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Publisher
SAGE
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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"An Introduction to Program Evaluation: Embedding Evaluation into Program Design and Development provides an overview of fundamental concepts in evaluation theory and practice, with an emphasis on an embedded approach, where evaluation is an explicit part of a program, leading to the refinement of the program. Students will learn how to conduct effective evaluations that foster continual improvement and enable data-based decision making. Rigorous...
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Publisher
Pearson/Allyn & Bacon
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
"Criminal Justice and Criminology Research Methods truly engages students to learn an essential yet difficult subject. It features real-life examples, accessibility without sacrificing rigor, cutting-edge coverage of the subject, and a consistent demonstration of how research is relevant to both the criminal justice system and our discipline. This text goes beyond the nuts and bolts, and teaches students how to competently critique as well as create...
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Publisher
MIT Press
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
"The use of case studies to build and test theories in political science and the other social sciences has increased in recent years. Many scholars have argued that the social sciences rely too heavily on quantitative research and formal models and thus have attempted to develop and refine rigorous methods for using case studies. This text presents a comprehensive analysis of research methods using case studies and examines the place of case studies...
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Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
The Rowman & Littlefield Guide to Writing with Sources offers the most thorough and up-to-date discussion of plagiarism and the proper use of sources available today. The new edition incorporates the latest revisions to MLA, CSE, and CMS styles and the lexicon of electronic materials. This succinct and accessible handbook helps writers of all levels to assess, quote, cite, and present information from a variety of sources, including electronic and...
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Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
This book aims to develop a situative educational model to guide the design and implementation of powerful student-centered learning environments in higher education classrooms. Rooted in educational science, Hoidn contributes knowledge in the fields of general pedagogy, and more specifically, higher education learning and instruction.
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Publisher
W.H. Freeman
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs) are being championed by high profile organizations (American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2011; Olson & Riordan, 2012) for their potential to engage undergraduates in research at scale. CUREs are learning experiences in which whole classes of students address a research question or problem with unknown outcomes or solutions that are of interest to the scientific community. A growing...
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Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"The Economist's Craft introduces graduate students and rising scholars to the essentials of research, writing, and other critical skills for a successful career in economics. Michael Weisbach enables you to become more effective at communicating your ideas, emphasizing the importance of choosing topics that will have a lasting impact. He explains how to write clearly and compellingly, present and publish your findings, navigate the job market, and...
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Publisher
ALA Editions
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
Information is abundant and more easily retrieved than ever - but students often misunderstand how to get their information needs met. The first factoids that pop up in a data search are often the tip of the iceberg: to sift through the results and understand the information, students need to approach a search with a spirit of inquiry. Examining issues from various angles, and structuring the search questions, can create different results. The author...
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Series
Publisher
Modern Library
Pub. Date
2001
Language
English
Description
The Advancement of Learning by Francis Bacon inspired the taxonomic structure of the highly influential Encyclopédie by Jean le Rond d'Alembert and Denis Diderot, and is credited by Bacon's biographer-essayist Catherine Drinker Bowen with being a pioneeri