Research Methods: General

Working with data from a questionnaire may seem easy to students since the data is limited to set questions and responses, but it is not. Even if s...

Interviews are often seen as a quick, cheap, and seemingly low-stress data collection method, but once students obtain data, they can be overwhelme...

Whether you are working with existing data or generating your own, sampling is a deceptively complicated and anxiety-inducing process especially wh...

Social media data can be vast and understanding which data source works best for a research project, as well as the ethical considerations it requi...

Introducing eight analytical approaches that are key to successful social science research, this book helps you get to grips with theory and apply ...

The key to building a strong academic argument is finding the best sources.  Find Your Source shows you how to cut to the chase and uncover the rig...

David Knoke and Song Yangs Social Network Analysis, Third Edition provides a concise introduction to the concepts and tools of social network analy...

Designed to provide researchers clear and informative insight into techniques of meta-analysis, the Third Edition of Methods of Meta-Analysis: Corr...

Written with a learning-by-doing approach in mind, 10-Step Evaluation for Training and Performance Improvement gives students actionable instructio...

Public health research methods for the 21st centuryDesigned to meet the needs of public health students, practitioners, and researchers, this excit...

If you are a trainee teacher or experienced practitioner new to research, or are simply wondering how to get started on your education research pro...

This book provides an invaluable guide to undertaking development fieldwork in both the developing world and in western contexts. It takes you thro...

This Second Edition celebrates 21 years of the practice of empowerment evaluation, a term first coined by David Fetterman during his presidential a...