In 1974 komt een einde aan dertig jaar van economische bloei en ontwikkeling. De economie kent de grootste naoorlogse crisis, de arbeidsmarkt stort volledig in elkaar. De werkloosheid explodeert. De voorbije 50 jaar stonden grotendeels in het wegwerken van deze crisis.Ondertussen is het hoog tijd om nieuwe wegen in te slaan.Als bevoorrecht getuige en expert beschrijft Jan Denys de belangrijkste arbeidsmarktontwikkelingen van de voorbije halve eeuw:  het verdwijnen en de terugkeer van de voll...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The twentieth anniversary edition of the classic story of an incredible group of students and the teacher who inspired them, featuring updates on the students' lives, new journal entries, and an introduction by Erin Gruwell

Now a public television documentary, Freedom Writers: Stories from the Heart

In 1994, an idealistic first-year teacher in Long Beach, California, named Erin Gruwell confronted a room of "unteachable, at-risk" students. S...

Written by one of the world's leading authorities on image-based methods this is the first book to investigate, in depth, the use of photographs and photo images in research. Using real world case studies and over 40 images it explains the conceptual and methodological approaches needed to study photographs and images.

Explaining the techniques and applications of exponential random graph modeling (ERGM) for social scientists, this is a uniquely sophisticated volume for examining social systems.

Introduces the researcher to basic methods of gathering, analyzing and interpreting qualitative empirical materials.

An introductory text for students new to the concepts of social science measurement.

This new translation of a popular German text gives a clear and accessible introduction and overview of the most important approaches to discourse across disciplines and from mainly English, French and German contexts.

Built around interviews and personal field notes of authorities and researchers, which really help readers to see what actually happens during fieldwork, this exciting new book gives practical advice on the key aspects of doing developmental fieldwork.

Amanda Coffey provides a systematic introduction to ethnographic methods for data collection, analysis and representation.