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SAGE 800.818.7243 OR 805.499.9774 6 A.M. TO 5 P.M. PT FAX: 805.375.5291 48 TEXTBOOKS & HANDBOOKS DATA COLLECTION: Key Debates and Methods in Social Research Wendy Olsen, University of Manchester, U.K. This book helps students and researchers understand the ideas and methods behind the successful collection of qualitative, quantitative, and mixed data sets in transparent, scientifi c ways. CONTENTS PART I: DATA COLLECTION: AN INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH PRACTICES / 1. Research and Data Collection / 2. Findings / 3. Data / 4. Causes / 5. Sampling / PART II: COLLECTING QUALITATIVE DATA / 6. Interviews / 7. Transcripts / 8. Coding / 9. Meaning / 10. Interpretation / 11. Observer Bias / 12. Representations / 13. Focus Groups / 14. Document Analysis / 15. Accuracy / 16. Ethical Clearance / PART III: OBSERVATION AND INVOLVED METHODS / 17. Participation / 18. Praxis / 19. Action Research / 20. Observation Methods / 21. Online Data Collection / PART IV: EXPERIMENTAL AND SYSTEMATIC DATA COLLECTION / 22. Questionnaire Design / 23. Handling Treatment Data / 24. The Ethics of Volunteers / 25. Market-Research Techniques / 26. Creating Systematic Case-Study Data / PART V: SURVEY METHODS FOR DATA COLLECTION / 27. Operationalisation / 28. Measurement / 29. Causality / 30. Data Cleaning / 31. Data Extraction / 32. Outliers / 33. Subsetting of Data / 34. Survey Weights / PART VI: THE CASE STUDY METHOD OF DATA COLLECTION / 35. Case-Study Research / 36. Comparative Research / 37. Confi gurations / 38. Contingency / 39. Causal Mechanisms / PART VII: CONCLUDING SUGGESTIONS ABOUT DATA-COLLECTION CONCEPTS / 40. Facts / 41. Reality / 42. Retroduction / 43. Further Reading for Part 7 PAPERBACK ISBN: 978-1-8478-7256-2 • ©2012 • 248 PAGES QUALITATIVE DATA ANALYSIS USING A DIALOGICAL APPROACH Paul Sullivan, University of Bradford, U.K. In this book Paul Sullivan introduces readers to the theory and method of dialogical discourse analysis (DADA). He unpacks its conceptual basis, relates it to relevant methodological and philosophical literature, and demonstrates its practical application. CONTENTS 1. Introducing Dialogue to Qualitative Analysis / 2. Analysing Subjectivity in Qualitative Research / 3. Using Dialogue to Explore Subjectivity / 4. Data Preparation and Analysis / 5. Writing up an Analysis / 6. Double-Voiced Discourse and Focus Group Data / 7. Analysing Commentaries on Subjectivity / 8. Evaluation / 9. Discussion PAPERBACK ISBN: 978-1-8492-0610-5 • ©2013 • 208 PAGES QUALITATIVE DATA ANALYSIS WITH ATLAS.TI SECOND EDITION Susanne Friese, Max Planck Society, Göttingen Qualitative Data Analysis with ATLAS.ti is the very fi rst book designed to guide students, step by step, through their research project using ATLAS.ti. In the book, readers will fi nd clear, practical advice on preparing your data, setting up a new project in ATLAS.ti, developing a coding system, asking questions, fi nding answers and preparing results. CONTENTS Getting to Know ATLAS.ti / Data Preparation / Project Management: Project / Set-Up for Single Users and Teams / Technical Aspects of Coding / Embarking on a Journey: Coding the Data Material / Further Steps in the Data Analysis Process / Working with Network Views / The Method of Computer-Assisted NCT Analysis PAPERBACK ISBN: 978-1-4462-8204-5 • APRIL 2014 • 344 PAGES NEW! Let us help you with your textbook decisions! Locate your sales representative at sagepub.com/fi ndmyrep, or visit sagepub.com/faculty.nav for more information.