Doing Ethnography

Doing Ethnography

Author: Giampietro Gobo

Publisher: SAGE

Published: 2008-04-11

Total Pages: 378

ISBN-13: 1473903513

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With regular exercises, lists of key terms and points and self-evaluation checklists, Doing Ethnography systematically describes the various phases of an ethnographic inquiry and provides numerous examples, suggestions and advice for the novice ethnographer. Ethnography seeks to understand, describe and explain the symbolic world lying beneath the social action of groups, organizations and communities. This book clearly sets out the coordinates and foundations of this increasingly popular methodology. Giampietro Gobo discusses all the major issues, including the research design, access to the field, data collection, organisation and analysis, and communication of the results.


Entering the Field

Entering the Field

Author: Gary Armstrong

Publisher:

Published: 1997-06

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13:

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As the 1994 World Cup Finals in the United States clearly demonstrated, football is the quintessential global game. One of the world's most popular arenas for the expression of conflict and emotion, it is virtually unparalleled as a site for cultural analysis. Players, officials, supporters and commentators all have key roles in a social drama incorporating the deeply symbolic and ritualistic. A powerful vehicle for ideals of masculinity, football also offers penetrating insights into the iconography of the body; manifestations of rivalry and conflict; discourses of knowledge; expressions of communitas and geo-social belonging; the celebration and denigration of the Other; and the inversion of power hierarchies through carnival.In bringing these themes together, this accessible and absorbing book by leading scholars of sport and leisure reveals football's differing meanings across cultures. It will be of interest to students and scholars in cultural studies, anthropology, sports sciences and, more simply, to anyone with a passion for this global game.


Entering the Behavioral Health Field

Entering the Behavioral Health Field

Author: Diane Suffridge

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-04-28

Total Pages: 278

ISBN-13: 1317287118

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This text provides new clinicians with an overview of the tasks involved in behavioral health treatment as it is practiced in community-based training organizations. The text’s specific focus is on the application of theoretical and academic knowledge to clinical work as a psychotherapist or case manager, with a case example that follows treatment from the first session through termination. It contains an overview of all aspects of treatment that are required in these organizations, which are the primary settings for practicum, internship, and post-graduate training.


Research, Ethics and Risk in the Authoritarian Field

Research, Ethics and Risk in the Authoritarian Field

Author: Marlies Glasius

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2017-12-05

Total Pages: 130

ISBN-13: 3319689665

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This open access book offers a synthetic reflection on the authors’ fieldwork experiences in seven countries within the framework of ‘Authoritarianism in a Global Age’, a major comparative research project. It responds to the demand for increased attention to methodological rigor and transparency in qualitative research, and seeks to advance and practically support field research in authoritarian contexts. Without reducing the conundrums of authoritarian field research to a simple how-to guide, the book systematically reflects and reports on the authors’ combined experiences in (i) getting access to the field, (ii) assessing risk, (iii) navigating ‘red lines’, (iv) building relations with local collaborators and respondents, (v) handling the psychological pressures on field researchers, and (vi) balancing transparency and prudence in publishing research. It offers unique insights into this particularly challenging area of field research, makes explicit how the authors handled methodological challenges and ethical dilemmas, and offers recommendations where appropriate.


Warriors: Enter the Clans

Warriors: Enter the Clans

Author: Erin Hunter

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 2012-06-26

Total Pages: 356

ISBN-13: 006221991X

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Discover the secrets of Erin Hunter’s #1 bestselling Warriors series. Enter the world of the warrior Clans… In this two-in-one field guide, get an indispensable insider’s look at the world of the five warrior cat Clans. The perfect addition to any Warriors fan’s collection, this paperback special edition includes two companion books in one volume: Warriors Field Guide: Secrets of the Clans: Learn about the origin of the Clans, their history and legends, and the training, traditions, and rituals involved in the lifelong path of a warrior. Warriors: Code of the Clans: Discover the origins of the warrior code, which governs how Clan cats live side by side in times of war and peace, with untold stories from the Warriors world and beautiful black-and-white illustrations.


Low Temperatures and Cold Molecules

Low Temperatures and Cold Molecules

Author: Ian W. M. Smith

Publisher: World Scientific

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 578

ISBN-13: 184816209X

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This book brings together, for the first time, the results of recent research in areas ranging from the chemistry of cold interstellar clouds (10-20 K), through laboratory studies of the spectroscopy and kinetics of ions, radicals and molecules, to studies of molecules in liquid helium droplets, to attempts to create molecular (as distinct from atomic) Bose-Einstein condensates.


Making Your Case

Making Your Case

Author: Charles Auerbach

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2015-06-04

Total Pages: 313

ISBN-13: 0190228091

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There is a growing need for research within practice settings. Increasing competition for funding requires organizations to demonstrate that the funding they are seeking is going towards effective programming. Additionally, the evidence-based practice movement is generally pushing organizations towards research activities, both as producers and consumers.There have been many books written about research methodology and data analysis in the helping professions, and many books have been written about using R to analyze and present data; however, this book specifically addresses using R to evaluate programs in organizational settings. This book is divided into three sections. The first section addresses background information that is helpful in conducting practice-based research. The second section of the book provides necessary background to begin working with R. Topics include how to download R and RStudio, navigation, R packages, basic R functions, and importing data. This section also introduces The Clinical Record, a freely available database program to help organizations record and track client information. The remainder of the book uses case studies to illustrate how to use R to conduct program evaluations. Techniques include data description and visualization, bivariate analysis, simple and multiple regression, and logistic regression. The final chapter illustrates a comprehensive summary of the skills demonstrated throughout the book using The Clinical Record as a data repository.


The Growing Field

The Growing Field

Author: Denise Gibel Molini

Publisher:

Published: 2017-01-10

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9780692809952

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In 'The Growing Field, ' Denise Gibel Molini writes with deep insight, gleaned from a lifetime of personal experience, spiritual development and keen observation, about the truths of our Universe, and the way the world works. She helps us understand that it is 'set up, ' from the Soul's perspective, to bring us into the fullness of our true selves, and grow into the highest possible expression of all that we are. As seeds of the Divine, we are already love, we are irrevocably individual unique expressions of God. However, the wounds of our childhood, the confusion of the world's illusions, and the pain that we inevitably experience when we incarnate in the Earth School serves to quickly cause us to forget the Oneness. Denise understands this, and provides a compassionate voice of guidance that reminds us of the larger reality we've lost sight of. The Growing Field restores a pristine and beautiful vision of what it's all about, why we experience all of it - what we feel to be 'good' and 'bad, ' 'wonderful, ' 'horrible, ' and everything in between. She has a gift for encompassing the universe in a marble and handing you the marble so that you can truly understand, and the effect is a feeling of peace, security, connection, and understanding that reaches beyond finite circumstances into the infinity of the Soul. The impact is powerful for anyone who has ever felt the pain, fear or confusion of the human experience. The Growing Field holds universal answers for everyone, and many will find in it a teacher which seems to know exactly what they needed to hear. Denise Gibel Molini is a special soul whose writing holds a high vibration of love, and her particular wisdom will raise the consciousness of individuals to a much, much higher level when integrated. Each page of The Growing Field sheds a light on the human experience and the very significant time in our world's history which we have arrived at today. Denise teaches that there are no mistakes, but calls us all to take responsibility. It is both intimately personal and exceedingly broad, putting all fears to rest and helping each individual to immediately align with the Universal Flow by recognizing the broader, higher plan that is being executed. No matter what is your current experience, The Growing Field will remind you of who you are, where you've come from, and where we're all going. It will give you all the truth and courage you need to move forward, to heal your wounds, and to heal the world