A guide to the terms and phrases that partially shape the origins, purpose, logic, meaning and methods of the practices known as qualitative inquiry, this Fourth Edition has 20 additional terms as well as a Readers' Guide.

This book is ideal for looking at research undertaken with limited funds, using a small sample of convenience, in a health care setting with the primary objective of improving client care and obtaining better client outcomes.

Provides a practical, up-to-date treatment of evaluability assessment (EA) focused on application, and capturing the multidisciplinary appeal of EA with case studies from different disciplines.

One of the leading figures in men's studies and the study of masculinity, Jeff Hearn here explores the implications of debates on globalization and transnationalization for analyzing men, and in turn, the implications of debates on men for gendering globalization and transnationalization.

A fully revised, up-to-date overview of a great range of visual methods data sources, including 2D, 3D, lived, living and virtual visual data.

Provides an introduction to the major theories, methods and findings of social network analysis research and the applications from that research.

Helping students to successfully visualise SEM by drawing on the graphical interface of EQS and providing plenty of screenshots throughout, this book assumes no prior statistical knowledge and includes practical assistance to encourage students to feel confident about using SEM for their research project.

This concise and practical guide explores the use of Conversation Analysis as a method for conducting research in a business and management Masters dissertation.

Written by experts from the UK Data Archive with over thirty years of experience in working with and teaching people to work with data, this book is the globally-reaching guide for any postgraduate student or researcher looking to build their data management skills. Â

Published in association with the International Sociological Association, this is a critical exploration of social justice and democratization, human rights, and social and economic inequality.