Introduces evaluation by focusing on the main kinds of 'big picture' questions that evaluations usually need to answer, and how the nature of such questions are linked to evaluation methodology choices. This book shows how to identify the right criteria for an evaluation.
Provides readers with cases drawn from various disciplines that illustrate different case study techniques such as descriptive, explanatory, cross-case and methodological.
Culture plays an important role in our everyday lives, yet the study of cultural processes and their impact on thinking and behavior is still in... Læs mere
Intended for the introductory intercultural communication course, this work is also useful for many courses in cultural studies, sociology, and anthropology.... Læs mere
Offers exercises and 'behind the scenes' glimpses of feminist researchers at work. This title includes examples that cover the range of research questions that... Læs mere
The partnership ideal and emergent inquiry process make collaborative research complex and difficult... Læs mere
Inside Interviewing highlights the fluctuating and diverse moral worlds put into place during interview research when gender, race, culture and other subject... Læs mere
Intends to help students unscramble the mysteries of qualitative data collection, coding, and analysis. This book integrates and reconciles theory and methods by showing how to use a systematic, qualitative technique: interactive qualitative analysis.
Provides information about families around the world, incorporating various trends in family life. This book discusses such topics as social inequality as manifested in gender stratification, oppression of certain ethnic and cultural groups, and poverty.
Shows the historical development of the bioecological model and the ecology of human development. This book presents cultural... Læs mere
Offers a presentation of private, public, and community financial institutions, policies and methods for financing local and regional economic development projects. This... Læs mere
Covers what you need to know about organizing engaging meetings, including preparing agendas, controlling what happens behind the scenes prior... Læs mere