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The Routledge International Handbook of Innovative Qualitative Psychological Research

The Routledge International Handbook of Innovative Qualitative Psychological Research

The contemporary world currently faces multi-level challenges including cross-border migration economic crises and myriad health issues including the recent COVID-19 pandemic. Within this wider context of ongoing fluidity transition and diversity qualitative research methodologies in psychology are rapidly evolving featuring innovative ways to examine the dynamic interrelation of societal and psychological processes. The Routledge International Handbook of Innovative Qualitative Psychological Research sets the stage for cutting-edge debates on how innovative approaches in qualitative research in psychology can contribute to tackling current challenges in our society. The handbook depicts innovation in qualitative research in psychology with respect to methodological approaches like visual methods arts-based research discursive and narrative approaches multimodal approaches and pluralistic/mixed methodology approaches. It addresses a wide range of contemporary challenging topics at the intersection of the psychological with the societal sphere like globalization climate change digitalization urbanization social marginalization gender and sexism youth cultures global mobility and global health risks. The book also includes contributions from various European countries across different fields of psychology like clinical health social educational environmental developmental organizational political and media psychology. This is a valuable text for anyone teaching qualitative research courses in psychology as well as in related disciplines like mental health education and sociology. It will also be of great interest to any qualitative researcher in the behavioral and social sciences wishing to have an overview of the latest developments in the field.

GBP 205.00
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The Routledge Companion to Applied Qualitative Research in the Caribbean

The Routledge Companion to Applied Qualitative Research in the Caribbean

This cutting-edge book provides a comprehensive examination of applied qualitative research in the Caribbean. It highlights the methodological diversity of qualitative research by drawing on various approaches to the study of Caribbean society addressing the lack of published qualitative research on the region. Featuring 17 chapters the book covers five key areas namely Overview and Introduction; Gender Crime and Violence; Gender and Intimate Partner Violence; Health Management and Public Policy; and Migration and Tourism. Throughout the course of the book the chapters explore how different kinds of qualitative research can be used to inform public policy and help deal with a myriad of socioeconomic problems that affect Caribbean people. The book further uses distinct approaches to showcase a diverse selection of qualitative research methods such as autoethnography life history narrative enquiry participants’ observation grounded theory case study and critical discourse. The book will be beneficial for students and scholars both from the Caribbean and internationally who are engaged in the conduct of qualitative empirical enquiry. It will further hold appeal to advanced undergraduate level classes and postgraduate students along with scholars in the fields of social sciences and education. | The Routledge Companion to Applied Qualitative Research in the Caribbean

GBP 205.00
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The Routledge Handbook of Urban Design Research Methods

The Routledge Handbook of Urban Design Research Methods

As an evolving and contested field urban design has been made unmade and remade at the intersections of multiple disciplines and professions. It is now a decisive moment for urban design to reflect on its rigour and relevance. This handbook is an attempt to seize this moment for urban design to further develop its theoretical and methodological knowledge base and engage with the question of what urban design can be with a primary focus on its research. This handbook includes contributions from both established and emerging scholars across the global North and global South to provide a more field-specific entry point by introducing a range of topics and lines of inquiry and discussing how they can be explored with a focus on the related research designs and methods. The specific aim scope and structure of this handbook are appealing to a range of audiences interested and/or involved in shaping places and public spaces. What makes this book quite distinctive from conventional handbooks on research methods is the way it has been structured in relation to some key research topics and questions in the field of urban design regarding the issues of agency affordance place informality and performance. In addition to the introduction chapter this handbook includes 80 contributors and 52 chapters organised into five parts. The commissioned chapters showcase a wide range of topics research designs and methods with references to relevant scholarly works on the related topics and methods. | The Routledge Handbook of Urban Design Research Methods

GBP 205.00
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Routledge International Handbook of Participatory Approaches in Ageing Research

Routledge International Handbook of Participatory Approaches in Ageing Research

This Handbook presents established and innovative perspectives on involving older adults as co-creators in ageing research. It reorients research and policy toward more inclusive and adequate designs that capture the voices and needs of older adults. The Handbook: introduces types of participatory approaches in ageing research; highlights key methodological aspects of these approaches; gives insights from projects across different cultural contexts and academic disciplines showing ways in which older participants can be involved in co-designing different stages of the research cycle; examines key issues to consider when involving older participants at each step of the research process; includes the voices of older adults directly; draws out conclusions and points ways forward for future research. This Handbook will be essential reading for researchers and students interested in the field of ageing and/ or participatory methods as well as for those policy stakeholders in the fields of ageing and demographic change social and public policy or health and wellbeing who are interested in involving older adults in policy processes. It will be useful for third-sector advocacy organizations and international non-governmental and public agencies working either in citizen involvement/participation or the ageing sector. | Routledge International Handbook of Participatory Approaches in Ageing Research

GBP 205.00
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The Routledge Companion to Design Research

The Routledge Companion to Design Research

This new edition of The Routledge Companion to Design Research offers an updated comprehensive examination of design research celebrating a plurality of voices and range of conceptual methodological technological and theoretical approaches evident in contemporary design research. This volume comprises thirty-eight original and high-quality design research chapters from contributors around the world with offerings from the vast array of disciplines in and around modern design praxis including areas such as industrial and product design visual communication interaction design fashion design service design engineering and architecture. The Companion is divided into four distinct sections with chapters that examine the nature and process of design research the purpose of design research and how one might embark on design research. They also explore how leading design researchers conduct their design research through formulating and asking questions in novel ways and the creative methods and tools they use to collect and analyse data. The Companion also includes a number of case studies that illustrate how one might best communicate and disseminate design research through contributions that offer techniques for writing and publicising research. The Routledge Companion to Design Research has a wide appeal to researchers and educators in design and design-related disciplines such as engineering business marketing and computing and will make an invaluable contribution to state-of-the-art design research at postgraduate doctoral and post-doctoral levels and teaching across a wide range of different disciplines.

GBP 205.00
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The Routledge Handbook of Corpus Approaches to Discourse Analysis

The Routledge Handbook of Corpus Approaches to Discourse Analysis

The Routledge Handbook of Corpus Approaches to Discourse Analysis highlights the diversity breadth and depth of corpus approaches to discourse analysis compiling new and original research from notable scholars across the globe. Chapters showcase recent developments influenced by the exponential growth in linguistic computing advances in corpus design and compilation and the applications of sound quantitative and interpretive techniques in analyzing text and discourse patterns. Key discourse domains covered by 35 empirical chapters include: • Research contexts and methodological considerations; • Naturally occurring spoken professional and academic discourse; • Corpus approaches to conversational discourse media discourse and professional and academic writing. The Routledge Handbook of Corpus Approaches to Discourse Analysis is key reading for both experienced and novice researchers working at the intersection of corpus linguistics and discourse analysis as well as anyone undertaking study in these areas as well as anyone interested in related fields and adjacent research approaches.

GBP 200.00
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Routledge Handbook of Foreign Policy Analysis Methods

Routledge Handbook of Foreign Policy Analysis Methods

The disintegration and questioning of global governance structures and a re-orientation toward national politics combined with the spread of technological innovations such as big data social media and phenomena like fake news populism or questions of global health policies make it necessary for the introduction of new methods of inquiry and the adaptation of established methods in Foreign Policy Analysis (FPA). This accessible handbook offers concise chapters from expert international contributors covering a diverse range of new and established FPA methods. Embracing methodological pluralism and a belief in the value of an open discussion about methods’ assumptions and diverging positions it provides new state-of-the-art research approaches as well as introductions to a range of established methods. Each chapter follows the same approach introducing the method and its development discussing strengths requirements limitations and potential pitfalls while illustrating the method’s application using examples from empirical research. Embracing methodological pluralism and problem-oriented research that engages with real-world questions the authors examine quantitative and qualitative traditions rationalist and interpretivist perspectives as well as different substantive backgrounds. The book will be of interest to a wide range of scholars and students in global politics foreign policy and methods-related classes across the social sciences. Chapters 4 25 and 32 of this book are available for free in PDF format as Open Access from the individual product page at www. routledge. com. It has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4. 0 license. | Routledge Handbook of Foreign Policy Analysis Methods

GBP 190.00
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First Steps In Research and Statistics A Practical Workbook for Psychology Students

First Steps In Research and Statistics A Practical Workbook for Psychology Students

First Steps in Research and Statistics is a new very accessible approach to learning about quantitative methods. No previous knowledge or experience is assumed and every stage of the research process is covered. Key topics include: Formulating your research questions How to choose the right statistical test for your research design Important research issues such as questionnaire design ethics sampling reliability and validity Conducting simple statistics to explore relationships and differences in your data Using statistics to explore relationships and differences in your data Writing up your research report and presenting statistics Simple and helpful worksheets and flow diagrams guide you through the research stages. Each chapter contains exercises with answers to check whether you've understood. | First Steps In Research and Statistics A Practical Workbook for Psychology Students

GBP 180.00
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Engineered Concrete Mix Design and Test Methods Second Edition

Engineered Concrete Mix Design and Test Methods Second Edition

As every civil engineer knows Portland Cement is the most versatile and important material of construction and will probably remain so far into the future. Yet few books if any exist that offer an in-depth analysis of the mixing and testing methods of this vital hydraulic cement. This statement written about the first edition of Engineered Concrete: Mix Design and Test Methods remains as true today as it was ten years ago. Revised and updated the second edition of this groundbreaking resource completely covers Portland Cement Portland Cement Concrete and their uses. See what‘s new in the Second Edition: New coverage of the latest concrete technologies such as high-performance and lightweight concrete Several new tests and sample tearsheets Additional and updated data sheets The body of the book is divided into several sections with the first explaining how concrete batches are designed mixed and measured for various consistencies. Another section details the tests of the primary component materials of concrete other than water namely Portland Cement aggregates and mortar while the final section includes some of the fundamental concrete testing procedures for different strength parameters in conformity with the standards of the American Society for Testing Materials. Solidly researched and written the book supplies a fundamental understanding of cement concrete and mixing and testing methods that allow readers to produce the most economical combinations of concrete materials and satisfy performance requirements and specifications. | Engineered Concrete Mix Design and Test Methods Second Edition

GBP 180.00
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Methods in Plant Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Methods in Plant Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Modern plant science research currently integrates biochemistry and molecular biology. This book highlights recent trends in plant biotechnology and molecular genetics serving as a working manual for scientists in academic industrial and federal laboratories. A wide variety of authors have contributed to this book reflecting the thinking and expertise of active investigators who generate advances in technology. The authors were selected especially for their ability to create and/or implement novel research methods. | Methods in Plant Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

GBP 240.00
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The Routledge International Handbook of Autoethnography in Educational Research

The Routledge International Handbook of Autoethnography in Educational Research

The Routledge International Handbook of Autoethnography in Educational Research presents diverse and rigorous contemporary research at the intersection between autoethnography and educational research. The handbook investigates the bidirectional connection between autoethnography and educational research in relation to four themes: enhancing teaching and teacher education with autoethnography; enlarging doctoral study and supervision with autoethnography; conducting identity work and relationship-building via autoethnography; and promoting social justice through autoethnography. In addition to the synthesising introduction and conclusion chapters the 27 main chapters in the handbook cover current research from Africa Aotearoa New Zealand Australia Bangladesh Canada Spain the United Kingdom the United States and Venezuela. The chapters present novel applications of several key concepts and research methods including activism arts-based research critical reflection decolonising feminism doctoral study and supervision hybrid identities Indigenous research migrant education racism researcher self-efficacy teacher identity visual autoethnography and writing as voice. This book will be of use to all researchers and doctoral and Masters students using qualitative and autoethnographic methods in Education and related fields.

GBP 190.00
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Hayes' Principles and Methods of Toxicology

Hayes' Principles and Methods of Toxicology

Hayes’ Principles and Methods of Toxicology has long been established as a reliable and informative reference for the concepts methodologies and assessments integral to toxicology. The new edition contains updated and new chapters with the addition of new authors while maintaining the same high standards that have made this book a benchmark resource in the field. Key Features: The comprehensive yet concise coverage of various aspects of fundamental and applied toxicology makes this book a valuable resource for educators students and professionals. Questions provided at the end of each chapter allow readers to test their knowledge and understanding of the material covered. All chapters have been updated and over 60 new authors have been added to reflect the dynamic nature of toxicological sciences New topics in this edition include Safety Assessment of Cosmetics and Personal Care Products The Importance of the Dose/Rate Response Novel Approaches and Alternative Models Epigenetic Toxicology and an Expanded Glossary. The volume is divided into 4 major sections addressing fundamental principles of toxicology (Section I. Principles of Toxicology) major classes of established chemical hazards (Section II. Agents) current methods used for the assessment of various endpoints indicative of chemical toxicity (Section III. Methods) as well as toxicology of specific target systems and organs (Section IV. Organ- and System-Specific Toxicology). This volume will be a valuable tool for the audience that wishes to broaden their understanding of hazards and mechanisms of toxicity and to stay on top of the emerging methods and concepts of the rapidly advancing field of toxicology and risk assessment. | Hayes' Principles and Methods of Toxicology

GBP 180.00
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Innovative Approaches in Diagnosis and Management of Crop Diseases 3-volume set

Innovative Approaches in Diagnosis and Management of Crop Diseases 3-volume set

This new 3-volume set Innovative Approaches in Diagnosis and Management of Crop Diseases provides an abundance of new research and information on major diseases of various crops along with new techniques and technology for the detection of plant pathogens along with appropriate management strategies. Divided into three volumes and with chapters written by renowned and expert scientists working in different areas of plant pathology the volumes cover important diseases of crops incited by bacteria fungi viruses viroids phytoplasma and nematodes. They address these disease challenges to commercial field and horticultural crops and their management. Volume 1 focuses on the Mollicute class of bacteria. It looks at the detection diagnosis and management of phytoplasma diseases and viroids CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing in plants for virus resistance next-generation sequencing technologies and more. Volume 2 focuses on recent advances in diagnosis detection and management of diseases of specific crops such as cotton sesame rice wheat millet maize field pea and pigeonpea ginger and turmeric guava aonla and vegetable cruciferous crops. Volume 3: Nanomolecules and Biocontrol Agents explores the use of novel new ways to prevent and mitigate plant diseases. These include novel green nanotechnologies; biosensors; biological management using phyllosphere- rhizosphere- and endosphere-derived biocontrol agents; employing biofumigation techniques; and plant immunization approaches. The book also considers the special challenge of plant disease management under the present climate change scenario. Key features: Presents diverse research of leading plant pathologists on detection diagnosis and management of crop diseases Shares innovative and emerging techniques for diagnosis and management of major plant diseases Covers a vast array of important crops and their diseases Diagnosis and management of biotic stresses play a pivotal role in efficient agriculture production and together these volumes of Innovative Approaches in Diagnosis and Management of Crop Diseases provide reviews of crucial research to effectively advance the detection diagnosis and management of crop diseases. | Innovative Approaches in Diagnosis and Management of Crop Diseases 3-volume set

GBP 385.00
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The Routledge Handbook of Variationist Approaches to Spanish

The Routledge Handbook of Variationist Approaches to Spanish

The Routledge Handbook of Variationist Approaches to Spanish provides an up-to-date overview of the latest research examining sociolinguistic approaches to analyzing variation in Spanish. Divided into three sections the book includes the most current research conducted in Spanish variationist sociolinguistics. This comprehensive volume covers phonological morphosyntactic social and lexical variation in Spanish. Each section is further divided into subsections focusing on specific areas of language variation highlighting the most salient and current developments in each subfield of Hispanic sociolinguistics. As such this Handbook delves further into the details of topics relating to variation and change in Spanish than previous publications with a focus on the symbolic sociolinguistic value of specific phenomena in the field. Encouraging readers to think critically about language variation this book will be of interest to advanced undergraduate and graduate students as well as researchers seeking to explore lesser-known areas of Hispanic sociolinguistics. The Routledge Handbook of Variationist Approaches to Spanish will be a welcome addition to specialists and students in the fields of linguistics Hispanic linguistics sociolinguistics and linguistic anthropology.

GBP 205.00
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The Routledge Companion to Literature and Class

The Routledge Companion to Literature and Class

The Routledge Companion to Literature and Class offers a comprehensive and fresh assessment of the cultural impact of class in literature analyzing various innovative interdisciplinary approaches of textual analysis and intersections of literature including class subjectivities mental health gender and queer studies critical race theory quantitative and scientific methods and transnational perspectives in literary analysis. Utilizing these new methods and interdisciplinary maps from field-defining essayists students will become aware of ways to bring these elusive texts into their own writing as one of the parallel perspectives through which to view literature. This volume will provide students with an insight into the history of the intersections of class theory of class and invisibility in literature and new trends in exploring class in literature. These multidimensional approaches to literature will be a crucial resource for undergraduate and graduate students becoming familiar with class analysis and will offer seasoned scholars the most significant critical approaches in class studies.

GBP 205.00
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Plant Cell Walls Research Milestones and Conceptual Insights

Plant Cell Walls Research Milestones and Conceptual Insights

Plant cell walls have been relevant for human survival throughout evolution from cell walls recognised as an essential ingredient in human and livestock nutrition to their use in energy generation construction tool making paper and clothing. This plant-generated material is at the centre of a myriad of human activities and it represents the world's most abundant natural resource for fuel fibre food and fodder. Plant Cell Walls: Research Milestones and Conceptual Insights provides an overview of the key discoveries of hundreds of years of plant cell wall research. With chapter contributions from prominent scientists in the cell wall field this book provides a comprehensive treatment of plant cell wall research accompanied by a historical overview to illustrate how concepts have evolved and how progress has been enabled by emerging technological advances. Plant Cell Walls: Research Milestones and Conceptual Insights elaborates on the translation of research to application in biotechnology and agriculture and highlights its relevance for climate change mitigation and adaptation. It will be a key resource for plant cell biologists biochemists and geneticists. | Plant Cell Walls Research Milestones and Conceptual Insights

GBP 190.00
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