Qualitative Communication Research Methods, Fourth Edition introduces readers to qualitative research in speech and mass communication, providing numerous examples of work in the field to illustrate how studies are designed, carried out, written, evaluated, and related to theory.

This first book in the Prevention Practice Kit overviews the prevention field and Kit contents, and highlights key points emerging through the historical evolution of prevention. It gives special attention to elements that are infused throughout all books: a systemic, ecological approach and community and multi-disciplinary collaboration.

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.

A student-focused reader organized around both established and contemporary areas of intercultural communication research and theory.

This book combines practical knowledge and understanding of leadership roles in education with robust theories underpinning leadership and management to offer a model of excellence for those who lead, or aspire to lead, in education.

Placing into perspective the meaning of evidence for evaluation professionals and applied researchers, the contributors to this book - a veritable 'who's who' in evaluation - provide observations about the diversity and changing nature of credible evidence.

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

Taking a humanistic perspective and following an evidence-based approach, the book presents basic case conceptualization skills and is followed by a specific chapter on the most common disorders diagnosed by counselors.