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Introducing Statistical Methods series eBook Series

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  • Introducing Social Networks

    by Michel Forse, Alain Degenne ...
    Series series Introducing Statistical Methods series
    This first-rate introduction to the study of social networks combines a hands-on manual with an up-to-date review of the latest research and techniques.The authors provide a thorough grounding in the application of the methods of social network analysis. They offer an understanding of the theory of social structures in which social network analysis is grounded, a summary of the concepts needed for ... Read more

    S$ 134.17 SGD

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  • Communities of Practice

    Learning, Meaning, and Identity

    by Etienne Wenger ...
    Series series Learning in Doing: Social, Cognitive and Computational Perspectives
    This book presents a theory of learning that starts with the assumption that engagement in social practice is the fundamental process by which we get to know what we know and by which we become who we are. The primary unit of analysis of this process is neither the individual nor social institutions, but the informal 'communities of practice' that people form as they pursue shared enterprises over ... Read more

    S$ 72.47 SGD

  • Understanding Social Networks

    Theories, Concepts, and Findings

    by Charles Kadushin ...
    Despite the swift spread of social network concepts and their applications and the rising use of network analysis in social science, there is no book that provides a thorough general introduction for the serious reader. Understanding Social Networks fills that gap by explaining the big ideas that underlie the social network phenomenon. Written for those interested in this fast moving area but who ... Read more

    S$ 42.28 SGD

  • Philosophy of Economics

    A Contemporary Introduction

    by Julian Reiss ...
    Series series Routledge Contemporary Introductions to Philosophy
    Philosophy of Economics: A Contemporary Introduction is the first systematic textbook in the philosophy of economics. It introduces the epistemological, metaphysical and ethical problems that arise in economics, and presents detailed discussions of the solutions that have been offered.Throughout, philosophical issues are illustrated by and analysed in the context of concrete cases drawn from ... Read more

    S$ 89.76 SGD

  • Emerging Approaches to Educational Research

    Tracing the Socio-Material

    by Tara Fenwick, Richard Edwards, Peter Sawchuk ...
    The last fifteen years have seen much conceptual and methodological innovation in research on education and learning across the lifecourse, bringing both fresh insights and new dilemmas. This innovation was initially fuelled by the growing influence of conceptual framings often named as either post-structural or postmodern. The works of Foucault, Derrida and Lyotard have variously found their way ... Read more

    S$ 88.38 SGD

  • Social Network Analysis for Ego-Nets

    Social Network Analysis for Actor-Centred Networks

    by Elisa Bellotti, Nick Crossley, Gemma Edwards, Mark Tranmer, Martin G. Everett, Johan Henrik Koskinen ...
    The ego-net approach to social network analysis, which takes discrete individual actors and their contacts as its starting point, is one of the most widely used approaches in the field. This is the first textbook to take readers through each stage of ego-net research, from conception, through research design and data gathering to analysis.It starts with the basics, assuming no prior knowledge of ... Read more

    S$ 99.94 SGD

  • Understanding Institutions

    The Science and Philosophy of Living Together

    by Francesco Guala ...
    A groundbreaking new synthesis and theory of social institutionsUnderstanding Institutions proposes a new unified theory of social institutions that combines the best insights of philosophers and social scientists who have written on this topic. Francesco Guala presents a theory that combines the features of three influential views of institutions: as equilibria of strategic games, as regulative ... Read more

    S$ 47.73 SGD

  • The Tyranny of the Ideal

    Justice in a Diverse Society

    by Gerald Gaus ...
    In his provocative new book, The Tyranny of the Ideal, Gerald Gaus lays out a vision for how we should theorize about justice in a diverse society. Gaus shows how free and equal people, faced with intractable struggles and irreconcilable conflicts, might share a common moral life shaped by a just framework. He argues that if we are to take diversity seriously and if moral inquiry is sincere about ... Read more

    S$ 49.80 SGD

  • Complexity and Education

    Inquiries Into Learning, Teaching, and Research

    by Brent Davis, Dennis Sumara ...
    This book explores the contributions, actual and potential, of complexity thinking to educational research and practice. While its focus is on the theoretical premises and the methodology, not specific applications, the aim is pragmatic--to present complexity thinking as an important and appropriate attitude for educators and educational researchers. Part I is concerned with global issues around ... Read more

    S$ 77.33 SGD

  • Re-Thinking Science

    Knowledge and the Public in an Age of Uncertainty

    by Helga Nowotny, Michael T. Gibbons, Peter B. Scott ...
    Re-Thinking Science presents an account of the dynamic relationship between society and science. Despite the mounting evidence of a much closer, interactive relationship between society and science, current debate still seems to turn on the need to maintain a 'line' to demarcate them. The view persists that there is a one-way communication flow from science to society - with scant attention given ... Read more

    S$ 40.99 SGD

  • Games-To-Teach or Games-To-Learn

    Unlocking the Power of Digital Game-Based Learning Through Performance

    by Yam San Chee ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
    The book presents a critical evaluation of current approaches related to the use of digital games in education. The author identifies two competing paradigms: that of games-to-teach and games-to-learn. Arguing in favor of the latter, the author advances the case for approaching game-based learning through the theoretical lens of performance, rooted in play and dialog, to unlock the power of ... Read more

    S$ 131.77 SGD

  • Information Space (RLE: Organizations)

    by Max Boisot ...
    Series series Routledge Library Editions: Organizations
    In this book the author lays the foundations for a new political economy of information. The information space, or I-Space is the conceptual framework in which organizations, institutions and cultures are being transformed by new information and communication technologies. In the penultimate chapter, the I-Space’s usefulness as an explanatory framework is illustrated with an application: a case ... Read more

    S$ 95.28 SGD