Teaching students the basics of communication research in an accessible manner, this fourth edition demystifies the theories and applications through its focus on methods in practice.

In a new textbook designed for students new to statistics and social data, Gorard focuses on non-inferential statistics as a basis to provide readers with fundamental statistical literacy. Assuming no previous statistical knowledge, the author demystifies the subject in an engaging and approachable style.

This edited book guides students and researchers through the processes of researching everyday stories about families.

Through templates and real-world examples, this step-by-step guide clearly illustrates what good and bad data look like, in order to help students get going quickly and build an effective survey around a research question. In each chapter, survey-based challenges are linked to the broader research issues, maintaining the important theoretical context to the learning process.

This original and authoritative exploration of ethnographic writing comes from one of the world's leading academics in the field, Paul Atkinson. The third book in his seminal quartet on ethnographic research, it provides thoughtful, reflective guidance on a crucial skill that is often difficult to master.

The sixth volume in SAGE's Mixed Methods Research Series provides an introduction and practical applications for using Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) as part of a mixed methods approach to research and evaluation.

An encyclopedic introduction to research, showing students how to think about every stage of their project and equipping them with the tools they need to understand different research processes.

From the publishers of Brilliant Maps, here is a cartographic journey through our planet's weirdest and most wonderful phenomena.

Het op een na grootste land ter wereld herbergt oneindige natuur. Canada

is 240 keer zo groot als Nederland, maar er wonen slechts twee keer zoveel mensen. Toch zijn er wel degelijk opmerkelijke gewoonten, gebruiken en andere zaken die nou typisch Canadees zijn. In deze uitgave van VertrekNL leest u welke dat zijn, en nog veel meer. Zo leest u ook over: heimwee, de expat, verhuizers, eten en drinken, emigreren met je cavia, onroerend goed, boekentips, remigratie, partners, Bed&Breakfast, onde...