Research Books
Social Work Research Methods: Four Alternative Paradigms
"Social Work Research Methods: Four Alternative Paradigms" is the first book to expand social work research methods to include alternative models, and integrate these methodologies into general... (more)
Learning Support: A Guide for Mature Students
Explores how adults learn and the ways in which different abilities and experiences can be used to learn more effectively, this is a practical book for students returning to study. Written from a... (more)
Keywords in Qualitative Methods: A Vocabulary of Research Concepts
"The Student's A-Z of Qualitative Methods" is an accessible and practical guide to qualitative techniques for students and researchers across the social and health sciences. An essential companion... (more)
Getting the Most Out of the Research Experience: What Every Researcher Needs to Know
Takes the researcher through the research process, answering practical and subjective questions on issues like: entering the field and emotional aspects of research; types of research and associated... (more)
Study Skills for Psychology: Succeeding in Your Degree
"Study Skills for Psychology" has been shaped around a typical Psychology student's journey. Beginning with an overview of the nature of the degree and advice about what needs to be sorted out in the... (more)
Argumentative and Aggressive Communication: Theory, Research, and Application
"Argumentative and Aggressive Communication" is the first book entirely devoted to the theory-building, research and application issues on aggressive communication. In addition to fully describing... (more)
Action Research: Living Theory
Defines the philosophy behind action research and the process of doing action research for those interested in this area. This book sets in place the foundations of action research as a discipline,... (more)
The Sage Dictionary of Social Research Methods
Provides the user with up to date definitions of all major concepts and methods encountered when attempting to conduct research in the social and cultural fields. The SAGE Dictionary of Social and... (more)
Constructing Grounded Theory
This is the second edition of Kathy Charmaz's groundbreaking and bestselling text on grounded theory. It retains the accessible and engaging style of the first edition to present for readers a... (more)
Empirical Research on Logotherapy and Meaning-Oriented Psychotherapy: An Annotated Bibliography
An ambitious project, this book offers an organized, comprehensive, and invaluable compilation of relevant research material regarding meaning in life - the central axis of logotherapy. A relevant... (more)
Learning to use Statistical Tests in Psychology: Third Edition
Completely updated throughout, this book continues to be a key text in helping students to understand and conduct statistical tests in psychology without panic! It takes students from the most basic... (more)
Personality Disorders: Current Research and Treatments
As with a number of specific areas in the medical professions, the field of personality disorders has experienced a period of rapid growth and development over the past decade. This volume offers the... (more)
Researching Psychotherapy and Counselling
With an emphasis on do-able research, the book examines the dilemmas and challenges for clinicians in recruiting participants and combining research with clinical practice, and includes step by step... (more)
Multiple Case Study Analysis
Examining situational complexity is a vital part of social and behavioural science research. This engaging text provides an effective process for studying multiple cases - such as sets of teachers,... (more)
Qualitative Psychology: Introducing Radical Research
This book is designed as a practical guide for students that is also grounded in the latest developments in theory in psychology. Readers are introduced to theoretical approaches to ethnography,... (more)
What is Psychotherapeutic Research?
This book marks an important watershed in the development of psychotherapy. It provides examples of how psychotherapeutic research and the abilities to carry it out can help the practising... (more)
Researching the Psychotherapy Process: A Practical Guide to Transcript-Based Methods
This hands-on introduction to psychotherapy process research methods takes the student clinician/researcher through the basic steps of developing a research project based on a transcript of a... (more)
Critical Discursive Psychology
Critical Discursive Psychology addresses issues in critical discursive research in psychology and outlines the historical context in the discipline for the emergence of qualitative debates. Key... (more)
Buying and Clearing Rights:
Provides a truly practical guide to the clearing of rights in print, visual and multimedia productions with accessible step-by-step assistance in planning, clearing and paying for clearances. An... (more)
Qualitative Research Practice
Written by internationally-recognized qualitative researchers who recount and reflect on their own and others' research experiences, this text demonstrates the benefits of using particular methods... (more)
