Program Evaluation: Embedding Evaluation into Program Design and Development provides an in-depth examination of the foundations, methods, and relevant issues in the field of evaluation. With an emphasis on an embedded approach, where evaluation is an explicit part of a program that leads to the refinement of the program, students will learn how to conduct effective evaluations that foster continual improvement and enable data-based decision making. This text provides students with both the t...

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

An invaluable step-by-step, pedagogically engaging guide to data management in R for social science researchers. This book shows students how to recode and document data, as well as how to combine data from different sources, or import from statistical packages other than R.

Introducing mixed methods alongside basic research theory and principles, this text fully integrates mixed methods into the research methods foundation, providing a straightforward introduction to the topic.

This book is designed to help Education students gain confidence in analysing and interpreting quantitative data and using appropriate statistical tests, by exploring, in plain language, a variety of data analysis methods.

Knoke and Yang's handy primer on social network analysis offers a concise introduction to basic network concepts, data collection, and network analytical methodology.

From research preparations to post-research debriefing, this book covers every stage of the social research process, outlining how to undertake fieldwork as safely as possible.

Built on the premise that anyone can learn to use the R software, this book emphasizes using R to do useful things like writing papers and reports, creating graphs, and conducting simple data analysis.