Approaches to Mixed Methods Research focuses on the choices social scientists make when designing a study that mixes quantitative and qualitative data. Authors Lisa D. Pearce and Jessica Halliday Hardie explore ways to weave together strands of research using qualitative and quantitative data to speak to and enhance each other; a strand being a series of steps involved in collecting and analyzing a single type of data.

The result, they show, is a more holistic body of evidence that emerges, a...

A new research project guide for social science students used to hybrid teaching and research; it comes from two young, energetic methods experts who map the individual’s journey through a contained project.

This is a translation of one of the most important texts in the native languages of the Americas, "Popol Vuh: The Mayan Book of the Dawn of Life". This edition features with newly deciphered hieroglyphics that show the deep roots of the "Popol Vuh" in Mayan culture.

A new textbook from statistics royalty that builds on a world-class brand to present core statistical techniques alongside an up-and-coming software created by the authors – JASP.

Militairen, politiemensen, brandweerpersoneel en zorgverleners werken onder stressvolle omstandigheden waarin ze soms beslissingen moeten maken die het verschil tussen leven en dood betekenen. Wat doet het met hen als ze voor tragische morele dilemma’s komen te staan, fouten begaan of zich realiseren dat ze tijdelijk hun normen en waarden uit het oog zijn verloren? Wat kunnen we hieraan doen, naderhand maar ook preventief? Trauma en posttraumatische stressstoornis (PTSS) zijn bekende termen...

Uit recente berichten over incidenten met gedetineerden blijkt dat de aanpak van georganiseerde criminaliteit nieuwe uitdagingen met zich meebrengt voor Dienst Justitiële Inrichtingen (DJI). Te denken valt aan de plaatsing van hoogrisico-gedetineerden in het detentielandschap, maar ook aan de dagelijkse omgang met justitiabelen die er alles aan doen om ‘binnen de muren’ van detentie door te gaan met hun crimineel handelen. Op basis van zowel kwantitatief als kwalitatief onderzoek geeft d...

The official guide to SIMSOC, the dynamic group simulation game whose “potential for stimulating the learning process is staggering” (Teaching Sociology), in which players grapple with the challenge of governing society.

In SIMSOC, players confront issues like abuse of power, justice, diversity, trust, and leadership as they negotiate their way through labor-management strife, political turmoil, and natural disasters. Success or failure is dependent upon decisions made by p...

Finally sort out who’s who in Greek mythology—from gods, goddesses, heroes, monsters, and everyone in between!

A step-by-step guide to understanding the concepts of research and gathering data to writing it all up and sharing knowledge, this book enables readers to learn the research process with confidence, build practical knowledge, and make the necessary connections between research and professional practice.