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Qualitative Research Methods
by Sarah J. Tracy • 2012
From first interview to final write-up, the methods, ethics, and craft of research that matters.
3.94
69
Qualitative Research Methods Summary
Qualitative Research Methods 91%
From first interview to final write-up, the methods, ethics, and craft of research that matters.
by Sarah J. Tracy 2012
3.94
69 ratings
Focus Groups
by Richard A. Krueger • 1988
How to plan, moderate, and analyze focus groups that yield real insights, not polite conversation.
3.84
128
Focus Groups Summary
Focus Groups 89%
How to plan, moderate, and analyze focus groups that yield real insights, not polite conversation.
by Richard A. Krueger 1988
3.84
128 ratings
Research Design
by John W. Creswell • 1994
Align your philosophy, design, and methods into a single coherent research blueprint.
3.82
3k+
Research Design Summary
Research Design 89%
Align your philosophy, design, and methods into a single coherent research blueprint.
by John W. Creswell 1994
3.82
3k+ ratings
Doing Rapid Qualitative Research
by Cecilia Vindrola-Padros • 2021
Fast enough for policy, deep enough for skeptics: qualitative methods that deliver both.
5.00
1
Doing Rapid Qualitative Research Summary
Doing Rapid Qualitative Research 88%
Fast enough for policy, deep enough for skeptics: qualitative methods that deliver both.
by Cecilia Vindrola-Padros 2021
5.00
1 ratings
Sensemaking
by Christian Madsbjerg • 2017
Algorithms cannot read a room. The humanities, not more data, unlock what people actually mean.
3.67
680
Sensemaking Summary
Sensemaking 88%
Algorithms cannot read a room. The humanities, not more data, unlock what people actually mean.
by Christian Madsbjerg 2017
3.67
680 ratings
Where Research Begins
by Thomas S. Mullaney • 2022
Most research guides skip the hardest part: figuring out what problem is yours to solve.
3.86
157
Where Research Begins Summary
Where Research Begins 88%
Most research guides skip the hardest part: figuring out what problem is yours to solve.
by Thomas S. Mullaney 2022
3.86
157 ratings
Tricks of the Trade
by Howard S. Becker • 1998
How master researchers turn the cases that break their theories into their best proof.
4.06
405
Tricks of the Trade Summary
Tricks of the Trade 88%
How master researchers turn the cases that break their theories into their best proof.
by Howard S. Becker 1998
4.06
405 ratings
Research Methodology
by C.R. Kothari • 1985
The gap between a research question and a publishable finding, bridged step by step.
3.88
306
Research Methodology Summary
Research Methodology 88%
The gap between a research question and a publishable finding, bridged step by step.
by C.R. Kothari 1985
3.88
306 ratings
Rational Choice and Security Studies
by Michael E. Brown • 2000
Two visions of political science: one builds mathematical temples, the other wants to stop war.
3.78
9
Rational Choice and Security Studies Summary
Rational Choice and Security Studies 88%
Two visions of political science: one builds mathematical temples, the other wants to stop war.
by Michael E. Brown 2000
3.78
9 ratings
How to do Discourse Analysis
by James Paul Gee • 2010
How language builds identities, relationships, and social worlds: a practical toolkit for analysis.
3.96
107
How to do Discourse Analysis Summary
How to do Discourse Analysis 88%
How language builds identities, relationships, and social worlds: a practical toolkit for analysis.
by James Paul Gee 2010
3.96
107 ratings
Interviewing Users
by Steve Portigal • 2013
Your assumptions about users are wrong. A systematic way to find out what they actually need.
4.13
1k+
Interviewing Users Summary
Interviewing Users 88%
Your assumptions about users are wrong. A systematic way to find out what they actually need.
by Steve Portigal 2013
4.13
1k+ ratings
Research methods and Statistics in Psychology
by Hugh Coolican • 1990
How to move from hunches to evidence: the full cycle of psychological research, statistics and all.
3.84
194
Research methods and Statistics in Psychology Summary
Research methods and Statistics in Psychology 88%
How to move from hunches to evidence: the full cycle of psychological research, statistics and all.
by Hugh Coolican 1990
3.84
194 ratings
Rethinking Leadership
by Donna Ladkin • 2010
Leadership is not a possession but an event shaped between people and made real by followers.
4.33
24
Rethinking Leadership Summary
Rethinking Leadership 88%
Leadership is not a possession but an event shaped between people and made real by followers.
by Donna Ladkin 2010
4.33
24 ratings
The Limits of Interpretation
by Umberto Eco • 1990
When deconstruction declared all readings equal, Eco showed why the text itself disagrees.
4.13
552
The Limits of Interpretation Summary
The Limits of Interpretation 88%
When deconstruction declared all readings equal, Eco showed why the text itself disagrees.
by Umberto Eco 1990
4.13
552 ratings
Dialogism
by Michael Holquist • 1990
All speech answers prior speech, all selves depend on others: the dialogic philosophy of Bakhtin.
4.09
88
Dialogism Summary
Dialogism 88%
All speech answers prior speech, all selves depend on others: the dialogic philosophy of Bakhtin.
by Michael Holquist 1990
4.09
88 ratings
Case Studies And Theory Development In The Social Sciences
by Alexander L. George • 2005
A single case, properly analyzed, reveals what regressions miss: the causal mechanism.
3.81
176
Case Studies And Theory Development In The Social Sciences Summary
Case Studies And Theory Development In The Social Sciences 88%
A single case, properly analyzed, reveals what regressions miss: the causal mechanism.
by Alexander L. George 2005
3.81
176 ratings
Analyser un film, de l'émotion à l'interprétation
by Laurent Jullier • 2012
Great films work on you before you understand them. The method for closing that gap.
3.33
21
Analyser un film, de l'émotion à l'interprétation Summary
Analyser un film, de l'émotion à l'interprétation 88%
Great films work on you before you understand them. The method for closing that gap.
by Laurent Jullier 2012
3.33
21 ratings
Market Research in Practice
by Paul N. Hague • 1992
Why most market research gathers dust and how to produce findings that managers actually use.
3.93
15
Market Research in Practice Summary
Market Research in Practice 88%
Why most market research gathers dust and how to produce findings that managers actually use.
by Paul N. Hague 1992
3.93
15 ratings
Acts of Meaning
by Jerome Bruner • 1990
The cognitive revolution was supposed to study meaning. It gave us a machine instead.
4.06
346
Acts of Meaning Summary
Acts of Meaning 88%
The cognitive revolution was supposed to study meaning. It gave us a machine instead.
by Jerome Bruner 1990
4.06
346 ratings
Visual Methodologies
by Gillian Rose • 2001
Seven methods for interpreting images, one demand: know your own position and why it matters.
3.87
278
Visual Methodologies Summary
Visual Methodologies 88%
Seven methods for interpreting images, one demand: know your own position and why it matters.
by Gillian Rose 2001
3.87
278 ratings
Discursive Design
by Bruce M. Tharp • 2019
What if your toaster had an opinion? A field guide to design that argues.
4.36
25
Discursive Design Summary
Discursive Design 87%
What if your toaster had an opinion? A field guide to design that argues.
by Bruce M. Tharp 2019
4.36
25 ratings
Knowing Scripture
by R.C. Sproul • 1960
Exegesis pulls meaning out, eisegesis reads it in. A short course in doing the first.
4.32
3k+
Knowing Scripture Summary
Knowing Scripture 87%
Exegesis pulls meaning out, eisegesis reads it in. A short course in doing the first.
by R.C. Sproul 1960
4.32
3k+ ratings
Introduction to Biblical Hermeneutics
by Walter C. Kaiser Jr. • 1994
The interpretive principles for recovering an ancient author's meaning and carrying it into today.
3.82
369
Introduction to Biblical Hermeneutics Summary
Introduction to Biblical Hermeneutics 87%
The interpretive principles for recovering an ancient author's meaning and carrying it into today.
by Walter C. Kaiser Jr. 1994
3.82
369 ratings
Ignorance
by Stuart Firestein • 2012
Science runs on ignorance not facts and the real skill is knowing which question to chase.
3.86
1k+
Ignorance Summary
Ignorance 87%
Science runs on ignorance not facts and the real skill is knowing which question to chase.
by Stuart Firestein 2012
3.86
1k+ ratings
Look
by Christian Madsbjerg • 2023
Thinking without looking is guessing. Why the most insightful people observe before they analyze.
3.15
233
Look Summary
Look 87%
Thinking without looking is guessing. Why the most insightful people observe before they analyze.
by Christian Madsbjerg 2023
3.15
233 ratings
Narrative Means to Therapeutic Ends
by Michael White • 1990
Your life is a story under revision. A therapeutic method for taking back the pen.
4.06
396
Narrative Means to Therapeutic Ends Summary
Narrative Means to Therapeutic Ends 87%
Your life is a story under revision. A therapeutic method for taking back the pen.
by Michael White 1990
4.06
396 ratings
The Social Construction of Reality
by Peter L. Berger • 1966
The world you take for granted is built: how everyday talk, habit, and institutions make reality.
4.11
4k+
The Social Construction of Reality Summary
The Social Construction of Reality 87%
The world you take for granted is built: how everyday talk, habit, and institutions make reality.
by Peter L. Berger 1966
4.11
4k+ ratings
Truth and Method
by Hans-Georg Gadamer • 1960
Understanding is an event language and tradition perform through you, not a method you apply.
4.17
4k+
Truth and Method Summary
Truth and Method 87%
Understanding is an event language and tradition perform through you, not a method you apply.
by Hans-Georg Gadamer 1960
4.17
4k+ ratings
Quality Research Papers
by Nancy J. Vyhmeister • 2014
The theology student's guide to research that earns the grade, from first question to final defense.
3.74
172
Quality Research Papers Summary
Quality Research Papers 87%
The theology student's guide to research that earns the grade, from first question to final defense.
by Nancy J. Vyhmeister 2014
3.74
172 ratings
Phenomenology
by Dan Zahavi • 2008
Consciousness is an openness, not a container. An introduction to phenomenology.
4.15
303
Phenomenology Summary
Phenomenology 87%
Consciousness is an openness, not a container. An introduction to phenomenology.
by Dan Zahavi 2008
4.15
303 ratings
Hertzian Tales
by Anthony Dunne • 1999
Electronic objects are behavioral scripts and portals to a hidden electromagnetic world.
4.26
125
Hertzian Tales Summary
Hertzian Tales 87%
Electronic objects are behavioral scripts and portals to a hidden electromagnetic world.
by Anthony Dunne 1999
4.26
125 ratings
The Craft of Research
by Wayne C. Booth • 1995
Finding a question worth fighting over, then building the case your reader cannot walk away from.
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4k+
The Craft of Research Summary
The Craft of Research 87%
Finding a question worth fighting over, then building the case your reader cannot walk away from.
by Wayne C. Booth 1995
3.92
4k+ ratings
The Golem (Canto Classics)
by Harry Collins • 1992
Science, like a golem, is powerful but clumsy. Its real process is social, not neat method.
3.77
341
The Golem (Canto Classics) Summary
The Golem (Canto Classics) 87%
Science, like a golem, is powerful but clumsy. Its real process is social, not neat method.
by Harry Collins 1992
3.77
341 ratings
Information Is Beautiful
by David McCandless • 2001
Concept is the secret: why a simple, clever data drawing can reveal more than a supercomputer.
4.12
4k+
Information Is Beautiful Summary
Information Is Beautiful 87%
Concept is the secret: why a simple, clever data drawing can reveal more than a supercomputer.
by David McCandless 2001
4.12
4k+ ratings
Qualitative Research in Practice
by Sharan B. Merriam • 2002
Qualitative research, taught through real human stories that reveal what methods chapters leave out.
3.87
61
Qualitative Research in Practice Summary
Qualitative Research in Practice 87%
Qualitative research, taught through real human stories that reveal what methods chapters leave out.
by Sharan B. Merriam 2002
3.87
61 ratings
The Philosophical Discourse of Modernity
by Jürgen Habermas • 1985
Western philosophy bet everything on the individual knower. From Hegel onward, the bet kept losing.
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1k+
The Philosophical Discourse of Modernity Summary
The Philosophical Discourse of Modernity 87%
Western philosophy bet everything on the individual knower. From Hegel onward, the bet kept losing.
by Jürgen Habermas 1985
3.90
1k+ ratings
On Dialogue
by David Bohm • 1996
Dialogue is less about talking than about seeing the hidden thought system that runs you.
4.08
1k+
On Dialogue Summary
On Dialogue 87%
Dialogue is less about talking than about seeing the hidden thought system that runs you.
by David Bohm 1996
4.08
1k+ ratings
Research Strategies
by William B. Badke • 2000
Most student papers summarize. A real research paper argues. The shift starts with the question.
3.79
392
Research Strategies Summary
Research Strategies 87%
Most student papers summarize. A real research paper argues. The shift starts with the question.
by William B. Badke 2000
3.79
392 ratings
Paranormal America
by Christopher D. Bader • 2010
Paranormal belief is normal, and its strongest predictor isn't intelligence but social conformity.
3.66
164
Paranormal America Summary
Paranormal America 87%
Paranormal belief is normal, and its strongest predictor isn't intelligence but social conformity.
by Christopher D. Bader 2010
3.66
164 ratings
Chief Culture Officer
by Grant McCracken • 2009
Your competitors treat culture like weather. One C-suite role can read it first.
3.76
254
Chief Culture Officer Summary
Chief Culture Officer 87%
Your competitors treat culture like weather. One C-suite role can read it first.
by Grant McCracken 2009
3.76
254 ratings
The Translator's Invisibility
by Lawrence Venuti • 1994
The smoother a translation reads, the more it erases the foreign culture and the translator's labor.
3.79
272
The Translator's Invisibility Summary
The Translator's Invisibility 87%
The smoother a translation reads, the more it erases the foreign culture and the translator's labor.
by Lawrence Venuti 1994
3.79
272 ratings
Structural Anthropology
by Claude Lévi-Strauss • 1958
Culture obeys a hidden logic as strict as grammar. The linguistic method that reveals it.
3.93
2k+
Structural Anthropology Summary
Structural Anthropology 87%
Culture obeys a hidden logic as strict as grammar. The linguistic method that reveals it.
by Claude Lévi-Strauss 1958
3.93
2k+ ratings
Brief Insights on Mastering the Bible
by Michael S. Heiser • 2018
Eighty one-minute insights that teach you to read the Bible through ancient eyes, not modern ones.
4.54
114
Brief Insights on Mastering the Bible Summary
Brief Insights on Mastering the Bible 87%
Eighty one-minute insights that teach you to read the Bible through ancient eyes, not modern ones.
by Michael S. Heiser 2018
4.54
114 ratings
A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations
by Kate L. Turabian • 1955
Research is not a mystery: a system for turning a question into a polished, cited argument.
3.99
3k+
A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations Summary
A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations 87%
Research is not a mystery: a system for turning a question into a polished, cited argument.
by Kate L. Turabian 1955
3.99
3k+ ratings
Social Identity
by Richard Jenkins • 1996
Your identity is shaped more by institutions than by introspection.
3.71
131
Social Identity Summary
Social Identity 87%
Your identity is shaped more by institutions than by introspection.
by Richard Jenkins 1996
3.71
131 ratings
Exposing the Magic of Design
by Jon Kolko • 2010
Research reveals what is; synthesis reveals what could be. The methods for crossing that gap.
4.09
210
Exposing the Magic of Design Summary
Exposing the Magic of Design 87%
Research reveals what is; synthesis reveals what could be. The methods for crossing that gap.
by Jon Kolko 2010
4.09
210 ratings
The Seven Deadly Sins of Psychology
by Chris Chambers • 2017
How psychology's methods enable bias, fraud, and shaky results, and the reform that could fix them.
4.41
268
The Seven Deadly Sins of Psychology Summary
The Seven Deadly Sins of Psychology 87%
How psychology's methods enable bias, fraud, and shaky results, and the reform that could fix them.
by Chris Chambers 2017
4.41
268 ratings
Authors of the Impossible
by Jeffrey J. Kripal • 2010
Ghosts, telepathy, UFOs: four scholars who read the impossible as a message, not a mistake.
4.15
289
Authors of the Impossible Summary
Authors of the Impossible 87%
Ghosts, telepathy, UFOs: four scholars who read the impossible as a message, not a mistake.
by Jeffrey J. Kripal 2010
4.15
289 ratings
Metamodernism and the Return of Transcendence
by A. Severan • 2021
Postmodernism erased transcendence. Metamodernism rebuilds it, but only inside art's frame.
4.23
43
Metamodernism and the Return of Transcendence Summary
Metamodernism and the Return of Transcendence 87%
Postmodernism erased transcendence. Metamodernism rebuilds it, but only inside art's frame.
by A. Severan 2021
4.23
43 ratings
René Girard's Mimetic Theory
by Wolfgang Palaver • 2008
Your desire is borrowed. Trace that fact from petty envy to the founding murder of civilization.
4.21
168
René Girard's Mimetic Theory Summary
René Girard's Mimetic Theory 86%
Your desire is borrowed. Trace that fact from petty envy to the founding murder of civilization.
by Wolfgang Palaver 2008
4.21
168 ratings
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