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In the twenty first century, imagery of 'Nirvana' (empty perfect waves breaking in remote exotic locations) fuels a multi-billion dollar global surf industry and drives surfing tourism to every surfable coast from Iceland to Antarctica. Focusing on...

For the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and its partners, the link between research and policy is of paramount importance in their goal to improve social, economic and environmental conditions in developing countries. The nature of the...

For the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and its partners, the link between research and policy is of paramount importance in their goal to improve social, economic and environmental conditions in developing countries. The nature of the...

Writing is crucial to anthropology, but which genres are anthropologists expected to master in the 21st century? This book explores how anthropological writing shapes the intellectual content of the discipline and academic careers. First, chapters...

A volume in Studies in the History of EducationSeries Editor Karen L. Riley, Auburn University at MontgomeryThis volume, The New Social Studies: People, Projects and Perspectives is not an attempt to bethe comprehensive book on the era. Given the sheer...

Given the dearth of training in archival research, the editors envisioned a book that addresses the "how to" of archival research by involving the perspective of archivists. The editors identified chapter authors who demonstrate in their...

Few anthropologists today realize the pioneering role Margaret Mead played in the investigation of contemporary cultures. This volume collects and presents a variety of her essays on research methodology relating to contemporary culture. Many of these...

Longmans������� Junior School Composition is a textbook written by David Salmon and first published in 1890. The book is designed to aid students in developing their skills in written communication, specifically in the area of composition writing. The...

""Opening Address Before The American Social Science Association: On Certain Defects In Our Methods Of Making Laws"" is a book written by Francis Wayland, published in 1881. The book is a transcript of Wayland's opening address to the American Social...

""Is Man Too Prolific? The So-Called Malthusian Idea"" is a book written by Hiram Sterling Pomeroy in 1892. The book is a critique of the Malthusian idea, which suggests that population growth will eventually outstrip the planet's resources, leading to...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2010 im Fachbereich Soziologie - Methodologie und Methoden, Note: 2,7, Universität Rostock (Institut für Soziologie), Veranstaltung: Arbeitsmarkt, Sozialstruktur und Familie - Analysen mit Zensus und Mikrozensus, Sprache:...

Economic Imperialism or economics imperialism is an interesting phenomenon in social science. Economists and sometimes scholars originally from other disciplines have applied economic theory to that have traditionally been seen to belong to the domain of...

With the goal of educating the "whole" student, including a student's self-concept, schools are searching for and initiating programs and activities to enhance self-concept, especially with adolescents. Many of these programs are offered through outdoor...

The book discusses the effects of data nonnormality, model misspecification, sample size, and effect size on testing latent variable interactions through an inspection of the Jöreskog and Yang's (1996) model. Mattson's (1997) method was used to generate...

Recently, many mature suburbs have become concerned that history will repeat itself and they will see the same decline that central cities have witnessed. This study uses mixed methods to create a definition of mature suburbs, to provide an overview of...

Microfinance institutions in Ethiopia, as is the case elsewhere in the developing world, have been established with the objective of reducing poverty. Therefore, whether this objective has been achieved merits special consideration by way of impact...

Why some students participate in class discussions and others do not? Students who rarely participate in class discussion often report a low level of perceived control. When a majority of respondents (75%) participates in class discussion and those same...

News media coverage of sustainability and environmental issues is often regarded as informal education necessary for gaining public support towards related actions. However, most media content and effect studies on this topic have identified many...

This book focuses on Doris Lessing's social and political reappraisal of the family. It looks at how her fiction both critiques traditional patriarchal family structures and explores alternative and non-normative configurations of family. The...

Margaret Mead collaborated with her long-time colleague Rhoda Métraux in this unique study of French culture. The Hoover Institute at Stanford University originally published this volume, which grew out of the Columbia University project on Research of...

In order to examine how research institutions worldwide are applying research information management (RIM) practices, OCLC Research partnered with euroCRIS to conduct a web-based survey that was administered from October 2017 through February 2018,...

The migration of farm workers to rural Scotland is an important issue that relates to the existing theories and research in contemporary equality and cultural capital studies, particularly in regard to the exploration of how and in what ways cultural...

This book explores the major threats and roots affecting both America's most racially polarized periods as well as the major issues plaguing the African American community.

This book is a contribution to contemporary debates on social research with a unique focus on the relationship between methods and the crafting of knowledge. Nine experienced researchers from different disciplines have come together to explore what...

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, ...

Lifestyles and subcultures are tools through which people say - to themselves and to others - who they think they are, who they think they are similar to, and who they think they are different from. Lifestyles and subcultures are ways which people adopt...

Therapy, Stand-Up, and the Gesture of Writing is a sharp, lively exploration of the connections between therapy, stand-up comedy, and writing as a method of inquiry; and of how these connections can be theorized through the author's new concept:...

The book is about exciting ethnographic happenings in the vibrant and growing global interface which includes Australia, New Zealand, and some of the Asian geographical regions, as well as - more broadly - the global South. It explores ethnographic...

Photovoice is a form of participatory action research, which has been gaining use and momentum since its inception in the mid-1990s. Within the enactment of this methodology, research participants are invited to document aspects of their lives through...

While there have been many sociological and psychological studies of humor, few can claim to be funny. Humor may be regarded as a legitimate topic for social scientists, but in general, they present their research rather seriously. In academia, humor...

Despite a long history in quantitative research, it is only recently that enthusiasm for secondary analysis of qualitative data has gained momentum across health and social science disciplines. Given that researchers have long known the inordinate amount...

This book presents theoretical discussions and practical examples of Action Research from Scandinavia, Latin America and Africa, primarily dealing with how to combine nature conservation and management with local democratic community development, seeing...

A Guide to Doing Statistics in Second Language Research Using SPSS and R, Second Edition is the only text available that demonstrates how to use SPSS and R as specifically related to applied linguistics and SLA research. This new edition is...

""Latin and Greek Accidence"" by John Perkins is a comprehensive guide to the basics of Latin and Greek grammar, intended primarily for students preparing for the previous examination at Cambridge and military examinations. The book covers the essentials...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2002 im Fachbereich Soziologie - Methodologie und Methoden, Note: 2.0, Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg (Soziologie), Veranstaltung: Qualitative Sozialforschung, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die Gruppendiskussion gehört...

Contemporary women authors appropriate Shahrazad's figure in their fictions in terms of themes and structure. This constitutes a novel concept, postcolonial feminine writing, which draws on Helene Cixous's and Frantz Fanon's theories.

Learn what a data scientist is and how to become one.As our society transforms into a data-driven one, the role of the Data Scientist is becoming more and more important. If you want to be on the leading edge of what is sure to become a major profession...

This timely volume focuses on the period of decolonization and the Cold War as the backdrop to the emergence of new and diverse literary aesthetics that accompanied anti-imperialist commitments and Afro-Asian solidarity. Competing internationalist...

Approximately 90 percent of the marriages in India today are reported to be arranged marriages. Parents and families make partner choices and marital decisions for their children, sometimes needing the children only to consent to the decisions of the...

A Guide For Writing Social Science Papers is a comprehensive guidebook written by Emory Stephen Bogardus in 1918. This book is a valuable resource for social science students and researchers who want to improve their writing skills and produce...

""Moral Freedom Reconciled With Causation: By The Analysis Of The Process Of Self-Determination, The Moral Basis Of Social Science, With A Postscript On Cooperation"" is a philosophical work written by Henry Travis in 1865. The book explores the...

Researching the Far Right brings together researchers from across the humanities and social sciences to provide much needed discussion about the methodological, ethical, political, personal, practical and professional issues and challenges that arise...

R�����flexions V1: Sur l'Origine, l'Histoire et la Succession des Anciens Peuples, Chald�����ens, H�����breux, Ph�����niciens, �����gyptiens (1747) est un livre �����crit par Etienne Fourmont. Dans ce livre, l'auteur explore l'histoire et l'origine des...

Diese Untersuchung beschäftigt sich mit dem Konzept des Kritischen Weißseins als Teil der postkolonialen Theorie und Diskursanalyse. Sie enthält, neben einem einleitenden historischen und theoretischen Teil, eine umfassende empirische Befragung von über...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2020 im Fachbereich Psychologie - Allgemeines, Note: 1.0, FOM Essen, Hochschule für Oekonomie & Management gemeinnützige GmbH, Hochschulleitung Essen früher Fachhochschule, Veranstaltung: Qualitative Forschungsmethoden,...

Was ist Spiritualität? Üblicherweise wird sie als etwas höchst Innerliches und Subjektives verstanden, das zugleich auf etwas Überindividuelles (einen Transzendenzbereich) verweist und sich insofern der Beschreib- und Beobachtbarkeit entzieht. Dagegen...