* The most comprehensive book available on methods in research interviewing!* What is research interviewing?* What techniques are used? Exactly what do you do in each technique?* How is interview data analysed and written up?The robust, real-world approach makes this book appropriate for practitione…
Reviewers’ comments on the first edition“This is an excellent introductory textbook on youth and crime. It is excellent not only in its analysis of criminological questions about youthful offending, but also because it positions the debate within a wider context of the relationship between young…
"With freshness, humour and originality, Sue Gifford demonstrates the interactive strategies that are required to teach mathematics to young children. The text is both refreshingly free from conventional wisdom and solidly grounded in recent research on learning and teaching early mathematics.At the…
What are the benefits of conducting research while practising?Which research methods are most suitable for busy practitioners? How can practitioners weave research into their everyday practice without it becoming a burdensome add-on?What practical and ethical considerations should counsellors and th…
Inspired by the experience of art therapists who have pioneered work with people with cancer and including those who have experienced this devastating illness at first hand, this book acknowledges the outstanding work of the Corinne Burton Trust which has supported the development of art therapy ser…
This innovative book combines what most books separate: research as practical activity and research as intellectual engagement. It clarifies and makes explicit the methodological issues that underlie the journey from initial research idea to the finished report and beyond. The text moves the researc…
"an ideal set text" Angela Scriven, Course Leader, Brunel UniversityWhich research method should I use to evaluate services?How do I design a questionnaire?How do I conduct a systematic review of research?This handbook helps researchers to plan, carry out, and analyse health research, and evaluate …
This book is a comprehensive guide to selecting approaches and carrying out qualitative research. Rather than being prescriptive, it provides information on various data collection procedures and how to make decisions about specific qualitative approaches. Its aim is to extend researchers’ underst…
Reviews of the First Edition:“thoughtful, critical, comprehensive, genuine… Byrne’s workshould prove compulsory reading for any critical and nuancedview of social exclusion.”Progress in Human Geography“The presentation of a single, coherent argument is one of the strengths of thisbook… […
This is a succinct and comprehensive account of the contemporary sociology of sport. It starts by tracing the key ‘moments’ in the transition from pre-modern to modern sport, giving detailed accounts of the athletic competition in the ancient games at Olympia; the genesis of modern track-and-fie…
