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Research Methods Textbook Catalogue Semester 2 2026

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QUALITATIVE METHODS

QUANTITATIVE METHODS

MIXED METHODS

STATISTICS

RESEARCH METHODS

EVALUATION

ACADEMIC SKILLS

ACTION RESEARCH

Qualitative Research 6/e

This text introduces students to the big picture of qualitative research, teaching both the ‘why’ and the ‘how to’ of selecting a method, conducting research and data analysis. Chapters have been updated by their authors and, reflecting the changing face of qualitative research in a digital age, five new chapters have been added: Narrative ethnography, Document analysis, analysing online data , Using AI in qualitative analysis, Ways of working with Visual, and Online Data

SAGE PUBLICATIONS

Author is from Australia

246 X 189 mm

512 pages

Release Date: March 2026 Paperback

9781529688092

133.00

Creating Ethnodrama

A Theatrical Approach to Research

Data Visualisation in Qualitative Research A Step-by-Step Guide

Filled with sample research questions, interview protocols, script excerpts, and staging tips, this book explains the "what’s," "whys," and "how-tos" of using ethnodrama as a qualitative arts-based research methodology. Readers learn how to balance artistry and research as they identify a topic and research question, recruit participants and conduct interviews, code and analyse interview data, arrange findings into a script, stage a performance, and invite an audience to view and interpret the play.

GUILFORD PUBLICATIONS

254 X 178 mm

Learn to meet your day-to-day needs in creating data visualisation, without needing a qualification in graphic design or computational science. The 8-step guide aids you in creating simple data visualisations that clearly communicates your qualitative data. The author draws on real-world data to inform your own representations of data, provides easy to replicate examples to help you learn by doing and compares case studies from around the world. The book also features advice from experts across the social sciences, and related industries.

SAGE PUBLICATIONS

242 X 170 mm

Release Date: March 2026

9781529601671

168 pages

Paperback

AUD$: 94.99

Case Study Research

The Art of Studying the Singular

Written from an interpretive and constructionist perspective, this insightful book explores how to conduct case study research focusing on the lived experience of those in the case. Chapters consider how to design, conduct, and interpret case study research; write up cases for different audiences; assure validity and quality; and generalize from a single case. Helpful features include examples, summaries, practical tips, "Pauses to Reflect," and annotated suggestions for further reading.

GUILFORD PUBLICATIONS

Australian Contributor

229 X 152 mm

276 pages

Release Date: November 2025 Paperback

9781462549856 AUD$: 128.00

234 pages

Release Date: October 2025 Paperback 9781462549542 AUD$: 108.00

Qualitative Data Analysis with NVivo 4/e

Looking to use NVivo in your qualitative research? With easy-touse instructions and screenshots for both Windows and Mac users, this book first covers the basics of coding in NVivo before helping you extend your knowledge and confidence using the software. Each chapter offers rich, methodological discussions that interweave qualitative thinking with technology, enabling you to develop a sophisticated research practice.

SAGE PUBLICATIONS

Author is from Australia

242 X 170 mm

384 pages

Release Date: November 2024 Paperback

9781529626414

AUD$: 109.00

Handbook of ArtsBased Research 2/e

Constructing Grounded Theory 3/e

The first methods handbook devoted solely to arts-based research (ABR) is now in an updated second edition, featuring a new section on global perspectives plus new chapters on critical approaches and documentary film. Team approaches, ethics, social justice concerns, and public scholarship are discussed, as are innovative ways that ABR is used within creative arts therapies, psychology, education, sociology, health sciences, and other disciplines.

GUILFORD PUBLICATIONS

Australian Contributor

254 X 178 mm

788 pages

Release Date: April 2025 Hardback

9781462551187 AUD$: 235.00

From gathering rich data and conducting interviews, to undertaking coding and writing up your study, this down-toearth book guides you through all the steps you need to do grounded theory research. It showcases 9 new case studies of grounded theory research in action from scholars across the globe, including Australia, Canada, Japan and the United States and enables you to see, briefly, how each chapter will develop your understanding with new learning objectives.

SAGE PUBLICATIONS

242 X 170 mm

408 pages

Release Date: November 2024 Paperback 9781526426611

109.00

The Coding Manual for Qualitative Researchers 5/e

Unlock the full potential of your qualitative research projects with this invaluable manual from world-renowned authority Johnny Saldana. This essential guide delves into the latest advancements in coding, including the integration of AI tools like ChatGPT-4, empowering researchers to enhance their data analysis processes and outcomes. This clearly updated edition offers over 35 coding methods, complete with datasets, software screenshots, and multidisciplinary academic references.

SAGE PUBLICATIONS

242 X 170 mm

488 pages

Release Date: March 2025 Paperback

9781529680003

AUD$: 114.00

A Very Short, Fairly Interesting and Reasonably Cheap

Book about Qualitative Research 2/e

The Second Edition of Qualitative Research provides a refreshing introduction to doing and debating qualitative research. The author uses updated content, ranging from photographs to novels and newspaper stories, to demonstrate how getting to grips with qualitative methods means asking ourselves fundamental questions about how we are influenced by contemporary culture.

SAGE PUBLICATIONS

Author is from Australia

198 X 129 mm

200 pages

Release Date: January 2013 Paperback

9781446252185

AUD$: 49.99

Interpreting Qualitative Data 7/e

Doing Qualitative Research 6/e

Whether you are interested in analysing visual images, interviews, focus groups or online data, this book provides a clear framework for using qualitative data to answer your research questions. It provides grounding in research design principles so you can embed best practice into your research project, real-world examples so you can see how principles are applied in practice and coverage of new developments in qualitative research including working with online data.

SAGE PUBLICATIONS

Author is from Australia

246 X 189 mm

496 pages

Release Date: January 2024 Paperback

9781529622546

This book will guide you through each step of the research process from brainstorming ideas to writing up your results. Driven by examples from other students' projects, the book features discussions on translating social problems into research topics, collecting data in the wake of a pandemic, and guidance from Qualitative Data Analysis Software Expert Christian Schmieder to help you summarise, categorise, and review qualitative data.

SAGE PUBLICATIONS

Author is from Australia

232 X 186 mm

656 pages

Release Date: November 2021 Paperback

9781529769005

AUD$: 122.00

Qualitative Research Methods for Business Students A Global Approach

Qualitative Research Methods for Business Students: A Global Approach provides a practical and accessible overview of qualitative research methods and their philosophical underpinnings. The textbook will empower you with the knowledge and skills needed to navigate the dynamic landscape of qualitative research. The text includes case studies which showcase how qualitative research has been instrumental in shaping business decisions and strategies and exercises and activities that give you the opportunity to apply your learning.

SAGE PUBLICATIONS

232 X 186 mm

109.00

296 pages

Release Date: April 2024 Paperback

114.00

Researching Digital Life Orientations, Methods and Practice

This multidisciplinary textbook introduces you to the interconnectivity of digital space, technology, objects, people and data. It provides a theoretical framework for grounding your understanding of digital life. You will be introduced to relevant methods for exploring digital life and, by explaining their benefits and disadvantages, you can select the most appropriate method to answer your research questions.

SAGE PUBLICATIONS

232 X 186 mm

328 pages

Release Date: March 2024 Paperback

9781529601657 AUD$: 97.99

Writing and Publishing Qualitative Research

Researching Digital Media and Society

Ideal for graduate students and more seasoned qualitative researchers, this is the first guide to writing and publishing in a range of both scholarly and popular formats from journal articles and monographs to op-eds and fictional works. Awardwinning author Patricia Leavy covers everything from how to develop a unique writer's voice to how to craft a successful book proposal, understand a publishing contract, establish relationships with editors, and much more. The book is filled with effective tools for using data and theory in different genres of writing, building a profile as a scholar, and getting research findings out into the world.

GUILFORD PUBLICATIONS

234 X 145 mm

220 pages

Release Date: April 2024 Paperback

9781462539758

In an age of digital identities, rapid developments in Artificial Intelligence and ever more sophisticated software available, our methods for researching digital media must be flexible and adaptable. This book will help you to understand why researchers in this field choose and use research methods, equipping you to put these methods into practice across the whole range of undergraduate media courses.

SAGE PUBLICATIONS

242 X 170 mm

264 pages

Release Date: January 2024 Paperback

9781529605167 AUD$: 97.99

An

Introduction to Qualitative Research 7/e

Continuing to be THE guide to the whole qualitative research process for students, this book looks at both the theory behind qualitative research and how to put it into practice in your own work. This edition introduces a decolonisation of methodologies a range of indigenous, queer and feminist perspectives on methodologies assistance with defending a viva and alternative forms of assessment to suit a changing world. This text introduces how to sensitively undertake ethical and inclusive research with marginalised groups and will help you master a comprehensive understanding of qualitative research.

SAGE PUBLICATIONS

246 X 189 mm

AUD$: 106.00

632 pages

Release Date: October 2022 Paperback

9781529781328

AUD$: 117.00

Essentials of Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis

Essentials of Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis is a stepby-step guide to a research method designed to investigate people's lived experience and how they make sense of it in the context of their personal and social worlds. It is especially well suited to exploring experiences perceived as highly significant, such as major life and relationship changes, health challenges, or emotion -laden events.

AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION

229 X 152 mm

98 pages

Release Date: October 2021 Paperback

9781433835650

AUD$: 60.99

Essentials of Autoethnography

Essentials of Thematic Analysis

The brief, practical texts in the Essentials of Qualitative Methods series introduce social science and psychology researchers to key approaches to capturing phenomena not easily measured quantitatively, offering exciting, nimble opportunities to gather in-depth qualitative data. In this book, Christopher Poulos provides a step-by-step guide to writing autoethnography, illustrating its essential features and practices with excerpts from his own and others' work.

AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION

229 X 152 mm

81 pages

Release Date: April 2021 Paperback

9781433834547

The brief, practical texts in the Essentials of Qualitative Methods series introduce social science and psychology researchers to key approaches to qualitative methods, offering exciting opportunities to gather in-depth qualitative data and to develop rich and useful findings. This book introduces readers to reflexive thematic analysis, a method of analysing interview and focus group transcripts, qualitative survey responses, and other qualitative data

AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION

Author is from New Zealand

229 X 152 mm

108 pages

Release Date: July 2021 Paperback

9781433835575

AUD$: 60.99

Qualitative Research from Start to Finish 2/e

This book will help readers understand the practice of qualitative research whether they want to do it, teach it, or just learn about it. All the major research phases are encompassed (startup, design, data collection, analysis, and composing), including newly emerging trends. Numerous easy-to-read vignettes show how other scholars have successfully implemented specific procedures. Equally distinctive, the book presents qualitative research as an adaptive craft.

GUILFORD PUBLICATIONS

254 X 178 mm

AUD$: 60.99

386 pages

Release Date: September 2015 Paperback

9781462517978

AUD$: 145.00

Data Visualisation 3/e

A Handbook for Data Driven Design

This book is an essential reference to help readers harness the wide range of contextual, editorial, and visual ingredients that shape this complex but invigorating subject. With an emphasis on critical thinking over technical instruction, the importance of good decision-making is placed at the centre of a proven step-by-step process. Blending conceptual, theoretical, and practical thinking, this updated edition will inspire you to elevate your ambition and inform you how to get there. With this book and an extensive companion collection of digital resources, readers will see more than 200 examples showcasing visualisation works, develop a detailed understanding of 40 different chart types, discover the many little details that make a big difference and learn practical tips about how to most robustly gather, examine, transform, then explore your data

Structural Equation Modeling of Multiple Rater Data

The use of multiple raters can improve the validity of conclusions made on self- (and other) reports of emotions, attitudes, goals, and selfperceptions of personality. Yet analysing these ratings requires special psychometric models that consider the specific nature of these data. From leading authorities, this book offers the first comprehensive introduction to structural equation modelling (SEM) of multiple rater data. Rather than taking a one-size-fits-all approach, the book shows how the choice of a model should be guided by measurement design and purpose. Practical recommendations are provided for selecting suitable measurement designs, raters, and psychometric models. Models for different combinations of rater types and for cross-sectional as well as longitudinal research designs are described step by step, with a strong emphasis on the substantive meaning of the latent variables in the models

Categorical Data Analysis with Structural Equation Models

Applications in Mplus and lavaan

Providing needed skills for applied researchers and graduate students, this book leads readers from regression analysis with categorical outcomes to complex SEMs with latent variables for categorical indicators. The initial section sets the stage by demonstrating regression analyses for binary, ordered, or count outcomes using R, with comparable SAS code at the companion website. Chapters then reanalyze the same data using Mplus and R lavaan to show how univariate models for categorical outcomes can be estimated and interpreted with SEM programs. Subsequently, the book turns to multivariate models, discussing path models, confirmatory factor models, and latent variable path models with categorical outcomes.

SAGE PUBLICATIONS

Paperback

246 X 189 mm

376 Pages

Rel Date: December 2024

9781529626544

128.00

GUILFORD PUBLICATIONS

Hardback

254 X 178 mm

352 Pages

Rel Date: January 2025

9781462555710

AUD$: 156.00

GUILFORD PUBLICATIONS

Hardback

254 X 178 mm

368 Pages

Rel Date: January 2026

9781462558315

AUD$: 177.00

A Hands-on Introduction to Big Data Analytics

This practical textbook offers a hands-on introduction to big data analytics, helping you to develop the skills required to hit the ground running as a data professional. It complements theoretical foundations with an emphasis on the application of big data analytics, illustrated by real-life examples and datasets. Containing comprehensive coverage of all the key topics in this area, this book uses open-source technologies and examples in Python and Apache Spark.

SAGE PUBLICATIONS

246 X 189 mm

Release Date: February 2024

9781529600087

392 pages

Paperback

AUD$: 128.00

Machine Learning for Social and Behavioral Research

Introduction to Mediation, Moderation, and Conditional Process Analysis 3/e

A Regression-Based Approach

This book provides the skills needed to analyse and report large, complex data sets using machine learning tools, and to understand published machine learning articles. Techniques are demonstrated using actual data (Big 5 Inventory, early childhood learning, and more), with a focus on the interplay of statistical algorithm, data, and theory. Analysis of text and social network data is also addressed, and end-of-chapter "Computational Time and Resources" sections include discussions of key R packages

GUILFORD PUBLICATIONS

254 X 178 mm

408 pages

Release Date: August 2023 Paperback

9781462552924

Using the principles of ordinary least squares regression, Andrew F. Hayes illustrates each step in an analysis using diverse examples from published studies, and displays SPSS, SAS, and R code for each example. Procedures are outlined for estimating and interpreting direct, indirect, and conditional effects; testing hypotheses about the moderation of mechanisms; and reporting different types of analyses. Readers gain an understanding of the link between statistics and causality, as well as what the data are telling them.

GUILFORD PUBLICATIONS

254 X 178 mm

732 pages

Release Date: February 2022 Hardback

9781462549030

AUD$: 191.00

The Theory and Practice of Item Response Theory 2/e

Noted for addressing both the "how’s" and "whys" of item response theory (IRT), this text has been revised and updated with the latest techniques (multilevel models, mixed models, and more) and software packages. This book takes the reader from model development through the fit analysis and interpretation phases that would be performed in practice. To facilitate understanding, common datasets are used across chapters, with the examples worked through for increasingly complex models.

GUILFORD PUBLICATIONS

254 X 178 mm

AUD$: 140.00

594 pages

Release Date: November 2022 Hardback

9781462547753

AUD$: 187.00

Bayesian Structural Equation Modeling

This book offers researchers a systematic and accessible introduction to using a Bayesian framework in structural equation modelling (SEM). Stand-alone chapters on each SEM model clearly explain the Bayesian form of the model and walk the reader through implementation.

Engaging worked-through examples from diverse social science subfields illustrate the various modelling techniques, highlighting statistical or estimation problems that are likely to arise and describing potential solutions. For each model, instructions are provided for writing up findings for publication, including annotated sample data analysis plans and results sections. Other user-friendly features in every chapter include "Major Take-Home Points," notation glossaries, annotated suggestions for further reading, and excerpts of annotated code in both Mplus and R. The companion website supplies datasets, code, and output for all the book's examples.

Communicating with Data Visualisation A Practical Guide

How can you transform a spreadsheet of numbers into a clear, compelling story that your audience will want to pass on? This book is a step-by-step guide (honed through the authors' Guardian masterclasses, workshops and seminars) to bringing data to life through visualisations, from static charts and maps to interactive infographics and motion graphics. Introducing a four-step framework to creating engaging and innovative visualisations, it helps you to find the human stories in your datasets, design a visual story that will resonate with your audience, make a clear, persuasive visual that represents your data truthfully and refine your work to ensure your visual expresses your story in the best possible way. This book also includes a portfolio of bestpractice examples and annotated templates to help you choose the right visual for the right audience and repurpose your work for different contexts.

Quasi-Experimentation

A Guide to Design and Analysis

Featuring engaging examples from diverse disciplines, this book explains how to use modern approaches to quasi-experimentation to derive credible estimates of treatment effects under the demanding constraints of field settings. Foremost expert Charles S. Reichardt provides an in-depth examination of the design and statistical analysis of pretest-posttest, non-equivalent groups, regression discontinuity, and interrupted time-series designs. He details their relative strengths and weaknesses and offers practical advice about their use. Comparing quasi-experiments to randomized experiments, Reichardt discusses when and why the former might be a better choice than the latter in the face of the contingencies that are likely to arise in practice.

Hardback

254 X 178 mm

518 Pages

Rel Date: November 2021

9781462547746

AUD$: 181.00

SAGE PUBLICATIONS

Paperback

246 X 189 mm

368 Pages Rel Date: November 2021

9781529743777 AUD$: 128.00

GUILFORD

Paperback

254 X 178 mm

361 Pages

Rel Date: October 2019

9781462540204

AUD$: 125.00

How to Mix Methods

A Guide to Sequential, Convergent, and Experimental Research Designs

How can researchers sequence data in ways that are meaningful, without simply combining data and hoping that it makes sense? This book walks readers through the essential steps to avoid common mistakes and to clarify confusing parts of common method designs. It offers a series of "how-to" steps, situated within the core mixed methods designs. Students and researchers will learn the 10 essential design elements of all mixed methods research, how to clearly distinguish between the different core mixed methods designs and how to figure out which design works best for their research.

AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION

229 X 152 mm

176 pages

Release Date: September 2024 Paperback

9781433840098

AUD$: 109.00

The Mixed Methods Research Workbook

Activities for Designing, Implementing, and Publishing Projects

A Concise Introduction to Mixed Methods Research 2/e

(International Student Edition)

With The Mixed Methods Research Workbook, you’ll be ready to tackle your mixed methods research project with confidence. Each chapter follows a familiar framework, starting with learning objectives for each piece of the mixed methods process. Readers have ample space in this text to write notes, fill out activities, and begin their process of actively designing and writing up a mixed methods study. This easy-to follow process gives readers an immediate structure to their projects.

SAGE PUBLICATIONS

279 X 215 mm

312 pages

Release Date: March 2020 Paperback

9781506393599

For students and researchers new to mixed methods, A Concise Introduction to Mixed Methods Research 2/e by renowned author John W. Creswell provides a brief and practical introduction to mixed methods. This text quickly describes the basics of setting up and conducting a study using this methodology Chapters are short and follow the process of research, from ensuring skills for conducting research, acknowledging the steps in planning a study, designing studies with increasing complexity, planning sampling strategies and integration, and writing up the results of your study.

SAGE PUBLICATIONS

228 X 152 mm

168 pages

Release Date: January 2022 Paperback

9781071840962

AUD$: 103.00

Designing and Conducting Mixed Methods Research 3/e

(International Student Edition)

Authors John W. Creswell and Vicki L. Plano Clark walk readers through the entire research process, from formulating questions to designing, collecting data, and interpreting results and include updated examples from published mixed methods studies drawn from the social, behavioural, health, and education disciplines. Updates include expanded discussion on integration of quantitative and qualitative data and more attention to the use of theory in mixed methods research

SAGE PUBLICATIONS

231 X 187 mm

AUD$: 167.00

520 pages

Release Date: February 2018 Paperback

9781506386621

AUD$: 233.00

Discovering Statistics Using R and R Studio 2/e

This updated second edition combines real-world examples and humour with a hands-on 'how to' approach that brings statistics and programming to life. Andy Field takes a fun yet rigorous approach to doing statistics in a book that builds statistical understanding at an accessible pace, giving you the confidence to develop your knowledge. It encourages self-testing and reflection and offers support and resources for whatever your learning style and wherever you are on your journey via a cast of colourful characters.

SAGE PUBLICATIONS

265 X 195 mm

1200 pages

Release Date: June 2026 Paperback

9781526461360 AUD$: 156.00

Statistical Literacy A Beginner's Guide

Updated with new chapters on multiple regression and highlevel research methods, this 4th edition of Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology delivers all you need to develop a practical understanding of both quantitative and qualitative approaches to research in psychology. This book guides you through the range of choices and considerations involved in research design, data analysis and report presentation.

SAGE PUBLICATIONS

Authors are from Australia

246 X 189 mm

This book breaks statistical terms and concepts down in a clear, straightforward way. From understanding what data are telling you to exploring the value of good storytelling with numbers, it equips you with the information and skills you need to become statistically literate. It dispels misconceptions about the nature of statistics to help you avoid common traps, helps you put your learning into practice with over 60 Tasks and Develop Your Skills activities and draws on real-world research to demonstrate the messiness of data – and shows you a path through it.

SAGE PUBLICATIONS

242 X 170 mm

248 pages

Release Date: April 2024 Paperback

9781529754797

600 pages

Release Date: April 2024 Paperback

9781529793666 AUD$: 139.00

Discovering

Everything a student needs to learn statistics starting from the basics and progressing onto sophisticated statistical modelling. From initial theory through to regression, factor analysis and multilevel modelling, Andy Field animates statistics and SPSS software with his famously bizarre examples and activities. This text includes analysis of real data with opportunities to practice statistical skills, common misconceptions and errors, and a revamped online resource that uses video, case studies, datasets, testbanks and more

SAGE PUBLICATIONS

265 X 195 mm

AUD$: 94.99

1144 pages

Release Date: February 2024 Paperback

9781529630008

AUD$: 164.00

Applied Statistics Business and Management Research

Written for the non-mathematician and free of unexplained technical jargon, Applied Statistics: Business and Management Research provide a user-friendly introduction to the field of applied statistics and data analysis. Featuring step-by-step explanations of how to carry out successful quantitative research and supported by examples from IBM (R) SPSS (R) Statistics, this textbook is an essential resource for students and researchers of business and management.

SAGE PUBLICATIONS

246 X 189 mm

456 pages

Release Date: May 2022 Paperback

9781473947450 AUD$: 153.00

Discovering Statistics Using JASP

An Adventure in Statistics 2/e The Reality Enigma

Unlock the world of statistics with Discovering Statistics using JASP. Building on the legacy of the acclaimed DSUSS series, this book distils complex statistical concepts into engaging, step-bystep content designed for undergraduate courses. Students will gain practical skills in data analysis without needing to learn coding, thanks to JASP’s intuitive point-and-click interface. It offers a student-focused approach, cutting-edge tools and alignment with open science, encourages reproducibility and transparency in research practices.

SAGE PUBLICATIONS

265 X 195 mm

784 pages

Release Date: April 2025 Paperback

9781529691436 AUD$: 139.00

An Adventure in Statistics: The Reality Enigma by best-selling author and award-winning teacher Andy Field offers a better way to learn statistics. It combines rock-solid statistics coverage with compelling visual storytelling to address the conceptual difficulties that students learning statistics for the first time often encounter in introductory courses. Students are guided away from rote memorization towards independent, critical thinking and problem solving

SAGE PUBLICATIONS

265 X 195 mm

664 pages

Release Date: March 2022 Paperback

9781529797138

AUD$: 133.00

Catch Up Maths & Stats 2/e

For the Life and Medical Sciences

Catch Up Maths & Stats covers the core maths skills you will need on any life or medical sciences course including working with fractions and powers, preparation of a dilution series, how to calculate standard deviation, using and understanding graphs, analysing enzyme kinetics and choosing the right statistical test. Over 200 examples are provided to show the relevance and application of maths and stats to your course. This second edition also now provides further coverage of differentiation and integration alongside nearly 70 more questions and answers to help you test your understanding.

SCION PUBLISHING LTD

234 X 156 mm

240 pages

Release Date: July 2013 Paperback

9781904842903

AUD$: 48.99

How to Do Your Research Project 5/e

A Guide for Students

Clear, coherent and readable, the 5th edition of this internationally bestselling guide provides a roadmap for anyone undertaking a research project. Covering each stage of the process, from formulating a research question to collecting and analysing data, and finally writing up findings, this book equips students with the essential tools for success. This edition features step-by-step guidance to help students navigate their research with confidence and case studies weaved throughout giving real-life examples of the issues and/or methods being discussed.

SAGE PUBLICATIONS

246 X 189 mm

376 pages

Release Date: December 2025 Paperback 9781036215330

85.99

Introducing

Research

Methodology 4/e

Thinking Your Way Through Your Research Project

This accessible textbook includes everything you need to know about executing a research project. It is packed with practical advice and actionable suggestions, makes sense of underlying philosophies and introduces key quantitative and qualitative research methods. The 3rd edition includes new content on the role of AI in research, highlights potential research topics related to online environments, emerging web technologies, and the role of digital infrastructures and examines how digital tools can be leveraged within research methodologies to advance knowledge.

SAGE PUBLICATIONS

246 X 189 mm

New to research? This book helps you understand, think about and interpret each stage of the research process before you dive in. The holistic coverage helps you think through each step, from formulating questions to collecting data and analysing results. W ith new content on the ethics of digital research and data protection, you will also find 10 new Student Research Spotlights and 34 case studies of real-world research that apply theory to global contexts, from Portugal to Germany to Canada.

SAGE PUBLICATIONS

246 X 189 mm

400 pages

Release Date: April 2025 Paperback

9781529680560

523 pages

Release Date: November 2025 Paperback 9781529682939 AUD$: 128.00

The Essential Guide to Doing Your Research Project

5/e

Doing a research project or dissertation can be daunting. This practical book will help you dive straight in, driving each step of the process with confidence. Packed with features to support your learning, it gives you invaluable advice at each stage, from picking a topic to collecting and analysing data. It empowers you to be critical and self-reflective when consuming and doing research, with 19 critical thinking challenges.

SAGE PUBLICATIONS

Author is from Australia

246 X 184 mm

AUD$: 114.00

456 pages

Release Date: April 2025 Paperback

9781529672220

AUD$: 91.99

How to Study Social Life

Do you want to study what people do, the things they say, or what they think? This book offers a lively and questioning account of the essential elements of social research, from defining your research purpose to producing the right output for your audience. Fostering inquisitiveness and ingenuity and drawing on lots of examples and experiences, it will inspire you to think afresh about the various things you might do as a social researcher.

SAGE PUBLICATIONS

242 X 170 mm

256 pages

Release Date: December 2024 Paperback

9781529763669

AUD$: 91.99

How to Do Your Literature Review

With contributions from experts across the social sciences, this book equips you with the tools for successfully investigating society and culture. It shows you how to prepare for research, analyse data, and present your findings. Balancing theory with practice, it covers foundational concepts in methods and methodology alongside contemporary developments. Updates include additional chapters on participatory research and online big data and multiple case studies of real-world research

SAGE PUBLICATIONS

246 X 189 mm

From scoping the field to searching the literature to synthesising your findings, this book hits all the spots. Presenting a clear and detailed roadmap to ensure you don't miss a step, the book includes advice on the best ways to scan and search the literature, all the latest information and advice on using AI tools for searching literature, case studies and reallife examples from a range of disciplines so you can learn from other researchers who have been in your shoes and DIY activities so you can practice your skills and get to grips with key concepts.

SAGE PUBLICATIONS

242 X 170 mm

312 pages

Release Date: December 2024 Paperback

9781529673036

600 pages

Release Date: March 2025 Paperback

9781529628982 AUD$: 122.00

Completing Your Research Project

A Guide for the Social Sciences

Simple. Comprehensive. Logical. This is a companion guide for anyone completing a research project in the social sciences. It covers the whole research process, from planning, developing, analysing data, and writing up. It will guide you on planning your research project, developing data collection tools, analysing and interpreting data and presenting your research in different formats Featuring chapter objectives, student exercises and further reading, this guide ensures readers navigate the complexities of research within a manageable step-by-step framework.

SAGE PUBLICATIONS

242 X 170 mm

AUD$: 85.99

304 pages

Release Date: April 2025 Paperback

9781529617092

AUD$: 83.99

Structural Analysis of Social Behavior (SASB) A Primer for Clinical Use

Structural Analysis of Social Behavior (SASB) helps clinicians and researchers make objective assessments of relationship patterns and enables clients to improve their social interactions. This book summarizes over 50 years of research and clinical practice with SASB and demonstrates how it can be used with any therapeutic approach. It has been traditionally used with patients who are comorbid, often hospitalized, dysfunctional, and suicidal, although it can be used with any clinical population.

AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION

229 X 152 mm

Release Date: September 2024

9781433837913

280 pages

Paperback

AUD$: 145.00

Computerized Adaptive Testing From Concept to Implementation

Research Design 6/e

(International Student Edition)

Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches

This authoritative work from CAT pioneer David J. Weiss and Alper Sahin provides a complete how-to guide for planning and implementing an effective CAT to create a test unique to each person in real time. The book reviews the history of CAT and the basics of item response theory used in CAT. It walks the reader through developing an item bank, pretesting and linking items, selecting required CAT options, and using simulations to design a CAT.

GUILFORD PUBLICATIONS

254 X 178 mm

378 pages

Release Date: September 2024 Hardback

9781462554515

This new edition continues the pioneering tradition of providing clear and concise instruction for understanding research and developing proposals for all three approaches. John W. Creswell and co-author J. David Creswell include a preliminary consideration of philosophical assumptions, a review of the literature, an assessment of the use of theory in research approaches, and reflections about the importance of writing and ethics in scholarly inquiry in a way that is applicable to all types of research.

SAGE PUBLICATIONS

231 X 187 mm

Release Date: April 2023

9781071870631

320 pages

Paperback

AUD$: 233.00

Constructing Research Questions 2/e

Doing Interesting Research

In this text, Alvesson and Sandberg have developed a problematization methodology for identifying and challenging the assumptions underlying existing knowledge, and for generating research questions that can lead to more impactful theories. The second edition of this popular text has been fully updated, with more illustrative examples and insights from a diverse range of recent studies which explore methods for conducting more innovative research.

SAGE PUBLICATIONS

242 X 170 mm

AUD$: 173.00

160 pages

Release Date: April 2024 Paperback

9781529629132

AUD$: 109.00

Inclusive Ethnography

Making Fieldwork Safer, Healthier and More Ethical

In this nuanced, candid book, researchers from across the globe discuss core challenges faced by ethnographers and how identity interacts with the realities of doing fieldwork. It promotes an inclusive approach that invites you to learn from the challenges faced by a diverse range of scholars, addresses underexplored issues including emotional and physical safety in the face of ableism, homophobia and racism and challenges assumptions of what it means to produce knowledge by conducting fieldwork.

SAGE PUBLICATIONS

242 X 170 mm

232 pages

Release Date: April 2024 Paperback

9781529620023 AUD$: 111.00

Applied Social Research 11/e

A Tool for Social Work and the Human Services

Qualitative Research Methods 2/e

Designed for students and professionals in social work, public administration and other human services fields, this text breaks down complex concepts into accessible, real-world applications. Follow along with easy-to -read language and engaging examples to uncover nonintimidating, practical tools for everyday problem-solving. Several new features, such as recorded practitioner interviews and Technology in Research boxes, clarify and reinforce the value of applied social research and innovative tools real professionals use in their work.

SPRINGER PUBLISHING COMPANY

254 X 117 mm

615 pages

Release Date: May 2024 Paperback

9780826163554

Practical and straightforward, this book is a multidisciplinary introduction to the process of planning, conducting and analysing qualitative research, from selecting appropriate methods to publishing your findings. This pragmatic guide clearly demonstrates the steps you need to take to ensure your research is rigorous and robust. Drawing on decades of experience teaching workshops, the book is packed with techniques and tools to help you turn theory and method into research practice.

SAGE PUBLICATIONS

246 X 184 mm

376 pages

Release Date: February 2020 Paperback

9781473903913

AUD$: 131.00

Research Design 2/e

Quantitative, Qualitative, Mixed Methods, Arts-Based, and Community-Based Participatory Research Approaches

With a new chapter on the literature review, this accessible step-by-step guide to using the five major approaches to research design is now in a thoroughly revised second edition. For each approach, the text presents a template for a research proposal and explains how to conceptualize and fill in every section. Interdisciplinary research examples draw on current events and social justice issues. Unique coverage includes hot topics replication studies, data sharing, and preregistration; tailoring proposals to different audiences; and more.

GUILFORD PUBLICATIONS

254 X 178 mm

AUD$: 245.00

318 pages

Release Date: February 2023 Paperback

9781462548972

AUD$: 115.00

The Evaluation Handbook

An Evaluator's Companion

These pragmatic evaluators companion from leaders in the field provides essential guidance for designing, implementing, and managing exemplary evaluations using established and emerging methods, designs, and analyses. With contributions from skilled experts, the Handbook has a unique focus on the competencies identified by the American Evaluation Association as critical for evaluators. Balancing rigor with practical, mentor-style guidance, chapters build the readers skills for tailoring studies creatively to address specific evaluation situations and contexts; optimizing communication and collaborative decision making; and centering equity and justice. This insider’s guide is replete with detailed examples, real-world scenarios, and other helpful features, including chapter overviews and an end-of-book glossary.

Evaluation Essentials 3/e

From A to Z

Beloved for its conversational style and reliable advice, this text is now in a revised and updated third edition, reflecting key developments in evaluation. It includes expanded coverage of equity and social justice issues, values and cost analysis, visualizing qualitative data with software, and more. Twenty-six concise chapters or "sessions" give students, applied researchers, and program administrators a solid foundation for conducting or using evaluations. Covering both quantitative and qualitative methods, the book emphasizes fostering evaluation use. It shows how to build collaborative relationships with users; formulate answerable evaluation questions; deal with contingencies that might alter the traditional sequence of an evaluation; and collect, analyse, and report data. Student-friendly features throughout the sessions include titles written as questions, bulleted recaps, and "Thinking Ahead" and "Next Steps" pointers

Program Evaluation Theory and Practice 3/e

A Comprehensive Guide

Covering both the theory and practice of evaluation in one engaging volume, this leading text is now in a revised third edition. It features additional evaluation approaches, such as the Indigenous paradigm and new examples, ranging from small to large and multi-site evaluations; and more. The text describes the major theoretical paradigms in evaluation and the ways they inform methodological choices. Readers learn effective strategies for clarifying their own theoretical assumptions; working with stakeholders; developing questions; using quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods designs; choosing data collection and sampling strategies; analysing data; and communicating and utilizing findings. The book includes guidance for planning an evaluation of a specific project or program.

Hardback

254 X 178 mm

758 Pages

Rel Date: August 2025 9781462537341

227.00

GUILFORD PUBLICATIONS

Paperback

229 X 152 mm

346 Pages

Rel Date: January 2025

9781462555437

AUD$: 121.00

GUILFORD PUBLICATIONS

Paperback

254 X 178 mm

611 Pages

Rel Date: April 2025

9781462555901

AUD$: 192.00

Evaluating and Valuing in Social Research

Much applied research takes place as if complex social problems and evaluations of interventions to address them can be dealt with in a purely technical way. In contrast, this groundbreaking book offers an alternative approach that incorporates sustained, systematic reflection about researchers' values, what values research promotes, how decisions about what to value are made and by whom, and how judging the value of social interventions takes place. The authors offer practical and conceptual guidance to help researchers engage meaningfully with value conflicts and refine their capacity to engage in deliberative argumentation. Pedagogical features include a detailed evaluation case, "Bridge to Practice" exercises and annotated resources in most chapters, and an end-of-book glossary.

Being an Evaluator

Your

Practical Guide to Evaluation

Demystifying the evaluation journey, this is the first evaluation mentoring book that addresses the choices, roles, and challenges that evaluators must navigate in the real world. Experienced evaluator and trainer Donna R. Podems covers both conceptual and technical aspects of practice in a friendly, conversational style. She focuses not just on how to do evaluations but how to think like an evaluator, fostering reflective, ethical, and culturally sensitive practice. Extensive case examples illustrate the process of conceptualizing and implementing an evaluation clarifying interventions, identifying beneficiaries, gathering data, discussing results and developing recommendations. The differences (and connections) between research, evaluation, and monitoring are explored. Handy icons identify instructive features including self-study exercises, group activities, clarifying questions, facilitation and negotiation techniques, insider tips, advice, and resources.

Principles-Focused Evaluation

The GUIDE

How can programs and organizations ensure they are adhering to core principles and assess whether doing so is yielding desired results?

From evaluation pioneer Michael Quinn Patton, this book introduces the principles-focused evaluation (P-FE) approach and demonstrates its relevance and application in a range of settings. Patton explains why principles matter for program development and evaluation and how they can serve as a rudder to navigate the uncertainties, turbulence, and emergent challenges of complex dynamic environments. In-depth exemplars illustrate how the unique GUIDE framework is used to determine whether principles provide meaningful guidance (G) and are useful (U), inspiring (I), developmentally adaptable (D), and evaluable (E). User-friendly features include rubrics, a P-FE checklist, firsthand reflections and examples from experienced P-FE practitioners, sidebars and summary tables, and end-of-chapter application exercises.

Paperback

234 X 156 mm

242 Pages

Rel Date: November 2021

9781462547326 AUD$: 102.00

GUILFORD PUBLICATIONS

Paperback

235 X 187 mm

368 Pages

Rel Date: January 2019

9781462537808

AUD$: 122.00

GUILFORD PUBLICATIONS

Paperback

254 X 178 mm

435 Pages

Rel Date: November 2017

9781462531820

AUD$: 137.00

Analyzing Social Networks 3/e

Kickstart your research with this practical, bestselling guide to doing social network analysis. Get to grips with the mathematical foundations and learn how to use software tools such as NeTDraw and UNICET to reach your research goals. Supporting you step-by-step through the entire research process, from design and data collection to coding, visualisation, and analysis, the book also offers case studies and examples using real data and exercises drawn from the authors' decades of teaching experience.

SAGE PUBLICATIONS

246 X 189 mm

360 pages

Release Date: February 2024 Paperback

9781529609158

AUD$: 120.00

Writing the Literature Review A Practical Guide

Dissertations and Theses From Start to Finish 3/e Psychology and Related Fields

This accessible text provides a roadmap for producing a highquality literature review, dissertation, term paper, or grant proposal. Each step of searching for, evaluating, analysing, and synthesizing prior studies is explained and accompanied by organizational tips, vignettes, and examples of student work. Also featured are excerpts from peer-reviewed quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods articles, dos and don’ts for evaluating studies and software suggestions for locating, organizing, and arranging sources.

GUILFORD PUBLICATIONS

254 X 178 mm

298 pages

Release Date: January 2019 Paperback

9781462536894

For over twenty-five years, this text has guided student writers through the practical, logistical, and emotional struggles that come with writing dissertations and theses. It offers guidance to students through all the essential steps, including defining topics, selecting faculty advisors, scheduling time to work on the project, and conducting, analysing, writing, presenting, and publishing research. this fully-updated third edition includes guiding questions, checklists, diagrams, and sample research papers.

AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION

254 X 178 mm

386 pages

Release Date: December 2019 Paperback

9781433830648

AUD$: 84.99

How to Write a Lot A Practical Guide to Productive Academic Writing

In this second edition of his popular guidebook, Paul Silvia offers fresh advice to help you overcome barriers to writing and use your time more productively. After addressing some common excuses and bad habits, he provides practical strategies to motivate students, researchers, and other academics to become better and more prolific writers. The tips and strategies in this second edition have been updated to apply to academic writing in most disciplines. Also new to this edition is a chapter on writing grant and fellowship proposals.

APA LIFETOOLS

203 X 127 mm

AUD$: 91.99

110 pages

Release Date: November 2018 Paperback

9781433829734

AUD$: 44.99

Publication Manual (OFFICIAL) 7th Edition of

the American Psychological Association

The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 7/e is the official source for APA Style. With millions of copies sold worldwide in multiple languages, it is the style manual of choice for writers, researchers, editors, students, and educators in the social and behavioural sciences, natural sciences, nursing, communications, education, business, engineering, and other fields. Known for its authoritative, easy-to-use reference and citation system, the Publication Manual also offers guidance on choosing the headings, tables, figures, language, and tone that will result in powerful, concise, and elegant scholarly communication. It guides users through the scholarly writing process-from the ethics of authorship to reporting research through publication. The seventh edition is an indispensable resource for students and professionals to achieve excellence in writing and make an impact with their work.

Concise Guide to APA Style

7th Edition (OFFICIAL)

Concise Guide to APA Style, 7/e is the official APA Style resource for students. Designed specifically for undergraduate writing, this easy-touse pocket guide is adapted from the seventh edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. It provides complete guidance for new writers on effective, clear, and inclusive scholarly communication and the essentials of formatting papers and other assignments. New updates to this edition include full colour throughout, content relevant to a range of majors and courses, including psychology, social work, communications, education, business and engineering, a new chapter focused on student papers, a sample student title page, paper, and annotated bibliography, streamlined APA Style headings and in-text citations, a new chapter on writing style, and grammar chapters on punctuation, spelling and capitalization

Conducting Your Literature Review

Literature reviews are now much more challenging to compile today than they used to be. You need a structured approach to handle the sheer volume of published research available. This book is a step-by-step guide to writing a literature review and includes tips for modifying the process as needed depending on your audience, purpose, and goals. The lessons in this book can be applied to writing the background section for a thesis or an original research publication. This book will help you formulate a strategy for making decisions about what to include and not include in your review and produce a reliable and unbiased summary of the existing research. You will learn skills for defining research questions, using search tools and managing citations.

AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION

Paperback

254 X 178 mm

428 Pages

Rel Date: December 2019

9781433832161

AUD$: 76.99

AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION

Spiral bound

216 X 133 mm

326 Pages

Rel Date: August 2020

9781433832734

AUD$: 76.99

AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION

Paperback

229 X 152 mm

145 Pages

Rel Date: January 2020

9781433830921

AUD$: 86.99

Essentials of Critical Participatory Action Research

The brief, practical texts in the Essentials of Qualitative Methods series introduce social science and psychology researchers to key approaches to qualitative methods, offering exciting opportunities to gather indepth qualitative data and to develop rich and useful findings. In this book, Michelle Fine and Maria Elena Torre introduce critical participatory action research, an approach that reveals the everyday stories of struggle and survival of the persons being studied, combats social injustice, and leverages social science research for action. Critical participatory action research challenges the traditional and narrow ways in which research has been conducted and elevates the voices and perspectives of formerly marginalized groups.

Action Research in Education 2/e

A Practical Guide

Acclaimed as a text and professional development tool, this user-friendly resource has now been revised and updated and offers expanded coverage of collaborative action research (CAR) and participatory action research (PAR). Preservice and Inservice educators get crucial step-by-step guidance for conducting classroom- and schoolbased studies to improve their instructional practices. Organized to mirror the full cycle of action research, the book provides balanced coverage of qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches. Vivid vignettes and examples illustrate research approaches for a range of teaching and learning situations, school subjects, and age groups (PreK-12). Readers learn how research approaches are driven by the research question, as well as how to develop data collection strategies; design and/or evaluate assessment tools; interpret, analyse, report, and implement study results; and design a new cycle of research that builds on the previous one.

Action Research All You Need to Know

This book gives you all you need to know about action research, why you need to know it and how it can help you become a self-reflective practitioner-researcher. It provides the ideas and frameworks to understand action research, combined with a practical workbook to guide you through the practicalities and complexities of doing action research in your own context. Inside you will find an action plan to help you embark on your project, guidance and advice on learning to ask the right questions as you progress, a full resource on writing up and communicating your results and inspiration to explain the significance of what you have achieved, so that other people can learn with and from you. Accessible and insightful, this is the complete start to finish guide to doing influential action research. It is the ideal companion for students and researcher-practitioners in any research setting, from education and health to business

Paperback

229 X 152 mm

86 Pages

Rel Date: November 2021

GUILFORD PUBLICATIONS

Paperback

235 X 187 mm

276 Pages

Rel Date: February 2020

9781462541614

AUD$: 122.00

SAGE PUBLICATIONS

Paperback

242 X 170 mm

288 Pages

Rel Date: April 2017

9781473967472

AUD$: 114.00

AU$52.99 - 184pp 9781036200299

STUDY SKILLS

Graduated? Now What?

Acting as your guide throughout your university journey, this book helps with self-understanding, improving your employability, and navigating graduate job searches and applications. This empowering book includes has a strong theoretical underpinning with a wide range of case studies and insights from graduates and employers, demonstrating how to convert academic achievements into employability advantages.

Wellbeing

This is a hands-on book that incorporates wellbeing skills such as mindfulness and resilience into learning practice and critical thinking, all supported by practical, actionable advice. It covers a mix of soft and academic skills, with coverage of learning techniques and tools for your academic success. Important wellbeing subjects all covered, such as physical wellbeing, stress, resilience, and sleep.

AU$47.99 - 272pp 9781529763201

So how are you going to make space for your studies whilst also making sure you look after yourself? This book will show you how to understand and recognise the stressors from university life, look after your wellbeing, generate full energy, and achieve high performance and success.

Manage Your Stress equips you with practical, effective techniques to manage life at uni in a stress-free way. Recognise and understand your body's response to causes of stress, learn techniques for changing stressful thinking patterns and build your resilience so you can handle stressful situations.

AU$20.99 - 132pp 9781529790818

An accessible, positive study guide for students with dyslexia, this book uses tried-and-tested strategies to empower you to achieve your academic goals. Boost your confidence by learning from other brilliant dyslexic students, and maximise your strengths.

AU$47.99 - 320pp

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STUDY SKILLS

AU$46.99 - 224pp 9781529683424

Packed with study tips, activities, templates and quotes from students, Essential Study Skills 5/e is your essential guide to university, showing you step-by-step how to study effectively and make the best of your time at university.

Generative AI for Students is an authoritative guide that equips you with practical knowledge, enabling you to leverage Generative AI as a powerful study aid and embark on your academic journey with confidence.

The Student Success series are essential guides for students of all levels. From how to think critically and write great essays to planning your dream career, the Student Success series helps you study smarter and get the best from your time at university.

AU$58.99

Clear and focused, this book shows you how to sharpen your ability to think critically by developing and honing your skills. You'll learn how to build a solid argument and express your ideas clearly, evaluate evidence and identify errors, understand and account for biased or flawed thinking, and sift through the deluge of digital information.

SUPER QUICK SKILLS

Super Quick Skills provide the essential building blocks you need to succeed at university - fast. Packed with practical, positive advice on core academic and life skills, you'll discover focused tips and strategies to use straight away. Whether it's writing great essays, understanding prescribed texts or taking lecture notes, find out how to build good habits and progress your skills throughout your studies.

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