A qualitative research book for the 'doers', this text provides really practical coverage for those that are undertaking research in real-world contexts.

Using concise and direct language, Betsy McCoach's book imparts a wide range of modeling techniques for use with quantitative data, including: From 2-level multilevel models to longitudinal modeling using multilevel and stuctural equation modeling (SEM) techniques. Part of The SAGE Quantitative Research Kit, this book offers the know-how and confidence needed to succeed on your quantitative research journey.

This edited volume explores significant themes in modern, global sociology, including inequality, structures of power, conceptions of justice and sustainable futures.

This book provides guidance on how to set up mentorship programmes in your institutions, and the skills of an effective mentor.

Helping the reader get to grips with theory and apply it to qualitative analysis, the authors introduce eight analytical approaches that are key to social science research.

Packed with checklists, this is the foolproof solution to getting interview data quickly and effectively.

After interviews, the most common data collection instrument undergraduates turn to is a short survey. This requires them to write a questionnaire. Sounds easy - it's not! This LQF shows them how to do it right.

This practical urban studies research guide for students, revised and with new chapter additions, focuses on the city and on the different ways to research it.

This book provides a conceptual systematization and a practical tool for the randomization of between-subjects and within-subjects experimental designs.

Written by award-winning scholar Jonathan H Turner, this is a comprehensive, in-depth and detailed review of present-day theory in sociology.