This text is an essential guide to current research approaches in human geography, covering all aspects of undertaking a geography research project, from the selection of an appropriate topic through to the organisation and writing of...
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- Author:Cussler, CliveSummary:
Kurt Austin puts the NUMAA team on a case involving a hideous series of medical experiments, an extraordinarily ambitious Chinese criminal organization, and a secret new virus that threatens to set off a worldwide pandemic.
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The goal of community-based research is to develop a deeper understanding of communities and to discover new opportunities for improving quality of life. The nine case studies in this diverse collection provide real life examples of...
- Author:Haight, Wendy L.Summary:
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Once again, editors Norman K. Denzin and Yvonna S Lincoln have put together a volume that represents the state of the art for the theory and practice of qualitative inquiry. Built on the foundation of the landmark first edition,...
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- Author:Hilliard, RichardSummary:
Describes the role played by the chimpanzee, Ham, in developing manned space flight in the U.S.
- Author:Dey, IanSummary:
Professor Dey's persuasive, instructive, critical, engaging, and often humorous investigation places many elements of grounded theory under close scrutiny. In searching out the methodological principles on which grounded theory is...
- Author:Marlett, Nancy, Emes, Claudia, Jennett, Penny, Stebbins, Bob, Ryan, Joan, Dooley, Dorothy, Rogerson, MarianneSummary:
This study marks a major step in making collaboration between seniors, academic researchers, and community researchers a reality. Many aging adults are motivated to undertake research projects in later life or even return to university...
- Author:Babbie, Earl R.Summary:
- Author:Portney, Leslie GrossSummary:
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- Author:Abbott, JeffSummary:
What causes a nightmare? For federal witness Miles Kendrick it is the crippling memory of killing his best friend. For teenager Amanda Groote it is the terror of being trapped in a car wreck next to her mother's mangled body. They...
- Author:White, James M.Summary:
Presents an introduction to theories of the family. This title balances the diversity and richness of a broad scope of scholarly work with the conciseness needed for ease of use in a one-semester course for upper-division undergraduate...
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At a moment when acute disagreement among scholars over the appropriateness of qualitative and quantitative research methods threatens to undermine the validity and coherence of the social sciences, Gary King, Robert Keohane and Sidney...
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Specter fervently argues that people are turning away from new technologies and engaging in a kind of magical thinking that is hindering scientific progress.
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The issues of soundness of qualitative research are examined in this book. Contributors discuss how a researcher does qualitative research, considering such questions as: whether one deviates from the developer's protocol and what the...
- Author:Bell, Richard Q.Summary: