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Designing and Conducting Research in Social Science, Health and Social Care (Hardcover): Fiona McSweeney, Dave Williams Designing and Conducting Research in Social Science, Health and Social Care (Hardcover)
Fiona McSweeney, Dave Williams
R3,907 Discovery Miles 39 070 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book presents a novel and accessible way to learn about designing and conducting social research. Unlike traditional social research methods books, it provides a 'real world' account of social researchers' experiences and learning achieved through conducting research in a variety of fields. It contains an eclectic collection of research and advice for conducting research from social researchers with varying backgrounds. Suggestions are made in relation to gaining access to research sites, conducting research on sensitive topics such as suicide, child sexual abuse and homelessness, ensuring the inclusive participation of participants with intellectual disabilities and children. Also included are discussions of conducting practitioner research, conducting research on individual change, psychoanalytically informed research, documentary research and post qualitative research. Other chapters focus on criticality in research on topics that have become politicised and moralised, ensuring that research conducted is credible and how knowledge in research is constructed through both the theoretical framework used and how it is conducted. Bringing together a diverse collection of social research projects, Designing and Conducting Research in Social Science, Health and Social Care will be of interest to students, educators and researchers in the social sciences and professionals in related areas.

Regression Analysis - A Practical Introduction (Paperback, 2nd edition): Jeremy Arkes Regression Analysis - A Practical Introduction (Paperback, 2nd edition)
Jeremy Arkes
R1,266 Discovery Miles 12 660 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

* Starts from the basics, focusing less on proofs and the high-level math underlying regressions, and adopts an engaging tone to provide a text which is entirely accessible to students who don't have a stats background * New chapter on integrity and ethics in regression analysis * Each chapter offers boxed examples, stories, exercises and clear summaries, all of which are designed to support student learning * Optional appendix of statistical tools, providing a primer to readers who need it * Code in R and Stata, and data sets and exercises in Stata and CSV, to allow students to practice running their own regressions * Author-created videos on YouTube * PPT lecture slides and test bank for instructors

Analysis of Survival Data with Dependent Censoring - Copula-Based Approaches (Paperback, 1st ed. 2018): Takeshi Emura, Yi-Hau... Analysis of Survival Data with Dependent Censoring - Copula-Based Approaches (Paperback, 1st ed. 2018)
Takeshi Emura, Yi-Hau Chen
R1,456 Discovery Miles 14 560 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book introduces readers to copula-based statistical methods for analyzing survival data involving dependent censoring. Primarily focusing on likelihood-based methods performed under copula models, it is the first book solely devoted to the problem of dependent censoring. The book demonstrates the advantages of the copula-based methods in the context of medical research, especially with regard to cancer patients' survival data. Needless to say, the statistical methods presented here can also be applied to many other branches of science, especially in reliability, where survival analysis plays an important role. The book can be used as a textbook for graduate coursework or a short course aimed at (bio-) statisticians. To deepen readers' understanding of copula-based approaches, the book provides an accessible introduction to basic survival analysis and explains the mathematical foundations of copula-based survival models.

The Palgrave Handbook of Applied Linguistics Research Methodology (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018): Aek Phakiti, Peter De Costa, Luke... The Palgrave Handbook of Applied Linguistics Research Methodology (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)
Aek Phakiti, Peter De Costa, Luke Plonsky, Sue Starfield
R7,515 Discovery Miles 75 150 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This Handbook provides a comprehensive treatment of basic and more advanced research methodologies in applied linguistics and offers a state-of-the-art review of methods particular to various domains within the field. Arranged thematically in 4 parts, across 41 chapters, it covers a range of research approaches, presents current perspectives, and addresses key issues in different research methods, such as designing and implementing research instruments and techniques, and analysing different types of applied linguistics data. Innovations, challenges and trends in applied linguistics research are examined throughout the Handbook. As such it offers an up-to-date and highly accessible entry point into both established and emerging approaches that will offer fresh possibilities and perspectives as well as thorough consideration of best practices. This wide-ranging volume will prove an invaluable resource to applied linguists at all levels, including scholars in related fields such as language learning and teaching, multilingualism, corpus linguistics, critical discourse analysis, discourse analysis and pragmatics, language assessment, language policy and planning, multimodal communication, and translation.

Urban Social Sustainability - Theory, Policy and Practice (Hardcover): Ramin Keivani, M. Shirazi Urban Social Sustainability - Theory, Policy and Practice (Hardcover)
Ramin Keivani, M. Shirazi
R4,347 Discovery Miles 43 470 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This ground breaking volume raises radical critiques and proposes innovative solutions for social sustainability in the built environment. Urban Social Sustainability provides an in-depth insight into the discourse and argues that every urban intervention has a social sustainability dimension that needs to be taken into consideration, and incorporated into a comprehensive and cohesive 'urban agenda' that is built on three principles of recognition, integration, and monitoring. This should be achieved through a dialogical and reflexive process of decision-making. To achieve sustainable communities, social sustainability should form the basis of a constructive dialogue and be interlinked with other areas of sustainable development. This book underlines the urgency of approaching social sustainability as an urban agenda and goes on to make suggestions about its formulation. Urban Social Sustainability consists of original contributions from academics and experts within the field and explores the significance of social sustainability from different perspectives. Areas covered include urban policy, transportation and mobility, urban space and architectural form, housing, urban heritage, neighbourhood development, and urban governance. Drawing on case studies from a number of countries and world regions the book presents a multifaceted and interdisciplinary understanding from social sustainability in urban settings, and provides practitioners and policy makers with innovative recommendations to achieve more socially sustainable urban environment.

Researching Non-state Actors in International Security - Theory and Practice (Paperback): Andreas Kruck, Andrea Schneiker Researching Non-state Actors in International Security - Theory and Practice (Paperback)
Andreas Kruck, Andrea Schneiker
R1,357 Discovery Miles 13 570 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This volume provides researchers and students with a discussion of a broad range of methods and their practical application to the study of non-state actors in international security. All researchers face the same challenge, not only must they identify a suitable method for analysing their research question, they must also apply it. This volume prepares students and scholars for the key challenges they confront when using social-science methods in their own research. To bridge the gap between knowing methods and actually employing them, the book not only introduces a broad range of interpretive and explanatory methods, it also discusses their practical application. Contributors reflect on how they have used methods, or combinations of methods, such as narrative analysis, interviews, qualitative comparative analysis (QCA), case studies, experiments or participant observation in their own research on non-state actors in international security. Moreover, experts on the relevant methods discuss these applications as well as the merits and limitations of the various methods in use. Research on non-state actors in international security provides ample challenges and opportunities to probe different methodological approaches. It is thus particularly instructive for students and scholars seeking insights on how to best use particular methods for their research projects in International Relations (IR), security studies and neighbouring disciplines. It also offers an innovative laboratory for developing new research techniques and engaging in unconventional combinations of methods. This book will be of much interest to students of non-state security actors such as private military and security companies, research methods, security studies and International Relations in general.

Time and Globalization - An interdisciplinary dialogue (Paperback): Paul Huebener, Susie O'Brien, Tony Porter, Liam... Time and Globalization - An interdisciplinary dialogue (Paperback)
Paul Huebener, Susie O'Brien, Tony Porter, Liam Stockdale, Yanqiu Rachel Zhou
R1,099 R946 Discovery Miles 9 460 Save R153 (14%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Both academic and popular representations of globalization, critical or celebratory, have tended to conceptualize it primarily in spatial terms, rather than simultaneously temporal ones. However, time, in both its ideational and material dimensions, has played an important role in mediating and shaping the directions, courses, and outcomes of globalization. Focusing on the intersection of time and globalization, this book aims to create an interdisciplinary dialogue between the (largely separated) respective literatures on each of these themes. This dialogue will be of both theoretical and empirical significance, since many urgent issues of contemporary human affairs-from large epochal problems such as climate change, to everyday struggles with the dynamics of social acceleration-involve a complex interplay between temporality and globalization. A critical understanding of the relationship between time and globalization will not only facilitate innovative thinking about globalization; it will also foster our imagination of alternatives that may lead to more socially just and sustainable futures. This innovative collection illustrates the theoretical benefits of bridging time with globalization and also exemplifies the methodological strengths of engaging in cutting-edge, interdisciplinary scholarship to better understand the changing economic, social, political, cultural and ecological dynamics in this globalizing world. This book was originally published as a special issue of the journal Globalizations.

The Coaching Partnership - Collaboration for Systemic Change (Paperback, 2nd ed.): Rosemarye Taylor, Carol Chanter, Rosemarye... The Coaching Partnership - Collaboration for Systemic Change (Paperback, 2nd ed.)
Rosemarye Taylor, Carol Chanter, Rosemarye T. Taylor
R958 R767 Discovery Miles 7 670 Save R191 (20%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Educational Research: Planning, Conducting, and Evaluating Quantitative and Qualitative Research, Global Edition (Paperback,... Educational Research: Planning, Conducting, and Evaluating Quantitative and Qualitative Research, Global Edition (Paperback, 6th edition)
John Creswell
R2,174 Discovery Miles 21 740 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

A practical, step-by-step core research text that balances coverage of qualitative, quantitative and combined methods Educational Research: Planning, Conducting, and Evaluating Quantitative and Qualitative Research offers a truly balanced, inclusive, and integrated overview of the processes involved in educational research. This text first examines the general steps in the research process and then details the procedures for conducting specific types of quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods studies. Direct guidance on reading research is offered throughout the text, and features provide opportunities for practice. Throughout the 6th Edition, examples are now drawn from a broad range of fields, including program evaluation, multicultural research, counseling, school psychology, and learning and cognition. In addition, enhanced coverage incorporates the latest technology-based strategies and online tools, and more information about single-subject research methods.

Private Troubles or Public Issues? - Challenges for Social Work Research (Paperback): Walter Lorenz, Ian Shaw Private Troubles or Public Issues? - Challenges for Social Work Research (Paperback)
Walter Lorenz, Ian Shaw
R1,362 Discovery Miles 13 620 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book bears testimony to the value of a progressive form of academisation of social work education in most European countries, including former communist countries which had to re-establish social work education. It also manifests the confidence of contributors in belonging to a serious academic discipline, and the fruitfulness of bringing research 'home' from neighbouring disciplines such as sociology, psychology, social policy, or pedagogy into the mainstream of social work. The contributions to this book converge on a small number of core issues for contemporary social work. These are methodologically the conceptualisation of different and interacting dimensions of diversity, and practically the defence of professionalism and discretion against encroachment by neo-liberal ideologies and cost-cutting regulations. In so doing, this underscores that theory matters in social work. Authentic social work research can demonstrate that social work practice has no reason to shy away from basing itself on evidence and being professionally accountable as long as its notion of evidence recognises and does justice to the complexity of social problems and acknowledges the value of inter-subjectivity in producing useable and ethically grounded evidence. This book was originally published as a special issue of the European Journal of Social Work.

Research Methods and Society - Foundations of Social Inquiry (Hardcover, 3rd edition): Linda Eberst Dorsten, Lawrence Hotchkiss Research Methods and Society - Foundations of Social Inquiry (Hardcover, 3rd edition)
Linda Eberst Dorsten, Lawrence Hotchkiss
R6,289 Discovery Miles 62 890 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Research Methods and Society, Third Edition is designed to help undergraduate students acquire basic skills in methods of social science research. These skills provide a foundation for understanding research findings in the social sciences and for conducting social research. Just as important, such skill-sets and principles can be applied to everyday situations to make sense of the endless stream of claims and counterclaims confronted daily in print and electronic forms, including social media. Key features of this book include: Straightforward prose, including key concepts and tools. Concrete and everyday examples and "hands-on" practice activities and Applications designed to be interesting and useful to students. Organization to accommodate term-length research projects. Chapter Summaries and Review Sheets. Assignments to meet specific learning goals: Evaluation of key excerpts from research reports published in professional journal articles and popular press. Analysis of secondary data (e.g., from the General Social Survey). Analysis of primary data from mini-research projects. Combinations of methods applications using more than one activity (e.g., evaluating published reports and completing secondary data analysis or mini-projects). New to Third Edition: New chapter, "Ethics and Social Science Research." Many new and updated citations, including from international sources. References to Internet survey tools and software: how to find data online, what to consider, and how to choose. References to noteworthy, informative media from online sources (e.g., Annenberg Learning, universities, weblogs, YouTube). Supplemental Instructor Materials: Instructor's Manual, Test Bank, PowerPoint presentations.

Research Methods and Society - Foundations of Social Inquiry (Paperback, 3rd edition): Linda Eberst Dorsten, Lawrence Hotchkiss Research Methods and Society - Foundations of Social Inquiry (Paperback, 3rd edition)
Linda Eberst Dorsten, Lawrence Hotchkiss
R2,619 Discovery Miles 26 190 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Research Methods and Society, Third Edition is designed to help undergraduate students acquire basic skills in methods of social science research. These skills provide a foundation for understanding research findings in the social sciences and for conducting social research. Just as important, such skill-sets and principles can be applied to everyday situations to make sense of the endless stream of claims and counterclaims confronted daily in print and electronic forms, including social media. Key features of this book include: Straightforward prose, including key concepts and tools. Concrete and everyday examples and "hands-on" practice activities and Applications designed to be interesting and useful to students. Organization to accommodate term-length research projects. Chapter Summaries and Review Sheets. Assignments to meet specific learning goals: Evaluation of key excerpts from research reports published in professional journal articles and popular press. Analysis of secondary data (e.g., from the General Social Survey). Analysis of primary data from mini-research projects. Combinations of methods applications using more than one activity (e.g., evaluating published reports and completing secondary data analysis or mini-projects). New to Third Edition: New chapter, "Ethics and Social Science Research." Many new and updated citations, including from international sources. References to Internet survey tools and software: how to find data online, what to consider, and how to choose. References to noteworthy, informative media from online sources (e.g., Annenberg Learning, universities, weblogs, YouTube). Supplemental Instructor Materials: Instructor's Manual, Test Bank, PowerPoint presentations.

Handbook of the Sociology of Gender (Hardcover, 2nd ed. 2018): Barbara J Risman, Carissa M Froyum, William J. Scarborough Handbook of the Sociology of Gender (Hardcover, 2nd ed. 2018)
Barbara J Risman, Carissa M Froyum, William J. Scarborough
R5,060 Discovery Miles 50 600 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This handbook provides a comprehensive view of the field of the sociology of gender. It presents the most important theories about gender and methods used to study gender, as well as extensive coverage of the latest research on gender in the most important areas of social life, including gendered bodies, sexuality, carework, paid labor, social movements, incarceration, migration, gendered violence, and others. Building from previous publications this handbook includes a vast array of chapters from leading researchers in the sociological study of gender. It synthesizes the diverse field of gender scholarship into a cohesive theoretical framework, gender structure theory, in order to position the specific contributions of each author/chapter as part of a complex and multidimensional gender structure. Through this organization of the handbook, readers do not only gain tremendous insight from each chapter, but they also attain a broader understanding of the way multiple gendered processes are interrelated and mutually constitutive. While the specific focus of the handbook is on gender, the chapters included in the volume also give significant attention to the interrelation of race, class, and other systems of stratification as they intersect and implicate gendered processes.

Researching Ethically across Cultures - Issues of knowledge, power and voice (Paperback): Anna Robinson-Pant, Nidhi Singal Researching Ethically across Cultures - Issues of knowledge, power and voice (Paperback)
Anna Robinson-Pant, Nidhi Singal
R1,357 Discovery Miles 13 570 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Whether an individual doctoral study or a large-scale multidisciplinary project, researchers working across cultures face particular challenges around power, identity, and voice, as they encounter ethical dilemmas which extend beyond the micro-level of the researcher-researched relationship. In using a cross-cultural perspective on how to conceptualise research problems, collect data, and disseminate findings in an ethical manner, they also engage with the geopolitics of academic writing, language inequalities, and knowledge construction within a globalised economy. It is increasingly recognised that existing ethical codes and paradigms either do not sufficiently address such issues or tend to be rather restrictive and insensitive to multiple and complex cultural and contextual differences. This book extends our understanding of the ethical issues and dilemmas faced by researchers in comparative and international education. It asks what the relevance of postcolonial theory is for understanding research ethics in comparative and international education; whether Western ethical practices in qualitative social research are incompatible with cultures outside the West; how a 'situated' approach can be developed for exploring research ethics across cultures and institutions; and how 'informed consent' can be negotiated when the process appears to contradict community values and practices. In sharing experiences from a wide range of cultural and institutional contexts, the authors offer both theoretical resources and practical guidance for conducting research ethically across cultures. This book was originally published as a special issue of Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education.

Health and Social Care Research Methods in Context - Applying Research to Practice (Paperback): Liz Tilly Health and Social Care Research Methods in Context - Applying Research to Practice (Paperback)
Liz Tilly
R1,089 Discovery Miles 10 890 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

First book to show how qualitative and quantitative methods in health and social care are used in practice. Ideal for helping students make an informed decision on what research methods to use for their research projects. Relates social research methodology to social research studies done in the real world and demonstrates the link between research and changing and improving practice. Ideal for students at level 4 to 6.

Starting with Gender in International Higher Education Research - Conceptual Debates and Methodological Considerations... Starting with Gender in International Higher Education Research - Conceptual Debates and Methodological Considerations (Hardcover)
Z Nicolazzo, Emily Henderson
R3,907 Discovery Miles 39 070 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Bridging a gap between higher education research and women's and gender studies, this volume explores the conceptual underpinnings and methodological implications involved in researching different concepts commonly associated with gender, including queer, trans*, women, men, feminisms, intersectionality, alongside discussions about the term gender itself. Drawing on a range of empirical experiences and methodological frameworks, chapter authors consider the ethical, political, theoretical, and practical questions that arise when conducting gender-related research in college and university contexts. This book is a foundation for understanding the complexities of gender, as well as a site for envisioning new futures for educators and researchers in this emerging global discipline.

Principles and Concepts of Social Research - A Critical Examination of Methodology, Methods and Analysis for Emerging... Principles and Concepts of Social Research - A Critical Examination of Methodology, Methods and Analysis for Emerging Researchers (Paperback)
Simon Hayhoe
R1,066 Discovery Miles 10 660 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Useful introductory textbook for MRes or MA courses combining history and philosophy of research with practical guidance on starting a research project. Includes extensive material on research ethics. Written by a very experienced senior scholar and tutor in research methods; developed and tested for MRes intro course at Bath University.

The Qualitative Manifesto - A Call to Arms (Paperback, 2 New Edition): Norman K Denzin The Qualitative Manifesto - A Call to Arms (Paperback, 2 New Edition)
Norman K Denzin
R1,221 Discovery Miles 12 210 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Now issued as part of the Routledge Education Classic Edition series, The Qualitative Manifesto provides a "call to arms" for researchers from the leading figure in the qualitative research community, Norman Denzin. Denzin asks for a research tradition engaged in social justice, sensitive to identity and indigenous concerns, brave to risk presentation in forms beyond traditional academic writing, and committed to teaching this to their students and colleagues. A new preface text by the author reflects on the changes in research, society and in social justice since the publication of the original edition. Denzin looks to the past, present and future of the field, underlining the continuing importance of this brief, provocative book.

Proceedings of the 9th International Symposium on Superalloy 718 & Derivatives: Energy, Aerospace, and Industrial Applications... Proceedings of the 9th International Symposium on Superalloy 718 & Derivatives: Energy, Aerospace, and Industrial Applications (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2018)
Eric Ott, Xingbo Liu, Joel Andersson, Zhongnan Bi, Kevin Bockenstedt, …
R5,999 Discovery Miles 59 990 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This technical meeting will focus on Alloy 718 and Superalloys in this class relative to alloy and process development, production, product applications, trends and the development of advanced modeling tools. The symposium provides an opportunity for authors to present technical advancements relative to a broad spectrum of areas while assessing their impact on related fields associated with this critical alloy group. There are continuing innovations relative to these alloys as well as novel processing techniques which continue to extend applications in very challenging environments ranging from corrosion resistance in the deep sea to high-stressed space applications.

School Organisation and Pupil Involvement - A study of secondary schools (Paperback): Ronald King School Organisation and Pupil Involvement - A study of secondary schools (Paperback)
Ronald King
R1,034 Discovery Miles 10 340 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

First published in 1973, this book is based on research carried about by Ronald King on integral parts of school organisation, including the assembly, uniform, rewards and punishments, games and out-of-school activities, curriculum, prefectorial system and school councils, in a sample of seventy-two schools. It measures and explores the level of pupils' involvement in the school, in terms in their evaluations and effective dispositions, in relation to pupil age, sex and social background. This book will be a valuable resource for those studying the sociology and history of education, as well as educational research and school organisation.

Collaborative Research Design - Working with Business for Meaningful Findings (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st... Collaborative Research Design - Working with Business for Meaningful Findings (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2018)
Per Vagn Freytag, Louise Young
R4,716 Discovery Miles 47 160 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book articulates and interconnects a range of research methods for the investigation of business management processes. It introduces new directions that both recognise the business community as stakeholders in the research process and seek to include them in that process. The book presents a range of contemporary research methods with particular focus on those that allow insights into business managers' thoughts and behaviours. It includes fresh views on traditional research designs, for example new approaches to using literature reviews, experiments, interviews and observation studies. It also considers cutting-edge research methods, such as the use of vignettes, workshops, improvisation and theatre, as well as computer-based simulation. In addition to discussing new approaches to data capture and data generation, it presents new methods of data analysis by considering various forms of models and modelling, new forms of computer-aided text analysis and innovative approaches to data display. Finally, the book provides a link between the philosophical underpinnings of research and the different research methods presented. This is often neglected but undertaking the knowledge-generating journey that is research includes having a view on reality and marrying this to beliefs about how the reality to be investigated can be best expedited.

The Qualitative Manifesto - A Call to Arms (Hardcover, 2 New Edition): Norman K Denzin The Qualitative Manifesto - A Call to Arms (Hardcover, 2 New Edition)
Norman K Denzin
R3,905 Discovery Miles 39 050 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Now issued as part of the Routledge Education Classic Edition series, The Qualitative Manifesto provides a "call to arms" for researchers from the leading figure in the qualitative research community, Norman Denzin. Denzin asks for a research tradition engaged in social justice, sensitive to identity and indigenous concerns, brave to risk presentation in forms beyond traditional academic writing, and committed to teaching this to their students and colleagues. A new preface text by the author reflects on the changes in research, society and in social justice since the publication of the original edition. Denzin looks to the past, present and future of the field, underlining the continuing importance of this brief, provocative book.

Creating Target Publics for Welfare Policies - A Comparative and Multi-level Approach (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the... Creating Target Publics for Welfare Policies - A Comparative and Multi-level Approach (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2018)
Lorenzo Barrault-Stella, Pierre Edouard Weill
R2,640 Discovery Miles 26 400 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This volume analyzes welfare policies by looking at the making of their target publics. It examines how these populations are identified and constructed by policy making. The contributors apply the classic theoretical question about who gets what, when, and how, but also suggest the revisiting of policy-feedback analysis. Coverage includes empirical case studies in different geographical areas. It looks at Europe, the United States and also considers Mayotte, set in a post-colonial context. The chapters also examine different aspects of welfare, including the bureaucratic treatment of marginalized populations as well as the middle class. The authors draw on diverse conceptual approaches and investigative methodologies. They conduct participant observation in public or nonprofit organizations, explore administrative records, and interview actors at various stages of policymaking. This qualitative material is then combined with relevant quantitative data. Readers are guided through a multilevel approach of welfare policies, from their definition to their implementation. They gain insight into the targeting of publics, from the higher reaches of government to the most underprivileged groups of the social world. Overall, the book compares different national contexts and social policy fields. This approach unearths regularities, enabling the authors to reassess major contemporary transformations of the welfare State.

From System Transformation to European Integration, v. 7 - Science and Technology in Central and Eastern Europe at the... From System Transformation to European Integration, v. 7 - Science and Technology in Central and Eastern Europe at the Beginning of the 21st Century (Hardcover)
Werner Meske
R1,056 Discovery Miles 10 560 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Science and technology in former socialist Central and East European countries underwent a period of transformation in the last decade of the twentieth century. With respect to the past, this represents the restructuring of the old system. With respect to the twenty-first century, however, this serves as the turbulent starting phase in the transition to new national innovation systems. Based on the contributors' many years of research in this area, this book analyzes these processes in detail for fourteen countries, reveals common features and differences in the transitional phase, and infers the prospects for the development of science and technology in Eastern Europe in the framework of EU enlargement.

Video Methods - Social Science Research in Motion (Paperback): Charlotte Bates Video Methods - Social Science Research in Motion (Paperback)
Charlotte Bates
R1,357 Discovery Miles 13 570 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This interdisciplinary collection provides a set of innovative and inventive approaches to the use of video as a research method. Building on the development of visual methods across the social sciences, it highlights a range of possibilities for making and working with video data. The collection showcases different video methods, including video diaries, video go-alongs, time-lapse video, mobile devices, multi-angle video recording, video ethnography, and ethnographic documentary. Each method is presented through a case study, showing how it can be used in practice. The authors offer pragmatic advice and discuss practical issues, including equipment, techniques and skills, analysis, and presentation. They also show how video methods can be used in a range of different contexts - at train stations, on bicycles, in schools, outdoors, and in museums - to investigate worlds that are visible, audible, tangible, and in motion. In doing so, they illuminate the theoretical possibilities that video methods offer for researching the body, identity, everyday life, affect, time, and space.

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