Drawing on the authors 30 years of combined experience in the field this autho...Drawing on the authors 30 years of combined experience in the field this authoritative step-by-step guide to conducting focus groups features dedicated chapters on all aspects of the research process.more
Drawing on the authors′ thirty years of combined experience in the field thi...Drawing on the authors′ thirty years of combined experience in the field this authoritative step-by-step guide to conducting focus groups features dedicated chapters on all aspects of the research process. Loaded with real world research examples...more
Drawing on the authors 30 years of combined experience in the field this autho...Drawing on the authors 30 years of combined experience in the field this authoritative step-by-step guide to conducting focus groups features dedicated chapters on all aspects of the research process.more
This book critically examines the potential of and suggests ways forward in ha...This book critically examines the potential of and suggests ways forward in harnessing a versatile and powerful method of research - focus groups. The book challenges some of the emerging orthodoxies and presents accessible insightful and reflective...more
Teacher educators live hectic lives at institutional and discipline boundaries...Teacher educators live hectic lives at institutional and discipline boundaries. Our greatest potential for influence is through developing relationships with others in our practice. Our work is fundamentally relational and emotional. We are...more
In this wide-ranging collection contributors present examples of multimodal di...In this wide-ranging collection contributors present examples of multimodal discourse analysis in practice. The book illustrates new theoretical methodological and empirical research into new technologies such as the internet software CD-ROM video...more
Focus Group Methodology is an introductory text which leads readers through th...Focus Group Methodology is an introductory text which leads readers through the entire process of designing a focus group study from conducting interviews and analyzing data to presenting the findings. Liamputtong presents clear practical advice in...more
It investigates major group analytic phenomena such as the role of money envy ...It investigates major group analytic phenomena such as the role of money envy scapegoating and the regular or early ending of group therapy by patients with neurosis and borderline personality disorders. Part of the book is devoted to analyzing how...more
A friendly introduction to the basics of focus group methods with an internati...A friendly introduction to the basics of focus group methods with an international feel and an ethical sensibility.more
This book is for group practitioners people who live and work in and/or manage...This book is for group practitioners people who live and work in and/or manage lead or facilitate groups in any and all ways. It is especially for those practitioners who share my dissatisfaction with the socio-cultural limitations of traditional...more
This thesis utilizes game theory within a framework for updating optimal decis...This thesis utilizes game theory within a framework for updating optimal decisions based on new information as it becomes available. Methodology is developed that allows a decision maker to change his perceived optimal policy based on available...more
Intended to help improve measurement and data collection methods in the behavi...Intended to help improve measurement and data collection methods in the behavioral social and medical sciences this book demonstrates an expanded and accessible use of Generalizability Theory (G theory). G theory conceptually models the way in which...more
Introducing readers to debates underpinning the uses of visual technology in e...Introducing readers to debates underpinning the uses of visual technology in educational ethnography this book takes actual research projects across different country contexts to discuss how research designs can use visual technology in educational...more
This book combines research in life writing and pedagogy to examine the role o...This book combines research in life writing and pedagogy to examine the role of life stories in diverse learning contexts disciplines and global settings. It assembles contributions from a diverse group of international educators weaving together...more
This concise guide outlines core theoretical and methodological developments o...This concise guide outlines core theoretical and methodological developments of the growing field of Multimodal (Inter)action Analysis.more