wyszukanych pozycji: 21
Waiting for Cancer to Come: Women's Experiences with Genetic Testing and Medical Decision Making for Breast and Ovarian Cancer
ISBN: 9780472052196 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 226 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Waiting for Cancer to Come tells the stories of women who are struggling with their high risk for cancer. Based on interviews and surveys of dozens of women, this book pieces together the diverse yet interlocking experiences of women who have tested positive for the BRCA 1/2 gene mutations, which indicate a higher risk of developing breast and ovarian cancer. Sharlene Hesse-Biber brings these narratives to light and follows women s journeys from deciding to get screened for BRCA, to learning the test has come back positive, to dealing with their risk. Many women already know the... Waiting for Cancer to Come tells the stories of women who are struggling with their high risk for cancer. Based on interviews and surveys of... |
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114,61 zł |
Women in Catholic Higher Education: Border Work, Living Experiences, and Social Justice
ISBN: 9780739105825 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Women in Catholic Higher Education: Border Work, Living Experiences, and Social Justice examines the contemporary contradictions and tensions faced by women who teach and work in Catholic institutions of higher learning. Delving into discourse traditionally silenced by the Catholic hierarchy, this edited collection observes the ways in which patriarchal structures often hinder women's advancement within these institutions. The contributors describe their own conflicts and successes in their attempts to negotiate their academic careers and personal lives in the context of the clash between...
Women in Catholic Higher Education: Border Work, Living Experiences, and Social Justice examines the contemporary contradictions and tensions faced by...
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218,82 zł |
Am I Thin Enough Yet?: The Cult of Thinness and the Commercialization of Identity
ISBN: 9780195117912 / Angielski / Miękka / 1997 / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Whether they are rich or poor, tall or short, liberal or conservative, most young American women have one thing in common--they want to be thin. And they are willing to go to extraordinary lengths to get that way, even to the point of starving themselves. Why are America's women so preoccupied with weight? What has caused record numbers of young women--even before they reach their teenage years--to suffer from anorexia and bulimia? In Am I Thin Enough Yet?, Sharlene Hesse-Biber answers these questions and more, as she goes beyond traditional psychological explanations of eating...
Whether they are rich or poor, tall or short, liberal or conservative, most young American women have one thing in common--they want to be thin. And t...
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139,19 zł |
Approaches to Qualitative Research: A Reader on Theory and Practice
ISBN: 9780195157758 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 560 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Qualitative research encompasses a growing set of methods that eschew strictly empirical, quantitative data in favor of information gathered through ethnography, in-depth interviewing, focus groups, and visual research. While it is an important tool in the arsenal of the researcher, there is often a large gap between the theory behind qualitative research and the actual practice of its methods. Approaches to Qualitative Research couples theoretical articles with practical research examples to help students develop a holistic understanding of the process of qualitative research.
... Qualitative research encompasses a growing set of methods that eschew strictly empirical, quantitative data in favor of information gathered through e...
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631,53 zł |
Approaches to Qualitative Research: A Reader on Theory and Practice
ISBN: 9780195157741 / Angielski / Twarda / 2003 / 560 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Approaches to Qualitative Research couples theoretical articles with practical research examples in order to help readers develop a holistic understanding of the process of qualitative research. The book covers a wide range of traditional and emergent research methods as well as analytic and writing techniques. Approaches to Qualitative Research also makes the critical link between theory and method explicit through carefully selected articles and in-depth introductory essays.
Approaches to Qualitative Research couples theoretical articles with practical research examples in order to help readers develop a holistic ...
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1207,57 zł |
Handbook of Feminist Research: Theory and Praxis
ISBN: 9781412980593 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 792 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. The second edition of the Handbook of Feminist Research: Theory and Praxis, presents both a theoretical and practical approach to conducting social science research on, for, and about women. The Handbook enables readers to develop an understanding of feminist research by introducing a range of feminist epistemologies, methodologies, and methods that have had a significant impact on feminist research practice and women's studies scholarship. The Handbook continues to provide a set of clearly defined research concepts that are devoid of as much technical language as possible. It continues to...
The second edition of the Handbook of Feminist Research: Theory and Praxis, presents both a theoretical and practical approach to conducting social sc...
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805,53 zł |
The Handbook of Emergent Technologies in Social Research
ISBN: 9780195373592 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 720 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Emergent technologies are pushing the boundaries of how both qualitative and quantitative researchers practice their craft, and it has become clear these changes are dramatically altering research design, from the questions researchers ask and the ways they collect data, to what they even consider data. Gathering a broad range of new developments in one place, The Handbook of Emergent Technologies in Social Research offers comprehensive, up-to-date thinking on technological innovations. In addition to addressing how to effectively apply new technologies-such as the internet,...
Emergent technologies are pushing the boundaries of how both qualitative and quantitative researchers practice their craft, and it has become clear th...
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732,51 zł |
Feminist Research Practice: A Primer
ISBN: 9781412994972 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 456 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. The fully revised and updated Second Edition of Feminist Research Practice: A Primer, edited by Sharlene Nagy Hesse-Biber, draws on the expertise of a stellar group of interdisciplinary scholars who cover cutting-edge res
The fully revised and updated Second Edition of Feminist Research Practice: A Primer, edited by Sharlene Nagy Hesse-...
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566,48 zł |
Feminist Research Practice: A Primer
ISBN: 9780761928911 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 392 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Feminist Research Practice: A Primer provides a unique, hands-on approach to exploring a range of feminist perspectives of the research process in order to bridge the divide between theory and research methods. Editors Sharlene Nagy Hesse-Biber and Patricia Lina Leavy engage students with a clear and concise writing style and in-depth examples of a range of research methods from ethnography, oral history, focus groups, and content analysis to interviewing and survey research.
Feminist Research Practice: A Primer provides a unique, hands-on approach to exploring a range of feminist perspectives of the research process in ord...
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961,44 zł |
Mixed Methods Research: Merging Theory with Practice
ISBN: 9781606235058 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 242 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This accessibly written book is ideal for use in graduate courses or by practicing researchers and evaluators. The author puts the research problem at center stage, showing how mixed methods designs can fruitfully address different types of research questions. She illustrates the discussion with examples of mixed methods studies from a variety of disciplines and qualitative approaches (interpretative, feminist, and postmodern). The text demonstrates how to navigate ethical issues; gather, analyze, and interpret data; and write up the results, including an in-depth example with step-by-step...
This accessibly written book is ideal for use in graduate courses or by practicing researchers and evaluators. The author puts the research problem at...
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322,16 zł |
The Practice of Qualitative Research: Engaging Students in the Research Process
ISBN: 9781452268088 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 432 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. With an emphasis on qualitative research as a process, and with new chapters on researching social mass media and writing a research project, this book takes a holistic approach to research and provides readers with a clear, step-by-step guide
With an emphasis on qualitative research as a process, and with new chapters on researching social mass media and writing a research project, this boo...
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420,96 zł |
Mixed Methods Research: Merging Theory with Practice
ISBN: 9781606232590 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 242 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This accessibly written book is ideal for use in graduate courses or by practicing researchers and evaluators. The author puts the research problem at center stage, showing how mixed methods designs can fruitfully address different types of research questions. She illustrates the discussion with examples of mixed methods studies from a variety of disciplines and qualitative approaches (interpretative, feminist, and postmodern). The text demonstrates how to navigate ethical issues; gather, analyze, and interpret data; and write up the results, including an in-depth example with step-by-step...
This accessibly written book is ideal for use in graduate courses or by practicing researchers and evaluators. The author puts the research problem at...
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213,02 zł |
Working Women in America: Split Dreams
ISBN: 9780195150476 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. The second edition of Working Women in America: Split Dreams highlights current research on critical issues affecting American women in today's global workplace. It features updated information and examples, including extended discussions of women's activism within and outside of the workplace, the impact of globalization, the effects of the glass ceiling and sexual harassment, and women's roles in the U.S. labor movement. Retaining the focus of the first edition, this text emphasizes the continuity of women's work experience. It seeks to dispel the misconception that women's work is...
The second edition of Working Women in America: Split Dreams highlights current research on critical issues affecting American women in today...
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582,30 zł |
Emergent Methods in Social Research
ISBN: 9781412909181 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 448 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Emergent Methods in Social Research introduces state-of-the-art social research methods that address the growing methods-theory gap within and across the disciplines. In this text, editors Sharlene Nagy Hesse-Biber and Patricia Leavy combine original, in-depth introductions, previously published articles, and original works to provide readers with a comprehensive view of new and cutting-edge research methods and methodologies.
Emergent Methods in Social Research introduces state-of-the-art social research methods that address the growing methods-theory gap within and across ...
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420,96 zł |
Emergent Methods in Social Research
ISBN: 9781412909174 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 448 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Emergent Methods in Social Research introduces state-of-the-art social research methods that address the growing methods-theory gap within and across the disciplines. In this text, editors Sharlene Nagy Hesse-Biber and Patricia Leavy combine original, in-depth introductions, previously published articles, and original works to provide readers with a comprehensive view of new and cutting-edge research methods and methodologies.
Emergent Methods in Social Research introduces state-of-the-art social research methods that address the growing methods-theory gap within and across ...
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665,22 zł |
Handbook of Emergent Methods
ISBN: 9781593851477 / Angielski / Twarda / 2008 / 740 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Social researchers increasingly find themselves looking beyond conventional methods to address complex research questions. The "Handbook of Emergent Methods" is the first book to comprehensively examine emergent qualitative and quantitative theories and methods across the social and behavioral sciences. Providing scholars and students with a way to retool their research choices, the volume""presents cutting-edge approaches to data collection, analysis, and representation. Leading researchers describe alternative uses of traditional quantitative and qualitative tools; innovative hybrid or...
Social researchers increasingly find themselves looking beyond conventional methods to address complex research questions. The "Handbook of Emergent M...
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649,62 zł |
Feminist Perspectives on Social Research
ISBN: 9780195158113 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 448 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. As feminist scholarship has developed, it has become increasingly evident that the practice of feminist research is interdisciplinary. Yet there are very few books that address the methodological and theoretical issues raised in doing feminist research from an interdisciplinary standpoint. Feminist Perspectives on Social Research addresses this need by focusing on the theory and research methods that feminist scholars use to study women and gender from the humanities and social and behavioral science perspectives.
Paying attention to the important link between epistemology,... As feminist scholarship has developed, it has become increasingly evident that the practice of feminist research is interdisciplinary. Yet there are v...
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860,31 zł |
Mixed Methods and Credibility of Evidence in Evaluation: New Directions for Evaluation, Number 138
ISBN: 9781118720394 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 136 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Mixed methods in evaluation have the potential to enhance the credibility of evaluation and the outcomes of evaluation. This issue explores advances in understanding mixed methods in philosophical, theoretical, and methodological terms and presents specific illustrations of the application of these concepts in evaluation practice. Leading thinkers in the mixed methods evaluation community provide frameworks and strategies that are associated with improving the probability of reaching the goals of enhanced credibility for evaluations, the evidence they produce, and the actions taken as a... Mixed methods in evaluation have the potential to enhance the credibility of evaluation and the outcomes of evaluation. This issue explores advance... |
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120,30 zł |
The Oxford Handbook of Multimethod and Mixed Methods Research Inquiry
ISBN: 9780199933624 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 776 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Offering a variety of innovative methods and tools, The Oxford Handbook of Multimethod and Mixed Methods Research Inquiry provides the most comprehensive and up-to-date presentation on multi- and mixed-methods research available. Written in clear and concise language by leading scholars in the field, it enhances and disrupts traditional ways of asking and addressing complex research questions. Topics include an overview of theory, paradigms, and scientific inquiry; a guide to conducting a multi- and mixed-methods research study from start to finish; current uses of multi- and...
Offering a variety of innovative methods and tools, The Oxford Handbook of Multimethod and Mixed Methods Research Inquiry provides the most c...
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855,59 zł |
Feminist Approaches to Theory and Methodology: An Interdisciplinary Reader
ISBN: 9780195125221 / Angielski / Miękka / 1999 / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Feminist Approaches to Theory and Methodology addresses the theoretical issues raised by doing feminist research from an interdisciplinary perspective. Bringing together the work of leading scholars and emerging new critics, the editors have selected the best, most representative and recent work in feminist scholarship. The collection is organized around key issues in feminist theory and empirical research as impacted by post-structuralist dialogue. Several essays address the tensions between disciplinary and interdisciplinary knowledge building, exposing male biases embedded in...
Feminist Approaches to Theory and Methodology addresses the theoretical issues raised by doing feminist research from an interdisciplinary pe...
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860,31 zł |