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Textbook to support Mixed Methods Courses
When considering a textbook to support courses on Mixed Methods - combining Qualitative and Quantitative research, you may wish to consider "Investigating the Social World with SPSS Student Version 14.0: The Process and Practice of Research, Vol. 11, Edition 5" by Russell K. Schutt. This text book covers both quantitative methods, utilizing a free student version of SPSS, and qualitative methods, using HyperRESEARCH. Sections have been added to the textbook on conversation analysis, ethnomethodology, case-oriented understanding, and visual sociology. A special section on computer-assisted qualitative data analysis introduces the HyperRESEARCH software that accompanies the text. The text is published by Sage Publication, ISBN 1412927374.
You can see more information about this text at Barns & Noble online by clicking here or at Amazon.com by clicking here.
HyperRESEARCH used in teaching Human Environment Research Methods
The University of Alaska at Fairbanks uses HyperRESEARCH in teaching "Human Environment Research Methods." This course (FISH F493X) is offered from the School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences and provides hands-on training in qualitative data analysis using HyperRESEARCH.
To see the course description, click here.
HyperRESEARCH aids in Nicaraguan Water Reform
Paula Novo and Alberto Garrido chose HyperRESEARCH for their qualitative analysis resulting in their International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) Discussion Paper 01005, "The New Nicaraguan Water Law in Context - Institutions and Challenges for Water Management and Governance."
HyperRESEARCH used in Ph.D. Dissertation on the Impact Experienced by Mentors of new Science Teachers
In "Working With 'Rookies' A Case Study of Science Teachers Mentors," Thomas Francis Meagher's disseration for his Doctor of Philosophy from the Graduate School of the University of Minnesota, HyperRESEARCH was utilised for coding a wide array of source materials - from MP3 audio recordings of interviews to downloaded on-line forum posts.
Researchware Web Site in Top 5 Sites on TopSite
TopSite, a web search service that searches the internet for web sites, groups them by related topic, and uses a proprietary approach to rank them, provides listing of top-ranked sites on a number of topis of interest to qualitative researchers. Whether you look under "Qualitative Research" (Researchware.com is ranked #4), "QDA" for qualitative data analysis (Researchware.com is ranked #3), or "CAQDAS" for computer aided qualitative data analysis software (Researchware.com is ranked #2), Researchware.com is consistantly ranked in the top 5 web sites for qualitative research!