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.

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.

Provides a unified framework for both single-level and multilevel modeling of ordinal categorical data

Focussing on the global nature of research in today's society, this book takes the reader through the process of designing, conducting and analysing a research project within the context of international networks, cultural signifiers and technological advancements.

This agenda-setting text brings together the biggest names in membership categorization analysis to provide readers with a contemporary analysis of the field and a platform to build upon when doing research.

Provides 89 highly structured activities which encourage application-based learning of how to design and conduct evaluation studies.

A cutting edge, practical guide to actor-centred social network analysis from the highly respected team at the University of Manchester.

Offering a systematic approach, this book bridges theoretical concepts with practical, how-to knowledge to support monitoring and evaluation training that makes a difference.

A non-intimidating approach to learning or reviewing math skills essential in quantitative research methods.