Designed for students and professionals in social work, public administration, nursing, criminal justice, and other human services fields, this text breaks down complex concepts into accessible, real-world applications.
This book provides students with the step-by-step methods needed to plan and implement a cost-analysis study. Through the use of numerous examples drawn from the applied literature, the authors demonstrate the four major techniques of cost analysis: cost-effectiveness, cost-benefit, cost-utility, and cost-feasibility.
A comprehensive and practical guide on conducting rigorous, ethical, and impactful psychobiographical research. Psychobiography is the intensive psychological study of an individual within their unique socio-cultural-historic context. This engaging and exciting approach challenges researchers to apply psychological theories and knowledge of ......
Now in its fifth edition, this classic text helps readers learn how to design, conduct, analyze, and report high-quality clinical studies. Alan E. Kazdin brings together a wide array of authoritative articles with his own expert insights to illustrate fundamental issues research in an accessible manner, including generating ideas, selecting ......
Kickstart your research with this practical, bestselling guide to doing social network analysis. Get to grips with the mathematical foundations and learn how to use software tools such as NeTDraw and UNICET to reach your research goals. Supporting you step-by-step through the entire research process, from design and data collection to coding, visualisation, and analysis, the book also offers: * Case studies and examples using real data * Exercises drawn from the authors' decades of teaching experience * Online access to datasets, worked examples and a software manual to help you practice your skills. Whether you are new to social network analysis or an experienced researcher, this approachable book is your technical toolbox and research companion all in one.
How do you use social media platforms, search engines, and other forms of digital media to explore the key issues of our time? With this second edition, learn how to use the latest advancements in digital methods to answer your pressing research questions. The new edition includes: * A new chapter on critical social media research, * Tips for analysing content on TikTok, Instagram, Twitter and more, * Exploration of Google critique and algorithmic auditing, * Examination of YouTube's content removal politics and Facebook's 'fake news' problem. Whether you are new to digital research or are exploring a new platform, this book equips you with tools to navigate the evolving digital landscape and conduct rigorous studies in the digital age.
Statistics and Data Visualization Using R: The Art and Practice of Data Analysis teaches students statistics visually, focusing on interpreting graphs and charts to learn statistical concepts, from the mean through regression.
An unrivalled exploration of what visual ethnography is and what it should be, this book maintains a fine balance between theory and practice. The author provides up-to-date digital and technological topics in this 4th edition; offering clear, relevant guidance on the approaches that contemporary students want to understand and the tools they want ......
Michael Quinn Patton's Facilitating Evaluation: Principles in Practice is the first book of its kind to explain in depth and detail how to facilitate evaluation processes with stakeholders, using the author's own stories of his experiences as an evaluation facilitator.
