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Adventures in Social Research
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 929

Adventures in Social Research

Designed for both introductory and advanced research methods or statistics courses in sociology, political science, social work, criminal justice, and public health departments, Adventures in Social Research is an ideal computer skills and data analysis textbook for any discipline that uses survey methods. New to the Sixth Edition: - Provides a shorter, more condensed version than the Fifth Edition - Illustrates uses of SPSS 14.0 and new GSS data sets - Includes a CD-ROM that contains data sets, Designing Own Survey and comprehensive appendices that include questionnaires, research reports, proposals, survey tips, commands, readings and more - Offers a Web page that features SPSS version update changes for students and instructors

The Practice of Research in Criminology and Criminal Justice
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 617

The Practice of Research in Criminology and Criminal Justice

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2007
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  • Publisher: SAGE

This text provides a practical guide to qualitative and quantitative social research techniques integrated with issues from criminal justice.

Making Sense of the Social World
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 372

Making Sense of the Social World

Provides an introduction to social research. This book presents research methods as an integrated whole, with balanced treatment of qualitative and quantitative methods, integration of substantive examples and research techniques, and consistent attention to the goal of validity and the standards of ethical practice.

Adventures in Social Research
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 457

Adventures in Social Research

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Social Work Practice
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 428

Social Work Practice

Provides coverage of the range of generalist practice skills, offering to students a selection of hands-on class-tested activities with individuals, families, groups, communities, and organisation.

Multiple Regression
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 230

Multiple Regression

"Presenting topics in the form of questions and answers, this popular supplemental text offers a brief introduction on multiple regression on a conceptual level. Author Paul D. Allison answers the most essential questions (such as how to read and interpret multiple regression tables and how to critique multiple regression results) in the early chapters, and then tackles the less important ones (for instance, those arising from multicollinearity) in the later chapters."--Pub. desc.

A Guide to Qualitative Field Research
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 233

A Guide to Qualitative Field Research

Thoroughly revised, the Second Edition of A Guide to Qualitative Field Research provides novice researchers with comprehensive and accessible instructions for conducting qualitative field research. Using rich examples from classic ethnographies to help bring abstract principles alive, author Carol A. Bailey thoroughly explains the entire research process from selecting a topic to writing the final manuscript, and all of the steps in between!

Social Work in the 21st Century
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 449

Social Work in the 21st Century

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1997-02-05
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  • Publisher: SAGE

"I am enthusiastic about this publication...it is an excellent manuscript--well-conceived, well-written, and the contributors all appear to be very well-qualified." --Philip Popple, Western Michigan University This book will be helpful to you in teaching policy, practice, or introductory social work courses at the BSW or MSW level if you want to: - Generate stimulating discussion and debate among your students on how social work's roles are changing now, and may change further in the future. - Expose your students to the thoughts and opinions of many of today's leaders in social work education, in essays specially written for this volume.

Exploring Social Issues
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 377

Exploring Social Issues

A hands-on introduction to the craft of social research for Introductory Sociology courses, Exploring Social Issues: Using SPSS for Windows, Third Edition puts students in the role of active researchers as they test their own ideas about topics such as divorce, abortion, crime, inequality, prejudice, and television violence using SPSS, the pre-eminent software program in the social sciences. This Third Edition uses updated General Social Survey (GSS) data sets and offers a robust SPSS primer in an appendix. The book is available in two formats: as a stand-alone text, or bundled with SPSS (Student Version). Key Features Stresses active and collaborative learning as students engage in a series...

Adventures in Criminal Justice Research
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 217

Adventures in Criminal Justice Research

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2008-03-31
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  • Publisher: SAGE

A step-by-step lab manual for understanding criminal justice research.