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  • Using Biographical Methods in Social Research

    by Linden West, Barbara Merrill ...
    Using Biographical Methods in Social Research provides an informative, comprehensive, accessible and practical guide to the nature and use of biographical methods, combining a consideration of theoretical issues with practical guidance as well as reflections on the personal experience of doing research.Barbara Merrill and Linden West consider important questions about who and what research is for ... Read more

    $87.99 USD

  • Gender, Change and Identity

    Mature Women Students in Universities

    by Barbara Merrill ...
    Series series Routledge Revivals
    First published in 1999, this volume centres on a case study which looks at the experiences of non-traditional adult women students in universities, from the perspective of the actors. The interaction of structure and agency and the significance of macro and micro levels in shaping the behaviour, attitudes and experiences of women adult students are examined by drawing on three perspectives: ... Read more

    $51.99 USD

  • Student Voices on Inequalities in European Higher Education

    Challenges for theory, policy and practice in a time of change

    Edited by Fergal Finnegan, Barbara Merrill, Camilla Thunborg ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Education Policy and Politics
    This book focuses on the voices and experiences of non-traditional students in European higher education. It examines the impact that access to higher education is having on these students’ lives and discusses what this tells us about European education and society. In particular, it explores the multi-dimensional nature of inequality in varied national contexts focusing on the issues of class, ... Read more

    $69.99 USD

  • The Changing Face of Further Education

    Lifelong Learning, Inclusion and Community Values in Further Education

    by Terry Hyland, Barbara Merrill ...
    What are the values and policies which are driving the development of Further Education institutions? The rapid expansion and development of the post-compulsory sector of education means that further education institutions have to cope with ever-evolving government policies. This book comprehensively examines the current trends in further education by means of both policy analysis and research in ... Read more

    $72.99 USD

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    A Guide for Social Science Students and Researchers

    Edited by Jane Ritchie, Jane Lewis, Carol McNaughton Nicholls, Rachel Ormston ...
    Why use qualitative methods? What kinds of questions can qualitative methods help you answer? How do you actually do rigorous and reflective qualitative research in the real world?Written by a team of leading researchers associated with NatCen Social Research (the National Centre for Social Research) this textbook leads students and researchers through the entire process of qualitative research ... Read more

    $80.99 USD

  • Towards a Comprehensive Theory of Human Learning

    by Peter Jarvis ...
    Series series Lifelong Learning and the Learning Society
    As interest grows in theories of lifelong learning not only across society but also as an area of serious academic study, the need has arisen for a thorough and critical study of the phenomenon. This distillation of the work of renowned writer Peter Jarvis addresses this need, looking at the processes involved in human learning from birth to old age and moving the field on from previous ... Read more

    $80.99 USD

  • Reason & Rigor

    How Conceptual Frameworks Guide Research

    by Sharon M. Ravitch, J. Matthew Riggan ...
    Designed for novice as well as more experienced researchers, Reason & Rigor presents conceptual frameworks as a mechanism for aligning literature review, research design, and methodology. The book explores the conceptual framework—defined as both a process and a product—that helps to direct and ground researchers as they work through common research challenges. Focusing on published studies on a ... Read more

    $70.99 USD

  • Focus Groups as Qualitative Research

    by David L Morgan ...
    Series series Qualitative Research Methods
    From the First Edition:"Continues the high quality of previously published volumes in the Sage series on qualitative research methods. . . . Useful and instructive. . . . David L. Morgan deals with a number of practical issues concerning the conduct of focus groups, such as the degree of moderator involvement and group size. . . . Provides ample illustrations . . . and thought-provoking advice for ... Read more

    $36.99 USD

  • Multilevel Modeling in Plain Language

    by Karen Robson, David Pevalin ...
    Have you been told you need to do multilevel modeling, but you can′t get past the forest of equations? Do you need the techniques explained with words and practical examples so they make sense?Help is here! This book unpacks these statistical techniques in easy-to-understand language with fully annotated examples using the statistical software Stata. The techniques are explained without reliance ... Read more

    $52.99 USD

  • Interviewing for Qualitative Inquiry

    A Relational Approach

    by Ruthellen Josselson, PhD ...
    Engagingly written, this book builds the reader's skills for conducting in-depth interviews designed to address a particular research question. With an emphasis on the dynamics of the research relationship, Ruthellen Josselson artfully demonstrates the steps of a successful interview. Each step is illustrated with excerpts from interviews on diverse topics. The book describes how to structure ... Read more

    $34.99 USD

  • Knowledge, Power and Educational Reform

    Applying the Sociology of Basil Bernstein

    Edited by Rob Moore, Madeleine Arnot, John Beck, Harry Daniels ...
    This book is made up of a selection of writings from an international team of scholars, highlighting the contribution made to the field of educational policy and educational policy research by Basil Bernstein's work on the sociology of pedagogy. These contributors explore, analyse and engage with contemporary political reforms of education, contemporary pedagogic debates and the changing nature of ... Read more

    $80.99 USD

  • The Simple Guide to MLA for Research Papers

    by Jason Martin ...
    Are you struggling with a class paper and confused by the research process? Does the thought of citing research sources overwhelm you? Or are you trying to help a novice writer or struggling student complete a research project and need a helpful guide?The Simple Guide to Using MLA for Research Papers is a straightforward book which explains how to follow the research process and cite research ... Read more

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