Research Reactors : Summary of an International Conference Held in Vienna, 16-20 November 2015. by IAEA

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Historical Research : a Guide for Writers of Dissertations, Theses, Articles and Books. by Mcdowell, Bill

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Part I The study of history; 1 The nature and value of history; 2 History and the social sciences; 3 History and the natural sciences; Part II Research methods; 4 Research tools; 5 Historical sources; 6 Planning a research project; 7 Locating and indexing source material; 8 Evaluating source material; 9 Research notes; 10 The preparation of drafts; 11 Illustrative material; 12 Research for a higher degree; 13 Publication of articles and books; Part III Stylistic conventions; 14 Abbreviations, numbers and punctuation.…”
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Action research : models, methods, and examples /

Table of Contents: “…Te twists and turns of action research history / Jerry Willis and Claudia L. Edwards ; Theoretical foundations for the practice of action research / Jerry Willis and Claudia L. …”
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Estuarine research. Voume II, Geology and engineering

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Operations Research. by Sharma, Anand

Table of Contents: “…Cover -- contents -- operations research for decision making -- scope of quantitative techniques -- linear programming -- model formulation -- solution of lp problems graphical method -- linear programming simplex method -- goal programming -- integer programming -- transportation models -- assignment problems -- sequencing/scheduling methods -- maintenance and replacement models -- decision analysis and decision tree -- theory of games -- inventory control methods -- queuing theory -- forecasting techniques…”
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Experimental researche by Jung, C. G. (Carl Gustav), 1875-1961

Table of Contents: “…Jung and Franz Riklin -- An Analysis of the Associations of an Epileptic -- The Reaction-time Ratio in the Association Experiment -- Experimental Observations on the Faculty of Memory -- Psychoanalysis and Association Experiments -- The Psychological Diagnosis of Evidence -- Association, Dream, and Hysterical Sympton -- The Psychopathological Significance of the Association Experiment -- Disturbances of Reproduction in the Association Experiment -- The Association Method -- The Family Constellation -- Psychophysical Researches -- On the Psychophysical Relations of the Association Experiment -- Psychophysical Investigations with the Galvanometer and Pneumograph in Normal and Insane Individuals / Frederick Peterson, C.G. …”
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Counseling Research : a Practitioner-Scholar Approach. by Balkin, Richard S.

Table of Contents: “…Counseling Research: A Practitioner-Scholar Approach; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; About the Contributors; Part I: The Essence of Research in the Counseling Profession; Chapter 1: The Counselor as a Practitioner-Scholar; Overview; Scientist-Practitioner Versus Practitioner-Scholar; Integrating the Models: A Case Example; Positivist Versus Constructivist Approaches; Understanding Epistemology and Methodology; Chapter Summary; Suggested Activities; References; Chapter 2: The Research Process; Overview; Choosing a Research Topic.…”
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Re:Research. Volume 1, Teaching and learning design

Table of Contents: “…Opening a Design Education Pipeline from University to K-12 and Back<br><br><br><br>• Peter Scupelli, Doris Wells-Papanek, Judy Brooks, Arnold Wasserman<br><br><br><br>Re-Clarifying Design Problems Through Questions for Secondary School Children: An Example Based on Design Problem Identification in Singapore Pre-Tertiary Design Education<br><br><br><br>• Wei Leong, Leon Loh, Hwee Mui, Grace Kwek, Wei Leong Lee<br><br><br><br>Surveying Stakeholders: Research Informing Design Curriculum<br><br><br><br>• Andrea Quam<br><br><br><br>New Challenges when Teaching UX Students to Sketch and Prototype<br><br><br><br>• Joep Frens, Jodi Forlizzi, John Zimmerman<br><br><br><br>How to Teach Industrial Design?…”
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Intervention research : developing social programs /

Subjects: “…Social service Research.…”
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Researching sustainability : a guide to social science methods, practice and engagement /

Table of Contents: “…Sustainability research: an introduction -- Developing and delivering social science research for sustainability -- Ethnographic practices and the practices of biosecurity -- Case study method in sustainability research -- Striving for mutuality in research relationships: the value of participatory action research principles -- 'Spaces for sustainability': using mobile methods to investigate the space of a farmers' market -- Elite and elite-lite interviewing: managing our industrial legacy -- Grounding rapidly emerging disciplines: the fairtrade towns movement -- Surviving the field: applying the just sustainability paradigm to survey research -- Making sense of climate change: notes on interpretive policy analysis and discourse analysis in sustainability research -- Mediating sustainability: constructivist approaches to sustainability research -- Negotiating the terrain: doing research abroad -- Sustainable futures: futures studies and food supply systems -- Generalizing sustainability research: some reflections from a study of work-life integration -- Engaging with policy-makers: influencing sustainability policy through academic research -- Sustaining the extra-curricular: communicating sustainability research to children -- Engaging the media: An academic's sojourn in the newsroom -- Sustainability science and a new spatial imagination: exploring some analytical and methodological considerations.…”
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Research ethics : a philosophical guide to the responsible conduct of research /

Subjects: “…Research Moral and ethical aspects.…”
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Research in finance.

Table of Contents: “…Front cover; research in finance; copyright page; contents; list of contributors; introduction; eurozone banking union ''ante portas'; financial markets -- today's leviathan; from the financial crisis to the sovereign debt crisis; massive need for recapitalization; we need transparent lending figures and a better understanding of macroeconomic risks; the road to improved european banking regulation; the historic decision of the european finance ministers, december 13, 2012; central banking supervision under the umbrella of the ecb.…”
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Editing research : the author editing approach to providing effective support to writers of research papers / by Matarese, Valerie

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Figures, Tables, and Sidebars; Foreword; Note; Preface; Note; Acknowledgments; Prologue: Birth, Metamorphosis, and Flight a Research Article; Chapter 1: Aims and Challenges of Writing for Publicationin Today's Global Research Environment; The Research Publishing Landscape; The State of Scholarly Writing; The Internationalization of Scholarly Writing; English for Research Publication Purposes; Challenges of Research Writing; Skilled Researchers, Novice Authors; EAL Scholars and English Rhetoric and Logic.…”
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Research journeys : a collection of narratives of the doctoral experience /

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Clinical research : case studies of successes and failures / by Brock-Utne, J. G.

Table of Contents: “…The difference between research and quality assurance/improvement -- Case 28. …”
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Positioning research : shifting paradigms, interdisciplinarity and Indigeneity /

Table of Contents: “…Foreword / by Joseph Lo Bianco -- Introduction: positioning research -- Perspectives from early career researchers -- Originality, hybridity and intra-paradigm shift -- Interdisciplinary research and the early career researcher -- Art, the academy and strategy -- Early career researcher's peer support group -- Doing research with "others" : experiences of difference and commonality -- Researching is relating time and space -- Indigenous and new knowledge systems -- Metaphors we live by : appreciating the place of language in Indigenous research -- Positioning Indigenous knowledge -- New frontiers of research : Indigenous knowledge systems and artistic practice -- Aboriginal spirituality and its relationship to the positioning of research -- In-depth methods for portraying and understanding cultural realities -- Theoretical approaches and case study -- Historicizing the problematic of media education -- The use of social media and new knowledge to researchers in the new age -- Developing sustainable international partnerships in higher education : a case study -- Conclusion: extrapolating research -- About the editors and contributors -- Index -- About the authors.…”
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Criminological research : understanding qualitative methods / by Wincup, Emma, Hampson, Kathy Salter, Holdsworth, Ella, Large, Joanna

Table of Contents: “…CRIMINOLOGICAL RESEARCH- FRONT COVER -- CRIMINOLOGICAL RESEARCH -- COPYRIGHT -- CONTENTS -- ABOUT THE AUTHORS -- PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS FROM THE PREVIOUS EDITION -- PART I- FOUNDATIONS OF QUALITATIVE RESEARCH IN CRIMINOLOGY -- CHAPTER 1- QUALITATIVE APPROACHES TO CRIMINOLOGICAL RESEARCH -- CHAPTER 2- THE POLITICS OF RESEARCHING CRIME AND JUSTICE -- CHAPTER 3- ETHICS IN CRIMINOLOGICAL RESEARCH -- PART II- THE RESEARCH PROCESS -- CHAPTER 4- NEGOTIATING AND SUSTAINING ACCESS -- CHAPTER 5- USING EXISTING QUALITATIVE DATA…”
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Multicultural research : a reflective engagement with race, class, gender and, sexual orientation /

Table of Contents: “…8 Roots and Wings: Conceptual Underpinnings for Research and Contributions Related to DiversityIntroduction; The Personas; Eugene; Gene; Gino; The 'Hispanic' Debate; It Doesn't Have to Be Either/Or; The Contribution; References; 9 In Search of a Method for Liberating Education and Research: The Half (That) Has Not Been Told; Groundings; From Collective Cultural Memory to Historical Consciousness and Liberating Modes of Inquiry; The Deciphering Praxis of Black Studies; Education and Research: Deadly Weapons or Tools for Liberation?…”
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Research in finance. Volume 24

“…Research in finance ;…”
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Welfare research : a critical review /

Table of Contents: “…Qualitative Methods and Welfare Research /…”
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The worker as researcher /

Table of Contents: “…Cover; CONTENTS; Editorial advisory board; Guest editorial; Methodologies for undergraduates doing practitioner investigations at work; "Casing the joint" Explorations by the insider-researcher preparing for work-based projects Barbara Workman Middlesex University, London, UK; Ethical and organisational tensions for work-based learners; Meeting the needs of the workplace and the learner through work-based learning; Professional practice projects: APEL or development?…”
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Research Confidential : Solutions to Problems Most Social Scientists Pretend They Never Have.

Table of Contents: “…Cover13; -- Contents -- Introduction: Doing Empirical Social Science Research / Eszter Hargittai -- Spit, Sweat, and Tears: Gathering Biological Data in Naturalistic Settings / Emma K. …”
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Planning research : a concise guide for the environmental and natural resource sciences / by Gordon, J. C. (John C.), 1939-

Subjects: “…Environmental sciences Research.…”
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Tourism research : a 20-20 vision /

Table of Contents: “…-- Measuring and interpreting the economic impact of tourism: 20-20 hindsight and foresight -- Tourism SMEs: changing research agendas and missed opportunities -- Tourism distribution: a review and strategic research agenda -- Tourism supply chain forecasting: a collaborative approach -- Understanding the value of tourism: a conceptual divergence -- Tourism research in Latin America: past and future challenges -- Tourism and hospitality research in Mainland China: trends from 2000 to 2008 -- A 20-20 vision of tourism research in Bali: towards reflexive tourism studies -- Charting a journey: from refugee to tourism employee and tourism entrepreneur? …”
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Research methods : how to conduct research in recreation, parks, sport, and tourism / by Riddick, Carol Cutler, Russell, Ruth V., 1948-

Table of Contents: “…Cover -- Title Page -- Credits -- Dedication -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- PART I -- WHAT IS RESEARCH? -- Research Goal -- MOTIVES FOR INITIATING RESEARCH -- Organization Motivation -- Academic Motivation -- Personal Motivation -- STAKEHOLDERS -- QUALITY INDICATORS OF RESEARCH -- CHARACTERISTICS OF A GOOD RESEARCHER/PROGRAM EVALUATOR -- THE RESEARCH PROCESS: OVERVIEW -- REVIEW AND DISCUSSION QUESTIONS -- YOUR RESEARCH -- PRACTICE EXERCISES -- WEB EXERCISES -- SERVICE LEARNING -- SUPPORTING CASES FOR THIS CHAPTER -- CASE 0.1. …”
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Weed Research : Expanding Horizons /

Table of Contents: “…List of Contributors xv Preface xix 1 Weed Science Research: Past, Present and Future Perspectives 1 ; Robert J.…”
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Survey research : the basics / by Punch, Keith

Subjects: “…Social sciences Research.…”
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Missiological research : interdisciplinary foundations, methods, and integration /

Table of Contents: “…Interdisciplinary research /…”
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Research methodology : a project guide for university students / by Kuada, John

Table of Contents: “…Acknowledgements; Foreword; Introduction; Basic Guidelines for Group Work and Project Writing; Problem- and Project-based Learning; The Group Process; The Project Work Process; Structure of Your Project Report; Project Design and Theoretical Platform; Research Design; The Role of Theories in Your Project; Metatheories, Paradigms, and Philosophy of Science; Methods and Techniques; Qualitative Data Collection Methods and Techniques; Quantitative Data Collection Methods and Techniques; Mixed Research Methods; Summary, Reflections, and Further Readings; Bibliography.…”
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Research on Sentencing : the Search for Reform, Volume II. by Staff, National Research Council

Table of Contents: “…Research on Sentencing -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- 1â€?…”
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Re:Research. Volume 2, Philosophical frameworks and design processes

Table of Contents: “…Silk<br><br><br><br>Design Research and Innovation Model Using Layered Clusters of Displaced Prototypes<br><br><br><br>- Juan de la Rosa, Stan Ruecker<br><br><br><br>Solution-Generation Design Profiles: Reflection on "Reflection in Action"<br><br><br><br> -- Shoshi Bar-Eli<br><br><br><br>Let's Get Divorced: Pragmatic and Critical Constructive Design Research<br><br><br><br>- Jodi Forlizzi, Ilpo Koskinen, Paul Hekkert, John Zimmerman<br><br><br><br>Critical and Speculative Design Practice and Semiotics: Meaning-Crafting for Futures Ready Brands<br><br><br><br> -- Malex Salamanques<br><br><br><br>Beyond Forecasting: A Design-Inspired Foresight Approach for Preferable Futures<br><br><br><br> -- Jorn Buhring, Ilpo Koskinen<br><br><br><br>Developing DIVE, a Design-Led Futures Technique for SMEs<br><br><br><br>- Ricardo Mejia Sarmiento, Gert Pasman, Erik Jan Hultink, Pieter Jan Stappers<br><br><br><br>Mapping for Mindsets of Possibility During Home Downsizing<br><br><br><br>- Lisa Otto<br><br><br><br>Storytelling Technique for Building Use-Case Scenarios for Design Development<br><br><br><br>- Sukwoo Jang, Ki-young Nam<br><br><br><br>Group Storymaking: Understanding an Unfamiliar Target Group through Participatory Storytelling<br><br><br><br>Hankyung Kim, Soonju Lee, Youn-kyung Lim<br><br><br><br>Animation as a Creative Tool: Insights into the Complex<br><br><br><br>Ian Balmain Hewitt, David A. …”
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The right to research : historical narratives by refugee and Global South researchers /

Table of Contents: “…Cover -- THE RIGHT TO RESEARCH -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Figures -- Preface: An Invitation -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- PART ONE -- Crossing Borders: Critical Perspectives on Refugee and Migrant Experiences -- 1 Fostering Education Services in Kakuma Refugee Camp -- 2 Dangerous Crossings: East African Women Refugees and Migrants Flee Home for Opportunities in the Gulf States -- 3 Burundian Refugee Drummers: Practitioners of a Longstanding, Yet Ever-Changing, Tradition -- PART TWO -- Cultures in Motion: Continuity and Change in Displacement…”
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Researching Education : Perspectives and Techniques. by Verma, Gajendra

Table of Contents: “…Preliminaries; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 Introduction to Research; Chapter 2 Educational Research Mapping the Domain; Chapter 3 Educational Research: Nature and Process; Chapter 4 Educational Research A Short History; Chapter 5 Approaches to Researching Education; Chapter 6 Research Tools in Education; Chapter 7 Educational Research Planning; Chapter 8 Statistical Concepts and Educational Research; Chapter 9 Educational Research and the Teacher; References; Glossary of Educational Research Terms; Index.…”
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Students as researchers : creating classrooms that matter /

Table of Contents: “…Students as researchers: critical visions, emancipatory insights / Joe L. …”
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Young researchers : informational reading and writing in the early and primary years / by Mallett, Margaret

Table of Contents: “…Chapter 1 Informational reading and writing: A developmental approach -- chapter 2 Pre-school and nursery years (0-5): Entering the world of information -- chapter 3 Informational reading and writing at key stage 1 (5-7): Enjoying and learning about finding out -- chapter 4 Informational reading and writing at key stage 2 (7-9): Making progress in satisfying and pleasurable contexts -- chapter 5 Informational reading and writing at key stage 2 (9-11): Meeting new challenges creatively -- chapter 6 Young researchers with special literacy needs -- chapter 7 Recording progress: Assessment of children's informational reading and writing.…”
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Responsible research : a systems approach to protecting research participants /

Table of Contents: “…A Systematic approach to human research participant protection programs -- 3. Back to basics: scientific, conflict of interest, and ethical review of research protocols -- 4. …”
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Operations research / by Murthy, P. Rama

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Researching IT in education : theory, practice and future directions /

Table of Contents: “…Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Editor's preface; Contributors; Chapter 1 Theory and history, questions and methodology: Issues in research into information technology in education; Part 1 Research directions: Reviewing the history and looking forward; Chapter 2 The changing nature of researching information technology in education; Chapter 3 Technology as Trojan horse: A 'generation' of information technology practice, policy and research in schools; Chapter 4 Views of learning, assessment and the potential place of information technology.…”
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Researching Education : Data, methods and theory in educational enquiry. by Scott, David

Subjects: “…Education Research.…”
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The foundations of research / by Grix, Jonathan

Table of Contents: “…1. The nature of research -- 2. The 'nuts and bolts' of research -- 3. …”
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