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UNINA9910812114803321 |
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Maxwell Nicholas |
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How universities can help create a wiser world : the urgent need for an academic revolution / / Nicholas Maxwell |
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Exeter, England : , : Imprint Academic, , 2014 |
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©2014 |
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1-84540-747-4 |
1-84540-748-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (169 p.) |
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Societas essays in political & cultural modernism |
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Education, Higher - Social aspects |
Educational sociology |
Universities and colleges - Sociological aspects |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Cover; Contents; Front matter; Title page; Publisher information; Quotation; Dedication; Body matter; Chapter 1: The Basic Idea; Chapter 2: Wisdom-Inquiry; Chapter 3: How Wisdom-Inquiry Helps Solve Global Problems; Chapter 4: Is the Wisdom Revolution Underway?; Chapter 5: Policies for a Wiser World; Back matter; References; Critical acclaim |
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In order to make progress towards a better world we need to learn how to do it. And for that we need institutions of learning rationally designed and devoted to helping us solve our global problems, make progress towards a better world. It is just this that we lack at present. Our universities pursue knowledge. They are neither designed nor devoted to helping humanity learn how to tackle global problems - problems of living - in more intelligent, humane and effective ways. That, this book ar... |
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UNINA9910154322203321 |
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Autore |
Watkins Daphne |
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Mixed methods research |
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New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2015 |
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0-19-029763-8 |
0-19-026624-4 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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Pocket guides to social work research methods Pocket guides to social work research methods |
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Social service - Research |
Research - Methodology |
Social Welfare & Social Work - General |
Social Welfare & Social Work |
Social Sciences |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Machine generated contents note: -- Preface -- Chapter 1 (First Floor): An Introduction to a "Mixed" Way of Thinking -- Chapter 2 (Second Floor): Designing Mixed Methods Studies in Social Work -- Step 1: Develop your purpose statement and research questions -- Step 2: Understand mixed methods language and notation -- Step 3: Choose a mixed methods design -- Chapter 3 (Third Floor): Mixed Methods Data Collection in Social Work -- Step 4: Decide on the data collection methods needed -- Step 5: Develop your sampling plan and recruitment strategies -- Step 6: Collect the data -- Chapter 4 (Fourth Floor): Mixed Methods Data Analysis in Social Work -- Step 7: Prepare the data for analysis -- Step 8: Analyze the data -- Step 9: Interpreting your integrated findings -- Chapter 5 (Fifth Floor): Perils, Pitfalls and Considerations -- Chapter 6 (Sixth Floor): Writing up, Presenting, and Teaching Mixed Methods -- References. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Daphne Watkins and Deborah Gioia review the fundamentals of mixed methods research designs and the general suppositions of mixed methods procedures. They also look critically at mixed method studies |
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and models that have already been employed in social work, and reflect on the contributions of and application of this work to the field. |
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