An introductory text on the appreciation and evaluation of other people's research and on the conduct of one's own. It stands by itself, but may also be read in conjunction with the authors' Research into practice: a reader for nurses and the caring professions (Open U. Press, 1992), which contains many of the examples which are discussed here. Distributed by Taylor &amp; Francis. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

Research Methods for Nurses and the Caring Professions

Medical Books

Abbott, Pamela

Sapsford, Roger

Nursing

Open Univ Pr

This text, aimed at nurses, social workers, community workers and others in the caring professions, is about the appreciation, evaluation and conduct of social research. It concentrates on relatively small-scale studies which can be carried out by one or two people.

Life Sentence Prisoners: Reaction, Response and Change

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

The Decent Society: Planning for Social Quality (Routledge Advances in Sociology)

Wallace, Claire

Reference

Routledge

Crime, Order and Social Control - Researching Crime and Criminal Justice: Book Three (D315 Crime, Order and Social Control) (Course D315)

Sociology

Open University Worldwide

Assuming no prior knowledge, this book provides readable and informative coverage of the main survey methods and the place of surveys in the spectrum of social research. Roger Sapsford guides the reader through the main theoretical and practical issues and illustrates the application of survey methods through examples. He covers the technical questions which have to be considered when planning and carrying out research and also the ethics and politics of research projects.  The central message of the book is that theory, technique and practical application are inseparable when it comes to doing or thinking about research. At all stages, practical research issues are mixed in with issues of the ethics, politics, philosophy,

Survey Research

Sage Publications Ltd.

Assuming no prior knowledge, this book provides readable and informative coverage of the main survey methods and the place of surveys in the spectrum of social research. Roger Sapsford guides the reader through the main theoretical and practical issues and illustrates the application of survey methods through examples. He covers the technical questions which have to be considered when planning and carrying out research and also the ethics and politics of research projects. The central message of the book is that theory, technique and practical application are inseparable when it comes to doing or thinking about research. At all stages, practical research issues are mixed in with issues of the ethics, politics, philosophy,

The search for ‘the Decent Society’ – a fit place in which to live – has informed policy at both governmental and international level. This book analyses its nature and devises a consistent way of measuring the concept world-wide on the basis of a coherent theory of agency within social structure. Influenced by classical sociology and by the economist Amartya Sen, the book posits that societies need to create (a) economic security, (b) social cohesion, (c) social inclusion, and (d) the conditions for empowerment. The model is interactive and recursive; each component provides the requirements for each of the others. This book outlines the sociopolitical framework underlying ’the Decent Society' and summarises a decade of research, some of which has had a formative impact on governments’ policies. The first half contains studies of social quality based on surveys in the former Soviet Union and sub-Saharan Africa, while the second half describes the construction of a Decent Society Index for comparing very different countries across the world.  This book and the index it develops will be of interest both to academics and researchers in sociology, politics, economics, psychology, social policy and development studies and to policy-makers in government, local government and the NGOs.

This much-anticipated Second Edition presents an informative and accessible account of survey research. It guides the reader through the main theoretical and practical aspects of the subject and illustrates the application of survey methods through examples. 
Thoroughly revised and updated, it presents:
- concise and analytic coverage of multivariate analysis techniques
- a brand new chapter giving theoretical and practical advice on the stages involved in constructing scales to measure attitude or personality
- an up-to-date account of using materials on the internet
- addition of concise introductions and summaries to all chapters
This book will prove to be equally useful for students conducting small research projects in the social sciences or related professional/applied areas, researchers planning systematic data collection for applied purposes and policy makers who want to understand and analyse the research with whose conclusions they are presented.

Survey Research (Survey Research (Hardcover))

This much-anticipated Second Edition presents an informative and accessible account of survey research. It guides the reader through the main theoretical and practical aspects of the subject and illustrates the application of survey methods through examples. 
Thoroughly revised and updated, it presents:
- concise and analytic coverage of multivariate analysis techniques
- a brand new chapter giving theoretical and practical advice on the stages involved in constructing scales to measure attitude or personality
- an up-to-date account of using materials on the internet
- addition of concise introductions and summaries to all chapters
This book will prove to be equally useful for students conducting small research projects in the social sciences or related professional/applied areas, researchers planning systematic data collection for applied purposes and policy makers who want to understand and analyse the research with whose conclusions they are presented.

Survey Research (Survey Research (Paperback))

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Research Methods for Nurses and the Caring Professions

Research Methods for Nurses and the Caring Professions

Life Sentence Prisoners: Reaction, Response and Change

The Decent Society: Planning for Social Quality (Routledge Advances in Sociology)

Crime, Order and Social Control - Researching Crime and Criminal Justice: Book Three (D315 Crime, Order and Social Control) (Course D315)

Survey Research

Survey Research

The Decent Society: Planning for Social Quality (Routledge Advances in Sociology)

Survey Research (Survey Research (Hardcover))

Survey Research (Survey Research (Paperback))