Veel stadswijken veranderen de laatste jaren snel.Delen van buurten worden gesloopt, en huurwoningen worden ingrijpend vernieuwd. Veel bewoners voelen zich nauw betrokken bij hun woonomgeving en laten die verandering niet passief over zich heen komen. Zij vervullen een belangrijke rol, niet alleen voor de corporaties die in deze betrokken bewoners hun aanspreekpartners vinden, maar ook voor de samenhang in de buurt. En wat ze delen, is hun verzet tegen de stigmatisering van hun buurt als ach...

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.

Nigel Ford provides readers with the strategies they need when using the internet as part of their research and guides them through the necessary skills needed to independently conduct and evaluate research.

Structured as a series of probing questions, and covering a range of methods, this book reflects on the challenge posed by the idea that social research should serve evidence-based practice.

This book helps bridge the gap between the theory of evaluation and its practice, giving students the specific skills they need to use in different evaluation settings.

Engaging analysis of sport's role in the 'making of race', and the place of sport in relation to the politics of racial equality.

Video is an increasingly important topic in the social sciences, particularly in the US, UK, Europe and the Far East, where researchers and students are using this widely available technology to gather data about a wide range of social activities.

A much needed retrospective and prospective look at how GIS technology influences and is influenced by today's post-industrial society.

This text looks closely at interdisciplinary research, covering topics such as applying theory and practice to problems, the importance of finding a common ground and suggests new solutions to problems that cover multiple disciplines.

This book presents a method for bringing data analysis and statistical technique into line with theory.