Guilford Press Research Methods Titles2008

Cumulative Social InquiryTransforming Novelty into InnovationRobert B. SmithCytel Statistical Software and Services, Cambridge, USA

“Smith’s book poses a fundamental thoughrarely uttered question about the state ofsociology. It is certainly older, but is it anywiser? Pointing to the discipline’s penchantfor novelty, fashion, and celebrity worship,Smith urges a return to core values,demonstrating that cumulative knowledge issomething that needs to be worked forrather than taken for granted. He goesbeyond a philosophical wish list to offer a

practical manifesto, including dozens of examples showing howexplanations can be made to cumulate through programs ofsustained empirical work. With something to say to both novicesand veterans, this book deserves a worldwide readership.” - RayPawson, Professor of Social Research Methodology, University ofLeeds

“Countering a trend in social research that values novelty overcumulative knowledge, this book advocates for a reorientation ofthe discipline. Smith reviews many classic and recent studies thatlink qualitative with quantitative methods and theory with data.In the process, he points the way toward developing a morecoherent, policy-relevant science.” - Judith M. Tanur,Distinguished Teaching Professor Emerita, Department ofSociology, Stony Brook University

Many social researchers today put a premium on novelperspectives, original topics of study, and new approaches. Theimportance of incrementally advancing established lines oftheorizing and research is often overlooked. Cumulative SocialInquiry offers researchers strategies for building meaningfulconnections among lines of research that would otherwise remaindisparate, thus facilitating systematic theory building and thegeneration of policy-oriented empirical evidence. Robert B. Smithshows how to design theoretically informed studies thatilluminate the social structures, processes, and mechanisms thatproduce observable outcomes. Numerous examples of classic andcontemporary mixed-methods studies illustrate the ways in whichqualitative and quantitative techniques can be mutuallyreinforcing and can contribute to solving research problems atmultiple levels.

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Introduction. 1. Cumulative Social Inquiry: Theoretical Paradigms, SocialResearch, and Empirically Based Theorizing. 2. Linking Quality andQuantity. 3. Building Quantitative Studies on the Qualitative. 4.Qualitative and Quantitative Social Structural Theorizing. 5. StatisticalMethods and Process Models. 6. Transforming Novelty into Innovation.Conclusion.

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Handbook of Emergent MethodsSharlene Nagy Hesse-Biber, Boston College, USA Patricia Leavy, Stonehill College, USA (Eds.)

“The book describes the ‘roots’ of the majorqualitative methods and how they aredeveloping, outlines innovations in researchdesign and analysis, and explores the impactthat these developments are having onmethods per se. Hesse-Biber and Leavy areto be congratulated for bringing togetherleaders in the field to create this seminalwork, which will have a profound impact onqualitative methods.” - Janice M. Morse,

College of Nursing, University of Utah

“This is a powerful and valuable work for anyone involved insocial science research ... Whether deconstructing documentresearch, arts-based approaches, or historical methods, orextending our understanding of interviewing, performanceethnography, and participatory approaches, all of the chaptersprovide greater clarity about how we do what we do in thequalitative research community. If their goals were to illuminate,transform, and inspire, these editors and contributors havecertainly hit their mark.” - Valerie J. Janesick, Department ofEducational Leadership and Policy Studies, University of SouthFlorida

Social researchers increasingly find themselves looking beyondconventional methods to address complex research questions. TheHandbook of Emergent Methods is the first book tocomprehensively examine emergent qualitative and quantitativetheories and methods across the social and behavioral sciences.Providing scholars and students with a way to retool theirresearch choices, the volume presents cutting-edge approaches todata collection, analysis, and representation. Leading researchersdescribe alternative uses of traditional quantitative and qualitativetools; innovative hybrid or mixed methods; and new techniquesfacilitated by technological advances. Consistently formattedchapters explore the strengths and limitations of each method forstudying different types of research questions and offer practical,in-depth examples.

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Hesse-Biber, Leavy, Introduction: Pushing on the MethodologicalBoundaries - The Growing Need for Emergent Methods Within and Acrossthe Disciplines. Part 1. Historical Context of Emergent Methods andInnovation in the Practice of Research Methods. Leavy, Hesse-Biber,Introduction to Part 1. History. Staller, Block, Horner, History of Methodsin Social Science Research. Rosser, Gender Inclusion, Contextual Values,and Strong Objectivity: Emergent Feminist Methods for Research in theSciences. Cosgrove, McHugh, A Post-Newtonian, Postmodern Approach toScience: New Methods in Social Action Research. Mark, Emergence in andfrom Quasi-Experimental Design and Analysis. Document Research. Prior,Researching Documents: Emergent Methods. Altheide, Coyle, DeVriese,Schneider, Emergent Qualitative Document Analysis. Grounded Theory.Charmaz, Grounded Theory as an Emergent Method. Interviewing. Conrad,Schober, New Frontiers in Standardized Survey Interviewing. Morgan,Fellows, Guevara, Emergent Approaches to Focus Group Research.Hennink, Emergent Issues in International Focus Group Discussions. Frisch,Three Dimensions and More: Oral History Beyond the Paradoxes ofMethod. Ethnography. Gubrium, Holstein, Narrative Ethnography. Bailey,Public Ethnography. Davis, Ellis, Emergent Methods in Autoethnographic

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Guilford Press Research Methods Titles 2008Research: Autoethnographic Narrative and the Multiethnographic Turn.Bhattacharya, New Critical Collaborative Ethnography. Arts-BasedPractice. Holm, Visual Research Methods: Where Are We and Where AreWe Going? Leavy, Performance-Based Emergent Methods. Part 2.Innovations in Research Methods Design and Analysis. Hesse-Biber,Introduction to Part 2. Clark, Creswell, Green, Shope, Mixed Quantitativeand Qualitative Approaches: An Introduction to Emergent Mixed MethodsResearch. Teddlie, Tashakkori, Johnson, Emergent Techniques in theGathering and Analysis of Mixed-Methods Data. Irwin, Data Analysis andInterpretation: Emergent Issues in Linking Qualitative and QuantitativeEvidence. Ruspini, Longitudinal Research: An Emergent Method in theSocial Sciences. Maxwell, Miller, Categorizing and Connecting Strategies inQualitative Data Analysis. Todd, Harrison, Metaphorical Analysis: AnEmergent Analytical Tool. Sorsoli, Tolman, Hearing Voices: Listening forMultiplicity and Movement in Interview Data. Part 3. The Impact ofEmergent Technologies on Research Methods. Hesse-Biber, Introduction toPart 3. Hine, Internet Research as Emergent Practice. Hewson, Internet-Mediated Research as an Emergent Method and Its Potential Role inFacilitating Mixed-Methods Research. Dicks, Mason, Hypermedia Methodsfor Qualitative Research. Mulder, Kort, Mixed Emotions, Mixed Methods:The Role of Emergent Technologies in Studying User Experience in Context.Kwan, Emergent Methods in Feminist Geography. Sarkisian, NeuralNetworks as an Emergent Method in Quantitative Research: An Exampleof Self-Organizing Maps. Hesse-Biber, Crofts, User-Centered Perspectives onQualitative Data Analysis Software: The Impact of Emergent Technologiesand Future Trends. Fielding, The Role of Computer-Assisted QualitativeData Analysis: Impact on Emergent Methods in Qualitative Research.

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Becoming a Behavioral ScienceResearcherA Guide to Producing Research that MattersRex B. KlineConcordia University, Montreal, Canada

"Kline has written the finest synthesis of getting started andfinishing research for graduate students that I have read. It iscomprehensive, integrative, and couched at a level that willengage students in the research process. I wish I had this bookwhen I was first starting out." - William R. Shadish, Chair,Psychological Sciences Section, University of California

"A book designed to improve the quality of behavioral and socialscience research and the way in which it is communicated. Iwould strongly recommend this text for use in bothundergraduate and graduate research methods courses. It offersstudents a glimpse of many important issues in the field. Inparticular, the emphasis on, and presentation of, measurementand statistics reform should truly benefit students. This book is avaluable resource for anyone who intends to pursue a career inthe behavioral or social sciences." - Chris L. S. Coryn, TheEvaluation Center, Western Michigan University

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Part 1. Promises and Problems. Introduction. The Good, The Bad, and(The Really) Ugly of Behavioral Science Research . Part 2. Concepts. TheResearch Trinity. Design and Analysis. The Truth about Statistics. EffectSize Estimation. Measurement. Part 3. Skills. Practical Data Analysis.Writing. Presentations. Suggested Answers to Exercises.

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Handbook of Constructionist ResearchJames A. Holstein, Marquette University, USA Jaber F. Gubrium, University of Missouri, USA (Eds.)

“Holstein and Gubrium have edited one ofthe most exciting and innovative researchHandbooks of the last decade ... The morethan fifty contributors include an impressive,international cohort of writers from multipledisciplines. Of particular interest to appliedpsychology are excellent chapters oninterviewing, psychological inquiry, therapy,emotion, the body, and the philosophicaland historical foundations of constructionist

inquiry.” - Paul M. Camic, Research Director, Clinical PsychologyProgram, Canterbury Christ Church University

“I am truly excited by this book. It offers the first comprehensivereview of constructionist research across the social sciences,dealing with the myriad theoretical, methodological, andsubstantive issues associated with constructionist perspectives.Holstein and Gubrium are to be congratulated for producing thissuperb, brilliantly organized volume, which brings togetherleading scholars on the cutting edge of relevant debates, whowrite with forcefulness and lucidity. This Handbook is essentialreading for qualitative researchers, from beginners to specialists.”- David Silverman, Department of Sociology, Goldsmiths College,and Department of Management, King’s College, University ofLondon

Constructionism has become one of the most popular researchapproaches in the social sciences. But until now, little attentionhas been given to the conceptual and methodologicalunderpinnings of the constructionist stance, and the remarkablediversity within the field. This cutting-edge Handbook bringstogether a dazzling array of scholars to review the foundations ofconstructionist research, how it is put into practice in multipledisciplines, and where it may be headed in the future. The volumecritically examines the analytic frameworks, strategies of inquiry,and methodological choices that together form the mosaic ofcontemporary constructionism, making it an authoritativereference for anyone interested in conducting research in aconstructionist vein.

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Introduction. Gubrium, Holstein, The Constructionist Mosaic. Part 1.Foundations and Historical Context. Weinberg, The PhilosophicalFoundations of Constructionist Research. Best, Historical Developmentand Defining Issues of Constructionist Inquiry. Part 2. ConstructionismAcross the Disciplines. Faubion, Marcus, Constructionism inAnthropology. Foster, Bochner, Social Constructionist Perspectives inCommunication Research. Wortham, Jackson, EducationalConstructionisms. Samra-Fredericks, Social Constructionism inManagement and Organization Studies. Latimer, Critical Constructionismin Nursing Research. K. Gergen, M. Gergen, Social Construction andPsychological Inquiry. Schneider, Ingram, Social Constructions in theStudy of Public Policy. Restivo, Croissant, Social Constructionism inScience and Technology Studies. Harris, Constructionism in Sociology.Part 3. The Scope of Constructionist Inquiry. Miller, FoucauldianConstructionism. Potter, Hepburn, Discursive Constructionism. Sparkes,Smith, Narrative Constructionist Inquiry. Marvasti, InteractionalConstructionism. Lowney, Claimsmaking, Culture, and the Media in theSocial Construction Process. Ibarra, Strict and ContextualConstructionism in the Sociology of Deviance and Social Problems. Part4. Strategies and Techniques. Holstein, Gubrium, ConstructionistImpulses in Ethnographic Fieldwork. Charmaz, Constructionism and theGrounded Theory Method. Nikander, Constructionism and Discourse

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Analysis. Koro-Ljungberg, A Social Constructionist Framing of theResearch Interview. Ellingson, Ellis, Autoethnography as ConstructionistProject. Linders, Documents, Texts, and Archives in ConstructionistResearch. Part 5. The Social Construction of What? Turner, TheConstructed Body. Loseke, Kusenbach, The Social Construction ofEmotion. Lorber, Constructing Gender: The Dancer and the Dance.Crawley, Broad, The Construction of Sex and Sexualities. Berbrier, TheDiverse Construction of Race and Ethnicity. Atkinson, Gregory,Constructions of Medical Knowledge. Miller, Strong, ConstructingTherapy and Its Outcomes. Stråth, Constructionist Themes in theHistoriography of the Nation. Part 6. Continuing Challenges. Pfohl, TheReality of Social Constructions. Hosking, Can Constructionism beCritical? Marshall, Feminism and Constructionism. McCoy, InstitutionalEthnography and Constructionism. Lynch, Ethnomethodology as aProvocation to Constructionism. Schneider, Saving Social Construction:Contributions from Cultural Studies. Amit, Writing Culture, Holism, andthe Partialities of Ethnographic Inquiry. Alasuutari, ConstructionistResearch and Globalization.

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Handbook of Research Methods inPersonality PsychologyRichard W. Robins, University of California, USAR. Chris Fraley, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, USARobert F. Krueger, University of Minnesota, USA (Eds.)

“In this volume, three rising stars ofpersonality psychology have broughttogether a virtual ‘who’s who’ of the field toaddress an almost unbelievablycomprehensive set of issues in personalityresearch. The book covers virtually everyproblem or issue that arises in thinkingabout how to plan research, assesspersonality, or analyze the resulting data. It very likely will be an indispensable

resource for researchers in this broad field for many years tocome.” - Charles S. Carver, Department of Psychology, Universityof Miami

“Edited and written by experienced, distinguished scholars, thisHandbook encompasses the remarkable breadth of researchvenues, assessment methods, and data analytic approachesembraced by modern personality psychology. The quality andaccessibility of the contents make this volume an indispensableguide for undergraduate and graduate students who are seriousabout personality science. It will surely become a standardreference for all personologists.” - Auke Tellegen, Department ofPsychology (Emeritus), University of Minnesota

Bringing together leading investigators, this comprehensiveHandbook is a one-stop reference for anyone planning orconducting research on personality. It provides up-to-date analysesof the rich array of methodological tools available today, giving

particular attention to real-world theoretical and logisticalchallenges and how to overcome them. In chapters filled withdetailed, practical examples, readers are shown step by step how toformulate a suitable research design, select and use high-qualitymeasures, and manage the complexities of data analysis andinterpretation. Coverage ranges from classic methods like self-report inventories and observational procedures to such recentinnovations as neuroimaging and genetic analyses.

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Part 1. Designing a Personality Study. McAdams, Pals, The Role ofTheory in Personality Assessment. Donnellan, Conger, Designing andImplementing Longitudinal Studies. Revelle, Experimental Approaches tothe Study of Personality. Krueger, Tackett, Behavior Genetic Designs.Conner, Barrett, Tugade, Tennen, Idiographic Personality: The Theoryand Practice of Experience Sampling. Elms, Psychobiography and CaseStudy Methods. Cramer, Mining Archival Data. Fraley, Using the Internetfor Personality Research: What Can Be Done, How to Do It, and SomeConcerns. Fraley, Marks, The Null Hypothesis Significance-TestingDebate and Its Implications for Personality Research. Benet-Martínez,Cross-Cultural Personality Research: Conceptual and MethodologicalIssues. Vazire, Gosling, Dickey, Shapiro, Measuring Personality inNonhuman Animals. Part 2. Methods for Assessing Personality atDifferent Levels of Analysis. Craik, Taxonomies, Trends, and Integration.Paulhus, Vazire, The Self-Report Method. Simms, Watson, The ConstructValidation Approach to Personality Scale Construction. McCrae, Weiss,Observer Ratings of Personality. Furr, Funder, Behavior Observation.Woike, Content Coding of Open-Ended Responses. Song, Simonton,Personality Assessment at a Distance. Schultheiss, Pang, MeasuringImplicit Motives. Robinson, Lives Lived in Milliseconds: Using CognitiveMethods in Personality Research. Beer, Lombardo, Patient andNeuroimaging Methodologies. Diamond, Otter-Henderson, PhysiologicalMeasures. Ebstein, Bachner-Melman, Israel, Nemanov, Gritsenko, TheHuman Genome Project and Personality: What We Can Learn about OurInner and Outer Selves through Our Genes. Part 3. Analyzing andInterpreting Personality Data. Morizot, Ainsworth, Reise, TowardModern Psychometrics: Application of Item Response Theory Models inPersonality Research. Lee, Ashton, Factor Analysis in PersonalityResearch. Hoyle, Applications of Structural Equation Modeling inPersonality Research. John, Soto, The Importance of Being Valid:Reliability and the Process of Construct Validation. Ozer, EvaluatingEffect Size in Personality Research. Nezlek, Multilevel Modeling inPersonality Research. Fleeson, Studying Personality Processes: ExplainingChange in Between-Person Longitudinal and Within-Person MultilevelModels. Mroczek, The Analysis of Longitudinal Data in PersonalityResearch. Grice, Person-Centered Structural Analyses. West, Aiken, Wu,Taylor, Multiple Regression: Applications of the Basics and Beyond inPersonality Research. Chaplin, Moderator and Mediator Models inPersonality Research: A Basic Introduction. Shoda, ComputationalModeling of Personality as a Dynamical System. Roberts, Kuncel,Viechtbauer, Bogg, Meta-Analysis in Personality Psychology: A Primer.Robins, Tracy, Sherman, What Makes a Personality Psychologist? ASurvey of Journal Editors and Editorial Board Members.

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Foundations of Behavioral StatisticsAn Insight-Based ApproachBruce ThompsonTexas A&M University, College Station, USA

“This is a very useful book that graduatestudents should read to help themunderstand and use their statistical tools.And not just grad students could stand toread it-some of the issues raised, such asstatistical significance and size effects,plague the vast majority of social research.As editor of Social Problems, I veryfrequently came across sophisticated papersthat simply reported the statistical

significance of findings without saying a word about themagnitude of the effect purportedly being examined, or theimportance or impact of the phenomenon under discussion.” -James A. Holstein, Department of Social and Cultural Sciences,Marquette University

“There are a lot of quite simple introductory statistics texts outthere (‘too cold!’), and a large number of really comprehensiveones, perhaps best digested over two semesters (‘too hot!’).However, I found Thompson’s treatment and coverage to be ‘justright.’ I especially appreciated his conservatism in using andinterpreting statistics.” - Bruce Thyer, College of Social Work,Florida State University

With humor, extraordinary clarity, and carefully pacedexplanations and examples, Bruce Thompson shows readers howto use the latest techniques for interpreting research outcomes aswell as how to make statistical decisions that result in betterresearch. Utilizing the general linear model to demonstrate howdifferent statistical methods are related to each other, Thompsonintegrates a broad array of methods involving only a singledependent variable, ranging from classical and robust locationdescriptive statistics, through effect sizes, and on throughANOVA, multiple regression, loglinear analysis and logisticregression. Special features include SPSS and Exceldemonstrations that offer opportunities, in the book’s datasetsand on Thompson’s website, for further exploration of statisticaldynamics.

CONTENTS

Part 1. Introductory Terms and Concepts. Definitions of Some BasicTerms. Levels of Scale. Some Experimental Design Considerations. SomeKey Concepts. Reflection Problems. Part 2. Location. ReasonableExpectations for Statistics. Location Concepts. Three Classical LocationDescriptive Statistics. Four Criteria for Evaluating Statistics. Two RobustLocation Statistics. Some Key Concepts. Reflection Problems. Part 3.Dispersion. Quality of Location Descriptive Statistics. Important in ItsOwn Right. Measures of Score Spread. Variance. Situation-SpecificMaximum Dispersion. Robust Dispersion Descriptive Statistics.Standardized Score World. Some Key Concepts. Reflection Problems. Part4. Shape. Two Shape Descriptive Statistics. Normal Distributions. TwoAdditional Univariate Graphics. Some Key Concepts. ReflectionProblems. Part 5. Bivariate Relationships. Pearson’s r. Three Features of r.Three Interpretation Contextual Factors. Psychometrics of the Pearson r.Spearman’s rho. Two Other r -Equivalent Correlation Coefficients.Bivariate Normality. Some Key Concepts. Reflection Problems. Part 6.Statistical Significance. Sampling Distributions. Hypothesis Testing.Properties of Sampling Distributions. Standard Error/Sampling Error. TestStatistics. Statistical Precision and Power. CALCULATED. Some KeyConcepts. Reflection Problems. Part 7. Practical Significance. Effect Sizes.

Confidence Intervals. Confidence Intervals for Effect Sizes. Some KeyConcepts. Reflection Problems. Part 8. Multiple Regression Analysis:Basic GLM Concepts. Purposes of Regression. Simple Linear Prediction.Case #1: Perfectly Uncorrelated Predictors. Case #2: CorrelatedPredictors, No Suppressor. Effects. Case #3: Correlated Predictors,Suppressor. Effects Present. Weights versus Structure Coefficients. A FinalComment on Collinearity. Some Key Concepts. Reflection Problems. Part9. A GLM Interpretation Rubric. Do I Have Anything? Where Does MySomething Originate? Stepwise Methods. Invoking Some AlternativeModels. Some Key Concepts. Reflection Problems. Part 10. One-wayAnalysis of Variance (ANOVA). Experimentwise Type I Error. ANOVATerminology. The Logic of Analysis of Variance. Practical and StatisticalSignificance. The “Homogeneity of Variance” Assumption. Post HocTests. Some Key Concepts. Reflection Problems. Part 11. Multiway andAlternative ANOVA Models. Multiway Models. Factorial versusNonfactorial Analyses. Fixed-, Random-, and Mixed-Effects Models.Brief Comment on ANCOVA. Some Key Concepts. Reflection Problems.Part 12. The General Linear Model (GLM): ANOVA via Regression.Planned Contrasts. Trend/Polynomial Planned Contrasts. RepeatedMeasures ANOVA via Regression. GLM Lessons. Some Key Concepts.Reflection Problems. Part 13. Some Logistic Models: Model Fitting in aLogistic Context. Logistic Regression. Loglinear Analysis. Some KeyConcepts. Reflection Problems. Appendix: Scores (n = 100) with NearNormal Distributions.

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Multilevel Analysis for AppliedResearchIt’s Just Regression!Robert BickelMarshall University, USA

Methodology in the Social Sciences Series

“This book is one of the best statistical textsthat I have ever read, and I would highlyrecommend using it for an advanced dataanalysis course. The examples and the step-by-step methods using SPSS are superb andstatistically accurate. The author does atremendous job of linking concepts tostatistical procedures, as well as giving greatexamples! The listings for how to interpretthe coefficients will really help graduate

students make sense of their results.” - Alison J. Bianchi,Department of Sociology, Kent State University

“This would be a good reference for sticky issues, and I reallylike that this book addresses issues that researchers actuallystruggle with when they are working on a project, such aseffective sample size and maximum likelihood. I also like thewriting style – casual but authoritative.” - Julia McQuillan,Bureau of Sociological Research and Department of Sociology,University of Nebraska-Lincoln

This book provides a uniquely accessible introduction tomultilevel modeling, a powerful tool for analyzing relationshipsbetween an individual-level dependent variable, such as studentreading achievement, and individual-level and contextualexplanatory factors, such as gender and neighborhood quality.Helping readers build on the statistical techniques they alreadyknow, Robert Bickel emphasizes the parallels with more familiarregression models, shows how to do multilevel modeling using

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SPSS, and demonstrates how to interpret the results. He discussesthe strengths and limitations of multilevel analysis and explainsspecific circumstances in which it offers (or does not offer)methodological advantages over more traditional techniques.Over 300 dataset examples from research on educationalachievement, income attainment, voting behavior, and othertimely issues are presented in numbered procedural steps.

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1. Broadening the Scope of Regression Analysis. 2. The Meaning ofNesting. 3. Contextual Variables. 4. From OLS to Random Coefficient toMultilevel Regression. 5. Developing the Multilevel Regression Model. 6.Giving OLS Regression its Due. 7. Does Multilevel Regression HaveAnything to Contribute? 8. Multilevel Regression Models with ThreeLevels. 9. Familiar Measures Applied to a Three-Level Model. 10.Determining Sample Sizes for Multilevel Regression. 11. MultilevelRegression Growth Models.

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Missing DataA Gentle IntroductionPatrick E. McKnight, George Mason University, USA; Katherine M.McKnight, LessonLab Research Institute, USA; Souraya Sidani,University of Toronto, Canada; Aurelio José Figueredo, University ofArizona, USA

Methodology in the Social Sciences Series

“This book is full of useful informationabout methodological and statistical issuesrelated to missing data. It includes cleardefinitions of types of missing data, ways toreduce their negative effects, and analyticalstrategies for maximizing the use of all data– even partial data – collected in a researchstudy. A unique strength of the book is itsfocus on missing data as a threat to thevalidity of a study’s conclusions. Unlike

other sources on missing data analysis, design approaches forpreventing missing data are emphasized. More advancedstatistical approaches to missing data analysis are also describedclearly. This is a valuable, practical resource.” - DavidMacKinnon, Department of Psychology, Arizona State University

“This very important, interesting, and well-written bookaddresses a serious problem in contemporary social scienceresearch. Statisticians have made considerable progress indeveloping methodologies for dealing with missing data.However, these methods are not well known to social scienceresearchers or to many graduate students in the behavioralsciences. This book systematically explores methods forclassification, diagnosis, and prevention of missing dataproblems. It provides step-by-step instructions for analyzing datasets with some observations missing; reviews imputationmethods; and advises investigators on how to report on analyseswhen some participants have been lost to follow-up. Overall, thisis an excellent book that will help behavioral science investigatorshandle analytical problems for virtually every study theyconduct.” - Robert M. Kaplan, Department of Health Services,UCLA School of Public Health

While most books on missing data focus on applyingsophisticated statistical techniques to deal with the problem after

it has occurred, this volume provides a methodology for thecontrol and prevention of missing data. In clear, nontechnicallanguage, the authors help the reader understand the differenttypes of missing data and their implications for the reliability,validity, and generalizability of a study’s conclusions. Theyprovide practical recommendations for designing studies thatdecrease the likelihood of missing data, and for addressing thisimportant issue when reporting study results. When statisticalremedies are needed – such as deletion procedures, augmentationmethods, and single imputation and multiple imputationprocedures - the book also explains how to make sound decisionsabout their use.

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1. A Gentle Introduction to Missing Data. 2. Consequences of MissingData. 3. Classifying Missing Data. 4. Preventing Missing Data by Design.5. Diagnostic Procedures. 6. The Selection of Data Analytic Procedures.7. Data Deletion Methods for Handling Missing Data. 8. DataAugmentation Procedures. 9. Single Imputation Procedures. 10. MultipleImputation. 11. Reporting Missing Data and Results. Epilogue.

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Assessing PerformanceDesigning, Scoring and Validating Performance Tasks

by Robert L. Johnson, James A. Penny & Belita Gordon

Contents: 1. An Introduction to Performance Assessment. 2.Designing the Assessment. 3. Construction of PerformanceAssessment Tasks: Elements of Task Construction. 4. Constructionof Performance Assessment Tasks: An Example. 5. Administration.6. Developing Tools for Scoring. 7. Training Raters and Staff. 8.Scoring and Monitoring. 9. Forming Scores and Item LevelAnalyses. 10. Test-Level Analyses. Glossary.

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Transformative Research and Evaluationby Donna M. Mertens

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The Theory and Practice of Item Response Theoryby R.J. de Ayala

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Evaluation in Distance Education and E-LearningThe Unfolding Model

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Confirmatory Factor Analysis for Applied ResearchBy Timothy A. Brown

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Multiple Case Study AnalysisBy Robert E. Stake

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Fundamental Issues in EvaluationNick L. Smith, Syracuse University, USAPaul R. Brandon, College of Education, University of Hawaii at Manoa,USA (Eds.)

“A first-rate examination of theories, methods,and practices in contemporary evaluation, thisbook is a necessity for the library of anyprofessional evaluator and is equally valuablefor graduate study. It offers outstandingconsideration of enduring, important questionssurrounding stakeholder involvement, diverseparticipation, social justice, and appropriatemethodologies. Chapter authors are writing ‘atthe top of their game,’ and almost every chapter

is clear, eloquent, and about the best statement one could find on theissues. Smith and Brandon have brought together a timely book ofenormous value, one that will join other classics in our field. Treatyourself to excellence and get a copy today!” - Lois-ellin Datta,President, Datta Analysis, Waikoloa, Hawaii

“Evaluation is a very young and fast-growing discipline that hasdeveloped and adapted through constant reflection on its purposesand methods. The contributors to this volume have accelerated thisongoing process of reassessment. They have made the key issuesfacing evaluators explicit and tangible, and have provided theoreticaland practical lenses through which evaluation professionals canenvision and engage in productive conversations about their rolesand approaches.” - Lorna M. Earl, Co-founder, International Centrefor Educational Change, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education,University of Toronto

Providing state-of-the-art perspectives on what evaluation is, itspurpose, and how to ensure it is done well, this book brings togethermajor evaluation researchers from a variety of social and behavioralscience disciplines. Each chapter identifies a fundamental issue facingthe field today; considers its implications for theory, method,practice, or the profession; and explores one or more approaches todealing with the issue. Among the topics addressed are the nature ofexpertise in evaluation, how to build a better evidence base forevaluation theory, promoting cultural competence in evaluation, howto synthesize evaluation research findings, ways to involvestakeholders in decision making, and much more.

CONTENTS

Smith, Fundamental Issues in Evaluation. Part 1. Issues of Theory. Schwandt,The Relevance of Practical Knowledge Traditions to Evaluation Practice.Mertens, Stakeholder Representation in Culturally Complex Communities:Insights from the Transformative Paradigm. Part 2. Issues of Method.Droitcour, Kovar, Multiple Threats to the Validity of Randomized Studies.Labin, Research Synthesis: Toward Broad-Based Evidence. Mark, Building aBetter Evidence Base for Evaluation Theory: Beyond General Calls to aFramework of Types of Research on Evaluation. Part 3. Issues of Practice.Cousins, Shulha, Complexities in Setting Program Standards in CollaborativeEvaluation. Ayala, Brandon, Building Evaluation Recommendations forImprovement: Insights from Student Formative Assessments. Part 4. Issues ofthe Profession. Mathison, What is the Difference between Evaluation andResearch - and Why Do We Care? Johnson, Kirkhart, Madison, Noley,Solano-Flores, The Impact of Narrow Views of Scientific Rigor on EvaluationPractices for Underrepresented Groups. Kawakami, Aton, Cram, Lai, Porima,Improving the Practice of Evaluation through Indigenous Values andMethods: Decolonizing Evaluation Practice – Returning the Gaze fromHawai‘i and Aotearoa.

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Evaluation Ethics for Best PracticeCases and CommentariesMichael MorrisUniversity of New Haven, USA (Ed.)

“A thoughtful, thorough approach. Thebook is well written, covers very importanttopics in the area of evaluation andassessment, and uses a creative approach toidentify salient ethical issues in evaluation.”- John H. Schuh, Distinguished Professor ofEducational Leadership and Policy Studies,Iowa State University

“Morris has enlisted a seasoned cadre ofevaluators to reflect on his evocatively

crafted ethical dilemmas. Leaving ponderous prose behind, thecontributors write in an engaging, personal style as they weighalternative courses of action in each scenario. The result is a livelyjourney through evaluation’s ethical landscape that is also agenuinely instructive read.” - Jennifer Greene, Department ofEducational Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Focusing on ethical challenges in program evaluation, thisinnovative book features six case-study scenarios that end at apoint where the evaluator faces a significant decision about howto proceed. For each case, two distinguished evaluators offerinsights on the best course of action to choose, and why. “WhatIf?” boxes modify the details of the scenarios, inviting readers toreflect on whether these changes alter the ethical implications ofthe case. Six additional cases are presented with questions thatguide readers to develop their own ethical analyses. The book isorganized to follow the progress of an evaluation, from the entry-contracting phase through the utilization of results.

CONTENTS

Part 1. Ethics and Evaluation. Part 2. The Entry/Contracting Stage.Scenario 1: The Coordination Project. Kirkhart, Commentary: Consumers,Culture, and Validity. Chavis, Commentary: Whose Evaluation is it,Anyway? What If...? Final Thoughts: The Coordination Project. Scenario 2:Just Say No? Questions to Consider. Part 3. Designing the Evaluation.Scenario 1: The Damp Parade? Mark, Commentary: Everybody Talks aboutthe Weather... Barrington, Commentary: No Rain Today. What If...? FinalThoughts: The Damp Parade. Scenario 2: What’s Under the Rock?Questions to Consider. Part 4. Data Collection. Scenario 1: The Folder.Hendricks, Commentary: Hold ’Em or Fold(er) ’Em? What’s an Evaluatorto Do? Davis, Commentary: Centering the Folder. What If...? FinalThoughts: The Folder. Scenario 2: Hideout. Questions to Consider. Part 5.Data Analysis and Interpretation. Scenario 1: Knock, Knock, What’s There?Cooksy, Commentary: What’s There: Confidence or Competence? Shadish,Commentary: Interpreting Effects. What If...? Final Thoughts: Knock,Knock, What’s There? Scenario 2: Things Happen. Questions to Consider.Part 6. Communication of Results. Scenario 1: Mainstream. Scheirer,Commentary: Mainstreaming Process Evaluation: Ethical Issues inReporting Interim Results. Suarez-Balcazar, Orellana-Damacela,Commentary: Reporting Bad News: Challenges and Opportunities in anEthical Dilemma. What If...? Final Thoughts: Mainstream. Scenario 2:Whose Voices? Questions to Consider. Part 7. Utilization of Results.Scenario 1: Nightly News. Leviton, Commentary: Fixing the Spin onEvaluation. Rallis, Commentary: From Substance Abuse to EvaluationMisuse: Is There a Way Out? What If...? Final Thoughts: Nightly News.Scenario 2: Is My Job Done Yet? Questions to Consider. Part 8. LessonsLearned. Appendix A. The Guiding Principles for Evaluators. Appendix B.The Program Evaluation Standards, Second Edition.

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Program Evaluation Forms and Approaches, Third EditionJohn M. OwenUniversity of Melbourne, Australia

Foreword by Marvin C. Alkin

“Program Evaluation, Third Edition, has thehallmarks of thoroughness, insight, andfluency of other editions, but brings us up todate with a map of the evaluation territorythat new travelers will find invaluable.” -Murray Saunders, Vice-President of theEuropean Evaluation Society

“It is rare to find a book that provides anicely organized discussion of theapproaches to evaluation, as well as hands-

on information on managing evaluation, evaluation ethics,different evaluation philosophies, and utilization of evaluation. Iespecially liked the distinction among the various interventionsthat are the focus of evaluations, and the charts of the forms ofevaluation. I also liked the focus on planning and diagnosticevaluation. The graphics are excellent, and Owen makes good useof inset boxes for examples. I would use the book in anintroductory evaluation class to provide students with a roadmapof evaluation approaches and techniques and when and why touse them. This is one of only a few available texts that assembletechniques and approaches used in various countries across theworld, and thus it should appeal to a wide audience.” - Debra J.Rog, Center for Evaluation and Program Improvement,Vanderbilt University

Thoroughly revised to incorporate recent research on evaluationand new examples of good practice, the third edition of thishighly practical text provides an original framework for planningand conducting evaluations in real-world educational,organizational, and social service settings. Owen helps studentsand practitioners compare and select from an array of evaluationapproaches, including both quantitative and qualitative methods.Retaining the issues-driven perspective that made previouseditions so popular, the third edition includes a new chapter onevaluation management and new sections on negotiation theory,evidence-based practice, performance auditing and management,and realistic evaluation. Owen illustrates the evaluation processusing a rich variety of examples drawn from education, socialservice, health, and corporate settings in North America andaround the world.CONTENTS

1. Evaluation Fundamentals. 2. The Nature of Interventions: What WeEvaluate. 3. Focusing Evaluative Inquiry: Evaluation Forms andApproaches. 4. Negotiation and Evaluation Planning. 5. From EvaluationQuestions to Evaluation Findings. 6. From Evaluation Findings toUtilization. 7. Managing Evaluation. 8. Codes of Behavior for Evaluators.9. Proactive Evaluation. 10. Clarificative Evaluation. 11. InteractiveEvaluation. 12. Monitoring Evaluation. 13. Impact Evaluation.

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Measuring Change in Counseling and Psychotherapy Scott T. Meier University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, USA

“The strength of this book is that it offers comprehensive andsophisticated coverage of issues related to psychological testing,with a special focus on issues related to counseling andpsychotherapy, which makes it unique and valuable. The authordoes a very good job of explaining terms and concepts and takesthe reader deep into the very complex and sophisticated world ofpsychological testing. I would highly recommend it to colleagues interested in psychotherapy research and empiricalevaluations of psychotherapy services.” - John Suler, Department of Psychology, Rider University

“A cutting-edge text that highlights the theoretical, methodological, and practical differences between traditionalpsychological measurement and the measurement of change in counseling/psychotherapy. It is very timely given the

current pressures for accountability.” - David A. Vermeersch, Department of Psychology, Loma Linda University

This book provides researchers, clinicians, and students with a useful overview of the key issues involved in measuring client changewithin clinical practice. It reviews the history, conceptual foundations, and current status of trait- and state-based assessment models andapproaches, exploring their strengths and limitations for measuring change across therapy sessions. Particular attention is given to thecritical challenges of interpreting and using measurement and assessment data that can enable the provision of better clinical care andtreatment evaluation. A series of exercises guides the reader to gather information about particular tests and evaluate their suitability forintended testing purposes.

CONTENTS

1. Introduction and Rationale. 2. A History of Traits. 3. Reliability, Validity, and Systematic Errors. 4. States, Traits, and Validity. 5. Context Effects andValidity. 6. Nomothetic Approaches to Measuring Change and Influencing Outcomes. 7. Idiographic Approaches to Measuring Change and InfluencingOutcomes. 8. Summary, Integration, and Future Directions. Conclusion.

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Also of Interest Also AvailableEmpowerment Evaluation Principlesin PracticeEdited by David M. Fetterman & AbrahamWandersman

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