Basic and Advanced Focus Groups illustrates both the different types of focus groups and how to decide among those options in order to produce the most effective focus groups possible. A variety of approaches to doing research with focus groups gives readers the tools to develop and examine their research designs, starting with the basics. Advanced coverage in each chapter takes an in-depth look at topics such as moderating focus groups, using mixed methods, and working with different sizes of groups. By taking a practical, applied approach, the author gives even novice students the knowledge and confidence to design and conduct effective focus group research, while simultaneously providing more advanced researchers with the tools and knowledge to refine their current practices.
Introducing content analysis methods from a social science perspective, this book focuses on the reliability and viability of these coding procedures and their associated category schemes. The author provides information on the issues and problems that can arise in performing content analysis in four major categories, namely measurement, indication, representation and interpretation. The author emphasizes that in order for a text to be reliable, different people should code the same text in the same way and that the classification procedure must generate variables that are valid. This book is intended for those who have a basic knowledge of research methods or data analysis.
This monograph provides students with an int roduction to many of the mathematical concepts and technique s that underlie quantitive analysis in the social sciences. '
This book of worked-out examples not only accompanies Timothy M Hagle's earlier book Basic Math for Social Scientists: Concepts but also provides an informal refresher course in algebra sets, limits and continuity, differential calculus, multivariate functions, partial derivatives, integral calculus and matrix algebra. Problem sets are also provided so that readers can practice their grasp of standard mathematical procedures.
The examples in this book, provided to illustrate how to use Versions 20-23, are accompanied by menu-driven computer commands . Figures throughout the book show the results of those commands. In addition, a number of exercises are also included at the end of chapters 2 through 5 for additional practice.
Maruyama uses a single data set to demonstra te a variety of techniques which range from path analysis, b y way of panel analysis and confirmatory analysis, to latent variable structural equation modelling. '
Exploring the link between domestic violence and welfare reform, this book discusses how public assistan ce can be the financial support for escaping violence, batte rers restrict their partners'' job opportunities and child ab use''s link to welfare. '
Exploring the link between domestic violence and welfare reform, this book discusses how public assistan ce can be the financial support for escaping violence, batte rers restrict their partners'' job opportunities and child ab use''s link to welfare. '
One of the most burning debates in the domestic violence field is over the effectiveness of batterer programs and how to improve them. Batterer Intervention Systems responds to this debate with research from a multi-site evaluation of batterer programs - the most comprehensive and extensive evaluation to date. The text: * critiques current ......
