This book is designed to introduce doctoral and graduate students to the process of conducting scientific research in the social sciences, business, education,

Featuring over 900 entries, this resource covers all disciplines within the social sciences with both concise definitions & in-depth essays.

This introductory text presents basic principles of social science research through maps, graphs, and diagrams. The authors show how concept maps and mind maps

Provides: an historical overview of the development of the narrative approach; a guide to how narrative methods can be applied in fieldwork; how to incorporate

Research that has been presented primarily by quantitative research can benefit from the voice of the participants and the added value of the different perspect