Using Methods in the Field
Using Methods in the Field

Author: Victor C. de Munck

Publisher: Rowman Altamira

Published: 1998-08-24

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13: 0759117489

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Methods textbooks generally offer prescriptive advice on how to perform certain techniques, how to develop specific strategies, how to analyze your results. But, as all experienced ethnographers know, this fine-sounding advice rarely provides ample guidance in dealing with real people in real field settings. That is where this casebook differs. Selecting many key methods regularly used by anthropologists — participant observation, consensus analysis, simple surveys, scaling, freelisting and triads, networks, decision modeling— the editors commissioned scholars who have completed studies using these techniques to describe them in the context of real field work. Using cases from health, community politics, family relations, and child development (among others) in settings as diverse as an Arkansas college campus, a Mexican barrio, a Thai village, and a Scottish business, the student is given a clear understanding of the diversity of methods used by anthropologists and the complexities surrounding their use.

Visual Methods in the Field
Visual Methods in the Field

Author: Terence Heng

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-11-10

Total Pages: 249

ISBN-13: 1317609611

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The use of images, particularly photography, has been steadily gaining popularity in academia, but there has not yet been a book that deals with the act and process of photo-taking in the field. Drawing upon 21 years of photographic experience and sociological research, Terence Heng’s immersive and narrative style will: introduce photography as a qualitative method; discuss the intricacies of, challenges in and opportunities for using a camera in the field; explore common themes and topics in social science research, including photographing rituals, space, people and objects; advise on navigating the always evolving technological landscapes of traditional, digital and mobile photography. Visual Methods in the Field: Photography for the Social Sciences is a photography guide written for researchers by a researcher. Using in-depth ethnographic case studies from research done in various urban environments, this book will act as a crucial bridge for students in geography, sociology, education, media studies and other social sciences to incorporate photography into their research repertoire.

Field Methods in Remote Sensing
Field Methods in Remote Sensing

Author: Roger M. McCoy

Publisher: Guilford Press

Published: 2005-01-01

Total Pages: 180

ISBN-13: 9781593850791

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This concise, much-needed guide takes readers step by step through planning and executing field work associated with many different types of remote sensing projects. Remote sensing texts and research reports typically focus on data-analytic techniques while offering a dearth of information on procedures followed in the field. In contrast, this book provides clear recommendations for defining field work objectives, devising a valid sampling plan, finding locations using GPS, and selecting and using effective measurement techniques for field reflectance spectra and for studies of vegetation, soils, water, and urban areas. Appendices feature sample field note forms, an extensive bibliography on advanced and specialized methods, and online metadata sources.

ePub - Field Methods for Academic Research - 3rd Edition
ePub - Field Methods for Academic Research - 3rd Edition

Author: Dan Remenyi

Publisher: Academic Conferences Limited

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 226

ISBN-13: 190950775X

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Interviews, focus groups and questionnaires are everyday tools of the academic researcher in business and management studies. Most research degrees and many academic peer reviewed journal papers have employed one or more of these techniques. Ironically the knowledge and skills required to use these tools are not often well taught and the books available on these topics can be daunting. This highly accessible book addresses these three field methods and explains how they may be employed to good effect. The book also provides examples or research protocols, letters and checklists which are of direct use to researchers using these methods.

Mixed Methods Research
Mixed Methods Research

Author: Vicki L. Plano Clark

Publisher: SAGE Publications

Published: 2015-09-23

Total Pages: 352

ISBN-13: 1483347125

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Mixed Methods Research: A Guide to the Field by Vicki L. Plano Clark and Nataliya V. Ivankova is a practical book that introduces a unique socio-ecological framework for understanding the field of mixed methods research and its different perspectives. Based on the framework, it addresses basic questions including: What is the mixed methods research process? How is mixed methods research defined? Why is it used? What designs are available? How does mixed methods research intersect with other research approaches? What is mixed methods research quality? How is mixed methods shaped by personal, interpersonal, and social contexts? By focusing on the topics, perspectives, and debates occurring in the field of mixed methods research, the book helps students, scholars, and researchers identify, understand, and participate in these conversations to inform their own research practice. Mixed Methods Research is Volume 3 in the SAGE Mixed Methods Research Series.

Advanced R
Advanced R

Author: Hadley Wickham

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2015-09-15

Total Pages: 669

ISBN-13: 1498759807

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An Essential Reference for Intermediate and Advanced R Programmers Advanced R presents useful tools and techniques for attacking many types of R programming problems, helping you avoid mistakes and dead ends. With more than ten years of experience programming in R, the author illustrates the elegance, beauty, and flexibility at the heart of R. The book develops the necessary skills to produce quality code that can be used in a variety of circumstances. You will learn: The fundamentals of R, including standard data types and functions Functional programming as a useful framework for solving wide classes of problems The positives and negatives of metaprogramming How to write fast, memory-efficient code This book not only helps current R users become R programmers but also shows existing programmers what’s special about R. Intermediate R programmers can dive deeper into R and learn new strategies for solving diverse problems while programmers from other languages can learn the details of R and understand why R works the way it does.

Collecting Qualitative Data
Collecting Qualitative Data

Author: Greg Guest

Publisher: SAGE

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 377

ISBN-13: 1412986842

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Provides a very practical and step-by-step guide to collecting and managing qualitative data,

An Advanced Treatise on Meloidogyne: Methodology
An Advanced Treatise on Meloidogyne: Methodology

Author: Kenneth Reece Barker

Publisher: Department of Plant Pathology North Carolina State University

Published: 1985

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13:

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Sampling and extraction. Staining and culture. Identification. Assessment of economic importance. Statistics and modeling.

Handbook of Research on Mixed Methods Research in Information Science
Handbook of Research on Mixed Methods Research in Information Science

Author: Ngulube, Patrick

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2021-11-26

Total Pages: 737

ISBN-13: 1799888460

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Mixed methods research is becoming prevalent in many fields, yet little has been done to elevate mixed methods research in information science. A comprehensive picture of information science and its problems is needed to further understand and address the issues associated with it as well as how mixed methods research can be adapted and used. The Handbook of Research on Mixed Methods Research in Information Science discusses the quality of mixed methods studies and methodological transparency, sampling in mixed methods research, and the application of theory in mixed methods research throughout various contexts. Covering topics such as the issues and potential directions for further research in mixed methods, this comprehensive major reference work is ideal for researchers, policymakers, academicians, librarians, practitioners, instructors, and students.