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Audiovisual and Digital Ethnography - A Practical and Theoretical Guide (Hardcover): Cristina Grasseni, Bart Barendregt, Erik... Audiovisual and Digital Ethnography - A Practical and Theoretical Guide (Hardcover)
Cristina Grasseni, Bart Barendregt, Erik de Maaker, Federico De Musso, Andrew Littlejohn, …
R4,479 Discovery Miles 44 790 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Audiovisual and Digital Ethnography is a state-of-the-art introduction to this dynamic and growing subject. The authors explain its fundamental aspects in a clear and systematic way. The chapters cover topics including: learning to see and listen in the field and the role of sensory attention the mediation of the senses doing anthropological fieldwork with video observational filmmaking ethnographic drawing multimodal anthropology digital ethnography interactive documentary the ethics and management of audiovisual and digital data. The result is a much-needed, up-to-date and concise guide to both the fundamental skills required for audiovisual and digital ethnographic production and the essential theoretical knowledge relating to this. It will be particularly useful for students and scholars in the fields of Anthropology, Sociology, Cultural Studies, Social Sciences, Media, Design, Art Practice and Sound Studies.

Keeping Races in Their Places - The Dividing Lines That Shaped the American City (Paperback): Anthony Orlando Keeping Races in Their Places - The Dividing Lines That Shaped the American City (Paperback)
Anthony Orlando
R1,063 Discovery Miles 10 630 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

"A book perfect for this moment" -Katherine M. O'Regan, Former Assistant Secretary, US Department of Housing and Urban Development More than fifty years after the passage of the Fair Housing Act, American cities remain divided along the very same lines that this landmark legislation explicitly outlawed. Keeping Races in Their Places tells the story of these lines-who drew them, why they drew them, where they drew them, and how they continue to circumscribe residents' opportunities to this very day. Weaving together sophisticated statistical analyses of more than a century's worth of data with an engaging, accessible narrative that brings the numbers to life, Keeping Races in Their Places exposes the entrenched effects of redlining on American communities. This one-of-a-kind contribution to the real estate and urban economics literature applies the author's original geographic information systems analyses to historical maps to reveal redlining's causal role in shaping today's cities. Spanning the era from the Great Migration to the Great Recession, Keeping Races in Their Places uncovers the roots of the Black-white wealth gap, the subprime lending crisis, and today's lack of affordable housing in maps created by banks nearly a century ago. Most of all, it offers hope that with the latest scholarly tools we can pinpoint how things went wrong-and what we must do to make them right.

Keeping Races in Their Places - The Dividing Lines That Shaped the American City (Hardcover): Anthony Orlando Keeping Races in Their Places - The Dividing Lines That Shaped the American City (Hardcover)
Anthony Orlando
R2,359 Discovery Miles 23 590 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

"A book perfect for this moment" -Katherine M. O'Regan, Former Assistant Secretary, US Department of Housing and Urban Development More than fifty years after the passage of the Fair Housing Act, American cities remain divided along the very same lines that this landmark legislation explicitly outlawed. Keeping Races in Their Places tells the story of these lines-who drew them, why they drew them, where they drew them, and how they continue to circumscribe residents' opportunities to this very day. Weaving together sophisticated statistical analyses of more than a century's worth of data with an engaging, accessible narrative that brings the numbers to life, Keeping Races in Their Places exposes the entrenched effects of redlining on American communities. This one-of-a-kind contribution to the real estate and urban economics literature applies the author's original geographic information systems analyses to historical maps to reveal redlining's causal role in shaping today's cities. Spanning the era from the Great Migration to the Great Recession, Keeping Races in Their Places uncovers the roots of the Black-white wealth gap, the subprime lending crisis, and today's lack of affordable housing in maps created by banks nearly a century ago. Most of all, it offers hope that with the latest scholarly tools we can pinpoint how things went wrong-and what we must do to make them right.

An Autoethnography of African American Motherhood - Things I Tell My Daughter (Hardcover): Renata Harden Ferdinand An Autoethnography of African American Motherhood - Things I Tell My Daughter (Hardcover)
Renata Harden Ferdinand
R4,469 Discovery Miles 44 690 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

* A personal and intimate look at the lived experience of black motherhood * Examines through black feminist theory strategies for resisting entrenched social racism and sexism * The autoethnographic method shows not just theorising about experiences of black mothers but how that looks in lived practice

An Autoethnography of African American Motherhood - Things I Tell My Daughter (Paperback): Renata Harden Ferdinand An Autoethnography of African American Motherhood - Things I Tell My Daughter (Paperback)
Renata Harden Ferdinand
R1,395 Discovery Miles 13 950 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

* A personal and intimate look at the lived experience of black motherhood * Examines through black feminist theory strategies for resisting entrenched social racism and sexism * The autoethnographic method shows not just theorising about experiences of black mothers but how that looks in lived practice

Semantic Network Analysis in Social Sciences (Hardcover): Elad Segev Semantic Network Analysis in Social Sciences (Hardcover)
Elad Segev
R4,482 Discovery Miles 44 820 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Semantic Network Analysis in Social Sciences introduces the fundamentals of semantic network analysis and its applications in the social sciences. Readers learn how to easily transform any given text into a visual network of words co-occurring together, a process that allows mapping the main themes appearing in the text and revealing its main narratives and biases. Semantic network analysis is particularly useful today with the increasing volumes of text-based information available. It is one of the developing, cutting-edge methods to organize, identify patterns and structures, and understand the meanings of our information society. The first chapters in this book offer step-by-step guidelines for conducting semantic network analysis, including choosing and preparing the text, selecting desired words, constructing the networks, and interpreting their meanings. Free software tools and code are also presented. The rest of the book displays state-of-the-art studies from around the world that apply this method to explore news, political speeches, social media content, and even to organize interview transcripts and literature reviews. Aimed at scholars with no previous knowledge in the field, this book can be used as a main or a supplementary textbook for general courses on research methods or network analysis courses, as well as a starting point to conduct your own content analysis of large texts.

How to Write a PhD in Biological Sciences - A Guide for the Uninitiated (Hardcover): John Measey How to Write a PhD in Biological Sciences - A Guide for the Uninitiated (Hardcover)
John Measey
R1,636 Discovery Miles 16 360 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

-- Embarking on a PhD is daunting as, for most students, it will be their first experience working within the academic system. This guide offers a helping hand during and when making decisions about how to move on with their career, specifically in the biological sciences. -- Examples are tailored to biological science, offering a unique reference for PhD students in these disciplines. -- The author has authored more than 200 peer reviewed scientific papers and book chapters, and five books. He has been the Editor-in-Chief of an ISI journal for 9 years, and has graduated more than 20 postgraduate students. His blog on writing and publishing in biological sciences is read by thousands globally. -- The book is directed toward writing, considered by many to be the most difficult aspect of a PhD. It delves into the practical detail of each aspect from Abstract to Supplementary material. -- Most of the 25,000 universities in the world have postgraduates in biological sciences, and emerging economies, such as India and China, will have special interest in this book as their academic systems still fall outside of the academic mainstream. -- The book has many short, easy to read, chapters which are interconnected to provide a comprehensive treatment of each subject.

Fieldnotes in Qualitative Education and Social Science Research - Approaches, Practices, and Ethical Considerations... Fieldnotes in Qualitative Education and Social Science Research - Approaches, Practices, and Ethical Considerations (Paperback)
Casey Burkholder, Jennifer Thompson
R1,315 Discovery Miles 13 150 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Building upon the incorporation of fieldnotes into anthropological research, this edited collection explores fieldnote practices from within education and the social sciences. Framed by social justice concerns about power in knowledge production, this insightful collection explores methodological questions about the production, use, sharing, and dissemination of fieldnotes. Particular attention is given to the role of context and author positionality in shaping fieldnotes practices. Why do researchers take fieldnotes? What do their fieldnotes look like? What ethical concerns do different types of fieldnotes practices provoke? By drawing on case studies from numerous international contexts, including Argentina, Cameroon, Canada, Ghana, Hong Kong, Hungary, Kenya, Lebanon, Malawi, the Netherlands, South Africa, and the US, the text provides comprehensive and nuanced answers to these questions. This text will be of interest to academics and scholars conducting research across the social sciences, and in particular, in the fields of anthropology and education.

Bodies, Technologies and Methods (Paperback): Phil Jones Bodies, Technologies and Methods (Paperback)
Phil Jones
R1,366 Discovery Miles 13 660 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book examines how different technologies can be used to enhance research methods in the social sciences and humanities. The boundary between the body and the digital has become increasingly blurred in recent years due to the rise of technologies that capture and reshape our embodied selves. New technologies all too often reflect the attitudes of the privileged white men who dominate the tech sector. This book thus, in part, considers how critical researchers can employ new technologies while challenging some of the problematic assumptions that underpin their design. It also includes a series of case studies that examine the dynamic use of different techniques to explore key questions around the intersection of embodiment and the digital. With a playful, experimental approach to conducting research today, this book offers new, cutting-edge methods that respond to the potential of different technologies. It will be invaluable reading for undergraduate and post-graduate students of social sciences and humanities to explore ways in which this approach can bring new insights to a range of interdisciplinary research questions.

Beyond Transformative Learning in African-American Adult Education - Religion, Health, and Permeated Learning as a New Model of... Beyond Transformative Learning in African-American Adult Education - Religion, Health, and Permeated Learning as a New Model of Adult Learning (Paperback)
Gerald D. Redwine
R1,308 Discovery Miles 13 080 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

By exploring how the religious beliefs, scientific knowledge, and social surroundings of African-American sufferers of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) impacts their understanding of the condition, this book develops a new model of effective adult learning. Presenting the findings of rigorous qualitative research undertaken with five individuals with T2DM, this volume considers how individuals' educational background, their personal experiences, and their relationship with African-American theism have impacted on their efforts to understand and manage the disease. Identification of the social and spiritual dynamics which govern adults' acceptance of a chronic condition such as diabetes, and their ability to manage the illness according to modern medical principles, informs the development of a new theory of adult learning known as permeated learning. This model, which extends beyond transformative learning to recognize the influence of social constructs specific to African-American communities, will have broad application to adult education and the management of chronic diseases. This scholarly text will be of great interest to graduate and postgraduate students, researchers, academics, and policymakers in the field of adult education, African-American education, transformative learning, lifelong learning, and multicultural education.

Higher-Order Growth Curves and Mixture Modeling with Mplus - A Practical Guide (Paperback, 2nd edition): Kandauda A. S.... Higher-Order Growth Curves and Mixture Modeling with Mplus - A Practical Guide (Paperback, 2nd edition)
Kandauda A. S. Wickrama, Tae Kyoung Lee, Catherine Walker O'Neal, Frederick O. Lorenz
R1,876 Discovery Miles 18 760 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

- The first practical introduction to second-order and growth mixture models using Mplus 8.4 -Introduces simple and complex models through incremental steps with increasing complexity -Each model is presented with figures with associated syntax that highlight what the statistics mean, Mplus applications, and an interpretation of results, to maximize understanding. - Second-order and growth mixture modeling is increasingly being used in various disciplines to analyze changes in individual attributes such as personal behaviors and relationships over time

Higher-Order Growth Curves and Mixture Modeling with Mplus - A Practical Guide (Hardcover, 2nd edition): Kandauda A. S.... Higher-Order Growth Curves and Mixture Modeling with Mplus - A Practical Guide (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
Kandauda A. S. Wickrama, Tae Kyoung Lee, Catherine Walker O'Neal, Frederick O. Lorenz
R4,496 Discovery Miles 44 960 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

- The first practical introduction to second-order and growth mixture models using Mplus 8.4 -Introduces simple and complex models through incremental steps with increasing complexity -Each model is presented with figures with associated syntax that highlight what the statistics mean, Mplus applications, and an interpretation of results, to maximize understanding. - Second-order and growth mixture modeling is increasingly being used in various disciplines to analyze changes in individual attributes such as personal behaviors and relationships over time

Ethnodramatherapy - Integrating Research, Therapy, Theatre and Social Activism into One Method (Hardcover): Stephen Snow Ethnodramatherapy - Integrating Research, Therapy, Theatre and Social Activism into One Method (Hardcover)
Stephen Snow
R4,493 Discovery Miles 44 930 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Explores the innovative practice of ethnodramatherapy and its synthesis of art, therapy, research, and social activism. Ethnodramatherapy is an original synthesis created by the author through deep study and practice of Mienczakowski's Enthnodrama, combined with thirty-five years of his own practice and research in Drama Therapy, Creative Arts Therapies and TherapeuticTheatre. This book will be of interest to practitioners of drama therapy and creative arts therapies, and students and scholars of performance-based research.

The Routledge Handbook of Research Methods in the Study of Religion (Hardcover, 2nd edition): Steven Engler, Michael Stausberg The Routledge Handbook of Research Methods in the Study of Religion (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
Steven Engler, Michael Stausberg
R7,094 Discovery Miles 70 940 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This substantially revised second edition remains the only comprehensive survey in English of methods and methodology in the discipline. Comprises 39 chapters - 21 of which are new, and the rest revised for this edition. 56 contributors from ten countries cover a broad range of topics. Three clear parts: Methodology, Methods, and Techniques. Illustrated by case studies. Essential reading for students and researchers in the study of religion/s.

Detection Theory - A User's Guide (Paperback, 3rd edition): Michael J. Hautus, Neil A. MacMillan, C. Douglas Creelman Detection Theory - A User's Guide (Paperback, 3rd edition)
Michael J. Hautus, Neil A. MacMillan, C. Douglas Creelman
R2,340 Discovery Miles 23 400 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Detection Theory: A User's Guide is an introduction to one of the most important tools for the analysis of data where choices must be made and performance is not perfect. In these cases, detection theory can transform judgments about subjective experiences, such as perceptions and memories, into quantitative data ready for analysis and modeling. For beginners, the first three chapters introduce measuring detection and discrimination, evaluating decision criteria, and the utility of receiver operating characteristics. Later chapters cover more advanced research paradigms, including: complete tools for application, including flowcharts, tables, and software; student-friendly language; complete coverage of content area, including both one-dimensional and multidimensional models; integrated treatment of threshold and nonparametric approaches; an organized, tutorial level introduction to multidimensional detection theory; and popular discrimination paradigms presented as applications of multidimensional detection theory. This modern summary of signal detection theory is both a self-contained reference work for users and a readable text for graduate students and researchers learning the material either in courses or on their own.

Handbook of Computational Social Science, Volume 2 - Data Science, Statistical Modelling, and Machine Learning Methods... Handbook of Computational Social Science, Volume 2 - Data Science, Statistical Modelling, and Machine Learning Methods (Paperback)
Uwe Engel, Anabel Quan-Haase, Lars Lyberg, Sunny Liu
R1,852 Discovery Miles 18 520 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

1. Very comprehensive and extensive coverage (stresses the relevance of the entire research cycle, from design to data collection to analysis to interpretation). 2. Highlights the multidisciplinary nature of CSS, drawing from research in computer science, statistics, and the social and behavioural sciences. 3. Takes a holistic approach to CSS methods. Instead of focusing on simply harvesting data, the editors emphasise the importance of a carefully crafted research design containing key milestone checks. 4. Covers important and emergent topics in the field like the relationship between CSS, AI and machine learning.

The Evolution of Ethics in America - Standards Born of Crises (Hardcover): Laurence Armand French The Evolution of Ethics in America - Standards Born of Crises (Hardcover)
Laurence Armand French
R4,467 Discovery Miles 44 670 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

* Discusses ethics within the context of the US's history of institutional and systemic racial and gender bias * Relevant to students of criminal justice, as well as scholars, researchers, and professionals in both the social and physical sciences * A concise and readable overview of the state of American ethics and its evolution over time

Handbook of Computational Social Science, Volume 1 - Theory, Case Studies and Ethics (Paperback): Uwe Engel, Anabel Quan-Haase,... Handbook of Computational Social Science, Volume 1 - Theory, Case Studies and Ethics (Paperback)
Uwe Engel, Anabel Quan-Haase, Sunny Liu, Lars E. Lyberg
R1,856 Discovery Miles 18 560 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

1. Very comprehensive and extensive coverage (stresses the relevance of the entire research cycle, from design to data collection to analysis to interpretation). 2. Highlights the multidisciplinary nature of CSS, drawing from research in computer science, statistics, and the social and behavioural sciences. 3. Takes a holistic approach to CSS methods. Instead of focusing on simply harvesting data, the editors emphasise the importance of a carefully crafted research design containing key milestone checks.

Handbook of Computational Social Science, Volume 1 - Theory, Case Studies and Ethics (Hardcover): Uwe Engel, Anabel Quan-Haase,... Handbook of Computational Social Science, Volume 1 - Theory, Case Studies and Ethics (Hardcover)
Uwe Engel, Anabel Quan-Haase, Sunny Liu, Lars E. Lyberg
R5,549 Discovery Miles 55 490 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

1. Very comprehensive and extensive coverage (stresses the relevance of the entire research cycle, from design to data collection to analysis to interpretation). 2. Highlights the multidisciplinary nature of CSS, drawing from research in computer science, statistics, and the social and behavioural sciences. 3. Takes a holistic approach to CSS methods. Instead of focusing on simply harvesting data, the editors emphasise the importance of a carefully crafted research design containing key milestone checks.

Mass Shootings and Civilian Armament (Hardcover): Alexei Anisin Mass Shootings and Civilian Armament (Hardcover)
Alexei Anisin
R4,468 Discovery Miles 44 680 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

- puts forward the most comprehensive assessment of the relationship between mass shootings and background checks to date. -While scholars have carried out both quantitative analyses and case studies of mass shootings on this topic, no books exist on this topic and peer reviewed articles have thus far failed to account for why a historical increase in societal armament arose in the first place, have not fully identified causal mechanisms and pathways that link mass shootings to gun purchases, and have treated the proposed causal relationship as being linear in nature. - takes a multi-methodological approach comprised of case studies, quantitative analysis, and qualitative comparative analysis (QCA) to offer a transparent, well rounded inquiry on the mass shootings-background check nexus,. -provides readers with several different perspectives through which to consider the prominence of this vastly important empirical trend, and importantly, classifies the pathways, processes, and mechanisms that link mass shootings to post-shooting increases in gun purchases

The Evolution of Ethics in America - Standards Born of Crises (Paperback): Laurence Armand French The Evolution of Ethics in America - Standards Born of Crises (Paperback)
Laurence Armand French
R1,272 Discovery Miles 12 720 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

* Discusses ethics within the context of the US's history of institutional and systemic racial and gender bias * Relevant to students of criminal justice, as well as scholars, researchers, and professionals in both the social and physical sciences * A concise and readable overview of the state of American ethics and its evolution over time

Undergraduate Research at Community Colleges - Equity, Discovery, and Innovation (Paperback): Nancy H Hensel Undergraduate Research at Community Colleges - Equity, Discovery, and Innovation (Paperback)
Nancy H Hensel
R1,097 Discovery Miles 10 970 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book aims to highlight the exciting work of two-year colleges to prepare students for their future careers through engagement in undergraduate research. It emerged from work in five community college systems thanks to two National Science Foundation grants the Council for Undergraduate Research received to support community colleges' efforts to establish undergraduate research programs. Chapters one, two, and three provide background information about community colleges, undergraduate research, and the systems the author worked with: California, City University of New York, Maricopa Community College District - Arizona, Oklahoma, and Tennessee. Chapter four examines success strategies. The next five chapters look at five approaches to undergraduate research: basic/applied, course-based, community-based, interdisciplinary, and partnership research. Chapters ten, eleven and twelve discuss ways to assess and evaluate undergraduate research experiences, inclusive pedagogy, and ways to advance undergraduate research. Today there are 942 public community colleges in the United States, providing affordable access to 6.8 million students who enrolled for credit in one of the public two-year institutions in the United States. Students are more prepared for the next step in their education or careers after participating in quality UR experiences.

Creative Nonfiction in Sport and Exercise Research (Hardcover): Francesca Cavallerio Creative Nonfiction in Sport and Exercise Research (Hardcover)
Francesca Cavallerio
R4,474 Discovery Miles 44 740 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

* Address a significant 'gap' in the market providing a resource to support researchers to develop skills that allow them to further disseminate research findings. * Synthesise knowledge, understanding, and use of storytelling and CNF in other disciplines, to inform its use in the area of sport, exercise, and health. * Bring together the work of several scholars, spanning different disciplines related to sport, exercise, and health, to examine process and product of writing CNF. * Provide practical suggestions for researchers on the obstacles encountered when writing a CNF.

Knowledge Production in Material Spaces - Disturbing Conferences and Composing Events (Hardcover): Nikki Fairchild, Carol A.... Knowledge Production in Material Spaces - Disturbing Conferences and Composing Events (Hardcover)
Nikki Fairchild, Carol A. Taylor, Angelo Benozzo, Neil Carey, Mirka Koro, …
R4,479 Discovery Miles 44 790 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

An innovative and playful foray into new materialist and posthumanist theories in qualitative research, around which there is growing interest Uses the ubiquitous event of the academic conference to question how we produce 'research' and 'knowledge' Written by a group of senior scholars in the fields of education and qualitative research

Knowledge Production in Material Spaces - Disturbing Conferences and Composing Events (Paperback): Nikki Fairchild, Carol A.... Knowledge Production in Material Spaces - Disturbing Conferences and Composing Events (Paperback)
Nikki Fairchild, Carol A. Taylor, Angelo Benozzo, Neil Carey, Mirka Koro, …
R1,469 Discovery Miles 14 690 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

An innovative and playful foray into new materialist and posthumanist theories in qualitative research, around which there is growing interest Uses the ubiquitous event of the academic conference to question how we produce 'research' and 'knowledge' Written by a group of senior scholars in the fields of education and qualitative research

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