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Book Synopsis Doing Qualitative Research Using QSR NUD*IST by : Celia Gahan
Download or read book Doing Qualitative Research Using QSR NUD*IST written by Celia Gahan and published by SAGE Publications Limited. This book was released on 1998-10-16 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first practical guide to using QSR NUD.IST - the leading software package for development, support and management of qualitative data analysis projects. The book takes a user's perspective and presents the software as a set of tools for approaching a range of research issues and projects that the researcher may encounter. It starts by introducing and explaining what the software is intended to do and the different types of problems that it can be applied to. It then covers the key stages in carrying out qualitative data analysis, including strategies for setting up a project in QSR NUD.IST, and how to explore the data through coding, indexing and searching. There are practical exercises throughout to illustrate
Book Synopsis Using NVIVO in Qualitative Research by : Lyn Richards
Download or read book Using NVIVO in Qualitative Research written by Lyn Richards and published by SAGE. This book was released on 1999-10-28 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From getting started to completing your research project, this book provides a practical guide to using QSR NUD·IST NVivo, the latest qualitative software package. Written in clear language, the book is accompanied by a CD-ROM which carries a demonstration version of the software, together with six tutorials to use with your own data. Much more than a manual, the book offers advice with each section, addressing a range of research approaches and priorities. Each chapter starts with an overview and includes tips on design issues and ways of flexibly managing your project. QSR NVivo is distributed by Scolari, Sage Publications Software.
Book Synopsis Doing Qualitative Research by : Benjamin F. Crabtree
Download or read book Doing Qualitative Research written by Benjamin F. Crabtree and published by SAGE. This book was released on 1999-08-24 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designed to stimulate interest in qualitative research methods related to primary clinical care and to prepare practitioners to engage in it. Expands existing approaches, ways of knowing, and types of research relationships at levels from the global through community, family, individual, organ, and cell to genome; also recognizes recursive interaction between and among the levels. Distinguishes four dimensions of investigation: what the numbers are, what the words mean, who benefits, and what the consequences are. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.
Book Synopsis Doing Qualitative Research by : David Silverman
Download or read book Doing Qualitative Research written by David Silverman and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2005 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This step-by-step guide provides answers to all the questions students ask when beginning their first research project. Silverman demonstrates how to learn the craft of qualitative research by applying knowledge about different methods to actual data. He provides practical advice on key issues, such as: defining `originality' and narrowing down a topic; keeping a research diary and writing a research report; and presenting research to different audiences."--The publisher.
Book Synopsis Research Training for Social Scientists by : Dawn Burton
Download or read book Research Training for Social Scientists written by Dawn Burton and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2000-03-15 with total page 522 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With indispensable advice for students from all social science backgrounds, this handbook provides the core conceptual and practical skills to embark on succesful research. The organization of the book reflects the knowledge that is required in order to become a competent and effective researcher. It follows the life-cycle of the research project: it begins with a discussion of ethical and philosphical issues; presents guides to both quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis; provides help on using computers in research; and includes advice on how to write up and present a research project. Based on the UK Economic and Social Research Council advice on the training which students should undertake in preparation for postgraduate research, this book will be invaluable for all beginning researchers.
Book Synopsis The Art of Governance by : Patricia W. Ingraham
Download or read book The Art of Governance written by Patricia W. Ingraham and published by Georgetown University Press. This book was released on 2004-11-17 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Public administration has evolved into an extraordinarily complex form of governance employing traditional bureaucracy, quasi-government public organizations, and collaborative networks of nongovernmental organizations. Analyzing and improving government performance—a matter of increasing concern to citizens, elected officials, and managers of the organizations themselves—has in turn become a much more fraught undertaking. Understanding the new complexities calls for new research approaches. The Art of Governance presents a fresh palette of research based on a new framework of governance that was first developed by coeditor Laurence E. Lynn, Jr., with Carolyn J. Heinrich, and Carolyn J. Hill in their book, Improving Governance: A New Logic for Empirical Research. That book identified how the relationships among citizens, legislatures, executive and organizational structures, and stakeholders interact, in order to better diagnose and solve problems in public management. This volume takes that relational concept into new realms of conceptualization and application as it links alternative institutional and administrative structures to program performance in different policy areas and levels of government. Collectively, the contributors begin to paint a new picture of how management matters throughout the policy process. They illuminate how, at different levels of an organization, leadership and management vary—and explore both the significance of structural systems and the importance of alternative organizational forms for the implementation of public policies. The Art of Governance shows that effective governance is much more complex than paint-by-number. But if the variety of forms and models of governance are analyzed using advanced theories, models, methods, and data, important lessons can be applied that can lead us to more successful institutions.
Book Synopsis Doing Research in Business and Management by : Dan Remenyi
Download or read book Doing Research in Business and Management written by Dan Remenyi and published by SAGE. This book was released on 1998-08-07 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ′[T]here is, as with all the chapters, an excellent set of suggested further reading...′ - Management Learning `Postgraduate students should find this a useful book, since it focuses on issues specific to their requirements. The philosophical underpinnings, methodology and practicalities of research are all discussed within the context of postgraduate research′ - International Small Business Journal This wide-ranging text comprehensively overviews management research and research methodology. The authors take the reader through all the major stages of the research process and introduce the key methods. After highlighting the different contexts and purposes, strategies and tactics, programmes and processes of management research, the authors provide detailed coverage of the relevant research approaches and methods. They discuss the interrelationship of theoretical and empirical research, and how these apply to practice. The implications of using quantitative and qualitative methods are examined, and practical advice is given on the available analysis techniques and software packages.
Book Synopsis Doing Educational Research by : Clive Opie
Download or read book Doing Educational Research written by Clive Opie and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2004-03-06 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Doing Educational Research offers a hands-on guide for students engaged in educational research. It provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the key qualitative and quantitative methods necessary for those commencing research for the first-time.
Book Synopsis Doing Social Science by : Fiona Devine
Download or read book Doing Social Science written by Fiona Devine and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-09-16 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What should you do when results don't match your expectations? How is it possible to make the best of existing evidence? Is it acceptable to adapt your research question in the middle of a project? This book examines how experienced researchers have tackled these questions in their own projects. Moving beyond abstract discussions of method, it explores how social scientists collect and construct evidence in real-life practice. Looking critically at nine examples of recent research, Doing Social Science gives a thorough yet accessible examination of how research is planned, carried out, recorded and analysed in real-life situations. The book covers core and new areas of social science, with each chapter looking at a different contemporary study that taps into a key aspect of modern everyday life. Diverse and globally relevant, these studies include themes from online gaming and news interviews to post-colonial life and Goth subculture. The book relates the theory behind such social issues to the methods being used, as it gives critical evaluation alongside careful explanation and invaluable advice. Showing how the choice and use of particular methods and techniques can critically shape the findings of social science research, the authors also explain how to deal with complex research issues. Written and edited by experts in the field, this innovative book highlights the excitement as well as the challenge of conducting real-life research. After reading this, students throughout the social sciences will have the confidence and skills to evaluate the research of others and carry out their own research projects.
Book Synopsis Counseling and Educational Research by : Rick Houser
Download or read book Counseling and Educational Research written by Rick Houser and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2009 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fills a special niche for courses in counseling and educational research... The Second Edition of Counseling and Educational Research: Evaluation and Application emphasizes the importance of being a good consumer of research and teaches the practitioner how to conduct research in practice. Author Rick Houser uses concrete examples from the professional literature to demonstrate how to effectively evaluate and interpret research articles. In order to give the reader a chance to see the evaluation of an article from beginning to end, this new edition uses several articles throughout the book to illustrate the methods of evaluation and interpretation rather than using different articles for each segment of an article. New to the Second Edition Offers more material on qualitative research Includes a new chapter on statistical methods Provides a new chapter on mixed methods Incorporates a new chapter on searching articles in professional journals and searching various online databases Summarizes recent developments through a new chapter on evidence-based research Presents new articles to draw on for examples Gives ACA ethical guidelines and expanded coverage on program evaluation Intended Audience This book is specifically written for introductory courses in research methods at the advanced undergraduate and graduate levels in the fields of counseling, social work, education, and psychology.
Download or read book Health Promotion written by Keith Tones and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2004-05-24 with total page 628 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written for all professionals who strive to improve the health of others.
Book Synopsis The Nvivo Qualitative Project Book by : Patricia Bazeley
Download or read book The Nvivo Qualitative Project Book written by Patricia Bazeley and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2000-10-13 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: `A great basic book, which can be used by the novice qualitative researcher. The advice is friendly, almost folksy with clear conceptual explanation of how the program works. A very welcome contribution to this field' - Martha Ann Carey, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York `Qualitative researchers continue to be criticized because they rely too much on their own interpretations and avoid analytical and theoretical issues. This book provides ways to integrate the thinking about a project and the data you have with practical ways that the software can facilitate the process. I recommend it for both the new user as well as the experienced one' - Marilyn Lichtman, Forum for Qualitative Social Research - follow the link below to read the complete review This book invites readers to learn how to use qualitative data analysis software in the context of doing their research project. The reader follows basic steps for creating and conducting a real project with real data, using the new-generation software package, QSR NVivo. The software tools are introduced only as needed and explained in the framework of what is being asked. The reader is the craftsperson, trialling those tools in the processes of getting started, tentative interpretation, drawing links, shaping data, and seeking and establishing explanations and theories. The NVivo Qualitative Project Book allows the researcher to work through their own project, or work with data provided from a real project. The authors draw on decades of experience of research and training researchers around the world, and take the reader through each step in a style combining informality and authority, with frequent tips and reflections on what is being done. Demonstration software is provided on the enclosed CD-ROM, with data to help create (a researcher's project) a project about researchers and researching, and with multiple stages arranged sequentially in the development of a real project. As a practical tool to help researchers understand qualitative data analysis software using NVivo, and a guide through the sometimes complex processes of doing a research project, this book will be invaluable reading for researchers and students undertaking qualitative research. Pat Bazeley provides training and consulting services in research design and data analysis through her company, Research Support. Lyn Richards is Director of Research Services at Qualitative Solutions and Research, the developers of NUD·IST and NVivo software. NVivo is distributed by Scolari, SAGE Publications Software.
Book Synopsis The Dynamics of Performance Management by : Donald P. Moynihan
Download or read book The Dynamics of Performance Management written by Donald P. Moynihan and published by Georgetown University Press. This book was released on 2008-03-07 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Efficiency. Innovation. Results. Accountability. These, advocates claim, are the fruits of performance management. In recent decades government organizations have eagerly embraced the performance model—but the rush to reform has not delivered as promised. Drawing on research from state and federal levels, Moynihan illustrates how governments have emphasized some aspects of performance management—such as building measurement systems to acquire more performance data—but have neglected wider organizational change that would facilitate the use of such information. In his analysis of why and how governments in the United States have made the move to performance systems, Moynihan identifies agency leadership, culture, and resources as keys to better implementation, goal-based learning, and improved outcomes. How do governments use the performance information generated under performance systems? Moynihan develops a model of interactive dialogue to highlight how performance data, which promised to optimize decision making and policy change for the public's benefit, has often been used selectively to serve the interests of particular agencies and individuals, undermining attempts at interagency problem solving and reform. A valuable resource for public administration scholars and administrators, The Dynamics of Performance Management offers fresh insight into how government organizations can better achieve their public service goals.
Book Synopsis Research and Development in Clinical Nursing Practice by : Brenda Roe
Download or read book Research and Development in Clinical Nursing Practice written by Brenda Roe and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-04-30 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Though slogans such as 'nursing must be a research-based profession' have been around for a long time, recent initiatives such as Nursing Development Units (NDUs), quality assurance and evidence-based practice have moved nursing to the forefront amongst health professions in taking seriously the promotion of rational care based on a critical appraisal of past practices and the evaluation of new ideas and techniques. This is the first book to examine research and development in clinical nursing practice. It explains how to do it and how to apply it.
Book Synopsis Doing Qualitative Research Using Your Computer by : Chris Hahn
Download or read book Doing Qualitative Research Using Your Computer written by Chris Hahn and published by SAGE Publications Limited. This book was released on 2008-05-06 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "[This] is a great self-help book for framing the research effort and guiding the reader through the research process. I can't name another book of this type on the market. --Ted Gaiser, Boston College Doing Qualitative Research Using Your Computer is a practical, hands-on guide to using commonly available everyday technology, including Microsoft software, to manage and streamline research projects. Chris Hahn uses straight-forward, everyday language to walk readers through this process, drawing on a wide range of examples to demonstrate how easy it is to use such software. This guide is full of useful hints and tips on how to manage research more efficiently and effectively, including: Formatting transcripts for maximum coding efficiency in Microsoft Word Using features of Word to organize the analysis of data and to facilitate efficient qualitative coding Efficiently storing and analyzing qualitative data in Access or Excel to develop categories, themes, and important concepts Creating flexible analytic memos that help lead the researcher to final conclusions and enrich the written report Utilizing inexpensive and easy-to-obtain tools to collect data and manage research projects. Doing Qualitative Research Using Your Computer is ideal for those students or researchers who don’t want to invest in expensive specialised software packages and who are looking for a result that is more tailored to their individual needs. It will be an invaluable companion for anyone embarking on their own research project.
Book Synopsis Applications of Computer-aided Text Analysis in Natural Resources by : David N. Bengston
Download or read book Applications of Computer-aided Text Analysis in Natural Resources written by David N. Bengston and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Governance and Performance by : Carolyn J. Heinrich
Download or read book Governance and Performance written by Carolyn J. Heinrich and published by Georgetown University Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on recent advances in social science, these essays demonstrate how rigorous, theory-based research in public management can improve government performance. They reflect the improved techniques in data and statistics which allow researchers to contruct more incisive models of governance.
