Reference and Methodology
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Evaluating Health Interventions: Introduction To Evaluation of Health Treatments, Services Policies and Organizational Interventions (UK Edition)
by John Ovretveit  Synopsis An overview of the range of approaches to evaluation, this book is aimed at researchers who need to know the strengths and weaknesses of the different approaches. It describes principles, concepts and methods for evaluating health treatments, services...
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Policy Research in Educational Settings: Contested Terrain (UK Edition)
by Jennifer Ozga Synopsis This text argues for independent, critical research on education policy in the context of attacks on the quality and usefulness of educational research in general. It takes issue with the argument that education policy research should be limited to work...
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Qualitative Research Methods #05: The Clinical Perspective in Fieldwork
by Edgar H. Schein Synopsis Most writing on qualitative research deals with the role of the ethnographer in a given culture, organization, or some other setting. The ethnographer is an invisible recorder of the nature of this setting, unobtrusive and not affecting the daily...
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A History of Women Philosophers 1/600bc - 500 Ad
by M. E. Waithe Synopsis This first volume in a set of four chronicles the contributions women have made to that most abstract of intellectual disciplines, philosophy....
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Evaluation Methodology Basics: The Nuts and Bolts of Sound Evaluation
by Jane Davidson Publisher Comments This book introduces evaluation by focusing on the main kinds of `big picture' questions that evaluations usually need to answer, and how the nature of such questions are linked to evaluation methodology choices...
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Cross-Cultural Survey Methods (Wiley Series in Survey Methodology)
by Janet Harkness Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. 359-399) and indexes....
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Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences #01: Analysis of Variance
by Gudmund R. Iversen Synopsis The authors have improved on their widely used first edition by providing updated examples, adding material on how to do ANOVA using statistical packages for microcomputers, linking the use of ANOVA to regression analysis, and enchancing their discussion...
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Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences #61: Multiple Comparisons
by Alan J Klockars Synopsis Describes the most important methods used to investigate differences between levels of an independent variable within an experimental design. Readers will learn not only how to conduct multiple comparisons in experimental designs but also how to better...
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Research Ethics for Social Scientists
by Mark Israel Publisher Comments `This is an excellent book which can be recommended both to the professional ethicist seeking to situate research ethics for a social scientific audience and to social scientists seeking an overview of the current ethical landscape of their discipline' -...
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Counterfactuals and Causal Inference
by Stephen L. Morgan Publisher Comments Did mandatory busing programs in the 1970s increase the school achievement of disadvantaged minority youth? Does obtaining a college degree increase an individual's labor market earnings? Did the use of a butterfly ballot in some Florida counties in the...
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Dyadic Data Analysis (Methodology in the Social Sciences)
by David A. Kenny Publisher Comments The first book on the subject, this unique resource is comprehensive and authoritative. The authors' approach has wide applications for analyzing data related to couples, siblings, friends, coworkers, parent-child, doctor-patient pairs, and more. They...
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Quantitative Research for the Behavioral Sciences
by Celia C. Reaves Publisher Comments Using an informal approach, this is an introduction to a broad range of research methods; presumes no prior experience with statistics and emphasizes theoretical underpinnings and practical applications. Topics include the philosophy of science, the...
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Making Sense a Students Guide To Research 3RD Edition
by Margot Northey Publisher Comments Designed especially for students in the social sciences, this book outlines the general principles of style, grammar, and usage, while covering such issues as how to conduct sociological research, how to write reports, and how to document sources. This...
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Describing and Interpreting
by Sandy Macrae Publisher Comments Open Learning Units offer a very flexible approach to the teaching of psychology. They are designed to be more than sufficient for the purposes of A/S and A-Level psychology, and the applied emphasis will appeal to various vocational courses such as...
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Pocket Handbook for Psychology (2ND 04 Edition)
by Laurie G. Kirszner Publisher Comments This truly portable reference guide, offering coverage of all of the topics that you would expect to find in a bigger and more expensive handbook, now can be customized for nine different disciplines!...
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The Action Research Dissertation: A Guide for Students and Faculty
by Gary L. Anderson Publisher Comments `This book fills an important gap in the action research literature by specifically addressing the growing practice of action research master's studies and doctoral dissertations in colleges and universities throughout the world. Like the authors...
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Sage Classics Series #01: Social Experimentation
by Donald Thomas Campbell Synopsis This book provides researchers, evaluators, and graduate students with a user-friendly presentation of Donald T. Campbell??'s essential work (including his thoughts on some of his classic works) in social experimentation. The book includes Campbell??'s...
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Don't Kill in Our Names: Families of Murder Victims Speak Out Against the Death Penalty
by Rachel King Publisher Comments Rachel King offers us the stories of families who understand the powerful reality that taking another life in the name of justice only perpetuates the tragedy. I encourage others to read these stories to better understand their journey from despair and...
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Researching the Margins: Strategies for Ethical and Rigorous Research with Marginalised Communities
by Marian (edt) Pitts Publisher Comments Increasingly, social researchers are engaging with marginalized communities and becoming aware of their obligations to those they research. This book identifies issues associated with researching in what have traditionally been recognised as "hard to...
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Central Tendency and Variability (92 Edition)
by Herbert F. Weisberg Synopsis Using a clear, expository style that builds from simple to more complex topics, Weisberg explains how to measure the center and variation on a single variable. Beginning with an exploration of how to measure variables with different numeric or nonnumeric...
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