Research Methods: General

The long-awaited 2nd edition of this best-selling research methods handbook is fully updated and includes brand new coverage of online research met...

Statistical methods in modern research increasingly entail developing, estimating and testing models for data. Rather than rigid methods of data an...

This book answers all your students questions on the nursing research process. Restructured to follow their progress from being a novice nurse rese...

Primatology draws on theory and methods from diverse fields, including anatomy, anthropology, biology, ecology, medicine, psychology, veterinary sc...

As data become big, fast and complex, the software and computing tools needed to manage and analyse them are rapidly developing. Social scientists ...

Netnography is an adaptation of ethnography for the online world, pioneered by Robert Kozinets, and is concerned with the study of online cultures ...

Netnography is an adaptation of ethnography for the online world, pioneered by Robert Kozinets, and is concerned with the study of online cultures ...

If youre studying education much of what you do is informed by educational research but how do you interpret it effectively? How do you judge wheth...

Written in an accessible and jargon-free style, this book provides a comprehensive, student-friendly guide to the nature and use of case study rese...

Succinct and supportive, this book provides doctoral and early career researchers with everything you need to know about developing marketable, tra...

From finding a research topic through to the final write up, this clear guide takes the mystery out of graduate-level research. This book will help...

This hands-on guide takes students from start-to-finish through the research process while showcasing the complexities and interrelationships of di...

The wide range of approaches to data analysis in qualitative research can seem daunting even for experienced researchers. This handbook is the firs...

In Writing and Doing Action Research, Jean McNiff provides a comprehensive and user-friendly guide to the practical aspects of writing and doing ac...

This distinctive, nuanced book addresses the more complex theoretical issues embedded in the qualitative research paradigm. Adopting a reflective s...

Wondering what your lecturers are looking for in a blog post?  Asking yourself how thats different from writing an essay (or a wiki page)? Unsur...

How can you analyse narratives, interviews, field notes, or focus group data? Qualitative text analysis is ideal for these types of data and this ...

Evaluation is an essential characteristic of the human condition, and perhaps the single most important and sophisticated cognitive process in the ...

Hollway and Jefferson have updated their ground-breaking book for students and researchers looking to do qualitative research differently. The new ...

A Companion to Survey Research provides a critical overview and guide to survey methods. Rather than a set of formulas, survey design is understood...

Wondering what your lecturers are looking for in a blog post?  Asking yourself how thats different from writing an essay (or a wiki page)? Unsur...

Have you been told you need to do multilevel modeling, but you cant get past the forest of equations? Do you need the techniques explained with wor...

Research for Development offers a comprehensive guide to commissioning, managing and undertaking research in development work. It serves both as a ...

The internet is a compelling tool for research, enabling efficient, cost-effective data collection and facilitating access to large samples and new...

Are you new to qualitative research or a bit rusty and in need of some inspiration? Are you doing a research project involving in-depth interviews?...

This three-volume Major Work explores the subject of ethics as an aspect of research practice. As many researchers have noted, research design an...

This unique addition to the Success in Research series addresses the importance of understanding and achieving impact for the purposes of gaining r...

This six-volume collection explores both the contextual and the practical sides of research ethics. The focus of the three volumes on Context is un...

In Case Study Research, Bill Lee and Mark Saunders describe the properties of case study designs in organizational research, exploring the uses, ad...

This excellent book fills a significant gap in the literature supporting planning education by providing clear, succinct advice on the design and i...

Are you struggling to design your social network research? Are you looking for a book that covers more than social network analysis?   If so, this ...

Action research continues to see a growth in interest both internationally and across disciplines. This book demonstrates the diversity in settings...

This continuing series presents original research results on the leading edge of psychology. Each article has been carefully selected in an attempt...

Fundamentals of Research Methodology: A Holistic Guide for Research Completion, Management, Validation and Ethics is a rich conceptual, comprehensi...

This book is a compilation of biographical sketches and research summaries from a number of different focuses in the field of psychology research

In this fourth book of the series Money, Economics, and Finance: Developments, Analyses, and Research , topics discussed include high-frequency tr...

The Elements of Inquiry covers the basic guidelines for graduate students doing an investigation or inquiry project. It distils the rubrics necessa...