Building on the acclaimed and successful previous editions, the Third Edition provides further critical updates and illustrations of the applications of reflexive methodology in formulating research strategies.

This is a complete social worker's guide to undertaking qualitative, quantitative and mixed-methods research.

This book is a systematic, eight-step guide to qualitative content analysis, supporting you through each stage of your research project, no matter the type or amount of data.

With numerous approaches to choose from, knowing where to start when doing qualitative data analysis (QDA) can be a challenge. This book gives you direction with an accessible and thorough introduction to nine different approaches to QDA, written by a multi-disciplinary team with years of experience teaching and analysing data using these methods. With a clear focus on the ‘how to’ of QDA, each chapter includes: •Step-by-step descriptions of how to apply each approach in your resea...

Offering guidance on doing experiments, this Little Quick Fix helps students select the most appropriate experiment for their research, collect and record their data, minimise error, and ensure their experiment is ethical and reproducible.

This practical guide walks you through your whole research project, from first starting out and deciding on a topic or question to writing up and presenting research.

Hybrid Ethnography provides researchers with concrete and theory-based ways to combine online and offline ethnographic research methods to support the reality of much contemporary fieldwork. As part of the Qualitative Research Methods series, this concise book serves students and faculty designing, conducting, and writing up dissertations and research studies.

Research Methods in the Social and Health Sciences gives students a thorough and thoughtful introduction to the entire research process from start to finish, covering qualitative and quantitative research throughout. It lays out each step, from the literature review to ethical research to individual methods and dissemination of research.

The third edition of A Primer on Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) guides readers through learning and mastering the techniques of this approach. The authors use their teaching experience to communicate the fundamentals of PLS-SEM with limited emphasis on equations and and symbols, relying on straightforward language instead.

An ideal introduction for trainees and practitioners looking to understand the what, the why, and the how of coaching research.