This accessible guide helps students understand why careful research design is important and provides a range of designs based on key methods along with case studies and examples, so they can critically compare and use the approach that best suits their project.

The chapters in this book develop a working framework and contain worked examples and exercises to make sure that readers get the best results from their research and are fully versed in all the practical aspects of doing action research.

A practical guide for people who commission, implement and use evaluations of complex development interventions.

Helping to bridge the gap between data gathering and data analysis, this book is based on a set of easy-to-follow steps woven throughout the text, enabling students to get stuck in and working with qualitative data fast.

With a clear focus on the importance and prevalence of new and digital technologies, this book presents students with a practical guide to understanding the process of qualitative research in the social sciences

A self-help DIY book for doing research - tells the reader everything they need to know to do research, and to understand others' research.

This popular and critically acclaimed Handbook is now available in paperback.

This handbook provides a comprehensive and authoritative overview of qualitative research methods, specifically compiled for this market.

Kompakte Einführung in Deutschlands Sozialstruktur

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- Der Band vermittelt die theoretischen Grundlagen der Sozialstrukturforschung und der Erklärung sozialer Ungleichheit.

- Die Autoren stellen hierfür ausgewählte, aktuelle Daten zu grundlegenden Bereichen der Sozialstruktur Deutschlands und Europas vor.

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De sociologische theorie helpt de zorgverlener om meer inzicht te krijgen in het eigen gedrag, dat van cliënten en hun problemen. De theorie maakt ook duidelijk hoe belangrijk het is om de omgeving te betrekken bij de aanpak van die problemen, want juist daar liggen veel kansen. Het Praktijkboek sociologie maakt de praktische kant van de theorie inzichtelijk aan de hand van uiteenlopende en aansprekende praktijksituaties. Het laat zien hoe zorgverleners hun kennis van de sociologische theori...