaching and researching speaking are presented through the lens of

Researching Crime and Justice: Tales from the Field (Westmarland Louise)(Paperback)

This book provides an introduction to research and some of the methods in the field of crime and justice and related areas, including police, prisons and criminal justice policy making. Less a dry 'how to' book, it is concerned rather to provide a wide-ranging discussion that illustrates the kind

The Tears of Things: Melancholy and Physical Objects (Schwenger Peter)(Paperback)

We surround ourselves with material things that are invested with memories but can only stand for what we have lost. Physical objects--such as one's own body--situate and define us; yet at the same time they are fundamentally indifferent to us. The melancholy of this rift is a rich source of

Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology (Coolican Hugh)(Paperback)

The seventh edition of Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology provides students with the most readable and comprehensive survey of research methods, statistical concepts and procedures in psychology today. Assuming no prior knowledge, this bestselling text takes you through every stage of

My Life with Things: The Consumer Diaries (Chin Elizabeth)(Paperback)

Unconventional and provocative, My Life with Things is Elizabeth Chin's meditation on her relationship with consumer goods and a critical statement on the politics and method of anthropology. Chin centers the book on diary entries that focus on everyday items--kitchen cabinet knobs, shoes, a

Logical Methods: The Art of Thinking Abstractly and Mathematically (Antonsen Roger)(Paperback)

Many believe mathematics is only about calculations, formulas, numbers, and strange letters. But mathematics is much more than just crunching numbers or manipulating symbols. Mathematics is about discovering patterns, uncovering hidden structures, finding counterexamples, and thinking logically

Genealogy: Essential Research Methods (Osborn Helen)(Pevná vazba)

The ideal companion for anybody researching their family tree. It provides advice and inspiration on methods and problem-solving and helps the amateur family historian understand what successful professionals do to get results, and why we should copy

Teaching and Researching Reading (Grabe William)(Paperback)

Now in its third edition, Teaching and Researching Reading charts the field of reading (first and second language) systematically and coherently for the benefit of language teaching practitioners, students, and researchers. This volume provides background on how reading works and how reading

Creating Thinking Classrooms: Leading Educational Change for This Century (Gini-Newman Garfield)(Paperback)

Reinvigorating today's schools with quality thinking Critical, creative and collaborative thinking should be at the center of all 21st century teaching and learning. Creating Thinking Classrooms is loaded with examples, stories and strategies for reinvigorating schools through quality thinking

Thinking. Loving. Doing - Glorify God With Heart And Mind (Warren Rick)(Paperback / softback)

Challenge of Things - Thinking Through Troubled Times (Grayling Professor A. C.)(Paperback / softback)

Researching Family Narratives (Phoenix Ann)(Paperback)

This edited book guides students and researchers through the processes of researching everyday stories about families. Showcasing the wide range methods and data sources currently used in narrative research, it features: Examples of real research into historical and contemporary family practices

AQA A-level Sociology Student Guide 3: Crime and deviance with theory and methods (O'Leary Dave)(Paperback / softback)