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Decolonizing Methodologies: Research and Indigenous Peoples
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Decolonizing Methodologies: Research and Indigenous Peoples
by Linda Tuhiwai Smith

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From the vantage point of the colonized, the term 'research' is inextricably linked with European colonialism; the ways in which scientific research has been implicated in the worst excesses of imperialism remains a powerful remembered history for many...
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Life Under Pressure: Mortality and Living Standards in Europe and Asia, 1700-1900 (Eurasian Populations and Family History Series)
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Life Under Pressure: Mortality and Living Standards in Europe and Asia, 1700-1900 (Eurasian Populations and Family History Series)
by Tommy Bengtsson

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This highly original book -- the first in a series analyzing historical population behavior in Europe and Asia -- pioneers a new approach to the comparative analysis of societies in the past. Using techniques of event history analysis, the authors...
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Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches
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Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches
by John W. Creswell

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 228-236) and indexes....
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Discovering Statistics Using SPSS for Windows - With CD (2ND 05 Edition)
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Discovering Statistics Using SPSS for Windows - With CD (2ND 05 Edition)
by Andy Field

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Get the Statistics Book That's Sweeping the Nation Appropriate for All Levels--Undergraduate to Doctorate Programs in Every Discipline This new edition of Field's bestselling textbook provides students of statistical methods with everything they need to...
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Basics of Qualitative Research: Techniques and Procedures for Developing Grounded Theory
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Basics of Qualitative Research: Techniques and Procedures for Developing Grounded Theory
by Juliet M. Corbin

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The Third Edition of the bestselling??Basics of Qualitative Research: Techniques and Procedures for Developing Grounded Theory??continues to offer immensely practical advice and technical expertise to aid researchers in making sense of their collected...
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Qualitative Data Analysis: An Expanded Sourcebook
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Qualitative Data Analysis: An Expanded Sourcebook
by Matthew B. Miles

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This is not a book about how to collect qualitative data but rather what to do with qualitative data that have been collected. . . . For evaluators who work with qualitative data, this book provides a wealth of ideas on organizing, analyzing, and...
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Sociology (Cliffs Quick Review) - Study Notes
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Sociology (Cliffs Quick Review) - Study Notes
by George D. Zgourides

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CliffsQuickReview course guides cover the essentials of your toughest classes. Get a firm grip on core concepts and key material, and test your newfound knowledge with review questions. CliffsQuickReview Sociology provides you with an in-depth review of...
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Heuristic Research
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Heuristic Research
by Clark E. Moustakas

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A gem . . . . It is most definitely a work of major significance both historically and methodologically . . . . You???ve got a classic on your hands. As for me and some of my colleagues . . . you will have our personal and classroom orders the moment the...
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Qualitative Research Methods #13: The Long Interview
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Qualitative Research Methods #13: The Long Interview
by Grant Mccracken

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Continue s] the high quality of previously published volumes in the Sage series on qualitative research methods. Grant McCracken shows how the long interview can be devised in order to understand respondents in their own terms, the use of prompts to...
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Doing Your Education Research Project
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Doing Your Education Research Project
by Neil Burton

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This accessible book guides you through the whole process of successfully organising and completing your education research project. The authors aim to provide you with the confidence and skills to engage in research which leads to qualification and can...
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After Progress: American Social Reform and European Socialism in the Twentieth Century
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After Progress: American Social Reform and European Socialism in the Twentieth Century
by Norman Birnbaum

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The twentieth century witnessed a profound shift in both socialism and social reform. In the early 1900s, social reform seemed to offer a veritable religion of redemption, but by the century's end, while socialism remained a vibrant force in European...
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Doing Qualitative Research: A Comprehensive Guide
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Doing Qualitative Research: A Comprehensive Guide
by Amir Marvasti

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The Indispensable, Bestselling Qualitative Textbook is??Now Chock-Full of Examples and Pedagogy for the North American Market David Silverman??'s seminal Doing Qualitative Research, originally written primarily for the European market, has been...
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Research and Evaluation in Education and Psychology (2ND 05 Edition)
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Research and Evaluation in Education and Psychology (2ND 05 Edition)
by Donna M. Mertens

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At last a research and evaluation 'how to text' that speaks to the epistemological and practical questions of how to use this tool to improve conditions for society's marginalized groups. --Ricardo Millett, President and CEO, Woods Fund This new edition...
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Qualitative Research and Evaluation Methods (3RD 02 Edition)
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Qualitative Research and Evaluation Methods (3RD 02 Edition)
by Michael Patton

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-- Integrates and makes sense of the great volume of qualitative works published in the past decade -- Offers strategies for enhancing quality and credibility of qualitative findings by presenting a new framework for differentiating five contrasting and...
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Doing Urban Research (93 Edition)
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Doing Urban Research (93 Edition)
by Gregory D. Andranovich

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"The book's focus on applied urban research would seem to make it particularly useful to nonacademic researchers. Because it condenses a lot of information into a limited amount of space, however, the work will benefit from use in a classroom setting...
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The Encyclopedia of Social Work (Encyclopedia of Social Work)
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The Encyclopedia of Social Work (Encyclopedia of Social Work)
by Terry Mizrahi

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A new, completely updated, revised and expanded 20th edition of this essential work coming February 2008 -- Order now and take advantage of our special prepublication price! Oxford University Press and The National Association of Social Workers are proud...
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Transpersonal Research Methods in the Social Sciences
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Transpersonal Research Methods in the Social Sciences
by Rosemarie (edt) Anderson

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There is no shortage of research methods that are easily applied to the study of everyday human experience. How, though, does one attempt to study extraordinary human experiences ultimate values and meanings, peak experiences, transcendence, and...
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International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences, 2nd Edition, 9 Volumes
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International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences, 2nd Edition, 9 Volumes
by William A. (edt) Darity

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This 9-volume study of social sciences is a successor to the Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences (ESS, 1930-1935) and the initial set of the International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences (IESS, 1968) -- two groundbreaking MacMillan works that...
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Qualitative Research Methods #37: The Active Interview
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Qualitative Research Methods #37: The Active Interview
by James A. Holstein

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The book provides an academic basis for discussion and development of active interviewing methods. . . . The ideas raised. . . will be interesting and valuable to those involved in developing new methodologies in qualitative research and interviewing...
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Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences #50: Multiple Regression in Practice
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Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences #50: Multiple Regression in Practice
by William Dale Berry

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The authors provide a systematic treatment of the major problems involved in using regression analysis. They clearly and concisely discuss the consequences of violating the assumptions of the regression model, procedures for detecting violations, and...
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