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Free Download The Amateur Plankton Researcher’s Practical Guide: How to Study Plankton at Home
English | 2024 | ISBN: 3031802470 | 161 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 36 MB
Explore the captivating world of plankton with this hands-on guide, perfect for students, educators, hobbyists, and citizen scientists alike. Designed to take you through every step of the process, from collecting samples in local waters to observing them under a microscope and conducting basic experiments, this guide will equip you with the tools and knowledge needed to study plankton at home. You will gain an understanding of the different groups of plankton, their ecological significance, and the environmental challenges they face. With practical advice on gathering and preserving samples, using essential equipment, and identifying common groups, the book also introduces simple experimental techniques to investigate plankton behavior and ecology. For those looking for further knowledge, it briefly covers advanced methods like DNA barcoding and environmental DNA analysis. An image guide, at the end of the book, for easy identification makes this a comprehensive resource. By the end of the reading, you will be ready to deepen your exploration of these vital organisms and perhaps even contribute to their study.

Free Download Abram A. Chernyovskaya, "Neuroscience Researcher Biographical Sketches and Research Summaries "
English | ISBN: 1621009432 | 2012 | 430 pages | PDF | 5 MB
This book compiles biographical sketches of top professionals in the field of neurosciences, as well as research summaries from a number of different focuses in this important field.

Free Download Kim Etherington, "Becoming a Reflexive Researcher – Using Our Selves in Research"
English | 2004 | pages: 286 | ISBN: 1843102595 | PDF | 2,4 mb
In this book, Kim Etherington uses a range of narratives to show the reader how reflexive research works in practice, linking this with underpinning philosophies. Placing her own journey as a researcher alongside others, she suggests that recognising the role of self in research can open up opportunities for creative and personal transformations.

Free Download Janet Salmons, "What Kind of Researcher Are You?: Little Quick Fix"
English | ISBN: 1529735912 | 2020 | 116 pages | PDF | 12 MB
Helping readers understand their perspectives and use that understanding to inform their research approach, this Little Quick Fix will enable first time researchers to reflect upon and identify their view of truth and knowledge, as well as what those mean and how they are established. After reading they will be better placed to choose and critically evaluate appropriate research questions and make informed methodological decisions.

Free Download John W. Creswell, "30 Essential Skills for the Qualitative Researcher"
English | ISBN: 154435570X | 2020 | 338 pages | EPUB, PDF | 27 MB + 26 MB
The second edition of 30 Essential Skills for the Qualitative Researcher provides practical, applied information for the novice qualitative researcher, addressing the "how" of conducting qualitative research in one brief guide. Author John W. Creswell and new co-author Johanna Creswell Báez draw on many examples from their own research experiences, sharing them throughout the book. The 30 listed skills are competencies that can help qualitative researchers conduct more thorough, more rigorous, and more efficient qualitative studies. Innovative chapters on thinking like a qualitative research and engaging with the emotional side of doing qualitative research go beyond the topics of a traditional research methods text and offer crucial support for qualitative practitioners. By starting with a strong foundation of a skills-based approach to qualitative research, readers can continue to develop their skills over the course of a career in research.

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Free Download Focus Groups for the Social Science Researcher By Jennifer Cyr
2019 | 134 Pages | ISBN: 1316638790 | PDF | 2 MB
What is a focus group? Why do we use them? When should we use them? When should we not? Focus Groups for the Social Science Researcher provides a step-by-step guide to undertaking focus groups, whether as a stand-alone method or alongside other qualitative or quantitative methods. It recognizes the challenges that focus groups encounter and provides tips to address them. The book highlights three unique, inter-related characteristics of focus groups. First, they are inherently social in form. Second, the data emerge organically through conversation; they are emic in nature. Finally, focus groups generate data at three levels of analysis: the individual, group, and interactive level. The book builds from these three characteristics to explain when focus groups can usefully be employed in different research designs. This is an essential text for students and researchers looking for a concise and accessible introduction to this important approach to data collection.Offers a clear set of guidelines regarding how to present focus group data for article- and book-length researchProvides a theoretical grounding for the use of focus groups in the social sciencesExplains how to use focus groups as a stand-alone method or in a mixed-methods research designClarifies when focus groups may be useful for the social science researcher, as well as when they may not be

Free Download Aymar Nyenyezi Bisoka, "Field Research in Africa: The Ethics of Researcher Vulnerabilities"
English | ISBN: 1847012698 | 2021 | 192 pages | EPUB, PDF | 2 MB + 3 MB
An essential exploration of and guide to research ethics in the field.

Free Download Qualitative Researcher Vulnerability: Negotiating, Experiencing and Embracing
English | 2023 | ISBN: 1032393335 | 262 Pages | EPUB | 4 MB
Qualitative Researcher Vulnerability provides conceptual, experiential, and practical insights into the vulnerability of the qualitative researcher. Compared to participants’ vulnerability, researcher vulnerability has seen limited attention in the qualitative research process, but yet it is an important consideration.

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