'With this book David de Vaus has written one of the best general research methods textbooks around. The use of different types of research design as the point of departure is a different and very helpful approach to take, especially since many textbooks confuse issues of method and design. The author outlines with great clarity a wide variety of issues, including testing theor...(展开全部)

'With this book David de Vaus has written one of the best general research methods textbooks around. The use of different types of research design as the point of departure is a different and very helpful approach to take, especially since many textbooks confuse issues of method and design. The author outlines with great clarity a wide variety of issues, including testing theor...(展开全部)

"Narratives in Social Science Research" introduces students to the use of narrative methodology as a research tool. It offers a useful and rigorous framework for the application of these devices within qualitative research. This practically-orientated text provides: an historical overview of the development of the narrative approach within the social sciences; a guide to how na...(展开全部)

爱德华•雷尔夫，加拿大地理学家爱德华•雷尔夫以其著作《地方与无地方》闻名于上世纪七十年代，与段义孚、布蒂默等人齐名为当代欧美人文主义地理学思潮的中流砥柱。雷尔夫的论著多从人类的经验视角出发去探讨地理学的现象学基础。其研究往往涉及对地方感、地方依附与地方认同的阐述，以及它们随时代演进而出现的变化。此外，雷尔夫颇具影响力的著作还包括《理性的景观与人本主义地理学》（1981）和《现代城市景观》（1987），等等。

爱德华•雷尔夫，加拿大地理学家爱德华•雷尔夫以其著作《地方与无地方》闻名于上世纪七十年代，与段义孚、布蒂默等人齐名为当代欧美人文主义地理学思潮的中流砥柱。雷尔夫的论著多从人类的经验视角出发去探讨地理学的现象学基础。其研究往往涉及对地方感、地方依附与地方认同的阐述，以及它们随时代演进而出现的变化。此外，雷尔夫颇具影响力的著作还包括《理性的景观与人本主义地理学》（1981）和《现代城市景观》（1987），等等。

John Law argues that methods don't just describe social realities but are also involved in creating them. The implications of this argument are highly significant. If this is the case, methods are always political, and it raises the question of what kinds of social realities we want to create. Most current methods look for clarity and precision. It is usually said that only poo...(展开全部)

John Law argues that methods don't just describe social realities but are also involved in creating them. The implications of this argument are highly significant. If this is the case, methods are always political, and it raises the question of what kinds of social realities we want to create. Most current methods look for clarity and precision. It is usually said that only poo...(展开全部)

The tools of design research, writes Brenda Laurel, will allow designers "to claim and direct the power of their profession." Often neglected in the various curricula of design schools, the new models of design research described in this book help designers to investigate people, form, and process in ways that can make their work more potent and more delightful. "At the very le...(展开全部)

The tools of design research, writes Brenda Laurel, will allow designers "to claim and direct the power of their profession." Often neglected in the various curricula of design schools, the new models of design research described in this book help designers to investigate people, form, and process in ways that can make their work more potent and more delightful. "At the very le...(展开全部)