social Research

This engaging introduction to all aspects of qualitative research challenges students to consider how their research can be culturally responsive. The first part of the book introduces the foundation …

Introduction chapter is available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. This groundbreaking reader is designed to lower the barriers to interdisciplinarity and transdisciplinarity in research. Edite …

The book Profiles of Anthropological Praxis is something of a sequel to Anthropological Praxis: Translating Knowledge into Action, published in 1987 (Westview Press).  As a casebook of anthropol …

In Metamorphustice™: From Savior to CHANGEmaker, readers are guided through the foundational principles of social justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion work before being prompted to explore …

Over the past decades, ‘photovoice’ has emerged as a participatory and creative research method in which participants capture and discuss their reality through photographs. This indispensable ‘how-to …

An introductory textbook on data analysis and statistics written especially for students in the social sciences and allied fields Quantitative analysis is an increasingly essential skill for social s …

Evaluation Management: How to Commission and Conduct Evaluations that Matter  helps evaluation teams and commissioners achieve results that meet utilization and organizational learning goals and …

This book invites the reader to think about collaborative research differently. Using the concepts of ‘letting go’ (the recognition that research is always in a state of becoming) and ‘poetics’ (usin …

Are you struggling with introductory statistics? Are you trying to get ahead in your course, but feel like you’re going around in circles? This short and down-to-earth textbook will give you the know …

At a time of contested realities and a renewed focus on the power of personal stories, narrative research is as relevant as ever. But while it has been praised for ‘giving voice’ to individuals and h …