Social Research & Statistics

Making Sense of Statistical Methods in Social Research is a critical introduction to the use of statistical methods in social research. It provide...

The revised Second Edition of Critical Ethnography guides readers through theories, methods, and ethics of ethnographic research creating a confide...

The SAGE Handbook for Research in Education: Pursuing Ideas as the Keystone of Exemplary Inquiry, edited by Clifton F. Conrad and Ronald C. Serlin ...

Actor-Network Theory has grown into one of the most innovative and influential approaches for social science research. Originating in the field of ...

This handbook is a much-needed and in-depth review of the distinctive set of ethical considerations which accompanies qualitative research. This is...

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

The social sciences have consistently sought ways of engaging with young people; as a field of study 'youth studies' has always been multidisciplin...

From diaries and letters to surveys and interview transcripts, documents are a cornerstone of social science research. This book guides you through...

Ageism is prevalent in a great deal of current scholarship in the social sciences as scholars fault youth for being delinquent or politically apath...

How do views about children shape research concerned with their lives? What different forms can research with children take? What ethical issues do...

Why use qualitative methods? What kinds of questions can qualitative methods help you answer? How do you actually do rigorous and reflective qualit...

In the Second Edition of this bestselling textbook, the authors use real-world examples to introduce basic principles in statistics with no prior k...

Video provides unprecedented opportunities for social science research, enabling fine-grained analysis of social organisation, culture and communic...

Written in a clear, readable style with a wide range of explanations and examples, this must-have dictionary reflects recent changes in the fields ...

Covering the general process of data analysis to finding, collecting, organizing, and presenting data, this book offers a complete introduction to ...

Covering the general process of data analysis to finding, collecting, organizing, and presenting data, this book offers a complete introduction to ...

From pioneering leaders in the field, this is the first book to provide a solid foundation for three major stakeholder involvement approaches: coll...

Understanding Statistical Analysis and Modeling is a text for graduate and advanced undergraduate students in the social, behavioral, or managerial...

This book offers interesting ways to look at research problems in education research by using Computer-aided tools. The focus of the book is to sol...

Reflecting a sea change in how empirical research has been conducted over the past three decades, Foundations of Agnostic Statistics presents an in...

The use of randomised controlled trials (RCTs), most commonly a medical sciences research tool, is a hotly debated topic in Education. This book ex...

The use of randomised controlled trials (RCTs), most commonly a medical sciences research tool, is a hotly debated topic in Education. This book ex...

For decades now, researchers in the social sciences and humanities have been expressing a deep dissatisfaction with the process of research-ethics ...

Whatever level you are working at, and assuming no prior research experience, Your Education Research Project Companion, 2nd edition provides the s...

The authors help students learn key sociological concepts through real research examples related to the dynamic interplay of race, class, gender an...

This publication provides a concise synopsis of the more comprehensive compendium edited by the German Data Forum (RatSWD) earlier in 2011, entitle...

Perhaps the greatest strength of choosing video as a method for social research is its flexible and almost limitless potential for gathering, analy...

This introductory text presents basic principles of social science research through maps, graphs, and diagrams. The authors show how concept maps a...

Based on Michael Quinn Pattons best-selling Utilization-Focused Evaluation, this briefer book provides an overall framework and essential checklist...

The Sage Handbook of Measurement is a unique methodological resource in which Walford, Viswanathan and Tucker draw together contributions from lead...

In this thought-provoking and engaging book, Mike Michael brings us a powerful overview of Actor-Network Theory. Covering a breadth of topics, Mich...

Grounded Theory is by far the most widely used research method across a wide range of disciplines and subject areas, including social sciences, nur...

The literature on social science methods and the issues surrounding them has grown massively and continues to increase. Yet many social scientists ...