"Covers a broad range of subjects that undergraduates in the discipline should be familiar and comfortable with upon graduation. From chapters on the scientific method and fundamental research concepts, to experimental design, sampling and statistical analysis, the text offers an excellent introduction to the key concepts of geographical research. The content is applicable for students at the beginning of their studies right through to planning and conducting dissertations.

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This book offers a comprehensive guide to commissioning, managing and undertaking research in development work. Perfect for both students and practitioners.

The Sixth Edition of Robert K. Yin's bestseller provides a complete portal to the world of case study research.

This accessible guide takes you through the process of designing, conducting and writing up a research project using case study methods. In his characteristic warm and friendly style, Gary Thomas covers each step at a confidence-building pace, helping you to get to grips with the theory and practice of doing a case study. Focusing on vital issues like validity, reliability and quality in research, the author helps you ensure your research is rigorous and methodologically sound.

Ensure research is ethical with this Little Quick Fix. Cheryl N. Poth helps the reader to identify the ethical considerations of their research, protect the privacy of their subjects, develop an ethical research design and respond to ethical issues as they arise.

Now in its fourth edition, this leading introduction to ethnography has been thoroughly updated and substantially rewritten. The volume offers a systematic introduction to ethnographic principles and practice, and includes a new chapter on Ethnography in the digital world. The authors argue that ethnography is best understood as a reflexive process.

This requires recognition that social research is part of the world that it studies, and demands that researchers reflect on how they shape both ...

Focused on the needs of the new classroom researcher and those studying education on Masters-level courses, this is a thorough and thoughtful guide to the research process, covering qualitative, quantitative and mixed research methods.

Designed to reduces students' anxieties and minimize unnecessary formulas, this fourth edition provides a comprehensive introduction to basic statistical designs and analyses.

Sagt man »auf ein Projekt bestehen« oder »auf einem Projekt bestehen«? Die Fragen zu typischen Zweifelsfällen der deutschen Sprache, die regelmäßig an die Duden-Sprachberatung herangetragen werden, werden in diesem Wörterbuch ausführlich behandelt. Sortiert von A bis Z gibt der Band Antworten auf orthografische, grammatische und stilistische Fragen und bietet Empfehlungen bei Varianten. Durch einfache Erklärungen, Übersichtsartikel zu Themen wie Kommasetzung oder Fremdwörtern sowi...