This short, easy to read introduction to grounded theory covers each stage of the process from formulating a research question to coding and forming theories from data, helping the reader to employ the method in their research project.

The third edition of this bestselling text guides students and researchers through the process of doing qualitative research, clearly explaining how different theoretical approaches inform what you do in practice.

This book is designed to help Education students gain confidence in analysing and interpreting quantitative data and using appropriate statistical tests, by exploring, in plain language, a variety of data analysis methods.

Evaluation: A Systematic Approach is the bestselling comprehensive introduction to the field of programme evaluation.

Knoke and Yang's handy primer on social network analysis offers a concise introduction to basic network concepts, data collection, and network analytical methodology.

A thorough and intelligent intro to the theory and method of Q from big name authors in a market where there is little competition.

A self-help DIY book for doing research - tells the reader everything they need to know to do research, and to understand others' research.

Updated, practical, comprehensive guide to academic writing online and traditionally.

An introductory guide to best practice in report writing for social workers

In this fabulous little book, David Silverman lays bare what he considers to be good and bad qualitative research and gets readers thinking about how they can come to understand the world and each other better through qualitative methods.