Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Methods for Testing and Evaluating Survey Questionnaires Methods for Testing and Evaluating Survey Questionnaires Stanley Presser The definitive resource for survey questionnaire testing and evaluation Over the past two decades, methods for the development, evaluation, and testing of survey questionnaires have undergone radic… OL15179725W
Interpreting Clifford Geertz Interpreting Clifford Geertz Jeffrey C. Alexander "Meaning is everywhere and everybody must interpret. Nobody argued this more persuasively than Clifford Geertz. From Balinese cock fights to sheep raids to theater states, Geertz showed that there is… OL15976503W
Ordinal item response theory Ordinal item response theory Wijbrandt van Schuur "Ordinal Item Response Theory is volume 169 in the SAGE Series "Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences" (QASS). The of Ordinal Item Response Theory is referred to throughout many other QASS… OL16141728W
Quantitative and statistical research methods Quantitative and statistical research methods William E. Martin "Quantitative and Statistical Research Methods offers a guide for psychology, counseling, and education students in the use of statistics and research designs, combined with guidance on using SPSS in… OL16592006W
A new agenda in (critical) discourse analysis A new agenda in (critical) discourse analysis Ruth Wodak,Paul A. Chilton Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) has established itself over the past two decades as an area of academic activity in which scholars and students from many different disciplines are involved. It is a… OL16984111W
The practice of social research The practice of social research Earl R. Babbie This is a comprehensive, straightforward introduction to the field of research as practiced by social scientists. This best-selling book emphasizes the research process by demonstrating how to design… OL17730681W
The Sage handbook of applied social research methods The Sage handbook of applied social research methods Leonard Bickman,Debra J. Rog "Provides students and researchers with a comprehensive resource that covers core methods, research designs and data collection, management, and analysis issues. The only handbook to focus on the mul… OL18639209W
Research design Research design John W. Creswell "This best-selling text pioneered the comparison of qualitative, quantitative, and mixed method research design. For all three approaches, John W. Creswell and new co-author J. David Creswell include… OL19754010W
Dictionary of qualitative inquiry Dictionary of qualitative inquiry Thomas A. Schwandt "Intended as a guide to the terms and phrases that partially shape the nature, purpose, logic, meaning, and methods of the practices called qualitative inquiry, this new edition has 110 additional ne… OL2631030W
Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design John W. Creswell John W. Creswell and new co-author Cheryl N. Poth explore the philosophical underpinnings, history, and key elements of five qualitative inquiry approaches: narrative research, phenomenology, grounde… OL2631701W
The Poverty of Historicism The Poverty of Historicism Karl Popper On its publication in 1957, The Poverty of Historicism was hailed by Arthur Koestler as 'probably the only book published this year which will outlive the century.' A devastating criticism of fixed a… OL278491W
Organizational enablers for project governance Organizational enablers for project governance Ralf Müller Corporate culture and the way business is done (called governance) can be a significant factor in a company's success. Governance represents the "what" within the organization: what aspects of busine… OL28594913W
Basics of qualitative research Basics of qualitative research Juliet M. Corbin,Anselm Strauss,Juliet Corbin "The third edition of Basics of Qualitative Research: Techniques and Procedures for Developing Grounded Theory: shows the steps involved in data analysis (from description to grounded theory) and dat… OL4988303W
Critical Realism Critical Realism J. Cruickshank This book introduces social scientists to the difference that critical realism can make to theorising and methodological problems within the contemporary social sciences. The chapters, which cover su… OL8099547W