Ideal for courses in multiple disciplines, the third edition of this award-winning text has been revised and updated with new topics, examples, and guiding questions to introduce each chapter’s sections. Patricia Leavy presents a practical guide to the full range of arts-based research (ABR) genres--narrative inquiry, fiction-based research, poetry, music, dance, theatre, film, and visual art. Each genre-specific chapter is paired with an exemplary research article or online video link (at ...

Groepsdynamica is de studie naar het gedrag en het functioneren van mensen in groepen. Kennis over hoe groepen functioneren en hoe ze zich ontwikkelen is onontbeerlijk voor iedereen die met groepen werkt. Veel vragen die in dit boek aan de orde komen, worden verduidelijkt met praktijksituaties in kaders. Daarnaast worden er onderzoeken op het gebied van groepsdynamica beschreven en wordt er vooruitgeblikt op de toekomst.

Monique Frequin-Bekker is onderwijstrainer en docentcoach. Daarnaast is ...

Dit boek wil studenten en onderzoekers een overzicht geven van wat kwalitatieve onderzoeksbenaderingen te bieden hebben en hoe onderzoek vanuit een kwalitatieve benadering opgezet en uitgevoerd kan worden. De invalshoek van het boek is praktijkgeoriënteerd met een speciale aandacht voor startende onderzoekers en studenten. De theoretische benadering van de onderwerpen wordt afgewisseld met voorbeelden uit gepubliceerd werk en materiaal uit de dagelijkse onderzoekspraktijk. De voorbeelden zij...

The study of human origins is one of the most fascinating branches of anthropology, yet it has rarely been considered by social anthropologists. This powerful study aims to bridge this gap, addressing the fundamental questions surrounding human evolution from the perspective of social anthropology.

Introduces both classical and contemporary sociological theory in a single comprehensive volume Introduction to Sociological Theory helps undergraduate and graduate students appreciate the diverse perspectives found in sociological analysis, apply theoretical concepts to contemporary issues, and think analytically about everyday occurrences beyond the classroom. Covering a diverse range of theorists and conceptual frameworks, this easily accessible textbook integrates carefully selected prima...

This accessible, hands-on text has now been revised and updated, with expanded coverage of topics including how theory may emerge from exploratory data analysis. The book prepares graduate students, new researchers, and even seasoned investigators to develop their own theories and build on existing ones.

Written by leading scholars in the field, this comprehensive and readable resource gives anthropology students a unique guide to the ideas, arguments and history of the discipline. The fully revised and expanded second edition reflects major changes in anthropology in the past decade.

Discusses such matters as the generation gap, the student uproar, the New Left, the beats and hippies, the psychedelic movement, rock music, the revival of occultism and mysticism, the protest against our involvement in Vietnam, and the seemingly odd reluctance of the young to buy the affluent technological society, with constructive criticism.

Media, Communication, Culture offers a bold and comprehensive analysis of developments in the field amidst the effects of postmodernism and globalization. James Lull, one of the leading scholars in the discipline, draws from a wide range of social and cultural theory, including the work of John B. Thompson, Thomas Sowell, Nestor Garcia Canclini, Anthony Giddens and Samuel P.

Huntington, to formulate a well balanced and highly original account of key contemporary developments worldwide. The fi...