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Bestselling reference and text, now updated: 35% new material encompasses extensive updates, the release of PROCESS for R, and new code for R with every example. *Provides the only documentation for PROCESS v3, Hayes' free macro for SPSS, SAS, and R that takes the computational burden off the researcher. *Includes tips and advice, and explains each step in an analysis using compelling examples from real studies (for example, workplace dynamics, media influences).

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The second edition of a text mapping directly onto a core module of the undergraduate social work degree: theories and methods. Chapters are written by a range of contributors from universities including Lancaster, Birmingham, Nottingham, York, UCLAN, UEA, Manchester and Glasgow.

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Presenting a fresh new look at critical ethnography by emphasizing the significance of ethics and performance in the art and politics of fieldwork, this book celebrates the productive links between theory and method.

Exploring research methods in the context of early childhood, this popular guide approaches complex ideas in a clear style linking directly to practice. It covers all students need to know about undertaking research in early childhood, including action research, ethics and carrying out a research project.