Search Results - "The Observer"

Theory and practice of observing behaviour / by Fassnacht, Gerhard

Subjects: “…Observation (Psychology)…”

Methods for statistical data analysis of multivariate observations / by Gnanadesikan, Ram

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Local government in Tanzania : observations from six councils 2002 - 2003

The practice of social research by Babbie, Earl R

Table of Contents: “…An introduction to inquiry The structuring of inquiry: quantitative and qualitative Modes of observation: quantitative and qualitative Analysis of data: quantitative and qualitative…”

Society explained : an introduction to sociology / by Rousseau, Nathan

Table of Contents: “…Observing social life -- Individuals and the structure of society -- Culture -- Socialization and imagination -- Values, money, and politics -- Marriage, family, and community -- Religion -- Education and social change.…”

Public policymaking : an introduction / by Anderson, James E.

Table of Contents: “…The study of public policy The policy-makers and their environment Policy formation : problems, agendas, and formulation Policy adoption Budgeting and public policy Policy implementation Policy impact, evaluation, and change Reflections and observations…”

How languages are learned / by Lightbown, Patsy

Table of Contents: “…Language learning in early childhood -- Second language learning -- Individual differences in second language learning -- Explaining second language learning -- Observing learning and teaching in the second language classroom -- Second language learning in the classroom -- Popular ideas about language learning revisited.…”

Exploring developmental psychology : understanding theory and methods / by Harris, Margaret

Table of Contents: “…COVER; CONTENTS; LIST OF FIGURES; PREFACE; PUBLISHER'S ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; 1 THE NATURE OF DEVELOPMENT; 2 EXPLORING DEVELOPMENT; 3 OBSERVATIONAL METHODS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; 4 EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH WITH INFANTS AND TODDLERS; 5 EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES OF OLDER CHILDREN; 6 EXPLORING ATYPICAL DEVELOPMENT; REFERENCES; INDEX…”
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Research methods in health promotion /

Table of Contents: “…Clayton -- Improving validity of self-reports for sensitive behaviors / Zimmerman, Atwood & Cupp -- Principles of sampling / Crosby, Salazar & DiClemente -- Analytic techniques for observational research / Crosby, DiClemente & Salazar -- Analytic techniques for experimental research / DiClemente, Salazar & Crosby -- Introduction to scientific writing / Crosby, DiClemente & Salazar -- Crafting a successful research proposal / DiClemente, Salazar & Crosby.…”
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Doing your research project : a guide for first-time researchers by Bell, Judith

Table of Contents: “…The Researcher and the Research Journey Approaches to Research Ethics and Integrity in Research Reading, Referencing and the Management of Information Literature Searching The Review of the LiteratureThe Analysis of Documentary EvidenceUsing Social Media in Research Designing and Administering Questionnaires Planning and Conducting Interviews Diaries, Logs, Critical Incidents and BlogsObservationInterpreting the Evidence and Reporting the Findings Writing the Report…”

Methods in behavioral research / by Cozby, Paul C.

Table of Contents: “…Scientific understanding of behavior -- Where to start -- Ethical research -- Studying behavior -- Measurement concepts -- Observing behavior -- Asking people about themselves : survey research -- Experimental design -- Conducting experiments -- Complex experimental designs -- Single case, quasi-experimental, and developmental research -- Understanding research results : description and correlation -- Understanding research results : statistical inference -- Generalizing results.…”
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Lean hospitals : improving quality, patient safety, and employee engagement / by Graban, Mark

Table of Contents: “…The need for lean -- Overview of lean for hospitals and health systems -- Value and waste -- Observing the process and value streams -- Standardized work as a foundation of lean -- Lean methods : visual management, 5S, and kanban --Proactive root cause problem solving -- Preventing errors and harm -- Improving flow -- Lean design -- Engaging and leading employees -- Getting started with lean -- A vision for a lean hospital and health system.…”

Public policy analysis : an integrated approach / by Dunn, William N.

Table of Contents: “…Preface -- Methodology of policy analysis -- The process of policy analysis -- Policy analysis in the policy-making process -- Methods of policy analysis -- Structuring policy problems -- Forecasting expected policy outcomes -- Prescribing preferred policies -- Monitoring observed policy outcomes -- Evaluating policy performance -- Methods of policy communication -- Developing policy arguments -- Communicating policy analysis -- Appendix 1: Policy issue papers -- Appendix 2: Executive summaries -- Appendix 3: Policy memoranda -- Appendix 4: Oral briefings -- Index.…”

Research methods for business students / by Saunders, M. N. K.

Table of Contents: “…The nature of business and management research and structure of this book -- Formulating and clarifying the research topic -- Critically reviewing the literature -- Understanding research philosophies and approaches -- Formulating the research design -- Negotiating access and research ethics -- Selecting samples -- Using secondary data -- Collecting primary data through observation -- Collecting primary data using semi-structured, in-depth and group interviews -- Collecting primary data using questionnaires -- Analysing quantitative data -- Analysing qualitative data -- Writing and presenting your project report.…”

Methods of social research / by Bailey, Kenneth D.

Table of Contents: “…Principles of social research The research process Choosing the research problem Constructing social explanations Measurement Survey research methods Survey sampling Questionnaire construction Mailed questionnaires Interview studies Nonsurvey data collection techniques Experiments Observation Ethnomethodology Document study Simulations and games Data reduction, analysis, interpretation and application Coding and data reduction Scaling Analysis, presentation and interpretation of data Inclusionary research methods Ethics in social research Applications Constructing and revising complex theories…”

Public policy analysis : an integrated approach / by Dunn, William N.

Table of Contents: “…Preface -- Methodology of policy analysis -- The process of policy analysis -- Policy analysis in the policy-making process -- Methods of policy analysis -- Structuring policy problems -- Forecasting expected policy outcomes -- Prescribing preferred policies -- Monitoring observed policy outcomes -- Evaluating policy performance -- Methods of policy communication -- Developing policy arguments -- Communicating policy analysis -- Appendix 1: Policy issue papers -- Appendix 2: Executive summaries -- Appendix 3: Policy memoranda -- Appendix 4: Oral briefings -- Index.…”

Asian bureaucratic systems emergent from the British imperial tradition

Table of Contents: “…Goodall Concluding observations / Ralph Braibanti…”

Essentials of marketing research by Proctor Tony

Table of Contents: “…Qualitative research 9. Observations and experiments 10. Quantitative data analysis 11. …”

The process of research in psychology / by McBride, Dawn M.

Table of Contents: “…Psychological research : the whys and hows of the scientific method -- Hypothesis development : where research questions come from -- How psychologists use the scientific method : observation techniques and research designs -- Types of variables -- Ethical guidelines for psychological research -- Sampling -- Summarizing and interpreting data : using statistics -- Reporting research -- The nuts and bolts of survey research -- The nuts and bolts of correlational studies -- The nuts and bolts of experiments -- The nuts and bolts of quasi-experiments -- The nuts and bolts of other specialized designs -- The nuts and bolts of using statistics.…”

An introduction to medical statistics by Bland Martin

Table of Contents: “…The design of experiments 3. Sampling and observational studies 4. Summarizing data 5. Presenting data 6. …”